MIZORAM PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

GENERAL COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF JUNIOR GRADE

OF MIZORAM FOREST SERVICE i.e. ASSISTANT CONSERVATION OF FOREST (ACF) UNDER
ENVIRONMENT, FOREST & CLIMATE CHANGE DEPARTMENT,
GOVERNMENT OF MIZORAM, 2018

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Time Allowed : 3 hours Full Marks : 100

All questions carry equal marks of 1 each.

Attempt all questions.

1. Who wins Australian Open 2018 Men’s Single?

(a) Rafael Nadal (b) M.Cilic
(c) Roger Federer (d) Djokovic
2. Nitish Kumar is the Chief Minister of which state?
(a) Gujarat (b) Rajasthan
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Bihar
3. Who is the current Defence Minister of India?
(a) Ms Sushma Swaraj (b) Arun Jaitley
(c) Nirmala Sitharaman (d) Nitin Gadkari
4. World Heart Day is observes on:
(a) September 29 (b) October 16
(c) November 28 (d) December 29
5. What is the full form of NDRF?
(a) National Disaster Response Force (b) National Defense Research Forum
(c) National Disaster Rapid Force (d) National Defence Research Force
6. Who was the inventor of Electric Lamp?
(a) F.Lanchester (b) Rudolf Diesel
(c) Thomas Alva Edison (d) None of these
7. Cape Town (S. Africa) is called:
(a) City of Dreaming Spires (b) City of Eternal Spring
(c) City of flowers (d) City of Quite thoroughfares
8. Korea is called:
(a) Land of Lilies (b) Land of Midnight Sun
(c) Hermit Kingdom (d) Land of Maple
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9. Playground of Europe refers to:

(a) Switzerland (b) Norway
(c) Scotland (d) Turkey
10. Which among the following committee is known for recommending a 3-tier Panchayati Raj System
which includes Zila Parishad at the District Level, Panchayat Samiti at the Block/ Tehsil/ Taluka
Level and Gram Panchayat at the Village Level?
(a) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (b) Ashok Mehta Committee
(c) GVK Rao Committee (d) Sarkaria Commission
11. Total number of seats in the Lok Sabha is:
(a) 545 (b) 450
(c) 500 (d) 550
12. Sino-Indian War took place in the year:
(a) 1948 (b) 1950
(c) 1962 (d) 1966
13. Bangladesh got independence in which year:
(a) 1948 (b) 1962
(c) 1971 (d) 1972
14. Which of the following was crowned Miss Universe 2017?
(a) Laura Gonzalez (b) Margaret Gardiner
(c) Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (d) Manushi Chillar
15. Which Indian actress won the Best Actress Award at the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF)
2017?
(a) Konkona Sen Sharma (b) Ratna Pathak
(c) Anushka Sharma (d) Pryanka Chopra
16. Which country won ICC Women World Cup 2017 by defeating India in the final match?
(a) England (b) West Indies
(c) Australia (d) South Africa
17. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley formally launched Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojona (PMVVY),
a pension scheme exclusively for senior citizens (60 years and above) with......% fixed rate on their
savings.
(a) 7% (b) 8%
(c) 9% (d) 4.1%
18. Who among the following is heading the petitions challenging the practice of Triple Talaq?
(a) Justice Kurian Joseph (b) Justice RF Nariman
(c) Justice UU Lalit (d) Justice JS Khehar
19. The first Indian satellite launched by ISRO is :
(a) Aryabhata (b) Bhaskar-I
(c) Rohini (d) Insat
20. Which is the currency of Japan?
(a) Yen (b) Yuan
(c) Rupiah (d) Rial
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21. Baghdad is located on the bank of river:

