APSC MCQs / APSC Prelims Practice Questions based on Assam Tribune (Daily) –15/11/2025
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From The Assam Tribune, 15 November 2025
✅ TOPIC 1 — Adani Group’s ₹63,000 Cr Power Investment in Assam
Q1. The 3,200 MW ultra-supercritical power plant to be set up in Assam functions primarily on which technological principle?
a) Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle
b) High-efficiency, low-emission coal combustion
c) Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor
d) Combined Solar–Thermal Hybridization
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Correct Answer: b)
Explanation:
Ultra-supercritical plants use high-efficiency, low-emission (HELE) coal technology, operating at very high temperature and steam pressure → reduces CO₂ emissions per MW.
Q2. In India, coal linkage for private power plants is governed under which central policy?
a) UDAY Scheme
b) SHAKTI Policy
c) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana
d) National Coal Distribution Act, 2010
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Correct Answer: b)
Explanation:
SHAKTI (2017) = Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala Transparently in India → allocates coal to independent power producers, including Adani’s Assam project.
✅ TOPIC 2 — Indigenous High-Altitude Monorail System (Indian Army)
Q3. Which of the following institutions is MOST directly associated with India’s innovation ecosystem for defence startups?
a) NITI Aayog
b) Defence Innovation Organisation (DIO) – iDEX
c) DRDO–LSRB
d) NSDC
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Correct Answer: b)
Explanation:
The monorail system was developed through iDEX, part of the Defence Innovation Organisation (DIO) → funds defence startups and MSMEs.
Q4. Consider the following statements about high-altitude logistics in India:
- The Indian Army uses a mix of cableways, logistics drones, and monorail systems to supply forward posts in the Himalayas.
- The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is responsible for maintaining the LAC’s surveillance infrastructure.
Which of the above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct Answer: a)
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is true: Army uses ATVs, drones, monorails, cableways, etc.
- Statement 2 is false: BRO builds roads & tunnels, but surveillance infrastructure is maintained by the Army & ITBP, not BRO.
✅ TOPIC 3 — National Tribal Dance Festival in Assam
Q5. Which of the following tribal dance forms is correctly matched with its state?
- Bagurumba — Assam
- Wangala — Meghalaya
- Cheraw — Mizoram
- Dhemsa — Odisha
Select the correct answer:
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1, 2 and 3 only
c) 1, 3 and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
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Correct Answer: d)
Explanation:
All pairs are correctly matched → NTDF features all these dance forms.
Q6. The National Tribal Dance Festival aligns with which of the following global conventions?
a) Convention on Biological Diversity
b) UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage
c) UNFCCC Paris Agreement
d) UN Doha Agenda on Trade Facilitation
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Correct Answer: b)
Explanation:
The festival supports India’s commitments under the 2003 UNESCO ICH Convention → preservation of intangible cultural traditions.
✅ TOPIC 4 — Rupee–Ruble Trade Settlement Mechanism
Q7. A Special Rupee Vostro Account (SRVA) is:
a) An account maintained by the RBI in a foreign bank
b) An account maintained by an Indian bank on behalf of a foreign bank
c) A digital wallet used to settle oil payments
d) A mechanism for foreign direct investment
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Correct Answer: b)
Explanation:
A Vostro account is “Your account with us” — a foreign bank’s account in an Indian bank, used for rupee settlement.
Q8. Which of the following measures were introduced by RBI in 2025 to ease rupee trade with Russia?
- Allowing Russia to invest surplus rupees in Indian government securities
- Allowing SRVA operations for retail-level capital transfers
- Real-time reporting of trade transactions to RBI
- Benchmarking INR–Ruble trade to market reference rates
Select the correct answer:
a) 1, 3 and 4 only
b) 1 and 4 only
c) 2, 3 and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
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Correct Answer: a)
Explanation:
- 1, 3, 4 are part of RBI’s eased mechanism.
- SRVA is not for capital transfers (which remain regulated under FEMA).
✅ TOPIC 5 — New Framework Replacing Electoral Bonds
Q9. Which of the following elements is NOT part of India’s new electoral funding framework (2025)?
a) Cash donation limit reduced to ₹500
b) Corporate donation cap restored at 5% of net profits
c) Anonymous cash donations unrestricted for regional parties
d) Mandatory real-time reporting to ECI for donations above ₹20,000
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Correct Answer: c)
Explanation:
Anonymous cash donations are restricted, not unrestricted; rules apply equally to national & regional parties.
Q10. The Supreme Court struck down the Electoral Bond Scheme (EBS) because it violated which constitutional principle?
a) Article 32 – Right to constitutional remedies
b) Article 19(1)(a) – Right to information linked to free speech
c) Article 20 – Protection in criminal offences
d) Article 300A – Right to property
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Correct Answer: b)
Explanation:
SC held that voters’ right to information about political funding flows from Article 19(1)(a) — freedom of speech and expression.
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