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1. Which act took away the exclusive right of the company to trade in India?a) Regulating Act of 1773b) Pitt’s India Act of 1784c) Charter Act of 1813d) Charter Act of 1833
4. The Bengal Regulation Act of 1829 dealt with which of the following issues primarilya) Abolition of satib) Female infanticidec) Child marriagesd) Dowry prohibition
5. The main purpose of Brahmo Samaj for which it was set up area) Purify Hinduism and to preach monotheismb) Criticize social evils, oppose idolatry and emphasize human dignityc) Both A and Bd) None of the above
6. Which of the following is the decision taken by British to reform the Indian Society?a) Law against the practice of Satib) They encouraged the remarriage of widowc) English education was actively promotedd) All of the above
7. The Hindu Widows Remarriage Act ________a) 1856 b) 1858 c) 1865 d) 1946
8. What language is used by computers to process data?a) Binaryb) Processingc) Kilobyted) Representational
9.(1010)2 equivalent decimal number isa) 8 b) 9 c) 10d) 11
10. The primary purpose of an operating system is toa) make the most efficient use of the computer hardwareb) allow people to use the computerc) keep systems programmers employedd) make computers easier to use
11. Global Positioning System (GPS) is a spacebased satellite navigation system developed bya) United States of Americab) European Unionc) Microsoftd) Google
13. Windows operating system is …… and ……a) multitasking, multiuserb) multi user, single taskingc) single user, multitaskingd) single tasking, single user
14. Which of the following produces high quality output?a) Impact printer b) Non-impact printerc) Plotterd) Both ‘1’ and ‘2’
15. Conversion of decimal number (61)_10 to its binary number equivalent isa) (110011)_2 b) (11001110)_2c) (111101)_2 d) (11111)_2
16. How many values can be represented by a single byte?a) 4b) 16 c) 64 d) 256
18. 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
19. Which of the following is a temporary memory?a) ROM b) RAMc) Both A and B d) Noneofthese
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MPSC TEST SERIES 27
1. Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to ‘stimulate’ as used in the passage(a) invigorate (b) stigmatize(c) energize(d) suppress
3. The expression ‘safety-valve’ means(a) something which blows up safety(b) an outlet for pent-up energy(c) something which guarantees safety(d) the leaf of a folding door
4. A man who suffers from vain regrets must have(a) chosen his life’s work rather carelessly(b) met with disastrous fate(c) been a victim of adverse circumstances(d) not need to work
7. Abiotic refers to(a) All plant forms(b) All animal forms(c) Geographical forms(d) Non-living things
8. All water bodies make up the(a) Environment (b) Troposphere(c) Atmosphere (d) Hydrosphere
9. Nature organizes the functioning of(a) Biotic world (b) Abiotic things(c) All species d) The atmosphere
11. Which one of the following forms the largest share of deficit of Government of India Budget?a) Primary deficit b) Fiscal deficit.c) Budgetary deficit d) Revenue deficit
12. Fiscal Policy is connected with:a) Policy of agricultureb) Public revenue & expenditurec) Policy of populationd) Policy of industry
13. The actions government should take on its overall expenditure to check inflating forces –a) Increase expenditure on necessitiesb) No change in expenditurec) Reduce expenditured) Increase expenditure
14. Fiscal policy refers to the policy of:a) Commercial banksb) Government financec) Money authorityd) None of the above
