APSC JE 2026: Junior Engineer, Fishery Department (Advt. 17/2025), General Studies and General English
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1. How does the Right to Constitutional 4. Select the typically correct plurals of
Remedies, enumerated in Article 32 the following words from the options
of the Constitution of India, serve as given below :
a cornerstone for the protection of
the Fundamental Rights? Deer, poultry, Commander_in_
(A) It allows the parliament to Chief, Man-Servant
change or modify the structure
of the Fundamental Rights (A) Deers, poultries, Commander-
in-Chiefs, Man-Servants
(B) It empowers the Supreme Court
of India to draft new rights
(B) Deer, Poultries, Commander-in_
(C) It enables individuals to Chiefs, Men-Servant
approach the Supreme Court of
India directly for enforcement of
the Fundamental Rights (C) Deers, Poultry, Commanders-
in-Chief, Man-Servants
(D) It confers on the president of
India, the power to suspend the
Fundamental Rights during (D) Deer, Poultry, Commanders-in-
Emergency Chief, Men-Servants
Introducing a man, a woman said,
"He is the only son of my mother,s What is the legal signifrcance of
mother." How is the woman related the Preamble of the Constitution
to the man? of India as per the Supreme Court,s
(A) Mother (B) Sister interpretation in the famous
Kesavananda Bharati Case of lgTS?
(C) Aunt (D) Niece
(A) It should not be regarded as a
3. Substitute the word in bold letters Part of the Constitution but
with a suitable antonym from the above it
options given below :
The Secretary of the Council, (B) It can override any part or
Mr. Devachar54ra, is a very Article of the Constitution
resolute person.
(A) Kind (C) It reflects the basic structure of
the Constitution and helps
(B) Faltering interpret ambiguous provisions
(C) Ansry
(D) It can be amended freely by the
(D) Rebellious Parliament
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6. Examine the following two Choose the correct option from the
statements on the role of media in a codes given below.
democratic setup :
(A) Only (i) and (ii) are correct
Statement-l :
Media helps in forming constructive (B) Only (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
public opinion. (C) OnIy (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct
Statement-Il :
A controlled media ensures a more
(D) All are correct
stable democracy.
Choose the correct option from the
9 Arrange the following rivers of
Assam based on their geographical
codes given below
position from the easternmost to the
(A) Only Statement-I is correct westernmost part :
(B) Only Statement-Il is correct (i) Burhi Dihing
(C) Both Statements are correct (ii) Dhansiri
(D) Neither Statement-I nor (iii) Barnadi
Statement-Il is correct
(iv) Dikhow
Choose the correct option from the
7. In the following number series, one
codes given below.
term is wrong. Find out t}ee utrong
term : (A) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
2, 5, LO, 17, 26, 37, 50, 64 (B) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
(A) t7 (B) 26 (C) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
(c) s0 (D) 64 (D) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
8. Consider the following statements 1C. Which of the following historical
about Assam's climate : statements about Assam is not
(i) Assam has a subtropical correct?
climate with humid summers (A) Pushyavarman was the founder
and cool, dry winters. of Varman dynasty.
(iil Average annual rainfall in (B) Tyaga Singha was the last ruler
Assam is over 2000 mm.
of Salastambha dynastY.
(iii) Assam receives about 2% of
total rainfall during winter (C) Vaidyadeva was a minister in
season. PaIa period in Bengal who
became the king of KamaruPa.
(iv) Assam receives about 25o/o of
total rainfall during March to (D) Dharmapala was the last r-uler
May. of Pala dynasty.
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11. Consider the following about the 13. Assam's agricultural sector employs
year 1228 in the context of Assam,s over 50% of the workforce but
history : contributes less than 25o/o to Gross
(i) Sandhya became the king of State Domestic Product (GSDP).
Kamrupa Which of the following statements
(ii) Advent of the Ahoms in Upper correctly explains this disparity?
Assam
(A) Mechanization in agricultural
(iii) Invasion of Muhammad-bin- sector has reduced net labour
Bakhtiyar Khalji productivity.
Choose the correct option from the
codes given below. (B) Low adoption of modern
farming techniques and
(A) Only (i) and (ii) are correct irrigation limits the output.
(B) Only (ii) is correct
(C) High importance in cash crops
(C) Only (ii) and (iii) are correct reduces food grain production.
(D) All are correct
(D) Rapid growth in IT sector 1ures
Consider the following statements away labour from agricultural
about a Constitutional Amendment sector.
