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RAL KNOWLEDGE
AND CURRENT AFFAIRS
Full Marks - 100
Time - Three hours
The figures in the margin indicate full marks
for the questions.
Candidates are required to give their answers in
their own words as far as practicable.
PART - I 1x50=50
Four options are given against each of the
following questions. Select the best I correct
option from among the four options and write it
in the answer script One example is given :

Example : The Independence Day in India is

celebrated on

(a) the 15th August, every year

(b) the 26th January, every year

(c) the 2nd October, every year

(d) None of the above.

Answer : (a) the 15th August, every year.
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I. Neennahal Palace in Melaghar was built by

(a) Maharaja Radhakishore Manikya

(b) Maharaj a .Bir Bikram Kishore Mariikya

(c) Maharaja Birendra Kishore Manikya

(d) Maharaj a Kalyan Manikya

2. Who was the first Governor o~ Tripura ?

(a) Siddheswar Prasad (b) D. N. Sahay ·

(c) B. K : Nehru ( d) Sultan Singh

3. The Howrah nver originates from

(a) Baraniura hills (b) Atharumuara hills

(c) J amprii hills (d) None of the above

4. Garia Puja is performed in the month of

(a) Pous (b) Chaitra

(c) Baisakh (d) Shraban

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6. The Bhuvaneswari Temple is ·situated on the bank
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(a) Khowai (b) Muhuri

r (c) Gomati (d) Manu

7. The National Game of India is

(a) Hockey (b) Football

(c) Tennis (d) Cricket

8. Dadasaheb Phalke Award is associated with

(a) Sports (b) Cinema

(c) Literature (d) None of these

9. Satish Dhawan Space Centre is located at

(a) Tarapur (b) Hyderabad

(c) Sriharlkota (d) Chandipur

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 10. "Swaraj is.my birthright and I shall have it." Who
gave this slogan ?

(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(b) Mahatma Gandhi

(c) Rash Behari Bose

(d). Subhash Chandra Bose

11. The Sardar Sarovar Dam of Narmada river is in

which State ?

·(a) Madhya Pradesh

· · (b) Maharashtra

(c) . Gujarat

(d) Rajasthan

12. Jim Corbett National Park. is famous for

(a) Bird sanctuary

(b) Tiger sanctUary

(c) Deer sanctuary .

(d) NoJ?.e of the above

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13. Which country of the following is not properly
matched?_

Country Capital

(a) Pakistan Islamabad

(b) Israel Jerusalem

(c) Germany Bonn

(d) Australia Canberra

14. Which is considered as oldest civilization of the

world?

(a) Mesopotamian civilization

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Nile"?

(a) China (b) India

(c) Iraq (d) Egypt

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16. The headqaurters of United Nations Educational,
Scientific and -Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
is situated ·in ·

. (a) New York (b) Paris .

(c) !he Uague (d) L~ndon

17. World Environment Day is observed on

(a) 10th December

(b) 5th June

(c) 5th September

(d) 7th June

18. Of the three components of an atom, the smallest

mass ts

(a) Proton

(b) Neutron

(c) Ele~tron .

(d) All the components have equal m~s . .

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19. Which vitamin of the following is . not properly
matched?

Vitamin Disease
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(a). Vitamin A Night. blmdness

(b) Vitamin B Beriberi '

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(c) Vitamin D Deforinalities in bone

(d) Vitamin K Scurvey

20 . . Which of the following colours is not seen in a

rainbow?

(a) Yell.ow (b) Green

(c) Red {d) Brown·

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21. Unit for measurement of noise is

(a) Decibel (b) Centimeter

(c) Dyne · (d) None of these

22. "Dengue" fever is caused by

-(a) Fungi (b) Bacteria

(c) Virus · ., (d) Profozoa

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23. By selling an article for Rs. 400, a man loses
Rs.SO. At what price should he sell the article to
gain 20%? -

(a) Rs. 500 (b) Rs. 540

(c) Rs. 560 (d) None of these

24. In an examination 65% of the total examinees

passed. If the number of failures is 420, the total
number of examinees is :

(a) 500 (b) 1200

(c) 1000 (d) 1625

25. If -
3a_+_Sb_ = 5, thena : b .tS
3a - Sb

(a) 2 : 1 (b) 3 : 2·

(c) 5 : 2 (d) 5 : 3

26. Find out odd word:

(b) Telephone
(a) X-ray .
(c) Computer (d) Television

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 27. Find out the missing term :
l, 4, 9, 16, 25?

