April 19, 2024
Which of the following valleys lies between the Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal?
  • (A) Balh Valley
  • (B) Bara Bhangal Valley
  • (C) Kiara Dun Valley
  • (D) Pabbar Valley
Which of the following Himalayan zones occupies the maximum percentage of total geographical area of H.P.?
  • (A) Sub-Himalayan Zone
  • (B) Mid-Hill Zone
  • (C) High Hill Zone
  • (D) Trans Himalayan Zone
‘Shingo-La’ is the name of which pass?
  • (A) Zanskar Pass
  • (B) Bara Lacha Pass
  • (C) Rohtang Pass
  • (D) Jalori Pass
Where does river Yamuna after flowing through Uttarakhand, enter in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh?
  • (A) Tajewala
  • (B) Khodaremanjari
  • (C) Baru Sahib
  • (D) Dadahu
The movement started under the aegis of ‘Kisan Sabha’ in which Shri Lakshmi Singh and Vaid Surat Singh played a pivotal role was:
  • (A) Praja Mandal
  • (B) Pajhota Andolan
  • (C) Swaraj Sangh
  • (D) Lokraj Sabha
‘Democratisation of the Administration’ was the main aim of:
  • (A) Praja Mandal Movement
  • (B) Mandi Conspiracy
  • (C) Bilaspur Struggle
  • (D) Chamba Agitation
When Himachal Pradesh got right to participate in the election for first time under the new constitution?
  • (A) 1952
  • (B) 1957
  • (C) 1962
  • (D) 1967
Which of the following Monasteries was built by a Western Tibet ruler ‘Ye-Sashoad’ around the year 996 A.D.?
  • (A) Gemur
  • (B) Kardang
  • (C) Tabo
  • (D) Tayul
Which was the old capital of Kullu Rajas from where the twelve generations of Kullu Rajas ruled?
  • (A) Manali
  • (B) Jagatsukh
  • (C) Sultanpur
  • (D) Bajaura
In 1804 A.D. Rulers of Bilaspur, Mandi, Chamba and other small rulers of Kangra area invited whom to invade Kangra?
  • (A) Gurkha Army Chief Amar Singh Thapa
  • (B) British Army
  • (C) Mughals
  • (D) Maharaja Ranjeet Singh
In 1848 who suppressed the rebellion of Wazir of Nurpur and then Pramod Chand and Rajas of Jaswan and Datarpur?
  • (A) Lawrance
  • (B) Jackson
  • (C) Moorcraft
  • (D) Williams
‘Madho Rai Jalebi’ is the main attraction of which popular Himachal fair?
  • (A) Dussehra
  • (B) Lohri
  • (C) Shivratri
  • (D) Nalwari
What is the architectural style of the temple built on the edge of the Parashar Lake?
  • (A) Cone Shaped
  • (B) Pagoda
  • (C) Penthoof
  • (D) Pyramidal Shaped
‘Dohru’ is a traditional woollen dress worn by the women of which district?
  • (A) Una
  • (B) Kangra
  • (C) Bilaspur
  • (D) Kinnaur
What is the approximate capacity of ‘Shontong-Karcham’ Hydro Electric Power Project?
  • (A) 195 MW
  • (B) 100 MW
  • (C) 205 MW
  • (D) 450 MW
In which district Central Government approved Rs. 80 lakh in 2011 for setting up of Snow Leopard Centre?
  • (A) Kilba in Kinnaur
  • (B) Kibber in Lahaul Spiti
  • (C) Sainj in Kullu
  • (D) Pangi in Chamba
To improve the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education the Government of H.P. has adopted ‘Rashtriya Uchtar Shikha Abhiyan’ the centrally sponsored scheme in the year:
  • (A) 2012
  • (B) 2013
  • (C) 2014
  • (D) 2015
Who is author of the book ‘Polandry in the Himalayas’?
  • (A) Dr. Y.S. Parmar
  • (B) C.G. Bruce
  • (C) V.P. Menon
  • (D) M.S. Gill
Which famous football tournament was started in 1888 from Annadale?
  • (A) Subroto Cup
  • (B) Santosh Trophy
  • (C) Durand Cup
  • (D) Federation Cup
The Mushroom Development Project in Palampur was launched in 1985 with introduction of technology of which country?
  • (A) British
  • (B) Dutch
  • (C) American
  • (D) Brazil
Who won the Nobel Prize of Chemistry in 2017?
