December 15, 2025
1.Decimal number system has…..digits.
(A) 10
(B) 2
(C) 9
(D) 16
ANSWER:: A
2. The value of (1010)2 in decimal number system is
(A) 10
(B) 8
(C) 14
(D) 12
ANSWER:: A
3.Which of the following is not a valid hexadecimal number?
(A) BAD
(B) BEG
(C) BED
(D) ACE
ANSWER:: B
4.A binary number can be easily converted to equivalent hexadecimal number by forming groups of……… successive bits starting from LSB.
(A) 4
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 5
ANSWER:: A
5. What does MSB mean in binary number system?
(A) Machine Specific Bust
(B) Mechanical System Board
(C) Microsoft Business
(D) Most Significant Bit
ANSWER:: D
6. What is the default text alignment in MS-Word?
(A) Right
(B) Center
(C) Justified
(D) Left
ANSWER:: D
7.In MS-Word, which of the following tools can be used to find synonyms of a word in a document ? 
(A) Thesaurus
(B) Autocomplete
(C) Spellcheck
(D) Autocorrect.
ANSWER:: A
8. What is the role of Ctrl + Y shortcut key in MS-Word?
(A) Paste Special
(B) Spellcheck
(C) Undo
(D) Redo
ANSWER:: D
9. Moving the cursor to the last cell of a table and pressing………key will append a new row to the table. 
(A) Enter
(B) Insert
(C) Tab
(D) Down Arrow
ANSWER:: C
10.In MS-Word, which of the following tasks can be performed using ruler ?
(A) to change page margins
(B) to set tabs
(C) to set indents
(D) All of these
ANSWER:: D
11. What is the default number of lines dropped when MS-Word sing drop cap option in 
(A) 4
(B) 3
(C) 2
(D) 5
ANSWER:: B
12. Pressin……..key three times select the current sentence in MS-Word.
(A) F9
(B) Ctrl + Q
(C) F5
(D) F8
ANSWER:: D
13. What feature helps you to inserts the contents of the Clipboard as text without any formatting in MS Word? 
(A) Paste Special
(B) Autocomplete
(C) Thocom
(D) Mail Merge
ANSWER:: A
14. Which of the following is not a type of page margin in MS-Word document?
(A) right
(B) top
(C) center
(D) left
ANSWER:: C
15. Portrait and Landscape are
(A) page orientations
(B) page sizes
(C) page layouts
(D) paper types
ANSWER: A
16. Which of the following is not a valid section break in MS-Word?
(A) Continuous
(B) Previous Page
(C) Odd Page
(D) Next Page
ANSWER: B
17. In MS-Word, the list of recipients in mail-merge is known as a
(A) Data Source
(B) Data Warehouse
(C) Data Structure
(D) Database
ANSWER: A
18. What is the wildcard that matches one or more occurrences of a pattern in MS-Word search? 
(A) @
(B) +.
(C) ?
(D) •
ANSWER: A
19. What is the shortcut key in MS Word to insert a maritual line break ?
(A) Ctrl + Alt + Enter
(B) Shift + Enter
(C) Ctrl + Enter
(D) Alt + Enter
ANSWER: B
20. What key combination is used to move back to previous level of numbering/ bullets in MS-Word?
(A) Tab
(B) Ctrl + Tab
(C) Alt + Tab
(D) Shift + Tab
ANSWER: D
21. Font sizes are generally measured in points which is equal to….of an inch.
(A) 1/92
(B) 1/96
(C) 1/64
(D) 1/72
ANSWER: D
22. What is the size of an A4 paper sheet ?
(A) 244mm x 244mm
(B) 230mm × 287mm
(C) 210mm x 297mm
(D) 197mm × 247mm
ANSWER: C
23. A computer can perform complex calculations with the same speed and accuracy from the start till the end without getting tired. This characteristic of a computer system is called
(A) Agility
(B) Reliability
(C) Diligence
(D) Versatility
ANSWER: C
24. Which of the following is considered to be the world’s first commercially available microprocessor? 
(A) Pentium
(B) Intel 4004
(C) ENIAC .
