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Date: 4th Decemb er, 2021

QUESTION BOOKLET: District Selection Committee

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1. 'Mission lndradhanush' is related to -
(a) Bullet train project (b) Agriculture development (c) Women empowerment
(d) Full lmmunization

2. Scheme of Mid-Day Meal is NOT connected with

(a) Educational advancement (b) Social equity (c) Right to food (d) Child nutrition

3. The most abundant acid in grape is-

(a) Tartaric acid (b) Citric acid (c) Ascorbic acid (d) Gallic acid

4. Which one of the following is the richest source of Vitamin 'A'?

(a) Banana (b) wheat (c) Rice . (d) Mango

5. Who founded Asiatic Society of Bengal?

(a) William Jones (b) David Hane (c) Lord Ripon (d) A O Hume

6. Grammy Award is given in the field of-

(a) Acting (b Music (c) Singing (d) Boxing

7. RBCs are formed in the

in the adults
(a) Blue bone marrow (b) Red bone marrow (c) White bone marrow (d) Black bone marrow

8. Blood Bank of human body is-

(a) spleen (b) pancreas (c) gall bladder (d) none of these

9. Major producer of Mulberry silk in lndia is-

(a ) Karnataka (b) Assam (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Jharkhand

10, Betel leaf of which one of the following states has been accorded a Gl tag recently ?
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Mizoram (c) Kerela (d) Madhya Pradesh

1 1. The 'Red Data Book' is related to-

(a) Pollution of rivers (b) Decreasing underground water level (c) Animals near extinction (d) Air
pollution

72 .Ozone at the higher level of the atmosphere is a product of _ acting on oxygen molecules
(a) Gamma rays (b) X-rays (c) W rays (d) IR radiation

13. Which system in a human body is responsible for transporting nutrients and other substances to different
parts of the body.?
(a) The Nervous System (b) The Skeletal System (c) The Muscular System (d) The Circulatorl'
System

14. Marble is an example of which rock ?

(a) Igneous rock (b) Sedimentary Rock (c ) Metamorphic rock (d) none of these

1 5. Which country was called a 'Nation of Shopkeepers' by Napolean Bonaparle?

(a) Germany (b) Italy (c) England (d) Hungary

16. An atom bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima on

(a) August 9, 1945 (b) August 6,1945 (c) August 14,1946 (d) none of these

17. To which dynasty did Ashoka belong ?

(a) Vardhana (b) Maurya (c) Kushan (d) Gupta
 18. The President of the Indian National Congress
in 1885 was
(a) George Yule (b) DadabhaiNaoroji (c) wc Bannerji (d) none of these

19. Who is the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh ?

(a) Khaleda zia (b) Sheikh Hasina (c) Sheikh Rehana (d) Sajeeb wajed

20. Who gave the 'lnquilab Zindabad'slogan ?

(a) Iqbal (b) I\tr( Gandhi (c) Bhagat Singh (d) SC Bose

2l .Right to education to all children between the age of 6 to 14 years is-

(a) Included in the Directive Principle of State Policy (b) A FundamentalRight (c) A Statutory
(d) none ofthese

22. Which is the Upper Chamber of State Legislature in India ?

(a) Legislative Council (b) Legislative Assembly (c) Governors Office (d) none of these

23. Who is known as Father of White Revolution in lndia ?

(a) MS Swam.inathan (b) V Kurien (c) KN Bahal (d) Bp pal

24.what is the name given to the common currency of the European Union?
(a) Rupee (b) Rouble (c) Franc (d) Euro

25. During period of inflation, rates should

(a) increase ( b) decrease (c) remain constant (d) fluctuate

26. SHEKEL is the currency of

(a) Israel (b) Kenya ('c) lran (d) Iraq

27 .lndias largest Commercial Bank is

(a) Central Bank of lndia (b) State Bank of lndia (c) HDFC Bank (d) none of these
28. Nobel Prize winning Indian Amartya Sen is known for his work in which area ?
(a) Physics (b) Chemistry (c) Economics (d) none of these

29, Richter Scale is used for measuring

(a) Humidity of air (b) Velocity of wind (c) Density of liquid (d) Intensiry of earthquake

