LDC • Paper-I
Dandi March, a non-violent civil disobedience movement was started by Gandhi on:
A)
8th February, 1922
B)
30th December, 1929
C)
12th March, 1930
D)
8th August 1935
Gandhi started Dandi March on 12 March 1930 from Sabarmati to Dandi.
LDC • Paper-I
Which of the following options best describe Green Banking:
A)
Planting more trees by banks
B)
Financing of environment friendly projects by banks
C)
Financing of farmers by banks
D)
Financing of Irrigation projects by banks
Green banking promotes and finances environmentally friendly activities and projects.
LDC • Paper-I
What does the idiom 'To throw down the gauntlet' mean?
A)
To give up a challenge
B)
To accept defeat
C)
To issue a challenge
D)
To insult someone
It means to issue a challenge.
LDC • Paper-I
The fourth state of matter after solid, liquid and gas is:
A)
Radiation
B)
Vapour
C)
Plasma
D)
Electrons
Plasma is commonly described as the fourth state of matter.
LDC • Paper-I
Mizoram shares its borders with which of the following three states:
A)
Assam, Manipur and Tripura
B)
Assam, Manipur and Meghalaya
C)
Manipur, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh
D)
Assam, Nagaland and Tripura
Mizoram borders Assam, Manipur and Tripura within India.
LDC • Paper-I
Brass is an alloy created by mixing of:
A)
Copper & zinc
B)
Copper & tin
C)
Zinc & silver
D)
Lead & tin
Brass is primarily an alloy of copper and zinc.
LDC • Paper-I
Chemical name of baking soda is:
A)
Sodium carbonate
B)
Sodium bicarbonate
C)
Sodium decahydrate
D)
Sodium nitrate
Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO₃).
LDC • Paper-I
Near sightedness, a defect of vision in human can be corrected using:
A)
Convex lens
B)
Concave lens
C)
Cylindrical lens
D)
Bifocal lens
Myopia is corrected with a concave lens.
LDC • Paper-I
Which country has passed a law banning the use of social media by minors under the age of 16?
A)
Canada
B)
India
C)
Australia
D)
US
Australia passed legislation imposing a minimum social-media age of 16.
LDC • Paper-I
The young one of a swan is called?
A)
cygnet
B)
whelp
C)
leveret
D)
filly
A young swan is called a cygnet.
LDC • Paper-I
Choose the correct part of speech for the underlined word: 'She has not seen him for several days.'
A)
Pronoun
B)
Adjective
C)
Adverb
D)
Preposition
In 'for several days', 'for' is a preposition introducing the time period.
LDC • Paper-I
Oldest oil field in India is:
A)
Ankaleshwar
B)
Bombay High
C)
Digboi
D)
Haldia
Digboi in Assam is India's oldest operational oil field.
LDC • Paper-I
Which country has officially become the world’s first Cashless country?
A)
Sweden
B)
Norway
C)
Germany
D)
Japan
Sweden is widely cited in general-knowledge sources as the world's most cashless society.
LDC • Paper-I
One of the most famous among the first large villages of the Mizo, Selesih-Seven Thousand Houses, existed around:
A)
1610-1650 AD
B)
1670-1700 AD
C)
1740-1750 AD
D)
1800-1850 AD
Selesih is traditionally dated to the late 17th century, matching 1670–1700.
LDC • Paper-I
Who was the first president of Indian National Congress?
A)
A.O Hume
B)
Annie Besant
C)
Mahatma Gandhi
D)
WC Bannerjee
First session of INC at Bombay in 1885 presided by W.C. Bonnerjee (Womesh Chunder Bannerjee). A.O. Hume was founder.
LDC • Paper-I
Which country has launched the world’s first AI-powered bank called Ryt Bank?
A)
India
B)
Malaysia
C)
Singapore
D)
UAE
Ryt Bank was launched in Malaysia.
LDC • Paper-I
The Mizo name given to the month of April is:
A)
Vau thla
B)
Tomir thla
C)
Pawltlak thla
D)
Tau thla
April is called Vau thla in the Mizo traditional month naming.
LDC • Paper-I
The Village blacksmith (Thirdeng) is entitled to a bit of every animal shot, his share is the:
A)
Right or left leg
B)
Head
C)
Spine or three ribs
D)
2 Kgs of its flesh
The Thirdeng's traditional share was the spine and three ribs of an animal. citeturn606471search0turn606471search2
LDC • Paper-I
What does the idiom 'To hold water' mean?
A)
To carry a liquid
B)
To remain valid or logical
C)
To be very careful
D)
To remain steady
To 'hold water' means to remain valid, sound or logically convincing.
LDC • Paper-I
Identify the correct clause/phrase of the underlined words: 'The boy full of joy laughed loudly'
A)
Noun Phrase
B)
Adjective Phrase
C)
Adverb Phrase
D)
Adverb Phrase of Manner
The phrase 'full of joy' modifies the noun 'boy', so it is an adjective phrase.
LDC • Paper-I
Recently, the QUAD nations launched the ‘At Sea Observer Mission’ to boost maritime cooperation. Which of the following are members of QUAD?
A)
Australia, China, US and UK
B)
Australia, India, Japan and US
C)
Australia, India, Japan and UK
D)
India, Japan, US and UK
The Quad consists of Australia, India, Japan and the United States.
LDC • Paper-I
The third highest peak of Mizoram, Sur Tlang is located in which district?
A)
Lunglei
B)
Hnahthial
C)
Saitual
D)
Serchhip
Sur Tlang is located in Hnahthial district.
LDC • Paper-I
Convert the following sentence from Direct to Indirect Speech: The traveller said, “I shall leave tomorrow.”
A)
The traveller said that I should leave tomorrow
B)
The traveller said that he shall leave the next day
C)
The traveller said that he would leave the next day
D)
The traveller said that he would leave tomorrow
The first-person pronoun becomes 'he', 'shall' becomes 'would', and 'tomorrow' becomes 'the next day'.
LDC • Paper-I
Which organisation has been designated as a terrorist organisation by the US for the Pahalgam attack?
A)
Jaish-e-Mohammed
B)
Lashkar-e-Taiba
C)
The Resistance Front
D)
Hizbul Mujahideen
The Resistance Front (TRF) was designated in connection with the Pahalgam attack.
LDC • Paper-I
Chandrayaan-5 mission also known as Lunar Polar Exploration Mission is a collaboration project between ISRO and:
A)
ROSCOSMOS
B)
JAXA
C)
NASA
D)
ESA
The Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX) is an ISRO–JAXA collaboration.