(a) Vistula (b) Tigris
(c) Eupherates (d) None of these
22. The National Flower of India is:
(a) Rose (b) Lotus
(c) Lili (d) Jasmine
23. How many countries are permanent member of the Security Council of United Nations Organisation?
(a) 4 (b) 6
(c) 5 (d) 7
24. Mary Kom belongs to which sports?
(a) Wrestling (b) Shooting
(c) Badminton (d) Boxing
25. World famous book, ‘Das Capital’ was written by:
(a) Angels (b) Karl Marx
(c) Hegel (d) Owen
26. ‘The Republic’, is a book written by
(a) Plato (b) Aristotle
(c) Machiavelli (d) J.Bentham
27. If someone is injured in an accident and broke his knee joint then he/she needs to consult a/an:
(a) orthopedic (b) urologist
(c) oncologist (d) paediatrician
28. Which of the following festivals is associated with full moon day?
(a) Easter (b) Holi
(c) Id Ul Fitr (d) Diwali
29. Founder of the Mughal Empire in India :
(a) Akbar (b) Babur
(c) Humayan (d) Ala-Ud-Din-Khilji
30. ‘Quit India Movement’ started in the year:
(a) 1932 (b) 1935
(c) 1924 (d) 1942
31. The Right to Freedom is contained in ______ of the Indian Constitution.
(a) Article 12 (b) Article 14
(c) Article 19 (d) Article 21
32. The boundary line between India and China is called :
(a) McMohan Line (b) Durand Line
(c) Red Line (d) Radcliff Line
33. ‘Independence is my birth right and I shall have it’ was said by
(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Lokmanya Tilak (d) Lala Rajpat Rai
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34. Who is the present Fisheries Minister of Mizoram?

(a) Lalthanliana (b) Lalrinmawia
(c) KS Thanga (d) Vanlalawmpuii Chawngthu
35. Who started Khalifat Movement in India?
(a) Mohamed Ali Jinnah (b) BG Tilak
(c) Ali Brothers (d) Subhash Chandra Bose
36. When was the Indian National Congress founded?
(a) 1805 (b) 1885
(c) 1895 (d) None of these
37. Who among the following Indian National Movement leaders was called Nightingale of India?
(a) Anne Besant (b) Pandita Ramabhai
(c) Sarojini Naidu (d) Mother Teresa
38. Drain of Wealth Theory was propounded by:
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) AR Desai
(c) RC Dutt (d) Dadabhai Naoroji
39. ‘Secular State’ means
(a) the state has a religion (b) the state is anti religious
(c) the state is impartial in the matters of religion (d) the state is irreligious
40. Which amendment has taken away the Right to Property from the list of Fundamental Rights?
(a) 40th amendment (b) 42nd amendment
(c) 41st amendment (d) 44th amendment.
41. The Parliament of India consists of:
(a) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
(b) The President, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
(c) Lok Sabha, President and Council of Ministers
(d) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, Council of Ministers and the President.
42. The Chief Justice of the supreme Court is appointed by:
(a) The Speaker of Lok Sabha
(b) The Prime Minister
(c) The President in consultation with the Judges of Supreme Court and High Courts.
(d) The Chief Justices of all High Courts.
43. Judicial Review means:
(a) The right of the judiciary to advice the President on constitutional matters
(b) The power of judiciary to pronounce upon the constitutionality of laws passed by the Legislature
and orders issued by Executive
(c) The right of the parliament to ask the judiciary to review its own judgement in view of the
popular resentment
(d) None of these
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44. Who of the following is the de facto head of India?

(a) The President (b) The Prime Minister
(c) The Speaker (d) Both the President and the Prime Minister
45. When was the ‘East India Company’ formed?
(a) 1560 (b) 1600
(c) 1650 (d) None of these
46. Which among the following is/are the major factor/factors responsible for the monsoon type of
climate in India?
I. Location II. Thermal contrast
III. Upper air circulation IV. Inter-tropical convergence zone
(a) I (b) II and III
(c) II, III and IV (d) I, II, III, IV
47. The typical area of Sal forest in the Indian peninsular upland occurs:
(a) On the Western Ghats (b) Between Tapti and Narmada
(c) To the North East of Godavari (d) On the Malwa Plateau
48. Which of the following is a correct set of two official language of the United Nations?
(a) Spanish and English (b) Arabic and Hindi
(c) Chinese and Portuguese (d) Russian and Latin
49. Panmunjeom Declaration relates to:
(a) Bilateral economic co-operation (b) Nuclear non-proliferation
(c) Complete denuclearisation (d) Extraction of atomic minerals
50. The Union Home Ministry has recently decided to relax the Protected Area Permit in Nagaland,
Mizoram and Manipur for a period of:
(a) 3 years (b) 4 years
(c) 5 years (d) 6 years
51. The first Indian Company to achieve 100 billion USD on market capitalisation is:
(a) Reliance Industry (b) Tata Consultancy Services
(c) Indian Oil Corporation (d) State Bank of India
52. India and Bangladesh has signed an agreement to set up an oil pipeline between Siliguri, India and:
(a) Parbaripur, Bangladesh (b) North Patenga, Bangladesh
(c) Shahjibazar, Bangladesh (d) Patuakhali, Bangladesh
53. A forum hosted in Asia along the line of World Economic Forum is called:
(a) Sanghai Forum (b) Tianjin Forum
(c) Chongqing Forum (d) Boao Forum
54. Nepal’s first woman President is:
(a) Bidya Devi Bhandari (b) Pampha Bhusal
(c) Sapana Pradhan Malla (d) Arzu Rana Deuba
55. ‘Veerappan, Chasing the Brigand’ is authored by:
(a) B.N. Vijaya Kumar (b) S. Suresh Kumar
(c) K. Vijay Kumar (d) R.S. Krishnappa
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56. World Malaria Day is observed on:

(a) 25 March (b) 25 April
(c) 25 May (d) 30 May
57. The first Open Defecation Free (ODF) state in north-east India is:
(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Sikkim
(c) Mizoram (d) Tripura
58. India’s first and fastest multi-petaflops supercomputer is known as:
(a) Pratyush (b) Trinity
(c) Mira (d) Cori
59. The headquarter of the International Cricket Council is:
(a) Mumbai (b) London
(c) Melbourne (d) Dubai
60. Match the following:
Scheme Date of Launch
A. Roshni 1. 7 June 2013
B. Swachch Bharat Mission 2. 2 October 2014
C. Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana 3. 11 October 2014
D. HRIDAY 4. 21 January 2015
Codes
A B C D
(a) 3 4 1 2
(b) 3 1 4 2
(c) 2 4 1 3
(d) 1 2 3 4
61. The roofs of some houses are blown away in a storm, this is in accordance with:
(a) Law of Inertia (b) Archimedes’ Principle
(c) Bernoulli’s Theorem (d) Doppler Effect
62. How thick is the centre of Milky Way?
(a) 104 light year (b) 1014 light year
(c) 1 light year (d) 10-1 light year
63. A light alloy having tensile strength is:
(a) German Silver (b) Solder
(c) Magnalium (d) Bell metal
64. The part of the human brain concerned with sight is the:
(a) Frontal lobe (b) Parietal lobe
(c) Temporal lobe (d) Occipital lobe
65. Which hormone in a human body is known as the growth hormone?
(a) Adrenaline (b) Somatotropin
(c) Cortisol (d) Serotonin
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66. An acid which is used as a preservative for pickle is:

(a) Hydrochloric acid (b) Citric acid
(c) Tartaric acid (d) Acetic acid
67. How many types of Kidney Stones are formed in human body?
(a) One (b) Two
(c) Three (d) Four
68. Arrange the following national parks in Mizoram from north to south:
1. Pualreng 2. Murlen
3. Lengteng 4. | a w i
Codes
(a) 4, 3, 2, 1 (b) 1, 3, 2, 4
(c) 2, 1, 3, 4 (d) 3, 2, 4, 1
69. Forestry was transferred to the provincial list by the:
(a) Government of India Act, 1858 (b) Government of India Act, 1912
(c) Government of India Act, 1919 (d) Government of India Act, 1935
70. Imperial Forest Department was started by the British India Government in:
(a) 1863 (b) 1864
(c) 1865 (d) 1866
71. Imperial Forest Service was constituted in:
(a) 1867 (b) 1868
(c) 1869 (d) 1870
72. Indian Forest College (IFC) was created at Dehradun in:
(a) 1937 (b) 1938
(c) 1939 (d) 1940
73. Arrange the following forest research institutes from south to north:
1. Arid Forest Research Institute, Jodhpur
2. Institute of Forest Biodiversity, Hyderabad
3. Centre for Forest Based Livelihoods and Extension, Agartala
4. Advanced Research Centre for Bamboo and Ratan, Aizawl
Codes
(a) 1, 2, 4, 3 (b) 1, 3, 2, 4
(c) 2, 4, 3, 1 (d) 2, 3, 1, 4
74. How many days shall a villager must be informed in advance by the Village Council a date for
burning of jhum-land according to the Mizoram (Prevention and Control of Fire in the Village Ram)
Rules, 2001?
(a) three days ahead of the fixed date (b) four days ahead of the fixed date
(c) five days ahead of the fixed date (d) seven days ahead of the fixed date
75. The offspring of white and negro parents are called:
(a) Mestizos (b) Mulattos
(c) Pueblos (d) Red Indians
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76. A doctrine that ‘India’ as a bigger country of South Asia should give one-sided concession to her
small neighbours and have cordial relations with them is:
(a) Modi Doctrine (b) Vajpayee Doctrine
(c) Gujral Doctrine (d) Rajiv Doctrine
77. Which of the following institution is not a constitutional body?
(a) NITI Ayog
(b) Finance Commission
(c) National Commission for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes
(d) Advocate General of the state
78. The official name of the Prime Minister of India’s residencial complex is:
(a) Panchavati (b) Raj Niwas
(c) Pushbanta Palace (d) Hindola Mahal
79. Who among the following were the original founders of the Non-Aligned Movement?
1. Sukarno (Indonesia) 2. Nehru (India)
3. Nasser (Egypt) 4. Tito (Yugoslavia)
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
80. In which state was the first digital budget in India presented?
(a) Telengana (b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Delhi (d) Uttarakhand
81. The principles of fraternity, liberty and equality in the preamble of the Indian Constitution are borrowed
from:
(a) Germany (b) USA
(c) France (d) Japan
82. A foreigner staying in India does not have the right to:
(a) approach the police for security
(b) seek justice in a court of law
(c) express an opinion critical of the government’s policy
(d) vote at the time of elections to Parliament
83. Which amendment of the Indian Constitution has inserted the provisions of the formation of the
Autonomous District Council in the tribal areas of Assam?
(a) 20th Amendment (b) 21st Amendment
(c) 22nd Amendment (d) 23rd Amendment
84. In the Indian Parliament, the Chief Whip of the government party in the Lok Sabha is the:
(a) Home Minister (b) Law Minister
(c) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (d) Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
85. During the course of which of the following movements Mahatma Gandhi gave the slogan ‘Do or
Die’?
(a) Dandi March (b) Khilafat Movement
(c) Non-co-operation Movement (d) Quit India Movement
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86. Din-i-Ilahi was a national religion propagated by:

(a) Shah Jahan (b) Aurangzeb
(c) Akbar (d) Jahangir
87. Who founded the militant Sikh community known as Khalsa?
(a) Guru Teg Bahadur (b) Guru Nanak
(c) Guru Gobind Singh (d) Guru Har Gobind
88. Who introduced tobacco cultivation in India?
(a) Persians (b) Dutch
(c) Portuguese (d) Arabs
89. In the Mughal empire, the police duties in urban areas were entrusted to the officials known as:
(a) Amin (b) Kotwal
(c) Qazis (d) Vakil
90. The Cripps Mission visited India in the year:
(a) 1940 (b) 1942
(c) 1943 (d) 1945
91. Who among the following was not a Nawab of Bengal?
(a) Mir Kasim (b) Siraj-Ud-Daulah
(c) Mir Jafar (d) Mir Madan
92. The Doctrine of Lapse was initiated by:
(a) Lord Wellesley (b) Lord Auckland
(c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Warren Hastings
93. By which act did the Board of Control come into existence?
(a) Charter Act of 1853 (b) Regulating Act
(c) Pitt’s India Act (d) Charter Act of 1833
94. The river Brahmaputra is navigable from its mouth up to:
(a) Goalpara (b) Tezpur
(c) Guwahati (d) Dibrugarh
95. In Bangladesh the river Ganga is known as:
(a) Padma (b) Meghna
(c) Jamuna (d) Surma
96. The percentage of Scheduled Tribe population in Mizoram according to the Census 2011 was:
(a) 94.23 per cent (b) 94.33 per cent
(c) 94.43 per cent (d) 94.53 per cent
97. Geostationery satellite is a satellite that:
(a) Completes its orbit in 24 hours (b) Remains stationary over the earth
(c) Appears once a year over the earth (d) Moves over both the poles
98. The largest circulated daily newspaper in India is:
(a) The Hindu (b) The Times of India
(c) Dainik Bhaskar (d) Dainik Jagran
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99. Winner of the Prestigious 2018 Man Booker Internatinal Prize for fiction:
(a) Han Kang (b) Olga Tokarczuk
(c) David Grossman (d) Hemu Adhikari
100. Blue revolution is related to:
(a) Meat Production (b) Foodgrains Production
(c) Fish Production (d) Apple Production

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