30. Which of the following Sea has the highest salinity in the world?
(a) Black Sea (b) Dead Sea (c) Mediterranean Sea (d) Red Sea

31. 'Golden Revolution' refers to the development of-

(a) Oilseeds (b) Pulses (c) Horticulture (d) Fodder

32. Which dam of India is the highest ?

(a) Mettur (b) Rihand (c) Thein (d) Bhakra

33. Which place is said to be the' Manchester of South India'?

(a) Coimbatore (b) Salem (c) Thanjavur (d) Madurai

34. In which of the following states population of scheduled tribes is Iargest in the country in 20ll?
(a) Mizoram (b) Gujarat (c) Maharastra (d) Madhya pradesh

35. To which of the following Indian States does 'NyrsHI' tribe belong ?
(a) Bihar (b) Chhattisgarh (c) Arunachal pradesh (d) Tamilnadu

36. KanhaNational Park is famous for

(a) Lions (b) Cows (c) Eleirhants (d) Tigers
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 37. The dispute over Siachin Glacier is between
1a) maia and China (b) India and Nepal (c) lndia and Bhutan (d) India and Pakistan

38. Blood Cancer is commonly known as-

(a) Leucoderma (b) Leukaemia (c) Haemophilia (d) Anaemia

I 39. Female Culex mosquito is vector of-

(a) Malaria (b) Filariasis (c) Ring-worm (d) none of these

40. How much protein a working woman must intake everyday?

(a) 30g (b) 37 g (c) 40g (d) as g

41. Use of polished rice in human diet causes the following disease ?
(a) Beriberi (b) Goitre (c) Night blindness (d) Colour blindness

42.The first cloned animal Dolly was a

(a) Dog (b) Rabbit (c) Cat (d) sheeP

43. Kharif crops are grown from

(a) January.to March (b) November to April (c) May to June (d) none of these

44. 'AADHAR' is a Programme-

(a) to help r"nio, citizens (b) to provide nutritional support to adolescent woman (c) to train people

for social defence (d) to provide identity to Indian residents

45. 'Tsunami'atidal wave is a , word

(a) Chinese word (bi Korean word (c) Japanese word (d) lndian word

46. Which of the following is non-biodegredable pollutant?

(a) Plastic (b) DDT (c) Mercury (d) All

47. Natural sources of air pollution are-

(a) Forests fires (b) Volcanic eruptions (c) Dust storm (d) Smoke from buming dry leaves

48. DDT
(a) Green house gas (b) Degradable pollutant (c) Non degradable pollutant (d) none of these

49. Chief Minister is appointed by-

(a)The Presid^ent (b) The Governor (c) The Chief Justice of High Court (d) none of these

50. The worlds only floating national park is situated in-

(a) Manipur (b) Dispur (c) Bilaspur (d) Kuala Lumpur

51 . An example of false fruit is-

(a) Guava (b) Apple (c) Mango (d) Tomato

52. Which pollution causes Jaundice?

(a) Water (b) Air (c) Hand (d) Thermal

53. Ozone hole is maximum over-

(a) Europe (b) Antarctica (c) lndia (d) Africa

54. Who was the first woman Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh ?
(a) Annie Besant (b) Mayawati (c) Kriplani (d) none of these
55. Raj Ghat is the memorial of _
(a) Indira Gandhi (b) Rajiv Gandhi (c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Mahatma Gandhi

56. Name the first ever female Prime Minister in the world
(a) Golda Meir (b) Indira Gandhi (c) Sirimavo Bhandaranaike (d) none of these

57. What is the duration of a Test Match ?

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(a) 3 days (b) 4 days (c) I days (d) 5 days

58. Name the person who was also known as Deshbandhu

(a) S Radhakrishnan (b) GK Gokhale (c) Chittaranjan Das (d) MM Malviya

59. Golf player Vijay Singh belongs to which country

(a) USA (b) Fiji (c) India (d) UK

60. The Blue Revolution is related with

(a) Fish production (b) Food Grain Production (c) Oilseed Production (d) none of these

6l . Whose creations are Harshcharita and Kadambari ?

