APSC MCQs / APSC Prelims Practice Questions based on Assam Tribune (Daily) –07/10/2026
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 (07-10-2026). 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: 07/10/2026)
Topic 1: Earthquake Hazard in Assam & Northeast India
1. With reference to seismic hazard assessment parameters, consider the following statements:
- Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) measures the total energy released at the earthquake focus.
- Soft alluvial sediments generally amplify seismic waves compared to solid bedrock.
- Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment (PSHA) calculates the likelihood of exceeding a specific ground motion threshold over a given time frame. How many of the above statements are correct?
- (a) Only one
- (b) Only two
- (c) All three
- (d) None
Answer: (b) Only two
Explanation: Statement 1 is incorrect because PGA measures the maximum rate of change of ground velocity (ground acceleration) experienced at a specific surface location, not the earthquake’s total energy magnitude. Statements 2 and 3 are correct: loose alluvial basins amplify wave amplitude, and PSHA evaluates exceedance probability over defined time horizons.
2. Consider the following geological faults and tectonic features:
- Dauki Fault
- Kopili Fault
- Indo-Burma Subduction Zone
- Main Central Thrust (MCT) How many of the above significantly influence the seismicity of Northeast India?
- (a) Only one
- (b) Only two
- (c) Only three
- (d) All four
Answer: (d) All four
Explanation: Northeast India’s complex seismic regime is shaped by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates along the Himalayas (MCT, MBT), the Shillong Plateau’s boundary faults (Dauki Fault along its southern margin), intra-plate active strike-slip zones (Kopili Fault between the Mikir Hills and Shillong Plateau), and the subduction dynamics of the Indo-Burma Range.
3. With reference to the institutional and regulatory framework for earthquake mitigation in India, consider the following statements:
- The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) functions under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
- IS 1893 provides the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) criteria for earthquake-resistant design of structures. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 only
- (c) Both 1 and 2
- (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (b) 2 only
Explanation: Statement 1 is incorrect because the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) operates under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES). Statement 2 is correct as IS 1893 is the benchmark standard published by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) regulating earthquake-resistant design.
4. Which one of the following phenomena is most likely to occur in water-saturated, loose unconsolidated sediments during intense seismic shaking, causing foundations of heavy structures to sink or tilt?
- (a) Cryoseism
- (b) Soil Liquefaction
- (c) Solifluction
- (d) Isostatic rebound
- Answer: (b) Soil Liquefaction
- Explanation: Soil liquefaction occurs when saturated or partially saturated loose granular soil substantially loses strength and stiffness in response to applied earthquake shaking, behaving temporarily like a liquid rather than a solid.
Topic 2: Himalayan Glacier Retreat and Hydropower Projects in Arunachal Pradesh
5. In the context of cryospheric hydrology, what does the concept of “Peak Water” refer to?
- (a) The maximum storage capacity of an artificial reservoir during peak monsoon flow.
- (b) The temporal point at which annual glacier runoff reaches its maximum volume due to accelerated melting, after which runoff progressively declines.
- (c) The maximum ground water recharge achieved through artificial infiltration wells.
- (d) The absolute depth of a newly formed proglacial lake before moraine dam failure.
Answer: (b) The temporal point at which annual glacier runoff reaches its maximum volume due to accelerated melting, after which runoff progressively declines.
Explanation: As climate warming accelerates glacier melt, discharge increases initially until a threshold (“peak water”) is reached. Once the glacier’s total ice mass and volume shrink substantially, meltwater contributions permanently decline, transitioning the river basin toward rain-dominated regimes.
6. With reference to the National Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Risk Mitigation Project (NGRMP), consider the following statements:
- It is implemented under the aegis of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
- It covers the four Himalayan states of Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and Uttarakhand.
- For Himalayan states, the scheme provides a 50:50 cost-sharing pattern between the Centre and the respective State governments. How many of the above statements are correct?
- (a) Only one
- (b) Only two
- (c) All three
- (d) None
Answer: (b) Only two
Explanation: Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is incorrect because the funding pattern for high-priority Himalayan/Special Category states under this project operates on a 90:10 ratio (90% Central share and 10% State share, as seen in Arunachal’s allocation of ₹40.5 crore Central and ₹4.5 crore State share out of ₹45 crore).
7. Consider the following pairs:
- Sanhapo Glacial Lake : Mago Chu Catchment
- Khangri Glacier : West Kameng Basin
- Dibang Hydroelectric Project : Indus River Basin How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
- (a) Only one pair
- (b) Only two pairs
- (c) All three pairs
- (d) None of the pairs
Answer: (b) Only two pairs
Explanation: Pairs 1 and 2 are correctly matched: Sanhapo Lake lies in the Mago Chu catchment (Tawang district), and Khangri Glacier is in the West Kameng basin. Pair 3 is incorrectly matched because the Dibang project is located in Arunachal Pradesh in the Brahmaputra River Basin, not the Indus.
8. Consider the following statements regarding Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs):
- GLOFs carry significantly higher debris and sediment loads than conventional rain-fed river floods.
- A proglacial lake forms directly in contact with the margin, terminus, or snout of a retreating glacier.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 only
- (c) Both 1 and 2
- (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2
Explanation: Both statements are correct. GLOFs involve the sudden bursting of moraine or ice barriers, mobilizing huge amounts of boulders, gravel, and silt, which severely erode river valleys and silt up downstream turbines. Proglacial lakes are bodies of water impounded directly adjacent to the snout or margins of retreating glaciers.
