NPSC Prelims 2023

Light year is the unit of :

The electrification in a body takes place due to :

The fuel used in the breeder reactor with thermal neutron spectrum is :

Solar radiation is measured by :

The layer on the integrated circuit chip (IC) is made of :

The smallest unit of computer data is :

The OMR is the acronym of :

The estimated pH value of the human blood is :

The boiling point of water is :

When a running car stops suddenly, the passengers tend to lean forward because of :

Rocket works on the principle of :

When a body is taken from the earth to the moon :

Materials for rain proof coats and tents owe their water proof properties to :

The non-SI unit of radioactivity is :

The audio signals of TV are :

Match the following : (a) Coffee - (i) Kerala (b) Tea - (ii) Jammu and Kashmir (c) Saffron - (iii) Assam (d) Rubber - (iv) Karnataka Code : (a) (b) (c) (d)

The percentage of lead in lead pencil is :

In deep-sea diving, divers use a mixture of gases consisting of oxygen and :

Which of the following gas is used in the fire extinguisher ?

Which of the following vegetable oils does not contain essential fatty acids ?

The scavengers of earth are :

The gas used for artificial ripening of green fruit is :

Filteration unit of kidney is :

Amphibians are those animals that :

Which one of the following elements is present in green pigment of leaf ?

Who among the following is called Zinda Peer?

Which of the following Sultans of Tughlaq dynasty issued copper coins instead of silver ones?

Name the Sikh Guru who developed the Gurmukhi script for writing the Punjabi language?

Who was elected the President of Indian National Congress in the famous Tripuri Session of 1939?

Who was the last Jain Tirthankara?

Who wrote Indica?

How many Tirthankras preach Jainism?

When the war of Tarain-II was fought?

Who among the following founded the Independent Labour Party In 1936?

The Whitley Commission was concerned with

The historic Lucknow session (1916) of the I.N.C. was presided over by

Who acted as President of the Indian National Congress for Six consecutive years?

Mahatma Gandhi gave the title of Sardar to Vallabhbhai Patel for his great organizational skill in:

Who announced Queen Victoria as the Crown of India?

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the title of Lokmanya after the initiation of –

The only Indian who was president of United Nation General Assembly –

Who was the first Indian to be a member of Communist International?

The resolution of Swadeshi was adopted in which session of Congress?

Who among the following was Viceroy of India at the time of partition of Bengal (1905)?

Famous historian Grant Duff gave the title "Napoleon of Maratha" to whom?

The "Policy of Non-Interference" into the Naga affairs was introduced during the Governor-Generalship of:

In the early notes of British "Hatigorias" refers to which tribe:

The first British Officer to tour Lotha country in 1844 was

Which Naga Tribe wore a collar of wild boar's tusks round the neck and cowrie cuffs round the wrists indicating the status of having taken a head.

A new sub-division was added to the Naga Hills District with its head-quarters at Mokokchung in the year;

In the Naga Hills District, village Gaonburas (Village Headmen) are appointed in a proportion of one Gaunbura for :

Which of the following statement is not correct in respect of Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873.

The British Government instituted a campaign medal "Naga 1879-80" to commemorate the battle of:

The "Naga Hills District Tribal Council", the pre-cursor of the "Naga National Council" was established in April, 1945 by:

Which of the following statement is not correct in regard to the British proposal to curve out a "Trust Territory" in line with the "Crown Colony" as proposed by Sir Reginald Couplan.

Who stated the following sentence while describing democracy among the Angamis "Every man follows the dictates of his own will, a form of the purest democracy which it is very difficult to conceive as existing even for a single day; and yet it does exist here."

On 16th May, 1951 the "Naga Plebiscite" was carried out with an inaugural speech delivered by A.Z. Phizo at:

The first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru visited Kohima with the Burmese Premier Thakin Nu was on ________.

The "Naga Hills – Tuensang Area" (NHTA) under the Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India, which became a de-facto State of Nagaland was constituted on ________.

With the inauguration of Nagaland as the 16th State of India on 1st December, 1963, a care-taker Government was sworn in with ________ Councilors.

