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APSC CCE Prelim 2020 General Studies GS Paper 1 – Art & Culture, Literature & Sports Questions Analysis

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APSC CCE Prelim 2020 General Studies (GS) Paper 1 Questions Analysis

Questions from Art & Culture, Literature & Sports sections

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APSC prelims questions

Q82. Bhogeswar Baruah was the first Arjuna Award winner from Assam in 1966. Who was the 2nd Assamese to win this coveted award of Indian sports in 1987?

  1. Tayabun Nisha
  2. Monalisa Baruah Mehta
  3. Madalisa Hazarika
  4. Toshen Bora

Correct option: (B) Monalisa Baruah Mehta.

Five Arjuna Award winners from Assam

Arjuna Award is India’s second highest sporting honour. Started in 1961, the Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to recognize outstanding achievement in sports. Since then five sports persons from Assam had been awarded with this prestigious award.

Bhogeswar Baruah

Bhogeswar Baruah is the first Arjuna Award winner from Assam. He received the prestigious award in 1966. He won gold medal in the 800 metres race at Bangkok Asian Games in 1966. Baruah’s birthday is celebrated on September 3 every year in Assam, called Abhiruchi Sports Day.

Monalisa Baruah Mehta.

Ace table tennis player Monalisa Baruah Mehta is the second Assamese to receive Arjuna Award. She received the prestigious award in 1987. Monalisa is married to ace table tennis player Kamalesh Mehta. Monalisa was the 12 time state champion and won the national table tennis championship eight times.

Jayanta Talukdar

Ace archer Jayanta Talukdar received the Arjuna Award in 2006. He is the third sports person from Assam, after Bhogeswar Baruah (1966) and Monalisa Barua Mehta (1987) to receive this prestigious award. Jayanta Talukdar made it to the Indian men’s recurve archers team for London Olympics 2012.

Shiva Thapa

World Championships bronze-medallist Shiva Thapa is the fourth Assamese player to receive the prestigious award in 2016. Thapa was the only boxer recommended in 2016 for Arjuna Award. Shiva Thapa participated in the 2012 London Olympics. He was the youngest Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympics.

Hima Das

India’s track queen Hima Das is the latest addition to the list of Arjuna awardees from Assam this year. She is the second athlete after Bhogeswar Baruah (1966) and fifth Assamese player to receive this award.

 

Q83.

Q83. Which Assamese film won the first-even National Film Award (the President’s Certificate of Merit) for regional language category in 1955?

  1. Piyoli Phukan
  2. Maniram Dewan
  3. Indramalati
  4. Ronga Police

(A) Piyoli Phukan

The 1955 Phani Sarma directorial film Piyali Phukan received the first Certificate of Merit.

The film is based on the life and struggle of a historical character of Assam, Piyoli Phukan, son of Badan Borphukan, who revolted against British occupation. He was sentenced to death and hanged in 1830 at Jorhat. The film is produced by Gama Prasad Agarwalla under the banner of Rupjyoti Production, Tezpur, Assam. Piyoli Phukan is the first Assamese film, which got national reorganization.

Film Ronga Police, directed by Nip Barua, became the first film to receive the president’s Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Assamese.

 

Q84. Great Footballer Talimeren Ao was born in undivided Assam (in Naga Hills

district), and went on to study at Cotton College and RG Kar Medical College for his degree in medicine. He holds an unique status in Indian football. What is that?

  1. He scored the first goal for India in international matches.
  2. He was the first captain of Indian football team in 1948 London Olympics.
  3. He was the flag bearer of Indian contingent in 1948 London Olympics.
  4. Both b and c

Correct option: (D) Both b and c

Talimeren Ao was an Indian footballer and physician. He is best known as the captain of Indian team in their first ever match. He was born on 28 January 1918 in the then Naga Hills District of Assam. He was a figurehead of India’s football history, and his name is resonant in the collective memory of the people.

Ao was the captain of the India national football team in the 1948 Summer Olympics, in the team’s first official game and was the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent.

