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L Who has written the 'Llarshacharit' ?
(a) Kalidas (b) Banabhatta (c) Valnriki (d) Ved Vyas
2. Ihe first fbod grain used by man was
(a) Wheat (b) Barley (c) Rice (d) Millet

3. The people of the Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of
(a) pucca bricks (b) stone (c) wood (d) all ofthese

4. Which of the following animal \\'as r.rot known to the Indus Valley Civilization?
(a) Bull (b) Horse (c) Elephanr (d) Giraffe

5. The earliest city discovered in India was

(a) Harappa (b) Rangpur (c) Mohenjodaro (d) Sindh

6. Who was the first Governor General of Bengal?

(a) Robert Clive (b)Warren Hastinss (c) William Bentick (d) Cornwallis

7. Who were the first [:Lrropeans to reach lndia for trade?

(a) Portusuese (b) British (c) Dutch (d) French

8. The leading 'sesame' producing country in the world is

(a) Mexico (b) USA (c) China (d)India

9.
'Ihe rnajor producer
and exporter of aircrafts in the world is
(a ) lndia (b) China (c) USA (d) Russia

l0.Carbon dating is used to determine the age of-

(a) Rocks (b) Plants (c) Fossils (d) None of these

I l. Which is the longest irrigation canal in India?

(a) Sirhind canal (b) Yamuna canal (c) Indira Gandhi canal (d) East Kosi Canal

12. 'fhe lowest layer olthe atmosphere is

(a) Stratosphere (b) 'l'herrrosphere (c) Troposrrhere (d) Mesosphere

13. Which is the second nearest star to the Earth after the sun?
(a)Vega (b) Sirius (c) Alpha Centauri (d) Proxima Centauri

14. The first tribal woman to be elected as the President of India

(a) Pratibha Devi Singh Patil (b) Droupadi Murmu (c ) Najma Heptulla (d) None of these
15. Bark of this tree is used as a condimerrt
(a) Clove (b) Cinnamon (c) Palrn (d) Neem

16. 'Loktak' is a
(a) Valley (b) River (c) Lake (d) Mountain range

17. Fingerprint identification' is also known as

(a) Forensic (b) Biornetric (c) Dactyloscopy (d) none of these

I 8. Doping test is done in players

(a) Bv blood (b) By urine (c) By MRI (d) None of these
19. In the absenoe of ozone layer, which rays will cnter into atntosphere?
(a) lnl'rared (b) Visible (c) Ultraviolet (d) X-rays

20. Which soil is best suited for paddy crops?

(a) Black soils (b) Loamv soils (c) Hard soils (d) Red soils

21. Which one of the following is not parl of the Meghalaya Plateau?

(a) Bhudan Hills (b) Garo Hills (c) Khasi Hills (d) Jaintia Hills

22. West Bengal shares botrndaries with ---- coutltrtes

(a)2 (b) 4 (c) l (d) l
23. Mawsynram is located on which hills of Meghalaya?
(a) Garo (b) Jaintia (c) Diphu (d) Khasi

24.The study of population is krrown as

(a) Demoeraohv (b) Climatology (c) Petrology (d) Hydrology

25. Which is the largest living bird on trafth?

(a) Ernu ( b) Ostrich (c) Albatross (d) Siberian Crane

26. Limestone is a raw material used by which industry?

(a) Aluminium (b ) Fertilizers (c) Cement (d) Petrochemicals

27. Kancherlzunga National Park is located a

(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) west Bengal (c.) Sikkim (d) JammLr & Kashmir

28. With which country India has the longest international border?
(a) Nepal (b) Pakistan (c) China (d) Bansladesh

29. State with highest percentage of forest is

(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Mizoram (d) Assam

30.
'fhe currency of Bangladesh is
(a) Rupee (b) Taka (c) Dollar (d) Peso

3 l. Which state is knowtr as "fea City of lndia' ?

(a) West Bengal (b) Assam (c) Bihar (d) Gujarat

32. First Indian to win Nobel Prize

(a) Rakesh Sharma (b) Mihir Sen (c) Rabindranath Tasore (d) None of these

33. Largest rice producer state in lndia

(a) Bihar (b) West Beneal (c) Assarn (d) Gujarat
34. lnternational Woman Day is celebrated on

(a) l0tr'March (b) 8th March (c) 25'r'March (d) 2"d April

35. Classical dance of Manipur is

(a) Kathak (b) Bihu (c) Manipuri (d) Odissi

36. Gir forest is f'amous for

(a) Tiger (b) Leopard (c) Lion (d) Deer
37. The first Chinese pilgrim who canrc to
lndia
(a) Marco pofo" fUl Fa Hien (c) Hiuen T'sang (d) None of these

which lndian state?

3g. ,Hombill Festival' is the flagship culturalevettt of
(a) Assam (b) Sikkim lc) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Naqalan0

39. GPS stands for which of the following

(c) Global Positionine Svstem
(a) Greenwich Polar Satellite (b) Global Police Surveillance

(d) Gerreral Pacific SurveY

.10. Largest ecosystem of the world is

fr'l O"".r- (b) River (c) Forest (d) Grassland

event?
4l . .Agha Khan cup' is related with which of the follorving sport
(a) Cricket (b) Hockev (c) Table Tennis (d) Football

42.
.Majuli" the river island is locatecl irr which one of the following rivers?

(a) Jamuna (b) Brahmaputra (c) Ganga (d) Krishna

43.l.heriverBrahmaputraisknownaS--asitentersAru.nachalPradesh
(a) Dibang (t; Dihans (c) Subansiri (d) Dhansiri

44. Which state hosted the 2"d edition of North East olympic Games in 2022?
(a) Assarn (b) Meqhalava (c) Manipur (d) Nagaland

45. What is the official language of Mcghalaya?

(a) Enelish (b) English ancl tlindi (c) Garo (d) Khasi

46. The Nohkalikai Falls is located at

(a) Shillong (b) Cherrapunii (c) Mawsynram (d) Tura

to his post
47. How many times the President of lndia can seek re election
?

(a) once (b) 2 tirnes (c) 3 tirnes (d) anv number of times

48. Who anlong the follou'ing is known "Father of the Indian Renaissance"?
as the
(a) Raia Ram Mohan i,ov (b) Rabindra Nath Tagore (c) Swami Dayanand Saraswati

(d) Swami Vivekanand

49. Which country hosted the 'FIFA World Cup20l4'?

(a) Qatar (b) Brazil (c) Argentirra (d) Germany

50. 'Ihe largest flower of the world is

(a)t-otus(b)Rafflesia(c)Ver1'largecactus(d)Noneofthese

5l.Lepchaisapopularlanguageinwhichofthefollowingstatesoflndia?
(a) Siki<im (b) Mlzoram (c) Manipur (d) Nagaland

is not in lndia?
52. Which of the following mountain peaks of Himalayas
(a) Annapurna lb; Nanda Oevi (c) Mt' Kamet (d) Kanchengjunga

with Bhutan?
53. Which of the following states does ttot sliare its boundary
(a) Sikkim (b) Arunachal Pradesh (c) West Bengal (d) Meehalava
54, National Water animal of lndia is
(a) Crocodile (b)'furlle (c) Aligator (d) Dolphin

of
55. Ten rupee notes contain the signature
(a) Finance Secretary, GOI (b) Finance Minister, GOI (c) Governor. RBI (d) Prime Minister

56. McMohan line is the border between

(a) India and China (b) India arrd Pakistarr (c) Irrdia and Nepal (d) lndia and Myanmar

57. The percentage of Christian population is highest in which of the following states of lndia?
(a) Kerala (b) Manipur (c) Nagaland (d) Meghalaya

58. Directive Principles of State Policy has been borrowed from which country's Constitution?
(a) Scotland (b) Ireland (c) lceland (d) Greenland

59. What is the rninirnum age required to be a memberof the Rajya Sabha?
(a) 35 (b) 37 (c) 30 (d) 32

60, Mesopotamia is the ancient name of-

(a) -furkey (b) Svria (c) lraq (d) Egypt

61. Bhimbetka is famous for

(a) Cave paintine (b) Minerals (c) Buddhist idols (d) none of these

62. Who is called the "Father of lndian Archaeology"?

(a) Alexander Cunninshum (b) Jarnes Princep (c) John Marshall (d) Mortimer Wheeler

63. Who was the first Indian Woman to preside over the Indian National Congress'?
(a) Padmaja Naidu (b) Saroiini Naidu (c) Annie Besant (d) Pritilata Waddekar

64. Who advices the Government of lndia on legal matters?

(a) Attorney General (b) Chief JLrstice of Supreme Court (c) Vice President (d) None of these

65. Which is not a work of Rabindra Nath Tagore?

(a) Chitra (b) Kanal Kundala (c) The Couft Dancer (d) Chitrangada

66. When Alexander invaded Irrdia. who were the rulers of Magadha?
(a) Haryankas (b) ShishLrnagas (c) Nandas (d) Mauryas

67. The driest part of India is-

(a) Western Raiasthan (b) Gujarat (c) Kerela (d) Bihar

68. Who appoints the Chairman of the UPSC?

(a) Prirne Minister (b) President (c) Chief Justice of lndia (d) Speaker of Lok Sabha

69. Who was the first Indian woman to witt gold in Asian games?
(a) P.T Usha (b) Shiny Wilson (c) Kamalieet Sandhu (d) Shweta Chaudhary

70. Total number of Lok Sabha seats in Meghalaya

(a) s (b) a (c) 3 (d) 2

71. The onl)' state which produces safFron in Irrdia is

(a) Hirnachal Pradesh (b) Assarn (c) Jammu & Kashmir (d) None of these

72. Which of the tbllowing river falls in Arabian Sea?

(a) lndus (b) Godavari (c) Krishna (d) Brahmaputra
73. What is Jaduguda knorvn fbr?
(a) Textile Industry (b) Limestone (c) Uranium deposits (d) Gold

74. The sweet taste of fruits is due to

(a) Lactose (b) Fructose (c) Maltose (d) l{ibose

75. Longest living tree is

(a) Deodar (b) Eucalyprus (c) Sequoa (d) Banrboo

76. ELISA is used to detect

(a) Cancer (b) T.B (c) Polio Virus (d) AIDS
77.The state with the second largest population in India is
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Urtar pradesh (d) west Bengar

78. Who has the right to transfer any case anywhere in India?
(a) President (b) Supreme Court (c) High Cour-t (d) None of these

79. Who wrote 'Discovery of India'?

(a) Jawahar lal Nehru (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (c) Lala Rajpat Rai (d) Dadabhai Naoroji

80. The Civil Services was brought into existence in India by

(a) Warren [{astings (b) Cornwallis (c) Dalhousie (d) Ripon

81. In India lhe rnost important source of energy is-

(a) Nuclear power (b) Coal (c) Petroleum (d) Hydroelectric power

82. Which one is the World's oldest web browser?

(a) World Wide Web (b) Mosaic (c) Opera (d) Netscape

83. Muga Silk is associated to which of the following states of India?

(a) Meghalaya (b) Assam (c)Nagaland (d) Sikkirn

84. 'Black Widow' rnilitants belong to

(a) Meghalaya (b) Assam (c) Tripura (d) Manipur

85. Which one is the pure element?

(a) Glass (b) Cement (c) Sodium (d) None of these

86. We get solar energy from

(a) Moon (b) Sea (c) Sun (d) Air

87. The horizontal line in modern periodic table is called

(a) Period (b) Group (c) Metal (d) None of these

88. Who is the first speaker of Meghalaya Legislative Assembly?

(a) P. R. Kyndiah (b) R. S Lvnedoh (c) Gopal Singh (d) S. Syienriong

89. Which is the largest freshwater lake of NorthEast lndia?

(a) Loktak (b) Dipor Bil (c) Chandubi (d) Rudrasagar

90. He became the Prime Minister of LJnited Kingdom (UK) on 25tt'October2022

(a) Boris Johnson (b) Rishi Sunak (c) David Cameron (d) Prince William

91. When was Meghalaya FIigh Courl established?

(a) March 2016 (b) March 2013 (c) March 1993 (d) March 2000
92. Full forn of ATM
(a) All T'ime Money (b) Automatic Teller Machine (c) Automated Teller Machine (d) None of
these

93. NABARD is
(a) Bank (b) Organization (c) Departrnent (d) None of these

94. The area of Meghalaya is approximately-

(a) 22,492sqkm (b) 23,422 sq km (c) 22.429 sq km (d) 22,249 sq km

95. Nokrek National Park is situated in which district of Meghalaya?

(a) t:ast Garo Hills (b) South Caro tlills (c) West Garo Hills (d) North Garo Hills