The NBCC on 24th February, 1964 passed a resolution to constitute a "Peace Mission" which was accepted by the Government consisted of the following members:

Dr. Imkongliba Ao, the first Chairman of the Interim Body was shot by an assassin on:

"Mongmong" the festival of the Sangtam tribe is celebrated for:

"Sekrenyi" the festival of "purification" of the Angamis is celebrated for:

Which of the following statements is not correct in respect of powers and duties of Village Council given in the "Nagaland Village And Area Council Act, 1978"

Nagaland has ________ Rural Development Blocks;

Which statement is not connected with "Tuluni", the most grand and important festival of the Sumi tribe:

There are ________ Government colleges under the Department of Higher Education, Government of Nagaland:

To initiate economic growth at district level, the Nagaland Government in 2023 adopted "One District One Product" (ODOP) for each district. The ODOP (Primary product) of Peren district is:

Chocolate Mahseer (Neolissocheilus hexagonolepis) is called the State Fish because:

Who said these words about the Nagas during the World War II, "... they guided our columns, collected information, and brought in our wounded under the heaviest fire – and then, being the gentlemen they were, often refused all payment. Many a British and Indian soldiers owes his life to the naked, head hunting Nagas, and no soldier of the Fourteenth Army who met with them will ever think of them but with admiration and affection."

Who among these Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) was a Nominated Member by the President of India from Nagaland:

Which is the correct statement among the following statements :

The book "Emergence of Nagaland" was written by:

The "Urban Haat" located at Dimapur is to facilitate marketing of:

The Himalayas are formed by the collision of which two tectonic plates?

What is the highest peak in the Western Ghats of India?

The Loktak lake is located in:

The soil found in the northeastern states of India, characterized by rich in iron oxide is called :

Which soil type is characterized by its reddish colour due to the presence of iron oxide and is often found in peninsular India?

The Indian monsoon is influenced by the movement of which jet stream?

Which Indian state has the highest population growth rate?

The term "dependency ratio" refers to the ratio of:

Bodh Gaya, one of the most important pilgrimage sites for Buddhists, is located in which Indian state?

The Toda tribe, known for their distinct language and customs, is primarily found in which Indian State?

Which Indian state is a major producer of spices like cardamom, black pepper and cloves?

The "Coastal Plains and Islands" agro-climatic region in India is suitable for the cultivation of which crops?

The "Single Window Clearance" system in India's industrial policies is designed to simplify and expedite which process for businesses?

Which policy initiative focuses on promoting regional development by encouraging industries to set up operations in less developed areas of India?

The headquarters of SAARC is located in which South Asian capital city?

Sundarban is declared as Ramsar site in –

Which one of the following states has the largest forest area to its total land area among the following?

Kanha National Park belongs to which one among the following biogeographical areas in the world?

The valley of flowers is located in-

Which one of the following is the correct order in which the following cities are located from West to East?

The demand for a Constituent Assembly to draft Indian Constitution was, for the first time, raised by the Congress between –

The Mountbatten plan announced partition of the country and a separate Constituent Assembly for the proposed state of Pakistan –

The State of Jammu – Kashmir has been given special status under Article 370, which became operative from

The Right to Property has been repealed as Fundamental Right and has been converted into an ordinary legal right under Article –

Which years have been declared as Gram Sabha Year on the completion of 50 years of Panchayatiraj by the central Government?

The Union Territory of Delhi has been designated as 'National Capital Territory of Delhi' by-

Supreme Court specifically opined that Preamble is not a part of the Constitution in –

The State of Nagaland was formed by taking the Naga Hills and Tuensang area out of the state of Assam-

The first Backward Classes Commission was appointed in 1953 under the chairmanship of –

The Central Administrative Tribunal deals with –

The power to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court of India vested in –

The Chairman of which of the following Parliamentary Committees is invariably from the members of ruling party?

Emergency provisions in Indian Constitution is taken from:

Which Five-Year Plan in India focused on the eradication of poverty as its primary goal?

Which economic concept is defined as the percentage change in quantity demanded for a good in response to a percentage change in its price?

Who among the following coined the term 'Hindu rate of growth' for Indian economy?

Which of the following is not a measure of human development index (HDI)?

FRBM Act was introduced to contain

Which institution provides finance to meet short term balance of payment problem?

Operation Blackboard aims at

If the cash-reserve ratio is lowered by the Central bank, what will be its effect on credit creation?

A tax which is paid by the person on whom the tax is incident is called a:

The standard of living in a country is represented by its:

Which of the following committees was assigned to recommend reforms in the insurance sector?

Which' day is celebrated as National Consumer Right Day?

Who was the Secretary of State responsible for the appointment of the Simon Commission?

Anasuya Behn was associated with which movement?

Which of the following figures were associated with the Indian Peasant Institute?

The famous pamphlet 'Patriots Not Traitors' was associated with which event?

Which figure was associated with the Ramosi Peasant uprisings?