 

Q85. Aximat Jar Xeral Xima is a landmark in Assamese Novel written by Kanchan Baruah and was published in 1945. But Kanchan Baruah is the pen name. What is the author’s real name?

  1. Brajamohan Sarma
  2. Bhubanmohan Baruah
  3. Medini Choudhury
  4. None of them

Correct option: (B) Bhubanmohan Baruah

 

Q86. The Tale of Nomadic Soul is the English translation of a famous Novel by Syed Abdul Malik. Which is that novel among the following?

  1. Parashmoni
  2. Adharshila
  3. Aghari Atmar Kahini
  4. Ruptirthar Yatri

Correct option: (C) Aghori Atmar Ka Hinee

The Tale of Nomadic Soul: Translated in English by R.P.Khaund from the Original Assamese Novel “Aghori Atmar Ka Hinee” by Malik Syed Abdul.

 

Q87. The novel Abhijatri is based on the life and achievements of

  1. Nalini Bala Devi
  2. Aideu Handique
  3. Chandraprabha Saikiani
  4. Rajbala Handique

Correct option: (C) Chandraprabha Saikiani

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APSC Prelims Test Series 2022-23 – GS & CSAT Paper

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  • APSC Prelim Test Series 2022-23 consist of 15 (fifteen) Full-length Tests.
  • On the exam scheduled date, we will provide links to attempt Online Tests and/or PDF format of Question Paper will also be mailed to your registered email.
  • In Online Tests, 2 marks for each correctly answered Qs and 0.5 marks negative marks for each wrong answered Qs.
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Participants can attempt Online Tests any day any time as per their convenience. All the Online Tests will remain active till the actual APSC Prelims 2022 Exam.

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History of India and Indian National Movement

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Current Affairs Events of Assam, India and World

 

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GS Paper II (CSAT) Mock Test

 

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GS Paper I Mock Test (Full Syllabus)

 

18-03-2023

T+3 days

15

GS Paper I Mock Test (Full Syllabus)

 

20-03-2023

T+3 days

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APSC Prelim 2018 Sociology Paper – Question Paper & Solution Answer Key

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APSC Prelim 2018 Education Paper – Question Paper & Solution Answer Key

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APSC Prelims Exam – Last minute Tips & Suggestions (Before and During Exam)

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APSC Prelims Exam – Last minute Tips & Suggestions (Before and During Exam)

The first battle of the APSC CC Exam War is about to begin. Your tireless efforts for the APSC CC(Prelims) Exam is to be tested on 30 December, 2018. We recommend following last minute Tips & Suggestions before & during exam:

Believe in your preparation & Stay Positive

You have given enough time and energy to your preparation, now stop worrying and trust yourself. Don’t worry about what you have not studied; as now is not the time go back in time and study more.

Revise & revise

Last-minute revision will help you remember all the important points that you have studies earlier. Try to Revise all your self-made notes as they are well researched by you and contains your understanding about the topic.

Don’t read new topics

Now is not the time to study anything new as it will be tough to give enough quality time to thoroughly understand the topics. It may also add to your anxiousness and confusion regarding the topics.

Relax from evening preceding the exam day

Your all the preparations will work if you are calm and relaxed. Try to avoid last minute panic. This will avoid you making any silly mistakes in the exam. Eat right, Take adequate rest and sleep early.

Exam Checklist

# Print out of e-Admission Certificate (with a passport size color photo pastes in the space provided)
# A valid photo identity proof (we recommend you to have a photocopy too)
# Ball Point Pen with blue/blank ink

Reach the centre in advance, enter Exam Hall 30 minutes before the start date

 

Strategy during the Exam

# Read the instructions carefully
# Read the question carefully, before attempting it, especially check for ‘NOT’ in the Question statement.
# Do not panic if you do not know any question.
# Manage Time efficiently & Don’t get stuck on a question
# Leave no question unread & un-attempted.

