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Tripura Public Service Commission 2014: Combined Competitive Examination for Misc. Posts 2013-14, Preliminary, General Studies and Arithmetic

  • Date: 16 March 2014
  • Paper code: TR/CMIS/14
  • Series: D
  • Language: English
  • 17 pages
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                            Select the appropriate article lo complct~ the following sentences wherever
                                       necessary. Choose option (cJ) if no article is required .
                                                                                      .
                                                         (Question Nos. 6 - I 0)
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                     6.   Mr. Mukherjee became _ _ Principal            9.            Mr. Sen whom you met las
  ..                      of the college in 2012.                              evening is my uncle.
                           @a                @ an                                                              @             an
                                                                               @a
                           © the             @ no article                                                      @             no article
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                     7.    We had ,_ _ late lunch today.

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                                             @      an                  10. Yesterday -                   European called 2
                                                                            my 'office.
                           © the·            @      no article

                     8.   This is - - best book of elementary                 @ ·a                         @ an
                          English.
                                                                                                           @                no article
                                             @      an
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                            FincJ out the incorrect sentence from amongst the sentences given below :
       92.
                                                         (Question Nos. I J - 15)
                    11 . @ Anil told to me about it.                    13.   @ He said, "My God! I am ruined.
                          @ The boy was made to do the
                              whole work.                                     @ This admits no excuse.
                          © It is nothing else but pride.                     © He asked                 me                 if l   wou
                          @ It has been raining since morning.                       accompany him.

                    12.   @ He asked Ram to go with him.                      @ None of these.
                          @ 111e boy said that he would go
 ·.      (                    with us.                                         'i'":".:_·- • - ·-· -.... - - -..            "l
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                          @ Being a very hot today, J remained                  •

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                          @ One should keep one•s promise.                            ·r p         r·
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l 1L @ I le sai led for New York on          15.          0 He enjoys swimming.
              Monday. arriving there on Sunday.
                                                                 @ I wrote that I would visit him
           @ TI1c mother asked her boy where                              next day.
                he had been all the aflemoon.
                                                                 © I saw a bad dream last night.
           © Ile said. "What a pity you did not
                                                                 @) I was requested to attend the
                come!"
                                                                          mee1ing.
            @) Everybody was satisfied with his
                work.

               Choose 1hc correct alternative 10 complete the sentences given hclow :
                                        (Question Nos. 16 - 20)

        16. I hove given _ _ caling menl.               19. The doclor told him

            @ orr          @     out                             @ to not smoke

            © up           @     away                            @ nol to smoke

        17 111c longer I live here. - - ·                         © do not smoke
             @ I like it more                                     @ none of 1hcse.
             @ the more I like ii
                                                        20. He was offered a new job but he
             © more I like it                                     turned it - -             ·
             @ 1 like more it
                                                                  ® up
         18. Jolin enjoys - -·                    --...--. @ out -, .
                                                         .
                                                                                 -· ,
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             ® praising                                 ·1n
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I.                                                       PART - B

          I             2 1. In India who accords recognition to                    Lf ow many schedules are there in the
                                                                                24. ,-

       II                    the vari ous political parties as national
                             or regional ?
                                                                                    Constitution of India?

                                                                                                           @ 13
          I    I    •
                                                                                       ® 12
       J' ~                  @ The President
                                                                                                           @ 14
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                             @ The Parliament                                          © 11
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                             © 1l1e Election Commission                              . The Sarpanch>who is the chai11T1an of
                                                                                25
                             @ None of these.                                          the ,village panchayat, is

                                                                                       @' nominated by district ofliccr
                        2?. In India which of the following docs
                            not foll within the purview of the                         @ elected by the pauchayat frorn 1
                            Election Commission ?                                         ·amongst its members
                             ® .Election of the Prime Minister                        © elected by the panchayat from
                             @ · Conduct of the election of tJ1e                           amongst persons who arc nc4

                                  ~r:csident
                                                                                           members of the panchayat

                             © Assignment of symbols to political                     @ None of these.
                                  parties

                             @ Election to State Assemblies                     26. Which Article of the Constitutioo
                                                                                    empowers the Parliament to crca~
                                                                                    new states, alter their boundaries.
J                       23. At what level docs Panchayal Samities                     even their names ?
I.                           exist in India?
                                                                                      @ Article 4
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                             @ None of these.                                         @ Article 17

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          27. The    schc1.h1l c   of electi ons             30      Under the Consti1111i 1111 of' l11dia, which
                                                    fo r
                                                                     one of the fo llowi ng is not n
              panchayats is decided by
                                                                     h111damc11tal Duty ?

