Section I – General awareness
Marks: 25
I. Tick [] the correct statements: ˝ x 18 = 9
1. The largest post office in India is:
a. Kolkata GPO b. Meghalaya GPO c. Mumbai GPO
2. In 2009, this artist from Meghalaya receives the Padma Shree award. The artist is:
a. Bah Rana Kharkongor b. Late Bah Skendrowell Syiemlieh
c. Bah Headingson Ryntahthiang
3. Dikhu is the main river of :
a. Orissa b. Nagaland c. Assam
4. Mukna is a traditional form of wrestling in which northeast Indian state
a. Manipur b. Assam c. Nagaland
5. An American pop music group has been named after the name of the members. The group is:
a. No doubt b. Abba c. Boney M
6. In the erstwhile Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), the word “Soviet” mean:
a. Council b. House c. Legislative
7. Following the adoption of the Lausenne Declaration on February 4, 1999, a global agency came into being. The agency is
a. World Anti-Doping Agency or WADA b. World Water Forum
c. Hyatt Foundation
8. The National Tree of India is:
a. Pine Tree b. Neem Tree c. Banyan Tree
9. The present literacy rate of Kerala is:
a. 97% b. 98% c. 90.92%
10. There are branches of a tree which appear on the UN flag. The tree is:
a. Olive tree b. Maple tree c. Eucalyptus tree
11. Queen Nefertiti was the wife of:
a. Pharoah Tutankhamun b. Phraoah Akhenaten
c. Pharaoh Horenheb
12. The first woman on earth according to Greek Mythology is:
a. Eve b. Pandora c. Aphrodite
13. Frederick William Sudmerson was the first principal of a premier educational institution in northeastern India. The name of the Institution is:
a. Cotton College b. St Anthony’s College c. Hrangbana College
14. Kollywood is the film Industry of our neighbouring country. The country is:
a. Pakistan b. Nepal c. Afghanistan
15. A webisode is a TV Show that can be viewed through:
a. Website b. Television c. None of these
16. The “Dairy of Anne Frank” is originally written in:
a. Jewish b. French c. German
17. The tallest and the fastest growing grass is:
a. Bamboo b. Buffalo grass c. Bermuda grass
18. The French Philosopher who declared “I think therefore I am” is:
a. Rene Descartes b. Jean Sartre c. Jean Derrida
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