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APSC Junior Administrative Assistant 2025: Junior Administrative Assistant (Advt. 24/2024), General Studies

  • Date: 6 July 2025
  • Paper code: Advt. 24/2024
  • Language: English
  • 24 pages
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1. Consider the following statements.            IV. Assam Gaurav Award for the
          Which of the statements is/are                   year 2m4 yas r€ceotly given to
          correct?                                         footballcr Shri Parthib Sundar
          I.    The Maha Kumbh Mela took                   Gogoi for his coqtribution in
                place in Prayagraj (Up) from               the field of sports.
                January 13 to February 26 of
               . 2025.                                 Choose the corrcct answ€r from the
                                                       codes given below.
          II. The Maha Kumbh Mela is
                held once every lOg years in           (A) I
                Prayagraj and is regarded as           @ II only
                the most auspicious event.
         III. The Puma Kumbh Mela is                   (C) II and Itr
              celebrated every '12 years and           (D) II and IV
              its locations keep rotating on
              3 Holy locations : prayagraj,        3. Consider the following statcments.
              Uilain and Ayodhya.                      Which of thc statcments is/are
  .'     IV. The Ardha Kumbh Mela is                   correct?

       .
              celebrated every 6 years and is          I. The Udon Cabinct recently
              celebrated in Ayodhya and                    approved to c.onfer thc status
              Prayagraj.                                   of classical language to
         Choose the answer from t]:e codes                 Assamesc tanguage.
         given below.                                  II. Marathi, Gujarati, Pali and
         (A) I only                                        Bengali languages havr aho
         (B) I and U only                                  been approved b5r thc same
         (C) I, U and III only                             Cabinet dccision for conferring
         (D) I, II, uI and ry                              the status of         classical
                                                           language.
  2. Conbider the following statements.
         Which of the statements is/are noC           III. The Ceattre had decided to
         conect ?                                          create a new category
         L      Assam Baibhav Award for the
                                                           of languages as Classical
                                                           language' in 2OO4 declaring
                yeat 2024 has recently been                Sanskrit as a classical
                awarded to Lt.. Gen. Rana                  language.
                Pratap Kalita (Retd.) for his
                contribution in the freld of          IV. Because of its ancicnt tcxts,
                Defense.                                   literary traditotr and inlluence
         II. Assam Gaurav Award for the                    on Indian culture, Tamil was
             year 2024 was given to                        declared as classical
  :                                                       in the year 2fi)5.
                cricketer Smt. Uma Chetri for
                her contribution in the field of      Choose t]:c answcr from thc codes
                sports.                               given below.
         UI. The award ofAssam Saurav for             (A) I, U, III and IV
               the year 2024 was given to the         (B) I, II and Itr onl;r
               singer Shri Dwipen Baruah for
               his contribution in the lield of       (C) I, m and IV only
               art and culture.                       (D) I only
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4. ISRO has launched a new rocket                 IV. 'Advantage Assam 2.O-
     called SSLV.                                      Investment and Infrastructure
     Which of the statembnts regarding
                                                       Summit, 2025' highlighted
                                                       Assam's geostrategic advan-
 .   SSLV is/are correct?
                                                       tages and potential as a major
     I.    SSLV is actually a single-stage             investment destination.
           lunar vehicle.                          Choose the correct answer from the
                                                   codes given below.
     II. SSLV is a small rocket                    (A) I only
           launching vehicle.
                                                   (B) II only
     m. SSLV is a smdl satellite                   (C) I and II only
           launching vehicle.                      (D) I, II, III and IV
     . IV. SSLV    is a straight satellite         Consider the following statements.
          ' launching vehicle.
                                                    Which of the statements is/are not
      Choose the answer from the codes              conect?
      given below.                                  L Recently the President of India
                                                        unveiled the trew lady justice'
      (A) I and II                                      statue in the Supreme Court
                                                        premises tJ:at replaced the
      @) I and III
                                                        'original lady justice'.
      (C) III only                                  II- The new statue is clothed in a
                                                        saree has shed the blindfold
      (D) rv                                            and holds scales on one hand
                                                        and the Bhagavad Gita on the
 5. . Consider the following statements.                other.
      Which of the statements is/are not            IIL The new statue reflects a
      corrtct?                                          departure from colonial
      I. 'Advantage Assam 2.O-                          influence like rePlacing
            Invcstment and Infrastructure
                                                        colonial era laws like the
            Summit, 2025' was held in
                                                        Indian Penal Code and
                                                        Criminal Procedure Code.
            New Delhi in the month of
            February 2025.
                                                    IV. The Scales of justice in ladY
                                                        jusuce's right hand which have
      II. . 'Advantage Assam 2.O-                        been retained, representing
            Investment and Infrastructure                societal balance and the
            Summit, 2025' was organised                  importance of            carefullY
            by the Mihistr-y of Industry and             weighing facts and arguments
            Commerce, Government of                      from both sides before
            India.                                       reaching tJ:e verdict.
      III. 'Advantage Assam 2,O-                    Choose the correct answer from the
            Investment and Infrastructure           codes given below,
            Summit, 2025' marks t]:e                (A) I only
            largest investment promotion            (B) II only
 .          and facilitation initiatives for        (c) IandU
            the State of Assam.                     (D) III and IV