              ® The Election Commission of                           @ To vote in public clccti.ons
                    !:1din
                                                                     @ To develop the scienti fic temper
              ® Ccntrnl I lome Minister
                                                                     © To sa feguard puhlie property
              © The Stale Government
                                                                     @ To abide by the Constitution and
              @ None of these.                                            respect its itlcnls
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                                                                31 . Tripura became a full-Ocd gcd stale in
          28. What    is the lowest unit of the
               Pnnclrnynt Rnj System ?                                                           @ 1972

               ® Yi IInge Panchayat                                           1959               @ 1971
a                                                                                     ..
it
               @ Panchnyul Samiti                                                    '-
                                                                                      • 1 i I1
                                                                      Density •oi· pdpul ation per sq. km in
               © Zi la Purishad                                                        I


                                                                     Tripura accord ing to 20 11 census is
               @
                                                   ' .                @ 350                      @      348
n
:e         29. Panchayats were given constitutional                   © 304                      @      3 10

               status by

                                                                 33. Number of Sub-Di vision in Tripura
               ® the 72nd Amendment
                                                                      (according to ndministrative set up
               @ the 73rd Amendment
                                                                      20 12- 13) is
                © the 74th Amendment
                                                                                                    @   23
                @ the 86th /\niendment
                                                                       ©·25                         @ 27 .
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                                                                                                                                                                                        d·incc of Tripuri trihalu
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                                  •                                                                                                    @ ~cw paddy
              '                   I               © 109                           @ 6R
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                                                                                                                                           © ~owing of seed!!
                                            35. Whn among the following was the
                                       ·.       Chief Minislef ol' Tripma fo r more
                                                                                                                                                                  I
                                                                                                                                           @ Driving away inscclR from paddy
                                                than one term ?                                                                                                   held
                                                    @) Nripcn Chakrahnrly
                                                    @ Dasarath : Dch                                                        .. 1       st hill range of Tripura is ;
                                                                                                                        39. 111c :1ongc ·                          ,
                                                    © Sukhamoy Scngupln                                                                                       '
                                                    @ Sm.lhir R.anjan Majumdcr                                                               ® !I Dcvatamura
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                                              36.
                                                    In which rn niic or hills does the                  Riv~i ; ·,;;' .:?'Qi) :Longtarai
                                                    Juri original~?                                         ... .. e.:·.'::~ '>'
              .                                                               ,    .T p S                    C .        1             •• ;   :@?t~.~.tharamura
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                                                          Atharamura
                                                                                                                              in~luded in the list of tribal populatio\
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                          I
                                                                                                                                                  of Tripura ?                                                      I
I'I                                             37. Who built ·the capital of Tripura at
ii                                                  Agartala ? ,
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                 lu111•c•  t i 11 I •        '
                       • '         1.:11 int 1<11111I horllcr                             is nnt gcugrnphically bound with any •

                  ®., I\ 111 11:.chril l'1111lcsh                                         other N. E. Stale ?


                  ® N11gal:rn<1                                                           @ Mizoram              @   Sikk im


                  0 M11nip11r                                                              @ Ma11ipur            @ Nngal:rnd .

                  @      I ripura
                                                                                      45. 'I lie Norlh East Council (NEC) wns
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                                                                                           form ed in
           '12 · I.ok tnk, lh c higgcst frcslawalcr lake
                  i11 I:astern I11din is located tn
                                                                                           ® 1973                @   197R

                                                                                          .@ 1971                @ 1970
                   @ /\rn11achal l'radcsh

                   ® !'>ikkim
                                                                                           Department of Development of North
                   © Ma11ip11r                                                             East Region (DONER) was instituted

