MIZORAM PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF

LABOUR OFFICER UNDER LABOUR, EMPLOYMENT, SKILL
DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEPARTMENT,
GOVERNMENT OF MIZORAM, OCTOBER-2021.

GENERAL STUDIES PAPER-I

Time Allowed : 2 hours Full Marks : 200
All questions carry equal mark of 2 each.
Attempt all questions.

1. Who was the first Governor General of Bengal?

(a) Robert Clive (b) William Bentinck
(c) Warren Hastings (d) Col. Sander
2. Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by
(a) Lord Wellesley (b) Sir John Shore
(c) Robert Clive (d) Lord Dalhousie
3. The First Mysore war fought between British and Hyder Ali in 1767 – 1769 A.D came to an end by
the –
(a) Treaty of Pondicherry (b) Treaty of Madras
(c) Treaty O f Mysore (d) Treaty of Aix – La- Chapelle
4. According to the Treaty of Srirangapatnam, which place was ceded to the British?
(a) Malabar (b) Cochi
(c) Travancore (d) Mysore
5. Indian Mutiny began in –
(a) 1557 (b) 1657
(c) 1857 (d) 1957
6. The Treaty between Maharaja Ranjit and the British was signed at –
(a) Allahabad (b) Amritsar
(c) Kashmir (d) Agra
7. Which Act made the Governor of Bengal as Governor General of India?
(a) Pitt’s India Act, 1784 (b) The Charter Act, 1793
(c) The Charter Act, 1813 (d) The Regulating Act, 1773
8. Who had been the leader of a number of anti-British Revolt in Sambalpur?
(a) Kattaboman (b) Surendra Sai
(c) Utirat Singh (d) Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi
9. The East India company had taken Bombay from –
(a) The Dutch (b) Charles I
(c) Charles II (d) The Portuguese
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10. At which place in Bengal was the East India Company given permission to trade and build a factory
by the Mughals in 1651?
(a) Calcutta (b) Qasim Bazar
(c) Singur (d) Burdwan
11. Till the end of the 17th Century, the growth of the executive and legislative powers of the East India
Company depended on –
(a) Governor (b) Governor-General
(c) Parliament (d) Crown
12. What was meant by the Secretary of State in India during the British period?
(a) An official who worked as the secretary to the Viceroy of India
(b) A Secretary level official appointed in each Presidency of India
(c) A British Minister given full control over the Government of India
(d) A senior officer appointed the Viceroy to look into his internal administration in India
13. Which revolutionary was executed by the British?
(a) Jitin Das (b) Chandrashekhar Azad
(c) Rajguru (d) Kalpana – Dutt
14. Which among the following is not a correct statement regarding Jyotiba Phule?
(a) He used the word ‘dalit’ for the first time in nineteenth century.
(b) He was a staunch supporter of Mahatma Gandhi’s Harijan Sevak Sangh.
(c) He is known as the author of Gulamgiri.
(d) He formed Satyashodak Samaj in 1873.
15. ‘Father of Indian Renaissance’ is related to –
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (b) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
16. Who established the Tattvabodhini Sabha in 1839 at Calcutta?
(a) Keshab Chandra Sen (b) Debendranath Tagore
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (d) Sivanatha Sastri
17. Which of the following is associated with the Young Bengal Movement?
(a) Derozians (b) Mitra Bandhu
(c) Native Marriage Act (d) Bethune School
18. Which of the following is correctly paired?
(a) Bengal Regulation banning Sati – 1830 (b) Sarda Act – 1939
(c) Special Marriage Act – 1955 (d) Hindu Succession Act – 1956
19. Who founded the Namdhari Movement?
(a) Baba Dyal Singh (b) Baba Ram Singh
(c) Mahmud Hassan (d) Jagat Mithra
20. Which book was written by Dadabai Naoroji?
(a) Economic History of India (b) Poverty and Unbritish Rule in India
(c) India and its Economy during the British (d) All of these
21. Where was the Permanent Settlement of India firstly introduced?
(a) Orissa and Bengal (b) Orissa and Andhra Pradesh
(c) Bengal and Bihar (d) Andhra Pradesh and Bihar
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22. Consider the following:

I. Modified version of Zamindari settlement introduced in the Ganga Valley, NWFP, parts of
Central India and Punjab which was introduced in 1822.
