1. What is the name of the only novel written by Roxoraj Lakshminath Bezbaruah?
(A) Jonbiri
(B) Kadamkali
(C) Padum Kunwari
(D) Surabhi
Ans:- (C) Padum Kunwari
2. Remote sensing involves the use of
(A) NMR
(B) ESR
(C) EMR
(D) SSR
Ans:- (C) EMR
3. Which film by Dr. Bhabendranath Saikia is based on a short story, namely Banaprastha ?
(A) Agnisnaan
(B) Sandhya Raag
(C) Sarathi
(D) Kolahal
Ans:- (B) Sandhya Raag
4. Who first discovered the ‘noble gas’?
(A) Niels Bohr
(B) Neil Bartlett
(C) Neil Armstrong
(D) William Ramsay
Ans:- (D) William Ramsay
5. Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of Independent India?
(A) Dr. Nagendra Singh
(B) S. P. Sen Verma
(C) K. V. K. Sundaram
(D) Sukumar Sen
Ans:- (D) Sukumar Sen
6. Who became the first woman President of the Indian Olympic Association?
(A) Karnam Malleswari
(B) Anju Bobby George
(C) M. D. Valsamma
(D) P. T. Usha
Ans:- (D) P. T. Usha
7. Which of the following is used as a lubricant?
(A) Graphite
(B) Silica
(C) Iron oxide
(D) Diamond
Ans:- (A) Graphite
8. In which year did the Government of India launch the Unified Payments Interface or UPI?
(A) 2015
(B) 2016
(C) 2017
(D) 2018
Ans:- (B) 2016
9. By what name was Swargadeo Sulikphaa (Swargadeo Ratnadhwaj Singha) known as?
(A) Bamuni Konwar
(B) Lora Roja
(C) Lai
(D) Lechai
Ans:- (B) Lora Roja
10. Who is the first Olympic medalist of Assam?
(A) Bhogeshwar Baruah
(B) Hima Das
(C) Monalisa Baruah Mehta
(D) Lovlina Borgohain
Ans:- (D) Lovlina Borgohain
11. Lightyear is the unit of
(A) distance
(B) time
(C) speed of light
(D) intensity of light
Ans:- (A) distance
12. Which is the largest tributary of the Brahmaputra River?
(A) Barnadi
(B) Dikhow
(C) Dhansiri
(D) Subansiri
Ans:- (D) Subansiri
13. The unique title ‘Roxoraj’ was given to Lakshminath Bezbaruah by which institution?
(A) Asam Sahitya Sabha, at Sibsagar
(B) Kashi Hindu Vishwavidyalaya, at Varanasi
(C) Asom Chatra Sanmilan, at Guwahati
(D) Asomiya Club, at Tezpur
Ans:- (A) Asam Sahitya Sabha, at Sibsagar
14. The Chipko Movement was launched for the protection of -
(A) grass lands
(B) wetlands
(C) forest
(D) livestocks
Ans:- (C) forest
15. Who is the founding father of Mobile Theatre in Assam?
(A) Sadananda Lahkar
(B) Ratan Lahkar
(C) Achyut Lahkar
(D) Sitanath Lahkar
Ans:- (C) Achyut Lahkar
16. The green planet in the solar system is -
(A) Mars
(B) Uranus
(C) Ve nus
(D) Earth
Ans:- (B) Uranus
17. What was the name of the Mascot of 33rd National Games held in Guwahati?
(A) Tikhor
(B) Rongmon
(C) Rongili
(D) Bordoisila
Ans:- (B) Rongmon
18. Which of the following is the plant important in sericulture?
(A) Cassia
(B) Jute
(C) Pea
(D) Mulberry
Ans:- (D) Mulberry
19. ‘Lachit Diwas’ is being celebrated on which date?
(A) 24th November
(B) 29th August
(C) 2nd December
(D) 24th October
Ans:- (A) 24th November
20. Who has the power to dissolve the Lok Sabha?
(A) The Prime Minister
(B) The President
(C) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(D) The Chief Justice of India
Ans:- (B) The President
21. The best cadet of the National Defence Academy (Pune) is awarded with a medal named
after which brave son of Assam?