96. Chanu Saikhorn Mirabai is associated to rvhich o1'the following sport?

(a) Karate (b) Weiehtliftine (c) 1'aekwondo (d) Badminton

97. Who is the guardian of Fundamental Rights enumerated in lndian Constitution?

(a) Supreme Court (b) Parliament (c) Constitution (d) President

98. Which of the followirrg state is a nrernber of the 'Seven Sisters"/

(a) West Bengal (b) Tripura (c) Orissa (d) Bihar

99. What is the nrinimum age laid down for a candidate to seek election to the Lok Sabha?
(a) l8 years (b) 2l years (c)25 vears (d)None ofthese

100. The Chief Minister is appointed by

(a) 'Ihe Governor (b) The President (c) The Chief Justice of Supreme Courl (d) None of these

Each Ouestion camies 2marks (2x301:60 marksl

l0l . The art and science of map making is called
(a) Remote sensing (b) Cartosraphv (c) Photogrammetry (d) Mapping

102. The noble gas used for the treatment of cancer is

(a) Flelium (b) Argon (c) Krypton (d) Radon

103. Polar-bears hold cures for

(a) Tvpe II diabetes (b) Osteoporosis (c) Breast cancer (d) Kidney failure

104. Blood group was discovered by

(a) Alexander Fleming (b) William Harvey (c) Landsteiner (d) Pavlov

I05. Animals living in the tree trunks are known as

(a) Arboreal (b) Volarrt (c) Amphibious (d) Aquatic

106. What is the chemical name of vinegar?

(a) Citric acid (b) Acetic acid (c) Pyruvic acid (d) Malic acid
107. Distance of stars are measured in-
(a) Seller mile (b) Lieht year (c) Cosmic kilometre (d) Galactic unit
108. The material used in the manufacture of lead pencil is
(a) Graphite (b) Lead (c) Carbon (d) Mica

109. The red. orange and yellow colours of leaves are due to
(a) Carotenoids (b) Aldehydes (c) Tannins (d) Lignins

I 10, The animal which cannot hear ultrasonic waves is

(a) Bat (b) Cow (c) Dog (d) Dolphin

lll.'Dendrochronology' is the study of the age of which of the following

(a) Woodv plants (b) Shrubs (c) Fungi (d) All of the above

I 12. Sound travels fastest in

(a) Vaccuurn (b) Solids ( c) l-iquids (d) Cases

I I 3. Long exposure of UV light to rnan can cause

(a) I-oss of hair (b) Skin cancer (c) Loss of skin (d) Loss of vision

I 14. Which blood cells are called 'Soldiers of the Body?'

(a) WBC (b) Platelets (c) RBC (d) All of the above

I 15. Which of the lollowing is the rnain irtgredient of Cement?

(a) Lirnestone (b) Silica Clay (c) Gvpsum (d) Ash

I 16. Due to rusting, the weight of iron

(a) Decreases (b) lncreases (c) Rernairrs the same (d) Uncertain

I 17. Which law is also called the Law of lnertia?

(a) Newton's first law (b) Nervton's second law (c) Newton's third law (d) All of these

I 18. In science a push or pull of an object is called

(a) Lift (b) Force (c) Shut (d) Pick

I 19. What is the scale used for tneasurit.tg the intensity of the earthquake?
(a) Metric scale (b) Quake scale (c) Richter scale (d) Epicentre scale

120. Which one of the following can extinguish fire more quicl<ly?
(a) Cold water (b) Boilins water (c) Hot water (d) Ice

l2l . Bolorneter is used to ltleasu e

(a) I'requency (b) Ternperatr"rre (c) Wavelength (d.1 Velocitv

122. Which among the followirrg is also known as "Pink Eye"?

(a) Coniunctivitis (b) Myopia (c) Astigmatism (d) Presbyopia

123. Bone marrow does not occur in

(a) Fishes (b) Amphibians (c) Birds (d) Reptile

124. Which of these is not an infectious disease?

125. In how many parts is the human brain divided?

(a)2 (b) I (c) 4 (d) s

(a) Mercury (b) Silver (c) L.eather (d) Benzene

 127. Cartilase is not found in
(a) Nose (b) F.ar (c) Kidnev (d)'frachea

128. Which plant is called l{erbal lndian Doctor?

(a) Amla (b) Mango (c) Neem (d) Tutsi

129. Which of the following is not a vaccine prevents disease?

(a) Tuberculosis (b) Measles (c) AIDS (d) Diptheria

130. which radiation crnitted tl'orn the sun has highest wavele.gth'l
(a) [Jltravioler (b) Micro waves (c) Red ra,vs (d) y-ra.vs