II. In this system Revenue Settlement was to be made by village or estates with landlords.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are related to the Mahalwari Settlement?
(a) Only I (b) Only II
(c) Both I & II (d) Neither I nor II
23. Chuar aboriginals were tribesmen of –
(a) 24 Parganas (b) Midnapore
(c) Birbhum (d) None
24. Kandh Uprisings covered –
(a) Kalahandi (b) Patna
(c) Ghumsar (d) All of these
25. The leader of Khasi Uprising was –
(a) Tirot Singh (b) Somil Singh
(c) Tikadrenjit Singh (d) Debendra Singh
26. Which of the following pair is not correctly matched?
(a) Barrackpur : Mangal Pandey
(b) Delhi : Bahadur Shah II, General Bakht Khan
(c) Delhi : Maulavi Ahmadullah
(d) Lucknow : Begum Hazrat Mahal, Birjis Qadir, Ahmadullah
27. The Eka movement was active in –
(a) Deccan Region (b) Eastern Bengal
(c) Madras Presidency (d) Northern Districts of the United Provinces
28. Bardoli Satyagraha was led by –
(a) R.C.Dutt (b) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(c) Sardar Patel (d) Jawahar Lal Nehru
29. The arrest of which respected priest sparked off the riots by the Moplahs?
(a) Maulana Shaukat Ali (b) Ali Musliyar
(c) Maulana Abdul Kalam (d) Ali Ahmed
30. The Moplah rebellion took place in the year –
(a) 1919 (b) 1920
(c) 1921 (d) 1922
31. Which of the following statements about the Deccan Riots is/are true?
I. The Deccan Riots resulted in protection for peasants through the Deccan Agriculturist Relief
Act of 1879.
II. The Riots did not spread to the whole of Maharashtra because of the prompt oppression by
the British
III. The British were unable to contain the riots and they spread throughout Maharashtra
IV. The cotton boom in the Deccan that had been caused by the artificial demand generated by the
American civil war caused the impoverishment of the peasants.
Select the answer using the code given below
(a) I only (b) I & III
(c) II & IV (d) I, II & IV
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32. Which one is not the literary work of Mahatma Gandhi?

(a) Hind Swaraj (b) Indian opinion
(c) Yugantar (d) Young India
33. In 1851, Bengal British India Society and Landholder’s society merged to form –
(a) The Bangabasha Prakashila Sabha (b) The Zamindari Association
(c) British India Association (d) The East India Association
34. Between 1885-1905 Nationalist are known as –
(a) Moderates (b) Extremist
(c) Revolutionaries (d) Gandhians
35. Why did the trend of extremism began from 1905?
I. Growth of Education
II. Dissatisfaction with the growth of moderates
III. Reaction to increasing Westernization
IV. Reactionary policies of Curzon
Select the answer using the code given below –
(a) Only I & II (b) Only II & III
(c) Only III & IV (d) All of these
36. The Chittagong Revolt group was started by –
(a) Abbas Tayabji (b) Surya Sen
(c) G.D.Birla (d) Sarojini Naidu
37. Consider the following statement(s) related to the personalities associated to the personalities
associated with Civil Disobedience Movement.
I. K.M Ashraf was India’s first Marxist historian, was associated with the Movement
II. N.V. Gadgil supported the temple entry movement in 1929 on Socialist norms established
friendly ties with the Non- Brahmin Satyashodak Samaj
Which of the following statement(s) is are correct?