(D) CRAY-1
ANSWER: B
25. The word algorithm is originated from the name of which Islamic scholar ?
(A) Al-Gore
(B) Al-Khwarizmi
(C) Abu al-Hasan al-Ahwazi
(D) Omar Khayyam
ANSWER: B
26. Who is considered to be the world’s first programmer ? 
(A) Lady Ada Lovelace
(B) Bill Gates
(C) Charles Babbage
(D) Allan Turing
ANSWER: A
27. Which of the following cellular technology is also known as 2.5G?
(A) GSM
(B) LTE
(C) 4G
(D) GPRS
ANSWER: D
28. Who among the following is founder of Twitter ?
(A) Vinod Khosla
(B) Mark Zuckerberg
(C ) Jack Dorsey
(D) David Filo
ANSWER: C
29. Which of the following is not a version of Windows operating system ?
(A) Windows 7
(B) Windows 9
(C) Windows 8
(D) Windows 10
ANSWER: B
30. A program written in………  generation programming languages is portable.
(A) 1st
(B) 2nd
(C) 3rd
(D) All of these
ANSWER: C
31.Which of the following types of graphics represents images as a set of basic drawing shapes like lines, circles and curves etc.? 
(A) Pixel-based
(B) Raster
(C) Bitmapped
(D) Vector
ANSWER: C
32. Which of the following is not a secondary storage device ?
(A) Solid State Disk
(B) Random Access Memory
(C) Pen Drive
(D) Hard Disk
ANSWER: B
33. Which of the following is a cloud based file storage service provided by Google? 
(A) Google Slides
(B) Google Keep
(C) Google Drive
(D) Google One
ANSWER: C
34. Desktop and laptop computers are also known as 
(A) Mini Computers
(B) Server Computers
(C) Mainframes
(D) Microcomputers
ANSWER: D
 35. Which of the following is the correct increasing order of memory capacity ?
(A) Megabyte < Gigabyte Petabyte – Terabyte
(B) Gigabyte < Megabyte < Terabyte Petabyte
(C) Megabyte < Gigabyte < Terabyte Petabyte
(D) Gigabyte< Megabyte< Petabyte< Terabyte
ANSWER: C
36. Who among the following proposed the concept of “Stored Program Execution “?
(A) John von Neumann
(B) Bob Kahn
(C) Allan Turing
(D) Tim Berners-Lee
ANSWER: A
37. Which generation of computer systems replaced vacuum tubes with transistors
(A) Second
(B) Third
(C) Fourth
(D) Fifth
ANSWER: A
38. The process of writing data on a CD is also known as…….data to the CD.
(A) roasting
(B) frying
(C) Burning
(D) baking
ANSWER: A
39. Which register is used as a working area in CPU ?
(A) Accumulator
(B) Stack Pointer
(C) Program Counter
(D) Instruction Register
ANSWER: A
40. What is the full form of SEO ? 
(A) Software Engineering Organization
(B) Search Engine Optimization
(C)  Semi- ElasticObject
(D) Search Enabled Operation
ANSWER: B
41. Which provides mobile users with positioning, vigation and timing services? 
(A) EDGE
(B) GPRS
(C) GPS
(D) Bluetooth
ANSWER: C
42. Which of the following is a graphics output device? 
(A) Laser Printer raamy
(B) CRT Monitor
(C) Plotter
(D) Dot Matrix Printer
ANSWER: C
43. Which of the following software tools is most suitable to create brochures, newsletters and books?
(A) CorelDraw
(B) Photoshop
(C) PowerPoint
(D) PageMaker
ANSWER: D
44. Decorative line or taper added to the beginning and/or end of a letter’s stem is called a/an
(A) Ascender
(B) Padding
(C) Serif
(D) Kerning
ANSWER: C
45. The user id of a Twitter account is also known as
(A) Tweet
(B) Handle
(C) Hashtag
(D) Mention
ANSWER: B
46. What is the full form of “QR Code” ?
(A) Quick Rectangular Code
(B) Quick Response Code
(C) Quartz Readable Code
(D) Quick Readable Code
ANSWER: B
47.What does the letter ‘C’ denote in the acronym CPU 
(A) Control
(B) Common
(C) Central
(D) Computer
ANSWER: C
48.Which of the following is not a part of ePU instruction cycle ?
(A) Load
(B) Decode
(C ) Execute
(D) Fetch
ANSWER: A
49. A CPU consists of control unit,……, and a memory unit.
(A) system unit
(B) input/output
(C) arithmetic & logic unit
(D) peripheral unit
ANSWER: C
50. Which is required to make a hard copy of a digital document ?
(A) Printer
(B) Digitizer
(C) Scanner
(D) Joystick
ANSWER: C
51. Dynamic RAM consumes…..power and is. …….as compared to static RAM.
(A) less, slower
(B) more, faster
(C) less, faster
(D) more, slower
ANSWER: D
52. CMOS is a small amount of memory on a computer motherboard that stores the BIOS settings. What is the full form of CMOS ?
