APSC's CCE(P) - 2001 GS Paper

1. Functions of the Public Service Commission are dealt with in Article-
2. The first general election in independent India was held in
3. The inaugural meeting of the Constitution Assembly of India was president over by-
4. The first amendment to the Constitution of India was made in-
5. Who first expressed the slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad?
6. Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman President of
7. The ‘Quit India’ resolution was passed by the Congress in Bombay in
8. Who was not the Chief Minister of Assam in independent India?
9. Who was Sir Akbar Hydari
10. The Cabinet was for the first time accorded legal recognition in Britain in
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-
12. The Sixth Schedule to the Cnstitution of India provides for-
13. Which one of the following is not included as the Fundamental Duty of the Indian citizen?
14. Who among the following was not a member of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?
15. In which of the following States Article 360 is not applicable?
16. Lord Ripon is known as the father of-
17. Three-tier Panchayati Raj System was recom-
18. In India, Planning Commission is a-
19. Community Development Programme is based on the philosophy of
20. Fundamental duties of Indian Citizens are provided by
21. If the third Monday in a month is 17th, which day will occur five times in that month?
22. If 52x45-30, 73×23-23 and 84×52-48, then 62×43-?
23. Which of the following numbers does not possess the common property that the other three numbers do?
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?
25. A series of numbers set as 8, 20, 50. What will be the next in the order of sequence?
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 and M are right of B
  3. S and M do not sit together
  4. B and M are rivals and always sit on either sides of J
Who is sitting in the centre?
27. Find the odd group out-
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?
29. Which of the following is the largest fraction?
30. If 28th February of 2001 is Wednessday what will be the day of the week on 28th February, 2002?
31. A 20 cm x 20 cm x 30 cm rectangular box is tied with a ribbon outside along the middle of the six faces. Assuming that an extra 10 cm of the ribbon is required for tying the knot, the mini mum length of the ribbon is
32. A sheep S id 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
33. If ATAL is coded 74, then LATA will be coded as
34. The missing number in the third circle is-
35. Half percent of hundred is
36. The devastating earthquake of Gujarat in 2001 took place on
37. The National Commission on Population (2000) is chaired by
38. The provisional figure of India’s population as per 2001-m census is
39. The present Governor of Reserve Bank of India is
40. The present Secretary-General of United Nations is-
41. The Enron Power Project is situated in
42. The aim of India’s economic planning is to raise
43. The name of Tehelka chief is
44. Which one of the following is popularly known as software capital of India?
45. Dehra Dun is the Capital town of
46. The population of Assam as per provisional data of 2001 census falls within the range of
47. To which one of the following States does the district of ‘Bhuj’ belong?
48. Community Development is organised on the basis of
49. The Ninth Five-Year Plan will be completed on 31st March
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?
51. Indian born Scientist Subramanian Chandrasekhar had won the Nobel Prize for his work in the area of
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?
53. Justice Venkataswami Commission is in the national news pertains to
54. On March 31, Union Commerce Minister announced New EXIM policy for the year 1999-2000. It aims at
55. The Euro (European single currency) comes into effect from
56. The Indus Valley monuments were built of-
57. The historian to accompany Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni in several of his expenditions was
58. Gandhiji called off the Non-Cooperation Movement because of a violent incident at
59. The Gandhara School of Art emphasised on-
60. The Greek General defeated by Chandragupta Maurya was
61. Who is called the ‘Indian Napoleon’?
62. Grand Trunk Road which extended from Sonargaon in East Bengal to Sindh was built by
63. Who passed the vernacular Press Act restricting the freedom of the Press?
64. The slogan ‘Jai Hind’ was coined by
65. Chanakya who helped Chandragupta Maurya to annihilate the Nanda Kingdom was a Brahmin from
66. The Offices of the Barbaruah and the Barphukan were created by
67. The Kachari Ming to assume the title ‘Pratap Narayan’ after defeating the Ahoms was
68. Who among the following literators did not receive the patronage of the Koch King Naranarayan?
69. Rudra Singha first built the Rangghar with bamboo and wood. It was rebuilt with brick and mortar by
70. The Battle of Mahargarh was fought between
71. Who was the president of the first session of the Asom Chatra Sanmilon?
72. One of the following books is the most important literary source for the study of early history of Assam. Which is the book?
73. The earliest King of Assam was
74. Fatiyah-i-Ibriyah’ was written by
75. In the Battle of Sraighat next to Lachit Barphukan was in the leadership of
76. The Chief Commissionership was introduced in Assam in
77. Mark the correct share share of Kuwait’s oil reserve compared fo world’s total
78. Which one of the following mountain ranges does not tally with the main Himalayan ranges?
79. Recognise which of the following rivers is not South-flowing
80. Which one season of the following is associated with Bordoichila In Assam?
81. Identify the exact location of the Dun Valley
82. Which one of the following wildlife sanctuaries of N. E. India is related with Project Tiger?
83. Which one of the following is called the weaver city of India?
84. In which part of the following in India is located the Mahadeo hills?
85. Of which one of the following States Chamoli is a district?
86. Identity the wrong match of the following:
87. Blind Valleys are found in
88. Pompas grassland are situated in parts of-
89. In which region (country) was the first oil well drilled in 18592
90. Which of the types of coal has the highest heating capacity?
91. Rocks are classified on the basis of what characteristics?
92. Ocean currents are primarily caused by
93. The Strait that connects Mediterranean Sea with Atlantic Ocean is
94. Which one of the following is not a country of west coast of Africa?
95. The North Atlantic Ocean route if very busy with heavy traffic because
96. Emu the largest running bird after the Ostrich is found in
97. The drainage that separates the Meghalaya plateau from the Barail range is
98. The Inter-State boundary between Assam and Tripura is marked by a river called
99. The Singhasion peak, the highest pan of Assam is located on
100. The Tribe of Assam having largest size of population next to the Bodo’s is
101. In respect of sediment carriage the rank of the Brahmaputra river among the rivers of the world is
102. The proposed Ranganadi projects is likely to benefit
103. The only phosphatic fertilizer plant of North- East India is located in
104. The Ahoms who entered into Assam (eastwhile) established their capital
105. 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?
106. Which dictrict of Assam has the longest inte- ranational boundary?
107. The total number of Development Blocks in Assam is
108. The annual production of finished tea in recent years in Assam is around
109. The first President of India to be elected unopposed was
110. In which year the Government if India constituted the Minorities Commission to provide institutional safe guards for the minorities?
111. The Constituent Assembly was set up according to the proposal of the
112. The conditional of President’s office to laid down in Article
113. The power to nominet 12 members to the Rajya Sabha is laid down in Article
114. The Sarkaria Commission was appointed during the administration of the Prime Minister
115. Reservation of seats for schedules Caste and Scheduled Tribes is dealt with in Part
116. Equality before law and equal protection of law is dealt with the Article
117. Which one of the following deals with the Panchayats?
118. Which one of the following is not correct?
119. Admission of Union Territories is death with in