APSC MCQs / APSC Prelims Practice Questions based on Assam Tribune (Daily) –15/09/2025

1. Kopili Fault Earthquake – Seismic Vulnerability

Q1. With reference to India’s seismic zones, consider the following statements:

1. Assam and most of Northeast India fall in Seismic Zone V.
2. The Great Assam Earthquake of 1950 had a magnitude of 8.6.
3. The National Earthquake Risk Mitigation Project is implemented by the Geological Survey of India.

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

Q2. The Kopili Fault Zone, often in news, is associated with which tectonic feature?
a) Collision of Indian Plate with Arabian Plate
b) Interaction of Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate
c) Subduction of Pacific Plate under Eurasian Plate
d) Rift valley system of the Indian Ocean

2. Numaligarh Refinery – 2G Bioethanol Plant & Polypropylene Unit

Q3. Which of the following feedstocks can be used for 2nd Generation (2G) bioethanol production?

1. Bamboo
2. Paddy straw
3. Sugarcane juice
4. Bagasse

Select the correct answer:
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1, 2 and 4 only
c) 2, 3 and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q4. The Numaligarh Refinery was originally set up under which of the following?
a) Green Energy Corridor Scheme
b) Assam Accord (1985)
c) Hydrocarbon Vision 2030
d) National Bio-Energy Mission

3. Guwahati Ring Road, Narangi–Kuruwa Bridge & Darrang Medical College

Q5. Which of the following projects is/are part of Bharatmala Pariyojana?

1. Guwahati Ring Road
2. India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway
3. Dhola–Sadiya Bridge

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

Q6. Consider the following statements about Medical Education in Assam:

1. The Darrang Medical College is the first medical college in central Assam.
2. Assam has a target of 24 medical colleges by 2027.
3. The doctor-population ratio in Assam is better than the national average.

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

4. India’s Shipbuilding Push & Brahmaputra Dredging

Q7. Which of the following countries are among the world’s top three shipbuilding nations?

1. China
2. South Korea
3. Japan
4. Singapore

a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 2, 3 and 4 only
c) 1 and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q8. Consider the following with respect to Inland Waterways in Assam:

1. National Waterway-2 is the Brahmaputra (Dhubri–Sadiya).
2. National Waterway-16 is the Barak River.
3. Protocol routes connect Assam to Bangladesh.

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

Q9. The Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) is a:
a) Statutory body under Ministry of Earth Sciences
b) Public Sector Undertaking under Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
c) Autonomous Society under Ministry of Environment
d) Special Purpose Vehicle under Ministry of Finance