# First, finish all Questions you are absolutely sure.

# Mark ‘X’ (or anything else) for doubtful Qs on the Question Paper only by pencil, which can be attempted only after you are done with all the Questions you are absolutely sure.

# Mark ‘Y’ (or anything else) for Qs you have no idea on the Question Paper only by pencil, which can be attempted only after you are done with all the Questions you are absolutely sure and Qs Marked ‘X’.

# Guesswork, if you don’t know answer to any Q, i.e. Marked it ‘X’ or ‘Y’, Don’t leave it un-attempted, as there is no negative marking in APSC Prelims

  • Intelligent Guessing – Try to remember anything you know about the topic of the Qs, then try to eliminate the most unlikely options and then select the most appropriate options among the remain options.
  • Do not make wild guess

APSC Prelims 2018 examination is not a hard nut to crack, given that you have put in a good amount of time and right strategy during during preparation and exam. Give the exam with Self-believe and confidence, Victory will be yours.

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APSC CCE Prelims & Mains Exam 2022 Preparation Strategy – Study Plan, Recommended Books for APSC Prelims & Mains Exam

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Study Plan, Recommended Books for APSC Prelims & Mains Exam

You are happy/unhappy in your ongoing life, be you are a student/ professional/ unemployed, life was going somehow, suddenly you stumble upon or set your focus on the ‘APSC Combined Competitive Exam’ or you are a person always have the ‘APSC Combined Competitive Exam’ in your eyes. Considering all other aspects of life, if you have sincerely set APSC Combined Competitive Examination as your goal, then WELCOME ABOARD!!.

“Without strategy, execution is aimless. Without execution, strategy is useless.” – Morris Chang

STEP 1 –  The Earlier the Better

STEP 2 – Exam Pattern

STEP 3 – APSC Prelims Preparation

STEP 4 –  APSC Mains Preparation

STEP 5 –  Viva-voce (Interview) Preparation

STEP 6 – Relax (Not exactly!) Public Servant Life Starts Here

STEP 1 –  The Earlier the Better

 

Important Books for Assam General Knowledge 
  Economy of Assam
  Environment & Ecology
  Geography of Assam
  History of Britain
  Assam – Art & Culture
  History of Assam – Ahom and British Period
  History of Assam – Ancient Period


Starting preparation for anything (including APSC CC Exam) as early as possible will always give you a great advantage as you can build your general awareness and basics really strong over a longer period of time. And once the Notification is out, you will not waste time in collecting necessary information about the exam, what to study and from where to study.

Find out everything about the APSC CC Exam.

  • If possible choose your Bachelor/Master degree/electives in subject(s) you would like to take as optional papers in the APSC CC Exam (see Step 2).
  • If academic career is over, Don’t worry. Choose any subject from List of optional subjects  and collect materials and start preparing slowly but steadily.
  • Follow Current Affairs, News, Governance Issues, Social Issues regularly

We recommend that First-timer should ideally start preparation at least 9 to 12 months before the APSC CC (Prelim) Exam.

NOTE: Timeline may vary as all human beings are not the same in remembering, understanding and learning.

 

STEP 2 – Exam Pattern

First and foremost, you should know what you are up against? In this case, it’s ‘APSC Assam Civil Service Exam’. Then know what are the battles we have to pass through to win over the battle.

Detailed Analysis of the various stages and phases of the APSC Assam Civil Service Exam, that we must have to go through, are

  1. Written examination – consists of two stages
    a. Preliminary Examination
    b. Main Examination (written)

1. a. Preliminary Examination

The examination consists of two papers of two hours duration each. The questions are of multiple choice objective (MCQ) types:

Paper-I – General Studies – 200 Marks.

Paper-II – GS Paper II (CSAT) – 200 Marks. It is of Qualifying Nature.

NOTE: This examination is meant to serve as a screening test for qualifying for Mains Exam only. The marks obtained in this exam not counted for determining the final selection.