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7. Consider the following statements.              , Oil India Ltd., in collaboration
        Which of the statements is/are                   q'ith thc Mirisky of Petroleum
        correct?                                         and Natural gas, aims to s€t up
        L     Sexual Harassment electronic               more CBG plants through
              Box (SHe-Box) is an effort of              public sector investments or
              Government of India to provide             private partnership.
'             a single window access to every        IV. The CBG plants will coavert
              woman.                                     agricultural waste and biomass
        II. The access under SHe_Box is                  into encr$, rcducing carbon
              conditional and the access is               emissions and supporting
              allowed only on the orders                  rural dcvelopment.
    :         of competent authoriqr as              Choose the corrcct answcr from the
              prescribed.                            codes given below.
        III. Any woman facing sexual                 (A) I and tr
             harassment at workplace can             @) III and IV
             register their complaint                (C) I and Itr
             through the online portal of            (D) None of the above
             SHe-Box.
        IV. Once a complaint is submitted        9. Consider the following stat€mcnts.
            to the SHe-Box, it will be               Which of the statcments are
             directly sent to the concemed           correct?
            . authority having jurisdiction to       I. SWAYAM plus is an initiative
             take action into the matter.                funded by the Ministr5r of
                                                         Education, Department of
        Choose the answer from the codes                  Higher Education, Government
        given below.                                      of India.
        (A) I only                                   [. IIT I(anpur has bccn appointed
                                                          by Ministry of Rlucation as a
        (B) I and U only                                  nodal agency for implementing
        (C) I, II and UI                                  SWAYAM plus.
        (D) I, III and rV                            III. The mission of SWAYAM plus
                                                          is to play a pivotal role in ttre
                                                          developmeart of India by
    8.' Consider the following statements.                producing highAuality tElent
         Which of the statements     are not             pipeline for the needs of
        co',?,ct?                                        tomorrow.
                                                    fV. Access to Indian Knwledgc
        I. Construction of               four            Systems for leanrcrs across the
             Compressed Biogas (CBG)                     globe is one of the focus points
             plants by the Oil India Ltd. in             of SWAYAM plus.
             Assam was inaugurated in last
                                                    Choose the ansrrer from tlle codes
             year.
                                                    given below.
        IL . The initiative of construction of      (4 I, II, III and ry
             CBG aimed at creating a                (B) II, m and IV only
             cleaner, eco-friendly energr           (C) I, III and IV only
             landscape.                             (D) III and IV only
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1O. Consider the following statements.                            .   'Gunotsav 2025' has covered
     Which of the statements are not                                  all government and private
     cot ?,ce                                                         elementary and secondary
     I. A session of the Legislative                                  schools in the State.
 :       Assembly was held outside
                     Guwahati, with Boneaigaon                   III. Extemal evaluators, including
                     hosting the inaugural setting of                 the Chief Minister, Ministers,
                     the budget session of the                        MLAs, Chief Secretary of the
                     Assam Legislative Assembly in                    State, Senior IAS, IPS and IFS
                     the month of February 2025.                      oflicers, class I and II ollicers of
              II.    The Brahmaputra Carnival,                        the State and college teachers
          .          Assam is one of India's longest                  have assessed the performance
                     State-specilic events. The                       of students.
                     three-month long event                      Choose the correct answer from the
                                  glamping on a
                    ' involving
                      seasonal island and adventure              codes given below.
           activities provides a taste of the
           ethnic cultures of all the                            (A) I and II
           North-Eastem States.                                  (B) II only
     IU. Hrundai recently announced
           the launch of its registered                          (C) II and III
           vehicle scrapping facility                            (D) III only
           (RVSF) in Guwahati with a
           capacity to dismantle up to
           15000 end-of-life vehicles                       t2. Consider the following statements.
           annually.                                             Which of the statements is/are
  . IV. Panbari Reserve Forest                                   colrect?
   .       in Assam reopens recently
           after 16 years, allowing bird                         I. Assam Government has
           watchers to explore over 3O0                               ollicially renamed Karimganj
           bird species and diverse                                   district and its headquarters to
           wildlife in Kaziranga National                             'Sribhumi' rcflecting the
           Park.                                                      district's cultural heritage.
      Choose the correct answer from the
      codes given below.                                         IL T?re new name 'Sribhumi' is
      (A) I and III only                                            inspired by author Bankim
      (B) I and IV only                                               Chandra            Chatterjee's
      (C)' I, U, III and tV                                           description of the area over a
      (D) None of the above                                           century ago as Sribhumi'
 11. Consider the following statements.                               -land of Maa Lakshmi.
      Which of the statements is/are ,@c                         Choose the answer from the codes
              cotlcct?                                           given below.
              I. 'Gunotsav 2025' is a
                 programme by the Assam                          (A) I only
                 Government to evaluate the
                 quality of education in the                     (B) II only
                      State. The programme was                   (C) Both I and II
                      held in the months of January
     '.               and February 2025.                         (D) Neither I nor II

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13, Consider the following statements.               ltl. Match the folloring pairs rcgardiDg
       Which of the statements is/are                       commissioncd solar cacrgr projccts
          correct?                                          by NTPC :
          L The Ministry of Education,                          Name of sol,lr Nanc of *ote
               Government of India taunched                   eneryy   poid
               PM-YI VA mcntorchip scheme
               to train young and budding                   a. Chhatargarh l. Gujarat
               authonr (below 30 years) in                  b. Radhanagar 2. Madhya
               order to promote reading,                                               kadesh
               writing and book culture in the
               country.                                     c. Bhensada 3, Rajasthan
        fl. The publication division,                       d. Shajapur 4. Rajasthrn
  I         Govemment of India as
      .     the implementing Agency                         Choosc thc correst answcr hom tl:e
            undertook the phase-wise                        codee givcn bclow.
               execution of the scheme undcr
               well-defined stages of                       (A) a      bcd
               mentorship.
          III. The books prepared under the                      3     t42
               PM-YUVA mentorship scheme
               will be published by National                (B) a      bcd
             ' Book   Trust, India and will also                 1     234
               be translated into other Indiaa
               languages ensuring the                       (c) a      bcd
               exchange of culture and
               literature.                                      2      341
          IV. PM-YUVA mentorship scheme                     (D) a      bcd
              will provide a window to the
              aspiring youth to articulate                      3      412
              themselves and present a
              comprehensive outlook of
              Indian democratic values                 16. Considcr the following statcmcrts.
  :           at domestic as well as                        Which of the statemcnts are
      '       international platforms.                      correct?

          Choose the answer from the codcs                  I. In thc yar 2A24, the A93am
          givcn below.                                          Governmcnt iDitiatcd a plan to
                                                                rejuvenatc 129 bcels of the
          (A) I only                                            State aiming to boost tourism
                                                                in the Statc-
          (B) II
                                                            II. Beclg are crucial for Assam's
          (C). I and III only                                   environmcot but           facr
                                                                challeogcr from siltation and
          (D) I, III and IV                                     reduccd vatcr lcvcl.

