Sample Assam Direct Recruitment Examination (ADRE) questions and answers

 1. Hayungthal Copper Plate inscription belongs to which dynasty-
(a) Pala Dynasty
(b) Varman Dynasty
(c) Salasthambha Dynasty
(d) None of the above

2. What does “Mong-dun-Shum-Kham”means-
(a) Casket of Gold
(b) Valley of Kings
(c) Fertile Land
(d) None of the above

3. Who was President of 1926 Pandu Session of Indian National Congress.
(a) Sardar Ballav Bhai Patel
(b) Srinivasa Iyengar
(c) Tarun Ram Phukan
(d) Gopinath Bordoloi

4. A bronze dancing girl was excavated from
(a) Mohenjo-daro
(b) Harappa
(c) Kalibangan
(d) Chanhu-daro 

5. Who is the founder of the Gupta dynasty?
(a) Samudragupta
(b) Chandragupta-I
(c) Vishnugupta
(d) Sri Gupta

6. Where is Md. Adil Shah’s tomb Gol Gumbaz situated?
(a) Bijapur
(b) Thaneswar
(c) Tanjavur
(d) Hyderabad

7. Black hole Tragedy is related to which of
the following battle?
(a) Battle of Buxar
(b) Battle of Plassey
(c) Carnatic War I
(d) 3rd Battle of Panipat

8. The first hunger strike undertaken by Mahatma Gandhi was____________.
(a) Kheda Satyagraha
(b) Champaran Satyagraha
(c) Ahmedabad Mill Strike
(d) Rowlatt Act Satyagraha

9. Khajuraho of Assam is-
(a) Madan Kamdev
(b) Haigrav Madhav Mandir
(c) Shiva Doul
(d) Sri Surya Pahar

10. Which city is known as Cultural capital of Assam?
(a) Tezpur
(b) Sivasagar
(c) Jorhat
(d) Dibrugarh

11. Whish district was famous for ivory carving in Assam-
(a) Dhubri
(b) Nalbari
(c) Barpeta
(d) Goalpara

12. Which River crosses the Tropic of Cancer Twice?
(a) Narmada
(b) Tapi
(c) Mahi
(d) Chambal

13. Which River flows through Jim Corbett National Park?
(a) Ganga
(b) Ram Ganga
(c) Yamuna
(d) Damodar

14. Who is the founder of Jorhat Sarbajanik Sabha?
(a) Manik Chandra Baruah
(b) Jagannath Baruah
(c) Tarun Ram Phukan
(d) Prabhat Chandra Baruah

15. Which schedule of Indian Constitution provides for federal concept?
(a) Schedule III
(b) Schedule VI
(c) Schedule VIII
(d) Schedule VII

16. Which Article of Indian Constitution deals with Abolition of Untouchability?
(a) Article 24
(b) Article 17
(c) Article 19
(d) Article 15

17. By which Constitutional Amendment Act, voting age of Indian citizens has been reduced from 21 years to 18 years?
(a) 61st Constitutional Amendment Act
(b) 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act
(c) 91st Constitutional Amendment Act
(d) 44th Constitutional Amendment Act

18. Who is the Ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
(a) The President
(b) The Vice President
(c) The Prime Minister
(d) The Chief Justice of India

19. What is the full form of CPU?
(a) Computer Principle Unit
(b) Computer Processing Unit
(c) Central Principle Unit
(d) Central Processing Unit

20. Which of the following is the smallest unit of data in a computer?
(a) Bit
(b) KB
(c) Nibble
(d) Byte

21. Which festival is related to the boat race?
(a) Pongal
(b) Wangala
(c) Onam
(d) Navratri

22. Which Classical Dance form depicts Raas leela?
(a) Kathak
(b) Mohiniyattam
(c) Manipuri
(d) Odissi

23. Who is the Author of the book ‘Tomb of Sand’?
(a) Geetanjali Shree
(b) Shashi Tharoor
(c) Khushwant Singh
(d) Arundhati Roy

24. On which river has Hirakund Dam in Odisha been constructed?
(a) Godavari
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Krishna
(d) Bhagirathi

25. Who is the Founder of the Hargila Army?
(a) Dr. Purnima Devi Barman
(b) Birubala Rabha
(c) Salim Ali
(d) Ankusitha Boro

26. India launched which operation to evacuate Indians from Israel?
(a) Operation Vijay
(b) Operation Ajay
(c) Operation Sarthak
(d) Operation Hind

27. Who won the Assam Vaibhav Award 2023?
(a) Ratan Tata
(b) Dr. Tapan Saikia
(c) Lovlina Borgohain
(d) Hemchandra Goswami