(A) Cache Operated System Semiconductor
(B) Complementary Metal Oxide
(C) Common Machine Operating System
(D) Computer Memory On Semiconductor
ANSWER: B
53. When power of a computer is turned on, a diagnostic test is carried out to check the keyboard, RAM, disk drives, and other hardware. This test is known as
(A) POST
(B) REST
(C) BIOS
(D) CMOS
ANSWER: A
54. Which comprises of a series of RAM integrated circuits that can be installed in the motherboard’s memory slots ?
(A) DIMM
(B) NIC
(C) SCSI
(D) PCMCIA
ANSWER: A
55. Which of the following is a non-impact printer? 
(A) Daisy Wheel Printer
(B) Line Printer
(C) Dot Matrix Printer
(D) Inkjet Printer
ANSWER: D
56. What does the letter ‘M’ stand for in CMYK color model ?
(A) Mustard
(B) Magenta
(C) Maroon
(D) Mango
ANSWER: B
57. Which of the following is not a unit for measuring CPU speed?
(A) FLOPS
(B) GHz
(C) MIPS
(D) TWIPS
ANSWER: D
58. CAT5, CAT6 and CAT7 are the types of
(A) Fibre Cables
(B) Wireless Technologies
(C) UTP Cables
(D) Coaxial Cables
ANSWER: C
59. Which connectors are used with UTP cables? 
(A) VGA
(B) RJ11
(C) BNC
(D) RJ45
ANSWER: D
60. Which layer exists between application and session layers in ISO OSI network reference model?
(A) Network
(B) Transport
(C) Data Link
(D) Presentation
ANSWER: D
61. HTTP operates in which layer of network? 
(A) Network
(B) Data Link
(C)  Transport
(D) Application
ANSWER: D
62. Which of the following IP address is reserved for private use and is not allowed to be transmitted across the Internet? 
(A) 192.168.1.91
(B) 170.21.14.44
(C) 12.12.10.14
(D) 202.40.17.21
ANSWER: A
63. GSM, LTE, CDMA are which technologies ? 
(A) Cellular
(B) Bluetooth
(C) NFC
(D) WiFi
ANSWER: A
64. Which of the following operating systems is free and open-source?
(A) ios
(B) Windows
(C) Unix
(D) Linux
ANSWER: D
65.A program in execution is called a
(A) script
(B) process
(C) thread
(D) software
ANSWER: B
66. When a file is deleted in Windows, it is moved to 
(A) Recycle Bin.
(B) Dust Bin
(C) Trash Bin
(D) Garbage Bin
ANSWER: A
67. Which of the following characters is not allowed in a file name in Windows?
(A) $
(B) *
(C) &
(D) #
ANSWER: B
68. What is the shortcut key to open “Run” dialog box in Windows ?
(A) Ctrl+Shift+R
(B) Windows Logo Key + R
(C) Windows Logo Key + U
(D) Shift + R
ANSWER: B
69. Which of the following is the default web browser in Windows 10 fresh installation ?
(A) Mozilla Firefox
(B) Chrome
(C) Edge
(D) Safari
ANSWER: C
70. What is the shortcut key to run “Snip & Sketch” tool in Windows 10 ? 
(A) Shift + Alt + S
(B) Shift + Ctrl + S
(C) Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S
(D) Shift+Win + S
ANSWER: D
71 Which command in Windows 10 provide options to manage your computer’s drives (disks, partitions, volumes etc.) ?
(A) chkdsk
(B) diskpart
(C) scandisk
(D) defrag
ANSWER: B
72. Which command in Windows 10 displays IP addresses, subnet mask, and default gateway for all network adapters? 
(A) ifconfig
(B) ipconfig
(C) ping
(D) netstat
ANSWER: B
73. Which feature of Windows 10 allows the user to quickly minimize all open windows except the active one?
(A) Snap
(B) Peek
(C) Show Desktop
(D) Shake
ANSWER: D
74. What is the shortcut key to close the active application window in Windows 10 ?
(A) Alt + F4
(B) Ctrl + Alt + Del
(C) Ctrl + C
(D) F10
ANSWER:A
75. Which of the following is not a built-in slide layout in PowerPoint?
(A) Summary
(B) Title and Content
(C) Title Slide
(D) Comparison
ANSWER: A
76. Slide…….are the visual effects that appear as ne slide changes to another.
(A) Rehearse
(B) Show
(C) Transition
(D) Animation
ANSWER: C
77. Which is a visual effect that is added to text and graphics on a slide rather than to the slide itself ?
(A) Rehearse Timing
(B) Tweening
(C)Animation
(D) Transition
ANSWER: C
78. Which of the following keys must be pressed while drawing oval to make a perfect circle in MS-PowerPoint? 
(A) Insert
(B) Alt
(C) Shift
(D) Ctrl
ANSWER: C
79 When you click a placeholder or an object in MS-PowerPoint,……….sizing handles appear around it. 
(A) 8
(B) 4
(C) 2
(D) 6
ANSWER:A
80. A PowerPoint ………..is a pattern or blueprint of a slide or group of slides that is saved as a potx file. 
(A) style
(B) custom
(C) template
(D) slide show
ANSWER: C
81.Which of the following is not a transition effect in PowerPoint? 