1. b. Main Examination

The written examination consists of the following papers of 3 hours duration each. The questions of the Main Examination will be conventional essay type (Descriptive):

Paper 1 – Essay – 250 Marks

Paper 2 – General Studies I – covers Indian History, Heritage, Culture and Society and Geography of the India and World (250 Marks)

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Paper 3 – General Studies II – covers Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and international relations (250 Marks)

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Paper 4 – General Studies III – covers Technology; Economic Development, Biodiversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management (250 Marks)

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Paper 5 – General Studies IV – covers Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude (250 Marks)

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Paper 6 – General Studies V – covers History, Geography, Polity, Economy, Environment of Assam
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Total – 1500 Marks

NOTE: The Commission has the discretion to fix qualifying marks in any or all the subjects of the Examination.

  2. Viva-voce (Interview)  – 275 marks.

The candidates are interviewed by a Board. Interview Marks are added to the marks scored in the written examination (Main) to arrive at the Total Marks scored, which determine the rankings of the victories soldiers in the ‘War of APSC Combined Competitive Exam’

Go To APSC Interview – Tips, Question & Guidance (All you need to know)

 

STEP 3 –  Prelims Preparation

If Preparation started 9 – 12 months before expected APSC CC (Prelim) Exam

Start with the General Studies (GS) paper and CSAT paper for Prelim Exam. Initially, read thoroughly standard books (like NCERT books, Laxmikant etc.) and other details study materials so that it helps in both Prelims and Mains Exam, and try to finish the entire syllabus. Read and revise; read and revise as many times as time permits.

By this, before the Prelims Exam, you should have completed at least 40-50% of your Mains GS syllabus (It will be of immense help if the time gap between Prelims and Mains Exam is less).

CSAT paper is of qualifying nature and thus you should focus only enough to comfortably fetch you qualifying marks. Click to see APSC Prelims CSAT Preparation Strategy

If started 3-4 months before expected APSC CC (Prelim) Exam

  • Start your exclusively Prelim preparation for GS paper and CSAT paper.
  • Focus on either your notes or readymade materials which are very concise.
  • Try to cover the whole Prelims syllabus through must-read books and readymade concise materials.
  • Do NOT try to read all standard books available in the markets.
  • Read and revise as many times as time permits.

Join Adhikary Education’s APSC Prelims Test Series, if possible (highly recommended), as these will help in assessing your preparation level.

“The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining” – John F. Kennedy

For beginners, recommended basic Books for GS Paper I

Additional standard Books for GS Paper

  • Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth
  • Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
  • India’s Struggle For Independence by Bipan Chandra

Books List for GS Paper II (CSAT)

  • Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning – R. S. Aggarwal
  • CSAT Paper – 2 Manual by TMH
  • Analytical Reasoning – M. K. Pandey

STEP 4 – Mains Preparation

Based on your attempts in Prelim, you think there is even a slight chance of clearing the Prelim, Immediately start Mains Exam Preparation.

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.” – Robert Louis Stevenson


If you have started preparation 9 – 12 months before Prelim Exam, it’s very safe to assume that you should have completed at least 30-40% of your Mains GS syllabus. And now, you are left with 60% of GS paper and the optional of Mains Exam.

Normally, Time gap between APSC Prelims and Mains Exam is of 5-6 months, and the new GS section is very vast, no accordingly allocation more time for GS Papers and the optional subject of the Mains.


If you have started preparation only 3-5 months before Prelim Exam, then it can be assumed that you would have completed around 30-35% of your Mains GS syllabus.

Immediately after APSC Prelims Exam, start right there, don’t waste any time. Normally, Time gap between APSC Prelims and Mains Exam is of 5-6 months, and the new GS section is very vast, no accordingly allocation more time for GS Papers and the optional subject of the Mains.

Join some APSC Mains Test Series, if possible (highly recommended), online or offline, as these will improve your answer writing practice and helps in time management.


After APSC Mains Exam Schedule is out

Mains Exam schedule is released approximately one month before the start of the exam and afterward, you should make study plan and time allotment among the GS, English and the optional subjects, based on the exam date of each paper and how much to be covered.