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IU. The projcct for rejuvenating of          L7. Consider the following statements.
             beels focuses on dredging,                    Which of the statements is/are aot
             de-silting and coostructing                   corflact?
              ' water-retaining structures to              I.     Yoga is an invaluable gift of
               enhance water storagc.                             ancient Indian tradition.
         IV. The North-Eastem Space                        U. Yoga is known for disease
               Application Centre (NESAC)                         prevention, health promotion
             has geomapped the beels with                         and managemcnt of many life-
             22 beels prioritised for                             style rel,ated disorders.
             immediate action.
         Choose the answer from the codes
                                                           III. Recogrrizing its universal
         given below.                                           appeal, the United Nations
                                                                  General Assembly in the year
         (A) I, II and III                                        2024 passed a resolution
         (B) II and III only                                      proclaiming 21st JulY as the
                                                                  Intemational Day of Yoga.
         (C) UI and IV
                                                           IV. Morarji Desai National
         (D) I and III only                                       Institute of Yoga, New Delhi
                                                                  has been designated as WHO
16. Consider the following statements.                            collaborating centre in
     Which of the statements is/are                               traditiond medicine (Yoga)'
         correct?
         I.   The Ministry of Defcnce, India               Choose the correct answer from the
            . declares the year 2025 as the                codes given below.
              lear of reforms'.
                                                           (A) III only
         II. Under e-Sakshya Digital
              Pladorm launched bY Union                     (B) III and Iv
                Home Ministry, videograPhY,                 (C) I, II and Iv
                photography and testimonies
                will be saved on the e-evidence             (D) None of the above
                server, which will also be
                available.                                 Consider the following statcments'
         III. Three new criminal laws-                      Which of the statements are
              Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,                      correct?
 '              Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha                  I.    Chapchar Kut is a fesfval of
     '          Sanhita and       BharatiYa                       Nagatand, India. The festival is
             Sakshya  Adhiniyam   camc  into                      held across Nagaland and lasts
             force on Januar]r L, 2025,                           for a couple of days.
         Choose the answer from the codee
         given below.                                       II.   It is celebrated during the
                                                                  month of march after
          (A) I onty                                               completion of       the most
          (B) I and II only                                        arduous task of            Jhum
                                                                   operation, i.e., jungle clcaning
          (C). I, II and III                                       (cleaning of the remnants of
          (D) U only                                               bumingl.

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III. Chapchar Kut .is a spring                21. Consider the following statements.
               festival celebrated with great                Which of the statemerrts are
               fervour and ga.ie$ and one of                  correct?
               the greatest highlights of                     I. Shri Taranga. Gogoi is the
               Chapchar Kut is the popular                       current scqetary of Assam
   '.          bamboo dance called Cheraw.                        Cricket Association.
        . IV. Chapchar Kut is a celebration                   II. Shri Dctrajit Saikia is the
               helil in anticipation of a golden                  current honorarJ/ s€cr€tarjr of
              harvest.                                            the Board of Control for Cricket
          Choose the answer from the codes                        in India @CC!.
          given below.                                        III. Shri Devajit Saikia was elected
          (4 r, rr, m, rv                                         unanimousl;r as
          (B) II, m and IV only                                   secretalr of BCCI in a
                                                                  by-election hcld in the month
          (C) m, ru and I only                                    of February 2025.
          (D) IV, I and II only                               IV. Shri Dqrajit Saikia is the
  19, Chobse ttre correct chronological                          Advocate Gcrreral of Assam. He
       order of the following Chief                              is the youngest person to hold
         Ministers of Assam :                                    the po.sition of Advocate
         I. Bimala Prasdd Chaliha                                General, Assam.
         II. Golap Borbora                                   Choose the answer from the codes
         In. Sarat Chandra Sinha                             given below.
         IV. Bishnuram Medlii                                (A) I, U and m
         Choose the answer from the codes
                                                             (B) II and IV only
         given below.                                        (C) II, III and Iv
         (A) r, II, n, Iv                                    (D) III and IV only
  :      (B) I, rV, II, m
         (c) ry, r, m, u
                                                        22. Match the folloring pairs :
                                                          Name of boola        Nane of anthars
         (D) rv, r, r, m
                                                       a. Sugandhi Polehila f. Bhabendra
 2O. Match tl e following pairs :                                                  Nath Saikia
   Namc of persons Assocrated Sports                   b. Mayabritta        2. Eed Abdul
a. Jamuna Boro        1. Football                                                         Malik
b. Elvis Ali Hazarika 2. Badminton                     c, Dhanya Nara       3. Reeta Choudhury
                                                                Tanu BLnl
c. Isharani Baruah 3. Swimming
                                                       d. Agnisran          4. Hircn
d. Alen Deory         4. Boxing                                                   Bhattachaqra
         Choose the correct answer from the                  Choose the correct answer from ttre
         codes given below.                                  codes given below.
         (A) a b         c. d                                (A) a b c d
             4     3      2t                                      432r
         (B) a b         cd                                  (B) a b         c     d
             4     3        r2                                   1234
         (c) a b cd                                          (C) a b         c     d
             I     2     34                                      2341
         (D) a     b     cd                                  (D) a b         c     d
              2     I     34                                      342r
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23. Consider the following statements.            25. Consider the following statements.
       Which of the statements islare not              Which of the statements are
       coT"act?                                        corr€ct?
       I. The Jnanpith Award,
            sponsored by Bharatiya                     I. lktan Ghosha' was composcd
            Jnanpith' is the greatest                       by Madhavdev and Srimanta
            honour presented to literary                    Sankardev.
          ' gants of India once in four
            years for their contribution to            II. Dharmapustak' is            the
            the field of crcative literary                  Assamese version of thc Bible.
            writing.                                        It was translated by Atmaram
       II. The latest person from Assam                     Sarma at the initiative of the
            to receive the Jnanpith Award                   Baptist MissionarSl.
            was Indira Goswami (Mamoni
            Raisom Goswami)                            UL A poet of thc Pre-Sankara era,
       III. Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya                     Kaviraja Madhava Kandali was
            was the first writer from Assam                 notable for his earliest
            to get the Jnanpith Award in                    rendering of the Valmiki-
 .           1979.                                          Ramayana into Assamese.
       IV. Nilamoni Phukan from Assam
     '      received Jnanpith Award for                IV. Bholanath Borooah was onc of
            his literary contribution to                    the pioneer businessmen from
            Assamese literature for the                     Assam in whose namc B.
            year 2021.                                      Borooah college            was
       Choose tl:e correct answer from the                  established at Guwahati.
       codes given below.
                                                       Choose the answer from the codes
       (A) I only                                      given below.
       (B) II only
       (C) I and U
       (Df II, III and Iv                              (A) I, n, III and Iv
24. Consider the following pairs. Which                (Bl I, U and III only
       of the pairs do aot match?
                                                       (C) II, UI and IV only
  Narne of personalitg Associated uith
I. Shiva Thapa              l. Football                (D) lI and ry ody
II. Bhogeswar               2. Atlletics
                Baruah
                                                  26. Consider the following gtatcmcnts.
III. Jintimari Kalita     3. Cricket                   Which of the statements is/ar€ not
I\r. Monalisa Baruah 4. Lawn Tennis                    conect?
      .           Mehta
                                                       I.   Hastividyarnava is an ancient
        Choosc the correct answcr from the
        cod€ givcn bclow.
                                                            Assamese treatise on
                                                            elephants.
        (A) I and II
        (B) I and III                                  II. Hastividyarnava was composcd
        (C) I and W                                         under t].e order of Ahom king
        (D) None of tJ:e above                              Rudra Singha in 1734 AD.

