GS, History, Politics, Science, Assam GK, Culture, Economy, Misc.
1. Q: Who wrote “The Nation is Making” ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ “The Nation is Making” āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A: Surendranath Banerjee / āĻ¸ā§ā§°ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨ āĻŦā§āĻ¨āĻžā§°ā§āĻā§
Explanation: Surendranath Banerjee, an early nationalist leader and founder of Indian National Association, wrote this book describing India’s political awakening, national consciousness, reforms, social changes, and struggle toward self-rule during British rule.
2. Q: Which Sultan dreamt of becoming Second Alexander ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžā§° āĻšā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A: Alauddin Khilji / āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻĻā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ
Explanation: Alauddin Khilji assumed the title “Sikander-i-Sani,” meaning Second Alexander, reflecting his ambition to create a vast empire through military conquests, strong administration, economic reforms, and expansionist policies in medieval India.
3. Q: Who adopted the title Vikramaditya ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ “āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯” āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ§āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A: Chandragupta II / āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻā§āĻĒā§āĻ¤
Explanation: Gupta emperor Chandragupta II adopted the title Vikramaditya for his bravery, victories, efficient administration, cultural achievements, patronage of scholars, and expansion of the Gupta Empire, marking India’s Golden Age.
4. Q: Cuttack was old capital of which state ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ āĻāĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§° āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦā§° ā§°āĻžāĻāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A: Odisha / āĻāĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻž
Explanation: Cuttack served as Odisha’s old capital for centuries due to its strategic river-based location, administrative importance, cultural heritage, historical forts, and central role in trade before Bhubaneswar became the new capital.
5. Q: Who celebrates Karam Puja ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ āĻā§°āĻŽ āĻĒā§āĻāĻž āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§ ?
A: Tea tribes / āĻāĻžāĻš āĻāĻ¨āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ ā§
Explanation: Karam Puja is celebrated by tea tribe communities to worship the Karam tree, symbolizing fertility, nature, agriculture, prosperity, and cultural unity. It involves songs, dances, rituals, and community celebrations.
Q: Another name of Nora-Siga Bihu ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ āĻ¨ā§°āĻž-āĻāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§ā§° āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŋ ?
A: Porag / āĻĒāĻā§°āĻžāĻ
Explanation: Nora-Siga is another name for Porag, the post-harvest festival of the Mising community, celebrating agricultural prosperity, youth participation, dance, music, rituals, community feasts, and cultural togetherness.
7. Q: Murung festival is celebrated by whom ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ āĻŽā§ā§°ā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ¸ā§ą āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§ ?
A: Apatani tribe / āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ¨āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ ā§
Explanation: Murung is an important festival of the Apatani tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, celebrated for health, wellbeing, prosperity, community bonding, animal sacrifice rituals, prayers, and traditional dances.
8. Q: Which element is used in solar cells ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ āĻ¸ā§ā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§ ?
A: Silicon /āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻ¨
Explanation: Silicon is the main semiconductor used in solar cells because it efficiently converts sunlight into electricity, is abundant, stable, cost-effective, and forms the basis of photovoltaic technology worldwide.
9. Q: Earth’s natural satellite ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻĒāĻā§ā§°āĻš āĻā§āĻ¨ ?
A: Moon / āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°
Explanation: The Moon is Earth’s only natural satellite, influencing tides, stabilizing Earth’s rotation, providing light at night, shaping cultural stories, and offering clues about the early solar system.
10. Q: Who discovered Hydrogen ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§ā§°āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻā§ąāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A: Henry Cavendish / āĻšā§āĻ¨ā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ
Explanation: Henry Cavendish discovered hydrogen in 1766 by identifying it as a distinct gas that produced water when burned, helping establish the foundation of modern chemistry and gas studies.
