APSC MCQs / APSC Prelims Practice Questions based on Assam Tribune (Daily) – 20/06/2025

1. Which of the following agencies collaborated to prepare the Flood Hazard Zoning Atlas for Assam?

1. ISRO
2. NDMA
3. ASDMA
4. NESAC

Select the correct code:
A. 1, 2 and 3 only ✅
B. 1 and 4 only
C. 2, 3 and 4 only
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

🧠 Explanation:

• The atlas was prepared by ISRO’s NRSC, along with NDMA and ASDMA.
• NESAC (North Eastern Space Applications Centre) was not specifically mentioned in this context.

2. The Flood Hazard Zoning Atlas categorizes villages based on:

A. Altitude and soil fertility
B. Number of embankments nearby
C. Satellite-detected flood recurrence and intensity ✅
D. Population density in flood-prone areas

🧠 Explanation:
Villages were categorized using satellite data from 1998 to 2023, into 5 categories based on frequency and intensity of past floods.

3. What is the main objective of enforcing a compulsory rural service bond on MBBS graduates?

A. To ensure higher competition in NEET PG
B. To improve the infrastructure of urban hospitals
C. To deploy trained doctors in underserved rural health centers ✅
D. To promote AYUSH and alternate medicine in villages

🧠 Explanation:
The purpose of the bond is to ensure that government-funded MBBS graduates serve in rural or tribal areas, where doctor shortages are most acute.

4. Which of the following constitutional provisions best supports the government’s right to mandate rural service for doctors?

A. Article 14 – Right to Equality
B. Article 19(1)(g) – Right to Practice Profession
C. Article 47 – Directive Principle on Public Health ✅
D. Article 30 – Rights of Minorities

🧠 Explanation:
Article 47 under DPSPs urges the state to raise the level of nutrition and public health—supporting policies like rural doctor bonds.

5. What type of orbit will INSAT-3DS be placed in?

A. Low Earth Orbit
B. Sun-synchronous Orbit
C. Geostationary Orbit ✅
D. Polar Orbit

🧠 Explanation:
INSAT-3DS will operate in geostationary orbit (approx. 36,000 km altitude) to continuously monitor the same region over Earth.

6. Which of the following are expected benefits of INSAT-3DS for disaster management?

1. Cyclone and flood early warnings
2. Forest fire detection
3. Aerosol and pollution monitoring
4. Landslide zoning through ground radar

Select the correct answer:
A. 1, 2 and 3 only ✅
B. 1 and 4 only
C. 2 and 4 only
D. All of the above

🧠 Explanation:
INSAT-3DS provides real-time weather, flood, cyclone, pollution, and aerosol data—but landslide zoning requires ground or radar-based tools, not geostationary satellites.