28. ____________ in Assam selected as best Tourism Village of India 2023.
(a) Biswanath Ghat
(b) Khalihamari
(c) Missamora
(d) Sarupathar

29. With whom of the following is Hawa Mahal associated?
(a) Lakshminath Bezbaruah
(b) Nilamani Phukan
(c) Pratima Baruah Pandey
(d) Bhupen Hazarika

30. Which of the following is not associated with the 2023 Padma Shri Awards?
(a) Hemoprova Chutia
(b) Hem Chandra Goswami
(c) Dharmeswar Ingti
(d) Ramkuiwangbe Jene

31. In the following questions, find the correctly spelt word:
(a) Recommandation
(b) Recommendation
(c) Recommendations
(d) Reccomendation

32. Rearrange the parts to form a meaningful sentence:
I read an advertisement that said: (A) posh,air-conditioned (B) gentleman of taste (C)are available for (D) fully furnished rooms.
(a) ABCD
(b) ADCB
(c) DACB
(d) BDAC

33. What is the Synonym of Remote
(a) Distant
(b) Mean
(c) Automatic
(d) Savage

34. She walked _____ the park.
(a) through
(b) in
(c) on
(d) at

35. Select the Active Voice equivalent to the given sentence-
The Car was repaired by the Mechanic.
(a) The Mechanic repaired the Car
(b) The Car has been repaired by the Mechanic
(c) The Mechanic has repaired the Car
(d) The Car will be repaired by the Mechanic

36. A bag contains Rs1, 50paisa, 25paisa coins
and the ratio of their values is 30:11:7. Find
the number of 25 paisa coins if total
number of coins is 720.
(a) 240
(b) 252
(c) 260
(d) 280 

37. In how many years a sum will be double if it is lent out at 5% simple interest?
(a) 20 years
(b) 15 years
(c) 10 years
(d) 5 years

38. A train 700 meters long is running at the speed of 72 km/hr. If it crosses a tunnel in 1 minute, then the length of the tunnel is
(a) 200meters
(b) 300meters
(c) 400meters
(d) 500meters

39. Jintu and Mintu can do a piece of work in 12 days, while Jintu alone can do it in 18 days. In how many days can Mintu alone do it?
(a) 20 days
(b) 30 days
(c) 36 days
(d) None

40. If the cost price 11 article is equal to the selling price of 10 articles, find the percentage of gain or loss.
(a) 10% loss
(b) 20% loss
(c) 10% gain
(d) 20% gain

41. Find the H.C.F of 20, 50, 80
(a) 10
(b) 15
(c) 18
(d) 20

42. Sachin is younger than Rahul by 4 years. If their ages in the respectiveratio 7:9, how old is Sachin?
(a) 14 years
(b) 18 years
(c) 24 years
(d) 30 years

43. The radius of a circle is 14 cm. What is the radius of the circle whose area in double the area of circle?
(a) 28
(b) 7
(c) 14√2
(d) None

44. Which one of the following decimal fraction is equal to 11003​
?
(a) 1.3
(b) 0.13
(c) 1.03
(d) 1.003

45. “A” says to Ram “You are the only son of my maternal grandfather’s only daughter”. How is “A” related to Ram?
(a) Aunty
(b) Sister
(c) Daughter
(d) Brother

46. Complete the series:
    65, 83, 103, 125, 149, __?
(a) 175
(b) 197
(c) 243
(d) 256

47. If VICTORY is coded as YLFWRUB, then how can SUCCESS be coded?
(a) VXEEIVV
(b) VXFFHVV
(c) VYEEHVV
(d) None

48. If 25 May, 1999 was Friday then what day would be on 25 May, 1993?
(a) Saturday
(b) Monday
(c) Wednesday
(d) Friday

49. A person is facing west. He turns 60⁰ in the clockwise direction and then 180⁰ in the same direction and then turns 270⁰ in the anti-clockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?
(a) North - west
(b) West
(c) South - West
(d) South