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I       III. Hastividyamava dcals wittr               28. Consider tlre following pairs
         .        cl,ass€s or tJryes of elcphants,                 regarding famous namcg and their
                  their managemcnt and care.                       nicknames. Which of the pairs
                                                                   decldo not match correctly?
             IV. Four artists namely Dilbar,                    Name of famous
                 Raghu, Suehen and Dosai wcre
                                                                                          Nblrr,anes
                                                                  persolna,fiies
                 the paintcrs of Hasti-
                 vidyarnava.                              I. Mafizuddin Ahmcd f. Papori l(abi
                                                                Hazarika
             Choose the corrGct anawer from thc
             codes givcn bclow.                           II. Debakanta Ba.rua 2, Atindriya badi
                                                            '                          Kabi
             (4r                                          m. Radha GoviDda 3. Siagha Purmh
                                                                Barua
             (B) II onry                                  IV. Ganesh Chandra 4. Bihogi l(ebi
                                                              cogoi
             (C) II and III
                                                                   Chooec thc anrstr ftom thc codee
             (D) II and Iv                                         givcn bclow.

                                                                   (A) I.only
 27. Consider the following pairs.
                                                                   (B) I and tr onfy
         ' Which   of the pairs match/matches
           correctly?
                                                                   (Cl I, II and m
                Name of tle          Locahd at
             stadiuns/ uenues                                      (D) I, ll and IV
             Indira Gandhi l. Sarusajai,
             Athletic Stadium          Guwahati                   Considcr the following statcments.
             Rajiv Gandhi 2. Nog"on                                Which of the .tatcEents is/arc not
             Indoor Stadium                                        conl,cl?
             Ruilra Singha 3. Silchar                              I.   The Jonbeel Mela ie cclcbratcd
             Sports Complex                                             in thc district of West Kaibi
     w. Charan Beel               4. Morigaon                           Anglong and is thc only fair in
                                        district                        India whcre bancr rystem is
                                                                        alivc.
             Choose the correct arxwer from the
             codes given below.
                                                                   II. Thc Dching Patkai Fcstival is
                                                                       celcbratcd in thc month of
                                                                       March cvery ycar, in the
             (A) I only                                                 district of Tinsukia.
             (B) I and II only                                     III. Thc Assam Tea Pcstival is
                                                                        celcbrated iD Dib,rugarh,
             (C) I and IV only                                          Assam, lndia crzcr5r ycar during
                                                                        the winter moaths of Novembcr
             (D) I, il, III and IV                                      to January.

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IV. Rashlila Festival is            a        31. Consider the following statements.
            ' celebration of the life of Lord              Which of the statements are
              Krishna and the festivities                  correct?
             often last for several days and               I. The ?epa'is a wind instrument
             most prominent in the Majuli                        used in traditional music in
             island.                                            the region of Assam, India and
         Choose the correct answer from the                     is made from cast iron/silver.
         codes given below.                                II. The Dhol' is a double-sided
        (A) I only                                              barrel drum covered with goat,
        (B) I and II only                                       cow or buffalo skin snd is
                                                                played with a stick on one
        (C) I, II and III only                                  hand and a hand on the other.
      . (D) I, II, III and IV                              III. Dhol' like instruments are
                                                                found in alnost every culture
  30. Match the following pairs :                               of the world, however the
   Name of Auard          Giuen a/for                           Assamese Dhol' or ?ati Dhol'
                                                                is distinguished by its small
 a. Lachit Award        l. Contribution                         size and rel,atively produces a
                           towards         the                  loud sound.
                            Assamese cul-                  IV. The 'Gogona' is a type of jaw
                            ture
                                                                 harp primarily used in
 b. Bishnu Rabha        2. Persons of emi-                       traditional Bihu music in
    Award                  nence in the freld                    Assam. 'Gogona' is made of
                            of joumalism, art,                 bamboo.
                            culture and liter-             Choose the answer from the codes
                            ature                          given below.
  c. Srimanta           3. Best         sports             (A) I, II, III and IV
    Sankardeva              personality of the
                                                           (B) II, III and IV only
    Award                   year
                                                           (C) il, w and I only
 d. Prabina Saikia      4. Female Assamese
    Award                   writer for out-                (D) II and III only
                            standing contri-
                            bution in creative
                            writing                   32. Consider the following statements.
                                                           Which of the statements is/are not
         Choose the correct ansv/er from the
                                                           co/rzct?
         codes given below.
         (A) a b            c      d                       I.    Na-khowa is basically a feast
              3124                                               popular in Assam and is
                                                                 celebrated for taking the first
         (B) a b            c      d                             taste of the newly cultivated
              23L4                                               rice.
         (C). a  b          c      d                       lI.   Bhekuli Biya is a mythical
              1234                                               marriage between two frogs to
         (D) a b            c      d                             please the rain God to bring
              3 2           1.     4                             rain for a good harvest.
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III. Sattriya dance, a classical           34. Consider the following stahents.
              dancc of Assam, has remained                Which of the statcmcnb i3/arc noc
  '           a living tradition sincc ite                cot7rct?
      ,       crcation by t}te Vaishnav Saint
                                                          I. Sattriya dancc form was
              Madhavdev in 14th century
                                                                introduccd in thc l4th century
              AD.
                                                                AD by thc Vaisbnava Saint
          lV. Bhaona creatcd by Srimanta                        Madhabdev as a powerful
              Sankardcv, popularly known                        mcdium for the propagation of
              as 'Ankia Nat' is a simple                        the Vaishnava faith.
              drama which shows victory of
              truth at the climax.
                                                          II.   Madhabdev through his sinple
                                                                dramas in thc Maitlili
          Choosc the correct ansn er ftom the                            nade the audience
          codes given below.                                    cngrossed in thc Bhakti Rasa
          (A} I                                                 and scllless dcvotion for tl:c
                                                                Supremc Bcing.
          (B) II                                          UI. Thc Bhortal dance is an
          (C) III only                                        innovatioa of thc famous
                                                              Sattriya dancc, ttrc cl,assical
          (D) III and W                                         dancc form of Assam.
                                                          IV. Thc Bhortal dancc was
 33. Match the following pa.irs :                               introduccd in thc latter part of
  .     Nane of            Adion/ Highhghts
                                                                thc 2oth century AD by thc
                                                                Vaishnavitc Dcvotcc Narahari
    . /estruals
                                                                Burabhakat of thc Barpcta
a. Koneali Bihu          1. Meji Ghar                         Satra..
b. Bhogali Bihu          2. Husori                        Choose tlre corr€ct answcr frorr thc
                                                          codes given bclow.
c. Roncali Bihu          3. Earthen lamp
                            ncar holy basil               (A) I only
                            plant                         (B) I and III
d. Bathow puja           4. Worship of nature             (C) I and II
                            (Siiou tree)
                                                          (D) u and Iv
          Choosc thc corcct answer from the
          codcs givcn belov.
                                                     35. Considcr thc followiog statemcnts.
          (A) a     b      cd                             Which of tl:e statemcnta is/arc not
              3     I      24                             concct?
                                                          I.    Charyapa.ds are thc first
          (B) a     b      cd                                   Uterary rcprcacntations of tllc
              4     I      23                                   Assamcac languate during its
          (c) a     b      cd                                   developEent.
              3     2      14                             II.   Charyapa.ds are myrtical
                                                                poems/non8. composcd by
          (D) a     b      cd                                   Buddhist mystics cdlcd
              3     2      4l                                   Siddhacharyac.