15. Which of the following is the objective of Fiscal Policy?a) To maintain equilibrium in the Balance of Payments.b) To promote the economic development of underdeveloped countries.c) Both (a) and (b)d) None of the above
16. Which of the following statements is correct about direct taxes?a) The direct taxes are collected from the income earnersb) The direct taxes are collected from the producers on the goods or services produced by themc) The direct taxes are collected from the sellers on the goods or services sold by themd) The direct taxes are collected from the buyers on the goods or services bought by them
17. What is the duration of a financial year?a) October 1st to Sepb) April 1st to March 31stc) January 1st to December 31std) None of the above
18. Which of the following statements about the capital budget is correct?a) The capital budget consists of direct and indirect taxb) The capital budget consists of capital expenditure and capital receiptsc) The capital budget consists of revenue expenditure and revenue receiptsd) The capital budget consists of direct taxes
19. Choose the incorrect statementa) In an unbalanced budget, the expenditure is relatively higher than incomeb) In an unbalanced budget, the income is greater than the expenditurec) In an unbalanced budget, the deficit gets covered either by loans or by printing notesd) None of the above
20. What is the name of the process under which the government liquidates its assets?a) Disinvestmentb) Monetary expansionc) Open market operationsd) All of the above
MPSC TEST SERIES 26
1. Which of the following is the brightest planet?a) Mercury b) Venusc) Marsd) Jupiter
2. Which planet is known as ‘Morning Star’?a) Mercury b) Venusc) Mars d) Jupiter
3. Parsec is the unit of measurement of ________a) Density of starsb) Astronomical distancec) Brightness of heavenly bodiesd) Orbital velocity of giant stars
5. The darkest part of the shadow during eclipse isa) Halo b) Umbrac) Penumbra d) Black Hole
6. The period of one revolution of sun around the centre of galaxy is called ________a) Parsecb) Astronomical yearc) Cosmic year d) Light year
7. The planet that is nearly comparable to Earth as regards its size and mass isa) Pluto b) Marsc) Venus d) Mercury
8. Who founded the word “Geography”?a) Ptolemy b) Eratosthenesc) Hicatus d) Herodotus
12. Which is the nearest planet to Sun?a) Earth b) Mercuryc) Mars d) Venus
15. The word ‘paradox’ means(a) Statement based on facts(b) that which brings out the inner meaning(c) that which is seemingly absurd or contradictory(d) statement based on the popular opinion
16. How does the housewife, described by the writer, feel when she saves money?(a) Is content to be so thrifty.(b) Wishes life were less burdensome.(c) Is still troubled by a sense of guilt.(d) Wishes she could sometimes be extravagant.
17. As far as money is concerned, we get the impression that the writer(a) is incapable of saving anything(b) is never inclined to be extravagant(c) would like to be considered extravagant(d) doesn’t often have enough to spare
19. In the absence of outside aid, the only way to accumulate capital is to(a) increase tax and import duties(b) launch an internal campaign for the conservation of goods and property(c) increase production without taking much of the benefit in more consumption(d) make conditions attractive to foreign investor
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1. The State Reorganisation Bill requires ________ in both house of Parliamenta) Simple majority b) Absolute majorityc) Special majorityd) Full majority
2. Citizenship Amendment Act came fully into force ona) 10th Jan 2020b) 15th May 2024c) 20th June 2022d) 11th March 2024
(a) 4 (b) -6 (c) 2 (d) 0
(a) 5 (b) 5.3 (c) 3.5(d) 4