Esch Ouestion carries 3 marks (3x5t : l5 msrks\

l3l. A train covers 28km in 4 hour. What is its speed?
(a) 44krn/hr (b) 7km/hr (c)44krn/hr (d) 66krn/hr

132.'fhe ratio of number of male and fernale teachers in a school is 3:4. If there are l6 female teachers, find
the number of male teachers
(a) I 8 (b) I 7 (c) 12 (d) 20

133. Find the side of a square whose perimeter is 320 cm

(a) 80cm (b) 5Ocm (c) 70cm (d) 60crn

134. Find the measure of an angle which is 64"more than its oomprement
(a)77' (b) 66' (c) I 8' (d) e0'
135. Find the IICF using long division merhod 935 and 1320
(a) 55 (b) 6s (c) 45 ( d) s0

Eoch Ouestion csrries 2marks (2x25t: 50 msrksl

136. Your rernarks during the discussion added fuel to the fire
(a) got others angry (b) ignited the fireplace (c) worsened matters (d) created warmth allaround

137. He threw cold water over the project that the secretary had prepared
(a) rejected (b) encouraged (c) cleared (d) discouraeed

I 38. If someone drops a bomb5[g!], they

(a) make a serious rnistake (b) create a big problem (c) have some big bad news (d) are attacking
their enerny

139. The prices are going up by leaps and bounds

(a) irregulary (b) gradually (c) rapidlv (d) systematically

Find the correctly spelt words from the following:

140. (a) mcdiocar (b) rnidiocre (c) mediocre (d) midiocar

I 4 I . (a) epilosue (b) epillogue (c) epiloge (d) epilouge

142. (a) extasy (b) ecstacv (c) acstasy (d) astacy

143. (a) opressed (b) oopressed (c) oppresse (d) opcressed

blanks te

144. Kings have few things to desire and many things to

(a) crave (b) long (c) fear (d) apprehend

145. tle decided to lris rnatric exarninalion in order to ger higher score.
(a) redo (b) reappear (c) i'ewritc (d) remake

146. Diseases are _ through contact with infected animals.

(a) transmitted (b) transported (c) transferred (d) transplanted

147. Rajeev is too _ as far as his food habits are concerned

(a) curious (b) fastidious (c) interesting (d) enjoyable

Complete the following bv using the correct question tags

148. Both Aman and Amit are doctors, ?

(a) does he
(b) isn't (c) are lre they (d) aren't they

149. Nisha need not go there,_?

(a) need I (b) need she (c) isn't she (c) does she

150. He had met you befbre, _'/

(a) isn't he (b) hadn't he (c) does he (d) don't you

l5l. Prolific
(a)plenty (b)cornpetent (c) predominant (d) fqlle
I 52. t-ynch
(a) hang (b) madden (c) kill (d) shoot

I 53, Honendous
(a) beautiful (b) dreadful (c) coherent (d) crime

154. Denrise
(a) result (b) death (c) default (d) apprehension

Select the pair of words identical to the pair sivcn in question

155. FORGERY : SIGNATURE:: ?

(a) Faked : Genuinc (b) Carboncopy : Original (c) Prox5,: Delegate (d) Multigraph : Duplicate

156. CARET-ESSNESS : JEOPARDIZE :: ?

(a) Penalty : Chastise (b) Failure: Discouragement (c) Neqlect : Endanser (d) Carefulness: Security

I57. HYPER'| ENSION: HYPOTENSION :: ?

(a) I-ligh: Low (b) Excessive: Deficient (c) Super: Minirnal (d) Abnormal : Normal
 Fill in the Dlanks with suitable articles (a, an. the)
158. This poem is written by _foreign writer.
(a) the (b) a (c) an (d) none of these

159. He has applied for_post of an officer.

(a) an (b) the (c) a (d) none ofthese

150. There are sixty seconds in _ minute.

(a)the (b) an (c) a (d) none of these

l6l. Write an Essay on the fbllowing topics in 250 words (anyone ) lx25:25 marks
(A) Impact of covid -19 pandemic on people's livelihoods and health
Or

(B) Beautification of J'ura Town

162. Write a letter to the Health Department by giving suggestions to improve public health 20
marks

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