(A) Checkerboard
(B) Dissolve
(C) Fade.
(D) Drop Cap
ANSWER:D
82. Which of the following programming languages is CPU dependent?
(A) SQL
(B) Assembly Language
(C) Python
(D) Java
ANSWER: B
83.Which of the following is a system software
(A) Spreadsheet
(B) Word Processor
(C) Media Player
(D) Compiler
ANSWER: D
84. Which errors in a program leads to undesired or incorrect output ?
(A) Logical
(B) Runtime
(C) Syntactic
(D) Syntax
ANSWER: A
85 Which of the following software is not a part of standard Windows installation?
(A) MS Office
(B) Paint
(C) Web Browser
(D) Notepad
ANSWER:A
86. Which application software is required to open a PDF file?
(A) Adobe Photoshop
(B) Microsoft Word.
(C) Adobe Reader
(D) Microsoft PowerPoint
ANSWER:C
 87. What is the address of the cell at row 25 and column 30 of an Excel worksheet ?
(A) AC25
(B) AD25
(C) AN30
(D) AI30
ANSWER: B
88. Which of the following is not a valid cell address in MS Excel ? 
(A) A$5
(B) $A5
(C) $A$5
(D) $A$G
ANSWER:D
89. How many cells are there in the cell range B2:F12 in MS Excel ?
(A) 55
(B) 48
(C) 52
(D) 44
ANSWER:A
90. Which of the following is an absolute cell reference ?
(A) @A@10
(B) $A$7
(C) AB7
(D) A5
ANSWER:B
91. What will be the value of a cell containing the formula given below? =5*900%
(A) 40
(B) 45
(C) 50
(D) 55
ANSWER: B
92. What will be the address of a cell range from A3 to G5 in MS Excel?
(A) A3: G5
(B) A3$G5
(C) A3#G5
(D) A3-GS
ANSWER: A
93. Consider the following data in MS Excel worksheet :
ABCD
Sr. No.NameDesignationSalary
1AmanAssistant Manager78000
2SurinderProgrammer65000
3Dev PaulOperator28000
4
what will be the value returned by the function = COUNTA(A1:D5)? 
(A) 12
(B) 16
(C) 14
(D) 15
ANSWER:A
94. Which of the following is the MS Excel function to count the number of non-empty cells in a given range?
(A) COUNTNB
(B) COUNTA
(C) COUNTNE
(D) COUNT
ANSWER:B
95. How many worksheets are present in an Excel workbook by default? 
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 2
(D) 5
ANSWER: A
96. Which of the following is true about MS Excel default cell alignments? 
(A) Both text and number are aligned left.
(B) Both text and number are aligned right.
(C) Text is aligned right and number is aligned left.
(D) Text is aligned left and number is aligned right.
ANSWER:D
97. What will be the returned by the formula =WORKDAY (“01-01- 2022”, 22) in Excel? (Assume Sunday on 01-01-2022) 
(A) 30-Jan-2022
(B) 03-Feb-2022
(C) 28-Jan-2022
(D) 01-Feb-2022
ANSWER: D
98. Rotating the data from rows to columns or vice versa in a worksheet is called 
(A) Pivot table
(B) Scaling
(C) Transposing
(D) Range
ANSWER:C
99. Which of the following is not a chart type supported by MS Excel?
(A) Area Chart
(B) Scatter Plot
(C) Volume Chart
(D) Line Chart
ANSWER: C
100. Which of the following features in MS Excel lets you record a sequence of keystrokes and play them again when required?
(A) Macro
(B) Format Painter
(C) Wrap Text
(D) Pivot Table
ANSWER: C
101. Which of the following IP addresses is known as loopback address 
(A) 192.168.0.1
(B) 127.0.0.1
(C) 172.16.24.1
(D) 10.0.0.1
ANSWER:B
102.Which of the following network protocols is used for mapping IPv4 addresses to media access control ( MAC) addresses ?
