GAUHATI HIGH COURT AT GUWAHATI
The Gauhati High Cour
(THE HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
WRITTEN EXAMINATION (OBJECTIVE TYPE MULTIPLE CHOICE) FOR THE POST OF
LIBRARY ASSISTANT, JUDICIAL ACADEMY ASSAM, 2025
Total Marks:
120 marks
Duration :
2 hours
Date :
14-02-2026 (Saturday)
Time :
10:00 am to 12:00 noon
Each question carries 1 (one) mark. There is no negative marking for wrong answer. No
separate sheet will be provided for rough work.
Direction for Q. No. 1 to 96: Choose the correct answer from the given options:
What is the State Bird of Assam?
a. White-Winged Wood Duck
b. Imperial Pigeon
c. Blyth's Tragopan
d. Mrs. Hume's Pheasant
Which country has not won FIFA Men's Football World Cup?
a. England
b. France
c. Netherlands
d. Italy
Who wrote the book 'India at Risk: Misconceptions and Misadventures of Security Policy'?
a. Salman Rushdie
b. Jaswant Singh
c. R.K Narayan
d. Khursid Alom
Which team won the cricket tournament 'Indian Premier League' in the year 2025?
a. Mumbai Indians
b. Kolkata Knight Riders
c. Sunrisers Hyderabad
d. Royal Challengers Bangalore
The Storming of the Bastille in Paris, France occurred in the year:
a. 1786
b. 1787
c. 1788
d. 1789
The scientific study of time is called:
a. Ornicology
b. Horology
c. Ontology
d. Palaeontology
Which city in India is known as the 'City of Joy'?......
a. Kolkata
b. Mumbai
c. Delhi
d. Darjeeling
Sepoy Mutiny took place in the year:
a. 1857
b. 1867
c. 1877
d. 1887
Mahatma Gandhi was born in the year:
a. 1839
b. 1849
c. 1859
d. 1869
Durand Cup is associated with which sports? a. Cricket
b. Football
c. Hockey d. Badminton
Who amongst the following has not been
the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court?
a. Justice Vijay Bishnoi
b. Justice Abhay S. Oka
c. Justice Sandeep Mehta
d. Justice Ajit Singh
Who was the first woman Chief Minister of India?
a. Sucheta Kripalini
b. Avni Roy
c. Jemimah Brook
d. Shakuntala Devi
Which vitamin is essential for blood clotting? a. Vitamin D
b. Vitamin A
c. Vitamin K d. Vitamin B
Which of the following measures strength of earthquakes?
a. Plank's Diagram
b. Odometer
c. Trigonometric Scale
d. Richter Scale
World Environment Day is celebrated on: a. 5 June
b. 5 August
c. 5 October
d. 5 December
Where is the Lord's Cricket Ground located? a. Birmingham b. Adelaide c. London d. Auckland
What does IBRD stand for?
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a. International Board for Reconstruction and Development
b. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
c. Indian Bank for Reconstruction and Development
d. Indian Board for Reconstruction and Development
Which Indian King was known as 'Napoleon of India'?
a. Harshavardhana
b. Emperor Ashoka the Great
c. Maharana Pratap
d. Samudragupta
Which country's flag is not rectangular?
a. Morocco
b. Nepal
c. Egypt
d. France
Which of the following is not located in the United States of America?
a. Masai Mara National Reserve
c. Grand Canyon
b. Yellowstone National Park
d. Statue of Liberty
Which is the longest dam in India?
a.Tehri Dam
b.Bhakra Nangal
c. Sardar Sarovar
d. Hirakud dam
Who was the first Indian woman to climb the Mount Everest?
a. Sarita Chandra
b. Tenzin George
c. Bachendri Pal
d. Ruth Gomes
In which year did the World War II end?
a. a. 1935
b. 1940
c.1945
d. 1950
Entomology is the study of:
a. Insects
b. Time
c. Bird
d. Planets
Gauhati High Court exercises territorial jurisdiction over how many states?
a. 1
b. 2
c.3
d. 4
Author of 'War and Peace' is:
a. William Shakespeare
b. Oscar Wilde
c. Franz Kafka
d. Leo Tolstoy
Which of the following years was not a leap year?
a. 2020
b. 2018
c.2024
d. 2016
Which of the following is not an element in the periodic table?
a. Osmium
b. Gallium
c. Nitrate
d. Radium
Which country's National Anthem has only music and no words?
a. Spain
b. Italy
c. England
d. Netherlands
Fear of heights is known as?
a. Aerophobia
b. Cynophobia
c.Terophobia
d. Acrophobia
Which country is known as 'Land of the Rising Sun'?
