1. What was the last capital of Ahom Kingdom?
(A) Charaideo
(B) Jorhat
(C) Rangpur
(D) Garhgaon
Ans:- (B) Jorhat
2. What was the name of Srimanta Sankardeva’s grandmother?
(A) Aidew Aita
(B) Jakoimoti
(C) Kherxuti
(D) Soirindhri
Ans:- (C) Kherxuti
3. Who was known as the ‘Lion of Mysore’ ?
(A) Adil Shah
(B) Hyder Ali
(C) Krishnaraja Wodeyar
(D) Tipu Sultan
Ans:- (D) Tipu Sultan
4. Which State of India has Jallianwala Bagh?
(A) Punjab
(B) Haryana
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans:- (A) Punjab
5. Which of the following countries was a part of the Axis Group during the World War II?
(A) England
(B) Japan
(C) France
(D) Soviet Union
Ans:- (B) Japan
6. The ruins of Angkor Wat are in which country?
(A) New Zealand
(B) Indonesia
(C) Vietnam
(D) Cambodia
Ans:- (D) Cambodia
7. Which of the following countries does Assam share international borders with?
(A) Bhutan and China
(B) China and Bangladesh
(C) Bangladesh and Bhutan
(D) Myanmar and Bangladesh
Ans:- (C) Bangladesh and Bhutan
8. If an airplane is flying directly from Chennai towards Guwahati, in which direction
is it flying?
(A) From South to East
(B) From East to West
(C) From West to East
(D) From North to East
Ans:- (A) From South to East
9. What is the Westernmost State of India?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Punjab
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Gujarat
Ans:- (D) Gujarat
10. Which of the following peaks does not belong to the Himalayas?
(A) Annapurna
(B) Kangto
(C) Anamudi
(D) Kamet
Ans:- (C) Anamudi
11. The Great Barrier Reef is located in the seas near which continent?
(A) North America
(B) Australia
(C) Africa
(D) Europe
Ans:- (B) Australia
12. Which of the following is a mountain range of South America?
(A) Andes
(B) Karakoram
(C) Alps
(D) Caucasus
Ans:- (A) Andes
13. The giant waves caused by volcanic eruptions or earthquakes under the sea are
known as
(A) tsunami
(B) cyclone
(C) blizzard
(D) landslide
Ans:- (A) tsunami
14. Who is the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
(A) The Prime Minister
(B) The Vice President
(C) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(D) The President
Ans:- (B) The Vice President
15. Who administers the Oath of Office to the President of India?
(A) The Prime Minister
(B) The Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court
(C) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
(D) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Ans:- (C) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
16. Which of the following musical instruments of Assam is usually made of bamboo?
(A) Doba
(B) Mridanga
(C) Dotara
(D) Toka
Ans:- (D) Toka
17. Where is the Tocklai Tea Research Centre located?
(A) Jorhat
(B) Lakhimpur
(C) Tinsukia
(D) Dhemaji
Ans:- (A) Jorhat
18. The Gita Press, a unit of Govind Bhawan Karyalaya, is located in which State?
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans:- (D) Uttar Pradesh
19. An hour during a day’s session when questions/issues may be raised without prior
notice in the Indian Parliament is called
(A) Freedom Hour
(B) Lunch Hour
(C) Zero Hour
(D) Party Hour
Ans:- (C) Zero Hour
20. Who is the Chairman of NITI Aayog?
(A) The Finance Minister
(B) The Prime Minister
(C) The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
(D) The Vice President
Ans:- (B) The Prime Minister
21. The Numaligarh Refinery is in which district of Assam?
(A) Sivasagar
(B) Jorhat
(C) Golaghat
(D) Dibrugarh
Ans:- (C) Golaghat
22. The international festival ‘Kullu Dussehra’ is celebrated in which State?
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Haryana
Ans:- (A) Himachal Pradesh
23. The Bering Strait separates which two landmasses?
(A) Australia and New Zealand
(B) The USA and Russia
(C) South Africa and Madagascar
(D) Japan and China
Ans:- (B) The USA and Russia
24. Who wrote the lyrics of ‘Alakananda’, sung by Shankuraj Konwar?
(A) Tonmoy Krypton
(B) Sannidhya Bhuyan
(C) Joi Barua
(D) Maitrayee Patar
Ans:- (D) Maitrayee Patar
25. The real name of crime thriller writer Ranju Hazarika is
(A) Satyanath Bora
(B) Pabitra Kumar Deka
(C) Hiren Gohain
(D) Kumud Chandra Hazarika
Ans:- (D) Kumud Chandra Hazarika
26. Who wrote the children’s book Xanta-Xista Hrista-Pusta Mahadusto?
(A) Nabakanta Barua
(B) Hiren Bhattacharyya
(C) Bhabendra Nath Saikia
(D) Arup Kumar Dutta
Ans:- (C) Bhabendra Nath Saikia
27. Kanchipuram Saree is produced in which State?
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Karnataka
(D) Telangana
Ans:- (B) Tamil Nadu
28. Who among the following was a famous painter?
(A) Vincent van Gogh
(B) John Lennon
(C) Bob Marley
(D) Marlon Brando
Ans:- (A) Vincent van Gogh
29. In which sport do Tania Choudhury and Nayanmoni Saikia from Assam represent
India?
