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Question 1Single Answer
Yojna a weekly journal
  1. AMinistry of Finance        
  2. BMinistry of Information and Broadcastin
  3. CMinistry of Rural Development
  4. DPlanning Commission
Question 2Single Answer
Kurukshetra a journal on rural development is published by
  1. AMinistry of Finance 
  2. BMinistry of Information and Broadcastin
  3. CMinistry of Rural Development
  4. DPlanning Commission
Question 3Single Answer
Devaluation of a currency means
  1. AFixing the value of the currency in conjuction with the movement in the value of a basket of predetermined currencies
  2. BReduction in the value of a currency vis-à-vis major internationally traded currencies
  3. CFixing the value of currency in multilateral consultaion with the IMF the World Bank and major trading partners
  4. DPermitting the currency to seek its worth in the international market
Question 4Single Answer
In India rural incomes are generally lower than the urban incomes, which of the following reasons account for this
            1. a large number of farmers are illiterate and know little about scientific agriculture
            2. prices of primary products are lower than those of manufactured products
            3. Investments in agriculture has been low when compared to investment in industry
  1. A1 and 3
  2. B2 and 3
  3. C1 and 2
  4. D1,2 and 3
Question 5Single Answer
Which of the following programmes aims at the promotion of savings among rural women
  1. ARashtriya Mahila Kosh
  2. BIndira Mahila Yojna
  3. CJawahar Rozgar Yojna
  4. DMahila Samridhi Yojna
Question 6Single Answer
What is Net National Product
  1. Athe money value of final goods and services produced annually in the economy
  2. Bthe money value of annual service generation in the economy
  3. Cthe money value of tangible goods produced annually in the economy
  4. DThe money value of tangible goods available in the economy
Question 7Single Answer
National income is the 
  1. Anet national product at market price
  2. Bnet national product at factor cost
  3. Cnet domestic product at market price
  4. Dnet domestic product at factor cost
Question 8Single Answer
Chelliah Committee of 1992 deals with the overhauling of our
  1. Afinancial system            
  2. Btax system
  3. Cpatents and copyrights  
  4. DPublic sector undertakings
Question 9Single Answer
During which Five Year Plan was the annual growth rate of National Income the lowest
  1. A2nd plan
  2. B3rd plan
  3. C5th plan
  4. D6th plan
Question 10Single Answer
Which of the following taxes is a progressive tax
  1. Asales tax           
  2. Bcustom tax
  3. Cexcise tax         
  4. Dincome tax
Question 11Single Answer
Which of the following estimates the National Income in India
  1. ANational Income Committee
  2. BPlanning Commission
  3. CReserve Bank Of India
  4. DCentral Statistical Organisation
Question 12Single Answer
India changed over to the decimal system, coinage in
  1. AApril 1951         
  2. BApril 1955
  3. CApril 1957         
  4. DApril 1978
Question 13Single Answer
11th Five Year Plan aim at achieving 10% rural tele density in India from the present 1.9% by the year
  1. A2008     
  2. B2009
  3. C2010     
  4. D2012
Question 14Single Answer
Which one of the following statements Monitorable Socio Economic Target of the 11th Five Year Plan under the head Environment is not correct
  1. Atreat urban waste water by 2011-12
  2. BIncrease energy efficiency by 20% points by 2016-17
  3. Cattain WHO standards of air quality in all major cities by 2011-12
  4. Dincrease forest and tree cover by 15% points
Question 15Single Answer
Who is the ex-officio chairman of Planning commission and National Development Council
  1. APresident
  2. BPrime Minister
  3. CFinance Minister
  4. DCommerce Minister
Question 16Single Answer
Persons below the poverty line in Indian are classified as such based on wheather
  1. Athey belong to agriculture labourer household and the scheduled caste/trive social group
  2. Bthey get work for a prescribed minimum number of days in a year
  3. Cthey are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket
  4. Dtheir daily waged fall below the prescribed minimum wages
Question 17Single Answer
Which of the following Committee’s recommendations are being followed for estimating proverty line in India
  1. ADutt committee
  2. BLakdawala committee
  3. CCheliah Committee
  4. DChakravorty Committee
Question 18Single Answer
In which year India adopeted liberal and free market principles
  1. A1975                 
  2. B1981
  3. C1991                 
  4. D2000
Question 19Single Answer
Consider the following statements
1. There is persistent investment over time only in select locals
2. some areas are agro climatically less conductive to development
3. some areas continue to face little or no agrarian transformation and the consequent lack of social and
4. some areas have faced continous political instability
            Which of the above statements are correct
  1. A1,2 and 3          
  2. B1,2 and 4
  3. C1,3 and 4          
  4. D2,3 and 4
Question 20Single Answer
When was first human development report of India issued
  1. AApril 2001         
  2. BMarch 2000
  3. CJune 2002
  4. DApril 2002
Question 21Single Answer
Consider the following results of the Treaty of Yandabo :
The only territorial acquisition given to British was Assam
Indemnity of one million pounds sterling was promised to British
Guaranteed protection to British merchants was promised
Which among the above statements is / are correct ?