(a) Only I (b) Only II
(c) Both I & II (d) Neither I nor II
38. How many kilometres was covered by Gandhiji during Dandi March?
(a) 200 Miles (b) 240 Miles
(c) 250 Miles (d) 260 Miles
39. Who among the following presented the main resolution on Non-Cooperation Movement during the
annual session of the Congress in Nagpur 1920?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) JM Sengupta
(c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) C.R.Das
40. Which of the following leader announced himself as a ‘King of Salon’ and initiated no-taxes movement?
(a) Shah Naim Ata (b) M.N.Roy
(c) Bhagwan Ahir (d) Ramchandra Das
41. Who had given the Non-Cooperation Movement as the Capitalist Autocracy?
(a) Singaravelu Chettiar (b) N.C. Bardaloi
(c) Thiru Vika (d) Duggirala Gopalkrishnayya
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42. In which year did the Indian Naval Mutiny against the British take place?
(a) 1943 (b) 1944
(c) 1945 (d) 1946
43. Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year 1939 after he broke away from the
Congress?
(a) Azad Hind Fauj (b) Forward Block
(c) Revolutionary Front (d) Indian Freedom Party
44. Arrange the following events in order of their chronology –
I. August Offer
II. Poona Pact
III. Third Round Table Conference
Select the answer using the code given below –
(a) I, II, III (b) II, III, I
(c) II, I, III (d) III, II, I
45. Both the processes of transfer of power and the partition of India were hurried through in _____days.
(a) 68 (b) 70
(c) 72 (d) 85
46. Who among the following was popularly known as the ‘Frontier Gandhi’?
(a) Hasrat Mohani (b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (d) Iqbal Khan
47. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding the quit India Movement?
I. It was a leaderless movement in the hands of the masses
II. It was also characterized by the outbreak of violence though Gandhi had given a call for a
determined, passive resistance, ‘Do or Die’
III. The movement failed in terms of achieving immediate objective
Select the answer using the code given below –
(a) Only I (b) Only II
(c) Both I & II (d) I, II & III
48. What was the name of the newspaper to announce the partition of Bengal on July 6th 1905?
(a) Swaraj (b) Sanjivani
(c) Kalantar (d) Ananda Bazar Patrika
49. As per ‘August Offer’ the British objective for India was –
(a) Dominion Status (b) Purna Swaraj
(c) Responsible Government (d) Provincial Authority
50. Which of the following authorized the British Government to imprison any person without trial and
conviction in the court of Law?
(a) Rowlatt Act of 1919 (b) Government of India Act 1935
(c) Indian Council Act 1909 (d) Government of India Act 1919
51. Which of the following personalities are conferred with the National Florence Nightingale Awards 2020
for their meritorious service by President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind on 15 th September, 2021?
(a) Sister Rualchhingpuii & Sister Vanlalthuami (b) Mrs. Denghmingliani & Mrs. Lalnunpuii
(c) Mrs. Vanlalthuami & Mrs. C.Dengthangpuii (d) Sister Lalzirliani & Sister Laltlankimi
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52. To strengthen the quality, governance and the management structure of the Department of Health and
Family Welfare (DoHFW), the World Bank has recently approved how much amount of money to
the Government of Mizoram?
(a) $25 million (b) $32 million
(c) $42 million (d) $50 million
53. Which one of the following counsellors is elected from the general ward (unreserved category) in the
last Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) election held on February 2021?
(a) Chuauzikpuii (b) B.Lalawmpuii
(c) C.Lalchhandami (d) Ramthanzauvi
54. The National Human Rights Commission has issued conditional summons to the Chief Secretary of
government of Mizoram to appear before the commission on May 31st, 2021 in a case relating to –
(a) Cancer (b) Covid-19
(c) Border issue (d) Child smuggling
55. Which Indian bank on April 2021 has raised $1 billion from Japan Bank for International Cooperation
(JBIC) to extend loans to supply chain of Japanese automobile industry in India?
(a) HDFC (b) ICICI
(c) Axis Bank (d) SBI
56. Which state was ranked as the best governed state in the country according to the Public Affairs
Index-2020 published by the Public Affairs Centre (PAC) in Bengaluru?
(a) Goa (b) Sikkim
(c) Kerala (d) Maharashtra
57. According to the Union budget 2021-22, which among the following is expected to contribute the
most to the centre’s exchequer?
