March 29, 2024
In the 73rd constitutional amendment 1/3 seats for the women are reserved in Panchayatas under which Article?
  • (A) Article 243A
  • (B) Article 243B
  • (C) Article 243C
  • (D) Article 243D
‘Electoral College’ for the election of President of India consists of:
  • (A) All the members of Parliament
  • (B) All the members of State Legislative Assemblies
  • (C) All the elected members of both Houses of Parliament and elected members of State legislative Assemblies
  • (D) None of the above
Which Article Indian Constitution empowers President all the executive powers?
  • (A) Article 52
  • (B) Article 53
  • (C) Article 54
  • (D) Article 55
Who gives final verdict on Money Bill?
  • (A) President
  • (B) Prime Minister
  • (C) Supreme Court
  • (D) Speaker of Lok Sabha
Within which time period an ordinance promulgated by the ordinance promulgated by the President be laid down before both the Houses of Parliament after their reassemble?
  • (A) Six months
  • (B) Six days
  • (C) Six weeks
  • (D) Two months
How many writs can Supreme Court of India issue under Article 32?
  • (A) 3
  • (B) 5
  • (C) 4
  • (D) 6
Idea of Directive Principles of State Policy has been borrowed from Constitution of which country?
  • (A) Britain
  • (B) Ireland
  • (C) U.S.A.
  • (D) France
Which Article of Indian Constitution provides the right to form a political party?
  • (A) Article 132
  • (B) Article 111
  • (C) Article 32
  • (D) None of the above
Article 1 of the Constitution describes India as:
  • (A) A Union of States
  • (B) A Quasi- Federal State
  • (C) A Federation
  • (D) A Confederation
What was the total strength of Lok Sabha on 31st December 2017?
  • (A) 538
  • (B) 537
  • (C) 542
  • (D) 550
The First Factory Act was passed in the time of:
  • (A) Lord Canning
  • (B) John Lawrence
  • (C) Lord Ripon
  • (D) Lord Dufferin
Who of the following does not represent the Nationalist critique of the Colonial Economy?
  • (A) D. R. Bhandarkar
  • (B) Dadabhai Naoroji
  • (C) R. C. Dutt
  • (D) Sachidanand Sinha
Who presided over the Congress Session in 1905 which supported the Swadeshi and Boycott Movement for Bengal?
  • (A) B. G. Tilak
  • (B) LajpatRai
  • (C) C. R. Das
  • (D) G. K. Gokhale
What name was given to the head-quarters of Ghadr paper in the U.S.A.?
  • (A) Deshantar Ashram
  • (B) Yugantar Ashram
  • (C) Ghadr Ashram
  • (D) Bharat Ashram
When was the first walk-out organized in the Legislative Council during the colonial period?
  • (A) 1901
  • (B) 1902
  • (C) 1904
  • (D) 1905
Curzon-Wylie was killed in London by:
  • (A) Rash Behari Bose
  • (B) Ajit Singh
  • (C) Madan Lal Dhingra
  • (D) Khudi Ram Bose
Of the following, who was not the member of the Interim Government in 1946?
  • (A) Sardar V.B. Patel
  • (B) Jagjivan Ram
  • (C) Baldev Singh
  • (D) B. R. Ambedkar
The Rehnumai Mazdeyasan Sabha represented the spirit of Reform among?
  • (A) The anglo- Indians
  • (B) The Parsees
  • (C) The Muslims
  • (D) The Hindus
Of the following persons, who is not matched correctly with his newspaper?
  • (A) Dadabhai Naoroji - Indian Mirror
  • (B) B. G. Tilak - Kesari
  • (C) Sisir Kumar Ghosh - Amrit Bazar Patrika
  • (D) G. K. Gokhale - Sudharak
From which Art Abanidranath Tagore did not seek inspiration?
  • (A) Mughal
  • (B) Ajanta
  • (C) Rajput
  • (D) New Zealand
Who founded several Vedanta societies in the West?
  • (A) Har Dayal
  • (B) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
  • (C) Vivekananda
  • (D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
The Deoband Proframme of Study was reduced to:
  • (A) 9 years
  • (B) 6 years
  • (C) 8 years
  • (D) 5 years
The first Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India was:
  • (A) Cunningham
  • (B) Wheeler
  • (C) Sir John Marshal
  • (D) Daya Ram Sahni
Which of the following opened a co-education school in Moga (Punjab) in 1899 for improving the position of women?