11. Q: Who proposed the model of the Solar System ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ āĻ¸ā§ā§°āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§° āĻŽāĻĄā§āĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžā§ą āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A: Nicolaus Copernicus / āĻāĻĒāĻžā§°āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ
Explanation: Copernicus introduced the heliocentric model stating that the Sun, not Earth, is at the center. This theory revolutionized astronomy, challenged religious beliefs, and laid the foundation for modern space science.
12. Q: What is the SI unit of pressure ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒā§° SI āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻŋ ?
A: Pascal / āĻĒāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛
Explanation: The Pascal (Pa) is the SI unit of pressure, defined as one Newton per square meter. It measures force applied over an area and is widely used in physics and engineering.
13. Q: Are you a regular member of RKB Digital Academy ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ āĻāĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻŋ RKB Digital Academy ā§° āĻ¨āĻŋā§āĻŽā§ā§āĻž āĻ¸āĻĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨ā§?
A: No / āĻ¨āĻšā§
Explanation: This question checks whether the user is enrolled in RKB Digital Academy, an online learning platform providing educational content. The answer “No” simply indicates non-membership, without additional implications.
14. Q: Who is the Supreme Commander of India’s Armed Forces ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§ā§ āĻ¸āĻļāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ā§° āĻ
āĻ§āĻŋāĻ¨āĻžā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ¨?
A: President of India / āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°āĻĒāĻ¤āĻŋ
Explanation: The President of India serves as the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, holding constitutional authority over the Army, Navy, and Air Force, though actual military decisions are taken by the government.
15. Q: Under which Article does the President appoint Governors ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻā§° āĻ
āĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻšā§ ?
A: Article 155 / āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻ ā§§ā§Ģā§Ģ
Explanation: Article 155 empowers the President of India to appoint Governors for each state. Governors act as constitutional heads, overseeing administration, legislative processes, and ensuring smooth functioning of state governments.
16. Q: Article 371(C) relates to which state ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻ ā§Šā§ā§§(āĻ) āĻā§āĻ¨ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ ?
A: Manipur / āĻŽāĻŖāĻŋāĻĒā§ā§°
Explanation : Article 371(C) provides special administrative arrangements for Manipur, ensuring protection of tribal areas, creation of Hill Area Committees, and giving special legislative safeguards to preserve local identity and interests.
17. Q: When was the National Planning Committee formed ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§ā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋā§āĻž āĻāĻ āĻ¨ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A: 1938 / ā§§ā§¯ā§Šā§Ž
Explanation: Formed under Subhas Chandra Bose and chaired by Jawaharlal Nehru, the National Planning Committee formulated development strategies for independent India, emphasizing industrialization, economic planning, and national growth.
18. Q: Total Fundamental Duties ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ āĻŽā§āĻ āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻā§°ā§āĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻž ?
A: 11 / ā§§ā§§
Explanation: The Constitution lists 11 Fundamental Duties under Article 51A, guiding citizens to respect the nation, protect heritage, safeguard public property, uphold unity, and contribute to national development and harmony.
19. Q: When was the Central Development Council formed ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°ā§ā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻˇāĻĻ āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋā§āĻž āĻāĻ āĻ¨ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛?
A: 6 August 1952 / ā§Ŧ āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻ ā§§ā§¯ā§Ģā§¨
Explanation : The Central Development Council coordinated planning efforts between the center and states, ensuring balanced development, reviewing major policies, and strengthening national economic strategies during India’s early planning years.
20. Q: Article 371(B) gives special responsibility to the Governor of which state ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻ ā§Šā§ā§§(āĻ) āĻā§āĻ¨ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§° ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ ?
A: Assam / āĻ
āĻ¸āĻŽ
Explanation: Article 371(B) grants the Governor of Assam special responsibility to ensure proper functioning of tribal autonomous councils, preserving cultural identity and enabling administrative efficiency for tribal regions.