(A) Sukladhwaj
(B) Sukaphaa
(C) Kushal Konwar
(D) Lachit Borphukan
Ans:- (D) Lachit Borphukan
22. Name the two foreign countries which have international border with Assam.
(A) Bangladesh and Bhutan
(B) Nepal and Bhutan
(C) Myanmar and Bangladesh
(D) Nepal and Bangladesh
Ans:- (A) Bangladesh and Bhutan
23. Which politician is known as the ‘Iron Man’ of Assam?
(A) Gopinath Bordoloi
(B) Tarun Ram Phukan
(C) Bimala Prasad Chaliha
(D) Bishnuram Medhi
Ans:- (D) Bishnuram Medhi
24. Which among the following is the smallest unit in an image in a computer system?
(A) Unit
(B) Pixel
(C) Array
(D) Resolution
Ans:- (B) Pixel
25. What is ‘laughing gas’?
(A) Nitrous oxide
(B) Nitric oxide
(C) Sulphur dioxide
(D) Hydrogen peroxide
Ans:- (A) Nitrous oxide
26. If Discus Throw is called Shot Put, Shot Put is called Javelin Throw, Javelin Throw is called
Hammer Throw and Hammer Throw is called Discus Throw, then which athletic event is
played with a pointed equipment?
(A) Javelin Throw
(B) Hammer Throw
(C) Discus Throw
(D) Shot Put
Ans:- (B) Hammer Throw
27. A cloth shop has a total of 150 frocks and shirts, which are either red or blue. In stock, there
are 70 red items and 120 frocks. If there are 18 blue shirts, then how many red frocks does
the shop have?
(A) 48
(B) 12
(C) 58
(D) 62
Ans:- (C) 58
28. How many two-digit natural numbers are there between 1 and 100?
(A) 90
(B) 99
(C) 91
(D) 89
Ans:- (A) 90
29. A chord of a circle is drawn whose length is equal to its radius. If the endpoints of the chord
are joined to the centre of the circle with appropriate line segments, the triangle formed is
a/an -
(A) obtuse-angled triangle
(B) scalene triangle
(C) right-angled triangle
(D) equilateral triangle
Ans:- (D) equilateral triangle
30. In a meeting, five persons assembled and every person shook hand with every other exactly
once. The total number of handshakes made in the meeting is -
(A) 10
(B) 25
(C) 15
(D) 5
Ans:- (A) 10
31. Let a year consist of 364 days. If the first day of the given year falls on Sunday, then the first
day of the immediate next year is -
(A) Monday
(B) Wednesday
(C) Friday
(D) Sunday
Ans:- (D) Sunday
32. Which one of the following is not a perfect square number?
(A) 3721
(B) 1296
(C) 1026
(D) 1369
Ans:- (C) 1026
33. A discount of 20% is offered on the selling price of an item. By what percentage the price
needs to be increased on the present selling price in order to bring it to the original selling
price?
(A) 20%
(B) 25%
(C) 15%
(D) 30%
Ans:- (B) 25%
34. 5 hens lay eggs everyday for 5 days to the total 250 number of eggs. Then the number of
eggs laid by the 10 hens in 10 days is -
(A) 1000
(B) 100
(C) 2500
(D) 500
Ans:- (A) 1000
35. Kanika’s only brother Abhay is the husband of Ujjwal’s mother Kajol. How is Kanika’s
mother Rajni related to Ujjwal?
(A) Paternal aunt
(B) Maternal aunt
(C) Maternal grandmother
(D) Paternal grandmother
Ans:- (D) Paternal grandmother
36. In a certain code, ‘247’ means ‘spread red carpet’; ‘256’ means ‘dust one carpet’ and
‘264’ means ‘one red carpet’. Which digit in the code means ‘dust’?
(A) 5
(B) 2
(C) 6
(D) 4
Ans:- (A) 5
37. ABCD is a 4-digit number where the sum of A and B is equal to that of the sum of C and D.
The sum of A and D is equal to C, and the sum of B and D is twice the sum of A and C. What
is the sum of the first and the last digit?
(A) 7
(B) 5
(C) 9
(D) 8
Ans:- (B) 5
38. Few cyclists are pedalling in a circular track, without overtaking. Tapan is behind Pawan,
and Vinita is in front of Pawan. Vinita can see two cyclists between herself and Shalini who
is following Tapan. How many cyclists are there on the track?
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 8
Ans:- (B) 6
39. The direction pointer at a road crossing got hit by a truck, and what was earlier East is now
pointing towards South. A car came and started moving towards West as per the pointer.
Which direction is the car actually moving?
