Research Assistant in Planning Services under Transformation & Dev Dept, Assam Govt 2021 Qs Paper – Analysis of History, Literacy, Art and Culture Questions
India and Assam History
Q35. Which of the following sites is not connected with the Indus Valley Civilization?
Lothal
Ropar
Mathura
Kalibangan
Q38. The ‘Rang Ghar’ was first built with bamboo and wood during the reign of
Siva Singha
Bar Raja Phuleswari
Rudra Singha
Pramatta Singha
Culture, Literacy, Art
Q16. All Aye Ligang is a festival of
Mising community
Tiwa community
Bodo community
Rabha community
Q17. Priyotomar Sithi, the first sonnet in Assamese literature, was composed by
Lakshminath Bezbarua
Gunabhiram Barua
Hemchandra Goswami
Lambodar Bora
Q18. Three historical plays, Chakradhwaj Singha, Joymoti Kunwari and Belimar were written by
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
Lakshminath Bezbarua
Raghunath Choudhary
Padmanath Gohain Barua
Q19. The novel, lyaningam was written by
Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
Lakshminath Bezbarua
Bhabendra Nath Saikia
Saurabh Kumar Chaliha
Q20. Who played the role of Joymoti in the film, Joymoti made by Jyoti Prasad Agarwala?
Gyanada Kakati
Eva Asao
Bidya Rao
Aideu Handique
Q37. Who is the author of the historical novel, Makam?
Bhabendra Nath Saikia
CP Saikia
Mamoni Raisom Goswami
Rita Chowdhury
Q39. Which of the following was the first coloured Assamese film?
Bhaiti
Sandhya Raag
Ito Sito Bahuto
Kallol
Q40. Bishnu Rabha Award is given for the contribution towards
Assamese literature
Assamese journalism
Assamese folk art
Assamese culture
Q42. Who was the first President of Assam Sahitya Sabha?
APSC CC (Preliminary) Exam 2022 – Result Declared (List of Selected Candidates)
To everyone’s surprise, the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) declared the results of the Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination, 2022 held on 26 March, 2022. Full list of candidates who have been declared the Prelim exam and are qualified to appear in the Combined Competitive (Main) Examination, 2022.
APSC Exam Syllabus for Research Assistant in Planning Services under Transformation & Development Department
APSC has released notification for 25 posts of Research Assistant in Planning Services under Transformation & Development Department, Govt of Assam. APSC has declared scheme of exams and syllabus for the Research Assistant exam by a separate notification.
Research Assistant Written Test (Multiple Choice Question)
SUBJECT: GENERAL STUDIES
Time: 2 hours.
Total Marks: 200
MCQ type Questions
Syllabus for Research Assistant:
Syllabus Items/Topics
Current Affairs (Indian & Assam)
Indian History & National Movement
Assam History
Geography (India & Assam)
Indian Polity & Constitution of India
Sports/Books/Authors and Important People of Assam
APSC Recruitment 2023 – 4 posts of Inspector of Statistics in Directorate of Economics & Statistics under Transformation and Development Dept, Govt of Assam jobs
Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) has released a notification for the recruitment of 4 posts of Inspector of Statistics in Planning Services under Transformation and Development Dept, Assam.
No. of posts: Total 4
Category-wise breakup: UR: 1, OBC/ MOBC: 3
Pay scale: Rs. 22,000/- to 97,000/- Grade Pay: Rs. 9,700/- in Pay Band-3
Last Date for Payment of Application fee : 01.05.2023
Eligibility Criteria:
(i) The candidate must be a permanent resident of Assam.
(ii) The candidate must produce PRC issued in Assam for educational purpose/ Employment Exchange Registration certificate / Voter ID card of the candidate or his/her parents will be treated as proof of residency along with the application form.
Educational Qualification:
At least second class Master Degree in Economics, Statistics or Mathematics from a recognized University or its equivalent.
Age:
The candidates should not be less than 21 years of age and not more than 38 years of age as on 01/01/2023. The upper age limit is relaxable : (i) By 5 years for SC/ST candidates, i.e. upto 43 years. (ii) By 3 years for OBC/MOBC candidates i.e. upto 41 years. (iii) For Persons with Disability (PWD) by 10 years irrespective of SC/ST/OBC and General Category of candidate.
The session of parliament in India is convened by the Government. India does not have a fixed parliamentary calendar. By convention, Parliament meets for three sessions in a year. The President of India summons each House of the Parliament from time to time. The gap between two sessions of the Parliament cannot exceed 6 months, which means the Parliament meets at least two times in one year.
Sessions of Parliament
A session of the Indian Parliament is the period during which a House meets almost every day uninterruptedly to manage the business.