Bill in India :
(i) A Bill seeking to amend the
Constitution of India requires a L4. Select the pair from the following
prior recommendation of the options that has the same
President of India. relationship to this original pair of
words :
(ii) A Constitutional Amendment
Bill must be passed by both the Man : Humanity
l,ok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
separately by a special majority (A) Frame : Photograph
and there is no provision for a (B) Scholar : Book
joint sitting.
(iii) When such a Bill is duly passed (C) Flower : Fragrance
and presented to the president
of India, it is obligatory for the (D) Drop : Ocean
President of India to give his/
her assent.
Choose the correct option from the
15. In the following sentence, frll in the
blank from the options given below :
codes given below.
(A) Only (i) and (ii) are correct I stayed in bed all day _
going to work.
(B) Only (ii) and (iii) are correct
(C) Only (i) and (iii) are correct (A) instead of (B) instead
(D) All are correct (C) without (D) neither
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16. The concept of 'Ga-Mati'during the 19 Choose the correct chronological
Ahom rule was associated with sequence of the following events in
the context of Indian National
(A) poll tax levied by Ahom kings Movement :
(B) a Paik's share of land for giving (i) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
his ser-vice and labour
(ii) Simon Commission
(C) royal donation of land to
Brahmins (iii) Swaraj Party formation
(D) land which was fit for (iv) Bardoli Satyagraha
transplant cultivation of rice
Choose the correct option from the
codes given below.
L7. Match the following Buddhist texts
in List-I with that of subjects dealt (A) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
by them in List-II :
List-I List-II (B) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
a. Vinaya Pitaka i. Buddha's
(C) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
teachings
b. Sutta Htaka ii. Philosophical (D) (ii|, (i), (iv), (ii)
discourses
Abhidlnmma iii. Rules and
Htaka regulations
Arrange the formation of the
Choose the correct option from the
codes given below.
following during the Freedom
Movement in chronological order :
(A) a-iii, bi, c-ii (i) Forward Blo
(B) a-iii, b-ii, c-i (ii) Home Rule l,eague
(C) a-ii, biii, c-i (iiil Muslim League
(D) a-ii, b-i, c-iii (iv) Indian National Army
Choose the correct option from the
18. Which ruIer of the De1hi Sultanate codes given below.
gave the lqta' system of governance
a concrete form? (A) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
(A) Alauddin Khalji
(B) (iv), (ii), (il, (iii)
(B) Balban
(C) Iltutmish (c) (ii!, (i), (ii), (iv)
(D) Sultana Razia (D) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
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2L. Who among the following sports- 24. List-I contains names of books/
persons from Assam has not been compositions by renowned authors
awarded with the prestigious shown in List-II. Match the correct
Arjuna Award? books/compositions with the author
from the codes below :
(A) Bhogeswar Baruah
List-I List-II
(B) Lovlina Borgohain Kopilipaiga i. Yeshe Dorjee
Xadhu Thongchi
(C) Hima Das b. Kumpur Xopun ii. Lakshminath
Bezbarua
(D) Mithu Baruah Kameng Ximantor iii. Jyoti Prasad
Xadtw Agarwala
d. Kokadeuta Aru iv. Nabakanta
Natilora Barua
22. The mascot known as ,Maharaj
Dodan' is associated with which of Choose the correct option from the
the following sporting events? codes given below.
(A) a-iv, Fiii, c-i, d-ii
(A) Khelo India
(B) a-iii, Fiv, c-ii, d-i
(B) Khel Maharan
(C) a-ii, Fi, c-iv, d-iii
(C) National Games (D) a-iv, Fi, c-ii, d-iii
(D) Mumbai Marathon
25. 'Dronacharya Award' is given to
which of the following categories for
23. A colourful festival known AS achievement in sports in India?
tlehdienkhlam' is performed by
which of the following tribes of (A) For outstanding performers in
North-Eastern India? athletics
(B) For outstanding achievers in
(A) The Garo adventure sports
(B) The Khasi (C) For outstanding coaches in
sports and games
(C) The Jaintia (D) To organizations or individuals
for promotion of sports and
(D) The Hajong games
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26. Match the books mentioned in 2a. Consider the following statements
List-I with the authors mentioned about trees and types of forest :
in List-II (i) Toon (Red cedar) is a type of
List-I List-II evergreen tree.
a. Gita Rahasga i. Maulana Abul (ii) Shellac is produced by special
Kalam Azad type of insects which feed on
saps of host trees.
b. Young India ii. Bankim Chandra (iii) Mangrove forests usually grow
Chattopadhyay
in river-delta regions.
c. Anandamath iii. Lala Lajpat Rai (iv) Trees like Dhaman and
d. India Wins iv. BaI Gangadhar Tamarisk are found in tropical
Freedom Tilak moist deciduous forests.