50. Convert into fraction: 0.362

a) $\frac{7}{220}$

b) $\frac{160}{450}$

c) $\frac{181}{990}$ ​

(d) None

Answers

1. (b) Varman Dynasty

2.  (a) Casket of Gold

3. (b) Srinivasa Iyengar

4. (a) Mohenjo-daro

5. (d) Sri Gupta

6. (a) Bijapur

7. (b) Battle of Plassey

8. (b) Champaran Satyagraha

9. (a) Madan Kamdev 

10. (c) Jorhat

11. (c) Barpeta

12. (c) Mahi

13. (b) Ram Ganga

14. (b) Jagannath Baruah

15. (d) Schedule VII 

16. (b) Article 17 

17. (a) 61st Constitutional Amendment Act

18. (b) The Vice President 

19. (d) Central Processing Unit

20. (a) Bit

21. (c) Onam

22. (c) Manipuri 

23. (a) Geetanjali Shree

24. (b) Mahanadi

25. (a) Dr. Purnima Devi Barman

26. (b) Operation Ajay

27. (b) Dr. Tapan Saikia

28. (a) Biswanath Ghat

29. (c) Pratima Baruah Pandey

** On January 2, 2023, Matiabag Hawa Mahal, which is said to have belonged to Pramathesh Chandra Barua, the director of the first film adaptation of the classic play "Devdas," was formally handed over to the Assam Cultural Department for restoration and preservation in honour of Padmashri Pratima Barua Pandey. This marked a historic day for the people of the Dhubri district and Assam. 

30. (c) Dharmeswar Ingti

31. (b) Recommendation and (c) Recommendations both correct

32. (b) ADCB

**I read an advertisement that said: (A) posh,air-conditioned (D) fully furnished rooms (C) are available for (B) gentleman of taste.

33. (a) Distant

34. (a) through

35. (a) The Mechanic repaired the Car

36. (c) 260

Let's denote the number of Rs1 coins, 50 paisa coins, and 25 paisa coins as $30�$, $11�$, and $7�$ respectively.

The value of each type of coin is in the ratio 30:11:7. So, the ratio of the number of coins will be the same.

The total number of coins is given as 720, so:

$30�+11�+7�=720$

$48�=720$

$�=\frac{720}{48}=15$

Now that we have the value of $�$, we can find the number of 25 paisa coins, which is $7�$:

$7�=7\times 15=105$

Therefore, the number of 25 paisa coins is 105. So, the correct answer is (c) 260.

37. (a) 20 years

38. (d) 500meters

Let's first convert the speed from km/hr to meters per second because the length of the train and the tunnel are given in meters, and we need the units to be consistent.

Speed in meters per second = $\frac{\text{Speed in km/hr}\times 1000}{3600}$

$\text{Speed}=\frac{72\times 1000}{3600}\text{m/s}=20\text{m/s}$

The train, when crossing the tunnel, effectively covers its own length plus the length of the tunnel in the given time.

Total distance covered = Length of train + Length of tunnel

Given that the total time taken to cross the tunnel is 1 minute, or 60 seconds, and the speed is 20 m/s, we can set up the equation:

$60\times 20=700+\text{Length of tunnel}$

Solve for the length of the tunnel:

$\text{Length of tunnel}=(60\times 20)-700$

$\text{Length of tunnel}=1200-700$

$\text{Length of tunnel}=500\text{meters}$

Therefore, the length of the tunnel is (d) 500 meters.

 

(c) 36 days

Let's denote the amount of work as W.

The work rate of Jintu and Mintu working together is $\frac{�}{12}$ per day.

The work rate of Jintu alone is $\frac{�}{18}$ per day.

The combined work rate of Jintu and Mintu is equal to the sum of their individual work rates:

$\frac{�}{12}=\frac{�}{18}+\frac{�}{�}$

Here, $�$ represents the number of days Mintu alone can do the work.

To solve for $�$, we can simplify the equation:

Multiply through by $36�$ to get rid of the denominators:

$3�=2�+36$

Subtract $2�$ from both sides:

$�=36$

Therefore, Mintu alone can do the work in (c) 36 days.

 

 40. (c) 10% gain

Let the cost price of one article be $�$ and the selling price of one article be $�$.

According to the given information, the cost price of 11 articles is equal to the selling price of 10 articles:

$11�=10�$

Now, to find the percentage gain or loss, we can use the formula:

$\text{Percentage Gain or Loss}=\left(\frac{\text{Selling Price}-\text{Cost Price}}{\text{Cost Price}}\right)\times 100$

Since $11�=10�$, we can write $�=\frac{11}{10}�$. Substitute this into the formula:

$\text{Percentage Gain or Loss}=\left(\frac{\frac{11}{10}�-�}{�}\right)\times 100$

Simplify:

$\text{Percentage Gain or Loss}=\left(\frac{\frac{1}{10}�}{�}\right)\times 100$

$\text{Percentage Gain or Loss}=\left(\frac{1}{10}\right)\times 100$

$\text{Percentage Gain or Loss}=10\mathrm{\%}$

Therefore, the percentage of gain or loss is (c) 10% gain.

 

 41. (a) 10

To find the Highest Common Factor (HCF) of 20, 50, and 80, we can use the prime factorization method.

1. Find the prime factorization of each number:

• $20=2^2\times 5$
• $50=2\times 5^2$
• $80=2^4\times 5$

2. Identify the common prime factors and their minimum exponent:

• The common factor is 2 raised to the power of 2 ($2^2$).
• The common factor is 5.

