Monday, September 27, 2021

Indus valley civilization

1. The Harappan Civilization was discovered in the year:

A) 1901

B) 1922

C) 1921

D) 1923

Assam History

1. The earliest king of Assam was

A) Mahiranga Danav

B) Narakasur

C) Bhaskarvarman

D) Brahmapala

APSC prelims Solved papers 2007

1. 1836 CE was crucial in case of Assamese language and literature because

a) Assamese was reinstated as official language of Assam

b) Bengali was introduced as official language of Assam

c) First Assamese Novel was published

d) First Assamese Magazine was published from Calcutta

Ans: b) Bengali was introduced as official language of Assam

2. Which of the following planets crossed the face of the Sun (in transit) after 122 years?

a) Venus

b) Mars

c) Saturn

d) Jupiter

Ans: a) Venus

3. When was the first five year Plan started in India?

a) 1949 – 50

b) 1950 – 51

c) 1951 – 52

d) 1952 – 53

Ans: c) 1951 – 52

4. Which of the following is the basis for determining National Income?

a) Total revenue of the state

b) Production of good and services

c) Net profit earned and expenditure incurred by the state

d) None of the above

Ans: b) Production of good and services

5. Which state is the largest producer of Coal?

a) Assam

b) Meghalaya

c) West Bengal

d) Chhattisgarh

Ans: d) Chhattisgarh

6. Name of the city which pays highest income tax

a) Mumbai

b) Kolkata

c) Delhi

d) Chennai

Ans: a) Mumbai

7. Give the full form of TQM

a) Total Quality Marketing

b) Total Quality Management

c) Total Quality Materials

d) Total Quality Manpower

Ans: b) Total Quality Management

8. The Currency of Switzerland

a) Euro

b) Pound

c) Franc

d) Dollar

Ans: c) Franc

9. Where is the headquarters of INTERPOL?

a) Paris

b) London

c) Lyon

d) Geneva

Ans: c) Lyon

10. Which of the following countries are referred to as the ‘Third World’?

a) Underdeveloped countries

b) Developed countries

c) Developing Countries

d) Non-aligned countries

Ans: a) Underdeveloped countries

11. ‘Gagana’, the famous musical instrument of Assam is made from

a) cane

b) bamboo

c) buffalo horn

d) teakwood

Ans: b) bamboo

12. With which dance is Birju Maharaj is associated?

a) Kathak

b) Ojapali

c) Bharatnatyam

d) Odissi

Ans: a) Kathak

13. One hundred years before the Indian War of Independence (1857), which of the following battles was fought where destiny of India changed drastically?

a) Battle of Plassey

b) Battle of Jhansi

c) First Battle of Haldighati

d) Second Battle of Panipat

Ans: a) Battle of Plassey

14. Who among the following has been first appointed the National Security Adviser by the UPA government?

a) Brajesh Mishra

b) T. K. A. Nair

c) J. N. Dixit

d) Soli J. Jhansi

Ans: c) J. N. Dixit

15. Who among the following is the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh?

a) S.M. Krishna

b) Uma Bharatai

c) Y. S Rajasekhara Reddy

d) Dharam Singh

Ans: c) Y. S Rajasekhara Reddy

16. Which one of the following cricketers holds the World Record of maximum number of sixes in tests?

a) Chris Cairns (New Zealand)

b) Wasim Akram (Pakistan)

c) Viv Richards (West Indies)

d) Sachin Tendulkar (India)

Ans: a) Chris Cairns (New Zealand)

17. The Satradhikar who took active role in social reform and freedom movement of India was

a) Auniatiya Satradhikar (Pitambar Dev Goswami)

b) Bengenatiya Satradhikar (Banamali Dev Goswami)

c) Kamalabari Satradhikar (Dr. Narayan Dev Goswami)

d) Dakhinpatiya Satradhikar (Ramakanta Dev Goswami)

Ans: a) Auniatiya Satradhikar (Pitambar Dev Goswami)

18. Which of the following countries was re-admitted to the Commonwealth in recent times?

a) Nepal

b) Myanmar

c) Pakistan

d) None of the above

Ans: b) Myanmar

19. The world governing body of which of the following sports celebrated its 100 years in existence?

a) Football

b) Cricket

c) Hockey

d) Badminton

Ans: c) Hockey

20. Who among the following won the men’s singles title of the French Open 2007?

a) Guillermo Coria

b) Roger Federer

c) Andy Roddick

d) Rafael Nadal

Ans: a) Guillermo Coria

21. Who is India’s First Women Grandmaster in Chess?

a) Aarathie Ramaswamy

b) Koneru Humpy

c) S. Meenakshi

d) S. Vijayalakshmi

Ans: d) S. Vijayalakshmi

22. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Mountains – Continents

a) The Rocky – North America

b) The Andes – South America

c) The Alps – Europe

d) The Ural – Africa

Ans: d) The Ural – Africa

23. The Lingaraja Temple built during the medieval period is at

a) Bhubaneshwar

b) Khajuraho

c) Madurai

d) Mount Abu

Ans: a) Bhubaneshwar

24. The age of a tree can be determined by

a) Measuring its height

b) measuring its diameter

c) analyzing its sap

d) counting the annual growth rings of its stem

Ans: d) counting the annual growth rings of its stem

25. Which one of the following is essentially a solo dance?

a) Manipuri

b) Kathak

c) Kuchipudi

d) Mohiniattam

Ans: d) Mohiniattam

26. Although fog consists of fine drops of water, we cannot see clearly through it because

a) the light rays undergo total internal reflection

b) the fine drops of water in fog polarize the light

c) the fine drops are opaque to the light

d) the drops scatter most of the light

Ans: d) the drops scatter most of the light

27. During the Mughal period, which one of the following were the first to come to India as traders?

a) Portuguese

b) English

c) Dutch

d) Danish

Ans: a) Portuguese

28. Who among the following Delhi Sultans is known for introducing market control mechanism?

a) Iltutmish

b) Balban

c) Firoze Tughlaq

d) Alauddin Khilji

Ans: d) Alauddin Khilji

29. Which one of the following mountain peaks of the Himalayas is not in India?

a) Annapurna

b) Nanda Devi

c) Mt. Kamet

d) Kanchenjunga

Ans: a) Annapurna

30. Who is the author of the book “The Man Who Divided India”?

a) Arun Shourie

b) Dominique Lapierre

c) Rafiq Zakaria

d) Salman Rushdie

Ans: c) Rafiq Zakaria

31. The deficiency of which one of the following vitamins causes delayed clotting of blood and hemorrhaging?

a) Vitamin C

b) Vitamin A

c) Vitamin E

d) Vitamin K

Ans: d) Vitamin K

32. What is the gun involved in Bofors case?

a) FN 77B-160 mm

b) FH 77B-155 mm

c) FH 80B-155 mm

d) None of the above

Ans: b) FH 77B-155 mm

33. Cultural and Education Rights have been dealt with under Articles

a) 31 and 32

b) 30 and 31

c) 29 and 30

d) 33 and 34 of constitution of India

Ans: c) 29 and 30

34. The capital of King Kanishka was

a) Multa

b) Taxila,

c) Gandhara

d) Purushapura

Ans: d) Purushapura

35. The region which receives high rainfall due to the North-East monsoon is

a) Tamil Nadu coast

b) Assam

c) Gangetic Plain

d) Kashmir

Ans: a) Tamil Nadu coast

36. The main responsibility for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights lies with

a) Supreme Court

b) High Courts as well as Supreme Court

c) the President of India along with Supreme Court

d) All of the above

Ans: a) Supreme Court

37. The great poet Firdausi adorned the court of

a) King Solomon

b) Sultan Mahmud

c) Alauddin

d) Qutub-ud-din

Ans: b) Sultan Mahmud

38. The only developing country to win the right to impose sanctions on a G-7 trading partner through the WTO dispute settlement mechanism in the famous Banana dispute is

a) Brazil

b) India

c) Ecuador

d) Colombia

Ans: b) India

39. Which of the following award is given for Agriculture Research?

a) Dr. Homi Bhabha Award

b) Ramon Magsaysay Award

c) Borlaug Award

d) Shanti Award

Ans: c) Borlaug Award

40. The largest single-site grassroots refinery in the world is owned by

a) Reliance Petroleum Limited

b) Shell in Brazil

c) British Petroleum

d) Indian Oil Corporation

Ans: a) Reliance Petroleum Limited

41. Which of the following is the odd one that does not belong to the group of other three?

a) America Online

b) AltaVista

c) Excite

d) Vivisimo

Ans: a) America Online

42. Which component of the DPT vaccine for children was changed in the last few years?

a) Diptheria

b) Perthussis

c) Tetanus

d) There has been no change in any of the components.

Ans: b) Perthussis

43. One of the most important macro-elements that must be added in large quantities to fields in order to maximize crop yields is

a) iron

b) nitrogen

c) phosphorus

d) sulfur

Ans: a) iron

44. In 1887, a German scientist created the world’s first synthetic drug and the modern pharmaceutical industry was born. The first drug still in use is

a) acetylsalicylic acid

b) fatty acid

c) carbonic acid

d) clavulanic acid

Ans: a) acetylsalicylic acid

45. The term Trade Related Investment Measures (TRIM) is related to

a) NAFTA

b) GATT

c) SAPTA

d) EFTA

Ans: b) GATT

46. Which of the following is not a merchant banking company?

a) SBI Caps

b) UTI

c) Morgan Stanley

d) Merrill Lynch

Ans: b) UTI

47. The IC’s chip in computers is made up of

a) Chromium

b) silicon

c) nickel

d) iron oxide

Ans: b) silicon

48. Which of the following is not a cause of inflation?

a) Rapid growth of costly imports

b) Slow growth in population

c) Slow growth of agricultural output

d) Slow growth output of individual

Ans: b) Slow growth in population

49. The ex-officio Chairman of the planning commission of India is

a) the Governor of Reserve Bank

b) the Finance Minister

c) The Prime Minister

d) the President

Ans: c) The Prime Minister

50. ICCR stands for

a) Indian council for cultural relations

b) International Centre for Criminal Rehabilitation

c) Indian Chamber for Commerce and Revenue

d) International Council for Cultural Relations

Ans: a) Indian council for cultural relations

51. The world’s largest gold buyer is

a) India

b) Israel

c) Ghana

d) South Africa

Ans: a) India

52. Per capita income is calculated as

a) the income per head of all the states of India divided by the income per head of all the Union Territories

b) individual income per head divided by the population

c) total income divided by the income per person

d) gross national income divided by the total population

Ans: d) gross national income divided by the total population

53. Which one of the following is not a direct tax?

a) Gift tax

b) Wealth tax

c) Customs

d) Estate duty

Ans: c) Customs

54. The largest population of Scheduled Tribes in India is in the state of

a) Bihar

b) Maharashtra

c) Madhya Pradesh

d) Orissa

Ans: c) Madhya Pradesh

55. What is the full form of RAM in a computer?

a) Random Access Memory

b) Ready to Access Memory

c) Read At-a-time Memory

d) Readily Available Memory

Ans: a) Random Access Memory

56. One nautical mile is equal to

a) 1.5 lan

b) 1.85 lan

c) 2.0 lan

d) 2.5 lan

Ans: a) 1.5 lan

57. Who wrote the famous book called Long Walk to Freedom?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

c) Nelson Mandela

d) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

Ans: c) Nelson Mandela

58. The oldest oil field in India is located in

a) Paradeep

b) Bombay High

c) Haldia

d) Digboi

Ans: d) Digboi

59. China acknowledged Sikkim as the integral part of India during the Prime Ministerial tenure of

a) Manmohan Singh

b) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

c) Rajiv Gandhi

d) Chandra Shekhar

Ans: b) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

60. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

a) Bonn – Rhine

b) New York – Hudson

c) Cairo – Nile

d) Vienna – Volga

Ans: d) Vienna – Volga

61. After the last Assembly Election, 2006 DMK President Muthuvel Karunanidhi became the Chief Minister of Tamil

Nadu for

a) third time

b) fourth time

c) fifth time

d) sixth time

Ans: c) fifth time

62. Which of the following is the first state to have been formed on linguistic basis?

a) Punjab

b) Gujarat

c) Karnataka

d) Andhra Pradesh

Ans: d) Andhra Pradesh

63. Eco Mark is given to the Indian products that are

a) Pure and unadulterated

b) rich in proteins

c) environment friendly

d) economically viable

Ans: c) environment friendly

64. Which two cities of India are connected by the National Highway No. 1?

a) Delhi and Amritsar (via Ambala and Jalandhar)

b) Delhi and Mumbai (via Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Vadodara)

c) Agra and Bikaner (via Jaipur)

d) Chandigarh and Manali (via Bijapur, Mandi and Kullu)

Ans: a) Delhi and Amritsar (via Ambala and Jalandhar)

65. In which date the prestigious Nobel Prize is awarded?

a) November 30

b) January 21

c) December 10

d) January 17

Ans: c) December 10

66. The country which had the first official family planning programme was

a) India

b) China

c) South Africa

d) USA

Ans: a) India

67. Simon Commission of 1827 was boycotted because

a) there was no Indian member in the commission

b) it supported Muslim League

c) congress felt that the people of India were entitled to Swaraj

d) there were differences among the members

Ans: a) there was no Indian member in the commission

68. Who presides over the joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament?

a) President of India

b) Chief Justice of India

c) Vice president of India

d) Speaker of Lok Sabha

Ans: d) Speaker of Lok Sabha

69. Who is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?

a) President of India

b) Leader of the Ruling Party

c) Vice President of India

d) Speaker of Lok Sabha

Ans: c) Vice President of India

70. In the absence of Chief Justice of High Court, the oath of the office of the Governor is administered by

a) President of India

b) Senior most judge of the High Court

c) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

d) Senior judge of the Supreme Court

Ans: b) Senior most judge of the High Court

71. Indicate the first woman President of the Indian National Congress from the following

a) Annie Besant

b) Sarojini Naidu

c) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

d) Aruna Asraf Ali

Ans: a) Annie Besant

72. Who among the following attended all the three Round Table Conferences?

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) B. R. Ambedkar

c) Madan Mohan Malaviya

d) Jawaharlal Nehru

Ans: b) B. R. Ambedkar

73. Mahatma Gandhi was called Father of the Nation first by

a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b) B R. Ambedkar

c) V Patel

d) Subhash Chandra Bose

Ans: d) Subhash Chandra Bose

74. Vande Mataram was composed by

a) Rabindranath Tagore

b) Bhupen Hazarika

c) B. G. Tilak

d) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Ans: d) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

75. Who among the following was an extremist turned spiritual leader?

a) Vinoba Bhave

b) M.N. Roy

c) Aurobindo Ghose

d) Swami Vivekananda

Ans: c) Aurobindo Ghose

76. Purna Swaraj resolution was adopted by the Congress in

a) 1921

b) 1928

c) 1903

d) 1918

Ans: b) 1928

77. The Earth’s shape most closely resembles

a) a basketball

b) a pear

c) a ping-pong ball

d) an apple

Ans: b) a pear

78. The envelope of air in contact with the Earth’s surface is called

a) the atmosphere

b) the stratosphere

c) the homosphere

d) the troposphere

Ans: d) the troposphere

79. What are the two most abundant element by mass found in Earth’s crust?

a) Aluminium and iron

b) Sodium and chlorine

c) Calcium and carbon

d) Oxygen and silicon

Ans: d) Oxygen and silicon

80. How are latitude and longitude lines drawn on a globe of Earth?

a) Latitude lines are parallel and longitude lines meet at the equator

b) Longitude lines are parallel and latitude lines meet at the equator

c) Latitude lines are parallel and longitude lines meet at the poles

d) Longitude lines are parallel and latitude lines meet at the poles.

Ans: c) Latitude lines are parallel and longitude lines meet at the poles

81. Which radioactive isotope is the most useful for nuclear power generation?

a) Uranium 238

b) Uranium 235

c) Carbon 14

d) Rubidium 87

Ans: a) Uranium 238

82. Match the following:

A. Fiat 1. Gurgaon

B. Ambassador 2. Mumbai

C. Maruti 3. Noida

D. Hyundai 4. Kolkata

A B C D

a) 3 2 1 4

b) 2 4 1 3

c) 2 4 3 1

d) 1 2 3 4

Ans: b) 2 4 1 3

83. Energy is transferred from the sun to earth mainly by

a) molecular collisions in the atmosphere

b) ultraviolet radiation

c) infrared radiation

d) visible light

Ans: d) visible light

84. Which planet takes more time to complete one rotation on its axis than to complete one revolution around the sun?

a) Jupiter

b) Venus

c) Mars

d) Mercury

Ans: b) Venus

85. The third most abundant gas in the atmosphere is

a) helium

b) argon

c) carbon dioxide

d) hydrogen

Ans: b) argon

86. As an object falls freely through air, the kinetic energy of the object

a) increases

b) decreases

c) becomes zero

d) does not change

Ans: a) increases

87. The obnoxious smell near a pulp and paper mill is

a) hydrogen sulfide

b) aromatic hydrocarbons

c) carbon dioxide

d) organic sulfur compounds

Ans: b) aromatic hydrocarbons

88. Most cell membranes are composed principally of

a) DNA and ATP

b) nucleotides and amino acids

c) chitin and starch

d) protein and lipids

Ans: d) protein and lipids

89. Which are the four most abundant elements in living cells?

a) carbon, sulfur, magnesium, hydrogen

b) carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen

c) carbon, sulfur, oxygen, nitrogen

d) carbon, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur

Ans: b) carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen

90. Because the gene for hemophilia is located on the X-chromosome, it is normally impossible for

a) a carrier mother to pass the gene to her son

b) a hemophilic father to pass the gene to his daughter

c) a carrier mother to pass the gene to her daughter

d) a hemophilic father to pass the gene to his son

Ans: d) a hemophilic father to pass the gene to his son

91. Presence of fluoride in drinking water is associated with

a) mottling of teeth

b) dental fluorosis

c) skeletal fluorosis

d) all of the above

Ans: d) all of the above

92. Identify the National Highway connecting Guwahati and Shillong

a) NH-37

b) NH-40

c) NH-31

d) NH-39

Ans: b) NH-40

93. The occurrence of oil seepage in Assam’s Burhi-Dihing at Sapkhong in 1825 was recorded by

a) Varrier Elwin

b) Sir Good enough

c) Robert Bruce

d) Lieut R. Wilcox

Ans: d) Lieut R. Wilcox

94. Kitab-al-Hind (Geography of India) was written by

a) Al-Beruni

b) Ibn-Sina

c) Al-Battani

d) Claudis Ptolemy

Ans: a) Al-Beruni

95. Hiuen Tsang visited Assam (Kamrupa) in 640 AD. He was received by the king

a) Bhagadatta

b) Kumar Bhaskar Barman

c) Swargadeo Rudra Singha

d) Kumar Rudra Barman

Ans: b) Kumar Bhaskar Barman

96. Who was hanged with Maniram Dewan

a) Dutiram Barua

b) Pioli Barua

c) Pioli Phukan

d) Farmud Ali

Ans: b) Pioli Barua

97. The Barak or Surma river of Cachar originates from

a) Karbi Anglong

b) Khasia – Jaintia (Meghalaya)

c) Manipur

d) Tripura

Ans: c) Manipur

98. Sawai Jai Singh erected five astronomical observatories, of which one is at Delhi, one is as Jaipur, and another one is at

a) Prayag

b) Ajmere

c) Udaipur

d) Ujjain

Ans: d) Ujjain

99. Varahmihira is the author of

a) Ganita Sara Sangraha

b) Trisatika

c) Sulba Sutra

d) Pancha Siddhantika

Ans: d) Pancha Siddhantika

100. Year 1894 is related to

a) Phulaguri Dhawa

b) Rangia Revolt

c) Patharughat Revolt

d) None of the above

Ans: c) Patharughat Revolt

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Current Affairs, September 2020

Union Cabinet has approved the launch of a “Mission Karmayogi” National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB). Mission Karmayogi has been launched to prepare the Indian Civil Servant for the future by making him more creative, constructive, imaginative, innovative, proactive, professional, progressive, energetic, enabling, transparent and technology-enabled.
India has joined the group of top 50 countries in the global innovation index for the first time, moving up four places to the 48th rank.
India has been elected as a member of the United Nation’s Commission on Status of Women, a body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). India will be a member of United Nation’s Commission on Status of Women for four years, 2021 to ‘25.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will implement the “Technology Vision for Cyber Security’ for Urban Co-operative Banks (2020-2023) to enhance the IT security system of Urban Co-operative banking to prevent, detect, respond to and recover from cyber-attacks.

The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2020 was announced by the Union science and technology minister Dr Harsh Vardhan at the Foundation Day celebration of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on 26th September.

Here is the list of 14 Fourteen scientists awardees:
Biological Sciences:
• Dr Subhadeep Chatterjee,
• Dr Vatsala Thirumalai
Chemical Sciences
• Dr Jyotirmayee Dash,
• Dr Subi Jacob George
Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences
• Dr Abhijit Mukherjee
• Dr Suryendu Dutta
Engineering Sciences
• Dr Amol Arvindrao Kulkarni
• Dr Kinshuk Dasgupta
Mathematics Sciences
• Dr UK Anandavardhanan,
• Dr Rajat Subhra Hazra
Medicine Sciences
• Dr Bushra Ateeq,
• Dr Ritesh Agarwal
Physics Sciences
• Dr Rajesh Ganapathy
• Dr Surajit Dhara
The 51st Edition of the International Film Festival of India, IFFI will be held from 16th to 24th January, next year in Goa.
Rajiv Kumar has taken the charge as the new Election Commissioner (EC) of India.
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of the current chairman of the Railway Board VK Yadav as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Former Lok Sabha MP and Bollywood actor, Paresh Rawal have been appointed as the new chief of National School of Drama by President Ram Nath Kovind.
A 1988 batch IAS officer, Rajesh Khullar has been appointed as Executive Director at World Bank in Washington DC.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Takeo Konishi as its new Country Director for India. Konishi will replace Kenichi Yokoyama who has taken over as Director-General of ADB’s South Asia Department.
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved the proposal to appoint Simanchala Dash as an advisor to Executive Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington.
ITBP Director General, S S Deswal has been given the additional charge of counter-terrorism force National Security Guard (NSG) as its incumbent chief A K Singh is going to retire on September 30.
India has been ranked 105th position “Global Economic Freedom Index 2020 Annual Report” by Canada’s Fraser Institute, which has been released in India in conjunction with Center for Civil Society, New Delhi-based think tank. This is the 24th edition of Economic Freedom of the World. Hong Kong topped the Index.
Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan has won the 48th Annual World Open online chess tournament.
Pierre Gasly (Scuderia AlphaTauri, France) has won the Formula One Italian Grand Prix 2020 held at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy.
Japan’s Naomi Osaka defeated Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to clinch the Women’s Singles title in the 2020 US Open Tennis tournament.
Austria’s Dominic Thiem defeated Alexander Zverev to win the men’s singles title at the 2020 US Open tournament.
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) has won the Formula One Tuscan Grand Prix 2020 held at Mugello Circuit, Italy.
Novak Djokovic has defeated Argentine Diego Schwartzman, 7-6, 5-3, to win 2020 Men’s Single Italian Open title and his fifth overall Rome title. In Women’s single, Simona Halep defeated champion Karolina Pliskova, 6-0, 2-1, to win her first Italian Open title.
Saudi Arabia chaired the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Extraordinary Meeting. During the meeting, India proposed the setting up of voluntary ‘G20 Principles on Coordinated Cross-Border Movement of People’.
The 5th BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meeting was held under the chairpersonship of Russian Federation.
The 35th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC 35) was held virtual format due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The Conference was held under the Chair of the Host Country, Bhutan.
The Environment Ministerial Meeting (EMM) of the G20 countries was held through video conferencing under the Presidency of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Sir David Attenborough was conferred with the prestigious Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2019.
International Day of Democracy is observed globally on 15th September every year.
International Literacy Day is observed globally on 8th September every year. The day spread awareness about the importance of literacy for individuals, communities, and societies and the need for intensified efforts towards more literate societies. International Literacy Day 2020 focuses on “Literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond,” especially on the role of educators and changing pedagogies.
Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day is observed every year on 14 September to mark the popularity of Hindi as an official language of India.
World Rhino Day is observed globally on 22 September every year.
India has withdrawn its participation from the multilateral Military Exercise “Kavkaz 2020” to be held in Russia.
The first batch of five Rafale fighter jets was formally inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) on 10 September 2020 at the Air Force Station in Ambala.
BrahMos surface-to-surface supersonic cruise missile featuring indigenous Booster and Airframe Section along with many other ‘Made in India’ sub-systems was successfully flight tested from ITR, Balasore in Odisha.
World’s largest Solar Tree has been developed by the CSIR-CMERI and has been installed at the Residential Colony of CSIR-CMERI in Durgapur, West Bengal.
Union Cabinet has approved J&K official languages Bill 2020. According to the J&K official languages Bill 2020, Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi along with Urdu and English, will be the official languages in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Sunday, October 4, 2020

APSC PRELIMS SOLVED PAPER 2001

1. Functions of the Public Service Commission are dealt with in Article

(a) 317 of the Constitution

(b) 318 of the Constitution

(d) 320 of the Constitution

ANS: (d) 320 of the Constitution

2. The first general election in Independent India was held in

(a) 1951

(b) 1952

(d) 1954

ANS: (b) 1952

3. The inaugural meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India was presided over by

(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

(d) B.N. Rao

ANS: (c) Dr. Sachidananda Singha

4. The first amendment to the Constitution of India was made in

(a) 1951

(b) 1954

(d) 1960

ANS:(a) 1951

5. Who first expressed the slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad’?

(a) Shaheed Bhagat Singh

(b) Udham Singh

(d) Karan Singh

ANS: (a) Shaheed Bhagat Singh

6. Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman President of

(a) Indian Theosophical Society

(b) Simon Commission

(d) Indian National Congress

ANS: (d) Indian National Congress

7. The ‘Quit India’ resolution was passed by the Congress in Bombay in

(a) 1942

(b) 1943

(d) 1945

ANS: (a) 1942

8. Who was not the Chief Minister of Assam in Independent India?

(a) Gopinath Bordoloi

(b) Sir Muhammad Saadulla

(d) Bimala Prasad Chaliha

ANS: (b) Sir Muhammad Saadulla

9. Who was Sir Akbar Hydari?

(a) Chief Justice of the High Court?

(b) Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly

(d) Chairman of Assam Public Service Commission.

ANS: (c) Governor of Assam

10. The Cabinet was for the first time accorded legal recognition in Britain in.

(a) 1914

(b) 1689

(d) 1884

ANS: (b) 1689

11. Any dispute relating to the validity of the elections of the Vice-President of the Gaon Panchayat under the Assam Panchayat Act, 1994 shall be decided by

(a) BDO

(b) Deputy Commissioner

(d) Members of the Gaon Panchayat

ANS: (d) Members of the Gaon Panchayat

12. The Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India provides for

(a) Panchayati Raj Institutions

(b) District Councils

(d) North-Eastern Council.

ANS: (c) Bodo Autonomous Council

13. Which one of the following is not included as the Fundamental Duty of the Indian citizen?

(a) To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions.

(b) To uphold and protect the sovereignty and integrity of India.

(d) To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so

ANS: (c) To develop romper temper.

14. Who among the following was not a member of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?

(a) B.R. Ambedkar

(b) K. M. Munshi

(d) Mohd. Saadulla

ANS: (c) Jawaharlal Nehru

15. In which of the following States Article 360 is not applicable?

(a) Nagaland

(b) Jammu and Kashmir

(d) Mizoram

ANS: (b) Jammu and Kashmir

16. Lord Ripon is known as the father of

(a) Local Self-Government in India.

(b) All India Services.

(d) State Administration in India.

ANS: (a) Local Self-Government in India.

17. Three-tier Panchayati Raj System was recommended by

(a) Sarkaria Commission

(b) Balawantrai Mehta Committee

(d) Administrative Reforms Commission.

ANS: (b) Balawantrai Mehta Committee

18. In India, Planning Commission is a

(a) Constitutional body

(b) Extra-Constitutional body

(d) Mandatory body.

ANS: (b) Extra-Constitutional body

19. Community Development Programme is based on the philosophy of

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) B.R. Ambedkar

(d) Mahatma Gandhi

ANS: (d) Mahatma Gandhi

20. Fundamental duties of Indian Citizens are provided by

(a) 41st amendment

(b) 42nd amendment

(d) 44th amendment

ANS: (b) 42nd amendment

21. If the third Monday in a month is 17th, which day will occur five times in that month?

(a) Tuesday

(b) Thursday

(d) Saturday

ANS: (d) Saturday

22. If 52 × 45=30, 70 × 23=23 and 84 ×52=48, then 62 × 43=?

(a) 20

(b) 30

(d) 32

ANS: (b) 30

23. Which of the following numbers does not possess the common property that the other three numbers do?

(a) 8745

(b) 6428

(d) 5294

ANS: (a) 8745

24. A is the brother of B and C, D is C’s mother and B’s sister, E is B’s sister. How is C related to E?

(a) As Nice

(b) As Cousin

(d) As mother

The above question is wrong

25. A series of numbers set as 8, 20, and 50. What will be the next in the order of sequence?

(a) 150

(b) 110

(d) 115

ANS: (c) 125

26. B, J, K, M and S are computer operators in a farm G. Their seat arrangements are.

1. S is left of K

2. J & M are right of B

3. S & M do not sit together

4. B & M are rivals & always sit on either sides of J

Who is sitting in the centre?

(a)M

(b) J

(d) K

ANS: (b) J

27. Fid the odd group out

1. Pen, Nib, Ink, Pencil

2. Zebra, Giraffe, Goat, Sheep

3. Dispur, Imphal, Dimapur, Agartala

(a) 2

(b) 1

(d) 4

ANS: (c) 3

28. The continue number of a special series is read as 9531, 9642, 9753

What will be the next correct order in the numerical series?

(a) 9420

(b) 8751

(d) 9864

ANS: (d) 9864

29. Which of the following is the largest fraction?

(a) 1/3

(b) 2/3

(d) 5/8

ANS: (c) ¾

30. If 28th February of 2001 is Wednesday, what will be the day of the week on 28th February, 2002?

(a) Wednesday

(b) Thursday

(d) Tuesday

ANS: (b) Thursday

31. A 20 cm × 20 cm × 30 cm rectangular box is tied with a ribbon is required for trying the knot the minimum length of the ribbon is

(a) 80 cm

(b) 130 cm

(d) 190 cm

ANS: (d) 190 cm

32. A sheep S is tied by two ropes each of 15 metres long to two posts P and Q which are 20 metres apart. The region over which the sheep can move is the shaded region given by

(a) P Q

(b) P Q

(d) P Q

ANS: (a) P Q

33. If Atal coded 74, then Lata will be coded as

(a) 47

(b) 48

(d) 77

ANS: (a) 47

34. The missing number in the third circle is

(a) 3

(b) 9

(d) 15

ANS: (b) 9

35. Half percent of hundred is

(a) 50

(b) 5

(d) 0.05

ANS: (a) 50

36. The devastating earthquake of Gujrat in 2001 took place on

(a) 20th January

(b) 26th January

(d) 27th February

ANS: (b) 26th January

37. The National Commission on Population (2000) is chaired by

(a) K.C. Pant

(b) Krishna Sing

(d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

ANS: (c) Dr. A. M. Khusro

38. The provisional figure of India’s population as per 2001-m census is

(a) 1007 million

(b) 1017 million

(d) 1037 million

ANS: (c) 1027 million

39. The present Governor of Reserve Bank of India is

(a) Dr. C. Rangarajan

(b) Dr. D. T. Lakdawala

(d) Dr. L. J. Jha

ANS: (c) Dr. Bimal Jalan

40. The present Secretary-General of United Nations is

(a) U. Thant

(b) Robert Macnamara

(d) Kofi Annan

ANS: (d) Kofi Annan

41. The Enron Power Project is situated in

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Karnataka

(d) Goa

ANS: (a) Maharashtra

42. The aim of India’s economic planning is to raise

(a) living standard of people

(b) National income

(d) all of the above

ANS: (d) all of the above

43. The name of Tehelka chief is

(a) Anirudha Bahal

(b) Sanjay Khan

(d) Pranany Roy

ANS: (c) Tarun Tejpal

44. Which one of the following is popularly known as software capital of India?

(a) Mumbai

(b) Bangalore

(d) Kolkata

ANS: (b) Bangalore

45. Dehra Dun is the Capital town of

(a) Uttaranchal

(b) Chattisgarh

(d) Himachal Pradesh

ANS: (a) Uttaranchal

46. The population of Assam as per provisional data of 2001 census falls within the range of

(a) 210 lakh-225 lakh

(b) 225 lakh-250 lakh

(d) 270 lakh -290 lakh

ANS: (c) 250 lakh-270 lakh

47. To which one of the following Sates does district of ‘Bhuj’ belong?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Rajasthan

(d) Maharashtra

ANS: (c) Gujrat

48. Community Development is organized on the basis of

(a) Population

(b) Area

(d) Population and community

ANS: (c) Community

49. The Ninth Five-Year Plan will be completed on 31st March,

(a) 2002

(b) 2003

(d) 2005

ANS: (a) 2002

50. ‘India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium’ is a new book which has attracted readers’ attention. Who is the author of the book?

(a) Kushwant Singh

(b) R. K. Lakshman

(d) Nirad C. Chaudhuri and V.S. Naipaul

ANS: (c) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and Y.S. Rajan

51. Indian born Scientist Subramanjam Chandrasekhar had won the Nobel Prize for his work in the area of

(a) Nuclear Medicine

(b) Biochemistry

(d) Astrophysics

ANS: (d) Astrophysics

52. J. M. Lyngdoh was appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner to succeed M.S. Gill. Who was appointed as Election Commissioner in place of Lyngdoh?

(a) K. C. Mittal

(b) B. B. Tandon

(d) Dr. S. Rame Gowda

ANS: (a) K. C. Mittal

53. Justice Venkataswami Commission is in the national news pertains to

(a) Ayodhya issue

(b) Enron issue

(d) Tehelka expose

ANS: (d) Tehelka expose

54. On March 31, Union Commerce Minister announced new EXIM Policy for the year 1999-2000. It aims at

(a) setting up free trade zones

(b) taking up 16 rail-line projects for better transportation network

(d) setting up of Expenditure Reforms Commissions

ANS: (a) setting up free trade zones

55. The Euro (European single currency) comes into effect from

(a) 1998

(b) 1999

(d) 2001

56. The Indus Valley monuments were built of

(a) sun-dried bricks

(b) burnt bricks

(d) wood and bamboo

ANS: (a) sun-dried bricks

57. The historian to accompany Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni in several of his expeditions was

(a) Ferishta

(b) Alberuni

(d) Badauni

ANS: (b) Alberuni

58. Gandhiji called off the Non-Co-operation Movement because of a violent incident at

(a) Bardoli

(b) Dandi

(d) Ahmedabad

ANS: (c) Chauri Chaura

59. The Gandhara School of Art emphasised on

(a) Indian materials and Greek style

(b) Greek materials and Indian style

(d) Neither Indian materials nor Indian style.

ANS: (c) Both Indian materials and Indian style

60. The Greek General Defeated by Chandragupta Maurya was

(a) Antigonas

(b) Seleucas

(d) Phillippos

ANS: (b) Seleucas

61. Who is called the ‘Indian Napoleon’?

(a) Samudragupta

(b) Chandragupta-II Vikramaditya

(d) Pulakeshin-II

ANS: (a) Samudragupta

62. Grand Trunk Road which extended from Sonargaon in East Bengal to Sindh was built by

(a) Akabr

(b) Jahangir

(d) Allauddin Khaji

ANS: (c) Sher Shah

63. Who passed the Vernacular Press Act restricting the freedom of the press?

(a) Lord Dalhousie

(b) Lord Lytton

(d) Lord Lansdown

ANS: (b) Lord Lytton

64. The slogan ‘Jai Hind’ was coined by

(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(b) Subhas Chandra Bose

(d) Lala Lajpat Rai

ANS: (b) Subhas Chandra Bose

65. Chanakya who helped Chandragupta Maurya to annihilate the Nanda Kingdom was a Brahmin from

(a) Taxila

(b) Pataliputra

(d) Gandhara

ANS: (a) Taxila

66. The offices of the Barbaruah and the Barphukan were created by

(a) Sudangpha

(b) Suhunmung Dihingia Raja

(d) Jayadhhaj Singha

ANS: (c) Pratap Singha

67. The Chutiya Kingdom was conquered by

(a) Suklengmung

(b) Suhunmung Dihingia Raja

(d) Jayadhhaj Singha

ANS: (b) Suhunmung Dihingia Raja

68. The Kachari King to assume the title ‘Pratap Narayan’ after defeating the Ahoms was

(a) Indrabal Narayan

(b) Joso Narayan

(d) Durlabh Narayan

ANS: (b) Joso Narayan

69. Who among the following literators did not receive the patronage of the Koch King Naranarayan?

(a) Ram Saraswati

(b) Ananta Kandali

(d) Madhav Kandali

ANS: (d) Madhav Kandali

70. Rudra Singh first built the Rang Ghar with bamboo and wood. It was rebuilt with brick and mortar by

(a) Siva Singha

(b) Pramatta Singha

(d) Lakshmi Singha

ANS: (b) Pramatta Singha

71. The Battle of Mahagarh was fought between

(a) Chandrakanta Singha and the Burmese

(b) The Burmese and British

(d) The Burmese and Purandar Singha

ANS: (a) Chandrakanta Singha and the Burmese

72. Who was the President of the first session of Asom Chatra Sanmilon?

(a) Rohinikanta Hatibaruah

(b) Kamaluddin Ahmed

(d) Lakshminath Bezbaruah

ANS: (d) Lakshminath Bezbaruah

73. One of the following books is the most important literary source for the study of early history of Assam. Which is the book?

(a) The Mahabharata

(b) The Harsha Charita

(d) The Arthashastra

ANS: (c) The Kalika Puran

74. The earliest King of Assam was

(a) Mahiranga Danava

(b) Narakasur

(d) Naranarayan

ANS: (a) Mahiranga Danava

75. ‘Fatiyah-i-Ibriyah’ was written by

(a) Alberuni

(b) Azan Fakir

(d) Shihabuddin Talish

ANS: (d) Shihabuddin Talish

76. In the Battle of Saraighat next to Lachit Barphukan was in the leadership of

(a) Raj Mantri Aton Buragohain Dangariya

(b) Kaliabhomora Barphukan

(d) Manthir Bharali Barua

ANS: (a) Raj Mantri Aton Buragohain Dangariya

77. The Chief Commission ship was introduced in Assam in

(a) 1873

(b) 1874

(d) 1876

ANS: (b) 1874

78. Mark the correct share of Kuwait’s oil reserve compared to world’s total

(a) About 16%

(b) Between 20% and 30%

(d) Equal to the share of Russia

ANS: (d) Equal to the share of Russia

79. Which one of the following mountain ranges does not tally with the main Himalayan ranges?

(a) Trans Himalayan Range

(b) Great Himalaya Range

(d) Siwaliks

ANS: (a) Trans Himalayan Range

80. Recognize which of the following rivers is not South-flowing

(a) The Dambodar

(b) The Chambal

(d) The Gadadhar

ANS: (b) The Chambal

81. Which one season of the following is associated with Bordoichila in Assam?

(a) Pre-Monsoon Season

(b) Monsoon season

(d) Winter season

ANS: (a) Pre-Monsoon Season

82. Identify the exact location of the Dun Valley

(a) Between the Shivalik and the Inner Himalaya

(b) Between the Inner Himalaya and the Middle Himalaya.

(d) Between the Kumaon Himalaya and the Punjab Himalaya

ANS: (a) Between the Shivalik and the Inner Himalaya

83. Which one of the following wildlife sanctuaries of N.E. India is related with Project Tiger?

(a) Dibrugarh-Saikhowa Wildlife Sanctuary

(b) Nameri Wildlife Sanctuary

(d) Manas Wildlife Sanctuary.

ANS: (d) Manas Wildlife Sanctuary.

84. Which one of the following is called the Weaver City of India?

(a) Panipat

(b) Leh

(d) Jaipur

ANS: (a) Panipat

85. In which part of the following in India is located the Mahadeo hills?

(a) Central India

(b) Eastern India

(d) Western Ghats

ANS: (a) Central India

86. Of which one of the following States Chamoli is a district?

(a) Bihar

(b) Uttaranchal

(d) Himachal Pradesh

ANS: (b) Uttaranchal

87. Identify the wrong match of the following:

(a) Arunachal Pradesh- Siang

(b) Assam-Morigaon

(d) Nagaland-Chhimtuipui

ANS: (d) Nagaland-Chhimtuipui

88. Blind Valleys are found in

(a) Karst Region

(b) Glaciated Region

(d) Deltas

ANS: (c) Desert

89. Pampas grassland are situated in parts of

(a) Brazil

(b) Argentina

(d) Canada

ANS: (b) Argentina

90. In which region (country) was the first oil well drilled in 1859?

(a) Leningrad in Russia

(b) Digboi in India

(d) Abadan in Middle East

ANS: (c) Titusvile in USA

91. Which of the types of coal has the highest heating capacity?

(a) Bituminous

(b) Lignite

(d) Peat

ANS: (c) Anthracite

92. Rocks are classified on the basis of what characteristics?

(a) Origin

(b) Composition

(d) Density

ANS: (c) Texture

93. Ocean currents are primarily caused by

(a) difference in temperature

(b) wind blowing over the sea surface

(d) difference in salinity

ANS: (b) wind blowing over the sea surface

94. The Strait that connects Mediterranean Sea with Atlantic Ocean is

(a) Hormuz Strait

(b) Bering Strait

(d) Gibraltar Strait

ANS:(d) Gibraltar Strait

95. Which one of the following is not a country of west coast of Africa?

(a) Liberia

(b) Angola

(d) Kenya

ANS: (d) Kenya

96. The North Atlantic Ocean route is very busy with heavy traffic because

(a) it is open to all weather and is the safest

(b) it is the oldest route known to man

(d) the gulf stream helps the movement of ships thereby reducing the cost.

ANS: (c) it connects two industrially advanced regions of the world.

97. Emu the largest running bird after the Ostrich is found in

(a) South America

(b) South Africa

(d) Australia

ANS: (c) New Zealand

98. The drainage that separates the Meghalaya plateau from the Brazil range is

(a) Killing

(b) Doyang

(d) Digaru

ANS: (b) Doyang

99. The inter-State boundary between Assam and Tripura is marked by a river called?

(a) Dhaleswari

(b) Longai

(d) Sonai

ANS: (b) Longai

100. The Singhashion peak, the highest pan of Assam is located on

(a) Nilachal Hills

(b) Barali Range

(d) Rengma Hills

ANS: (b) Barali Range

101. The Tribe of Assam having largest size of population next to the Bodo’s is

(a) the Karbis

(b) the Dimasas

(d) the Rabha

ANS: (a) the Karbis

102. In respect of sediment carriage the rank of the Brahmaputra River among the rivers of the world is

(a) first

(b) second

(d) fifth

ANS: (c) third

103. The proposed Ranganadi project is likely to benefit

(a) Nagaland and Manipur

(b) Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland

(d) Assam and Arunachal Pradesh

ANS: (c) Tripura and Mizoram

104. The only phosphatic fertilizer plant of North-East India is located in

(a) Tuli in Nagaland

(b) Nongpo in Meghalaya

(d) Chandrapur in Assam

ANS: (c) Namrup in Assam

105. The Ahoms who entered into Assam (erstwhile) established their capital

(a) Charaideo

(b) Rangpur

(d) Nazirakhat

ANS: (a) Charaideo

106. In respect of potato production among the North-Eastern States of India the first and the second ranks are occupied by Assam and Meghalaya. Which of the following States ranks third?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Manipur

(d) Tripura

The answer of the above question cannot be determined.

107. Which district of Assam has the longest international boundary?

(a) Kokrajhar

(b) Dhubri

(d) Nalbari

ANS: (b) Dhubri

108. The total number of Development Blocks in Assam is

(a) 119

(b) 200

(d) 180

ANS: (c) 219

109. The annual production of finished tea in recent years in Assam is around

(a) 5 lakh tonnes

(b) 10 lakh tonnes

(d) 50 lakh tonnes

ANS: (a) 5 lakh tonnes

110. The first President of India to be elected unopposed was

(a) S. Radhakrishnan

(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(d) V. V. Giri

ANS: (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

111. In which year the Government of India constituted the Minorities Commission to provide institutional safeguards for the minorities?

(a) 1968

(b) 1978

(d) 1998

ANS: (d) 1998

112. The Constituent Assembly was set up according to the proposal of the

(a) Cripps Mission Plan

(b) Cabinet Mission Plan

(d) Mountbatten Plan

ANS: (b) Cabinet Mission Plan

113. The conditions of President’s Office to laid down in Article

(a) 57 of the Constitution

(b) 58 of the Constitution

(d) 60 of the Constitution

ANS: (a) 57 of the Constitution

114. The power to nominate 12 members to the Rajya Sabha is laid down in Article

(a) 79 of the Constitution

(b) 80 of the Constitution

(d) 82 of the Constitution

ANS: (b) 80 of the Constitution

115. The Sarkaria Commission was appointed during the administration of the Prime Minister

(a) V.P. Singh

(b) Indira Gandhi

(d) Rajib Gandhi

ANS: (b) Indira Gandhi

116. Reservation of seats for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes is dealt with in Part

(a) XII of the Constitution

(b) XIII of the Constitution

(d) XVI of the Constitution

ANS: (d) XVI of the Constitution

117. Equality before law and equal protection of law is dealt with in Article

(a) 13 of the Constitution

(b) 14 of the Constitution

(d) 16 of the Constitution

ANS: (b) 14 of the Constitution

118. Which one of the following deals with the Panchayats?

(a) Part VII of the Constitution

(b) Part IX of the Constitution

(d) Part X of the Constitution

ANS: (b) Part IX of the Constitution

119. Which one of the following is not correct?

(a) Directive Principles aim at economic reconstruction

(b) Directive Principles aim at establishment of welfare State

(d) Directive Principles aim at safeguarding the freedom of speech and expression

ANS: (d) Directive Principles aim at safeguarding the freedom of speech and expression

120. Administration of Union Territories is dealt with in

(a) Part VIII of the Constitution

(b) Part IX of the Constitution

(d) Part XI of the Constitution

ANS: (a) Part VIII of the Constitution

Saturday, October 3, 2020

Current Affairs, August 2020

The Swachh Bharat Mission Academy has been launched by the Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. It has been launched as a crucial part of the phase 2 of Swachh Bharat Mission.

Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) has been launched by the Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh. NIIO is a three-tiered organisation and it will enable its end users to interact with academia as well as industry for the promotion of innovation and indigenisation for self-reliance in defence, with the help of its dedicated structures.