  • (A) Joachim Frank
  • (B) Jacques Dubochet
  • (C) Richard Henderson
  • (D) All of the above
Who won the Women’s Single Wimbledon tournament in 2017?
  • (A) Garbine Muguruza
  • (B) Ekaterina Makarova
  • (C) Elena Vesnina
  • (D) Serena Williams  
Who become first female President of Singapore?
  • (A) Carrie Lam
  • (B) Halimah Yacob
  • (C) Jacindra Ardern
  • (D) Angela Merkel
Why Jagmeet Singh is in news?
  • (A) He is elected leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party
  • (B) He represents South Hall in British House of Commons.
  • (C) He is appointed as one of the advisor of President Donald Trump.
  • (D) He is advisor to UN Commission on Human Rights.
Why Hambantota Port has been in news in 2017?
  • (A) Its majority stakes are sold to China.
  • (B) It straddles world’s busiest east-west shipping route.
  • (C) Chinese move here created worries for India.
  • (D) All of the above
Who was awarded best Actress award in the 64th National Film awards function?
  • (A) C. M. Surabhi
  • (B) Zaira Wasim
  • (C) Iman Chakraborty
  • (D) Sonam Kapoor
Match List I and List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List I
I. Sachidanand Vatsyayan
II. Aryabhatta
III. Ayyankali
IV. M. Fatim Beevi
List II
i. judge
ii. Harijan leader
iii. Hindi Poet
iv. Astronomer
Codes:
  • (A) I-iv , II-iii , III-i, IV-ii
  • (B) I-iii , II-iv , III-ii, IV-i
  • (C) I-iii , II-i , III-ii, IV-iv
  • (D) I-ii , II-i , III-iii, IV-iv
Name the sportsperson who has been honoured with ‘Bharat Ratna’?
  • (A) Major Dhyan Chand
  • (B) Sunil Gavaskar
  • (C) Sachin Tendulkar
  • (D) P. T. Usha
Who is appointed as New Chairman of ISRO?
  • (A) M. G.K. Menon
  • (B) Roddam Narsimhan
  • (C) U. R. Rao
  • (D) K. Sivan
Who is the first woman advocate whose name has been recommended by the collegium to become the Judge of Supreme Court of India?
  • (A) Indu Malhotra
  • (B) Neeru Chadha
  • (C) Sujata V. Manohar
  • (D) Gyan Sudha Mishra
Who said that, “The Constituent Assembly was one party body in an essentially one party country. The Assembly was the congress and the Congress was India”?
  • (A) Morris Jones
  • (B) Paul R. Brass
  • (C) Granville Austin
  • (D) Richard Sisson
Match List I and List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List I (Books)
l. The Child and the state in India
II. The Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Polites
III. The Political Economy of Development in India
IV. Poverty Amid Plenty in the New India
List II (Authors)
i. Atul Kohli
ii. Pranab Bardhan
iii. Christopher Jaferlot
iv. Myron Weiner
Codes:
  • (A) I-iii , II-iv , III-i, IV-ii
  • (B) I-iv , II-iii , III-ii, IV-i
  • (C) I-ii , II-i , III-iii, IV-iv
  • (D) I-i , II-ii , III-iv, IV-iii
In which case did The Supreme Court give the doctrine of ‘Basic Structure’ of the constitution?
  • (A) Keshavanand Bharti case
  • (B) Golak Nath case
  • (C) Indira Sawhney case
  • (D) Sankari Prasad case
Which states/union territories are involved in the Caveri river dispute?
  • (A) Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
  • (B) Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
  • (C) Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala
  • (D) Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry
Supreme Court’s judgment in Indira Sawhney Vs. Union of India case deals with:
  • (A) Reservations for OBCs
  • (B) Reservations for SCs and STs
  • (C) Reservation for in Promotion
  • (D) Reservations for Muslims
Match List I and List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List I (Panchayati Raj Committees)
I. C.H. Hanumantha Rao
II. C.V.K. Rao
III. Ashok Mehta
IV. L.M. Singhvi
List II (Years)
i. 1978
ii. 1984
iii. 1986
iv. 1985
Codes:
  • (A) I-iv , II-ii , III-i, IV-iii
  • (B) I-ii , II-iv , III-i, IV-iii
  • (C) I-i , II-iii , III-ii, IV-iv
  • (D) I-iii , II-i , III-iv, IV-ii
Which of the following is not associated with electoral reforms in India?