  1. AOnly 1
  2. B1 & 2
  3. C2 & 3
  4. D1, 2 & 3
Question 22Single Answer
In which hill top, the Kamakhya Temple is located :
  1. ANilachal Hill
  2. BChitrachal Hill
  3. CSandhyachal Hill
  4. DJogini Hill
Question 23Single Answer
In which year, the capital of Assam shifted from Shillong to Dispur :
  1. A1950
  2. B1955
  3. C1971
  4. D1973
Question 24Single Answer
The “Chai Taret Khuntakpa” is a period ranging from 1817-1826 , which the Manipuris remember it as 7 years of devastation. In this context consider the following statements : 
During this period, the rule of Assam and Manipur had gone into hands of the Burmese
The “Chai Taret Khuntakpa” ended with the Treaty of Yandabu
Which among the above statements is / are correct ?
  1. AOnly 1 is correct
  2. BOnly 2 is correct
  3. CBoth 1 & 2 are correct
  4. DNeither 1 nor 2 is correct
Question 25Single Answer
In context with the Indian Fauna, consider the following statements :
The maximum number of species in India is that of Arthropods
Butterflies Constitute 65% of Indian Fauna
Assam is home to around 50% of India’s Butterfly species
Which among the above statements is / are correct ?
  1. AOnly 1 is correct
  2. BOnly 1 & 2 are correct
  3. COnly 1 & 3 are correct
  4. DAll are correct
Question 26Single Answer
Who has been conferred with the 2017 Sahitya Akademi Award for Assamese literature ?
  1. AVyakaranna Baso Varsh
  2. BUrmi Ghanshyam Desai
  3. CAfsar Ahmed
  4. DJayant Madhab Bora
Question 27Single Answer
Total number of National Parks in Assam : 
  1. A3
  2. B4
  3. C5
  4. D7
Question 28Single Answer
The Assam Government has signed MoU with which cab company for a pilot project of app-based river taxi services in Guwahati ?
  1. AOla
  2. BUber
  3. CMeru
  4. DCarzonrent
Question 29Single Answer
The Naranarayan Setu connects the Pancharatna Town with which city :
  1. AKalibor
  2. BTezpur   
  3. CBongaigaon
  4. DJogighopa
Question 30Single Answer
Who was the first Chief Minister of Assam:
  1. ABishnuram Medhi
  2. BTarun Ram Phukan
  3. CGopinath Bordoloi
  4. DNone of the Above
Question 31Single Answer
How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘CLEANLINESS’ each of the which has as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet, in the same sequence?
  1. ATwo
  2. BThree
  3. CFive
  4. DFour
  5. ENone of these
Question 32Single Answer
Team A has scored more goals than Team B
Team C has scored fewer goals than Team B
Team A has scored fewer goals than Team C .