a. Thailand
b. Japan
c. Vietnam
d. Singapore
Nobel Prize is awarded in memory of?
a. Thomas Nobel
b. Will Nobel
c. Mark Nobel
d. Alfred Nobel
Where is the National Judicial Academy, India located?
a. Bhopal
b. New Delhi
c. Chennai
d. Pune
Which country is not a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council?
a. China
b. France
c.Russia
d. Japan
Who was the first Indian to score a triple-century in test match cricket?
a. M.S. Dhoni
b. Virat Kohli
c. Virender Sehwag
d. S.R. Tendulkar
Jagannath Temple is located in which State?
a. Bihar
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Karnataka
d. Odisha
The currency of Japan is known as Japanese
a. Dollar
b. Yen
c. Sterling
d. Rubel
The first men's football world cup was held in the year............ and was won by .................
a. 1930, France
b. 1930, Uruguay
c.1934, Argentina
d.1938, England
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The Oscar winning 'Titanic' movie of the year 1997 was directed by?
a. James Cameron
b. Steven Spielberg
c. Christopher Nolan
d. Joss Whedon
Which was India's first newspaper?
a. Deccan Heral
b. The Statesman
c. The Times of India
d. The Bengal Gazette
What does 'explicit knowledge' refer to in Knowledge Management?
a. Knowledge that is documented and codified
c. Practical skills possessed by employees
b. Tacit knowledge that is difficult to articulate
d. Informal knowledge shared among team members
'Science Direct' is a database developed by:
a. Elsevier
b. Mac Millan
c. Tarot
d. Jonathan
Which one is a Reference Management Software?
a. Quirky
b. EndNote
c. Liquid Text
d.Dragon
Which of the following is not a search engine?
a. Google
b. Yahoo
c. Microsoft
d. Bing
'RDA' in library science stands for:
a. Research Description and Access
c. Research Description Agency
b. Resource Description and Access
d. Resource Description Agency
The national convention regularly organized by DELNET is known as:
a. NACLIN
b. CALIBER
c. ICDL
d. DELNETCON
Which technology allows users to participate in real-time online meetings or discussions, including audio and
video interactions?
a. Hypertext
b. Video-conferencing
c. Augmented Reality
d. All of the above
The term 'Bespeaking' is used for which of the following:
a. Returning of books
b. Issuing of books
c. Reservation of books
d. Inter library loan
Father of scientific management is:
a. Max Kilman
b. Pedro Neto
c. William Sangare
d. Frederick W. Taylor
A set of terms that have been carefully selected in order to avoid having multiple terms for the same
subject is called:
a. Controlled Vocabulary
c. Citation index
b. Bibliographic control
d. Subjected headings
In which city is Connemara Public Library located?
a. Pune
b. Mumbai
c. Chennai
d. Guwahati
The process of preservation of old documents is called:
a. Collating
b. Weeding
c. Binding
d. Archiving
Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) is first published in which edition?
a. French
b. English
c. Russian
d. German
Which philosopher was the exponent of scientific method?
a. Aristotle
b. Francis Bacon
c. Heraclitus
d. Juninho
Binary system of number uses how many digits: a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four
'Universal Bibliographic Control' is a program of:
a. International Federation for Information and Documentation
b. United Nations International Scientific Information System
c. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
d. American Library Association
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In library science, 'MBO' is an acronym of:
a. Management by Objectives
c. Management of bilingual orders
b. Most Basic Organism
d. Muster of books in order
What is a fundamental canon of cataloguing that emphasizes describing the item as it is without
modification or interpretation?
a. Canon of Accuracy/Ascertainability
c. Canon of standardization
b. Canon of Uniformity
d. Canon of literary excellence
Analytical entry is prepared for:
a. Full Document
b. Alternative title
c. A part of a document
d. None of the above
A device that converts digital signals to analog signals is:
a. Analog computers
b. Fax
c. Teleprompter
d. Modem
Who introduced the concept of scientometrics and is referred to as the 'Father of Scientometrics'?
a. Aaron Green
b. Hugh Gilbert
c. Fernando Santos
d. Derek De Solla Price
The Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureaux was established in:
a. United States of America
b. Germany
c. Japan
d. United Kingdom
Where is the headquarter of Patent Information System in India?
a. Nagpur
b. Ahmedabad
c. Kolkata
d. Bangalore
Processed data is known as:
a. Information
b. Knowledge
c. Wisdom
d. Intelligence
Books misplaced on the shelves by readers are restored. This work is referred to as:
a. Shelving
b. Stock Verification
c. Shelf Rectification
d. Shifting
The main use of a shelf list is:
a. Cataloguing
b. Circulation
c. Stock Verification
d. Book Selection
'Library Legislation' refers to the development of:
a. Academic Libraries
b. Special Libraries
c. Public Libraries
d. School Libraries
Which of the following is not an intellectual property law?
