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APSC Research Assistant 2020

APSC Research Assistant 2020 in Planning Services Under Transformation and Development Department Syllabus and Study Materials 



1.  Current Event of National, International & State 

2. World Geography including India & Assam 

3. Important history of World including India & Assam 

4. Role and impact of Science and Technology in India 

5. Political System in India 

6. Developmental Economics 

7. Poverty alleviation measures & schemes 

8. Planning in India

No.

SubjectNo. of QuestionsMarksDuration
1.General Studies100100

2 hours

  • The exam will be conducted in OMR sheets
  • Questions will be of objective type and multiple choice
  • Each correct answer shall carry 1 mark
  • No. of posts is 39

Current Affairs

1. World’s first hotel in space to open in 2021, is named as_________?
a) Space Hotel
b) Aurora Station
c) Aurora Hotel
d) Space Station
Answer: B
2. Which country has approved a $1.3-billion artillery sale to Saudi Arabia?
a) Japan
b) China
c) US
d) India
Answer: C
3. Who has become the most capped player in women’s ODIs?
a) Smriti Mandana
b) HarmanPreet Kaur
c) Jhulan Goswami
d) Mithali Raj
Answer: D
4. Park Geun-Hye is a former President of which country?
a) South Korea
b) North Korea
c) Africa
d) Australia
Answer: A
5. Which country has introduced national service for women for the first time?
a) Australia
b) Qatar
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Iraq
Answer: B
6. Sanjita Chanu won a gold medal at CWG in which category?
a) Fire shooting
b) Air Rifle
c) Swimming
d) Weightlifting
Answer: D
7. Who has proposed Wi-Fi grid to bring down cost of internet by 90%?
a) COAI
b) Jio
c) TRAI
d) None of these
Answer: C
8. Which Union Minister has Launched E-boats for pollution-free boating in Varanasi?
a) Giriraj Singh
b) Suresh Prabhu
c) Arun Jaitley
d) Smriti Irani
Answer: A
9. Raj Kishore is associated in which among the following fields?
a) Politics
b) Cinema
c) Journalist
d) Science
Answer: B

10. NITI Aayog signed SoI with the embassy of which country on ‘Decarbonization and Energy Transition Agenda’?

a) Germany
b) Finland
c) The Netherlands
d) United Kingdom

Answer: C

11. How much amount was sanctioned by centre under the MGNREGA in the current financial year?

A)₹33300 cr

B)₹32000 cr

C)₹34500 cr

D)₹37500 cr

Answer: A

12. Which state government launched Jagananna Vidya Deevena’, scheme?

A)Odisha

B)Bihar

C)Andhra Pradesh

D)Telangana

Answer: C

13. Which state government launched Jeevan Amrit Yojana’ scheme to boost immunity system of citizens?

A)Bihar

B)Assam

C)Karnataka

D)Madhya Pradesh

Answer: D

14. Which Indian minister participated in BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting on coronavirus through video conferencing.?

A)S Jaishankar

B)Narendra Modi

C)Rajnath Singh

D)Nitin Gadkari

Answer: A

15. Which country hosted the eleventh session of Petersberg Climate Dialogue through video conference?

A)India

B)Germany

C)China

D)Russia

Answer: B

16. According to data released by the Union Rural Development Ministry,which state topped the list of states in providing employment under MGNREGS?

A)Karnataka

B)Telangana

C)Kerala

D)Chhattisgarh

Answer: D

18. The All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), under Ministry of AYUSH organised AYURAKSHA Programme in which city?

A)Bhopal

B)NewDelhi

C)Indore

D)Lucknow

Answer: B

19. Which department has launched a programme on health and risk communication ‘Year of Awareness on Science & Health (YASH)’ with focus on COVID-19?

A)Department of Fiseries

B)Department of Science and Technology

C)Department of Health

D)Department of HRD

Answer: B

20. USAID announced how much additional support to support India’s efforts to combat COVID-19?

A)USD 3 million

B)USD 4 million

C)USD 6 million

D)USD 5 million

Answer: A

21. According to the Open Budget Survey, conducted by International Budget Partnership (IBP),what is the rank of India among 117 nations in terms of budget transparency and accountability.?