3. Multiply the common factors:

$\text{HCF}=2^2\times 5=20$

Therefore, the H.C.F of 20, 50, and 80 is (d) 20.

42. (a) 14 years

Let's denote the age of Sachin as $�$ and the age of Rahul as $�$.

According to the given information, Sachin is younger than Rahul by 4 years, so we can express this as an equation:

$�=�+4$

The ages are in the ratio 7:9, which can be expressed as:

$\frac{�}{�}=\frac{7}{9}$

Now, substitute the expression for $�$ from the first equation into the ratio:

$\frac{�}{�+4}=\frac{7}{9}$

Cross-multiply to solve for $�$:

$9�=7(�+4)$

Distribute on the right side:

$9�=7�+28$

Subtract $7�$ from both sides:

$2�=28$

Divide by 2:

$�=14$

Therefore, Sachin is 14 years old. The correct answer is (a) 14 years.

43. (c) 14√2

The area of a circle is given by the formula $�=�{�}^2$, where $�$ is the radius.

If the radius of the first circle is $14$ cm, then the area of the first circle (${�}_1$) is:

${�}_1=�\times (14{)}^2$

To find the radius of the second circle (${�}_2$), whose area is double the area of the first circle, we set up the equation:

${�}_2=2\times {�}_1$

$�\times ({�}_2{)}^2=2\times �\times (14{)}^2$

Cancel out $�$ from both sides:

$({�}_2{)}^2=2\times (14{)}^2$

${�}_2=\sqrt{2\times (14{)}^2}$

${�}_2=\sqrt{2\times 196}$

${�}_2=\sqrt{392}$

${�}_2=14\sqrt{2}$

Therefore, the radius of the second circle is $14\sqrt{2}$. The correct answer is (c) $14\sqrt{2}$.

 44. (c) 1.03

 45. (b) Sister

"A" is saying to Ram, "You are the only son of my maternal grandfather’s only daughter."

In familial terms:

• "Maternal grandfather's only daughter" refers to the mother of "A."
• "You are the only son of my maternal grandfather’s only daughter" refers to Ram being the son of A's mother.

So, "A" is Ram's sister. Therefore, the correct answer is (b) Sister.

46. (a) 175

Let's analyze the given series:

$65,83,103,125,149,\mathrm{\_}\mathrm{\_}$

To find the pattern, let's look at the differences between consecutive terms:

$83-65=18$ $103-83=20$ $125-103=22$ $149-125=24$

We can observe that the differences between consecutive terms are increasing by 2 each time.

So, to find the next difference, add 2 to the last difference:

$24+2=26$

Now, add this difference to the last term in the series:

$149+26=175$

Therefore, the next term in the series is 175. The correct answer is (a) 175.

47.  (b) VXFFHVV

The given coding appears to be a Caesar cipher, where each letter is shifted by a certain fixed number of positions in the alphabet.

Let's analyze the given coding for "VICTORY" and try to apply the same pattern to "SUCCESS":

• V -> Y
• I -> L
• C -> F
• T -> W
• O -> R
• R -> U
• Y -> B

Applying the same pattern to "SUCCESS":

• S -> V
• U -> X
• C -> F
• C -> F
• E -> H
• S -> V
• S -> V

So, according to the pattern, "SUCCESS" would be coded as "VXFFHVV."

Therefore, the correct answer is (b) VXFFHVV.

48.  (b) Monday

To find the day of the week for May 25, 1993, when May 25, 1999, is given as a Friday, we can count the number of days between the two dates.

There are 6 years between 1993 and 1999. Since each non-leap year has 365 days, the total number of days is $6\times 365=2190$ days.

Additionally, there are 2 leap years (1996 and 2000) between 1993 and 1999. Each leap year has 366 days. Therefore, the total number of days from May 25, 1993, to May 25, 1999, is $2190+2\times 366=2922$ days.

Now, divide 2922 by 7 (the number of days in a week) to find the remainder:

$2922÷7=417\text{with a remainder of}3$

This means that the day of the week for May 25, 1993, is three days ahead of the day of the week for May 25, 1999.

If May 25, 1999, is a Friday, then three days ahead is $(������+3)=������$.

Therefore, May 25, 1993, was a (b) Monday.

49. (c) South - West

Let's analyze the person's movements:

1. Initially facing west.
2. Turns 60⁰ clockwise. The person is now facing northwest.
3. Turns 180⁰ clockwise. The person is now facing southeast.
4. Turns 270⁰ anti-clockwise. The person is now facing west.

Therefore, the person is facing (b) south - west

50. b) $\frac{160}{450}$

 

 

 

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