Who composed the famous song Sare Jahan se Achcha Hindustan Hamara?

Under whose leadership an organization popularly known as Red Shirts was constituted?

Who raised the slogan "Delhi Chalo" during Indian freedom struggle ?

In 1933 the Civil Disobedience movement was suspended by

Who called the Bardoli decision of Mahatma Gandhi as a 'national calamity'?

In 1921 Gandhi led non-cooperation movement was combined with

Which incident moved Gandhi to call off the Non-cooperation movement

Who composed the hymn to the mother, 'Vande Mataram'?

Who sent Jatin Banerji, a young Bengali soldier of the Baroda army to Bengal to establish secret societies?

Who launched a weekly English journal called Karmayogin?

Who in 1904 organised Abhinav Bharat as a secret society of revolutionaries?

Who was declared by Gandhiji as his political guru?

Servants of India Society was founded by

Who among the following was a Gadar revolutionary?

The famous Marxist leader who in his book India Today criticised Gandhiji was

Directions for Questions 141 to 144 : Five cities all got more rain than usual this year. The five cities are : Aurangabad, Ahmednagar, Pune, Mumbai and Nagpur. The cities are located in five different areas of the country: the mountains, the forest, the coast, the desert, and in a valley. The rainfall amounts were : 24 inches, 54 inches, 64 inches, 88 inches and 130 inches. The city in the desert got the least rain; the city in the forest got the most rain. Pune is in the mountains. Aurangabad got more rain than Mumbai. Ahmednagar got more rain than Nagpur, but less rain than Pune. Mumbai got 88 inches of rain. The city in the mountains got 64 inches of rain; the city on the coast got 54 inches of rain. Which city is in the desert ?

Directions for Questions 141 to 144 : Five cities all got more rain than usual this year. The five cities are : Aurangabad, Ahmednagar, Pune, Mumbai and Nagpur. The cities are located in five different areas of the country: the mountains, the forest, the coast, the desert, and in a valley. The rainfall amounts were : 24 inches, 54 inches, 64 inches, 88 inches and 130 inches. The city in the desert got the least rain; the city in the forest got the most rain. Pune is in the mountains. Aurangabad got more rain than Mumbai. Ahmednagar got more rain than Nagpur, but less rain than Pune. Mumbai got 88 inches of rain. The city in the mountains got 64 inches of rain; the city on the coast got 54 inches of rain. Which city got the most rain ?

Directions for Questions 141 to 144 : Five cities all got more rain than usual this year. The five cities are : Aurangabad, Ahmednagar, Pune, Mumbai and Nagpur. The cities are located in five different areas of the country: the mountains, the forest, the coast, the desert, and in a valley. The rainfall amounts were : 24 inches, 54 inches, 64 inches, 88 inches and 130 inches. The city in the desert got the least rain; the city in the forest got the most rain. Pune is in the mountains. Aurangabad got more rain than Mumbai. Ahmednagar got more rain than Nagpur, but less rain than Pune. Mumbai got 88 inches of rain. The city in the mountains got 64 inches of rain; the city on the coast got 54 inches of rain. How much rain did Ahmednagar get ?

Directions for Questions 141 to 144 : Five cities all got more rain than usual this year. The five cities are : Aurangabad, Ahmednagar, Pune, Mumbai and Nagpur. The cities are located in five different areas of the country: the mountains, the forest, the coast, the desert, and in a valley. The rainfall amounts were : 24 inches, 54 inches, 64 inches, 88 inches and 130 inches. The city in the desert got the least rain; the city in the forest got the most rain. Pune is in the mountains. Aurangabad got more rain than Mumbai. Ahmednagar got more rain than Nagpur, but less rain than Pune. Mumbai got 88 inches of rain. The city in the mountains got 64 inches of rain; the city on the coast got 54 inches of rain. Where is Mumbai located ?

Directions for Questions 145 to 148 : Study the following information and answer the following question. It is very easy to remember the ID number of my ATM Card which is a nine digit number and every digit is distinct. If I tell you some clues then you will also be able to remember my ATM Card ID number. Let us say the number is PQRSTUVWX and the digit corresponding to it are 1 to 9 though not respectively. The ID is divisible by 9. If you delete the digit at its units place, the remaining 8-digit number of my ID is divisible by 8. If you again delete the last digit of the 8-digit number the remaining 7-digit number is divisible by 7 and the process goes on. What is the sum of the digits of the ID number of my ATM Card ?