(A)DNS
(B)SNMP
(C) ARP
(D) TCP
ANSWER:C
103. Which of the following is not a valid local IPv4 address? 
(A) 192.168.1.1
(B) 10.0.0.5
(C) 260.240.1.1
(D) 172.16.24.1
ANSWER:C
104. Which of the following commands make use of ICMP messages to test the reachability of a specified computer on the network? 
(A) ipconfig
(B) arp
(C) ping
(D) touch
ANSWER:C
105.Which of the following is a popular Linux distribution supported by IBM ?
(A) Red Hat
(B) Black Cap
(C) Blue Tee
(D) Yellow Tie
ANSWER: A
106. Which is the on-demand delivery of IT resources over the Internet with  pay-as-you-go pricing? 
(A) Cloud Computing
(B) Artificial Intelligence
(C) Machine Learning
(D) Internet of Things com
ANSWER:B
107. Which virus released in 1986 is considered to be the first IBM PC compatible virus ? 
(A) Heart
(B) Brain
(C) Mind
(D) Germ
ANSWER:B
108. Which is a malware that looks like a genuine application to the user ?
(A) Virus
(B) Trojan horse
(C) Cookie
(D) Worm
ANSWER:: B
109. What is the full form of TCP/IP ?
(A) Transit Carrier Protocol/Information Protocol
(B) Telecommunication Protocol/Interlink Protocol
(C) Transmission Carrier Protocol/Internet Protocol
(D) Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol
ANSWER: D
110. Which is a plain text information about browsing session stored on the client computer by the web server?
(A) Database
(B) URL
(C) Cookie
(D) Signature
ANSWER:C
111. Who among the following is known as the father of World Wide Web ?
(A) Tim Berners-Lee
(B) Charles Babbage
(C) John McCarthy
(D) Vinton Cerf
ANSWER:A
112. Which of the following is a popular file compression utility software ?
(A) Convert
(B) Win Word
(C) WinZip
(D) Scandisk
ANSWER:C
113. Which is a combinational logic circuit that swit es one of several input lines through to a single common output line? 
(A) Counter
(B) Dece
(C) Register
(D) Multiplexer
ANSWER:D
114.Which of the following ML tags is used to draw a horizontal line in a web page?
(A) <li>
(B) <hr>
(C) <tr>
(D) <br>
ANSWER:B
115. How many heading levels are supported by HTML?
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 8
ANSWER: B
116. Which of the following HTML tags is used to create a cell in a table row? 
(A) <cell>
(B) <br>
(C) <td>
(D) <dd>
ANSWER: C
117. Which of the following attribute of an <img> HTML element is used to specify the URL of the image file?
(A) src
(B) href
(C) file
(D) target
ANSWER:: A
118. How an inline CSS is used in an HTML document ? 
(A) By using <meta> element in the <head> section of the HTML document.
(B) By using style attribute of the HTML element.
(C)By using <style > element in the <head> section of the HTML document.
(D)By saving the CSS rules in an external file and linking it with the HTML document.
ANSWER: B
119. What is the correct CSS rule to set the background color of <h1> elements to red?
(A) hi{background-color: red; }
(B) hl (background-color: red; }
(C) #hi (background-color: red; }
(D) <h1>{background-color: red
ANSWER:A
120. Which of the following HTML tags is used to create a hyperlink in a webpage ? 
(A) <link>
(B) <li>
(C) <a>
(D) <href>
ANSWER: C
121. In analog computer
I. Input is first converted to digital form
II. Input is never converted to digital form III. Output is displayed in digital form
IV. All of these
Pick the correct statement:
(A) I & II
(B) II, III and IV
(C) Only II
(D) None of these
ANSWER: C
122. What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer ?
(A) To control flow of information
(B) To produce result
(C) To compare data
(D) None of these
ANSWER:C
123. MICR stands for
(A) Magnetic Ink Character Region
(B) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
(C) Magnetic Ink Code Recognition
(D) Meta Ink Character Recognition
ANSWER: B
124. Which printer uses light beam and electrostatically sensitive black powder ?
(A) Dot matrix printer
(B) Daisy wheel printer
(C) Chain printer
(D) Laser printer
ANSWER: D
125. Which is an example of non-volatile memory?
(A) RAM
(B) ROM
(C) LSI
(D) VLSI
ANSWER:B
126. Secondary storage does not
(A) require constant power
(B) use magnetic media com
(C) store information for later retrieval
(D)None of these
ANSWER:A
127. Conversion of binary number (1001010), to its decimal number is-
(A) (72)10
(B) (63)10
(C) (74) 10
(D) (97)10)
ANSWER:C
128. Which is a collection of system programs that together controls the operation on a computer system?
(A) Operating system
(B) Application software
(C) Both (A) & (B)
(D) None of these
ANSWER: A
129.Which is classified as low level language ?
