APSC MCQs / APSC Prelims Practice Questions based on Assam Tribune (Daily) –10/07/2025
For APSC CCE and other Assam Competitive examinations aspirants, practicing Daily MCQs is vital. This blog covers most important Prelims questions from the Assam Tribune today (10-07-2025). These issues are key for both APSC Prelims syllabus, offering insights into the important topics of current affairs.
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APSC MCQs / APSC Prelims Practice Questions (Date: 10/07/2025)
🔹 TOPIC 1: Human–Elephant Conflict in Assam
Q1. Which of the following are the major anthropogenic causes of elephant deaths in Assam as per recent wildlife data?
- Electrocution
- Train collisions
- Poisoning
- Habitat expansion through afforestation
Select the correct answer using the code:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
✅ Answer: (a)
📘 Explanation:
Electrocution, poisoning, and train accidents are major causes of unnatural elephant deaths. Afforestation helps habitat regeneration, not conflict.
Q2. Consider the following statements about Project Elephant:
- It was launched by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in 1992.
- It focuses on the protection of elephants and their migration corridors.
- It is implemented only in Assam and Kerala.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
✅ Answer: (a)
📘 Explanation:
Statement 3 is incorrect. Project Elephant is a centrally sponsored scheme implemented in multiple states like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, etc.
🔹 TOPIC 2: Youth Suicide Crisis in Assam
Q3. With reference to suicide prevention efforts in India, consider the following initiatives:
- KIRAN Helpline – A 24×7 mental health helpline by the Ministry of Health
- Manodarpan – A school and college mental wellness programme under the Ministry of Education
- NIMHANS Outreach – Provides regional centres for neuropsychiatric support
Which of the statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
✅ Answer: (d)
📘 Explanation:
All are correct. These are multi-ministerial and institutional responses aimed at promoting student mental health and suicide prevention.
Q4. As per the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, which of the following provisions are true?
- Attempt to suicide is decriminalized under Section 115.
- It guarantees the right to affordable and quality mental healthcare.
- Every district must have a mental health rehabilitation centre.
Select the correct answer:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
✅ Answer: (a)
📘 Explanation:
Statement 3 is incorrect. The Act recommends but does not mandate a rehab centre in every district. It mandates state-level action plans.
🔹 TOPIC 3: Border Roads in Arunachal Pradesh
Q5. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO), recently in the news, functions under which ministry?
(a) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
(b) Ministry of Defence
(c) Ministry of Home Affairs
(d) NITI Aayog
✅ Answer: (b)
📘 Explanation:
BRO is under the Ministry of Defence, primarily responsible for building and maintaining strategic roads in border areas.
Q6. Consider the following statements about India-China border infrastructure:
- Sela Tunnel, once completed, will provide all-weather connectivity to Tawang.
- The Line of Actual Control (LAC) is a formally demarcated boundary between India and China.
- Vibrant Villages Programme is aimed at securing and developing frontier villages near the LAC.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
✅ Answer: (a)
📘 Explanation:
Statement 2 is incorrect: The LAC is not formally demarcated, leading to disputes. Statements 1 and 3 are correct.
🔹 TOPIC 4: Public Health Crisis – Vector-Borne Diseases in Assam
Q7. Dengue fever, prevalent in Assam during monsoon, is transmitted by:
(a) Anopheles mosquito
(b) Culex mosquito
(c) Aedes mosquito
(d) Tsetse fly
✅ Answer: (c)
📘 Explanation:
Dengue is caused by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, active during daytime.
Q8. Which of the following are part of India’s strategy to control vector-borne diseases?
- National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP)
- Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP)
- National Health Mission (NHM)
- Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)
Select the correct answer using the code:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
✅ Answer: (d)
📘 Explanation:
All are relevant. Sanitation (SBM), primary healthcare (NHM), outbreak tracking (IDSP), and disease-specific response (NVBDCP) work in coordination.
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