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
  1. ATrue
  2. BFalse
  3. CUncertain
  4. DNone
Question 33Single Answer
If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the second, the third, the sixth and the eight letters of the word FRAGMENT using each only once, which of the following will be the third letter of that word ? If no such word can be formed, give ‘X’ as the answer and if more than one such word can be formed, give ‘Y’ as the answer.
  1. AA
  2. BE
  3. CT
  4. DX
  5. EY
Question 34Single Answer
How many such letters are there in the word ORIENTAL each of which is as far away from the beginning of the word as when they are arranged alphabetically?
  1. ANone            
  2. BOne         
  3. CTwo       
  4. DThree        
  5. EMore than three
Question 35Single Answer
How many such pairs of letters in the word CREDIT each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
  1. ANone
  2. BOne
  3. CTwo
  4. DThree
  5. EMore than three
Question 36Single Answer
How many meaningful words can be made from the letters ‘LMEA’ using each letter only once in each word?
  1. ANone
  2. BOne
  3. CTwo
  4. DThree
  5. EMore than three
Question 37Single Answer
If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the first, the second, the seventh and the eighth letters of the word TEMPORAL, which of the following will be the first letter of that word? If more than one such word can be made, give ‘Y’ as the answer and if no such word can be made, give ‘X’ as the answer.
  1. AT
  2. BL
  3. CE
  4. DY
  5. EX
Question 38Single Answer
If the letters of the word HANDOVER are arranged alphabetically from left to right how many letters will remain at the same position?
  1. ANone
  2. BOne
  3. CTwo
  4. DThree
  5. EMore than three
Question 39Single Answer
How many such pairs of letters are there in the word EXCURSION, each of which has as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet?
  1. ANone
  2. BOne
  3. CTwo
  4. DThree
  5. EMore than three
Question 40Single Answer
If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the first, the second, the third, the sixth and the eighth letters of the word DEVIATION first letter of that word is your answer? If more than one such word can be made formed your answer is ‘A’  and if no such word can be formed your answer is ‘B’.
  1. AV
  2. BT
  3. CE
  4. DA
  5. EB
Question 41Single Answer
In 640 A.D. Chinese traveller Hiuen Tang visited Assam (Kamrupa) The king who gave him warm reception was.
  1. AKumar Rudra Barmana
  2. BSwargadeo Rudra Singha
  3. CKumar Bhaskara Barmana
  4. DBhagadatta
Question 42Single Answer
Which one of the following was the last capital of Ahom dynasty ?
  1. ANazira
  2. BSivasagar
  3. CCharaideo
  4. DJorhat
Question 43Single Answer
In which year the first newspaper of Assam ‘Orunodoi’ was published ?
  1. A1899
  2. B1824
  3. C1830
  4. D1846
Question 44Single Answer
The ancient name of Assam as mentioned in epics Ramayana and Mahabharata is
  1. AIndraprastha
  2. BKamrup
  3. CAhom
  4. DPragiyotishpura
Question 45Single Answer
The state of Assam has.....................representatives in the Rajya Sabha
  1. A5
  2. B12
  3. C7
  4. D13
Question 46Single Answer
The rare white-winged duck (Deohanh) is found in which of the following National
Park of Assam ?
  1. AKaziranga National Park
  2. BManas
  3. CDibru Saikhowa
  4. DNamer
Question 47Single Answer
A famous musical instrument of Assam ‘GAGONA”is made of which material ?
  1. ACane
  2. BBuffalo horn
  3. Cbamboo
  4. Dteak wood
Question 48Single Answer
Which one of the following was the earliest historical dynasty of Assam ? 
  1. AVarmans
  2. BNarkas
  3. CSalastambhas
  4. DPalas
Question 49Single Answer
The state of Assam has.......................representatives in the Lok Sabha ?
  1. A12
  2. B15
  3. C14
  4. D18
Question 50Single Answer
Who was the first Assamese person to receive the title of ‘Sir’ from the British ?
  1. ASir Sayed Ahmad
  2. BSir Akbar Hydari
  3. CSir Saiyyid Sadullah
  4. DNone of the above
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