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III. In the l4th century AD, a              3?. In the year 2024, India's Forcign
             number of poetic gcniuses like               Exchange Resenres (FICRE)<) have
             Hem Setaswati and Madhava                    surged .to
             Kandali were born. It was                    (A) 704'89 Billion US dollars
             during this period tlat the
             written literature in Assam                  (Bl 690'72 Billion US dollars
             evolved.
 .       IV. Charyapads are         heavily               (C) 813'1 1 Billion US dollarg
             influenced by Sanskrit                       lDl 654'29 Billion US dollars
             vocabulary and aesthetics and
             showcase the emergence of
             distinct Assamcse literary              38, Thc l6th Finance Commission of
             voice.                                       India is headed .by
         Choose the correct anewer from the               (A) Amitabh Kant
         codes given below.
         (A) I only                                       @) Rajiv Kumar
         (B) I and u                                  .   (C) Arvind Panagariya
         (C) [, IU and IV
         (D) None of the above                            (D) B. K. Singh
36. Consider the folo{ring statements.
     Which of the statemcnts are                     39. Considcr the folloudng statcmentE
         correct?                                         regarding tJ:e 'Ayushman Bharat
         I. Thc oldest literarSr and cultural             Scheme'. Which of the statcments
              organization of Assam, Asom                 is/are correct?
              Sahitya Sabha was established               I. The Health and Wellness
              in the year 1917.                              Centr* focus on Providing
         II. Asom Sahitya Sabha was                          comprehensivc Primary
 1            constituted mainly for                           Healthcare scrviccs.
     .       devclopment of        Assamese
             culture, language and                        II. Ttre scheme orclusively covers
              literature.                                      rural houschold, and cr<cludcs
         III. The evolution of Asom Sahitya                    urban beneficiarics.
              Sabha can bc traced back                    III. Ayushman Bharat Promoteg
              to two earlier Delhi-based                       the usc of digital hcalth
              bodies-Asamiya Bhasa                             records through National
              Unnati Sadhini Sabha and                         Health Authority.
              Assamese society.
         IV.. Headquarterc of Asom Sahitya                Choose the answer &om the codes
              Sabha is located at Guwahati.               Bivcn bclow.
         Choose the angwer from the codes                  (A) I and III only
         given below.
         (A) I and II only                                 (B) II and Itr only
         (B) I, II and III                                 (C) II only
         (C) II and III only
         (D) I, II and IV                                  (D) I, II and III

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40. Micro Units Development and                      III. To providc an adequate
          Relinance Agency (MUDRA) Banks                    quantity of micro nutdcnts like
          have been set.up to provide                       iron, folic acid, vitamin A
          development and relinance to
                                                       IV. To provide an adcquate
          (A) Commercial Banks only                        quantity of fatty acids and
                                                            medicine for the comnon cold
          (B) Cooperative Banks only                        and diarrhoea.
          (C) Commercial and          Regional         Choose the answer from the codes
               Rural Banks                             given below.
  '       (D) Commerciat Banks/NBFCs/                  (A) I, m and IV drly
      '       Cooperative Barks for loan to            (B) I, II and Itr onl5r
               misro units
                                                       (C) I, n and IV only
                                                       (D) I, II, Itr and ry
 41. Consider the following statements
      about Assam's performance in the                Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana
          SDG India Index 2023-2024. W}rich            has been launchcd for
          of the statements are crrrect?               (A) providing housing loan to the
          I.   Assam is ranked 23 along with                poor pcoplc at chcapcr interest
               Tripura and Punjab.                          rates
                                                       (B) promoting womca's sclf-help
          U. Assam's composite score of 65                 groups in backward areas
             places it in tJ:e lerformer,
               category.                               (C) promoting fnaDcid inclusion
                                                           in the country
          III. Assam is categorised as a               (D) proviaing fnancial help to the
               T'ront Runner' State in the                  marginaliscd communities
               2023-2024 SDG Index.
          Choose the answer from the codes            Consider the following statements
          given below.                                 about Sarva Shikstra Abhfan,
                                                       Which of the statcments is/are
                                                      correct?
      . (A) I and III only                            I.    Sarva Shiksha Abhi5ran is to
          (B) II and III only                               achieve thc universalisation of
          (C) I and II only                                 elementalr education in a
                                                            time-bound trranner.
          (D) I, II and III                           II. The Abhiyan is to make free
                                                          and compulsory education for
 42, Consider the following norms of the                  children 6f .ges 6-16 years.
          Mid-day Meal Scheme. Which of the           Choose the answer from the codes
          norms given below are cotrect?              given below.
          I. To provide a minimum of                  (A) Only I
               45O calories of food                   (B) Only II
          II. To provide a minimum of                 (c) Both I and tr
               12 grams of protein                    (D) Neither I nor II

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45. A bamboo technologr park and Tea               ,tt. Consider the following statementa.
      park is under construction at                      Which of the statcmenta arre
      (A) Chaygaon in KamruP (Rura$                     corrrect?
          district                                      I. 42nd Amendment of the
      (B) Amingaon in KamruP (nural)                         Constitution of India wes thc
                                                             lengttriest ancDdment to the
        . district                                           Constitution of India.
      (C) Boko in Kamrup (Rural)
          district                                      II. 73rd Amendmcnt of the
                                                             Constitution rcl,atcr to the
      (D) Changsari in IkmruP (Rural)                        [.cal Govcmment Institutions.
          district
                                                        III. The Governor of a State is
46. Biponi', an innovative marketing                         appointcd by thc Union Homc
          scheme is to provide EuPPort to                    Minister.
          participate in difierent trade fairs          IV. Chicf Justice of a High Court is
          and events to market products                       appointcd by thc Chief Justicc
          (A) in abroad only                                  of the Supreme Court of Indie.
 '        (B) within the State                          Choosc tJrc answer from thc codcs
                                                        given below.
          (C) within the State in the countrY
               as well as in abroad                     (A) I, tI, Itr and IV
          (D) only in the country                        (B) I and I only
                                                         (C) II and III onlY
47. Consider the following statements                    (D) II and IV onlY
     regarding removal of SuPreme
     Court judge as Provided in the
          Coastitution of India :                  ti9. Separation of judiciary from the
                                                         executive has bccn Provided in
          I. At least IOO membcrs of the                 which of the following Part3 of thc
               Lok Sabha and 5O members of               Indian Constitution?
               the Rajya Sabha must sign the
               notice for the motion to remove           (4 Thc Preamblc
               judges.                                   (B) Thc Fundamental Rights
          il. The Speaker has the authoritY              (C) Thc Seventh Schedule
                to approve or disaPProve the
                mouon.
                                                         (D) The Directive PrinciPler of
                                                              State Policy
          III. A judge of the SuPremc Court
                shall not be removcd from his       !0. When - can the Prcgident declare
  :             ofrice erccpt by an order of the         emergcncy?
      .        President.
                                                         (A) When there is a brcakdown of
          Which of the statements Siven                      the Constitutional mactrincrY
           abovc is/are correct?
                                                         (B) When security of the countrJr is
           (4 I, U and III                                    t}reatened
           (B) I and U only                               (C) When frnancial stabili$ is
           (C) III onlY                                       endangered
           (D) I and Itr onlY                             (D) Any or all of tl:c abovc