(a) Kalhan (b) Panini (c) Bana Bhatta (d) Patanjali

62.Tiger Wood is associated with which of the following sport -

(a) cricket (b) eolf (c) Badminton (d) Hockey

63. Agha Khon Cup is related with which spoft event

(a) Hockey (b) Cricket (c) Table Tennis (d) Football

64.Pentagon is the military head quarter of

(a) UK (b) USA (c) Russia (d) China

65. In which state is the Elephant Falls located ?

(a) Mizoram (b) Orissa (c) Manipur (d) Meghalaya

66. Who is called the Father of English Poetry ?

(a) Charles Dickens (b) Milton (c) Wordsworth (d) Chaucer

67. Which gas was used for the first time in world War I ?
(a) Chlorine (b) Nitrogen (c) Hydrogen (d ) Helium

68. Dragon is the national symbol of

(a) Japan (b) China (c) Korea (d) Thailand
69. 'National Youth Day' is related to which of the following
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Swami Vivekananda (c) RN Tagore (d) none of these

70. Which instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure ?

(a) Hydrometer (b) Barometer (c) Manometer (d) none of these

71. Which state has the lowest per capita income in India ?

(a) Bihar (b) Orissa (c) Rajasthan (d) Gujarat

72. The term " Fourth Estate" refers to

(a) Backward States (b) Judiciary (c) Press (d) Tea Estate
73. World No- Tobacco Day is observed on u4rich date ?
(a) May 2s (b) May 3l (c) May 28 (d) May 24

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 71. She is the "Minister of Women and Child Development" ln the Union Cabinet of lndia since May,20l 9
(a) Maneka Gandhi (b) Sushma Swaraj (c) Smriti Zubin lrani (d) Kiran Bedi

75. Which village in Meghalaya has been selected as ' Best Tourism Village ' by the LINWTO (The World
Tourism Organisation ) recently ?
(a) Nongjrong village (b) Kongthong village (c) Tynring village (d) Nongkrem village

76. 'White Coal' is

(a) Uranium (b) Ice (c) Hydro-electricity (d) Diamond
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| 17. Dengue is transmitted by-

(a) Culex (b) Male Anopheles (c) Aedes (d) none of these

78. Thyroid gland is situated in our

(a) Liver (b) Neck (c) Arm-pits (d) Stomach

79. The brand name of 16 digit Unique Identification Number to be assigned to each individual in the country
will be-
(a) Pehchan (b) Maadhyam (c) Aadhar (d) Aabhar

80. The lndian Parliament consists of-

(a) Lok Sabha only (b) Lok Sabha and the President (c) Rajya Sabha only (d) the President, Rajya
Sabha and Lok Sabha

Sl.Cabinet means
(a) AllMinisters in the Governance (b) Ministers with Cabinet Rank (c) Minister of State (d) none
of these

82 .How many times the President of India can seek re election to his post ?
(a) once (b) 2 times (c) 3 times (d) any number of times

83. Which one of the following States has a separate Constitution ?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Assam (c) Jammu and Kashrnir (d) Sikkim

S4.Panchayati Raj is organised at the

(a) Block level (b) Village, Block and District level (c) Village and Block level (d) none of these

85. Who conducts the State Assembly Elections ?

(a) Chief Justice of High Court (b) State Election Commission (c) Election Commission of lndia

(d) None of these

86. Which one of the following is the oldest oil refinery in India ?
(a) Digboi. (b) Koyali (c) Haldia (d) Mathura

87. The Sahara Desert is located in which Continent ?

(a) Africa (b) South America (c) North America (d) Asia

88. Which of the following is the longest river in the world ?

(a) Amazon (b) Nile (c) Mississippi (d) Danube

89.The lowest layer of the atmosphere is

(a) Stratosphere (b) Mesosphere (c) Troposphere (d) none of these

90. Which of the following is NOT a natural greenhouse gas ?

(a) Nitrogen (b) Water Vapour (c) Methane (d) Carbondioxide

91.Gir National Park in Gujarat is famous for ?