Choose the correct option from the Choose the correct option from the
codes given below. codes given below.
(A) a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i (A) only (i)' (ii) and (iii) are correct
(B) Only (i) and (iii) are correct
(B) a-iii, b-iv, c-ii, d-i
(c) only (ii) and (iii) are correct
(c) a-ii, Fiii, c-i, d-iv (D) only (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct
(D) a-iv, b-iii, c-i, d-ii
2). Consider the following statements
about the agriculture sector in
Assam :
27. Match the following major rivers of
India shown in List-I with their (il Agriculture contributes about
characteristics mentioned in List-II 1 237o to the State's GSDP.
Li^st-I List-II (ii) More than 85% of the farmers
in Assam are either small or
a. Ganga i. Estuary forming river marginal.
b. Narmada ii. Delta forming river (iiil The average size of landholding
c. Godavari iii. Antecedent river in Assam is 1'36 hectares'
(iv) The agriculture sector provides
d. Tapi iv. Rift valley river Iivelihood support to about 707o
Choose the correct option from the of rural population.
codes given below. Choose the correct option from the
(A) a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv codes given below'
(A) only (i) and (ii) are correct
(B) a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii
(B) Only (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct
(c) a-iii, b-iv, c-ii, d-i (c) only (i) and (iii) are correct
(D) a-i, Fiv, c-ii, d-iii (D) All are correct
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30. Which of the following are correct 33. Replace the word shown in bold
pairs of archaeological ruins found letters in the sentence below with
in the mentioned districts of Assam? a suitable word from the options
(i) Bamuni Hills ruins-sonitpur given :
(ii) Sankhadeviruins-Nagaon
The Board advised the project
(iii) Singari ruins-Cachar
Manager to lutegrate the
(iv) Surya Pahar ruins-Goalpara new technological alternatives
Choose the correct option from the available in the design of the
codes given below. planned Hydroelectric Power
(A) Only (i) and (iii) are correct Project.
(B) Only (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct
(A) Dissociate
(C) Only (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
(D) Only (i) and (M are correct (B) Reinforce
31. In the following sentence, fill in the (C) Cleave
blanks with the correct set of words
in sequence from the options given
below : (D) Incorporate
We did not realise it _ that
it was more _ sufficient for
us.
(A) than, then 34. In the context of India, which one of
(B) then, then the following is a characteristic
appropriate for Indian bureaucracy?
(C) then, than
(D) than, than (A) It serves as an agency for
widening the scopes of
32. Pick out the correct set of words parliamentary democracy
with correct spelling from the
options given below. (B) It serves as an agency for
(A) Amazement, Arguement, Aweful, strengthening the structure of
Atonement federal administration
(B) Amajment, Argument, Awful,
Atonement (C) It is an agency for proper
(C) Amajment, Arguement, Aweful, implementation of public policy
Atonment
(D) Amazement, Argument, Awful, (D) It is an agency for facilitating
Atonement cordial public relations
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35. Which of the following discretionary ot. Consider the following statements
powers are vested upon the about Bodoland demand and
Governor of a State? attempt to resolve the same :
(i) Sending a report to the (i) The first Bodo Accord was
President of India for imPosition signed in the year 1993.
of President's Rule
(ii) Appointment of ministers of the (ii) BTR accord was signed in 2O2O
where the name BTAD (Bodoland
State
Territorial Areas District) was
(iii) Reserving of certain bills passed renamed as BTR (Bodoland
by the State Legislature for Territorial Region).
consideration of the President
of India (iii) Post-accord emphasis is on
(ir) Making rules for conduct decentral2ed budgeting and
of business of the State inclusion of non-Bodo commu-
Government nities through legislative
restructuring.
Choose the correct option from the
codes given below. Choose the correct option from the
(A) Only (i) and (ii) are correct codes given below.
(B) OnIy (i) and (iii) are correct (A) Only (i) is correct
(C) OnIy (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct (B) Only (ii) is correct
(D) All are correct
(C) Only (i) and (ii) are correct
Which of the following are associated (D) All are correct
with llanning' in India?