(a) 30 (b) 31

(c) 32 (d) 36

28. Who is the author of the book "War and Peace"?

(a) Leo Tolstoy (b) John Milton

(c) Charles Dickens (d) Graham Greene

29. "The Idea of Justice" is written by

(a) Kuldip Nayar (b) Mulkraj Anand

(c) Amartya Sen (d) None of them

- 30. "India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium"

is written by

(a) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

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31. Garjee Belooia railway line in Tripura was
inaugurated on

(a) 10th February, 2-019

(b) 9th February, 2019

(c) 11th February, 2019

(d) 12th February, 2019

32. Who is the Chief Justic~ of Tripura High Court ?

(a) Justice Deepak Gupta

(b) Justice S. Talapatra

(c) Justice Sanjay Karol

(d) None of them

33. From which community the President of India can

nominate two members of Parliament in Lok
Sabha?

(a) Minority co.mmunity

(b) Parsi community

· (c) Anglo-Indian community

. (d) Buddhist community

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34. For contribution in Art-Music-Flute, Shri Thanga
Darlong of Tripura has received the award

(a) Padma Shri 2019

(b) Padma Bhushan 2019

(c) Padma Vibhushan 2019

(d) Bharat Ratna 2019

35. How many police posts are reserved for women

in Tripura?

(a) 12%

(b) 15%

(c) 10%

(d) 8%

36. First National Sports University in India is going

to start in

(a) Manipur
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 37. To increase the financial and executive powers
of the 10 Autonomous Councils in the Sixth
Schedule areas of the North-Eastern Region, the
Government of India had introduced the
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(a) 124th Constitutional Amendment Bill

(b) 125th Constitutional Amendment Bill

· (c) 126th Constitutional Amendment Bill

.(d) None of the above

38. Which of the following Indian States will host

the 2024 National Games ?

(a) Manipur (b) Assam

(c) Meghalaya · (d) Arunachal Pradesh

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39. India's second Film and Television Institute will
be set up in which State ? .

.(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Mizoram

(c) Assam (d) Tripura

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40. Who is the Chief Minister of Assam ?

(a) Tarun, Gogoi

(b) Sarbananda Sonowal

(c) Profulla Kumar Mahanta

(d) Himanta Biswa Sanna

41. Name the scheme launched by the Union Hilman

Resources Development Ministry, recently with
an aim to provide industry apprenticeship oppor­
tunities to the fresh graduates

(a) SSA (b) SHREYAS

(c) RMSA (d) None of these

42. Which of the following State received the first

prize in the National Water Award Ceremony
under ·the category best . State · in resource
management ? ·

(a) Andhra Pradesh

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 43. Who created world record and honoured with an
Olympic quota for Tokyo 2020 in the lOm Air
Pistol catgory ?

(a) Manu ~haker .

(b) Apurvi Chandela

(c) Saurabh Chaudhury

(d) None of them

44. Who among the following received · Bharat Ratna

Award 2019?

(a) M. S. Dhoni

(b) Mary Korn

(c) Pranab Mukherjee

(d) Amitabh Bachchan ·.

. 45.. Who is the Governor of the Reserve Bank of

India?

(a) Urjit Patel (b). Raghuram Rajan

(c) Shaktikanta Das (d) Bimal Jalan

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46. Sabarimala Temple belongs. to the State

(a) Kamataka (b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Kerala

47. Which country will host ICC Cricket World Cup

2019?

(a) England

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48. What was the theme of · 2019 International

Women's Day? ·

(a) Women in the changing world of work

· Planet 50-50 is 2030 .

. (b) Think equal, build smart, innovate for

change.

(c) Time is now : Rural and Urban activities

_ transforming women's lives . . ·

(d) None of the ftbove. _

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49. Who is the current Prime Minister ofBangladesh?

(a) Sheikh Hasina Wazed

(b) Khaleda Zia

(c) Mohmmad Hassan Mehmood

(d) None of them

50. When was the first World Braille day observed ?

(a) 5th January, 2019 (b) 2nd January, 2019

(c) 3rd January, 2019 (d) 4th January, 2019

J>ART- IT

Write one paragraph on each of the following

within sixty (60) words only. Each question
carries five ( 5) marks. Answer may be written
either in English or in Bengali and in no other
language. It must not be partly in English and
partly in Bengali. The instruction should be
followed scrupulously. 5x4=20

51. (i) 150th Birth Anniversery ofMahatma Gandhi.

Or

(ii) Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019.

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52. (i) Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016

Or
(ii) Railway Transporation System in Tripura.

53. (i) Phulwama attack 2019

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(ii) ·women~s Right.
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(one hundred twenty) words on -each of the

following. Word limit is compulsory. Answer may
be Written in English or in Bengali and not in
any other language(s): It must not be partly in_
English and partly in Bengali. This instruction
should be follow~d scrupulously. I.Ox2=20

55. Rjght to Education.

Or
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56. Tourism in Tripura.

Or
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Role of Social Media.

57. Write the duties and responsibilities of a

Stenographer.

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twenty) words only. Word limit is ~ompulsory.
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