a. The Patents Act, 1970
c. The Transfer of Property Act, 1954
b. The Copyright Act, 1957
d. The Trade Marks Act, 1999
Who is considered the father of modern encyclopedia?
a. Matheus Cunha
b. Robert Pratt
c. Herbert S. White
d. Denis Diderot
In 1948, the Imperial Library of Calcutta was renamed as:
a. Central Secretariat Library
b. Asiatic Library
c. National Library of India
d. Central Reference Library
Who is the developer of 'OpenDOAR'?
a. Joint Information Systems Committee
c. SHERPA and UNESCO
b. University of Nottingham
d. Open Society Institute
What does RSS stand for in the context of Library 2.0?
a. Really Simple Syndication
b. Randomly Selected Service
c. Rapid Systematic Search
d. Resourceful Server System
Which University was the first in India to start a 5 year integrated course in library and information science?
a. Gauhati University
b. Calcutta University
c. Bangalore University
d. Delhi University
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OAISTER is an example of digital libraries architecture based on:
a. CORBA
b. Software Agents Architecture
c. Federated Database System
d. Metadata Harvesting
Information in square brackets in a catalogue card denotes that:
a. It is taken from outside sources
b. It is highly authentic
c. It is obsolete
d. None of the above
The Berne Convention, adopted in 1886, deals with:
a. Geographical indication
b. Copyright
c. Patents
d. All the options are correct
The National Library for the Visually Handicapped (NIVH) is located at:
a. Lucknow
b. Bhopal
c. Patna
d. Dehradun
A chart in which some figures are broken down into its constituent parts is:
a. Bar Chart
b. Column Chart
c. Pie Chart
d. Band Chart
The concept of 'Technological Gatekeepers' was first proposed by:
a. Thomas J. Allen
b. Aaron Taylor Johnson
c. Steven Fletcher
d. Michael Anderson
What does the abbreviation 'FRBR' stand for?
a. Functional Requirements for Better Records
b. Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records
c. Functional Records for Big Research Libraries
d. None of the above
What is 40% of 640?
a. 256
b. 260
c. 132
d. 140
A shopkeeper sold an article for Rs. 11000. If the cost price of the article is Rs. 10000, what is the
profit percent? a. 7
b. 10
c. 12
d. 15
Virat Kohli scored 200 runs in an ODI match which included 15 boundaries and 10 sixes. What
percentage of his total score did he make by running between the wickets?
a. 35%
b. 40%
c. 45%
d.50%
Two students appeared for an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other and his
marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are:
a. 39,30
b. 41,32
c. 42,33
d. 43,34
Look at this series: 2, 1, (1/2), (1/4), What number should come next?
a. 1/8
b. 1/10
c. 1/16
d. 1/24
Three candidates contested an election and received 2272, 15272 and 23256 votes respectively. What
percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?
a. 50%
b.55%
c.57%
d. 60%
The speed of a boat in still water is 5km/hr. If the speed of the boat against the stream is 3 km/hr,
what is the speed of the stream? a. 1.5 km/hr b. 2 km/hr c. 2.5 km/hr d. 1 km/hr
Jaya is in the East of Gogo and Gogo is in the North of Ravi. Ramesh is in the south of Ravi. Which
direction of Jaya is Ramesh? a. South-East b. South-West c. South d. North-East
A two-digit number is such that the product of the digits is 6. When 9 is added to the number, the
digits are reversed. The number is: a. 16 b. 23
c. 24
d. 81
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A father is thrice as old as his son. If 10 years ago, the age of the father was 5 times the age of the
son, what is the present age of the father? a. 45 years b. 50 years c. 55 years d. 60 years
A train 240 metres long passes a pole in 24 seconds. How long will it take to pass a platform 650
metres long? a. 75 seconds
b. 89 seconds
c.90 seconds
d. 120 seconds
A bank offers 5% compound interest calculated on half-yearly basis. A customer deposits Rs. 1600
each on 1st January and 1st July of a year. At the end of the year, the amount he would have gained by
way of interest is?
a. Rs. 121 b. Rs. 123
c. Rs. 125
d. Rs. 130
Which of the following months does not have 31 days?
a. July
b. August
c. November
d. December
Which of the following numbers is divisible by 24?