(A) COBOL
(B) C++
(C) Machine language
(D) Both (A) and (B)
ANSWER: C
130. When you install a new program on your computer, it is typically added to the 
(A) All programs
(B) Select programs
(C) Start programs
(D) Desktop programs
ANSWER:A
131. Which term is used in MS Word to describe the act of correcting something?
(A) Erase
(B) Formatting
(C) Correcting
(D) Edit
ANSWER: D
132. By default the cell content alignment in MS Excel is
(A) left aligned
(B) centrally aligned
(C) text left aligned and numbers right aligned
(D) None of these
ANSWER: C
133. A file which contains readymade style slides that can be used for a presentation in MS PowerPoint is called
(A) Wizard
(B) Autostyle
(C) Pre-formatting
(D). Template
ANSWER:D
134. In DBMS, ich level of abstraction describes how data is stored?
(A) Logical level
(B) Conceptual level
(C) Physical level
(D) Schema
ANSWER: C
135. The interactive transmission of data within a time sharing system may be best suited to
(A) simplex lines.
(B) half duplex lines.
(C) full duplex lines
(D) None of these
ANSWER:C
136. Personal logs or journal entries posted on the web are known as
(A) blogs
(B) list servers.
(C) web carts
(D) subject directories
ANSWER: A
137. Worms normally move around and infect other machines through
(A) computer programs
(B) computer networks
(C) computer hardware
(D) None of these
ANSWER: B
138.NAND gates can be used to perform which type of operations?
(A) NOT.
(B) OR
(C) AND
(D) All of these
ANSWER: D
139. The compiler converts your C++, instructions into
(A) object code
(B) edited code
(C) source code
(D) translated code
ANSWER: A
140. MS-DOS supports file names upto…….characters in length. 
(A) two
(B) Four
(C) six
(D) eight
ANSWER:D
141. Which of the following presents the most significant feature of Indus Valley Civilization?
(A) Burnt brick buildings
(B) Art & architecture
(C)Buildings of worship
(D) First true arches
ANSWER: A
142. The chief impact of vedic culture on Indian history was the
(A) Consolidation of caste system
(B) Growth of Sanskrit
(C) Progress of Philosophy
(D) Rise of other worldly outlook
ANSWER:A
143. Buddha’s preachings were mainly in regard to
(A) Idol worship
(B) Belief in one God
(C) Purity
(D) Practice of rituals
ANSWER:C
144. Hindu colonies were founded in the South-East Asian countries mostly during the of the
(A) Guptas
(B) Mauryas
(C) Rajputs
(D) Cholas
ANSWER: D
145. Which of the following causes was not responsible for the downfall of Mughal empire? 
(A) Deccan policy of Aurangzeb
(B) Religious policy of Aurangzeb
(C) Mansabdari system
(D) Revolts in various provinces of the empire
ANSWER: C
146. Pallava kings are remembered as the makers of rock cut temples at
(A) Rameswaram
(B) Thanjavur
(C) Khajuraho
(D) Mahabalipuram
ANSWER:D
147. The Sultan who refused to recognize the authority of the Caliph was
(A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(B) Alauddin Khilji
(C) Qutbuddin Mubarak
(D) Muhammad-bin Tughlaq
ANSWER: C
148. Which is the most significant contribution of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to modern India?
(A) His Presidentship of Indian National Congress
(B) His role in Non-Cooperation Movement
(C) His participation in Quit India Movement
(D) His achievement of integration of princely states
ANSWER: D
149. Why did Rabindranath Tagore renounce his knighthood
(A) He wanted to join the Congress party and become its President.
(B) He was not satisfied with the Constitutional reforms introduced by the Govt. of India Act, 1919.
(C) His heart lay torn with anguish over the atrocities of the British Government in Punjab especially the massacre of innocent people by Dyer at Jallianwala Bagh.
(D) He wished to participate in the satyagraha movement started by Mahatma Gandhi.
ANSWER: C
150. The i portance of Gandhiji’s Non-Cooperation Movement was that 
(A) It was a great movement on a large scale
(B) Non-violence was employed for the first time as an effective weapon of mass movement.
(C) It showed the ability and the willingness of the people in general to endure.