(il The Finance Commission
(ii) The National Development Why is the concept of separation of
Council powers crucial for sustaining the
(iiil The Union Ministry of Rural democratic setup in India?
Development
(iv) The Union Ministry of Urban (A) It ensures rapid decision-
making during periods of crises
Development
(v) The Parliament (B) It creates a hierarchy of Power
Choose the correct option from the among the three organs of the
government
codes given below.
(A) Only (i), (ii) and (v) are correct (C) It prevents concentration of
(B) Only (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct power and enables checks and
balances
(C) Only (ii) and (v) are correct
(D) Only (il, (ii), (iii) and (v) are (D) It allows the Parliament to over-
correct ride court rulings, if necessary
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39. Which of the following observations 42. Rohan travels 6 km north from his
about the provision of Financial home, then turns east and travels
Emergency in India is not correct? 10 km. Then again he turns north
and travels 20 km and then turns
(A) A Financial Emergency can be west and travels 10 km. At this
declared without the approval point, how far is he from his home?
of the President of India
(B) The provision for declaration (A) 16 km
of Financial Emergency is (B) 26 km
contained in Article 360 of the
Constitution of India (c) 30 km
(C) Financial Emergency has never (D) None of the above
been declared in India till date
(D) Declaration of Financial
Emergency must be ratified by 49. Pick out the sentence below with the
both Houses of the parliament correct punctuation marks.
(A) The gloomy, isolated mansion
4o. Fill in the blank in the following stood at the edge of a cliff.
sentence :
(B) The gloomy, isolated mansion,
"Mohan doesn't work hard, _?, stood at the edge of a cliff.
(A) does Mohan (C) The gloomy isolated mansion,
stood at the edge of a cliff.
(B) do he
(D) The gloomy isolated mansion
(C) does he stood, at the edge of a cliff.
(D) doesn't he
41. Select the meaning of the idiom 44. Which of the following pairs of
geological formations in India is zot
underlined in the following sentence,
correctly matched?
from the options given below :
"Paul backed up his friend,s (A) Himalayas-TertiaryFold
point of view." Mountain
(A) Supported (B) Deccan Tra5Fissure Eruption
(B) Reverted (C) Western Ghats-Block
Mountain
(C) Cancelled
(D) Aravalli-Pre-Cambrian
(D) Went back Mountain
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45. Consider the following statements Choose the correct option from the
about the tribes of India : codes given below.
(i) There are more than 700 ethnic
groups recognized as Scheduled (A) (i) and (ii) are not correctly
Tribes in India. matched
(ii) Bhil is the largest tribal group (B) (ii) is not correctly matched
in India followed by Gond and
Santhal.
(C) (ii) and (iii) are not correctly
(ii| Matrilineal tribes are found matched
only in Meghalaya.
Choose the correct option from the
(D) (iii) is not correctly matched
codes given below.
(A) Only (i) is correct
(B) Only (ii) is correct 4A, Consider the following statements
(C) Only (i) and (ii) are correct about classical dance forms of
India :
(D) Only (ii) and (iii) are correct
(il There are eight recognised
classical dance forms in India.
46. Which of the following festivals are
performed by the Karbi tribe of (ii) Sattriya and Manipuri are
Assam? included in classical dance
forms.
(A) Rongker and Hacha
(B) Baishagu and Kherai (iii) Kuchipudi is a classical dance
form of Odisha.
(C) Rajini Gabra and Harni Gabra
(iv) Mohiniyattam of Kerala is not a
(D) Bohaggiyo Bishu and classical dance form.
Magryo Bishu
Choose the correct option from the
codes given below.
47, Which of the following pairs is/are
not correctly matched?
(A) Only (i) and (ii) are correct
(0 Morung or Murong Okum-
Mishing youth dormitory (B) Only (i) and (iii) are correct
(ii) Kebang-Youth dormitory of Adi
tribe (Arunachal Pradesh) (C) OnIy (ii) and (iv) are correct
(iii) Nohdrang-A bachelor's dormi-
tory of Dimasa Kachari (D) OnIy (iii) and (iv) are correct
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49. Consider the following statements 51. Consider the following statements
about Oil Exploration in Assam : about Vijayanagara Empire and its
(i) Oil was an accidental discovery extant ruins :
in Assam. (i) Colin Mackenzie rediscovered
(i0 The Assam Oil Company was the ancient city of Hampi.
formed in 1899. (ii) Krishnadevaraya was the
founder of the Vijayanagara
(iii) The Digboi Oil Refinery was Empire.
started in the year 1901.