(a) Corporate tax (b) Disinvestment
(c) Income tax (d) Profits of government companies
58. P. D. Vaghela has been appointed as the new Chairman of –
(a) Sebi (b) SBI
(c) Law Commision (d) TRAI
59. Malabar Naval Exercise is a naval exercise involving India, Japan and which one of the following
countries?
(a) Australia (b) Taiwan
(c) USA (d) Russia
60. A micro blogging app ‘Koo’ was launched as an Indian alternative to –
(a) Twitter (b) Instagram
(c) Facebook (d) Signal
61. Who is the present Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, food & public distribution?
(a) Arjun Munda (b) Piyush Goyal
(c) Narendra Singh Tomar (d) Ramesh Pokhriyal
62. The first foreign bank to launch ‘Green Deposit Programme’ in India to finance green initiatives and
eco-friendly projects –
(a) Deutsche Bank (b) Standard Chartered Bank
(c) World Bank (d) HSBC India
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63. Which state has become the first state in India to launch policies on Artificial Intelligence, Block chain
and Cyber-security policies?
(a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Bihar (d) Gujarat
64. What is the Repo Rate of India as of September 2021?
(a) 3.5 % (b) 4%
(c) 5% (d) 6%
65. The Uttar Pradesh government has launched ‘Mission Shakti’ programme to ensure the security of –
(a) Weaker section (b) Women
(c) Girl child (d) Pensioners
66. The rank of India in the Asia Power Index 2020 released by the Sydney-based Lowy Institute is –
(a) 2nd (b) 3rd
(c) 4th (d) 5th
67. To provide relief and support to farmers, which state has become the first state of India to fix the
floor price for vegetables?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Punjab
(c) West Bengal (d) Kerala
68. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently presented the ‘ASSOCHAM Enterprise of the Century Award
2020’ to which of the following personalities?
(a) Azim Premji (b) Mukesh Ambani
(c) Ratan Tata (d) Uday Kotak
69. Kagiso Rabada was the highest wicket taker in IPL 2020 due to which he has won the –
(a) Indigo cap (b) Orange cap
(c) Yellow cap (d) Purple cap
70. In the Global Gender Gap Report 2021 released by the World Economic Forum, out of 156 countries,
the rank of India is –
(a) 128 (b) 132
(c) 140 (d) 142
71. Winner of ‘India’s Best Bank for SMEs’ at the Asia money Best Bank Awards 2021 is –
(a) ICIC Bank (b) Punjab National Bank
(c) State Bank of India (d) HDFC Bank
72. The first state of the country to have its own ethanol policy called Ethanol Production Promotion
Policy, 2021 –
(a) Delhi (b) Bihar
(c) Maharastra (d) Odhisa
73. Who has resigned from the post of Principal Advisor to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March,
2021?
(a) Pradeep Kumar Sinha (b) Rajiv Gauba
(c) Pulok Chatterjee (d) Pramod Kumar Misra
74. Who has become the first Indian woman to win gold at Paralympics?
(a) Sumit Antil (b) Nikita Antali
(c) Sonalben Manubhai Patel (d) Avani Lekhara
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75. Who among the following has become the new Chief Minister of Gujarat?
(a) Vijay Rupani (b) Bhupendra Patel
(c) Pramod Tripathi (d) Manoj Sachdeva
76. What is the theme of India’s 75th Independence Day?
(a) Nation First, Always First (b) Atmanirbhar Bharat’ or self-reliant India
(c) Support our Troops, Salute our Troops (d) India Leads the Way
77. When do we observe the National Vaccination Day (also called the National Immunization Day) in
India?
(a) January 16 (b) February 16
(c) March 16 (d) April 16
78. Which Indian city has recently launched a first-of-its-kind mobile application ”Carbon Watch”, to
assess the carbon footprint of an individual?
(a) Chandigarh (b) Delhi
(c) Chennai (d) Bengaluru
79. The number of Indian-origin people who have been featured in the ‘Time100 Next 2021’ –
(a) Four (b) Five
(c) Six (d) Seven
80. Which Indian city has been recognized as a 2020 Tree City of World, by the United Nations Food
and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for its commitment to growing and maintaining urban forests?