5. 6 −(9−{18− (15 −12 − 9)}](a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
6. 486 ÷ ? × 7392 ÷66 = 1008(a) 54 (b) 55 (c) 52 (d) 53
7. 57 – 1725 ÷69 = 4×?(a) 9 (b) 8(c) 13 (d) 7
8. 1 1/4+1 5/9 ×1 5/8 ÷ 6 1/2= ?(a) 17 (b) 27 (c) 42 (d) 1 23/36
10. If 7 meters of cloth cost $14, what is the cost of 3 meters of cloth?(a)$3 (b)$6 (c)$8(d)$12
12. If 3 kg of rice costs $27, find the cost of 5 kg of rice.(a) $45 (b) 90 (c) 30 (d) 55
13. Rewrite 0.54545454… in p/q form(a) 49/99 (b) 17/33(c) 19/33 (d) 18/33
14. Rewrite 0.5333… in p/q form(a) 8/15 (b) 53/99(c) 5/9 (d) 53/90
15. Rewrite 24.5 in p/q formm(a) 1106/45(b) 1006/45(c) 1106/90(d) 1006/90
16. The product of 𝑋 − 8/𝑋+8 and its multiplicative inverse is(a) 𝑋+7/𝑥−8(b) – (x -8)/(x+8)(c) (x -8)/(x+7)(d) 0
17. Sum of all integers(a) ∞(b) – ∞(c) 1 (d) 0
18. The radiant energy of the sun is transmitted in the form of ________a) Short waves b) Long wavesc) Particlesd) None of these
19. Which of the following is called “Blue Planet”?a) Saturn b) Earthc) Jupiterd) Mars
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3. Find the compound interest on Rs. 12500 at 8% per annum for 9 months compounded quarterly.(a) Rs. 1020 (b) Rs. 1428(c) Rs. 510 (d) None of these
5. The difference between C.I. & S.I. on Rs. 700 in 2 years at 5% per annum is:(a) Rs. 10 (b) Rs. 5(c) Rs. 1 (d) Rs. 1.75
7. If a sum of money doubles itself in 8 years at S.I. then the rate of interest per annum is:(a) Rs. 10.5 (b) Rs. 12.5(c) Rs. 11.5 (d) Rs. 13.5
8. What sum lent at 10% per year on S.I. will amount to Rs. 450 in 2 years?(a) Rs. 350 (b) Rs. 375(c) Rs. 240 (d) Rs. 280
12. A man travels with a speed of 2/5 of his usual speed. And reaches his office 15min late. The time taken with his usual speed is ?(a) 10min(b) 15min(c) 20min (d) 25min
15. A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour?(a) 3.6 (b) 7.2(c) 8.4 (d) 10
17. A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days. If they work on it together for 4 days, then the fraction of the work that is left is :(a) ¼ (b)1/10(c) 7/15 (d) 8/15
19. A can do a piece of work in 4 hours; B and C together can do it in 3 hours, while A and C together can do it in 2 hours. How long will B alone take to do it?(a) 8 hours (b) 10 hours(c) 12 hours(d) 24 hours
MPSC TEST SERIES 22
1. In which year Sri Lanka was discovered by the Portuguese?a) 1498 b) 1505 c) 1610 d) 1718
2. 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
3. The land of Bombay was given to the English Prince Charles II as Dowry by thea) Danish b) Portuguesec) Dutch.d) English
4. Who was the founder of Madras city?a) Robert Clive b) Francis Dayc) Gabriel Boughton d) Streysham Master
5. Which Portuguese governor introduced ‘the policy of Imperialism‘?a) Francisco de Almeidab) Nino da Cunhac) William Hawkinsd) Alfonso de Albuquerque
26. Which Mughal ruler granted the permission to English East India Company to start a factory in Surat?a) Bahadur Shah b) Aurangzebc) Shahjahan d) Jahangir
7. First European fort situated in India located in?a) Surat b) Goac) Cochin d) Calicut
8. Who were the last foreigners to leave India?a) The British b) The Portuguesec) The Frenchd) The Dutch
10. Which hospital in Mizoram has passed the three tests and received the certificate?(a) Civil Hospital, Lunglei(b) Civil Hospital, Aizawl(c) Civil Hospital, Serchhip(d) Civil Hospital, Champhai
11. What is “Caldwell 45”, recently highlighted by NASA?(a) Spiral galaxy(b) Asteroid(c) Black hole(d) Exo planet
12. What is the rank of India in the ‘Global Innovation Index (GII) 2024’?(a) 35th(b) 36th(c) 37th (d) 39th
14. Recently, who has been awarded the prestigious 2024 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize?(a) Ruixiang Zhang(b) Adinarayana Doddi(c) Rita Sinha(d) Alexander Dunn