The process of calling all members of the Parliament to meet is called Summoning of Parliament. President of India can summons Parliament, as per Article 85 of the Constitution.
The decision is taken by the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs which is formalised by the President, in whose name MPs are summoned to meet for a session.
There are typically three sessions in a year. A session contains many meetings. In general, the sessions are as follows:
Budget session (February to May)
Monsoon session (July to September)
Winter session (November to December)
Budget Session
The members discuss the various provisions of the budget and matters concerning taxation, after the Finance Minister presents the budget.
The budget session is generally split into two periods with a gap of one month between them.
This session every year starts with the President of India’s Address to both Houses.
The monsoon session is held in July to September every year.
This is after a break of two months after the budget session.
In this session, matters of public interest are discussed.
Winter Session
The winter session of Parliament is held in mid-November to mid-December every year.
It is the shortest session of all.
It takes up the matters that could not be considered upon earlier and makes up for the absence of legislative business during the second session of the Parliament.
Joint Session of Parliament
Article 108 of the Constitution provides for the joint sitting of the Parliament’s two Houses, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, in order to break any deadlock between the two.
The joint sitting of the Parliament is called by the President of India.
Such a session is presided over by the Speaker, and in his/her absence, by the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha. In the absence of both, it is presided over by the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
If any of the above are not present, any other member of the Parliament can preside by consensus of both the Houses.
Joint Session is called when
If a bill is passed by one House and passed on to the other and –
The other House rejects the bill.
The Houses disagree on the amendments made to the bill.
If 6 months have passed since the passing of the bill by one House and the bill has been received by the other House without it being passed (the President cannot summon a joint sitting if the bill was not passed because of the dissolution of the Lok Sabha). Also, in calculating the 6 months, days, when House was prorogued or adjourned for more than 4 consecutive days, are not counted.
Exceptions to Joint Sittings
Constitution Amendment Bills: As per Article 368, the constitution of India can be amended by both the Houses by a 2/3rd majority. In case of a disagreement between both the houses, there is no provision for a joint session of Parliament.
Money Bills: Money bills do not require the approval of the Rajya Sabha. Only Lok Sabha needs to pass it. Even if the Upper House does not pass a money bill within 14 days, it is deemed to have been passed by both Houses of Parliament after the expiry of the above period. So, there is no case for a joint sitting in the case of a money bill.
Quorum of Parliament
The minimum number of the members required to be present for conducting a meeting of the house is called Quorum.
One-tenth strength is fixed as quorum by the Constitution for both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
There should be at least 55 members present to conduct a sitting of Lok Sabha.
There should be at least 25 members are to be present to conduct a sitting of Rajya Sabha.
Adjournment of Parliament
When the sitting of the House is terminated to meets again at the time appointed for the next sitting, it is called Adjournment.
The sittings of the house can be postponed through adjournment for a specified time such as hours, days or weeks.
If the meeting is terminated without any definite time/date fixed for the next meeting, it is called Adjournment sine die.
The presiding officer (Speaker or Chairman) of the House is the authority to adjourn as well as adjournment sine die the house sittings.
Prorogation of Parliament
Prorogation is done by the President of India. It is the end of session of Parliament and not the dissolution of the house.
Prorogation is done only in case of Lok Sabha, as Rajya Sabha does not dissolve.
The Constitution of India (Article 148) provides for an independent office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). In 1971, the central government enacted the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (Duties, Powers, and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971. Articles 148 – 151 of the Constitution of India deal with the institution of the CAG of India.
He is the head of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department and chief Guardian of Public purse.
The CAG is appointed by the President of India by a warrant under his hand and seal.
He holds office for a period of six years or up to the age of 65years, whichever is earlier.
He can resign any time from his office by addressing the resignation letter to the president. He can also be removed by the president on the basis of a resolution passed to that effect by both the Houses of Parliament with special majority, either on the ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity.
CAG audits the accounts related to all expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India, Consolidated Fund of each state and UT having a legislative assembly.
CAG audits all expenditure from the Contingency Fund of India and the Public Account of India as well as the Contingency Fund and Public Account of each state.
CAG audits all trading, manufacturing, profit and loss accounts, balance sheets and other subsidiary accounts kept by any department of the Central Government and the state governments.
CAG audits the receipts and expenditure of all bodies and authorities substantially financed from the Central or State revenues; government companies; other corporations and bodies, when so required by related laws.
He acts as a guide, friend and philosopher of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament.
The CAG is also the statutory auditor of Government-owned corporations and conducts supplementary audit of government companies in which the Government has an equity share of at least 51 percent or subsidiary companies of existing government companies.