(A) South
(B) West
(C) North
(D) East
Ans:- (C) North
40. A man is 24 years older than his son. After 2 years, his age will be twice the age of his son.
The present age of his son is -
(A) 14 years
(B) 18 years
(C) 20 years
(D) 22 years
Ans:- (D) 22 years
41. How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?
(A) 24
(B) 22
(C) 21
(D) 20
Ans:- (B) 22
42. (8 88) 8888088 ?
(A) 808008
(B) 808080
(C) 808088
(D) 8008008
Ans:- (A) 808008
43. A bag contains 50 paise, 25 paise and 10 paise coins and the ratio of the numbers of coins is
4 : 5 : 9. If the total value of all the coins is R830, then find the number of 25 paise coins in
the bag.
(A) 800
(B) 1000
(C) 1800
(D) 900
Ans:- (B) 1000
44. The radius of a sphere is increased by 10%. By what percentage will the volume of the
sphere increase?
(A) 30%
(B) 21%
(C) 33·33%
(D) 33·1%
Ans:- (D) 33·1%
45. If we represent the relationship as
A B indicates A is the mother of B
A B indicates A is the father of B
A B indicates A is the sister of B
then which of the following indicates that Jane is the daughter of Mr. Bennet?
(A) Mrs. Bennet + Elizabeth + Jane
(B) Mr. Bennet – Elizabeth × Jane
(C) Mrs. Bennet × Jane × Elizabeth
(D) Mr. Bennet – Elizabeth + Jane
Ans:- (B) Mr. Bennet – Elizabeth × Jane
46. A rectangular plot measuring 90 metres × 50 metres is to be enclosed by wire fenc ing. If the
poles of the fence are kept 5 metres apart, then how many poles will be needed?
(A) 55
(B) 56
(C) 57
(D) 58
Ans:- (B) 56
47. Among five friends, Mahesh is taller than Kunal but not as tall as Yash. Hrithik is taller than
Yash but shorter than Abhishek. If they stand in increasing order of their heights, then who
will be the first in the line?
(A) Abhishek
(B) Yash
(C) Kunal
(D) Hrithik
Ans:- (C) Kunal
48. The average of 7 consecutive numbers is 20. The largest of these numbers is -
(A) 20
(B) 22
(C) 23
(D) 24
Ans:- (C) 23
49. Ramakanta walks Northwards. After a while, he turns to his right and a little further to his
left. Finally, after walking a distance of one kilometre, he turns to his left again. In which
direction is he moving now?
(A) North
(B) South
(C) East
(D) West
Ans:- (D) West
50. The fourth proportional to 5, 8, 15 is -
(A) 18
(B) 24
(C) 19
(D) 20
Ans:- (B) 24
51. Arun and Barun can do a piece of work in 72 days. Barun and Gitu can do it in 120 days.
Arun and Gitu can do it in 90 days. In what time can Arun alone do it?
(A) 120 days
(B) 100 days
(C) 80 days
(D) 150 days
Ans:- (A) 120 days
52.
Ans:- (C) 2704
53. What is the appropriate number to replace the question mark (?) in the following expression?
C : 16:: E : 36:: G : ?
(A) 64
(B) 40
(C) 25
(D) 50
Ans:- (A) 64
54. Find out the wrong number from the following sequence :
22, 33, 66, 99, 121, 279, 594
(A) 33
(B) 121
(C) 279
(D) 594
Ans:- (C) 279
55. E is the son of A. D is the son of B. E is married to C. C is B ’s daughter. How does D relate
to E ?
(A) Brother
(B) Uncle
(C) Father-in-law
(D) Brother-in-law
Ans:- (D) Brother-in-law
56. An equilateral triangle, a square and a circle have equal perimeter. If T denotes the area of
the triangle, S the area of the square and C the area of the circle, then -
(A) S T C
(B) T C S
(C) T S C
(D) C S T
Ans:- (C) T S C
57. What should come in the place of question mark (?) ?
CBD, GFH, KJL, ? , SRT
(A) QOP
(B) WVX
(C) POQ
(D) ONP
Ans:- (D) ONP
58.
Ans:- (D) 130 kilometres
59. A boy moves from his house to school at the speed of 20 km/hr and returns back at the
speed of 30 km/hr. Find his average speed during his journey.
(A) 25 km/hr
(B) 26 km/hr
(C) 24 km/hr
(D) Data insufficient
Ans:- (C) 24 km/hr
60.
Ans:- A) 36%