15. Which African country recently reported an outbreak of the Marburg virus?(a) Tanzania(b) Kenya(c) Somalia (d) Rwanda
17. Who was recently elected as the New Prime Minister of Japan?(a) Paetongtarn Shinawatra(b) Shigeru Ishiba(c) Min Aung Hlaing(d) Philemon Yang
18. Which central minister has launched the web portal “Paridhi 24×25” and the AI Taxonomy e-book?(a) S. Jaishankar (b) Rajnath Singh(c) Giriraj Singh(d) Chirag Paswan
19. Indian-origin Ravi Ahuja has recently been appointed the new CEO of which company?(a) Meta(b) Microsoft(c) Boeing(d) Sony Pictures Entertainment
1. The staff ____ (is/are) friendly and helpful.a) is b) are c) hasd) have
2. The information ____ (is/are) confidential.a) is b) are c) has d) have
3. The luggage ____ (is/are) being loaded.a) isb) are c) hasd) have
4. The air ____ (is/are) polluted.a) is b) arec) has d) have
6. The new policy ____ (is/are) aimed at reducing costs.a) is b) are c) has d) have
7. The contents of the package ____ (is/are) unknown.a) isb) arec) has d) have
8. The crew of the ship ____ (is/are) on strike.a) is b) are c) has d) have
9. The aftermath of the storm ____ (is/are) still being assessed.a) isb) are c) hasd) have
10. Who was the first recipient of the Mizo Academy Award awarded by Mizo Academy of Letters?
(a) Rev. Liangkhaia(b) James Dokhuma(c) L.Keivom(d) Lalthangfala Sailo
11. Choose the correct statement from the following.
(a) N.E Parry issued an order to rebuild Zawlbuk in the year 1928.(b) Zawlbuk came to an end in 1938(c) Zawlbuk was placed under the charge of a leader called Pasaltha(d) The Superitendent who closed the Zawlbuk was N.E Parry
12. A feast performed with dance in honour of the spirit of the ancestor was
(a) Chai(b) Chheih lam(c) Mitthirawp Lam(d) Sakung
13. The term ‘Thingthiah’ in traditional Mizo society relates with
(a) Thihthiap ven(b) Sekhuang(c) Sakei lu lam(d) Khuangchawi
1. 22 – [9 – {6 – (10 – )}]a) 12 b) 14 c) 10d) 8
2. The digits of a two-digit number differ by 3. If digits are interchanged and the resulting number is added to the original number, we get 121. Find the original number.a) 77 b) 74 c) 57 d) 11
3. Two Notebook and one pen cost Rs. 35 and 3 Notebook and four pen cost Rs. 65. Find the cost of Notebook and pen separately.a) Rs 15, Rs 5 b) Rs 35, Rs 65c) Rs 7 ,Rs 5 d) Rs 6, Rs 3
5. Three-fourth of two-third of a number is 782. What is three-fifth of one fourth of the same number?a) 234.6 b) 2346 c) 2465 d) 246.8
6. One-fourth of a number exceeds its oneseventh by 24. What is the number?a) 221 b) 222 c) 234 d) 224
8. How many even numbers are primea) 1 b) 2 c) 0 d) 3
12. The angle of elevation of the sun, when the length of the shadow of a tree 3 times the height of the tree, is:a) 30° b) 45° c) 60° d) 90°
15. The data ____ (is/are) still being collected.a) is b) arec) has d) have
16. The team ____ (is/are) playing well this season.a) isb) are c) hasd) have
17. The water ____ (is/are) flowing rapidly.a) is b) are c) has d) have
18. The furniture ____ (is/are) being delivered tomorrow.a) is b) are c) has d) have
19. The news ____ (is/are) shocking.a) is b) arec) has d) have
1. The historical ‘Moidams’ included in the UNESCO World Heritage List is located in which state?(a) Bihar (b) Assam(c) Meghalaya (d) Gujarat
2. India’s first integrated agri-export facility will be set up at which port?(a) Paradip Port(b) Visakhapatnam Port(c) Kamarajar Port(d) Jawaharlal Nehru Port
3. What is India’s rank in the recently released Global Passport Index?(a) 81st (b) 82nd (c) 83rd (d) 84th
4. Which will be the fourth capital city of the North-East region to come under railway connectivity by July next year?(a) Guwahati (b) Agartala(c) Aizawl (d) Itanagar