(a) Tiger (b) Lion (c) Elephant (d) Clouded Leopard
92. Saina Nehwal is associated with which sports
(a) Table Tennis (b) Badminron (c) Hockey (d) Shooting

93. Who wrote the book "Broken Wing?

(a) Kiran Desai (b) Salman Rushdie (c) SarojiniNaidu (d)Kiran Bedi

94. Strongest muscle of man found in-

(a) Wrist (b) Finger (c) Jaw (d) Leg

95. Which acid is found in Lemon ?

(a) Tartaric acid (b) citric acid (c) Acetic acid (d) carboxytic acid

96. Which is the first Biosphere Reserve in India ?

(a) Nokrek (b) Nilgiri (c) Pachmarhi (d) Sundarbans

97. 'Entomology'is the study of-

(a) Birds (b) Reptiles (c) Insecrs (d) Animals

98. Name the border line between India and Pakistan

(a ) Radcliffe Line (b) Line of Control (c) Mc Mohan Line (d) Durand Line

99. What is the percentage of water on the floor of our planet ?

(a) 70% (b)71% (c)76% (d) 72%

100. What is the Sanskrit meaning of Meghalaya ?

(a) Rain Forest (b) Abode ofMountains (c) Abode of Clouds (d) Wettest place

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101. which of the following carbohydrates is most abundant in nature ?
(a) glucose (b) fiuctose (c) starch (d) cellulose

102. Vitamin C is -
(a) ascarbic acid (b) nicotinic acid (c) citric acid (d) tartaric acid
103. Chemical name of Vitamin A is-
(a) thiamine (b) axerophthol (retinol) (c) ascorbic acid (d) nicotinamide
104, Soft soaps are-
(a) Sodium salt (b) calcium salt (c) Magnesium sart (d) potassium salt

105. Fat is
(a) A lipid (b) A protein (c) A carbohydrate (d) An Amino acid

106. Which of the following is used for making bullet proof vests ?
(a) Boric acid (b) Borax (c) Boron carbide (d) none of these

107. which variety of glass is used forthe manufacture of optical glassei ?

(a) Sodium glass (b) Flint glass (c) Ground glass (d)
euarrz
l08.Glass is a
(a) Liquid (b) Colloid (c) Non- Crystalline Amorphous solid (d) Crystalline solid
109. Most impure form of carbon is-
(a) Graphite (b) Anthracite (c)Lamp Black (d) Wood Charcoal

1 l0' Which one of the following types of radiation has the shoftest wavelength ?
(a) Radio waves (b) visibte light (c) tnfrared (tR) (d) Ultraviotel (UV)
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 11 1. lnsects can move on the surface of water without
sinking due to
(a) Dynamic lift (b) Viscosity of water (c) Surface tlnsion of water (d) none
of these
112. Light year is a measurement of-
(a) speed ofaeroplanes (b) speed ofrockets ( c) stellar distances (d) speed oflight
113. which colour of heat radiation represents the highest temperature?
(a) blood red (b) dark cherry (c) salmon (d) white

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1 14. Another word for software is
(a) input (b) output (c) program (d) system

115. An instrument used to measure humidity is

(a) anemometer (b) hygrometer (c) thermometer (d) pyrheriometer

116. A barometer is used to measure which one of the following

(a) cunent (b) atmospheric pressure (c) humidity (d) artirude

I 17. Waves used in Sonography are-

(a) Micro waves (b) infra-red waves (c) sound waves (d) ultrasonic waves

I lS.Plant which grow in saline soil are

(a) Xerophyes (b) Hydrophyes (c) Halophyes (d) Succutents

I 19. Substance found in blood which help in cloting

(a) Fibrinogen (b) Heparin (c) Thiombin (d) Globine

120. The nature of nerve impulse

(a) Physical (b) chemicar (c) Erectrochemicar (d) Biophyicar

l2l.The stone formed in human kidney consist mostly of

(a) calcium oxalite (b) Sodium oxalite 1c) sooium Acetate (d) Calcium

122. Piuitary gland is situated in-

(a) Brain (b) Throat (c) Kidney (d) pancreas

123.To protect iron against corrosion, the durable metal plating on it

is-
(a) Tin ptating (b) copper prating (c) zinc praiing
[a; Ni.t .t prating
124, Medicines are more effective,if they are used in
(a) Solution state (b) Gaseous state (c) colloidal state (d)
Solid state
)25. A typical example of a semiconductor is
(a) platinum (b) germanium (c) quaftz (d) mica

126.For an astronaut in a space ship, the sky appears

(a) black (b) white (c) green (d) btue

127.Radar is used to
(a) locate submerged submarines (b) receive signal from
radio receivers (c) detect and locate distant
objects (d) none ofthese

128. The most powerful computer is

(a) Micro computer (b) Super computer (c) Mini computer (d) none of these
129. Hard copy of a document is
(a) Printed on printer (b) Stored in floppy (c) Store in
cD (d) none of these
 130 The smallest unit of a digital image is a
(a) Pixel (b) Paltene (c) Array (d) Loop

131 . What is the Square Root of g l ?