The reports of the CAG are laid before the Parliament/Legislatures and are being taken up for discussion by the Public Accounts Committees (PACs) and Committees on Public Undertakings (COPUs), which are special committees in the Parliament of India and the state legislatures.
The CAG is ranked 9th and enjoys the same status as a sitting judge of Supreme Court of India in order of precedence.
G. C. Murmu is the current CAG of India. He assumed office on 8 August 2020. He is the 14th CAG of India.
Restored the original term of the Lok Sabha and the state legislative assemblies.
Restored the provisions with regard to the quorum in the Parliament and state legislatures.
Omitted the reference to the British House of Commons in the provisions pertaining to parliamentary privileges.
Gave constitutional protection to publication in a newspaper of true reports of the proceedings of the Parliament and the state legislatures.
Empowered the president to send back once the advice of the cabinet for reconsideration. But, the reconsidered advice is to be binding on the president.
Deleted the provision which made the satisfaction of the president, governor, and administrators final in issuing ordinances.
Restored some of the powers of the Supreme Court and high courts.
Replaced the term ‘internal disturbance’ by ‘armed rebellion’ in respect of national emergency.
Made the President declare a national emergency only on the written recommendation of the cabinet.
Made certain procedural safeguards with respect to a national emergency and President’s rule.
Deleted the right to property from the list of Fundamental Rights and made it only a legal right.
Provided that the fundamental rights guaranteed by Articles 20 and 21 cannot be suspended during a national emergency.
Omitted the provisions which took away the power of the court to decide the election disputes of the president, the vice-president, the prime minister and the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
It made the Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India and vested in him all civil and military powers.
It deprived the governor of Bombay and Madras of their legislative powers. The Governor-General of India was given exclusive legislative powers for the entire British India.
The laws made under the previous acts were called as Regulations while laws made under this act were called as Acts.
It ended the activities of the East India Company as a commercial body, which became a purely administrative body.
This Act attempted to introduce a system of open competition for selection of civil servants, and stated that the Indians should not be debarred from holding any place, office and employment under the Company. However, this provision was negated after opposition from the Court of Directors.
Karbi-Anglong Peace Agreement is a tripartite agreement among five insurgent groups of Assam, the Centre and the state government. This agreement is in synergy with the vision of Insurgency free prosperous North East, that envisages all-round development of northeast, peace and prosperity.
Highlights of the Karbi-Anglong Peace Agreement:
Karbi Outfits Surrendered: 5 militant organizations (KLNLF, PDCK, UPLA, KPLT and KLF) laid down arms and more than 1000 of their armed cadres have given up violence and joined the mainstream of society.
Special Development Package: A special development package of Rs. 1000 crore will be allocated over five years by the Central Government and the Assam Government to take up special projects for the development of Karbi areas.
More Autonomy to KAAC: This agreement will transfer as much autonomy as possible in exercising their rights to the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council, without affecting the territorial and administrative integrity of Assam.
The Agreement proposes to give more legislative, executive, administrative and financial powers to the KAAC.
Rehabilitation: A provision has been made in this agreement to rehabilitate the cadres of armed groups.
Development of Local People: The Government of Assam will set up a Karbi Welfare Council to focus on the development of the Karbi people living outside the KAAC area.
The Agreement will ensure the protection of the culture, identity, language, etc. of the Karbi people and all-round development of the region.
The Consolidated Fund of the State will be amended to meet the resources of the KAAC.
Some of the Peace Agreements related to Assam and Northeast:
NLFT Tripura Agreement, 2019:
National Liberation Front of Twipra (NLFT) has been banned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 since 1997 and has been involved in violence, operating from their camps across the international border.
NLFT signed a Memorandum of Settlement on 10th of August, 2019 with the Government of India and Tripura.
A Special Economic Development Package (SEDP) of Rs.100 crore has been offered by the Government of India for a period of five years.
Bru Accord, 2020:
Bru or Reang is a community indigenous to Northeast India, living mostly in Tripura, Mizoram and Assam. In Tripura, they are recognised as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group.
In Mizoram, they have been targeted by groups that do not consider them indigenous to the state.
In 1997, following ethnic clashes, nearly 37,000 Brus fled Mizoram and were accommodated in relief camps in Tripura.
Permanent settlement of 6959 Bru families in Tripura with a financial package has been agreed between the Government of India, Tripura and Mizoram with representatives of Bru migrants.
Bodo Peace Accord:
Bodos are the single largest community among the notified Scheduled Tribes in Assam. They have been demanding a Bodo state since 1967-68.
In 2020, the Government of India, Government of Assam and representatives of Bodo groups signed an agreement, wherein the Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD) was redrawn and renamed as the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), in Assam.