5. Who has been re-elected President of the European Parliament?(a) Geeta Gopinath (b) Antonio Guterres(c) Roberta Metsola(d) None of these
6. One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to a distance of ________a) 34.5 milesb) 50 milesc) 60 miles d) 69 miles
7. Lunar eclipse is caused when the ________a) Moon comes between the sun and the earthb) Earth comes between the sun and the moonc) Sun comes between the earth and moond) None of these
28. The time of Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich time Cairo is situated ata) 27° Eastb) 27° Westc) 30° Eastd) 30° West
9. The light of Sun takes how much time to reach to Eartha) 8 hoursb) 8 minutesc) 8 seconds d) 20 seconds
10. When it is 12 noon at Greenwich, what is the time at New York (74° W) ?a) 4.56 p.m.b) 4.56 a.m.c) 7.04 p.m. d) 7.04 a.m.
11. Which one of the following would have occurred if the earth had not been inclined on its own axis?a) All the seasons would have been of same durationb) The seasons would not have changedc) The summers would have been of longer durationd) The winters would have been of longer duration
32. For a time difference of two hours, the longitudinal distance will be equal toa) 15° b) 30°c) 45° d) 60°
33. The earth is at the largest distance from the sun (Apehelion) on ________a) June 21st b) January 3rdc) July 4th d) September 23rd
14. 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.
15. The distance between the earth and the sun is smallest in the month ofa) January b) Marchc) June d) September
16. 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
17. The surface of Earth that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called ________a) North Temperate Zoneb) Frigid Zonec) South Temperate Zoned) Torrid Zone
18. What are the imaginary lines encircling the Earth horizontally called?a) Latitudes b) Longitudesc) Isobarsd) Isotherms
19. The Sun shines vertically on the equatora) Throughout the year b) For six monthsc) Twice a year d) Once a year
1. Which of the following is not an Industrial Finance Institution?(a) LDB (b) IDBI(c) NABARD (d) ICICI
42. MUDRA has been set up for funding unfunded enterprises in the country. What is the meaning of ‘M’in MUDRA?(a) Maximum (b) Mini(c) Micro (d) Multi
3. EPZ stands for(a) Export Promotion Zone(b) Export Policy Zone(c) Export Product Zone(d) Export Processing Zone
4. Rice, maize, millets, cotton, sugarcane are-(a) the chief Rabbi Crops(b) the main Cash Crops(c) the chief Kharif Crops(d) the Plantation Crops
6. Any change in the agriculture sector, positive or negative, will have a multiplier effect on the(a) Industrial sector (b) Service sector(c) Entire economy (d) None of these
7. Organic Farming is also known as(a) Strategical Farming(b) Green Farming(c) Green Revolution(d) Chemical-based Farming
9. In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘WATCH’ be arranged?(a) 120 (b)360 (c) 60 (d)180
10. In how many different ways can 4 boys and 3 girls be arranged in a row such that all the boysstand together and all the girls stand together?(a) 75 (b) 576 (c) 288 (d) 24
11. In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘PRAISE’ be arranged?(a) 720 (b) 610(c) 360 (d) 210
17. In how any ways 5 girls can be seated in a row?(a) 5 (b) 10(c) 120 (d) 240
18. Which of the following statement is incorect?(a) Mizo tawng is a Mono syllabic language(b) Mizo tawng belongs to Anglo-Buman(c) The Mizo language is fomerly known as Duhlian(d) Mizo tawng is a tonal language
20. Which Mizo chief was the first to emancipate a slave?(a) Khamliana (b) Zahmuaka(c) Khawvelthanga (D) Ropuiliani