(A) Lawn Bowls
(B) Badminton
(C) Carrom
(D) Judo
Ans:- (A) Lawn Bowls
30. Identify the Badminton player.
(A) Dipa Karmakar
(B) Pullela Gopichand
(C) Sania Mirza
(D) Leander Paes
Ans:- (B) Pullela Gopichand
31. In which sport did India not win a medal at 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
(A) Boxing
(B) Weightlifting
(C) Taekwondo
(D) Wrestling
Ans:- (C) Taekwondo
32. The Diamond League is an annual series of competitions in which area?
(A) Swimming
(B) Badminton
(C) Gymnastics
(D) Track and Field Events
Ans:- (D) Track and Field Events
33. Identify the incorrectly matched pair.
(A) Stefan Edberg : Cricket
(B) Björn Borg : Lawn Tennis
(C) Tiger Woods : Golf
(D) Cristiano Ronaldo : Football
Ans:- (A) Stefan Edberg : Cricket
34. Where is the National War Memorial located?
(A) Srinagar
(B) New Delhi
(C) Tawang
(D) Amritsar
Ans:- (B) New Delhi
35. Which of the following is the Mission Basundhara of the Government of Assam
related to?
(A) Fishery and livelihood
(B) Women empowerment
(C) Land records and land revenues
(D) Digital education
Ans:- (C) Land records and land revenues
36. Which of the following organizations is not in the business of commercial vehicles?
(A) Larsen & Toubro
(B) Mahindra & Mahindra
(C) Force Motors
(D) Tata Motors
Ans:- (A) Larsen & Toubro
37. If the pH of a liquid is 5·0, then the liquid is
(A) alkaline in nature
(B) neutral in nature
(C) liquid metal
(D) acidic in nature
Ans:- (D) acidic in nature
38. Who is the Vice President of India, as on 1st of January, 2024?
(A) Gulab Chand Kataria
(B) Ram Nath Kovind
(C) Jagdeep Dhankhar
(D) Rajnath Singh
Ans:- (C) Jagdeep Dhankhar
39. Which of the following belongs to Class I category of lever?
(A) Scissor
(B) Wheelbarrow
(C) Human arm
(D) Stapler
Ans:- (A) Scissor
40. The National Flag of which country has a white cross over red background?
(A) Brazil
(B) Switzerland
(C) The United States of America
(D) Japan
Ans:- (B) Switzerland
41. Which of the following is considered as the earliest compilation?
(A) Yajurveda
(B) Atharvaveda
(C) Rigveda
(D) Samaveda
Ans:- (C) Rigveda
42. Which of the following places was a part of the Indus Valley Civilization?
(A) Machilipatnam
(B) Babylon
(C) Mohenjo-daro
(D) Byzantine
Ans:- (C) Mohenjo-daro
43. Who among the following was involved in the Battle of Waterloo?
(A) Napoleon Bonaparte
(B) Czar Nicholas
(C) Adolf Hitler
(D) George Washington
Ans:- (A) Napoleon Bonaparte
44. Bhairabkunda is a trijunction of which of the following?
(A) Assam, Bhutan, China
(B) Assam, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Assam, Bhutan, Sikkim
(D) Assam, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh
Ans:- (B) Assam, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh
45. Which of the following is generally salty in taste?
(A) Snowflake
(B) Rainwater
(C) Flowing river water
(D) Seawater
Ans:- (D) Seawater
46. Which of the following mountain ranges is in North-East India?
(A) Barail Range
(B) Shivalik Range
(C) Satpura Range
(D) Aravalli Range
Ans:- (A) Barail Range
47. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(A) Lakshadweep is a Union Territory of India.
(B) Maldives is a Union Territory of India.
(C) Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a Union Territory of India.
(D) Puducherry is a Union Territory of India.
Ans:- (B) Maldives is a Union Territory of India.
48. The Equator, the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer pass through which
continent?
(A) Asia
(B) Australia
(C) South America
(D) Africa
Ans:- (D) Africa
49. Which of the following is an island State of the United States of America?
(A) Madagascar
(B) Canary Islands
(C) Hawaii
(D) Greenland
Ans:- (C) Hawaii
50. Sudden burst into the open of hot water and vapour from deep underground is
termed as
(A) geyser
(B) volcano
(C) tornado
(D) tsunami
Ans:- (A) geyser