  • (A) The Arya Samaj
  • (B) The Prarthana Samaj
  • (C) Singh Sabha
  • (D) The Dev Samaj
The first book written by Mahatma Gandhi, was:
  • (A) The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi
  • (B) The Story of My Experiments with Truth
  • (C) Hind Swaraj
  • (D) The Harijan
Which of the following Social Reforms was not considered essential by Gandhi for the transformation of society?
  • (A) Hindu-Muslim unity
  • (B) Abolition of Varna System
  • (C) Swadeshi
  • (D) Abolition of Untouchability
The Dandhi March was started by Gandhi on:
  • (A) March 10, 1930
  • (B) March 15, 1930
  • (C) March 21, 1930
  • (D) March 12, 1930
In which special session of the Congress, Gandhi presented for approval his idea of Satyagraha against the government?
  • (A) Bombay, 1918
  • (B) Ahmedabad, 1921
  • (C) Calcutta, 1920
  • (D) Amritsar, 1919
When did Gandhi realize that his struggle in India was not based on the Non-violence of the Brave ?
  • (A) 1947
  • (B) 1948
  • (C) 1942
  • (D) 1940
Which is the feature of Gandhi’s theory of Trusteeship?
  • (A) Change of capitalist society into an equalitarian one
  • (B) Fixation of upper and lower limits of incomes
  • (C) Character of production to be determined by social necessity
  • (D) Government should be made the owner of the lives of people
Which of the following rates is not determined by RBI?
  • (A) Bank rate
  • (B) SLR
  • (C) PLR
  • (D) CRR
Who is known as the father of ‘White Revolution’ in India?
  • (A) M. S. Swaminathan
  • (B) B. P. Pal
  • (C) K. N. Bahl
  • (D) V. Kurien
When did the Kisan Credit Card Scheme for the formers start in India?
  • (A) 1995-96
  • (B) 1998-99
  • (C) 2005-06
  • (D) 2007-08
The concept of small Scale Industries (SSI) was brought to force by the:
  • (A) Industrial Policy Resolution 1948
  • (B) Industrial Policy resolution 1956
  • (C) Industrial Policy Statement, 1977
  • (D) None of the above
Who recommends the MSP and issue prices?
  • (A) Ministry of Agriculture
  • (B) Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
  • (C) NITI Aayog
  • (D) NABARD
Indian economy is a type of:
  • (A) Capitalist economy
  • (B) Socialist economy
  • (C) Mixed economy
  • (D) Monopolistic economy
When has the Population Policy been implemented?
  • (A) 15th February, 2000
  • (B) 15th February, 2001
  • (C) 15th February, 2002
  • (D) 14th February, 2000
What is the basic objective of Public Distribution System in India?
  • (A) To control market price
  • (B) To ensure food security for poor
  • (C) To control black marketing
  • (D) To encourage export
The second green revolution is focused on:
  • (A) Agriculture stability
  • (B) Environment issues
  • (C) Reducing rural imbalances
  • (D) All of the above
Which sector of Indian economy has disguised unemployment?
  • (A) Agriculture
  • (B) Industry
  • (C) Services
  • (D) Manufacturing
One horsepower of electric power is equal to:
  • (A) 746 Watts
  • (B) 1000 Watts
  • (C) 373 Watts
  • (D) 220 Watts
When a bar magnet suspended freely with a thread, it will always rests along?
  • (A) South-North direction
  • (B) North-South direction
  • (C) East-West direction
  • (D) West-East direction
The main constituent of the compressed natural gas (CNG) is:
  • (A) Butane
  • (B) Methane
  • (C) Ethane
  • (D) Propane
The short sightedness (myopia) defect in human eyes can be corrected by using:
  • (A) Plano-concave lens
  • (B) Plano-convex lens
  • (C) Concave lens
  • (D) Convex lens
Which one is responsible for souring of milk?
  • (A) Citric Acid
  • (B) Lactic Acid
  • (C) Acetic Acid
  • (D) Formic Acid
Which of the following is the most abundant metal in Earth’s crust?
  • (A) Iron
  • (B) Aluminum
  • (C) Calcium
  • (D) Sodium
Atoms of different elements with different atomic number are known as:
  • (A) Isomers
  • (B) Isotopes
  • (C) Isochors
  • (D) Isobars
Which of the following pollutants is the major cause of respiratory diseases?
  • (A) Nitrogen oxide carbon monoxide
  • (B) Carbon monoxide
  • (C) Suspended fine particles
  • (D) Volatile organic compounds
Who discovered the nucleus in the cell?