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81. Consider the following statements.              Consider the folloc/ing statcments.
              Which of the statements is/are              Which of the statemcnts is/are not
         '    correct?                                    corraci?
              I. In the Golaknath case, the              L    lndian Mminisu-ative Servicc
                  Supreme Court coacede the                   is not an e$ential part of the
                  right of parliament to amend                Government-
                  the Constitution but denied it         II. The Minkter of DefeDc!, India
                  the right to aruend the basic               is tJrc supreme comrnander of
                  structure of the Constitution.              the armed forccs in India.
             II. Article 356 of the Indian               III. Double citizenship' is not true
                . Constitution deals with the                 about thc Indian Constitution.
                  proclamation of prcsident,g            IV. The age for conteting the
                  rule in a State.                           election to lok Sabha is 28
                                                              years.
             IU. Term of ofice of a Governor of
                  a State is 3 years.                    Choose the cor€.ct answrr from tl:e
                                                         codes given below.
             lV. Second Schedule of the                  (4 None
                 Constitution of India talks
                  about the           oaths of           (B) II and w
                  allirmations.                          (C) I, II and IV only
             Choose the answer from the codes            (D) m
             given below.
                                                        Article 32 of thc Indian Constitution
             (A) II only                                 speaks about
                                                         (A) Right to people
             @) II and III only                          (B) Rieht to rcligion
             (C) II, il and IV only                      (C) Right to          Constitutional
                                                             remedies
             (Dl I, II, III and IV                       (D) Right to equality

                                                        The n ords 'socialfut' and ,s€cular,
 52, What is Right to Fieedom as per the                 were inserted in the Prramble by
             Constitution of India?
                                                         (A) Fifteenth AEerldment of the
             (A) Right to speech and expression              Constitution
                                                         (B) Thirty-Ninth Amendment of the
             (B) Right to assemble peacefi.rlly              Constitution
             (C) Right to form associations and          (C) Forty-Second Amendment of
     '           unions                                     the Constitution
                                                        (D) Forty-Fourth Amendment of
             (Dl All of the above                           the Constitution

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56. The Conetitution of India names our         6O. The posts of Barbarua and
       country as                                     Barphukan were created during the
       (A) Bharat                                     period of Ahom king
  .    (B) Hindustan                                  (A) Swargadeo Rudra Singha
       (C) Aryavarta                                    (B) Swargadeo Pratap Singha
       (D) India, that is Bharat                        (C) Swargadco Gaurinath Singha
                                                        (D) Swargadeo Siva Singha
 57. The disqualification for membership         61. Match List-I with Liet-II :
      in legisLative assembly is
      (A) if he/she is of unsound mind                     List-I          List-E
      (B) if he/she is an undischarged                First Buddhist 1. Kundalavana
            insolvcnt                                 Council
       (C) if helshe is not an Indian
          . citizen                                   Second Buddhist 2. Rajagriha
                                                      Council
       (D) Any or all of the above
                                                      Third         Buddhist 3. Vaishali
 58. Considcr the following statements.               Council
      Which of the statements is/are             d.   Fourth Buddhist 4, Pataliputra
       corrcct?                                       Council
       L Pushya Varman was a
         contemporary of Samudra-                       Choose the correct answer from the
            Supta.                                      codes given bclow.
       II. Mahendra Varman pcrformed                    (A) a          b    cd
            two Ashwamedha Yajnas.                              2      3    4l
                the answer from the codes               (B) a          b    cd
      ' Choose
        given below.                                        3          2    4l
                                                        (c) a          b    cd
        (A) I only                                              2      4    t3
        (B) II only                                     (D) a          b    cd
        (C) Both I and II                                       4      2    31
        (D) Neither I nor II
                                                 62. Consider the following pairs. Which
 59. Arrange tJ:e following cvcnts in the             of the pairs doerldo rrot match
        correct chronological order :                   correc0y?
        I. Gadadhar Revolt                               I. Kalibangan           1. Rajesthan
        lI. Rangia Uprising                             II. Irthaf               2. Gujarat
        III. Gomdhar Konwar Revolt                      III. Kot B.ta            3. Delhi
        IV. Phulaguri Dhewa
                                                        IV, Hisar                4. Haryana
        Choose the correct anawer tom the
        codes given below.                               Choosc thc anawer from the codes
                                                        given bclow.
        (A) IIr, r, ry, u                               (A) I only
        (Bl r, [, ru, rv                                (B} II
        (c) u, r, rrr, rv                               (c) ur
  '     (D) nr, rr, v, r                                (D) I and IV

