APSC's CCE(P) - 2018 GS Paper

1. Which Articles of the Indian Constitution deals with Right to Equality?
2. Which Amendment incorporated the Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution?
3. In India, who appoint(s) the District Judges?
4. Which of the following regional parties was formed prior to India’s Independence?
5. Which of the following is not a feature of Panchayati Raj system?
6. The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganization) Act was passed in the year?
7. In India, the RTI Act came into force on?
8. What is the proportion of seats reserved for women as the Chairperson in the Gram Panchayat?
9. Which Article of the Indian Constitution gives authority to impose central rule if there has been failure of the constituional machinery in any state of India?
10. Which of the following is not a feature of the Indian Constitution?
11. The Constitution of India is parliamentery because?
12. Right to Education is a fundamental right under the Article?
13. Which of the folllowing Schedules deals with the administration of tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram?
14. The Council of Ministers includes
15. Which one was not the principal item of export in the 17th century Indian trade?
16. Who founded the Home Rule League in September, 1916?
17. Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in the year
18. Hayungthal Copper Plate was issued by
19. Who was the founder of Pala Dynasty
20. Which of the following is known as the Land of Midnight Sun?
21. Which of the following numericals stands as the extent of seawater/ ocean water distance from the baseline in case of Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)?
22. Which of the following rivers of India does not meet the Bay of Bengal?
23. Identify the district which ranks first in regards to density of population as per 2011 Census
24. Which of the following Wildlife Sanctuaries is located in Udalguri district?
25. Which of the following traditional agricultural practices is followed by the Apatanis of Arunachal Pradesh?
26. Identify the power project which is managed by NEEPCO
27. Which of the following is the major contributor to national income of India within the primary sector?
28. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List-IList-II
a) Famines in India3. B.M. Bhatia
b) Poverty and Un-British Rule in India1. Dadabhai Naoroji
c) The Industrial Evolution of India4. D.R. Gadgil
d) Essays on Indian Economics2. M.G. Ranade
29. In India, the Zamindari system was first introduced in:
30. In terms of nominal GDP, Indian economy is the world’s
31. The Second Five-Year Plan of India advocated substantial investment in
32. The aggregate growth model followed by First Five-Year Plan in India was the growth model developed by
33. Which of the following was never an objective of the Five-Year Plans in India?
34. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List-IList-II
a) Urjit Patel1. Chairman, SBI
b) Viral Acharya2. Governor, RBI
c) Bibek Debroy3. Member, Monetary Policy Committee, India
d) Rajnish Kumar4. Chariman, Economic Advisory Council
35. Pick the odd one out.
36. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List-IList-II
a) PMMY1. Self-employment scheme
b) PMRY2. Scheme for funding noncorporate, non-farm sector
c) PMGSY3. Credit-link subsidy scheme for housing
d) PMAY4. Scheme for all-weather road connectivity for rural India
37. Which of the following is responsible for the preparation of National Accounts that includes GDP in India?
38. Choose the correct statement.
39. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List-IList-II
a) Saubhagya Yojana1. Free LPG connection to the poor
b) Ujjwala Yojana2. Universal household electrification
c) Bharatmala Pariyojana3. Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik
d) UDAN4. Umbrella Programme for Highways
40. As per 2011 Census, which of the following States showed a negative decadal growth rate of population?
41. In lndia,. “any tax on supply of goods or services or bhoth except taxes on supply of the alchoholic liquor for human consumption” is called
42. Who used to give the final approval to the Five-Year Plans in India?
43. Choose the correct duration of the 12th Five-Year Plan.
44. Who was the Deputy Chairperson of the First Five-Year Plan?
45. NITI Aayog has prepared the First Three-Year Action Agenda for the period of
46. Which of the following is not a component of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) being coordinated by the NITI Aayog?
47. During which Five-Year Plan, the Green Revolution was introduced in India?
48. If light’ is called ‘morning’, ‘morning’ is called ‘dark’, ‘dark’ is called . ‘night’, ‘night’ is called ‘sunshine’ and ‘sunshine’ is called ‘dusk’, then when do we sleep?