(iii) Tungabhadra river flows by the
(iv) The profit earned from oil side of the ruins of Hampi.
companies during the colonial (iv) The Virupaksha Temple of
period was drained out of the Hampi is still a functional
country. temple.
Choose the correct option from the Choose the correct option from the
codes given below. codes given below.
(A) Only (i) and (ii) are correct (A) Only (i) is correct
(B) Only (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
(B) Only (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct (C) Only (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct
(D) All are correct
(C) Only (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct
5.2. Consider the following statements
(D) All are correct about king Harjaravarrnan of Assam
(Kamarupa kingdom) of the 9th
century AD :
Find out the correct chronological (i) Hadaravarman's coronation
sequence in which the following
travellers visited India :
ceremony was performed
according to Vedic rituals.
(i) Al-Biruni (ii) He belonged to the Mlechchha
(ii) Ibn Battuta dynasty.
(iii) Francois Bernier (iii) Harjaravarman issued'sasana'
which were land grants or
(iv) Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi decrees.
Choose the correct option from the (iv) The daughter of Harjaravarman,
codes given below. Rajyamati, was mar:ied to a
Nepal king.
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) Choose the correct option from the
codes given below.
(B) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii) (A) Only (i) and (ii) are correct
(c) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii) (B) Only (ii) is correct
(C) Only (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
(D) (ii), (il, (iii), (M (D) All are correct
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53. Which of the following statements It is said that human sacrifice was
about Doobi Grant or Doobi CoPPer- practiced in Tamreswari TemPle' of
plate Inscription of Assam is not Assam. Although this practice may
true? have gradually declined since earlier
times, which Ahom king is known to
(A) Doobi Grant is the earliest have finally stopped the Practice?
copperplate inscription issued
by Kamarupa kings discovered
(A) Rudra Singha
so far in Assam. (B) Siva Singha
(B) It was issued bY the king (C) Jayadhwaj Singha
Pushyavarman of KamaruPa (D) Gaurinath Singha
kingdom.
(C) It provides valuable insights
into the political and adminis- Tlairagi' is a special 'Khel' created
trative practices of that time. by an Ahom king who was likelY
attached to the royal court or
(D) The inscription is Preserved religious institutions. Who among
in Assam State Museum in the following Ahom kings created
Guwahati. this 'Khel'?
(A) Rudra Singha
(B) Pratap Singha
54. Arrange the following external
invasions of the KamaruPa kingdom (C) Suhungmung or Dihingia Raja
in chronological order : (D) Jayadhwaj Singha
(i) Invasion of Muhammad-bin-
Bakhtiyar Khalji
57. Arrange the following Treaties
(iil Invasion of Ghiyas-ud-din Iwaz concluded under the Ahom kings in
Kha!i chronological order :
(iiil Invasion of Tughril Khan (i) The Treaty of Majuli
(19 Invasion of Sikander Shah (iil The Treaty of Ghilajharighat
Choose the correct oPtion from the
(iii) The Treaty of Asurar Ali
codes given below. Choose the correct oPtion from the
codes given below.
(A) (r), (i1), (iii), (iv)
(A) (i), (ii), (iii)
(B) (0, (iv), (ii), (iii) (B) (ii), (i), (iii)
(c) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii) (c) (i), (iii), (ii)
(D) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii) (D) (iii), (i), (ii)
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Which act under the British rule 60. Which of the following is credited as
finally transferred power from the the first Assamese sports novel?
ruling East India Company to the
British Monarch? (A) Maradona
(A) The Indian Councils Act of 1861 (B) Alrr ngslnr Atlantic
(C) Agnijuddha
(B) The Indian Councils Act of 1892
(D) Pele
(C) The Government of India Act
of 1858
61. Which of the following is/are
(D) The Charter Act of 1853 outstanding composition(s) of the
great Assamese Vaishnavite saint
Madhavdeva?
(i) Blwkti Ratnauali
59. List-I shows the names of (ii) Dasama I
prominent personalities of Assam
and List-II shows the awards (iii) Kirtanghosa
conferred on them by the Govern-
ment. Match the lists correctly using (iv) Naamglosa
the codes below :
Choose the correct option from the
List-I List-II codes given below.
a. Gopinath Bordoloi i. Padma Bhushan (A) Only (iv) is correct
b. Bimala Prasad ii. Padma Shree (B) Only (ii) is correct
Chaliha
(C) Only (ii) and (iii) are correct
c. Nalini Bala Devi iii. Padma
Vibhushan (D) Only (i) and (iv) are correct
Jatin Goswami iv. Bharat Ratna
Choose the correct option from the The Assamese biography, Agragamini
codes given below. written by Nirupama Borgohain is
based on the life and achievements of
(A) a-iv, Liii, c-ii, d-i which Assamese lady?