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63. Match List-I with List-II :                      65. I(ushal Konwat' was hanged in
       ' ,rbt-I                       itst-I               connection with the dcrailmerrt of a
                                                           train at
 a. The Kailash Temple l. Chola                            (A) Fakiragram
                                      dynasty
b. The Brihadeshwara 2. Viiayanagar                        @ Barpathar
       Temple                            ruler             (C) Sarupathsr
 c. I'he Mahabalipuram 3. Rashtrakuta                      (D) Dhckiajuli
   Temple            dynasty
d, The Virupaksha 4. pallava                          65. Consider the following statcrncnts
                                                           about 'Gopal Krishna Gokhale, :
   Temple                 dynasty
           Choose the correct answer from the
                                                           I.   Gopal Krisbrn Gokhale was
           codes given below.
                                                                impressed ty         l,Iahadco
                                                                Govinda Ranadc.
           (A) a  b        c    d                          II. Gopat Krishna Gokhale
               3142                                             establishcd the lScrvants of
           (B) a b         c    d                               India Socicty'.
               34r2                                        Which of thc statcmcat! givcrr
           (C) a b                                         above is/are corrcct?
                           c    d
               1234                                        (A) I only
           (D) a b         c    d                          pl n onry
               2341                                        (C) Both I and tr
 5rt. With reference to t}te Revolt of 1857,,              (D) Neither I oor tr
       which of the bllowing statements
       is/are not @t'rtaa?                            6?. Name the autlror of tJre fuk" fuEtU
                                                           and Un-British RriJe in Indb.
           I.   One of the prominent centres               (4 LaIa tajpat Rai
                of 1857 Revolution was Jhansi.
           II. Vir Savarkar dcscribed the                  (B) Dadabhai l{aoroji
                Revolt of 1857'as a war of                 (C) Bal cangadhar Tilak
                National Independence.
                                                           (D) Sardar Vdlabhbhai Patcl
  .'       Itr. Nana Sahib was a prominent
                leader in Kanpur (then called         68. Consider the fullwing statcmdrts.
       '       Cawnpore).                                  Which of the statcmcnts arle ,toc
           IV. The people of India were united             cot tcc?
               in 1857 Revolt.                             I.   Vande Mataram' was sung for
           Choose the correct answer from the                   t}re first timc at thc 1896
           codes given below.                                   Session of Indian Natimal
           (4r                                                  Congress.
           (B) Iv only                                     II. Jawaharlal l{chm fouadcd the
           (c) m                                                'All India Harijan Samaj' in
           (Dl II and IV                                        1932.

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III. 6th April, f 930 is well-known               Choose the correct answer from the
          ir Indian history because of its             codes given below.
        ' associatioa   with Quit India                (A) a  b       c    d
          Movemcnt.
                                                           2341
     IV. Annie Besant was selected as                  (B) a b        c    d
         the first woman President of
         thc Indian National Congrcss.                     2314
     Choose the correct aaawer from the                (C) a b        c    d
     codcs given below.                                    4123
     (A) I end u                                       (D) a b        c     d
                                                           2143
     (B) II and III
     (C) III and IV
                                                  71. Match the names of Lakes in List-I
                                                       with their locations in List-II :
     (D) II and IV                                    Li.st-I                 List-II
                                                  a. Ashtamudi 1. Uttarakhand
69. Arange the following wents relating
     to frc:cdom movement of India                b. Bhimtal      2. Himachal Pradesh
     chronologically :                            c. Chandra Taal 3. Kerala
     L The Non-Coopcration Move-                  d. Chilika      4. Odisha
         ment                                          Choose the @rrect answer from the
     II. The Salt March                                codes given below
     nI. Ttre Quit India Movement                      {A} a  b       c     d
                                                           1324
     IV. The Declaration of Rrma Swaraj                (B) a b        c     d
     Select the @rrect answer from thc                     3124
     codes given below.                                (Cl a b        c     d
     (A) r,rv,u,m                                          24r3
     (B) r, rr, ry, m
                                                       (D) a b        c     d
                                                           2134
     (c) Iv, I, r, m
                                                  72. Consider the following statements :
     (D) rr, Iv, r, m
                                                       L lhe plain area of Rajasthan
7O. Match the following :
                                                           has a general slope from
                                                           North-East to South-West.
    Nanc of nwrutments Lwtcd at                        U. The Ganga plain lies between
    a. Maidam          l. Maibang                          the Yamuna catchment in the
                                                           Wcst to Bangladesh border in
    b. Rock-cut temple 2. Charaideo                        the East.
    c. Gola Ghar       3. Khaspur                      IU. The upper Ganga plain
                                                           includes the Ganga-Yamuna
    d. Kachari Kingdom 4. Joysagar                          Doab, and Central and Eastem
       ruins                                                Uttar Pradesh.

