APSC prelims 2016 question and answers.

51. Which one of the following committees of the Parliament of India has no
Member of the Rajya Sabha?

a. The Public Accounts Committee
b. The Estimates Committee
c. The public undertakings Committee
d. Departmentally Related Standing Committee on Finance

Correct Answer:b. The Estimates Committee

52. Who is the founder of the South-East Asia Ramayana Research center?

a. Late Dr. Bhupen Hazarika
b. Late Dr. Mamoni Roisom Goswami
c. Dr. Dhurbajyoti Bora
d. Dr. Malini

Correct Answer:b. Late Dr. Mamoni Roisom Goswami

53. Who is the first Assamese woman to be awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi
Award?

a. Sudakshina Sharma
b. Anupam Bhattacharya
c. Pratima Panday Barua
d. Aideo handique

Correct Answer:d. Aideo handique

54. Who is the recipient of Bishwaratna Dr. Bhupen Hazarika International
Solidarity Award in 2015?

a. Shyam Benergal
b. Amjad Ali
c. Amol Palakar
d. Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Correct Answer:c. Amol Palakar

55. In which division of the British Indian Army, Mangal Panday was inducted
as a soldier?

a. 34th Bengal Native Infantry
b. 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles
c. Madras light cavalry
d. None of the above

Correct Answer:a. 34th Bengal Native Infantry

56. India’s average annual growth rate of population during 2001-2011 was

a. 1.64%
b. 1.54%
c. 1.97%
d. 2.64%

Correct Answer:a. 1.64%

57. In which sector, maximum plan allocation and priorities were given in 12th
five-year plan in Assam?

a. Rural development
b. Agriculture
c. Social Service
d. Irrigation and flood control

Correct Answer:c. Social Service

58. The contribution of agriculture in India’s Gross domestic product is

a. 14%
b. 24%
c. 34%
d. none of the above

Correct Answer:d. none of the above

59. The WHO was founded in 1995 as the successor organization to the

a. UNCTAD
b. IBRD
c. World Bank
d. GATT

Correct Answer:d. GATT

60. During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman
organization of underground activities in

a. Civil disobedience movement
b. Swadeshi movement
c. Non-cooperative movement
d. Quit India Movement

Correct Answer:d. Quit India Movement

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