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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..

41. The Prime Minister of India is appointed by
A) the Indian Parliament
B) the party enjoying majority support in the Parliament
C) the members of the Parliament of the ruling party
D) the President of India
Answer: D) the President of India
Explanation: The Prime Minister of India is appointed by the President of India.
42. The term of the Lok Sabha is
A) 4 years
B) 4½ years
C) 5 years
D) 6 years
Answer: C) 5 years
Explanation: The Lok Sabha has a term of 5 years unless dissolved sooner.
43. When did the United Nations officially come into existence?
A) October 7th, 1944
B) October 24th, 1945
C) June 26th, 1945
D) June 26th, 1944
Answer: B) October 24th, 1945
Explanation: The United Nations officially came into existence on October 24, 1945.
44. Which Indian king was also known as Napoleon of India?
A) Harshavardhana
B) Kanishka
C) Vikramaditya
D) Samudragupta
Answer: D) Samudragupta
Explanation: Samudragupta was known for his military conquests and is called Napoleon of India.
45. Who wrote the book, Devdas?
A) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
B) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
C) Rabindranath Tagore
D) Tarashankar Bandopadhyay
Answer: A) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Explanation: Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote the classic novel Devdas.
46. Gandhiji took out the famous Dandi March in protest against
A) the Rowlatt Act
B) the Salt Law
C) the Simon Commission to India
D) the Cabinet Mission
Answer: B) the Salt Law
Explanation: The Dandi March protested the British Salt Tax law.
47. The Swaythling Cup is associated with
A) football
B) lawn tennis
C) table tennis
D) golf
Answer: C) table tennis
Explanation: The Swaythling Cup is awarded in international table tennis men's team championship.
48. Who was the first Indian to swim across the English Channel?
A) Miss Arati Saha
B) Mihir Sen
C) Arti Pradhan
D) Nawang Gombu
Answer: A) Miss Arati Saha
Explanation: Arati Saha was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel.
49. Martyrs’ Day in India is observed on
A) 30th January
B) 10th December
C) 26th January
D) 15th August
Answer: A) 30th January
Explanation: Martyrs’ Day commemorates the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi on January 30.
50. What is the Iranian Parliament known as?
A) Shora
B) Duma
C) Diet
D) Majlis
Answer: D) Majlis
Explanation: The Iranian Parliament is called Majlis.
51. The small bats can fly in the dark with the guidance of
A) magnetic waves generated by them
B) infrared waves generated by them
C) flashes of light generated by them
D) ultrasonic sound waves generated by them
Answer: D) ultrasonic sound waves generated by them
Explanation: Bats use echolocation by emitting ultrasonic sound waves to navigate in the dark.
52. Why is the flash of lightning seen before the sound of thunder is heard?
A) Because sound gets reflected
B) Because light is produced earlier
C) Because light travels faster than sound
D) None of the above
Answer: C) Because light travels faster than sound
Explanation: Light from lightning travels faster and reaches before the sound of thunder.
53. Which of the following is responsible for clotting of blood?
A) Lymphocyte
B) Platelet
C) Erythrocyte
D) Eosinophil
Answer: B) Platelet
Explanation: Platelets help in blood clotting to prevent excessive bleeding.
54. -40°C is equivalent to
A) 32°F
B) -32°F
C) -18°F
D) -40°F
Answer: D) -40°F
Explanation: -40°C and -40°F are the same temperature.
55. Hepatitis is a disease of the
A) liver
B) lungs
C) ears
D) eyes
Answer: A) liver
Explanation: Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver.
56. Liver secretes
A) hydrochloric acid
B) lipase
C) amino acids
D) bile
Answer: D) bile
Explanation: The liver secretes bile which helps digest fats.
57. Endocrine glands
A) do not have cells
B) do not have ducts
C) do not have blood vessels
D) do not have proenzymes
Answer: B) do not have ducts
Explanation: Endocrine glands secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream and lack ducts.
58. Vitamin B1 deficiency leads to
A) Beriberi
B) Scurvy
C) Pellagra
D) Ricket
Answer: A) Beriberi
Explanation: Vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency causes Beriberi.
59. The chemical symbol of ‘copper’ is
A) Co
B) Cp
C) Cu
D) Cr
Answer: C) Cu
Explanation: The chemical symbol of copper is Cu.
60. Which of the following is not true about diethyl ether?
A) It is a volatile liquid
B) It is inflammable
C) It is an anaesthetic agent
D) It reacts with bases
Answer: B) It is inflammable
Explanation: Diethyl ether is highly flammable, so it is not inflammable (which means non-flammable).