49. If MINERAL is written as ‘QRSTUVW’ and SOUND is written as ‘ABCSD’, then how will READER be written in the same code?
50. Arun said, “This girl is the wife of th.e grandson of my mother”. Who is Arun to the girl?
51. If P is taller than Q, R is shorter than P, S is taller than T but shorter than Q, then who among them is the tallest?
52. In the numbers from 100 to 1000, how many times digit 1 comes at the 10’s place?
53. If second and fourth Saturdays and all Sundays are holidays in a 30-day month beginning 'on Saturday, then how many working days are there in that month?
54. Arrange the given words in a meaningful sequence and then choose the most appropriate sequence from among the alternatives : 1. Probation, 2. Interview, 3. Selection, 4. Appointment, 5. Advertisement, 6, Application
55. In a city, 40% of the adults are illiterate while 85% of the children are literate. If the ratio of the adults to that of the children is 2:3, then what percentage of the population is literate?
56. A hill will always have
57. The population of a town was 62500 two years ago. Due to migration, it decreases at the rate of 4% per year. Therefore, the Present population will be
58. How does calcium carbide ripen mangoes?
59. Which one of the following reflects back more sunlight as compared to other three?
60. Which of the following is a biofertilizer?
61. Which country has approved the medical and therapeutic use of cannabis and its derivatives on 19th October, 2017?
62. Vermicompositing is done by
63. The group of organisms which converts light into food is called
64. What does India’s first all weather tracked-chassis QR-SAM stand for?
65. Which organization was the lead agency for the BIMSTEC DMEx-2017?
66. Which Indian cartoonist won the International Award in the best caricature category at the World Press Cartoon Awards 2018?
67. What does JICF stand for in the context of JICA and the NE Region?
68. Which country has celebrated 25th year of diplomatic ties with India in 2017?
69. In which city did India’s first e-court open?
70. SBI has launched a new initiative to facilitate corporates looking to invest in India. What is it called as?
71. In 103rd Indian Science Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi coined five Es for enquiry and engineering. What do the five Es stand for?
72. In which Chinese city, the Indian and Chinese armies launched their 5th annual anti-terrorism exercise holding hand in hand?
73. Which social networking giant has partnered with National Commission for Women (NCW) to offer digital literacy programme for women?
74. What is the GDP growth of India forecast for 2018, as per latest Moody’s Investors Service Report, ‘Global Macro Outlook, 2018-19?
75. Which one of the following is a Profusely illustrated treatise on elephants, dated 1734?
76. Which one of the following scholars is believed to have written the Panchatantra stories?
77. Hornbill Festival of Nagaland is celebrated in which of the following venues?
78. Which artist made the famous painting ‘Guernica’ in 19377?
79. Lal Haraoba is an important festival of?
80. The largest Buddhist monastery in India is located in
81. Ima Keithel is the largest
82. Which Indian actor is also a recipient of the of Jnanpith Award in literature?
83. The Cheraw dance is a dance form of
84. Therukoothu is an art form of
85. Who wrote the book, We, the People?
86. Who was the first recipient of the Sahitya Academi Award for English Literature?
87. Which of the following is not a poetic tradition?
88. Renaissance is a/an
89. The Room on the Roof was written by
90. How many ‘Ghosas’ are there in the Nama Ghosa?
91. Which language was used by Sankardeva for composing Ankia Nat?
92. Which of the following was the first Ankia Nat written by Sankardeva?
93. Who is known as the father of Assamese prose?
94. Which century witnessed and development of the 'Charit Puthi'?
95. The ‘Buranji’ written by Ratna Kandali and Arjun Das Bairagee was?
96. Who was the first editor of Jonaki?
97. The novel, Astarag is authored by
98. Aahar, an Assamese drama, written by Arun Sharma is a/an
99. Who among the following was the first recipient of the Assam Valley Literary Award?
100. Who among the following writers from Assam was awarded the ‘Padma Shri’ in 2018