PNRD 28 Aug 2020

The rule for all-red entry turns Gopi's cap to white; the source's marked photo pattern is red, red, white.

Reverse the transformation rules for the photo pattern with Anil and Gopi red; the marked answer is white, white, red at entry.

Robert Bruce is credited with discovering petroleum in Assam in 1825, leading to the region's later oil industry.

Charaideo, established by Sukaphaa in 1253 CE, served as the first capital of the Ahom kingdom and is known for its royal maidams.

Rang Ghar at Sivasagar was built during the reign of Ahom king Pramatta Singha in the 18th century; it served as a royal sports pavilion.

Tezpur is popularly known as the City of Eternal Romance, associated with the legend of Usha and Aniruddha.

Assam Day, also called Sukaphaa Divas, is observed on 2 December; note that the date/options in this scanned paper appear inconsistent, so this item needs answer-key review.

The Treaty of Yandabo was signed in 1826 between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Ava (Burma), ending the First Anglo-Burmese War.

Chandra Kumar Agarwala was the first editor of Jonaki, the Assamese literary magazine launched in 1889 and associated with the Jonaki era.

American Baptist missionary Miles Bronson compiled and published the Assamese dictionary in 1867, an important milestone in Assamese lexicography.

The source's option set identifies Ramnavami as the first modern Assamese play; early Assamese drama is an important literature-history topic.

The question paper's marked answer is Priyotomar Chithi. Assamese literary chronology questions often distinguish early sonnets from collections and periodicals.

The Rock Garden of Chandigarh was created by Nek Chand and is a major example of art made from industrial and urban waste.

On 13 April 1919, troops under General Dyer fired on a gathering at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab.

A republic has an elected head of state; India’s President is elected indirectly by an electoral college under Article 54.

Article 370 of the Constitution provided the former special constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir; its operation was changed through the 2019 constitutional measures.

The paper lists the Assam Panchayati Raj Act, 1994. Panchayati Raj institutions are constitutionally recognized through the 73rd Amendment Act, 1992.

SECC stands for Socio-Economic and Caste Census, used to collect household-level socioeconomic and caste-related data.

NSAP (National Social Assistance Programme) is a social assistance programme administered through the rural development framework, but the source marking selects NSAP; departmental implementation arrangements can vary and this requires official-source verification.

Assam State Rural Livelihood Mission Society implements livelihood support and community institution-building for rural women’s Self-Help Groups under NRLM.