  • (A) Robert Hooke
  • (B) Robert Brown
  • (C) Purkinje
  • (D) Leeuwenhoek
Bats search their prey and fly in dark night by emitting and detecting reflections of:
  • (A) Infrasonic waves
  • (B) Ultrasonic waves
  • (C) Ultraviolet waves
  • (D) Infrared waves
Trisul Peak lies in the state of:
  • (A) Himachal Pradesh
  • (B) Odisha
  • (C) Uttarakhand
  • (D) Uttar Pradesh
Which one of the following is not a biosphere reserve?
  • (A) Manas
  • (B) Nokrek
  • (C) Pachmarhi
  • (D) Ranthambore
Ramsar Convention was held in:
  • (A) Afghanistan
  • (B) Iraq
  • (C) Iran
  • (D) Turkey
Karewa soil is found in the state of:
  • (A) Arunachal Pradesh
  • (B) Himachal Pradesh
  • (C) Jammu & Kashmir
  • (D) Uttarakhand
Which one of the following is not a deciduous tree?
  • (A) Arjun
  • (B) Gurjan
  • (C) Palas
  • (D) Sal
Which one of the following rivers flows from east to west?
  • (A) Dibang
  • (B) Lohit
  • (C) Manas
  • (D) Subansiri
Which one of the following separates the Andaman FromNicobar Islands?
  • (A) 8° Channel
  • (B) 9° Channel
  • (C) 10° Channel
  • (D) 11° Channel
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
  • (A) Dam: Dulhasti - River: Chenab
  • (B) Dam: Rihand Dam - River: Ken
  • (C) Dam: panchet Dam - River: Damodar
  • (D) Dam: Tehri Dam - River: Bhagirathi
Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre is at:
  • (A) Bangkok
  • (B) Kerala
  • (C) Surat
  • (D) None of the above
How much of India’s coastline is vulnerable to Disasters?
  • (A) 5340 km
  • (B) 5400 km
  • (C) 6200 km
  • (D) 5700 km
Which Raja of Nurpur princely state built the Taragarh Fort in the territory of Chamba princely state around 1625-30 A.D.?
  • (A) Basu
  • (B) Jagat Singh
  • (C) Jai Singh
  • (D) Rajrup Singh
What is the name of Yogi who guided Raja Sahil Varman of Chamba princely state regarding the site of new capital of his state?
  • (A) Gorakhanath
  • (B) Bholanath
  • (C) Charpatnath
  • (D) Balaknath
Which Mughal emperor got a mosque built inside the Kangra Fort?
  • (A) Humanyu
  • (B) Akbar
  • (C) Jahangir
  • (D) Aurangzeb
Which European traveller travelled from Nahan to Jammu via Nurpur around 1783 AD?
  • (A) Harcourt
  • (B) Forster
  • (C) Vigne
  • (D) Bernier
Which Raja of Kullu was taken prisoner by the Suket princely state around 850-900 AD?
  • (A) Sidh Pal
  • (B) Bahadur Singh
  • (C) Bhup Pal
  • (D) Bidhi Singh
Around which century was a treaty signed between Raja Kehri Singh of Bushahr and Tibet?
  • (A) 14th century
  • (B) 15th century
  • (C) 16th century
  • (D) 17th century
Where was a decisive battle fought between the Gurkhas and the British during the first quarter of nineteenth century?
  • (A) Jaitak Hills
  • (B) Haripur Dhar
  • (C) Sian Dhar
  • (D) Dharthi Dhar
Who found the ruling dynasty of Hindur princely state?
  • (A) Bir Chand
  • (B) Ajit Chand
  • (C) Kahal Chand
  • (D) Bik Chand
Which two Thakurais were made subordinate to jubbal princely state in 1806 AD?
  • (A) Rawingarh and Ratesh
  • (B) Rawingarh and Sangri
  • (C) Rawingarh and Khaneti
  • (D) Rawingarh and Dhadi
Which Raja of Bhushahr acted with hostility towards the British during 1857 mutiny?
  • (A) Shamsher Singh
  • (B) Mahinder Singh
  • (C) Ugra Singh
  • (D) Rudra Singh
Which one of the following was sentenced to death in Lahore conspiracy case, which was later on reduced to life imprisonment?
  • (A) Hirday Ram
  • (B) Hardev
  • (C) Mathra Das
  • (D) Main Jawahar Singh
When did Narendra Mandal (Chamber of Princes) come into existence?
  • (A) 1911 AD
  • (B) 1915 AD
  • (C) 1921 AD
  • (D) 1927 AD
According to 2011 census which district of H.P. has the lowest percentage of S.C. Population?
  • (A) Kullu
  • (B) Bilaspur
  • (C) Lahaul-Spiti
  • (D) Hamirpur
Which mountain pass is located at the highest altitude ?
