APSC's CCE(P) - 2014 GS Paper

1. Zojila Pass is in
2. Tungabhadra and Bhima are the tributaries of
3. North Cachar Hill is known for
4. In Assam, ‘red soil’ is the main feature of
5. Which one of the following combinations is mainly concentrated in single State of North- East India?
6. India’s permanent research station, ‘Dakshin Gangotri is located in
7. PSLV-C14 in its latest space quest had carried Oceansat-2 with how many forein nano satellites?
8. National Sugar Institute (NSI) is located at
9. The first telegraph line in India was laid between
10. India’s first supercomputer is known as
11. India’s first remote-sensing satellite (IRS-1A) 20. was launched from
12. Which was the first Indian satellite that was 21. launched from Soviet Cosmodrome in 1975?
13. Where was India’s first computer installed?
14. Recently India’s largest solar power plant has been launched in which of the following States?
15. Which of the following satellites helps to telecast TV network programmes all over the country?
16. Rajatarangini, written by Kalhana, is a story of the King of
17. The ‘Tartar’ tribe inhabitates in which part of the world?
18. ‘Salsa’, a popular form of social dance, originated from
19. ‘Ikebana’ is a Japanese art of
20. Which tribe of North-East celebrates the ‘Agalmaka’ festival?
21. The author of Prahlada Caritra is
22. Raja Harishchandra, an early Indian film, was produced by
23. ‘Ugadi’ is a popular festival of
24. Name the author of the famous book, Cha Garam, the tea story
25. Name the three capitals of Ahom Kingdom at different eras.
26. One of the first ever Barbaruas of Ahom King- dom also achieved a memorable reputation. Name both father and son duo.
27. Who built the Charminar of Hyderabad and on what occasion?
28. Dimapur, the capital of the Kachari Kingdom, was occupied by the Ahom King
29. The posts of Barbarua and Barphukan were created by
30. The Ashokan Pillar at Allahabad provides information about the reign of
31. The Ain-i-Akbari was written by
32. The Kamakhya Temple was rebuilt by the Koch King
33. Permanent Settlement in India was introduced by
34. When did the British Governmen: take over the reign of India from the East India Com Dany and who was the first Vicercy?
35. In which year, Kushal Konwar was hanged by the British and for what cause?
36. Who was the Ahom King in Assam during the Mutiny of 18577
37. Who was the first Assamese to join the Indian National Congress during the Second Session held in 1886?
38. Which freedom fighter of Assam refused to accept the Tamra Patra and said, “With all my profound sense of gratitude to the well-wish- ers of the Government, I would like to say humbly that I did not take part in the India’s freedom movement with an intention to get something in return”?
39. Who was the first President of the Muslim League?
40. Mahatma Gandhi was called the ‘Father of the Nation’ first by
41. The First Round Table Conference was held in London in
42. The first woman President of the Indian Ne- tonal Congress was
43. If ‘CAT’ and ‘BCAT’ are written as ‘XZG’ and ‘YLZG’ respectively in a code language, then how is ‘EGG’ to be written in the same lan guage?
44. A cuboid has six sides of different colours. The red side is opposite lo black. The blue side is adjacent to white. The brown side is adjacent to blue. The red side is face down. Which one of the following would be opposite to brown?
45. A man walks 3 km northwards and then turns left and goes 2 km. He again tums let and goes 3 km He then turns right and walks straight. In which direction he is walking now?
46. In a class of 60, where boys are wice that of girls, Alaka is ranked 17th from the top. If there are 9 boys ahead of Alaka, then how many gifts are after her in the rank?
47. Half of the villagers of a certain village have their own houses One-fifth of the villagers callivate paddy. One-third of the villagers are erate Four-fifth of the villagers are below twenty-five. There which one of the following is certainly true?
48. A fruit seller had some apples He sells 40%. apples and still has 420 apples Originally, how many apples he had?
49. A two-digit number is such that the product on the digits is &. When 18 is added to the number, then the digits are reversed. The number
50. if X: Y-4-7 and Y 25 11,then XYZ 15
51. In how many phases, the Election to the Lo Sabha in the year 2014 was conducted?
52. Which Lok Sabha Election resulted in a Hum Parliament?
53. How many States are there in Indian Union?
54. The Governor of a State is an integral part of the
55. Which of the following is a condition for a political party to be approved as a National Party according to the Election Commission al India’s regulations?
56. Which of the following is not a Fundamental Right in India?
57. Who is known as the Father of Local Self Government in India?
58. When was the first National Emergency dedared in India?
59. The Mandal Commission to recommend the reservation for Other Backward Class of people was set up in the year
60. By whom the Vice President of India is elected?
61. What is the maximum gap of time between two Sessions of the Parliament and also the State Legislative Assembly Houses?
62. Who administer the Oath of Office for the President of India and the Governor of a State respectively?
63. Who is the Chairman of Planning Commission and National Integration Council of India?
64. The Constitution of India has not provided for which of the following Legislative Offices?
65. China acknowledged Sikkim as the integral part of India during the Prime Ministership of
66. India’s ‘Look East Policy was started by the Prime Minister
67. Who presides over the Joint Session of both the Houses of the Parliament in India?
68. The first non-Congress Prime Minister of India was
69. Identify the correct chronological order in which the following States of India were created:
  1. Punjab
  2. Andhra Pradesh
  3. Mizoram
  4. Meghalaya
70. Love in the time of Cholera is a novel by the Nobel Laureate
71. In the history of Indian Navy, one serving Chief of Staff was removed from the office, while one had resigned. Their names in this order are
72. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, which country is the largest importer of “arms’ in the world?
73. Christine Legarde, who recently headed G-20 meeting of Finance Ministers and Governors of Central Banks, is the Finance Minister of which country?
74. The number of teams contested in the Foot- ball World Cup, 2014 was
75. Which country has the distinction of hosting two major global sports events in 2014 and 2016 respectively?
76. Kuno Palpur Wildlif Sanctuary, which is being proposed as a new home for some relocated Gir lions from Gujarat, is located in
77. RUSA has been recently formulated to lock after
78. In India, National Science Dai is observed on
79. Lake Tsongo, Rumtek Monastery and Nathula are located in
80. What major success our country has achieved in the field of health in March this year as declared by the World Health Organization?
81. India changed over to the decimal system of coinage in the year
82. Which documets is conventionally placed before the Indian Parliament on the last working day of the month of February?
83. Which among the following is the oldest Public Sector Bank of India?
84. Which of the following is not subsidised in India?
85. Which of the following Mahatma Gandhi series of currency notes issued by the RBI has a drawing of the ‘Parliament House’ depicted on it?
86. The largest source of power supply in India is
87. The Monetary Policy of India is formulated by
88. The Cooperative Credit Societies have a
89. The Government of India earns maximum revenue from
90. In the last one decade, which one among the following sectors has attracted the highest foreign direct investment inflows into India?
91. The Eleventh Five-Year Plan aimed at achieving 10% rural teledensity in India from the existing 1-9% by the year
92. Prof. P. C. Mahalanobis’s name is associated with the
93. Recommendations of which of the following Committees are followed for estimating Poverty Line in India?
94. National Horticultural Mission has been implemented in
95. In the Eleventh Five-Year Plan of India, the largest allocation was for
96. The air temperature rises with height in
97. Identify the continent of the world having the highest percentage of area under plain.
98. The largest fish-exporting region of the world is
99. Sofia is the capital of
100. The Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats meet at