  • (A) Tarkunde Committee
  • (B) Dinesh Goswami Committee
  • (C) N. N. Vohra Committee
  • (D) Indrajit Gupta Committee
Who described Indian Capitalism as “Dharmshala Capitalism”?
  • (A) V.K.R.V. Rao
  • (B) Jagdish Bhagwati
  • (C) Amartya Sen
  • (D) Raj Krishana
Which of the following are statutory bodies? Selected the correct answer from the codes given below:
i. University Grants Commission
ii. Official Language Commission
iii. Railway Board
iv. Atomic Energy Commission
Codes:
  • (A) (i) and (ii)
  • (B) (i), (iii) and (iv)
  • (C) (i), (ii) and (iv)
  • (D) (ii) and (iv)
Regarding the Interim Government of 1946 which of the following is not correct?
  • (A) Jawaharlal Nehru was the Prime Minister/Head of the Executive Council
  • (B) Jawaharlal Nehru was designated as the Vice-President of the Viceroy’s Executive Council
  • (C) The Viceroy continue to be the Head of the Executive Council
  • (D) The members of the Interim Government were members of Viceroy’s Executive Council
Who said, Indian federalism is “a new kind of federation to meet Indian’s peculiar”?
  • (A) Granville Austin
  • (B) Ivor Jennings
  • (C) Alexanderowicz
  • (D) Ronald Wats
Adi Ambedkar Samaj movement is related to which state?
  • (A) Maharashtra
  • (B) Punjab
  • (C) Rajasthan
  • (D) Uttar Pradesh
When did Communist Party of Indian (Marxist) emerge a separate political party?
  • (A) 1960
  • (B) 1964
  • (C) 1968
  • (D) 1973
Who described the critical and creative role of politics in Indian as “the Indian model of development”?
  • (A) Rajni Kothari
  • (B) Amartya Sen
  • (C) Jagdish Bhagwati
  • (D) James Manner
Match List I and List II and identify the correct answer from the codes given below:
List I (Events)
I. Millennium Development Goals Report
II. National Commission for Women
III. Ministry of Women and child Development
IV. National Mission for Empowerment of Women
List II (Years)
i. 2010
ii. 2006
iii. 1992
iv. 2011
Codes:
  • (A) I-i , II-ii , III-iv, IV-iii
  • (B) I-iv , II-iii , III-ii, IV-i
  • (C) I-i , II-iv , III-iii, IV-ii
  • (D) I-iii , II-i , III-ii, IV-iv
Montague Chelmsford Reforms were introduced in India in the year:
  • (A) 1881
  • (B) 1902
  • (C) 1909
  • (D) 1919
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was born at:
  • (A) Poona
  • (B) Bombay
  • (C) Mhow
  • (D) Satara
Which of the following leaders had worked for tribal upliftment?
  • (A) Mahatma Gandhi
  • (B) A. V. Thakkar
  • (C) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
  • (D) Jagjivan Ram
Which of the following leaders was never associated with the Indian National Congress?
  • (A) V.D. Savarkar
  • (B) Lala Lajpat Rai
  • (C) Vallabhbhai Patel
  • (D) S.C. Bose
Which of the following was not a socialist leader?
  • (A) Ram Manohar Lohiya
  • (B) Jaiprakash Narain
  • (C) S.C. Bose
  • (D) M.R. Jaiykar
Which of the following Bills was drafted by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the first Law Minister of India?
  • (A) Hindu Code Bill
  • (B) Indian Code Bill
  • (C) Hindu Marriage Bill
  • (D) Human Rights Bill
Which one of the following igneous rocks has the highest density?
  • (A) Basalt
  • (B) Olivine
  • (C) Pyroxene
  • (D) Quartz
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
  • (A) Slate-Sandstone
  • (B) Schist-Shale
  • (C) Marble-Limestone
  • (D) Quartzite-Sandstone
Which of the following planets has the shortest day?
  • (A) Earth
  • (B) Mars
  • (C) Mercury
  • (D) Venus
The term outwash plain is associated with:
  • (A) Glaciers
  • (B) Rivers
  • (C) Sea Waves
  • (D) Wind action
Which one of the following has the largest number of active volcanoes?
  • (A) Alaska
  • (B) Aleutian Islands
  • (C) Hawii Islands
  • (D) Iceland
The concept of Normal Cycle of Erosion was given by:
  • (A) Davis, W.M.
  • (B) Penck, W.
  • (C) Strahler, A.