(A) Nalini Bala Devi
(B) a-iv, Fi, c-iii, d-ii
(B) Indira Miri
(C) a-iv, Fii, c-iii, d-i
(C) Chandraprabha Saikiani
(D) a-iii, tsiv, c-ii, d-i (D) Rajbala Handique
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63. India Semiconductor Mission was Choose the correct-option from the
launched in the year 2021 with an
aim to position India as a global (A) Only (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct
hub in electronics manufacturing. In
this context, consider the following (B) OnIy (ii) and (iv) are correct
statements : (C) Only (i) and (iii) are correct
(i) It has a primary aim to make (D) Only (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
India a global hub in chip
design and manufacturing
which are used in electronic Identify the verb in the following
gadgets like computer, smart sentence :
phone, etc.
The team must have lost their
(ii) The United States and Japan way.
are the key partners with India
in this mission. (A) Lost
(iiil The mission is focused only on (B) Must have lost
public sector investments. (C) Have lost
Choose the correct option from the (D) Their way
codes given below.
(A) Only (i) is correct
Select the most closely related word
(B) Only (ii) and (iii) are correct to the word in bold letters in the
following sentence :
(C) Only (i) and (ii) are correct
The image was finely engraved
(D) All are correct on the plaque.
(A) Etched (B) Incised
64. Identiff the correct statements based (C) Painted (D) Decorated
on the geological formation occurring
in Assam :
(i) Schist rocks occur in the Fill in the blank with the appro-
northern and central parts of priate word(s) from the options given
Karbi plateau. below in the following sentence :
(iil Quartzites are found in the Every morning she early
southern and eastern parts of and gets ready for work.
Karbi plateau. -
(A) is waking
(iii) Limestones occur in the
southern and eastern part's (B) has woken
slopes of Karbi plateau.
(C) had woken
(iv) Sandy shales are found in
western flank of Karbi plateau. (D) wakes
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68. Identify the correct option that Choose the correct option from the
has been substituted by the words codes given below.
shown in bold letters in the sentence
below :
(A) Only (i) and (ii) are correct
(B) Only (ii) and (iii) are correct
The Bench will deliver verdict
on the case on 7th of the next (C) Only (i) is correct
month. (D) AII are correct
(A) Students
(B) Consultants 71. Assam Government,s crackdown on
(C) Administrators the bane of child marriages in 2024
may be regarded as
(D) Judges
(A) political move to gain minority
69. Assam's consistent demand for the votes
implementation of ILp (Inner Line (B) lega1 reform without societal
Permit) is based primarily on which consultation
of the following reasons? (C) gender empowernent and social
(A) The need to improve reform initiative
infrastmcture regulation in (D) step towards deregulating
rural districts education
(B) The desire to protect indigenous
identity and control migration
pattern
72. Which of the following is a major
initiative supporting Eri or Endi silk
(C) To restrict entry of armed forces production in India?
into civilian zones
(4 Silk Samagra
(D) To impose tourism taxes for
local revenue generation (B) PM Kisan Samman Nidhi
(C) Gati Shakti
70. Consider the following observations (D) Startup India
about Flood and Disaster Response
in Assam :
(i) The State has adopted a river- 73. Which among the following in India
has the function of recommending
basin approach involving Minimum Support Price (MSp) for
departmental coordination and various agricultural commodities to
Al-based flood warning system the Government?
(iil A signifrcant challenge is the (A) NationalFarmer'sCommissioner
lack of long-term resettlement
policies for the flood-affected (B) Indian Council of Agricultural
communities Research
(iii) Despite increased funding, (C) Commission for Agricultural
many embankments still lack Costs and Prices
scientifi c maintenance protocols (D) Department of Agriculture
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74. The term 'GDP addition' refers to I l. The unemployment rate of Assam
which of the following? was reported at ll'lo/o in the
(A) The absolute or total value year 2021, which is higher than
added to a country's GDP in a the national average. Which among
given time period (a year) the following is the primary reason
(B) The increase in per capita for high unemployment rate in
Assam?