(D) None of these
ANSWER: B
151. Which of the following is a feature common to both the Indian Federation and the American Federation? 
(A) A single citizenship
(B) Dual Judiciary
(C) Three lists in the Constitution
(D) A federal Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution
ANSWER:D
152. Which is not specifically mentioned in Article 19 of the Constitution ?
(A) Freedom of speech and expression
(B) Freedom to assemble peacefully without arms
(C) Freedom to move freely
(D) Freedom to the press
ANSWER:D
153. What is the minimum age to become a Rajya Sabha member?
(A) 21 years
(B) 25 years
(C) 30 years
(D) 35 years
ANSWER:C
154.When a financial emergency is proclaimed 
(A) Repayment of government debts will stop
(B) Payment of salaries to public servants will be postponed
(C) salaries and allowances of any class of employees may be reduced
(D) Union budget will not be presented
ANSWER: C
155. Nationalisation of banks was done with the purpose of 
(A) Financing the industries
(B) Improving credit facilities
(C) Consolidating the economy
(D) Improving security of deposits
ANSWER: C
156. An indirect instrument of monetary policy is 
(A) Statutory Liquidity Ratio
(B) Cash Reserve Ratio
(C) Bank Rate
(D) Open Market Operations
ANSWER: D
157. The lowest layer of atmosphere is
(A) Troposphere
(B) Stratosphere
(C) Ionosphere
(D) Mesosphere
ANSWER:A
158.Which is a metamorphic rock?
(A) Limestone
(B) Granite
(C) Basalt
(D) Marble
ANSWER:D
159. A stretch of sea water, partly or fully separated by a narrow strip from the main sea is called
(A) Bay
(B) Isthmus
(C)Lagoon
(D) Strait
ANSWER: C
160. Indian desert is know
(A) Gobi
(B)Sahara
(C) Thar
(D) Atacama
ANSWER: C
161. Loktak is a
(A) River
(B) Valley
(C) Mountain range
(D) Lake
ANSWER: D
162.Which of the following area of Indian subcontinent becomes the area of low pressure in summer?
(A) Rann of Kutch
(B) Rajasthan
(C) North Western India
(D) Meghalaya
ANSWER:C
163.  The Valley of Flowers’ is located in which state?
(A) H.P.
(B) U.P.
(C) Sikkim
(D) Uttarakhand
ANSWER: D
164. ‘Mumbai High’ is related to
(A) Petroleum
(B) Iron
(C) Tomb
(D) Jute
ANSWER:A
165. Respiration process requires 
(A) Oxygen
(B)Water
(C) Heat
(D) Sunlight
ANSWER:A
166. The large amount of sugar present in human blood is
 (A) Sucrose
(B) Glucose
(C) Fructose
(D) Lactose
ANSWER: B
167. Persons suffering from myopia are advised to use 
(A) Convex lens
(B) Concave lens
(C) Plano-Concave lens
(D) Plano-Convex lens
ANSWER: B
168. The device used to change the speed of an electric fan is 
(A) Amplifier
(B) Regulator
(C) Switch
(D) Rectifier
ANSWER: B
169.Chemically Lime water is 
(A) Calcium Carbonate
(C) Calcium Hydroxide
(B) Sodium Hydroxide
(D) Sodium Carbonate
ANSWER:C
170. Which metal is protected by the layer of its own oxide ?
(A) Silver
(B) Calcium
(C) Iron
(D) Aluminum
ANSWER: D
171. Spiti and Kinnaur are separated from Tibet by which mountain range? 
(A) Dhauladhar
(B) Zanskar
(C) Choordhar
(D) Shiwalik
ANSWER: B
172.Hangrang valley is located in which district of HP?
(A) Kinnaur
(B) Sirmour
(C) Kullu
(D) Lahaul-Spiti
ANSWER: A
173.Which is the largest river in HP?
(A) Satlej
(B) Beas
(C)Chenab
(D) Yamuna
ANSWER:: C
174. By which name Himachal is introduced on the tourism map?
(A) Shiv Bhoomi
(B) Apple Land
(C) Peach Bowl
(D) Devbhoomi
ANSWER:D
175, Shitidhar is located in which district of HP
(A) Kullu
(B) Mandi
(C)Kamgra
(D) Chamba
ANSWER: A
176.First Deputy Speaker of HP Vidhan Sabha was 
(A) Krishan Chander
(B) K.L. Mehta
(C) N.C. Nandi
(D) Randisawane Beve
ANSWER: A
177. Who was the Chairman of joint meeting of Shimla Hill states rulers and Praja Mandal representatives held in January 1948 at Solan ? 