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W. The Brahmaputra plain in                 II. Agriculture production per
                  India is about 72O km long and             hectare of land is very low due
                  about 80 km wide.                          to age_old methods of
             Choose the corect answer from   the             cultivation adopted by the
             codes given below.                              farmers.
             (A) I-Ttue, II-False, nl-True,              IU' Kharif crops are sown during
                 IV_F.alse                                   the eady part of winter season,
             (B) r-rrue, rr-rrue,
                 lV-False
                                      ur-Farse, [; fil#3,ff,H1-Jil:ffi:
                                                             part of spring season.
             (C) I-True, II-True, III-False,             ry. Heavy damages of crops are
                 IV-True                                                                       .
                                                             caused alrnost every year due
             (D) I-False, Il{rue, III-FaIse,                 to recurring floods.
                 IV-True                                 Choose the correct answer from the
                                                         codes given below-
     7.3. Match List-I with List-II :
         .                                         (Al I onlv
                 List-I            Lbt-n
          (Nonc of Glaciers) (I-oatiols)           (B) IV and II
         a. Siachen           1. Utta-rakhand      (C) III only
         b. Sheshnag 2. Sildcim                    (D) I and UI
         c. Gangotri         3. Karakoram
         d. Zemu             4, Kashmir       ZS. Match the names of districts in
           choose the correct answer from the
                                                   List-I with the densities of
                                                  population in List-II :
           codes given below.
                                                          List-I          l;st-
           (A) a b c d
                                                        b' KamruP (m)              2' 44
             (B) a    b     c    d
                 I    2     3    4                      c. Lakhimpur               3. t3 t3
             (c) a    b     c    d                      d' Karbi Anglong           4' 458
                 4    3     |    2                      Choose the correct answer from tl-le
                                                                given below'
             (D) a    b     c    d                      "odes
     ,           3    4     |    2                      (A) a b          c     d
                                                            2341
    71. Consider the following statements               1gl a b          c     d
             regarding agriculture in Assam.                f 2          g     4
             Which of the statements is/are not
             corTBct?                                   (C) a b          c     d
             I. In Assam, agricultural land                 3 4          |     2
                plots are small and so tiuing by        (D) a b          c     d
                using tractor is dillicult.                 4 S          2     I
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75. Through which State/States of                    78. Consider the following statements in
      North-East India does the line of                    regard to location of districts in
           Tropic of Cancer pass?                          Assam :
           I. Manipur                                      I. Tinsukia is the eastern most.
                                                           [I. Hailakandi is the sout]rem
     '     II. .Mizoram                                         most.
         ' III. Tripura                                    III. Lakhimpur is the northern
                                                                most.
           IV. Nagaland
                                                           IV. Dhubri is the wcstem most.
           Choose the correct answer from the              Choose the @rrect answer from the
 .         codes given below.                              codes given below.
           (A) I only                                      (A) I-Correct,            Il-Correct,
                                                               Ill-Correct, ry-Inclrrect
           (B). I and II
                                                           (B) I-Correct,          II-Incorrect,
           (C) U and UI only                                    Ill-Correct, lv-Incorrect
           (D) II, III and w.                              (C) I-Correct,              II-Correct,
                                                                Ill-Incorrect, Iv-Correct
                                                           (D) I-Incorrect,           II-Incorrect,
 77. Match List-I with List-II :                                Ill-Correct, Iv-Correct
            List-I                    List-A
 (Widlfe So;rcturl;ry)          (District)            79. Match the biosphere reserves of
                                                           India in List-I with their locations
 a. Laokhowa                1. Jorhat                      in List-II :
b. Chakrashila              2. Karbi Anglong                 List-I              List-II
c. Hollongapar              3. Nagaon                  a. Nanda Devi 1. Odisha
         Gibbon
                                                       b. Pachmarhi 2. Mcghalaya
d. Marat l,ongri            4. Kokrajhar
                                                       c. Nokrek    3. Madhya Pradesh
           Choose the correct answer from t]le         d. Similipal 4. Uttarakhand
           codes given below.
                                                           Choose the correct answer from the
                                                           codes given below.
           (A)     abcd
                 .2   1     3    4                         (A) a b            c   d
                                                               1234
           (B)    abcd
                  432l                                     (B) a b            c   d
                                                               4321
           (c)    abcd                                     (C) a b            c   d
                  3412                                         23t4
           (D) a      b     c    d                         (D) a b            c   d
                  1     2   4    .1                            3412
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80. Match the oil relineries of India in          85. How many 3's are there io the
       List-I with their locations in                   following scqucnce which are
       List-II :                                        neither preccded b,y 6 nor
            list-I                   List-n             immediately followed by 9?
      a, Barauni IOC l. Haryana                              9, 3, 6, 6,3,9, 5, 9, 3, 7,
                                                             8,9, l, 6,3,9, 6,3,9
      b. tr(ochi CRL 2. Bihar
                                                         (A) One           (B) Two
      c. Ha]dia IOC 3. Kerala
                                                         (C) Three         (D) Four
      d. Karrul IOC 4. West Bengd
       Choose the correct answer ftom the
                                                   86. An amount of t 2O,O(D is dcpo.sited
       codes given below.                               in a bartk for two ycan. Calculate
       (A) a   b       c         d                      the interest if the rate of intcrest is
           132                   4                      l09o compoundcd anaually.
       (B) a b         c         d                      (A) t 4,200
           2t3                   4                       (B) t 4,OOO
       (c) a b         c         d                       (c) < 6,000
            4      3   2         I
       (D) a       b   c         d
                                                         (D) < 3,soo
            2      3   4         I
                                                   87. If the circumfercacc of a circle is
 81. The largest number which divides 7O                 incrcased by 5O96, then its arca will
       and 125 leaving remainders 5 and 8                be increased b5r
       respectively is
       (A) 13           (B) 6s                           lAl 12So/o (B) 50%
       (c)  31          (D) s6                           (c) 10oo/o (D) r7s%
 t2, If thc lines givcn W 3x +2tq = 2 arrd         88. Ten ycars ago A was half of B in age.
       2x+59+ 1= O arc parallcl, then the                If the ratio of their prcscnt ages is
       value of k is                                     3 : 4, what will bc the total of their
       (A)-;12             (B)
                                 s
                                                         prescnt ag6?
                                                         (A) 8 years        (B) 20 years
       rol!42              ro)9                          (C) 35 years       (P) 30 years
 83. Choose thc odd numbcr from the                89. T\xo numbers arc 3O96 and 2096 less
       options given below.                             than a third numbcr rBpcctively,
  :    (4 17               (B) 13                       Ttre ratio of frst two numbers is
      . lcl 27             (D) le                       lAl 7 :6           (B) 8:7
                                                        (c) 7:8            (D) 6:7
 t4. Hari ranked 9th from the top and
       36th from the bottom in a claas.
       How many students are there in the          1lO. lf 2x + 39 = 29 aad y = .x + 3, what is
       class?                                             the value of .r?
       (A) 4s              lBl 47                         (A) 4            (Bl 7
       (c) 48              (D) 44                        (c) s              (D) 6

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91. There are six persons sitting in a row               96. In a certain code, KAMAL is written
      facing North. A is sitting towards                       as 29894, VIJAY is written as
      immediate left of B and immediate                        35196, then word VIMAL will be
      right of C. C is sitting to immediate                     coded as
      right of tr'. D is immediate right of E
      who is to the left of F. Then which                       l l 29t96        (B) 3s8e4
      two people are sitting in the centre?                     (c) 3s194        (D) ssl95
      (A) D and B
       (B) r and C                                        97. A man walks 6 km to the East and
                                                               then turns to t]:e South and walks
       (C) A and B                                             2 krn. Again he turns to the East
       (D) E and D                                             and walks 2 km. Next he turns
                                                               Northwards and walks 8 km. How
 92. How many meaningful words can be                          far is he now from his starting
      formed using first, second, sixth                        point?
      and seventh letters of the word                          (Al r8 kn         (B) 10 km
       INFORMATION?
                                                               (C) 16 lsn        (D) 12 km
       (A) Two
       (B) One                                            98. The price of mustard oil is raised by
       (C) More than two                                       25o/o. By how much percent must a
                                                               consumer reduce his consumption
       (D) None of tl:e above                                  of mustard oil so as not to increase
                                                               his expenditure?
 93. Choose the missing term out of the
      given alternatives :                                      (A) ro%          lBl 25o/o
          L7,26, 37,50, 65, ?, r0l                              (c) 15%          lDl 2oo/o
       (A) 82              (B) 7s                         99. If the seventh day of a month is three
                                                                days earlier than Friday, what day
       (c) 78              (D) 40                               will it be on the nineteenth day of
                                                                the month?
      Pointing to a lady in the photograph,
       Neelu said, "Her son's father is the
                                                                (A) Sunday
       son-in-law of my mother". How is                         (B) Monday
       Neelu related to the lady?
                                                                (C) Wednesday
       (A) Aunt           (B) Mother
                                                                (D) Friday
       (C) Sister          (D) Cousin
                                                         100. In an examination, a student scores
 95, A 'train' is called 'bus', 'bus' is called                4 marks for every correct answer
       'tractor', 'tractor' is called 'car', tar'              and loses 1 mark for every wrong
       is called 'scooter', 'scooter' is called                answer. If he attempts all 75
       'bicycle', bicycle' is called tnoped'.                  questions and secures 125 marks,
       Which of the following is used to                       the total number of questions he
       plough a field?                                         attempted correctly is
       (A) Train            (B) Bus                            (A) 3s           (B) 40
       (C) Tractor         (D) Car                              lcl 42           (D) 46

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