                   @                                                                       in
td
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                                                                                           ® 200.1               @ 2005
01
            113 . Noonmnti Oil Refi nery is located in
                                                                                           © 2000                @ 2003
     I             lhc state

 i                 @ Assam
                                                                              I, 47. Douki is located along the frontier of
I                  @ Mcglrnlnya                                    · .i·.
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                                                                                           .which. of fo llowing ?
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                                                                                    J 4 Indian Science Congress wets
             48. India's lnrgest Buddhist monastery is
                                                                               held in
                 situated in
                                                                               @ Srinagar                @ Jammu

        ,·       ® Sikkim                                                                                @ Dchradun
                                                                               © Shimla
                 @ Bihar
                                                                   52. New York is locntcd on the bank of
                 ©    /\runaehal Pradesh
                                                                                         I
                                                                               river
                 @ Tripura                                                                   .           @ Fibe
                                                                               @ Spree
                               •
                                                                               © Jfudson 1               @ Thames
             49 · Total number of Assembly seals in                                      I
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                 /\ssnm is
                                                                                         .
                                                              .. S3.'....Colosseum is a famous site located at
                 ® 126              @      107
                                                                          1,   .J .

                 © 121              @      140
                                                                          . , @:· R~~c
                                                                                                 /
                                                                               <liJ Paris,.
             50. \Vl10 was the Chief Guest at the
                 Ind ia's    Republic Day Parade
                                                                               © London
                                                                                     I
                 Celebration on 26th January, 2014?                            @ Vatican City

                  @ David Cameron
                                                                   54. To,rah is the sacred book of
                  @ Aung San Suu Kyi
                                                                               @ Confucianism
                  © Sinzo Abe                                                    I


                                                                               @ Zoroastrianism
                               .
                  @ Sheikh Hasina                                                            Judaism

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Who :uuong the foll owing scientists                                    p · hcry · Crisis
                                                         58. The book ' T roublec1 crrp        .
           ha" been nwarclcd Bhnrnt Rntna                                ·      r.    • ·s written by
           rccc111 l y 'l                                    o f India's North i.:ac;t 1

           '<I'
           ~ C. N . I{ornchandra Rao                          - subir
                                                              ®       ; ahawmik
                                                                . • .      I

           @ 11. J. Bhnha                                     @ '_iR1ah~I f Mel~to
                                                                  ' • f   i. 1
of    ' @· C. V. Rnmnn                                        © G,!lutari1 Bhatia
           @ I\ fJ J /\bclul Kn lnm                           @ None 'of them.


      1,   Whi ch of fol lowing wunlrics hosted           59. Srikrishna Committee, which wns ~cl

           12th edition or South J\sinn Federation            up in 20 IO, is related to
           <iamcs in 201 2?
nt
                                                              @ Oil Price
           @ Nepal                                            @ Godhra Riots
           @ India                                            © Tclcngana Issue
           © Pakistan                                         @ Distribution of Kaveri water

           @ Sri Lanka
                                                          60. The I 08th Consti1u1ional Amendment
                                                              Bill deals with
      7. Who was declared the Man of the
           Tournament of the Twcnty-20 Cricket
                                                               @ Reservation of scuts for women
                                                                    in    Lok    Sabh a    a nd   S tate
           World Cup 20 I 0 '!
                                                                    Assemblies

           ® Kevin Piclcrscn                                   ® free ' and compulsory primary
                                                                    education
           @ Craig Kieswellcr
                                                               © Creatron of National Judicial
           © Salmon Dull                                            Commission

                                                               @ None of these.
           @ M. S. Ohoni

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·1he Preamble to the Constitution               69. R;ght to Property was dropped frothm
 declare<: India                                     the list of Fundamental Rights by e

                                                        @ 44th amendment
 ® a Sovereign Democrattc. Republic
 @ a Socialist Democratic Republic                      @ 42nd amendment

 ©. a Sovereign Socialist Secular
     Democratic Republic
                                                                . ..      ~   .
 @ None of these.                                 70. The Members ofj :the Rajya Sabha
                                                         (other tlian nominated Members) are
                                                            ~                     I

                                                         elected by. the
 Under    whi ch     schedu le       of our
 Constitution , Tripura Trihal Areas                     @ Elected members of the State
                                                                Legislative Assemblies
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                                                                                  93. f'ind . lhc smallest whole number
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