  • (D) Thornbury, W.D.
The term Ria stands for:
  • (A) A submerged river valley
  • (B) A submerged glacial valley
  • (C) An emerged river valley
  • (D) An emerged glacial valley
The term deflation is associated with:
  • (A) Glaciers
  • (B) Running water
  • (C) Sea-waves
  • (D) Wind action
The rate of decrease of temperature in the troposphere is:
  • (A) 5.4°C
  • (B) 6.4°C
  • (C) 7°C
  • (D) 7.4°C
The term Operation Flood is Associated with:
  • (A) Blue Revolution
  • (B) Golden Revolution
  • (C) White Revolution
  • (D) Yellow Revolution
The National forest Policy was launched in:
  • (A) 1988
  • (B) 1990
  • (C) 1994
  • (D) 1996
Which one of the following states has the highest percentage of irrigated area?
  • (A) Arunachal Pradesh
  • (B) Haryana
  • (C) Jammu & Kashmir
  • (D) Sikkim
Oil refinery at Bhatinda is being established by:
  • (A) BPCL
  • (B) HPCL
  • (C) CRL
  • (D) IOC
Which one the following is the largest industry in India?
  • (A) Cement
  • (B) Iron & Steel
  • (C) Petroleum
  • (D) Textile
Tata Iron and Steel company at Jamshedpur was established in:
  • (A) 1914
  • (B) 1912
  • (C) 1910
  • (D) 1908
The first industrial policy was announced in:
  • (A) 1948
  • (B) 1956
  • (C) 1964
  • (D) 1972
The town of Rishira is known for the industry of:
  • (A) Cotton Textile
  • (B) Jute Textile
  • (C) Silk Textile
  • (D) Woollen Textile
Koraput has rich deposits of:
  • (A) Bauxite
  • (B) Copper
  • (C) Iron-ore
  • (D) Mica
How many sustainable developments are there in the U.N. Agenda 2030?
  • (A) 14
  • (B) 15
  • (C) 16
  • (D) 17
What is India’s estimated GDP growth rate for 2018-19 in the economic Survey?
  • (A) 6.3% - 7.1%
  • (B) 7.2% - 7.5%
  • (C) 7% - 7.5%
  • (D) 7% - 7.2%
What was the Index of Industrial Production in December 2017?
  • (A) 8.8%
  • (B) 7.1%
  • (C) 6.8%
  • (D) 2.4%
Find the correct poverty estimates for the given states in 2011-12, as per the Planning Commission:
  • (A) Arunachal Pradesh - 34.7% , Bihar- 39.9%, Chhattisgarh - 36.9% Manipur - 33.7%
  • (B) Arunachal Pradesh - 33.7% , Bihar- 36.9%, Chhattisgarh - 34.7% Manipur - 39.9%
  • (C) Arunachal Pradesh - 36.9% , Bihar- 39.9%, Chhattisgarh - 33.7% Manipur - 34.7%
  • (D) Arunachal Pradesh - 34.7% , Bihar- 33.7%, Chhattisgarh - 39.9% Manipur - 36.9%
With what is “Operation Green” related?
  • (A) Use of paramilitary forces against Naxalites in Maharashtra
  • (B) Use of paramilitary forces against Naxalites in Chhattisgarh
  • (C) Tomato Onion Potato
  • (D) Round Revolution
What is the bank account available to Dalits and Women Under “Stand-up India”?
  • (A) ₹ 1 - 10 lakh
  • (B) ₹ 10 - 50 lakh
  • (C) ₹ 10 - 1 crore
  • (D) ₹ 50 - 1 crore
What was the approximate decadal population growth rate of Himachal Pradesh in census 2011?
  • (A) 13.3%
  • (B) 12.9%
  • (C) 12.5%
  • (D) 12%
Immunisation of all children by 2020 is related to:
  • (A) Mission Rainbow
  • (B) Mission Ayushmaan Bharat
  • (C) Mission Aarogya
  • (D) Mission Healthy Bharat
According to the Global Nutrition Report 2017, how many females suffered from anaemia in India?
  • (A) 49%
  • (B) 51%
  • (C) 53%
  • (D) 54%
What is the estimated social sector expenditure in budget 2018-19?
  • (A) ₹ 1.36 lakh crore
  • (B) ₹ 1. 37 lakh crore
  • (C) ₹ 1. 38 lakh crore
  • (D) ₹ 1.39 lakh crore
How many poor families will be provided with how much medical insurance per family in 2018-19 under the Ayushmaan Bharat Yojana?