A)53

B)55

C)51

D)59

Answer: A

22. Recently Railways announced how many shramik trains to ferry stranded migrant workers, students?

A)6

B)5

C)4

D)7

Answer: A

23. Which country replaced India in latest ICC Test Rankings?

A)England

B)South Africa

C)Australia

D)NewZealand

Answer: C

24. Who has assumed charge as director operations at NTPC?

A)Aviral Chaturvedi

B)Ridesh Shaw

C)M Singh

D)Ramesh Babu V

Answer: D

25. Recently Chak-Hao, the scented glutinous rice popularly known as Black Rice got GI tag.It is cultivated in which state?

A)Odisha

B)UP

C)Assam

D)Manipur

Answer: D

26. Which application was launched by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to connect farmers to supply chain, transportation Management System?

A)Kisan Sabha

B)Kisan Dev

C)Kisan Desh

D)Kisan Jeevan

Answer: A

27. How many Indians have been elected for the prestigious membership of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences?

A)3

B)4

C)5

D)6

Answer: A

28. As per ICRA,India’s GDP might contract by as much as how much percent in June quarter?

A)18%

B)15%

C)12%

D)20%

Answer: D

29. Who participated in the online Summit of Non Aligned Movement (NAM) Contact Group held to discuss response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic crisis?

A)Smriti Irani

B)Narendra Modi

C)Amit Shah

D)Nitin Gadkari

Answer: B

30. In which state, India’s first Covid-19 test bus was launched?

A)Bihar

B)Maharashtra

C)Uttar Pradesh

D)Odisha

Answer: B


Planning in India

1. The Planning Commission was established in the year
a) 1947
b) 1948
c) 1950
d) 1965
Answer: C
2. The first plan started on
a) 1950
b) 1951
c) 1965
d) 1991
Answer: B
3. Planning Commission was scrapped on
a) 2015
b) 2014
c) 2017
d) 2012
Answer: B
4. Formation of NITI AYOG was announced in
a) 15th August 2015
b) 15th August 2014
c) 26th January 2015
d) 26th January 2014
Answer: B
5. NITI AYOG was established on
a) 15th August 2015
b) 26th January 2015
c) 2nd October 2015
d) 1st January 2015
Answer: D
6. Which of the following is not a feature of Indian planning
a) Development planning
b) Indicative planning
c) Democratic planning
d) Centralized planning
Answer: D
7. “GRAND INNOVATION CHALLENGE” was launched by
a) NITI Aayog
b) Planning Commission
c) National Planning Committee
d) Finance Commission
Answer: A
8. Full form of NITI Aayog is
a) National Institute for Transforming India
b) National Institution for transforming India
c) National Institute for Transmitting India
d) None of the above
Answer: B
9. Who amongst the following is the chairperson of NITI Aayog
a) The president
b) The Prime Minister
c) The Union Minister
d) The Finance Minister
Answer: B
10. Who appoints the Vice-Chairperson of NITI Aayog
a) The Prime Minster
b) The President
c) The Chief Executive Officer
d) The Union Minister
Answer: A
11. Number of part-time members in NITI Aayog is
a) 5
b) 10
c) Not exceeding 2
d) 2
Answer: C
12. The concept of Participatory Development was introduced in
a) 1980s
b) 1970s
c) 1950s
d) 2000s
Answer: B
13. Engagement of local people in development project refers to
a) Economic Development
b) Social Development
c) Participatory Development
d) Sustainable Development.
Answer: C
14. The entire process of participatory development can be completed in
a) 4 stages
b) 5 stages
c) 2 stage
d) 3 stages
Answer: A
15. The form of Participation where the primary stakeholders participate in the discussion and analysis of pre-determined objectives is called
a) Empowerment participation
b) Participation by collaboration
c) Participation by consultation
d) Passive participation
Answer: B
16. The father of Indian planning is
a) Jawahar lal Nehru
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) B.R. Ambedkar
d) M. Vishveshshwariah
Answer: D
17. A rolling plan refers to a plan which
a) Does not change its target every year
b) Changes its allocation every year
c) Changes its allocation and target every year
d) Changes only its target every year
Answer: C
18. Who amongst the following is the longest serving member of Tripura State Planning Board
a) Sri Nripen Chakraborty
b) Sri M.L.Debnath
c) Sri Jiten Chowdhury
d) Sri Sudhir Majumder
Answer: B
19. Tripura State Planning Board was set up in
a) 1972
b) 1971
c) 1978
d) 1985
Answer: C
20. Who among the following was the first chairman of Tripura State Planning Board
a) Sri Manik Sarkar
b) Sri Sudhir Majumder
c) Sri Nripen Chakraborty
d) Sri Biplab Kumar Deb
Answer: C 


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