APSC CCE Prelims Mock Test - 10 - APSC CCE (Assam) MCQ

Angad Cheema emerged victorious in the Vizag Open, defeating Aman Raj in a playoff. This event highlights Cheema's skill and determination in the competitive field of golf.

Rajkumar Hirani was honored with the Kishore Kumar Samman, which celebrates his contributions to Indian cinema. This award reflects his impact on the film industry and his ability to create memorable films.

The Assam government introduced a stipend scheme aimed at supporting girl students. This initiative is part of broader efforts to promote education and empowerment among women in the region.

DRDO successfully flight-tested the VSHORADS (Very Short Range Air Defence System) in Rajasthan, demonstrating its critical performance parameters. This system is designed to enhance India's air defense capabilities.

PM Modi inaugurated the Banjara Virasat Museum, which showcases the rich heritage of the Banjara community through various galleries. This museum plays a vital role in preserving and promoting cultural heritage.

Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869. This date is celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti in India, honoring his contributions to the freedom struggle and his philosophy of non-violence.

Recently, the Union Cabinet approved classical status for Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali, recognizing their antiquity and literary heritage. This brings the total number of classical languages in India to eleven.

Gandhi was significantly influenced by the works of Leo Tolstoy, along with other authors like John Ruskin and Emerson. His readings helped develop his philosophies on non-violence and social justice.

The criteria for declaring a language as classical were revised to include factors such as high antiquity, a significant body of ancient literature, and cultural impact, ensuring that a language has a rich heritage worthy of recognition.

Tamil was the first Indian language to receive classical status on October 12, 2004, due to its extensive history and rich literary tradition, setting a precedent for other languages.

'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' translates to 'Self-reliant India,' and it emphasizes the goal of achieving self-sufficiency in various sectors, including defense, agriculture, and manufacturing, to boost the economy.

The Banjara Virasat Museum is dedicated to showcasing the rich cultural heritage of the Banjara community, featuring 13 galleries that reflect their traditions and history.

The missile system tested by DRDO in October 2024 is VSHORADS, which stands for Very Short Range Air Defence System. This system is crucial for protecting against aerial threats at short ranges.

The stipend scheme launched by the Assam government aims to support the education of girl students, encouraging higher enrollment and retention rates among females in educational institutions.

The Disaster Management Act, 2005 is the primary legal framework governing disaster management in India. The act provides for the establishment of disaster management authorities at the national, state, and district levels and outlines their responsibilities for planning, coordinating, and implementing disaster management activities.

Ahbang is sung by the Mibu (priest) at rituals of worship by the Mising community of Assam.

The Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Regional Government Film and Television Institute, formerly known as Jyoti Chitraban Film & Television Institute, located in Changsari, Kamrup district was established in 1999.

Explanation:

• Dainik Batori is the first daily newspaper in Assamese language. It was founded in 1962 by Radha Govinda Baruah.


• Orunudoi, Asomiya Pratidin, and Dainik Janmabhumi are also popular Assamese newspapers but they are not the first daily newspaper in Assamese language.

 

Conclusion

• Dainik Batori holds the distinction of being the first daily newspaper in Assamese language, paving the way for the rich tradition of Assamese journalism.


 

To set the educational system in order, he instituted in 1902, a Universities Commission to go into the entire question of university education in the country. On the basis of the findings and recommendations of the Commission, Curzon brought in the Indian Universities Act of 1904, which brought all the universities in India under the control of the government.

• Author of the drama: Arun Sharma


• Reasoning: The drama "Aahar" is written by Arun Sharma, so option A is the correct answer.


• Incorrect options:
  
  
  
  • Option B: Phani Sarma is not the author of the drama "Aahar".
  
  
  • Option C: Jyoti Prasad Agarwala is a renowned figure in Assamese literature but did not write "Aahar".
  
  
  • Option D: This option is incorrect as the correct answer is Arun Sharma.
  
  
  
  

• Sahitya Akademi Award: Mamoni Raisom Goswami was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1983 for her novel "Chinaki Morom."


• Jnanpith Award: Mamoni Raisom Goswami was awarded the Jnanpith Award in 2001 for her outstanding contribution to Indian literature.


• Katha National Award for Literature: Mamoni Raisom Goswami was awarded the Katha National Award for Literature in 2010 for her exceptional literary work.


• Padma Vibhushan: Mamoni Raisom Goswami was not awarded the Padma Vibhushan. This is the correct answer as she did not receive this award during her lifetime.

Geomorphological features of Indo – Gangetic – Brahmaputra Plain

The Bhabar

• Statement 3 is incorrect. It is a narrow, porous, northernmost stretch of Indo-Gangetic plain.

• It is about 8-16 km wide running in an east-west direction along the foothills (alluvial fans) of the Shiwaliks.

• They show a remarkable continuity from the Indus to the Tista.

• Rivers descending from the Himalayas deposit their load along the foothills in the form of alluvial fans.

• These alluvial fans have merged together to build up the bhabar belt.

• The porosity of bhabar is the most unique feature.

• The porosity is due to deposition of huge number of pebbles and rock debris across the alluvial fans.