income of citizens of a country
over time
(C) The percentage increase in GDP (A) Over-dependence on the service
sector
of a country over that of the
previous year
(D) The net value of goods and (B) Lack of industrial development
and job opportunities
services produced in a given
time after tax deduction
(C) High levels of foreign invest-
75. Assam's tea industry has been a ment
major contributor to its economy
and accounts for over 5O7o of total (D) Rapid growth in the IT sector
tea production in India. However,
lately what is the primary challenge
faced by the tea industry of Assam?
of the following is/are funda-
(A) Declining global demand for tea "8. Which
mental objective(s) of the Panchayati
(B) low productivity due to aging
Raj system in India?
tea bushes and labour issues
(C) Competition from synthetic (i) People's participation in
beverages development process
(D) Over-reliance on domestic
markets (ii) Political accountability
Assam's silk industry, centred in (iiil Democratic decentralization
Sualkuchi, is a key contributor to its
cottage industry. What is the (iv) Financial mobilization
primary constraint limiting the
growth potential of Assam's silk Choose the correct option from the
industry? codes given below.
(A) Lack of domestic demand for
silk products (A) Only (i) is correct
(B) Inadequate marketing and
global branding efforts (B) Only (ii) and (iv) are correct
(C) Over-reliance on mechanized
production (C) Only (i) and (iii) are correct
(D) Surplus production leading to
price decline (D) All are correct
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79. Consider the following statements 81. Which of the following States of
about the Particularly Vulnerable North-Eastern India is associated
Tribal Group (PVTG) : with a form of art known as
(i) It is a category within the listed 'Thangka art'?
Scheduled Tribes of India. (A) Arunachal Pradesh
(ii) A stagnant or declining
population in such groups is (B) Manipur
one of the criteria of pWG. (C) Nagaland
(iii) Assam does not have any PVTG.
1D) Mizoram
Choose the correct option from the
codes given below.
42. In Assamese literature, who among
(A) Only (i) is correct the following used the pen name of
(B) Only (i) and (iii) are correct Ejon Axomia'?
(C) Only (ii) is correct (A) Navakanta Baruah
(D) Only (i) and (ii) are correct (B) Mahim Bora
(C) Ambikagiri Raichoudhury
80. Consider the following observations (D) Satyanath Bora
regarding India's economy and
growth :
(1) rnd.ia,s GDp growth rate is 83'
,Xffi:::f$','Jr:",'i:Tto kidnev as
projected at 8o/o for 2024-25
(ii) The middle-income trap refers (A) pancreas
to a situation where (B) heart
economy stagnates ar" to tffi
wage growth and declining (C) lungs
productivity
(D) liver
(iii) Inflation refers to a d.ecrease in
the general price level of goods
and services 44. Identify the next set of letters in the
Choose the correct option from the following series of letters :
codes given below. CD, HI, MN,
(A) Only (i) is correct (A) QS
(B) Only (ii) is correct (B) PQ
(C) Only (i) and (ii) are correct (c) RS
(D) Only (ii) and (iii) are correct (D) oP
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85. Which of the following words cqnnot 88. Which of the following combinations
be formed by using the letters in the of harvest/post-harvest festivals
word fuonderful'? of the States of NE India are
correctly matched?
(A) Won
(i) Magh Bihu-Assam
(B) Full (ii) TokhuEmong-Nagaland
(C) Under (iii) Nongkrem-Meghalaya
(D) Fonder (iv) Mim Kut-Mizoram
Choose the correct option from the
codes given below.
86. Fill in the blank in the following
sentence with an appropriate (A) Only (i) and (ii) are correct
preposition :
(B) Only (i) and (iii) are correct
Many of the rural children go to
school foot.
(C) Only (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct
(A) with
(D) All are correct
(B) bv
(C) on 89. Which of the following statements is
not true about the great Assamese
(D) under personality, Radha Govinda Baruah?
(A) Radha Govinda Baruah is
known as the 'Lion Man' of
87. PYBDLJCEMQTXSTAFN Assam.
In the above series of letters, which
letter is fourth to the right of the (B) Nehru Stadium in Guwahati
twelfth letter from the right? was built under the leadership
of Radha Govinda Baruah.
(A) a
(c) Radha Govinda Baruah is the
(B) M Father of Sports in India.
(c)' Y (D) The birth anniversary of Radha
Govinda Baruah is celebrated
(D) S as Assam Sports Day'.
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90. Assamese musicians were sent to 93. Which among the following is a
Delhi to learn which of the following biosphere reserve' in Assam listed
musical instruments during the by UNESCO?
reign of Ahom king Rudra Singha?