STEP 5 –  Viva-voce (Interview) Preparation

Go to APSC Interview – Tips, Question & Guidance (All you need to know)

Interview is the phase where questions are asked without any syllabus and also it’s the place where you can show your specific skills and justify why you are best suited for the post.

Anyway, for an non-extra-ordinary interview session, try prepare answers for the following questions (remember, there is no syllabus and questions can come from anywhere, about anything)

  1. Know who you are? Including all you have done and gone through after you were born.
  2. Know Assam and it’s main problems, prospects (Political, Socio-economical, Geographic etc.)?
  3. Why you fought the ‘War of APSC Combined Competitive Exam’?
  4. Why want to join Assam Civil Service (or any specific service) and justify your suitability for the posts?

STEP 6 – Relax (Not exactly!)

See yourself achieving the cherished dream.

Let the Game begins….

Disclaimer: This is a plan best only by our perspective; it may NOT be suitable to many aspirants. Best plan is what you develop by having SWOT analysis of yourself.

 

“A deliberate plan is not always necessary for the highest art; it emerges.” ― Paul Johnson

Recommended Books List for Political Science Optional Paper

Recommended Books List for Education Optional Paper

Recommended Books List for History Optional Paper

Recommended Books List for Sociology Optional Paper

APSC Prelim 2016 GS Paper – Solved Question Paper

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APSC Question Papers: Prelim Exam 2016 GS Papers – Solution and Answer Key

APSC CC (Prelim) Exam 2016 – General Studies Paper is solved here. This will help aspirants to have a fair idea of the frequently asked areas and will benefit them in their preparation for APSC Prelim Exam 2018.

APSC Prelim 2016 – GS Paper ( Solved) PDF

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2016 GS Question Papers – Series A

Q1. Founder of the South-East Asia Ramayana Research Centre?
b. Late Dr. Mamoni Raisom Goswami

Q2. Recipient of Bishwaratna Dr. Bhupen Hazarika International Soldidarity Award in 2015?
d. Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Q3. First Assamese women to be awarded Sangeet Natak Academy Award
c. Pritan Pandey Barua

Q4. In which division of british Indian rmy, Mangal Pandey was inducted
a. 344th Bengal Native Infantry

Q5. India’s average annul growth rate of Population during 2001-2011
a. 1.64%

Q6. In which sector, Maximum plan allocation and priorities were given in 12th Five Year Plan in Assam
d. Irrigation and flood control

Q7. Contribution of agriculture in India`s GDP is
a. 14%

Q8. WTO is successor to
d. GATT

Q9. Aruna Asaf Ali was a major women organiser of underground activities in
d. Quit India Movement

Q10. Slogan `Inquilab Zindbad` was first raised by
d. Bhagat Singh

Q11. After which incident, M K Gandhi called the Non-Cooperation movement as Himalayan Blunder
b. Chauri-Chaura

Q12. Who organised a march on the Tanjore Coast to break Salt Law
d. C Rajagopalachari
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Q13. “Mother of Indian Revolution” is
d. Bhikaji Cama

Q14. In ‘Individual Satyagraha’, who was the second Satyagrahi
c. JL Nehru

Q15. Founder of Gupta Empire
d. Sri Gupta

Q16. First Census was conducted at the time of
d. John Napier ( acting Viceroy in 1872)

Q17. Gupta Painting in other than Ajanta Cave
b. Bagh Cave

Q18. Which Gupta King faced first Huna Invasion
d. Kumaragupta I

Q19. Who anticipated Newton by declaring that all things gravitate to the earth
d. Brahmagupta

Q20. Quorum of the Parliament is fixed at
a. One-tenth of the membership of the house

Q21. ‘Sunrise Industry’ is
c. IT

Q22. No. of satellite launched by ISRO to create history
d. 104
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Q23. MS Word is a
b. Application Software