(a) 8
(b) (c) e l0
(d) 1 I

132' A car travelled 281 miles in 4 hours 4l minutes.The

average speed of the car in mph ?

(a) 1250 meters/ minute (b) 1340 meters/ minute (c)

1200 meters/ minute (d) none of these
133' There are 6 boxes of pens in a store.There are pencils
4 in each box.How many pencils are ip the store
(a) (b)24 (c) 26 (d) 2l 28 ?

134 ' 64 sweets are put in boxes that contain 8 sweets each, How
many boxes are needed
(a)8 (b)7 (c)10 (d)t0
?

135. What is 5 Squared Equalto ?

@) @) 2a (c) 20 26 ( d) 2s

136. Please do not

_an offer made by the chairman
(a) refuse (b) deny (c) refrain (d) refuge

137, Health is too important to be

(a) neglected (b) discarded (c) despised (d)
detested

138. The truck was

_when the bus rammed into it
(a) stationery (b) machinery (c) stationary (d) machinary

139. The railway coa^ches

__by the integral Coach Factory Chennai
(a) is manufactured (b) are manufactured (c)
are manufacture (d) is being manufactured

140.The meetin$took place

_the company,s corporate office
(a) at (b) to (c) on (d) by

141. I lost my passport the way to India.

(a) in (b) at (c) by (d) on

142.lforgotmy umbrella the bus

(a) in (b)into (c) on (d) bv
143. That old house is being offered sale
(a) in (b) for (c) at (d) by

144. Ram gave me one rupee note

(a) a (b) an (c) the (d) no arricle

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 145. Has postman brought any letter for me today ?
1 (a) the (b) a
(c) an (d) no articte
146 .He is _honour to his profession
(a) an (b) a (c) the (d) no afticle

147.7o be a good Samaritan

(a) A religious person (b) A genuinely charitable person (c) To be obedient (d) To be law abiding

l48.The Alpha and Omega

(a) A beautiful object (b) Beginning and End (c) Rise with a new life (d) none of these
149. To smell a rat
(a) To smell foul (b) To see a rat (c) To chase a rat (d) To be suspicious

150. Yeoman's Seryices

(a) Medical help (b) Excellent work (c) social work (d) Hard work

151. We have not met before, _ ?

(a) did we (b) didn't we (c) haven,t she (d) have we

152. I am senior to you ,_?

I
(a) do (b) don't I (c) aren,t I (d) isn't I

153. . He is a very wise man, ?

(a) isn't he (b) wasn't he (c) hasn,t he (d) none of these

154. I do not now ,live in this colony, _?

(a) did I (b) aren't I (c) don,t I (d) do I

155,INTEGRITY
(a) Essence (b) Honesry (c) Embodiment (d) Edifice

156. HUE AND CRY

(a) Desperate (b) Sad (c) public ourcry (d) Selfish

157,DEMISE
(a) Result (b) Death (c) Default (d) Unseen

158. ISTHMUS:LAND::?
(a) wire; Pole (b) Strait:Body of water (c) Neck: Head (d) opening: Tunnel
Is 9. ASTRONOMY:ASTROLOGy: : ?
(a) Geology : Geometry @) Magic: Science (c) Chemistry:Alchemy
(d) Folklore:Fable
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I 60. STRINGS:VIOLIN::?
(a) Wind:Leaves (b) Air:Flute (c) Membrane:Drum (d) pedal:Organ l

161. Write an Essay on the following topics in 250 words (anyone ) lx 25:25 marks
(A) Environmental Pollution

Or
(B) Global Warming

162, Write a letter to the Editor of Shillong Times about water scarcity in your locality
_20 marks

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