21. Q: Who was Chairman of Drafting Committee ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§°āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋā§° āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar / āĻĄāĻ āĻŦāĻŋ. āĻā§°. āĻāĻŽā§āĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻžā§°
Explanation: Ambedkar led the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution, shaping its democratic structure, safeguarding rights, establishing federalism, and ensuring justice, equality, liberty, and fraternity for all citizens.
22. Q: Assam’s representative in Drafting Committee ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ āĻāĻā§°āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ
āĻ¸āĻŽā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ§āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨?
A: Mohammad Saadulla / āĻŽāĻšāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻĻ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ˛āĻž
Explanation : Mohammad Saadulla represented Assam in the Drafting Committee, contributing to constitutional discussions on administration, federal structure, minority rights, and regional issues important for northeastern states.
23. Q: Number of freedoms under Article 19 ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻ ā§§ā§¯āĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž āĻā§āĻāĻāĻž?**
A: Six freedoms / ā§Ŧ āĻāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž
Explanation: Article 19 provides six basic freedoms: speech, assembly, association, movement, residence, and profession. These rights protect democratic expression and personal liberty while allowing reasonable restrictions.
24. Q: Which Assam scheme provides pilgrimage to Ayodhya ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¯ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§āĻĨāĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ ?
A: Punya Tirtha Yojana / āĻĒā§āĻŖā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž
Explanation: Under this scheme, the Assam government supports 25,000 pilgrims in visiting Ayodhya’s Ram Temple by providing free travel facilities, promoting spiritual tourism and cultural heritage.
25. Q: Assam’s State Fruit ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ āĻ
āĻ¸āĻŽā§° ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§ā§ āĻĢāĻ˛ āĻāĻŋ?
A: Kaji Nemu / āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§
Explanation:
Kaji Nemu, Assam’s unique aromatic lemon variety, is valued for its flavor, nutritional benefits, wide culinary use, and export potential. It symbolizes agricultural identity and regional pride.
26. Q: Revenue growth percentage of Assam in 2022–23 ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ āĻ
āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¤ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻš āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻļāĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻļ ? A: 30.7% / ā§Šā§Ļ.ā§%
Explanation: Assam achieved a 30.7% rise in own tax and non-tax revenue in 2022–23 due to improved tax collection, economic activities, digital systems, and better financial management.
27. Q: How much revenue collected in 2022–23 ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§¨–ā§¨ā§Š āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻš āĻ¸āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻš āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A: âš19,715 crore / ā§§ā§¯,ā§ā§§ā§Ģ āĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻž
Explanation:
Assam’s Taxation Department collected âš19,715 crore in 2022–23 from GST, excise, transport, and other sources, reflecting strong financial performance and efficient tax administration.
28. Q: When is Me-Dam-Me-Phi celebrated ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ āĻŽā§-āĻĄāĻžāĻŽ-āĻŽā§-āĻĢāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋā§āĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻšā§ ?
A: 31 January / ā§Šā§§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ā§ąāĻžā§°ā§
Explanation : Me-Dam-Me-Phi is an Ahom festival honoring ancestors, expressing gratitude, preserving cultural traditions, and performing rituals for peace, protection, and community harmony.
29. Q: Height of Ram Lalla idol in Ayodhya ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ ā§°āĻžāĻŽāĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻžā§° āĻŽā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋā§° āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ ?
A: 51 inches / ā§Ģā§§ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ
Explanation : The Ram Lalla idol stands 51 inches tall, representing child form of Lord Rama. Crafted with precision, it symbolizes divinity, beauty, devotion, and architectural elegance of the Ayodhya temple.
30. Q: Who sculpted the Ram Lalla idol ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ ā§°āĻžāĻŽāĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻžā§° āĻŽā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A: Arun Yogiraj / āĻ
ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¯ā§āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻ
Explanation : Arun Yogiraj, a renowned sculptor from Karnataka, crafted the Ram Lalla idol using black stone, combining traditional techniques, spiritual symbolism, and artistic mastery, gaining national appreciation.