APSC MCQs / APSC Prelims Practice Questions based on Assam Tribune (Daily) –17/01/2026
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From The Assam Tribune, 17 January 2026
🟩 TOPIC 1: Consular Access, Deportation & Foreigners Tribunals in Assam
Q1. The primary role of Foreigners Tribunals (FTs) in Assam is to:
(a) Deport foreign nationals
(b) Grant citizenship certificates
(c) Determine the citizenship status of suspected foreigners
(d) Provide legal aid to detainees
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Answer: (c)
Explanation:
Foreigners Tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies tasked with determining whether a person is a foreigner or an Indian citizen. Deportation is an executive function, not an FT’s role.
Q2. Deportation of declared foreigners from Assam is often delayed mainly due to:
(a) Lack of detention centres
(b) Judicial stay orders
(c) Non-confirmation of nationality by the neighbouring country
(d) Absence of police personnel
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Answer: (c)
Explanation:
As highlighted in the newspaper, deportation requires confirmation and acceptance by the country of origin, which often does not happen, causing prolonged detention or conditional release.
Q3. Granting consular access to detained foreign nationals primarily relates to:
(a) Internal security policy
(b) Electoral reforms
(c) Diplomatic and international obligations
(d) Disaster management
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Answer: (c)
Explanation:
Consular access is a diplomatic practice linked to international relations and bilateral engagement between countries.
🟩 TOPIC 2: Labour Rights in Tea Plantations
Q4. Tea plantation labour issues in Assam are mainly associated with:
(a) Seasonal employment only
(b) Wage revision, land pattas, and workplace safety
(c) Decline in tea exports
(d) Mechanisation of tea gardens
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Answer: (b)
Explanation:
The Assam Tribune highlighted demands related to wages, land security (pattas), and occupational safety, reflecting long-standing labour welfare concerns.
Q5. Tea plantation workers in Assam are considered a vulnerable group primarily because:
(a) They work in the informal sector
(b) They are migrant labourers
(c) They belong largely to historically marginalised communities
(d) Their employment is temporary
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Answer: (c)
Explanation:
Tea garden workers largely come from historically disadvantaged communities, making labour rights a social justice issue.
Q6. Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) in tea plantations is important mainly because:
(a) Tea plucking is a seasonal activity
(b) Plantation work involves physical and chemical health risks
(c) Tea workers are employed only during daylight
(d) Tea estates are located in urban areas
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Answer: (b)
Explanation:
Exposure to chemicals, long hours, and physical strain make workplace safety and health a critical concern.
🟩 TOPIC 3: Mega Cultural Performances & Indigenous Traditions
Q7. A major concern associated with mega cultural performances is:
(a) Decline in audience participation
(b) Loss of ritual context and authenticity
(c) Reduced tourism revenue
(d) Lack of media coverage
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Answer: (b)
Explanation:
The newspaper stressed that large-scale performances risk detaching traditions from their community-based and ritual contexts.
Q8. Indigenous cultural traditions are best described as:
(a) Uniform across regions
(b) State-sponsored activities
(c) Community-rooted and context-specific practices
(d) Commercial entertainment forms
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Answer: (c)
Explanation:
Indigenous traditions evolve within specific communities and social contexts, not as standardised mass performances.
🟩 TOPIC 4: Bird Census at Chandubi Beel & Wetland Conservation
Q9. Bird censuses are ecologically important because birds:
(a) Increase tourism potential
(b) Are top predators in ecosystems
(c) Act as indicators of ecosystem health
(d) Prevent wetland flooding
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Answer: (c)
Explanation:
Bird populations reflect changes in habitat quality, making them reliable ecological indicators.
Q10. Chandubi Beel is ecologically significant mainly because it:
(a) Is a man-made reservoir
(b) Supports both resident and migratory bird species
(c) Lies in a desert ecosystem
(d) Is used primarily for irrigation
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Answer: (b)
Explanation:
The census highlighted Chandubi Beel’s role as a habitat and wintering ground for birds, underlining wetland importance.
Q11. Which of the following poses the greatest threat to wetlands like Chandubi Beel?
(a) Volcanic activity
(b) Encroachment and pollution
(c) Earthquakes
(d) Wind erosion
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Answer: (b)
Explanation:
The report pointed to human-induced pressures such as encroachment and pollution as major threats.
🟩 TOPIC 5: Innovation Ecosystem in Assam – Tinkerers’ Labs
Q12. Tinkerers’ Labs primarily aim to promote:
(a) Examination-oriented learning
(b) Rote memorisation
(c) Experiential and hands-on learning
(d) Distance education
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Answer: (c)
Explanation:
The initiative focuses on learning by doing, experimentation, and creativity rather than rote learning.
Q13. Establishment of Tinkerers’ Labs contributes most directly to:
(a) Short-term employment generation
(b) Human capital and innovation capacity
(c) Tourism development
(d) Electoral participation
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Answer: (b)
Explanation:
Hands-on innovation spaces strengthen skills, creativity, and scientific temper, key components of human capital.
Q14. A key challenge in sustaining Tinkerers’ Labs is:
(a) Lack of student interest
(b) Absence of legal backing
(c) Need for long-term institutional and mentor support
(d) Over-urbanisation
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Answer: (c)
Explanation:
Innovation ecosystems require continuous mentorship, funding, and institutional commitment, not one-time initiatives.
🟩 TOPIC 6: Cultural–Environmental Interface (Integrated Question)
Q15. Which of the following best reflects the approach suggested across cultural and environmental issues in the newspaper?
(a) Maximum commercialisation
(b) Complete preservation without change
(c) Balanced approach combining visibility with sustainability
(d) Total state control
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Answer: (c)Explanation:
Across culture (mega performances) and environment (wetlands), the paper emphasises balance between promotion and preservation.
Market-driven celebrations often promote uniformity, spectacle, and exclusion, weakening community-centric traditions.
The issue reflects lapses in pollution control of water bodies and food safety monitoring, not forest or housing policy.
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