(A) Dibru-Saikhowa
(A) Sitar (B) Kazianga
(B) Pakhwaj (C) Pobitora
(C) Tanpura (D) Nameri
(D) Rudra Veena What is the process through which
the sun produces energ/ and light
for us?
91. The establishment of the Guwahati (A) Thermonuclear fission
Tea Auction Centre in lgTO was the
result of the efforts of Assamese tea (B) Thermonuclearfusion
planters. Who among the following
served as the first Chairman of the
(C) Gravitational contraction
GTAC? (D) Strong nuclear force
(A) Hemendra Prasad Barooah
Select the option that indicates the
(B) Radha Govinda Baruah correct sequential arrangement of
the following words as tJrey would
(C) Jayanta Kumar Barooah appear in an English dictionary :
(i) Calibrate
(D) Dharmananda Das
(ii) California
(iii) Caliphate
Identify who among the following (iv) Calicut
served as the first Member of the (v) Caliber
Parliament, hailing from the Bodo,
communit5z in Assam.
(vi) Caliper
Choose the correct option from the
(A) Rupnath Brahma codes given below.
(B) Kalicharan Brahma (A) (i), (v), (iv), (ii), (vi), (iiil
(B) (9, (0, (rv), (ii), (vi), (iii)
(C) Sitanath Brahma Choudhury
(C) (r9, (il, (v), (vi), (iii), (ii)
(D) Pramod Chandra Brahma (D) M, (i), (ii), (iv), (iii), (vi)
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96. Choose the correct statements 98. If a person walks at 14 km/hour for
regarding the Indian Monsoon and a certain period of time instead of
El Niflo Southern Oscillation (ENSO) 10 km/hour, he would have travelled
phenomenon : 20 km more. What is the distance he
(i) El Niflo is associated with covered at 10 km /hour within that
time?
weakening of Indian monsoon.
(ii) La Nifla is associated with (A) 50 km
strengthening of Indian
Monsoon' (B) s6 km
(iii) ENSO has no impact on the
amoun of rainfall in Ind a. (C) 70 km
(iv) Strong ENSO was recorded in
1997-98 and also in 2015-16. (D) 75 km
Choose the correct option from the
codes given below.
99. Identify the correct contractions for
(A) Only (i) and (ii) are correct the following in serial order :
(B) Only (ii) and (iii) are correct We+are, It+is, I+would
(c) only (iii) and (iv) are correct
(A) We'r, It's, I'd
(D) Only (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct
(B) Wete, Its, Ikd
97. Which of the following statements
about HW rice varieties ir, nssa- i" tct we'r' Its' I'wd
not true?
(D) We're, It's, I'd
(A) Ranjit, Bahadur, Shraboni,
Joymoti are all HYV rice
varieties developed by the 1oo. which of the following groups of
Assam Agricultural University. people are associated with a
(B) HW rice varieties are used. in dramatic performance known as 'Ka
Poong Tai'?
cultivation of rice in all seasons,
viz., Ahu, Sali and Boro.
(A) The Khasi
(C) HW gives significantly higher
yields but are not resistant to (B) The Jaintia
pests and diseases.
(D) The introduction of FrYV seeds (c) The Tai Khamti
increased the total production
of rice in Assam. (D) The Mizo
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Subiect: (Paper-II) GENERAL STUDIES & GENERAL ENGLISH
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Marks: 100 Time: 2:00 hours
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4 B 29 D 54 C 79 C
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Subiect: (Paper-II) GENERAL STUDIES & GENERAL ENGLISH
Series : C
Marks: 100 Time: 2:00 hours
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2 B 27 B 52 C 77 C
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4 C 29 B 54 D 79 C
5 B 30 C 55 B 80 A
6 A 31 D 56 D 81 B
7 D 32 B 57 C 82 B
8 A JJ A 58 A 83 C
9 C 34 D 59 D 84 D
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18 A 43 D 68 B 93 A
19 D 44 C 69 A 94 B
20 D 45 A 70 C 95 A
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(Advt. No. 17 1202s Dtd. 2510412025)
Date of Examination: 08.03.2026
Subiect: (Paper-II) GENERAL STUDIES & GENERAL ENGLISH
Series : D
Marks: 100 Time: 2:00 hours
Q.NO. ANS_KEY Q.NO. ANS_KEY Q.NO. ANS_KEY Q.NO. ANS_KEY
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5 C 30 B 55 B 80 C
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