Q24. During whose reign the ‘Rang Ghar’ was built
b. Pramatta Singha

Q25. Which city issued red alert for air pollution for the first time on Dec 2015
c. Beijing

Q26. GST would replace
d. VAT
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Q27. High Altitude Warfare School of the Indian Army is located at
c. Gulmarg

Q28. Largest troop contributor to UN Peacekeeping Mission
b. India ( 1st Ethiopia, 2nd India, 3rd Pakistan and 4th Bangladesh )

Q29. Who said ‘India is the bright spot on the cloudy global horizon’
d. IMF Chief Christine Lagarde

Q30. Supreme Court was set up under
a. Regulating Act of 1773

Q31. Addl and Acting judges are appointed in High Courts, under which Article
c. Article 224

Q32. First lok Adalat was held in
c. 1987 ( as the Act passed 1987, but Correct ans not given, it should be 1982)

Q33. Custodian of the Constitution of India
d. Supreme Court of India
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Q34. Which jurisdiction of Indian judiciary covers PIL
d. epistolary jurisdiction

Q35. The power of Supreme Court to decide disputes between the Centre and the states falls under it’s
c. Original Jurisdiction

Q36. Maximum permissible period between two sessions of a state Legislative Assembly is
b. Six months

Q37. Governor of which state has special power regarding the schedule tribal areas
b. Assam

Q38. The state of Jammu and Kashmir was accorded special status under
b. Art 370
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Q39. Under which Articles, Supreme Court has power to review it’s own judgment or order
a. Article 137

Q40. Who has written 3524 songs in 650 films and eligible for Guinness book of world record
d. Sameer

Q41. Paintings on the walls and ceiling of Ajanta Cave depicts mainly
c. Incidents related to life of Gautham Buddha

Q42. Mughal building exactly equal in length and breadth
d. Taj Mahal

Q43. When was the National Anthem adopted by the Govt of India
c. 24th January 1950

Q44. 0.5% chess on which services to fund the Swachh Bharat Programme
d. All taxable services
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Q45. Radcliff committee was appointed to
c. Delimit boundaries between India and Pakistan
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Q46. Viceroy of India during the time of Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
b. Chelmsford

Q47. Against whom was the Lahore Conspiracy Case registered
d. Vishnu Ganesh Pringle

Q48. Women revolutionary who shot the Governor of Bengal which receiving her degree at University of Calcutta
b. Buna Das

Q49. The viceroy upon whom a bomb was thrown
a. Harding

Q50. M K Gandhi started Civil Disobedience Movement from
d. Sabarmati

Q51. Who founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association
a. MK Gandhi

Q52. Which Act aroused a wave of popular indignation that lead to massacre at Jallianwala Bagh
d. Rowlett Act

Q53. Central Institute of Buddhist Studies located at
d. Leh

Q54. Most qualified person in India
c. Srikant Jichkar (APSC takes Facebook posts seriously)

Q55. “Every pearl in the royal crown is nothing but the crystallized drops of blood fallen from the tearful eyes of the poor farmers’
c. Amir Khusru

Q56. Which pair is related to 3G mobile telecommunications
a. WiMAX and UMTS (doubtful as 3G standards are – UMTS, WiMAX, EDGE or EGPRS and given option d. UMTS and GPRS )

Q57. Air-to-air missile
a. Astra

Q58. Clock and calendar in your computer is found in
a. Taskbar

Q59. Groups of only output devices
d. Plotter, printer and monitor

Q60. President of Swaraj party in Assam during the freedom movement
d. Tarun Ram Phookan
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Q61. Leaders of 1857 Revolt in Assam
d. Maniram Dewan
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Q62. Tribes practices nomadic herding
d. All the above

Q63. Device used to record humidity
a. Hygrometer
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Q64. Dolby B and Dolby C refers to
c. Noise reduction circuit

Q65. Packet of information travels between browser and the webserver
d. Cookie

Q66. WTO promote
d. Multilateral trade

Q67. National intelligence agencies of Israel
c. Mossad

Q68. Sum total of incomes received for the services of labour, land or capital in a country is called
b. national income

Q69. Speaker can ask a Member of the house to stop speaking and allow others to speak, is called
d. Yielding the floor

Q70. State with largest no. Of seats reserved for schedule tribes in the lok sabha
d. Madhya Pradesh

Q71. In deciding Whether any bill is money bill or not, whose decision is final
c. Speaker of Lok Sabha
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Q72. Which can input image/picture in a computer
d. Scanner

Q73. Not an official language of UN
c. Portuguese

Q74. Permanent HQ of SAARC Secretariat is located at
a. Kathmandu

Q75. First NAM summit held at
b. Cairo

Q76. WTO approve which country’s membership in December 2015
d. Afghanistan

Q77. Which is a warm current
b. Kuroshio Current

Q78. Tropical cyclone of Philippines is
d. Baguio

Q79. Trees belong to cool temperate hardwood species
c. Oak, poplar and maple

Q80. Biodiversity forms basis of human existence in which way
d. Pollination of crop (all options correct, d. seems most suitable )

Q81. Which covers the highest percentage of forests area in the world
Temperate Coniferous forests

Q82. Which basin experience conventional rainfall
a. Amazon ( ‘Conventional’ should be ‘Convectional’ )

Q83. How many km are represented by 1 degree of latitude
c. 111km

Q84. First fort constructed by British in India
b. Fort St. George (The fort currently houses the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly)

Q85. Last European to come to Pre-independence India as traders
a. French

Q86. Invested 15000 @10% per annum for 1 year, interest compounded half-yearly, what will be the amount after 1 year
c. 16537.5
( After first six month, amount = 15000+(15000x10x0.5)/100 = 15750
After second six month, amount = 15750+(15750x10x0.5) = 16537.5 )

Q87. Relation
b. granddaughter
P
|
Sister
|
Q –Mother-> R –Father-> S –Mother-> T

Q88. Code language
a. LCUXNQ

Q89. Educated middle class Indian
d. Remained neutral to the revolt of 1857

Q90. First English news paper in India
b. Bengal Gazette
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Q91. Who succeeded Robert Clive to head the East India Company
c. Lord Hastings

Q92. Job Charnok founded Kolkata at the site of
d. All the above ( It’s doubtful theory and Calcutta High Court declared that Charnock ought not to be regarded as the founder of Calcutta, APSC should have avoided this )

Q93. The seasonal reversal of wind is typical characteristic of
c. Monsoon climate

Q94. Tirupur is well-known for export of
d. Knitted garments

Q95. Path of Buddha is known as the ‘Middle Path’ because
c. avoid self- indulgence and self-immolation

Q96. Party founded by SC Bose
d. Forward Block
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Q97. The doctrine of ‘non-violence’ and ‘civil disobedience’ were influenced by
b. Ruskin, Tolstoy and Thoreau

Q98. Chief Ministers of all the states are ex-officio members of
d. National Development Council NDC

Q99. Which of the following is the largest Lok Sabha constituency
d. Ladakh

Q100. Which Committee of the Parliament has no members from Raja Sabha
b. Estimate Committee

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APSC prelims questions

APSC Previous years are always very helpful as they provide the trends APSC asks questions about and also the topics APSC gives more weightage upon. Here we will list the Questions asked in APSC Prelim 2009 General Studies Paper  and also analyse the paper by segregating no. of questions from each areas and see from which area more questions have appeared and which are the sections very lightly covered by the GS paper.

  1. Indian Polity + Political System in India
  • Habeas corpus writ
  • National Flood Control Programme (NFCP)
  • The Integrated Wasteland Development Programme (IWDP)
  • Direct democracy
  • Article 80
  • Fundamental Duties – committee
  • Panchayati Raj was established in Assam
  • Planning Commission year
  • Citizenship Act, 1955 to acquire Indian citizenship
  • types of budgeting is followed in India
  • Articles of the Constitution of India is related to the independence of the Union Public Service Commission
  • Schedules to the Constitution of India relates to languages
  • Impeachment of the President of India
  • not a part of the financial management
  • Assam Panchayat Act, 1994 – provisions
  • How many members are there in the Rajya Sabha from Assam?

  1. Current Affairs National + International
  • Who Was awarded the Man of the Series in Cricket World Cup, 2011?
  • Authored the book, India from Midnight to Millennium?
  • First Secretary-General of UN
  • Chairs the Planning Commission
  • Sanjukta Panigrahi was the popular exponent of which Indian clasaical dance
  • slogan of the Commonwealth Games-2010
  • Swine flu is caused by
  • First Indian to win the gold medal in men’s singles tennis at the Asian Games
  1. Economy+Planning
  • Organisation related to international trade (EXIM, IIP, FPO, TQM)
  • headquarters of WTO
  • Per capita income of Assam
  1. Geography
  • Drip irrigation
  • Grey Revolution
  • In which Indian State is the hill station Kodaikanal
  • longest river in Asia?
  • ‘Land of Morning Calm’.
  • total area of Assam
  • largest continent in the world
  • Assam State climate
  • Terai zone is situated at Assam’s
  • National Park of Assam where the rare white-winged duck (Deohanh) is found
  • new island emrging out of the Bay of Bengal?
  • total geographical area of Assam the total area under forest
  • World’s largest producer of gold
  • world’s longest railway line?
  • How are latitude and Iongitilde lines drawn on a globe
  • Bhakra Dam is located in
  • Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research is Located
  • States which have common boundaries with Bangladesh
  • National Highway 1
  • States is not touched by Tropic of Cancer
  • odd pair out,(A) Dheerbeel : Dhubri district(B) Khamrengabeel : kamrup (C) Tamrangabeel : Bongaigaon district(D) Merbeel :jorhat
  • average gradient of the Brahamaputra within Assam
  • Clouded leopard and capped langur are important animals of which NP
  • not a tributary to the Indus
  • Sardar Sarobar Dam is constructed on river
  • Bermuda Triangle is located in
  • Waterloo is located in country
  • vast grassland of Australia is known as
  • famous fort sonar killa is located
  • Strait divides Europe from Africa

  1. History, culture, Literature, Freedom
  • ‘PurnaSwaraj’ resolution
  • Home Rule Movement
  • French philosopher Rousseau years
  • Indus Valley Cilvilization
  • first to visit India – Huen Tsang, I-Tsing, Fa-Hien
  • AhalyaBai
  • ‘Do or Die’
  • Land Settlement Systems in Assam
  • capital of British India was shifted to Delhi in the year
  • A. O. Hume was a
  • Indian National Army was headed by
  • Swadeshi Movement started during
  • first regular census in India
  • earliest historical dynasty of Assam
  • first tea company established in Assam
  • The slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ was given by
  • events can be ascribed to the year 1919
  • Act transferred power from the Company to the Crown in India?
  • first railway line in India
  • When East India Company begin to build up its territorial power in India
  • Third Battle of Panipat
  • When was Mizoram converted into a Union Territory?
  • which year was Burma annexed by the British?
  • Who wrote ‘VandeMatram’?
  • Indian National Congress was founded during the viceroyalty of?
  1. Science
  • Rusting
  • purest form of gold
  • the percentage of oxygen in the earth’s crust
  • the precise time taken by the earth for one rotation?
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) Should be
  • Black hole
  • operating system of computers
  • Escape velocity
  • Largest moon in the solar system
  • Pacemaker
  • prolonged fasting, his/her urine will contain abnormal quantity of
  • Science of improving human race
  • photon will have less energy
  • Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is mainly a mixture of
  • radioactive isotope is most useful for nuclear power
  • third most abundant gas in the atmosphere
  • planet takes more time to complete one rotation on its axis than to complete one revolution around the sun
  1. Aptitude
  • % problem

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