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Solved Question Paper with answers for DHS Assam Recruitment 2020. Posts are Health Educator, Junior Assistant, LDA , and various other posts All Questions are solved in different parts, Links are given after solved 20 MCQs..

1. Who was the founder of the Maurya dynasty?
A) Chanakya
B) Ashoka
C) Chandragupta Maurya
D) Vikramaditya
Answer: C) Chandragupta Maurya
Explanation: Chandragupta Maurya founded the Maurya dynasty around 322 BCE.
2. Who defeated Prithviraj Chauhan at the Second Battle of Tarain?
A) Mahmud of Ghazni
B) Mohammed Ghori
C) Chenghiz Khan
D) Taimur Lang
Answer: B) Mohammed Ghori
Explanation: Mohammed Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan in the Second Battle of Tarain in 1192 AD.
3. The famous Moti Masjid in Agra was built by which king?
A) Humayun
B) Jahangir
C) Shah Jahan
D) Aurangzeb
Answer: C) Shah Jahan
Explanation: Moti Masjid was built by Shah Jahan in the 17th century as a pearl mosque.
4. The East India Company was founded by
A) the Merchants of London
B) British Government
C) British Army
D) None of the above
Answer: A) the Merchants of London
Explanation: The East India Company was founded in 1600 by a group of London merchants.
5. In which year was the Quit India Movement started?
A) 1931
B) 1938
C) 1940
D) 1942
Answer: D) 1942
Explanation: The Quit India Movement was launched in August 1942 during the Indian freedom struggle.
6. What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
A) Mercury
B) Pluto
C) Venus
D) Mars
Answer: A) Mercury
Explanation: Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system after Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet.
7. What is the McMahon Line?
A) Line dividing South China Sea and Pacific Ocean
B) Line dividing Australia and New Zealand
C) Boundary line between India and China
D) Boundary line between USA and Canada
Answer: C) Boundary line between India and China
Explanation: The McMahon Line is the boundary line between India and China in the eastern sector.
8. Which of the following rivers is the longest?
A) Nile
B) Mississippi
C) Amazon
D) Missouri
Answer: A) Nile
Explanation: Nile is recognized as the longest river in the world.
9. What is the capital of Austria?
A) Algiers
B) Brussels
C) Vienna
D) Venice
Answer: C) Vienna
Explanation: Vienna is the capital of Austria.
10. What is the largest creature in the world?
A) Dinosaur
B) Blue whale
C) Mountain lion
D) Grizzly bear
Answer: B) Blue whale
Explanation: The blue whale is the largest known creature on Earth.
11. Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
A) Finland
B) Sweden
C) Japan
D) Greenland
Answer: C) Japan
Explanation: Japan is known as the Land of the Rising Sun.
12. Which water body connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea?
A) Strait of Gibraltar
B) Palk Strait
C) Suez Canal
D) Kiel Canal
Answer: C) Suez Canal
Explanation: Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea.
13. Who discovered the South Pole?
A) Amundsen
B) David Livingstone
C) Vasco da Gama
D) Marco Polo
Answer: A) Amundsen
Explanation: Roald Amundsen led the first expedition to reach the South Pole.
14. Which of the following is not a seaport of India?
A) Kochi
B) Okha
C) Bhavnagar
D) Mysore
Answer: D) Mysore
Explanation: Mysore is inland and not a seaport.
15. Khajuraho is situated in
A) Bihar
B) Jharkhand
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Chhattisgarh
Answer: C) Madhya Pradesh
Explanation: Khajuraho is famous for its temples located in Madhya Pradesh.
16. Namdapha National Park is situated in
A) Assam
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Nagaland
D) Manipur
Answer: B) Arunachal Pradesh
Explanation: Namdapha National Park is in Arunachal Pradesh.
17. Where is the Headquarters of UNICEF situated?
A) Washington D.C.
B) New York
C) Geneva
D) Paris
Answer: B) New York
Explanation: UNICEF headquarters is located in New York.
18. Who wrote the book, A Passage to India?
A) Nirad C. Choudhuri
B) E. M. Forster
C) Vikram Seth
D) Arthur Hailey
Answer: B) E. M. Forster
Explanation: E. M. Forster wrote A Passage to India.
19. The Commonwealth Games is held every
A) 4 years
B) 5 years
C) 6 years
D) 2 years
Answer: A) 4 years
Explanation: Commonwealth Games are held every 4 years.
20. The Kalinga Prize is given every year for popularization of Science by
A) the Odisha Government
B) the Indian Government
C) the UNESCO
D) the International Science Congress
Answer: C) the UNESCO
Explanation: The Kalinga Prize is given by UNESCO for popularization of science.