  • (A) Kangla
  • (B) Parangla
  • (C) Kumjam
  • (D) Darati
Which lake is located between Dodra-Kawar and Sangla (Kinnaur)?
  • (A) Karali
  • (B) Kareri
  • (C) Ghadasaru
  • (D) Bradonsar
Given below are the names of some rivers and their tributaries. Find the mis-match.
  • (A) Yamuna - Jalal
  • (B) Satluj - Andhra
  • (C) Beas - Spin
  • (D) Chenab - Miyar
Which glacier feeds the Pabbar river?
  • (A) Kulti
  • (B) Shilli
  • (C) Chandra-Nahan
  • (D) Pacha
Near which town of Mandi District of H.P. is Shikari Devi Sanctuary?
  • (A) Jogindernagar
  • (B) Sarkaghat
  • (C) Pandoh
  • (D) Sundernagar
With which of H.P. is Phulech festival mainly associated?
  • (A) Bharmaur
  • (B) Kinnaur
  • (C) Sirmaur
  • (D) Saproon
When does the Minjar fair begin in Chamba?
  • (A) Frist Monday of Sawan month
  • (B) Second Sunday of Sawan month
  • (C) First Monday of Bhadon month
  • (D) Second Sunday of Bhadon month
Which among the following schools of painting deals with Nayak-Nayika theme of Rasikpriya of Keshavdas?
  • (A) Chamba
  • (B) Basholi
  • (C) Arki
  • (D) Bilaspur
Which one of the following temples is in Pagoda style?
  • (A) Hidimba (Manali)
  • (B) Lakshna Devi (Bharmaur)
  • (C) Shikari Devi (Chhitrari)
  • (D) Hateshwari Devi (Hatkoti)
Approximately how many services are covered in H.P. under services are covered in H.P. under Public Service Guarantee Act?
  • (A) 127
  • (B) 147
  • (C) 167
  • (D) 187
At which place in Chamba District of H.P. there is a sheep-breeding farm?
  • (A) Bathree
  • (B) Sarol
  • (C) Mahla
  • (D) Banikhet
In which District of H.P. is Suketi Fossil Park?
  • (A) Mandi
  • (B) Shimla
  • (C) Sirmaur
  • (D) Solan
Which princely state owned the Bantony building of Shimla town and used it as summer palace?
  • (A) Jubbal
  • (B) Keonthal
  • (C) Patiala
  • (D) Sirmaur
Who founded the Shri Dhami Prem Pracharni Sabha in July 1939 AD?
  • (A) Pandit Sita Ram
  • (B) Bhagmal Sautha
  • (C) Satyadev Bushahri
  • (D) Dina Nath Andhi
What is the approximate percentage of marginal holdings in H.P.?
  • (A) 78
  • (B) 26
  • (C) 67
  • (D) 78
In which district of H.P. is Berra Dol where a 5 MW solar project is proposed ?
  • (A) Mandi
  • (B) Hamirpur
  • (C) Una
  • (D) Bilaspur
When was Beti Hai Anmol Yojana introduced in H.P.?
  • (A) March 2009
  • (B) July 2010
  • (C) August 2011
  • (D) September 2012
Which President of India wrote the book ‘The Turbulent Years, 1980-1996?
  • (A) Pranab Mukharjee
  • (B) A. P.J. Abdul Kalam
  • (C) K. R. Narayanan
  • (D) Ram Nath Kovind
Who was first President of B.J.P. when it was established on 6th April 1980 ?
  • (A) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  • (B) Shyma Prashad Mukherji
  • (C) L. K. Advani
  • (D) Murli Monohar Joshi
Among the following who has been the Commanders- in – Chief of Indian Army after independence ?
  • (A) General Sir Rob Lockhart
  • (B) General Sir Roy Bucher
  • (C) General (Later. Field Marshal) K.M. Cariappa
  • (D) All of the above
In the Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast 2018 in which sport all the participants of India got medals ?
  • (A) Shooting
  • (B) Wrestling
  • (C) Badminton
  • (D) Weight-lifting
Who won the “Khel Ratna Award” in 2017?
  • (A) Devendra Jhajharia
  • (B) Sardar Singh
  • (C) Devendra Jhajharia & Sardar Singh both
  • (D) Dipa Karmakar
Who was the Chief Guest in the 68th Republic Day Parade on 26th January 2017?
  • (A) Prince of Abu Dhabi
  • (B) President of Iran
  • (C) President of Russia
  • (D) President of the USA
Who has been recently appointed as Head of BCCI by the Hon’ble Supreme Court?