(a) Delhi (b) Hyderabad
(c) Shillong (d) Chennai
81. The state that has retained its top rank in the second edition of the India Justice Report 2020 –
(a) Maharashtra (b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Sikkim
82. Winner of the 141st edition of the US Open Men’s Singles 2021?
(a) Rafael Nadal (b) Daniil Medvedev
(c) Roger Federer (d) Novak Djokovic
83. According to UN data, as of April 2021, the 5th largest country in the world in terms of population is –
(a) Bangladesh (b) Pakistan
(c) Brazil (d) Nigeria
84. On 20th January 2021, Kamala Harris was inaugurated to be the 49th vice president of the United
States of America and Joe Biden as the –
(a) 46th President of USA (b) 47th President of USA
(c) 48th President of USA (d) 49th President of USA
85. Winner of 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix held on 28 March 2021 –
(a) Sebastian Vettel (b) Lewis Hamilton
(c) Valtteri Bottas (d) Max Verstappen
86. Sadat Rahman has been awarded the prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize 2020 for making
an anti-cyber bullying mobile app named ‘Cyber Teens’. He is from which of the following countries?
(a) India (b) Pakistan
(c) Bangladesh (d) Nepal
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87. The first ever Indian women to win the 2020 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award –
(a) Pamila Bordes (b) Rathika Ramasamy
(c) Aishwarya Sridhar (d) Ronica Kandhari
88. Winner of the 2020 Central Bank of the Year Award –
(a) Bank of Ghana (b) Reserve Bank of India
(c) Federal Bank of USA (d) Bank of England
89. Lou Ottens, the Dutch engineer has passed away at the age of 94. He is credited with the invention of –
(a) Pendrive (b) DVD
(c) Memory Card (d) Audio Cassette
90. Author of the book ‘The Little Book of Encouragement’ published recently –
(a) Barak Obama (b) Sonia Gandhi
(c) Dalai Lama (d) Chetan Bhagat
91. Earth Hour is a worldwide movement organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature as a symbol of
commitment to the planet on last Saturday every March for one hour from –
(a) 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm (b) 7:30pm- 8:30 pm
(c) 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm (d) 9:30 pm -10:30 pm
92. Recipient of the inaugural Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity with prize money of €1 million is –
(a) Malala Yousafzai (b) Greta Thunberg
(c) Angela Markel (d) Jacinda Andern
93. The world’s most populous city as of September 2021 is –
(a) Delhi (b) Sanghai
(c) Washington DC (d) Tokyo
94. On March, 2021, the Union Cabinet has recently approved to increase the FDI limit in life and
general insurance sector from 49 % to how many per cent?
(a) 55 per cent (b) 74 per cent
(c) 80 per cent (d) 100 per cent
95. Which country has topped the World Risk Index 2020 (country with the highest disaster risk)?
(a) Sudan (b) Afghanistan
(c) Senegal (d) Vanuatu
96. Which country has successfully carried out the test of an advanced missile defense system, Arrow 2,
to intercept long-range ballistic attacks?
(a) USA (b) North Korea
(c) Israel (d) Russia
97. The country that has topped the Human Freedom Index 2020 with the human freedom score of 8.87
out of 10 –
(a) Switzerland (b) New Zealand
(c) France (d) Singapore
98. To provide vital new connections between the Asia-Pacific region and North America, Facebook
and which of one of the following technology giants have planned to lay two huge subsea
cables, called Echo and Bifrost?
(a) Microsoft (b) Google
(c) Twitter (d) Amazon
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99. India has recently surpassed Russia to become the fourth largest foreign-exchange reserves keeper
in the world. The largest reserve is maintained by –
(a) USA (b) China
(c) Japan (d) Germany
100. According to air pollution data released by the US Air Quality Index (AQI) on 30 November 2020,
which city has been ranked as the world’s most polluted city?
(a) New Delhi (b) Shanghai
(c) Lahore (d) Dhaka

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