(A) Durga Singh
(B) Anand Chand
(C) Vijay Singh
(D) Garur Sen
ANSWER: A
178. When did a popular Ministry headed by Dr. Y.S. Parmar assume office in the Part ‘C’ state of HP?
(A) 24th March, 1948
(B) 24th March, 1950
(C) 24th March, 1952
(D) 24th March, 1954
ANSWER: C
179. Which Sikh Guru is linked with the Paonta Sahib Gurudwara ?
(A) Guru Nanak
(B) Guru Arjun Dev
(C) Guru Tegh Bahadur
(D) Govind Singh
ANSWER: D
180. Who is the creator of the Murals on the walls of the Mall, Shimla that depict the apple plucking skill of Himachali people? 
(A) S.N. Roerich
(B) Shobha Singh
(C) M.C. Saxena
(D) None of these
ANSWER: C
181. Which Kangra ruler accepted the rule of Akbar ?
(A) Alam Chand
(B) Dheer chand
(C) Anand Chand
(D) Dharam Chand
ANSWER: D
182. On what date did the Indian Parliament pass the State of Himachal Pradesh Act ?
(A) 1st November, 1966
(B) 18th December ,1970
(C) 26th November, 1969
(D) 15th April, 1954
ANSWER: B
183. The Kayang, Bakyang and Banyangchu are the famous dances of 
(A) Mandi
(B) Kullu
(C) Lahaul-Spiti
(D) Kinnaur
ANSWER:D
184. In which year the target of total electrification was achieved in H.P. ?
(A) 1985
(B) 1988
(C) 1990
(D) 1995
ANSWER: B
185. Who received the first Pahari Gandhi Baba Kanshi Ram award in 1989 ?
(A) Jai Dev Kiran
(B) Om Prakash Saraswat
(C) Ashwani Garg
(D) Pt. Bhavani Dutt Shastri
ANSWER:A
186. European Organization for Nuclear Research – CERN has recently suspended the observer status of which country? 
(A) Russia
(B) Ukraine
(C) Belarus
(D) USA
ANSWER:A
187. What is the theme of National Youth Parliament Festival 2022? 
(A) Be the voice of New India and find solutions and contribute to policy
(B) Voice of Youth matters
(C) E-Governance and use of ICT
(D) Participation of Women in Parliament
ANSWER: A
188. What is ‘PARAM Ganga’, which was in news recently ?
(A) Covid Vaccine
(B) Ganga Rejuvenation Scheme
(C) Super Computer
(D) Crypto Currency
ANSWER: C
189.Which country is the largest crude oil producer in the World, as on 2022 ?
(A) Russia
(B) USA
(C) Saudi Arabia
(D) Iran
ANSWER:B
190. In a certain code SUBSTITUTION is written as ITSEBUSNOITUT. How is DISTRIBUTION written in that code?
(A) IRTSIDNOITUB
(B) IRTSIDNOIBUT
(C) IRTDISNOITUIB
(D) IRTDISNOIUTB
ANSWER: A
191. In a row of 24 students, when Janki was shifted by 4 places towards left, she became 8th from the left end. What was her earlier position from the right end of the row ? 
(A) 12th.
(B) – 13th
(D) 15th
(C) 14th
ANSWER:B
192. Pointing to a woman in a photograph a man says, “she is the  only daughter of my father’s mother-in-law”. How is the woman related to the man?
(A) Daughter
(B) Mother
(C) Daughter-in-law
(D) Mother-in-law
ANSWER: B
193. Antonym of the word ‘Despondency’ is 
(A) Humility
(B) Pleasure
(C) cheerfulness
(D) excitement
ANSWER:: C
194. One word Substitution for ‘Constant effort to achieve something’ is
(A) Perseverance
(B) attempt.
(C) Enthusiasm
(D) Vigour
ANSWER: B
195. Ajit promised me that he would come ……  did not turn up.
(A) and
(B) through
(C) but
(D) still
ANSWER: C
196. Meaning of the idiom ‘to keep the ball rolling’ is
(A) To earn more & more.
(B) To create chaos
(C) To change the sorry scheme
(D) To keep the conversation going
ANSWER:: D
197. “सुरेश का संधि विच्छेद है
(A) सु + ईश
(B)सुर + इश
(C) सुर + ईश
(D) सु + इश
ANSWER:: C
198. ‘सुलक्षण’ में समास है
(A) तत्पुरुष
(B) द्वन्द्व
(C) अव्ययीभाव
(D) बहुवीहि
ANSWER:: A
199. ‘चोरी’ में प्रत्यय है
(A) च
(B) चो
(C) री
(D) ई
ANSWER: D
200. ‘कौशल’ का पर्यायवाची है
(A) पाटव
(B) श्रवण
(C)पयोधर
(D) मृदु
ANSWER: A

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