Q43. Wooden Doors often swell up and get stuck during rainy season. This is due to the phenomenon of
Endosmosis
Imbibition
Endocytosis
Capillarity
Correct option: (B) Imbibition
The swelling of wooden doors is caused by the process of imbibition. Imbibition is the absorption of water by solid particles of a substance without forming a solution.
Q44. Who won the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the law of photoelectric effect?
Wilhelm Roentgen
Albert Einstein
Issac Newton
Ernest Rutherford
Correct option: (B) Albert Einstein
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 was awarded to Albert Einstein “for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect.”
Q45. The filament string of an electric bulb is made up of
Copper
Silver
Platinum
Tungsten
Correct option: (D) Tungsten
Tungsten is a metal with a high resistivity. Tungsten has a high melting point, making it ideal for light bulbs. Tungsten is used to make the filament of an electric bulb because it has the highest melting point, lowest vapour pressure, and greatest tensile strength of any metal.
Q46.Which of the following is the chief constituent of biogas?
Q47. Which of the following is an egg laying mammal?
Platypus
Bat
Whale
Seal
Correct option: (A) Platypus
The Extant Species of Egg-laying Mammals Are:
The Duck-Billed Platypus. Ornithorhynchus anatinus is a bizarre-looking animal that’s found in streams with banks suitable for burrowing. They are sleek and brown, with a beaver-like flat tail. Their face has a large, duck-like bill. The males have venomous spurs on their rear ankles. This species eats bottom-dwelling invertebrates such as crabs. They live in eastern Australia, including Tasmania.
The Short-Beaked Echidna. Tachyglossus aculeatus is a widespread animal that’s found across Australia and into New Guinea. They are spikey and have powerful front limbs made for burrowing. These echidnas eat insects and hibernate through the winter.
The Eastern Long-Beaked Echidna. Zaglossus bartoni eats almost exclusively earthworms. They are also spined. They live in humid forests, especially above sea level, in New Guinea. There are four subspecies of eastern long-beaked echidna, primarily separated by geographic area.
Sir David’s Long-Beaked Echidna. Zaglossus attenboroughi lives in the Cyclops mountains of New Guinea. These are the smallest of the Zaglossus genus. It is feared that this species is highly endangered or even extinct, as a specimen has not been collected since 1961. Interviews with locals in 2007 (and signs of digging) suggest that the species is still alive – but no scientists have seen one yet.
Western Long-Beaked Echidna. Zaglossus bruijni is the largest extant monotreme, tipping the scales at 5 to 10kg. They prefer to live in alpine meadows and montane forests. They are considered critically endangered. They live in New Guinea.
Q48. Which of the following diseases is not caused by a virus?
Influenza
Anthrax
AIDS
Dengue
Correct option: (B) Anthrax
Anthrax is a serious infectious disease caused by gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria known as Bacillus anthracis.
Q49. A washing machine works on the principle of
Gravitation
Acceleration
Centrifugation
Linear Motion
Correct option: (C) Centrifugation
The working principle of a washing machine is centrifugation. Centrifugation is a separation process which uses the action of centrifugal force to promote accelerated settling of particles in a solid-liquid mixture. The washing machine consists of centrifuge for this purpose.
Q50. Raindrops are spherical in shape because of
Viscosity
Velocity
Residual Pressure
Surface tension
Correct option: (D) Surface tension
Raindrops start to form in a roughly spherical structure due to the surface tension of water. On smaller raindrops, the surface tension is stronger than in larger drops. The reason is the flow of air around the drop. As the raindrop falls, it loses that rounded shape.
Q51. Name the clinical procedure in which blood is transfused from recovered COVID-19 patient to a COVID-19 affected patient in critical condition.
Dialysis therapy
Plasma therapy
Solidarity technique
Hydroxychloroquine administration
Correct option: (B) Plasma therapy
Convalescent plasma therapy uses blood from people who’ve recovered from an illness to help others recover. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given emergency authorization for convalescent plasma therapy with high antibody levels to treat COVID-19.
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Q52. A man suddenly encounters a tiger in the jungle, and his heartbeat goes up, blood pressure increases and gets nervous. Which hormone is released more at this point in his body?
Thyroxine
Insulin
Adrenaline
Aldosterone
Correct option: (C) Adrenaline
Adrenaline is also known as the “fight-or-flight hormone.” It’s released in response to a stressful, exciting, dangerous, or threatening situation. Adrenaline helps your body react more quickly. It makes the heart beat faster, increases blood flow to the brain and muscles, and stimulates the body to make sugar to use for fuel.
