APSC MCQs / APSC Prelims Practice Questions based on Assam Tribune (Daily) –29/01/2026
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 (29-01-2026). 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: 29/01/2025)
🟩 TOPIC 1: Assam’s Untapped Hydrocarbon Potential
Q1. The statement that nearly half of Assam’s hydrocarbon potential remains untapped highlights which of the following concerns most directly?
(a) Declining global demand for fossil fuels
(b) Underutilisation of domestic energy resources
(c) Complete absence of exploration technology
(d) Lack of private sector interest only
Answer: (b)
Explanation:
The newspaper emphasised limited exploration and exploitation, pointing to underutilisation of existing domestic energy resources despite Assam’s long oil history.
Q2. The issue of Assam’s hydrocarbon development also raises questions of:
(a) Judicial federalism
(b) Fiscal decentralisation
(c) Resource federalism
(d) Competitive federalism in education
Answer: (c)
Explanation:
Control, decision-making, and benefit-sharing of natural resources between Centre and States fall under resource federalism.
🟩 TOPIC 2: Radicalisation and Jihadi Networks in Assam
Q3. Radicalisation, as discussed in the Assam Tribune, primarily refers to:
(a) Militarisation of police forces
(b) Adoption of extremist ideologies leading to violence
(c) Electoral polarisation
(d) Ethnic assertion movements
Answer: (b)
Explanation:
Radicalisation involves ideological indoctrination into violent extremism, often operating covertly.
Q4. Assam’s vulnerability to extremist networks is heightened mainly due to:
(a) High urbanisation
(b) Porous international borders and cross-border linkages
(c) Industrial decline
(d) Absence of police forces
Answer: (b)
Explanation:
The report flagged cross-border influence from Bangladesh-based groups, making border management critical.
Q5. The nature of the extremist threat reported in Assam was best described as:
(a) Large-scale armed insurgency
(b) Sporadic communal riots
(c) Low-intensity but persistent radicalisation
(d) Cyber warfare
Answer: (c)
Explanation:
Security agencies characterised the threat as low-intensity yet persistent, requiring long-term vigilance.
🟩 TOPIC 3: Purvodaya Vision and North-East Development
Q6. The Purvodaya Vision primarily aims to:
(a) Promote western coastal industrial corridors
(b) Accelerate development of eastern India and the North-East
(c) Replace Act East Policy
(d) Focus exclusively on urban development
Answer: (b)
Explanation:
Purvodaya is a regional development vision focused on Eastern India and the North-East.
Q7. Assam’s central role in the Purvodaya Vision is mainly due to:
(a) Coastal access
(b) High population density
(c) Geographic centrality and connectivity potential
(d) Dominance in software exports
Answer: (c)
Explanation:
Assam is envisaged as a logistics and growth anchor because of its geographic position in the North-East.
🟩 TOPIC 4: Rising State Liabilities and Fiscal Stress in Assam
Q8. Rising State liabilities primarily constrain a government’s ability to:
(a) Conduct elections
(b) Increase defence spending
(c) Undertake fresh developmental expenditure
(d) Frame social legislation
Answer: (c)
Explanation:
High debt servicing reduces fiscal space for capital and development spending.
Q9. Fiscal stress in Assam, as reported, is closely linked to:
(a) Decline in population growth
(b) Expanding welfare expenditure and borrowings
(c) Overinvestment in exports
(d) Excessive foreign aid
Answer: (b)
Explanation:
The newspaper highlighted welfare commitments and borrowing dependence as key drivers of fiscal stress.
Q10. Which of the following best defines fiscal sustainability?
(a) Eliminating all welfare schemes
(b) Maintaining public finances without excessive debt accumulation
(c) Dependence on central grants
(d) Increasing short-term borrowings
Answer: (b)
Explanation:
Fiscal sustainability means managing finances so that debt remains manageable over the long term.
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