  • (A) Anurag Thakur
  • (B) Shard Pawar
  • (C) Vinod Rai
  • (D) Rajiv Shukla
Which opposition candidate contested Presidential election against ruling party’s candidate Ram Nath Kovind?
  • (A) Meira Kumar
  • (B) Meira Nair
  • (C) Rajmohan Gandhi
  • (D) Renuka Choudhary
Which Indian city has been declared as World’s Heritage City by UNESCO in 2017?
  • (A) Jaipur
  • (B) Varanasi
  • (C) Ahmedabad
  • (D) Lucknow
Who is appointed as chief of Film Censor Board in India in 2017?
  • (A) Prasoon Joshi
  • (B) Anupam Kher
  • (C) Sharmila Tagore
  • (D) Babul Supriyo
Who has been awarded ‘Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2017?
  • (A) Vishwanath
  • (B) Dalip Kumar
  • (C) Manoj Kumar
  • (D) Vinod Khanna
Recently which longest road tunnel between Srinagar and Jammu was opened by the Prime Minister?
  • (A) Chenani- Nashri
  • (B) Dhola-Sadiya
  • (C) Zojila Tunnel
  • (D) Sandvin road tunnel
Which South Asian Satellite has been launched by ISRO in May 2017?
  • (A) GSAT-17
  • (B) GSAT-12
  • (C) GSAT-09
  • (D) GSAT-07
Which has been thrust of “Paryatan Parv” organized by Ministry of Tourism from 5-25 October 2017?
  • (A) Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat
  • (B) Ek Bharat Swatcha Bharat
  • (C) Ek Bharat Ek Sanskriti
  • (D) Ek Bharat Ek Vishwa
Among the following who was/were conferred ‘Padma Vibhushan Awards’ in 2017?
  • (A) Sharad Pawar
  • (B) Murli Monohar Joshi
  • (C) P. A. Sangma
  • (D) All of the above
Which date is being celebrated as International Day of Yoga?
  • (A) 21st June
  • (B) 5th March
  • (C) 24th October
  • (D) 25th December
Who was given Bhupen Hazarika National Award, 2027?
  • (A) Haraprasad Das
  • (B) Yeshe Dorjee Thongshi
  • (C) Manu S. Pallai
  • (D) Paro Anand
Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
  • (A) Om Prakash Rawat
  • (B) Achal Kumar Joti
  • (C) Navin Chawla
  • (D) Gopal swami
For the first time in October 2017 Ferry service in Gujarat has been started between which places?
  • (A) Ghogha - Dahej
  • (B) Bharuch - Kevadiya
  • (C) Ernakulum - Kalamassery
  • (D) Kanniyakumari - Allor Port
Who has been chosen for Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2017?
  • (A) Pranab Mukharjee
  • (B) Manmohan Singh
  • (C) Kapil Sibbal
  • (D) Chidambaram
Which person of Indian origin got Australia’s highest civilian honour for his contribution in the field community?
  • (A) Purshottma Sawarikar
  • (B) Makhan Singh Khangure
  • (C) Vijay Kumar
  • (D) All of the Above
Who has been conferred with France’s Highest civilian honour - Legion d’Honnerur in 2017?
  • (A) Sachin Tendulkar
  • (B) Soumitra Chatterjee
  • (C) Amitabh Bachchan
  • (D) Satyajit Ray
Among the following which Indian Judge has been elected to International Court of Justice?
  • (A) Nagendra Singh
  • (B) Jagdish Bhagwati
  • (C) Deepak Mishra
  • (D) Dalveer Bhandari
“Paradise Papers” recently leaked are related to which matter?
  • (A) Secret Documents of RAW
  • (B) Secret Documents of KGB
  • (C) Secret Documents of CIA
  • (D) Investments in Secret Tax- Heavens
Which countries have declared their intentions to leave UNESCO?
  • (A) USA and Israel
  • (B) Syria and Iran
  • (C) China and Pakistan
  • (D) Korea and Japan
Which organization won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017?
  • (A) UNESCO
  • (B) WHO
  • (C) ICAN
  • (D) ILO
Ninth Summit of BRICS in 2017 was held in which country?
  • (A) Russia
  • (B) China
  • (C) India
  • (D) South Africa
How many countries are members of SAARC?
  • (A) 8
  • (B) 7
  • (C) 6
  • (D) 5
Who is Secretary General of UN?
  • (A) Kofi Annan
  • (B) Antonio Guterres
  • (C) Ban-ki-Moon
  • (D) Perez de Cuellar
At present who is Prime Minister of Pakistan?
  • (A) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
  • (B) Nawaz Sharif
  • (C) Benezir Bhutto
  • (D) Asif Ali Zardari

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