• The streams disappear once they reach the bhabar region because of this porosity.

• Therefore, the area is marked by dry river courses except in the rainy season.

• The Bhabar belt is comparatively narrow in the east and extensive in the western and north-western hilly region.

• The area is not suitable for agriculture and only big trees with large roots thrive in this belt.

The Terai

• Statement 4 is incorrect. Terai is an ill-drained, damp (marshy) and thickly forested narrow tract to the south of Bhabar running parallel to it.

• The Terai is about 15-30 km wide.

• The underground streams of the Bhabar belt re-emerge in this belt.

• This thickly forested region provides shelter to a variety of wildlife. [Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand and Kaziranga National Park in Assam lie in terai region]

• The Terai is more marked in the eastern part than in the west because the eastern parts receive comparatively higher amount of rainfall.

• Most of the Terai land, especially in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, has been turned into agricultural land which gives good crops of sugarcane, rice and wheat.

The Bhangar

• Statement 2 is correct. The Bhangar is the older alluvium along the river beds forming terraces higher than the floodplain. It is in south of Tarai.

• The terraces are often impregnated with calcareous concretions known as ‘KANKAR’.

• ‘The Barind plains’ in the deltaic region of Bengal and the ‘bhur formations’ in the middle Ganga and Yamuna doab are regional variations of Bhangar.

• [Bhur denotes an elevated piece of land situated along the banks of the Ganga river, especially in the upper Ganga-Yamuna Doab. This has been formed due to accumulation of wind-blown sands during the hot dry months of the year]

• Bhangar contains fossils of animals like rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephants, etc.

The Khadar

• Statement 1 is incorrect. The Khadar is composed of newer alluvium and forms the flood plains along the river banks. It is in south of bhangar.

• A new layer of alluvium is deposited by river floods almost every year.

• This makes them the most fertile soils of Ganges.

Part III of the Indian Constitution, from Articles 12 to 35, deals with Fundamental Rights. These rights are considered essential for the protection and well-being of citizens.

• Statement a is incorrect: All Fundamental rights guarantee the rights of an individual against the state but not all are available against the action of private individuals. For example, the first provision of Article -15 that the state shall not discriminate against any citizen on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth prohibits discrimination only by state and not by private individuals. While the second provision of not allowing citizens access to shops, public place on the basis of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth prohibits discrimination both by state and by private individuals. Article 19 are protected only against state and not against private individuals.

• Statement b is incorrect: These rights are binding upon all the authority that has got power to make laws whether it be central government or state government or local government.

• Statement c is incorrect. The role of guiding the Indian state to promote social and economic welfare is the function of DPSPs (Directive principles of state policy) and not of Fundamental rights.

• Statement d is correct. Both the Supreme court under Article 32 and High courts under Article 226 can issue writs for the enforcement of Fundamental rights. However, a person can go directly to Supreme court for his violation of fundamental rights. It is not necessary that he can go to Supreme court only by the way of appeal mechanism.

• Article 359 authorises the President to suspend the right to move any court for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights during a National Emergency. This means that under Article 359, the Fundamental Rights as such are not suspended, but only their enforcement. The said rights are theoretically alive but the right to seek remedy is suspended. The suspension of enforcement relates to only those Fundamental Rights that are specified in the Presidential Order. Hence statement 2 is correct.

• The 44th Amendment Act of 1978 restricted the scope of Article 359 in two ways.

  • Firstly, the President cannot suspend the right to move the Court for the enforcement of fundamental rights guaranteed by Articles 20 to 21. In other words, the right to protection in respect of conviction for offences (Article 20) and the right to life and personal liberty (Article 21) remain enforceable even during emergency.

  • Secondly, only those laws which are related with the emergency are protected from being challenged and not other laws and the executive action taken only under such a law, is protected.

• Article 359 operates in case of both when National Emergency is declared on grounds of war or external aggression as well as on the ground of armed rebellion.

• Article 359 may extend to the entire country or a part of it. Hence statement 3 is not correct.

• Article 359 does not empower the President to promulgate ordinance in a state. Hence statement 1 is not correct.

The copper plates of Nidhanpur inscription were discovered on 29 December 1912, in the village of Nidhanpur in Panchakhanda near what is now Sylhet in Bangladesh.

• The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Hence, statement 1 is not correct.

• Brunei Darussalam then joined on 7 January 1984, Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999, making up what is today the ten Member States of ASEAN.

• The ASEAN Charter entered into force on 15 December 2008. With the entry into force of the ASEAN Charter, ASEAN will henceforth operate under a new legal framework and establish a number of new organs to boost its community-building process. In effect, the ASEAN Charter has become a legally binding agreement among the 10 ASEAN Member States. Hence, statement 2 is correct.

• The ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement was signed in 2009 and on ASEAN-India Trade-in-Services and Investments in 2015. With the signing of these Agreements, the ASEAN-India FTA is complete.

Atul Chandra Hazarika was awarded Sahitya Akademi Award in 1969 for his magnum opus, Monchalekha, which traced five hundred years of Assamese drama and stage.