Topic 3: Changing Agricultural Economics: Making Assam Agriculture a Profitable Enterprise
9. With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme, consider the following statements:
- It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI).
- It adopts the “One District One Product” (ODOP) approach to leverage scale in input procurement and marketing.
- It exclusively finances individual private companies and prohibits Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) and Self-Help Groups (SHGs) from claiming credit subsidies. How many of the above statements are correct?
- (a) Only one
- (b) Only two
- (c) All three
- (d) None
Answer: (b) Only two
Explanation: Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is incorrect because PMFME actively supports FPOs, Producer Cooperatives, and SHGs with a 35% credit-linked capital subsidy for common processing infrastructure, branding, and equipment upgrades.
10. What is the primary role of the Small Farmers’ Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC) in Indian agriculture?
- (a) Direct fixing and enforcement of Minimum Support Prices (MSP) across state mandis.
- (b) Facilitating the aggregation of small and marginal farmers into Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) and FPOs to enhance market access.
- (c) Extending sovereign external loans to overseas commercial farming ventures.
- (d) Providing compulsory crop insurance compensation under PMFBY.
Answer: (b) Facilitating the aggregation of small and marginal farmers into Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) and FPOs to enhance market access.
Explanation: SFAC (and its state arms like ASFAC) is a specialized agency focused on empowering small and marginal farmers by promoting, forming, and handholding Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) to provide collective bargaining, scale, and institutional credit links.
11. With reference to the “Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana” (RKVY), consider the following statements:
- It incentivizes states to increase public investment in agriculture and allied sectors.
- It allows decentralized planning by giving states flexibility to execute locally appropriate agricultural innovations and infrastructure projects. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 only
- (c) Both 1 and 2
- (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2
Explanation: Both statements are correct. RKVY was conceived as a decentralized scheme giving states the autonomy to draw up district and state-level agricultural development plans according to regional agro-climatic conditions and local priorities.
12. In agricultural marketing and farm enterprise management, what does “Value Capture” primarily signify?
- (a) Increasing the gross acreage of cultivation during the Kharif season.
- (b) Maximizing the percentage of the ultimate consumer price retained within the farm-gate economy via processing, grading, and direct retail.
- (c) The physical procurement and storage of buffer food stocks solely by the Food Corporation of India.
- (d) The mandatory export of raw farm commodities to foreign trading terminals.
Answer: (b) Maximizing the percentage of the ultimate consumer price retained within the farm-gate economy via processing, grading, and direct retail.
Explanation: Value capture refers to retaining a higher share of the economic value generated along the commodity supply chain at the farm gate rather than losing it to downstream middlemen, wholesalers, and external brand packagers.
Topic 4: India Among Top 10 Emerging Markets in AI Readiness — World Bank
13. In its analytical framework for assessing national artificial intelligence readiness, the World Bank outlines the “4C” foundational model. Which of the following constitutes this framework?
- (a) Commerce, Capital, Cryptography, and Cloud
- (b) Connectivity, Compute, Context, and Competency
- (c) Cyber-defense, Codecs, Censorship, and Copyright
- (d) Collaboration, Consensus, Capacity, and Currency
Answer: (b) Connectivity, Compute, Context, and Competency
Explanation: The World Bank framework identifies 4Cs: Connectivity (reliable internet/power), Compute (processing hardware/cloud access), Context (representative, local, quality data), and Competency (skilled workforce to build and operate models).
14. With reference to the emerging concept of “Small AI” in developing economies, consider the following statements:
- It relies on multi-billion parameter foundation models hosted on supercomputing clusters.
- It prioritizes low-cost, task-specific, and locally adapted models deployable on edge devices with limited connectivity.
- The World Bank’s AgriConnect initiative leverages such applications to assist smallholder farmers. How many of the above statements are correct?
- (a) Only one
- (b) Only two
- (c) All three
- (d) None
Answer: (b) Only two
Explanation: Statements 2 and 3 are correct. Statement 1 is incorrect because “Small AI” stands in contrast to massive foundation models; it focuses on task-oriented, lightweight architectures optimized for low-power edge devices and constrained bandwidth.
15. Consider the following statements regarding the “IndiaAI Mission”:
- It aims to build an indigenous, sovereign supercomputing and AI compute capacity of over 10,000 GPUs.
- It includes an IndiaAI Datasets Platform to provide unified, non-personal data access to researchers and startups.
- It completely bans private foreign equity investment in Indian AI startups. How many of the above statements are correct?
- (a) Only one
- (b) Only two
- (c) All three
- (d) None
Answer: (b) Only two
Explanation: Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is incorrect because the IndiaAI Mission encourages private enterprise, domestic-global industry partnerships, and foreign venture capital to build an expansive, competitive AI startup ecosystem.
16. With reference to Global Capability Centres (GCCs) in India, consider the following statements:
- GCCs are offshore units established by multinational corporations to handle internal business operations and innovation.
- The role of GCCs in India has transitioned from low-end back-office transactional processing to proprietary R&D, product development, and advanced AI engineering. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 only
- (c) Both 1 and 2
- (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2
Explanation: Both statements are correct. India hosts over 50% of the world’s GCC market; these facilities have evolved from simple back-office customer support desks into high-value intellectual property hubs executing core AI, software design, and digital transformation for global parents.
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