HPAS PRE-2011 General Studies Previous Year Paper

HPAS PRE-2011

GENERAL STUDIES PAPER

Q1. What is the Vedic name of the river Ravi?

1. a) Parushni
2. b) Chandrabhaga
3. c) Arjikiya
4. d) Satadru

ANSWER:- (a)

Q2. In which district of Himachal Pradesh is Mulgum Valley?

1. a) Kinnaur
2. b) Lahaul Spiti
3. c) Kullu
4. d) Chamba

ANSWER:- (a)

Q3. The 40- year war between ancient Aryan king Divodas and Shambar resulted in the defeat of …………..

1. a) Sakas
2. b) Khasas
3. c) Kirats
4. d) Kinnars

ANSWER:- (c)

Q4. Where was the capital of Kullu in the earlier times?

1. a) Brahmapur
2. b) Jugatsukh
3. c) Murgul
4. d) Trilokinath

ANSWER:- (b)

Q5. Who translated the collection of South Indian tales into Sanskrit and titled the work as Kathasaritasagar?

1. a) Somdev
2. b) Kalhana
3. c) Jaideva
4. d) Shankaracharya

ANSWER:- (a)

Q6. Who was installed as Raja of Bilaspur (Kahlur) princely state when Kharak Chand died issueless?

1. a) Mian Jangi
2. b) Mian Miri
3. c) Sansaru
4. d) Bishan Singh

ANSWER:- (a)

Q7. Identify the Himachal who was captain of Indian Hockey team that won gold medal at 1964 Summer Olympics at Tokyo?

1. a) Darshan Singh
2. b) Prithipal Singh
3. c) Charanjit Singh
4. d) Gurbaksh Singh

ANSWER:- (c)

Q8. Who built the Lakshmi Narayan Temple at Chamba?

1. a) Meru Varman
2. b) Sahil Varman
3. c) Lakshmi Varman
4. d) Lalit Varman

ANSWER:- (b)

Q9. Which ruler of Nurpur princely state was sent by Shah Jahan in 1645 A.D. to curb the Uzbeks of Balkh?

1. a) Jagat Singh
2. b) Bass Dev (Basu)
3. c) Rajrup Singh
4. d) Prithvi Singh

ANSWER:- (a)

Q10. Which treaty signaled the departure of the Gurkhas and the arrival of the British on the political canvas of Shimla Hill states?

1. a) Treaty of Sagauli
2. b) Treaty of Lahore
3. c) Treaty of Malaun
4. d) Treaty of Ramgarh

ANSWER:- (a)

Q11. Which raja’s wooing of Nokhu Gaddan is depicted in the “Raja- Gaddan” love lyric?

1. a) Man Singh of Jaswan
2. b) Sri Singh of Chamba
3. c) Bir Singh of Nurpur
4. d) Sansar Chand of Kangra

ANSWER:- (d)

Q12. Given below in List I are the names of some INA heroes and in List II the titles given to them for their contributions:

 List I

(a) Major Mehar Dass

(b) Hari Singh

(c) Captain Bakhabi  Pratap Singh

(d) L.A. Amar Chand

List II

 (1) Sher-e-Hind

(2) Tagma-e-shatrunash

(3) Sardar-e-Jung

(4) Madel for bravery

With the help of codes given below find the correct match:

Codes:

(1)   (2)  (3)  (4)

1. a) (a) (c)  (b)   (d)
2. b) (b) (c)  (a)   (d)
3. c) (c) (d)  (b)   (a)
4. d) (d) (a)  (b)   (c)

ANSWER:- (b)

Q13. Dr. Piyush Guleri’s award winning work, “ Chhaunte” is a ………….

1. a) Novel
2. b) Natak (Drama)
3. c) Kavita (Poem)
4. d) Essay

ANSWER:- (c)

Q14. Who among the following was returned unopposed to the first Lok Sabha?

1. a) Dr. Y.S. Parmar
2. b) Anand Chand
3. c) Pt. Padam Dev
4. d) Joginder Sen

ANSWER:- (b)

Q15. According to 2011 census which district of Himachal Pradesh has the lowest female literacy rate?

1. a) Kullu
2. b) Kinnaur
3. c) Chamba
4. d) Lahaul Spiti

ANSWER:- (c)

Q16. On which issue did several Panchayats of Nichar Sub-division boycotted the December 2010-Janaury 2011 Panchayat elections?

1. a) Opposition of cement factory
2. b) Demand or batter road connectivity
3. c) Demand for better marketing facilities for apple and other fruits
4. d) Opposition to Karcham Wangtoo Hydel Project.

ANSWER:- (d)

Q17. When Himachal Pradesh was formed in 1948 which was the smallest Princely State/ Thakurai to join it (in terms of area)?

1. a) Ratesh
2. b) Kuthar
3. c) Darkoti
4. d) Rawingarh

ANSWER:- (a)

Q18. On which river is Chamba Pattan bridge which being without pillars is first of its kind in Himachal Pradesh?

1. a) Ravi
2. b) Satluj
3. c) Yamuna
4. d) Beas

ANSWER:- (d)

Q19. At which places in Mandi District has the Department of Ayurveda set-up a herbal garden?

1. a) Sarkaghat
2. b) Sunder Nagar
3. c) Karsong
4. d) Joginder Nagar

ANSWER:- (d)

Q20. For distribution of essential commodities all families in Himachal Pradesh have been divided into four categories. Two of them are: Below Poverty Line (APL) families. Which are the other two?

1. a) Antyodaya and Scheduled Caste families
2. b) Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe families
3. c) Annapurna and Scheduled Caste families
4. d) Annapurna and Antyodaya families

ANSWER:- (d)

Q21. Arrange the following ruling dynasties of ancient India in correct chronological order:

1. Mauryas
2. Guptas

iii. Nandas

1. Kushnans
2. a) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
3. b) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
4. c) (iii), (i),(iv), (ii)
5. d) (iii),(ii), (iv), (i)

ANSWER:- (c)

Q22. At which place was Varadhman Mahavir born?

1. a) Gaya
2. b) Kundgram
3. c) Kapil vastu
4. d) Patliputra

ANSWER:- (b)

Q23. From which place did Gandhiji start his Dandi March to the sea?

1. a) Wardha
2. b) Sabarmati
3. c) Kheda
4. d) Ahmedabad

ANSWER:- (b)

Q24. After Subhash Chandra Bose resigned from the Presidentship of Congress in 1939 who became the party president?

1. a) Pattabhi Sitaramayya
2. b) Maulana Azad
3. c) Rajendra Prasad
4. d) Jaya Prakash Narayan

ANSWER:- (c)

Q25. Who were the two prominent leaders of Home Rule League?

1. a) Tilak and Annie Besant
2. b) