12. Who among the following chief wrote a letter to the British Queen in the year 1897?(a) Lianphunga (b) Khamliana (c) Thangphunga(d) Suakliana
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3. NITI Aayog current CEO(a)BVR Subrahmanyam(b)Rajiv Kumar(c)Rajiv Singh(d)Shri Suman Bery
5. Economic Planning is a subject:(a) in the Union List(b) in the State List(c) in the Concurrent List(d) Unspecified in any special list
7. Which among the following publishes the Ease of Doing Business report?(a) World Bank(b) International Monetary Fund(c) World Economic Forum(d) The United Nations Development Programme
8. White Revolution is related to(a)Tomato Production(b)Fish Production(c)Milk Production(d)Meat Production
9. Which state has the forest cover as a percentage of the total area?(a) Mizoram(b) Arunachal Pradesh(c) Assam(d) Meghalaya
10. When was the first Industrial policy introduced in Independent India?(a)1950(b)1949(c)1948(d)1951
11. Who is called the ‘Father of Economics’?(a) Max Muller(b) Karl Marx(c) Adam Smith(d) None of these
12. India has:(a) Socialistic economy(b) Gandhian economy(c) Mixed economy(d) Free economy
13. Dadabhai Naoroji theorised on the drain of wealth from India in his book:(a) Poverty under British Rule in India(b) Poverty in British Rule in India(c) Poverty and Un-British Rule in India(d) Poverty of Economic Drain in British India
14. The Author of the book ‘Wealth of Nations’(a)Adam Smith(b)Karl Mark(c)JM Keynes(d)Will Smith
15. Socialist or State economic system is proposed by(a)Adam Smith(b)Karl Marx(c)JM Keynes(d)Will Smith
16. Who constituted the finance commission?(a) Prime minister(b) Council of minister(c) President(d) None of these
19. What does a good with positive externalities known as?(a)Giffen goods(b)Public goods(c)Merit goods(d)Snob good
20. What is seasonal unemployment?(a)Kind of unemployment generally found in urban areas(b)Kind of unemployment when people are not able to find jobs during some months of the year(c)Kind of unemployment when people are able to find jobs during the year(d)None of these
2. Consider the following statements:1. The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 recommended granting voting rights to all the women above the age of 21.2. The Government of India Act of 1935 gave women reserved seats in legislature.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?(a)1 only(b) 2 only(c) Both 1 and 2(d) Neither 1 nor 2
5. In 1920, which of the following changed its name to “Swarajya Sabha”?(a) All India Home Rule League(b) Hindu Mahasabha(c) South Indian Liberal Federation(d) The Servants of India Society
8. The Montague-Chelmsford Proposals were related to(a) Social reforms(b) Educational reforms(c) Reforms in police administration(d) Constitutional reforms
10. With reference to the Cabinet Mission, which of the following statements is/are correct?1. It recommended a federal government.2. It enlarged the powers of the Indian courts.It provided for more Indians in the ICS.Select the correct answer using the code given below.(a) 1 only(b) 2 and 3 only(c) 1 and 3 only(d) None
12. Consider the following statements1. The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu.2. The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji.Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?(a)1 only(b)2 only(c)Both 1 and 2(d)Neither 1 nor 2
13. The Ghadr (Ghadar) was a(a)Revolutionary association of Indians with headquarters at San Francisco(b)Nationalist organization operating from Singapore(c)Militant organization with headquarters at Berlin(d)Communist movement for India’s freedom with headquarters at Tashkent
14. The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to(a) Solve the problem of minorities in India(b) Give effect to the Independence Bill(c) Delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan(d) Enquire into the riots in East Bengal
16. What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria’s Proclamation (1858)?1. To disclaim any intention to annex Indian States2. To place the Indian administration under the British Crown3. To regulate East India Company’s trade with IndiaSelect the correct answer using the code given below.(a)1 and 2 only(b)2 only(c)1 and 3 only(d)1, 2 and 3
17. Which of the following Indus site is known as “Little Harappa” or “Little Mohenjo-Daro”?(a)Banawali(b)Mohenjo-Daro(c)Lothal(d)Chanhudaro
18. ______excavated Dholavira(a) R.S. Bisht(b) B. M.S. Vats(c) S.R. Rao(d) R.E.M Wheeler
19. Which of the following was the oldest tribal assembly?(a)Samiti (b)Vidhata (c)Sabha (d)Gana
2. Which articles cannot be suspended during emergency(a)Article 14 & 15(b)Article 30 & 32(c)Article 17 & 18(d)Article 20 & 21
3. The heart and soul of the Constitution according to Dr BR Ambedkar is(a)Article 32(b)Article 31(c)Article 14(d)Article 17
4. Right to information (RTI) came into force on(a)15th June 2005(b)5th January 2005(c)12th October 2005(d)15th August 2015
6. Uniform Civil Code come under which Article(a)44(b)45(c)42(d)41
7. Who was the first lady President of India(a)Indira Gandhi(b)Sarojini Naidu(c)Draupadi Murmu(d)Pratibha Patil
8. Impeachment of the President can be done under which article(a)Article 52(b)Article 60(c)Article 61(d)Article 62
9. Who can call over the joint sitting of the Parliament(a)President(b)Prime Minister(c)Chairman of Rajya Sabha(d)Speaker of Lok Sabha
10. The Vice President of India is elected by(a) Members of Legislative Assemblies(b) Members of both Legislative Assemblies and Legislative Councils(c) Member of both houses of Parliament(d) Members of the Rajya Sabha
11. _________ can give the Union Parliament to make laws on matter included in the state list.(a) President(b) Prime Minister(c) Lok Sabha(d) Rajya Sabha
12. Which of the following Motions can the Council of Ministers in India move?(a) No Confidence Motion (b) Censure Motion (c) Adjournment Motion (d) Confidence Motion
13. On which date was the first general election to Lunglei Municipal Council held(a)April 27,2023 (b)March 2,2023 (c)May 5,2023 (d)March 29,2023
14. Which of the following is the Constitutional body(a)National Commission for Scheduled Tribe(b)National Minorities Commission(c)National Women Commission(d)National Commission for Human Rights
15. Who presides over the meeting of the Cabinet in the State(a)The Governor (b)The Chief Minister (c)The Speaker (d)The Deputy Speaker
16. The main difference between the Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) is(a)Fundamental Rights are positive while DPSP is negative(b)Fundamental Rights are justiciable while DPSP are not justiciable(c)DPSP are given precedence over Fundamental Rights by courts in all cases(d)DPSP are non-justiciable but not positive
17. Rajya Sabha has equal power with Lok Sabha(a)in the matter of creating new all India services (b)in amending the Constitution(c) in making cut motion(d)none of the above
19. How long is the tenure of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.(a) 5 years (b) 6 years (c) 3 years (d) not fixed
1. Printing Press in India was introduced by the –(a) Dutch sailors(b) Portuguese Jesuits(c) Indian journalists(d) English traders
2. Who was the Muslim leader to demand Pakistan in 1933?(a) Muhammed Ali Jinah(b) Rehmat Ali(c) Maulana Azad(d) JP Narayan
3. Rabindra Nath Tagore gave up his knighthood because of-(a) Chauri Chaura incident(b) Execution of Bhagat Singh(c) Simon Commission(d) Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
7. What was the reason behind the diplomatic row between India and Maldives in January 2024?(a) Trade Dispute(b) Negative Comments about India and Modi by deputy ministers of Maldives(c) Fishing rights conflict(d) Territorial dispute
14. Who is appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Ukraine on 30th May, 2024?(a) Ravi Shankar(b) Harsh Kumar(c) Manish Chauhan(d) Vijay Khanduja
15. Who was the Kenyan cult leader charged with the murder of 191 children?(a) Paul Nthenge Mackenzie(b) Paul Mthenge Mackenzie(c) Paul Nthenga Mackenzie(d) Paul Mthenga Mackenzie
16. Which country appointed Judith Suminwa Tuluka as its first women Prime Minister in 2024?(a) Nigeria (b) Democratic Republic of Congo (c) Haiti(d) Somalia
18. Who is the Prime Minister of Russia?(a) Vladimir Putin(b) Mikhail Mishustin(c) Vyacheslav Volodin(d) VictorZubkov
19. Who is the Working Chairman of ‘Mizoram Education Reforms Committee’ constituted in the month of February, 2024?(a) Dr. Vanlalthlana(b) Dr. Tawnenga(c) Prof. Vanlalhruaii(d) Prof. Lalbiakdiki Hnamte
1. USB meansa) Unicoded Smart Busb) Universal Smart Busc) Unicoded Serial Busd) Universal Serial Bus
2. Main component of first generation computer wasa) Transistorsb) Vacuum Tubes and Valvesc) Integrated Circuitsd) None of these
6. Which of the following statements is true?a) Minicomputer works faster than Microcomputerb) Microcomputer works faster than Minicomputerc) Speed of both the computers is the samed) The speeds of both these computers cannot be compared
7. The output of ALU operations is stored ina) MemoryDevices b) Registersc) Flags d) Output Unit
8. IC chips used in computers are usually made ofa) Lead b) Siliconc) Chromium d) Gold
10. Hexadecimal number system has ………. base.a) 2 b) 8 c) 10 d) 16
11. What is a cursor in the computer?a) It is a blinking object or insertion pointb) It is a stickc) It is the moused) It is the system
12. What is the function of CAPS LOCK key?a) To type the characters in capitalb) To italicizec) To deleted) Lock the
15. Which of the following is a temporary memory?a) ROM b) RAMc) Both (A) and (B) d) None of these
16. Which one can be electrically erased and reprogrammed?a) Protocol b) Modemc) Flash Memory d) Gateway
17. EEPROM stands fora) Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memoryb) Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memoryc) Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memoryd) None of these
18. What characteristic of RAM memory makes it not suitable for permanent storage?a) too slow b) unreliablec) it is volatiled) too bulky
19. The communication between the components in a microcomputer takes place via the address anda) I/O bus b) Data busc) Address busd) Control lines
20. What is the fastest memory in computer system?a) Optical memory b) Cache memoryc) Magnetic memory d) Direct memory
1. Which East India Company Known as John Company?a) English East India Companyb) French East India Companyc) Dutch East India Companyd) Danes East India Company
2. Who granted royal charter for English East India Company to conduct trade with East?a) Queen Victoria b) Queen Elizabethc) James II d) Charles II
3. Where did the English open their first factory in the South?a) Masulipattanam b) Madrasc) Pondicherry d) Calicut
4. Who was the founder of Calcutta?a) Francois Mortin b) Job Charnockc) Robert Clived) Warren Hasting
6. Which was the first newspaper published in India?a) Bengal Gazette b) Samachar Darpanc) Mumbai Samachar d) The Times of India
7. Which was the first vernacular paper in India?a) Bengal Gazette b) Samachar Darpanc) Mumbai Samachar d) The Times of India
8. Which is the oldest English daily in India?a) The Hindustan Times b) The Statesmanc) The Times of India d) The Indian Express
10. Which of the following villages, which later grew into Calcutta?a) Sutanuti, Kalikata & Chandragirib) Chandragiri, Kalikata & Govindpurc) Sutanuti, Bedara & Govindpurd) Sutanuti, Kalikata & Govindpur
12. The Danes sold all their settlements in India toa) The Portuguese b) The Dutchc) The Englishd) The French
13. At which place the first Danish East India company factory was established in India?a) Serampore b) Suratc) Tranquebar d) Masulipatnam
14. The ‘Black Hole Tragedy’ is related to which of the following events?a) Battle of Plassey b) Battle of Buxarc) Revolt of 1857 d) Carnatic Wars
15. The incident of “Black Hole” took place during whose tenure?a) Siraj-ud-Daulah b) Mir Zafarc) Mir Qasim d) Alivardi Khan
16. What was the name of the fort where the famous Black Hole incident took place on June 20, 1756?a) Fort William b) Fort Duquesnec) Fort Pitt d) Fort Sumter
17. Who was the military leader sent to avenge thedeaths of those who died in the Black Hole?a) Francis Drake b) Martin Frobisherc) Robert Owend) Robert Clive
18. Who established the French East India company?a) Lalley b) Colbertc) Dupleix d) Bussey
19. Who was the first French Governor in Indiaa) Colbert b) Joseph François Dupleixc) François Martin d) Hemsti la vendor
3. Who is the chairman of 15th Finance Commissiona) KC Pant b) Dr. Vijay L Kelkarc) AM. Khusro d) NK Singh
4. Finance Commission consists ofa) Five membersb) Chairman and four membersc) Chairman and two other membersd) Chairman and three other members
5. The primary function of the Finance Commission in India is toa) Distribute revenue between the Centre and the Statesb) Prepare the Annual Budgetc) Advise the Presidents on financial mattersd) Allocate funds to various ministries of the Union and the State Governments
6. The first Planning Commission was set up ona) March 1949 b) March 1950c) February 1950d) January 1951
7. Setting up of which one of the following is not stated in the constitution of India?a) Planning Commissionb) Finance Commissionc) Election Commissiond) Union Public Service Commission
8. Economic planning refers toa) The mobilsation of resourcesb) The allocation of resourcesc) The planning of manpowerd) All of the above
9. Planning Commission was dismantle and replace with:a) Bhima Yojonab) Pradhand Mantri MUDRA Yajonac) Niti Aayogd) Financial Commission
10. One of the main aims of second Five Year Plan wasa) Food securityb) Rapid industrialisationc) Self-sufficiencyd) Removal of poverty
11. The annual growth rate of National Income was recorded the lowest duringa) 2nd planb) 3rd planc) 5th plan d) 6th plan
12. India’s first Five Year Plan was launched ina) 1931b) 1941 c) 1951d) 1961
13. The main objective of the first Five Year Plan wasa) Correct Economic growthb) Self-reliancec) Industrial growthd) Development of agriculture including irrigation and power project
14. Devaluation of currency leads to?a) Increase in domestic pricesb) Fall in domestic pricesc) Can not be predictedd) None of these
15. From which country India adopted the Five Year Plans?a) Franceb) Englandc) USA d) USSR
16. What language is used by computers to process data?a) Binary b) Processingc) Kilobyte d) Representational
17. Check the odd term outa) Internet b) Linuxc) Unix d) Windows
19. Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space- based satellite navigation system developed bya) United States of Americab) European Unionc) Microsoftd) Google
20. Which one is Supercomputer of India?a) Param Padmab) Akashc) Agni d) Prithvi
1. On the 21st June, the day light is seen at the North Pole fora) Zero hrs. b) 12 hrs.c) 18 hrs. d) 24 hrs.
2. The distance between the earth and the sun is smallest in the month ofa) January b) Marchc) June d) September
3. Which of the following areas, the “Midnight Sun” can be seen?a) In tropical areasb) In temperate areasc) Arctic and Antarctica circled) Anywhere during solar eclipse
5. What are the imaginary lines encircling the Earth horizontally called?a) Latitudes b) Longitudesc) Isobarsd) Isotherms
6. The Sun shines vertically on the equatora) Throughout the year b) For six monthsc) Twice a yeard) Once a year
7. The position of a planet when it is nearest to the Sun, is called ____a) Perihelion b) Apihelionc) Apigee d) Perigee
18. Bombay was rented over to East India Company by ?a) Portuguese b) Charles IIc) Jahangir d) French
9. At which of the following places was the first ever European township constructed in India?a) Calicut b) Cochinc) Surat d) Goa
10. Who among the following European forced to sell all their settlements to the Britisha) Portuguese b) Dutchc) Danes d) French
12. Consider the following statements1.The Portuguese provided cartaz to the ships carrying commodities.2. Dutch’s first factory in India was established at Pulicat.3.The English Ambassador Captain Hawkins arrived at Jahangir’s Court.Which of the given statements is/are correct?a) 1 and 2 only b) 2 and 3 onlyc) 1 and 3 only d) All of the above
13. Who were the first to start a joint stock company to trade with India?a) Portuguese b) Dutchc) Danes d) French
14. The first factory by the Dutch was established at which among the following places?a) Calicut b) Masulipatnamc) Pulicut d) Surat
15. Which of the following statements is/are correct Battle of Colachel.1. The Kingdom of Travancore and the Dutch East India Company fought the Battle of Colachel.2. The fight ended in a legendary Travancore victory, thus ending Dutch colonial efforts in the Indian subcontinent.a) 1 only b) 2 onlyc) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2
16. When was the English East India Company established?a) 1600 AD b) 1602 ADc) 1599 AD d) 1601 AD
19. Who was the Mughal emperor when the English East India Company was formed in London?a) Jahangir b) Aurangzebc) Akbar d) Akbar II
1. The Tropic of Cancer passes through the States of: ,1. Gujarat 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. Assam 4. Mizorama) 1 2 and 4b) 1 and 4c) 1 3 and 4d) 1 2 3 and 4
3. The capital of Lakshadweep isa) Port Blairb) Silvassac) Aizawld) Kavaratti
4. The highest peak in South India isa) Doda Bettab) Makurtic) Anamudid) None of these
5. Zozila Pass connectsa) Kashmir and Tibetb) Nepal and Tibetc) Leh and Kargild) Leh and Srinagar
6. What is the another name of Greater Himalayas?a) Himadrib) Sahyadric) Assam Himalayad) Shivalik
7. Nine Degree Channel separatesa) Car Nicobar and Great Nicobarb) Lakshadweep and Minicoyc) Little Andaman and Car Nicobard) North Andaman and South Andaman
8. During which decade did the population record a negative growth rate?a) 1921-31b) 1911-21c) 1941-51d) 1931-41
9. The Indian state with lowest sex ratio isa) Haryanab) Punjabc) Uttar Pradeshd) Arunachal Pradesh
10. The ‘Todas’ are one of the major tribes found ina) Sikkimb) Assamc) Nilgirisd) The Andaman and Nicobar Islands
11. Which country is known as the “Emerald Isle”?a) Great Britainb) Irelandc) Japand) New Zealand
12. The Trans-Siberian railway linksa) The Baltic coast with the North Seab) Leningrad with Oldiotskc) Buanos Aires with Valparaisod) Leningrad with Vladivostok
13. Strait of Malacca separatesa) Sumatra and Malaysiab) Java and Bruneic) Sumatra and Javad) Malaysia and Brunei
14. When does winter solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere?a) 21st Juneb) 22nd Decemberc) 21st Marchd) 23rd March
15. Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest Coral reef is located ina) Caribbean Islandsb) Australiac) Philippinesd) Indonesia
16. Nautical mile is a unit of distance used ina) Space travelb) Navigationc) Aviationd) Communication
19. A narrow passage of water that connects two large bodies or water is known asa) Bayb) Isthmusc) Straitd) Archipelago
20. A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is known asa) Straitb) Isthmusc) Headlandd) Bay