The establishment of “National Recruitment Agency” has received the Union Cabinet‘s approval. The National Recruitment Agency (NRA) will result in transformational reform in the recruitment process for central government jobs. The National Recruitment Agency (NRA) would be a multi-agency body which be responsible to conduct a Common Eligibility Test (CET).

Swachh Survekshan 2020 awards have been announced and Indore became India’s cleanest city for the fourth year in a row. Swachh Survekshan was started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2016. Mysuru won the award for the cleanest city of India in 2016, Indore retained the top spot for three consecutive years in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

National Sports Awards are conferred every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. Honourable President of India will confer the awards to the awardees at a specially organized function through virtual mode from Rashtrapati Bhawan on 29th August, 2020. RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD: No. Name Discipline 1 Shri Rohit Sharma Cricket 2 Shri Mariyappan T. Para Athletics 3 Ms. Manika Batra Table Tennis 4 Ms. Vinesh Phogat wrestling 5 Ms. Rani Rampal Hockey ARJUNA AWARD: S.No. Name of the Sportsperson Discipline 1 Shri Atanu Das Archery 2 Ms. Dutee Chand Athletics 3 Satwik SairajRankireddy Badminton 4 Chirag Chandrasekhar Shetty Badminton 5 Shri Vishesh Bhriguvanshi Basketball 6 Subedar Manish Kaushik Boxing 7 Ms. Lovlina Borgohain Boxing 8 Shri Ishant Sharma Cricket 9 Ms. Deepti Sharma Cricket 10 Shri Sawant Ajay Anant Equestrian 11 Shri Sandesh Jhingan Football 12 Ms. Aditi Ashok Golf 13 Shri Akashdeep Singh Hockey 14 Ms. Deepika Hockey 15 Shri Deepak Kabaddi 16 Shri Kale Sarika Sudhakar Kho Kho 17 Shri Dattu Baban Bhokanal Rowing 18 Ms. Manu Bhaker Shooting 19 Shri Saurabh Chaudhary Shooting 20 Ms. Madhurika Suhas Patkar Table Tennis 21 Shri Divij Sharan Tennis 22 Shri Shiva Keshavan Winter Sports 23 Ms. Divya Kakran Wrestling 24 Shri Rahul Aware Wrestling 25 Suyash Narayan Jadhav Para Swimming 26 Shri Sandeep Para Athletics 27 Shri Manish Narwal Para Shooting DRONACHARYA AWARD: Life- Time Category S.No. Name of the Coach Discipline 1 Dharmendra Tiwary Archery 2 Shri Purushotham Rai Athletics 3 Shri Shiv Singh Boxing 4 Shri Romesh Pathania Hockey 5 Krishan KumarHooda Kabaddi 6 Vijay BhalchandraMunishwar Para Powerlifting 7 Shri Naresh Kumar Tennis 8 Shri Om Parkash Dahiya Wrestling Regular Category S.No. Name of the Coach Discipline 1 Shri Jude Felix Sebastian Hockey 2 Shri Yogesh Malviya Mallakhamb 3 Shri Jaspal Rana Shooting 4 Kuldeep Kumar Handoo Wushu 5 Shri Gaurav Khanna Para Badminton DHYAN CHAND AWARD: S.No. Name of the Sportsperson Discipline 1 Shri Kuldip Singh Bhullar Athletics 2 Ms. Jincy Philips Athletics 3 Pradeep Shrikrishna Gandhe Badminton 4 Ms. Trupti Murgunde Badminton 5 Ms. N. Usha Boxing 6 Shri Lakha Singh Boxing 7 Sukhvinder SinghSandhu Football 8 Shri Ajit Singh Hockey 9 Shri Manpreet Singh Kabaddi 10 Shri J. Ranjith Kumar Para Athletics 11 Shri Satyaprakash Tiwari Para Badminton 12 Shri Manjeet Singh Rowing 13 Late sachin Nag Swimming 14 Shri Nandan P Bal Tennis 15 Shri Netarpal Hooda Wrestling

The Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (IC), Shri Prahlad Singh Patel has announced 7 new circles of Archaeological Survey of India. Here is the list of all 7 new circles:

Trichy in Tamil Nadu

Raiganj in West Bengal

Rajkot in Gujarat

Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh

Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh

Meerut in Uttar Pradesh

Hampi in Karnataka

The United Arab Emirates became the first Arab country to open a nuclear power plant.
Russia has become the first country to register a coronavirus vaccine “Sputnik V” registered for use.
China has successfully launched 5th Earth observation satellite, Gaofen-9 (05), from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
The longest river ropeway of India has been inaugurated in Assam. It is 1.8 Km long and connects Guwahati and North Guwahati over Brahmaputra river.
Assam government would provide Rs 830 per month each to 17 lakh poor families under the ambitious “Orunodoi” scheme, to financially empower women.
Kerala will establish the first international women’s trade centre (IWTC) of India at Angamaly.
The first-ever “seaplane services in Gujarat” will be commenced from 31 October 2020. The seaplane service will offer seamless and affordable air connectivity from Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad to Statue of Unity in Kevadia in Gujarat.
President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed former Union minister Manoj Sinha as the next Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu has been appointed as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India.
Pradeep Kumar Joshi has appointed as the chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
Odisha cadre IPS officer, P S Ranipse has been appointed as Inspector General (IG), in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
Government of India has appointed Rakesh Asthana as the new director-general of the Border Security Force (BSF).
Ashok Lavasa has stepped down as the Election Commissioner of India. He has submitted his resignation to President of India, Ram Nath Kovind.
President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Satya Pal Malik as the Governor of Meghalaya.
The Government of India has appointed Rajiv Kumar as the new Election Commissioner of India.
Government of India has appointed Ashwani Bhatia as the managing director (MD) of the State Bank of India (SBI).
India has been ranked 57th in Digital Quality of Life Index 2020 with overall score of 0.5. Denmark has topped the index and was followed by Sweden.
Lewis Hamilton has won the Formula One British Grand Prix 2020 held at the Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom.
The International Cricket Council has confirmed that the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 that was postponed due to Covid-19 will be held in Australia in 2022. India will host the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 as planned.
Former Indian Captain and the World Cup winner, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced his retirement from the International Cricket. He represented India in 350 ODI’s, 98 T20 Internationals (T20Is) and 90 test matches.
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) has won the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix 2020 held at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain.
German Golfer Sophia Popov has won the Women’s British Open 2020 title.
India will host the BRICS Games 2021, which will be aligned with the Khelo India Games scheduled for next year.
Dutch Author, Marieke Lucas Rijneveld has won the International Booker Prize 2020 for her debut novel ‘The Discomfort of Evening’.
India observes 29th August every year as National Sports Day. The day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand, who was the star of Indian hockey team.
India will take part in the multilateral military "Russian Kavkaz 2020" strategic command-post exercise to be held in Astrakhan, Russia.
Chetan Bhagat has authored a book titled ‘One Arranged Murder’.
51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held in Goa, from November 20th to 28th.

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