a. 92678
b. 63810
c. 537804
d.21288
Odometer is to mileage as thermometer is to:
a. Speed
b. Oxygen
c. Temperature
d. Direction
Which one of the following is not a prime number?
a. 31
b. 61
c. 71
d. 91
Direction for Q. No. 97 to 98: Arrange the words given below into a meaningful sequence:
Police
Punishment
Crime
Judge
Judgment
a. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
b. 3, 1, 4, 5, 2
c. 3, 2, 4, 1, 5
d. 4, 1, 5, 2, 3
Birth
Old Age
Youth
Middle Age
Death
a. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
b. 1, 3, 4, 2, 5
c. 3, 2, 4, 1, 5
d. 4, 1, 5, 2, 3
Direction for Q. No. 99 to 100: Choose the correct conclusion of the given situation:
In a one day cricket match, the total runs made by a team were 200. Out of these 140 runs were
made by spinners.
Conclusions:
70% of the runs were made by spinners.
The opening batters were spinners.
a. Only conclusion 1 follows
b. Only conclusion 2 follows
c. Either conclusion 1 or 2 follow
d. Neither conclusion 1 or 2 follows
Manchester United defeated Manchester City in the final of the Champions League. One of the goal
scorers for Manchester United was Bruno Fernandes who scored a hat-trick and also won Player of the
match award.
Conclusions
Manchester City have conceded less than 3 goals
: 1. No other player for Manchester United scored a goal
a. Only conclusion 1 follows
b. Only conclusion 2 follows
c. Either conclusion 1 or 2 follows
d. Neither a nor b
ASSAMESE SECTION
Q. 101 to Q. 105. তলত দিয়াবোৰৰ শুদ্ধ কোনটো?
দেৱাসুৰ:
a) দে + ৱাসুৰ
b) দেৱ + অসুৰ
c) দেৱাস + ৰ
d) দেৱা + সুৰ
পঞ্চামৃত:
a) পঞ্চ + অমৃত
b) প + ঞ্চামৃত
c) পঞ্চম + ত
d) পঞ্চাম + ত
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হিতাহিত:
a) হিতা+হিত
b) হি + তাহিত
c) হিত + অহিত
d) হিতাহি + ত
নীলাচল:
a) নীলা + চল
b) নী + লাচল
c) নীলাচ + ল
d) নীল + অচল
মহাশয়:
a) মহা + আশয়
b) মহ + আশয়
c) ম + হাশয়
d) মহাশ + য়
Q. 106 to Q. 110. তলত দিয়া শব্দবোৰৰ বিপৰীত অৰ্থ বুজোৱা শব্দ কি?
অণু:
a) পাচ
b) নিৰাশা
c) বৃহৎ
d) অনাদৰ
আদি:
a) অন্ত
b) পৰ
c) নিৰাশা
d) পোহৰ
উপকাৰ:
a) অশুভ
b) অসুৰ
c) বিষাদ
d) অপকাৰ
প্রাচীন:
a) নবীন
b) অচল
c) বাঁও
d) বিপক্ষ
মিলন:
a) অস্থিৰ
b) বিৰহ
c) হৰণ
d) সুযোগ
Q. 111 to Q. 115 তলত দিয়া শব্দবোৰৰ সমাৰ্থক অৰ্থ বুজোৱা শব্দ কি?
অগ্নি:
a) বিধি
b) জুই
c) দ্বিপ
d) দিৱস
মেঘ:
a) ডাৱৰ
b) নিলয়
c) ললাট
d) সমীৰ
ৰাতি:
a) বতাহ
b) আঁখি
c) নীলিমা
d) নিশা
পৃথিৱী:
a) মেদিনী
b) পংকজ
c) ঐৰাৱত
d) জলদ
আকাশ:
a) মহীপাল
b) গগন
c) ৰজনী
d) কবি
Q. 116 to Q. 120 এটা শব্দত প্রকাশ কৰা-
বিহুৰ আগদিনা:
a) উৰুকা
b) অনুকৰন
c) ঔষধি
d) আয়তী
আনৰ ভাল দেখিব নোৱাৰা:
a) সপোন
b) যতৰ
c) অজীর্ণ
d) চকু চৰহা
যি লোকে বিশ্বাস ৰাখিব নোৱাৰে:
a) কণা
b) লেহ্য
c) অবিশ্বাসী
d) খৰাং
যি মানুহে দেশক ভাল পায়:
a) লোকনিন্দা
b) দেশপ্রেমিক
c) ধনী
d) মিছলীয়া
যি বস্তু দিব পৰা নাযায়:
a) অদেয়
b) আবিয়ি
c) সোদৰ
d) প্রবাসী
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