Directions for Questions 145 to 148 : Study the following information and answer the following question. It is very easy to remember the ID number of my ATM Card which is a nine digit number and every digit is distinct. If I tell you some clues then you will also be able to remember my ATM Card ID number. Let us say the number is PQRSTUVWX and the digit corresponding to it are 1 to 9 though not respectively. The ID is divisible by 9. If you delete the digit at its units place, the remaining 8-digit number of my ID is divisible by 8. If you again delete the last digit of the 8-digit number the remaining 7-digit number is divisible by 7 and the process goes on. What is the number represented by the letter R ?

Directions for Questions 145 to 148 : Study the following information and answer the following question. It is very easy to remember the ID number of my ATM Card which is a nine digit number and every digit is distinct. If I tell you some clues then you will also be able to remember my ATM Card ID number. Let us say the number is PQRSTUVWX and the digit corresponding to it are 1 to 9 though not respectively. The ID is divisible by 9. If you delete the digit at its units place, the remaining 8-digit number of my ID is divisible by 8. If you again delete the last digit of the 8-digit number the remaining 7-digit number is divisible by 7 and the process goes on. What are the first 5-digits of the ID number of my ATM Card ?

Directions for Questions 145 to 148 : Study the following information and answer the following question. It is very easy to remember the ID number of my ATM Card which is a nine digit number and every digit is distinct. If I tell you some clues then you will also be able to remember my ATM Card ID number. Let us say the number is PQRSTUVWX and the digit corresponding to it are 1 to 9 though not respectively. The ID is divisible by 9. If you delete the digit at its units place, the remaining 8-digit number of my ID is divisible by 8. If you again delete the last digit of the 8-digit number the remaining 7-digit number is divisible by 7 and the process goes on. What are the last 5-digits of the ID number of my ATM Card ?

Direction for Questions 149 to 151 : Given below are four diagrams (labelled i, ii, iii and iv), one of which describes the relationship among the three classes given in each of the questions that follow. You have to decide which of the diagrams is the most suitable for a particular set of classes. The number/label of the diagram is your answer. [Diagram i: two overlapping circles; Diagram ii: two separate oval shapes each containing one small circle; Diagram iii: three separate non-overlapping circles; Diagram iv: three mutually overlapping circles.] Elephants, tigers, animals

Direction for Questions 149 to 151 : Given below are four diagrams (labelled i, ii, iii and iv), one of which describes the relationship among the three classes given in each of the questions that follow. You have to decide which of the diagrams is the most suitable for a particular set of classes. The number/label of the diagram is your answer. [Diagram i: two overlapping circles; Diagram ii: two separate oval shapes each containing one small circle; Diagram iii: three separate non-overlapping circles; Diagram iv: three mutually overlapping circles.] Platinum, Copper, Gold

Direction for Questions 149 to 151 : Given below are four diagrams (labelled i, ii, iii and iv), one of which describes the relationship among the three classes given in each of the questions that follow. You have to decide which of the diagrams is the most suitable for a particular set of classes. The number/label of the diagram is your answer. [Diagram i: two overlapping circles; Diagram ii: two separate oval shapes each containing one small circle; Diagram iii: three separate non-overlapping circles; Diagram iv: three mutually overlapping circles.] Gold, Platinum, Ornaments

How many digits are required to number a book containing 200 pages ?

Directions for Question No. 153 & 154 : What will come in place of the questions mark (?) in the following number series ? 21 10.5 ? 15.75 31.5 78.75

Directions for Question No. 153 & 154 : What will come in place of the questions mark (?) in the following number series ? 15 ? 24 33 97 122

What fraction of 2 hours is 12 seconds ?

A rope is 25 1/2 m long. How many pieces each of 1 1/2 m long can be cut from it ?

One quarter of one-seventh of a land is sold for Rs. 30000. What is the value of eight-thirty fifth of the land ?

A post is divided into three parts, the first part is 1/3 of the whole length, second 3/8 of the first, and the third is 6m 50cm. The length of the post is :

Anil sold his tablet at 10% loss. If he had sold it for Rs. 675 more, he would have made 5% profit. The selling price (in Rs) of the tablet was :

A shopkeeper earns a profit of 12% on selling a book at 10% discount on the printed price. The ratio of the cost price and the printed price of the book is :

A and B together do a work in 8 days and B and C together in 12 days. All of three can complete it in 6 days. In how much time will A and C together complete the Work ?

The price per kg of pulses is increased by 25%, then find the percentage reduction in domestic consumption by a person who can afford only a 10% increase in expenditure.