  • (A) 10 crore and ₹ 3 lakh
  • (B) 5 crore and ₹ 5 lakh
  • (C) 10 crore and ₹ 5 lakh
  • (D) 3 crore and ₹ 10 lakh
How many hours per year are the people expected to contribute for cleanliness under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan?
  • (A) 70
  • (B) 80
  • (C) 90
  • (D) 100
Match the items given in column I and II:
Column I
P. Montreal Protocol
Q. Vienna Convention
R. Kyoto Protocol
S. Earth Summit
Column II
i. Protection of Ozone Layer i
ii. Stabilization of Greenhouse Gases
iii. Environment and Sustainable Development
iv. Total Elimination of Ozone Depleting Substances
  • (A) (P-iv), (Q-ii),   (R-i),   (S-iii)
  • (B) (P-iv), (Q-i),   (R-ii),  (S-iii)
  • (C) (P-ii), (Q-i),    (R-i)    (S-iii)
  • (D) (P-ii), (Q-i),    (R-iii),  (S-iv)
In context of environment the term “dirty dozen” refers to:
1. 12 ozone layer depleting substances
2. 12 persistent organic pollutants
3. 12 most harmful greenhouse gases
4. 12 most degraded ecosystems
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  • (A) Only 3
  • (B) 1, 2 and 3
  • (C) Only 2
  • (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Vast majority of biodiversity occur in:
  • (A) Developing countries
  • (B) Developed countries
  • (C) Equal in both
  • (D) None of the above
“Appiko Movement” was leaded by:
  • (A) Sunderlal Bahuguna
  • (B) Pandurang Hegde
  • (C) Vandana Shiva
  • (D) Amrita Devi
Fresh water present on earth is:
  • (A) 1.5%
  • (B) 0.01%
  • (C) 2.5%
  • (D) 2.97%
Which industry labours are most prone to Cytosilicosis disease?
  • (A) Electric
  • (B) Computer
  • (C) Dairy
  • (D) Cement
Match the items given in column I and II:
Column I
P. Biological Diversity Act
Q. E-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules
R. Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Trans-boundary) Rules
S. Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules
Column II
i. 2000
ii. 2008
iii. 2011
iv. 2002
  • (A) (P-i), (Q-iv), (R-ii), (S-iii)
  • (B) (P-i), (Q-iv), (R-iii), (S-ii)
  • (C) (P-iv), (Q-iii), (R-ii) (S-i)
  • (D) (P-iv), (Q-iii), R-i), (S-ii)
In which year “Project Crocodile” was launched in India?
  • (A) 1973
  • (B) 1975
  • (C) 1972
  • (D) 1980
Which of the following is a non-renewable energy source?
  • (A) Solay
  • (B) Wind
  • (C) Nuclear
  • (D) All of the above
Which of the following in not a fundamental unit?
  • (A) Meter
  • (B) Liter
  • (C) Kilogram
  • (D) Second
The liquid used in a clinical thermometer is:
  • (A) Alcohol
  • (B) Water
  • (C) Mercury
  • (D) Benzene
The image formed by a convex mirror is:
  • (A) Erect and diminished
  • (B) Erect and enlarged
  • (C) Inverted and diminished
  • (D) Inverted and enlarged
Renewable source of energy is:
  • (A) Coal
  • (B) Fossil fuels
  • (C) Natural gas
  • (D) Sun
The global warming has resulted:
  • (A) Increases in yield of crop
  • (B) Decrease in sea levels
  • (C) Decreases in human deaths
  • (D) Increase in sea levels
Photosynthesis occurs in:
  • (A) Nucleus
  • (B) Mitochondria
  • (C) Chloroplast
  • (D) None of the above
In which part of our body RBC formed?
  • (A) Liver
  • (B) Heart
  • (C) Bone- marrow
  • (D) Kidney
“Rataundhi” is due to deficiency of which Vitamin?
  • (A) Vitamin A
  • (B) Vitamin B6
  • (C) Vitamin C
  • (D) Vitamin B12
Core of a transformer is made of:
  • (A) Steel
  • (B) Soft iron
  • (C) Copper
  • (D) Aluminium
Which of the following is in deficiency in body during ‘Dengue’ fever?
  • (A) Haemoglobin
  • (B) Sugar
  • (C) Platelets
  • (D) Water

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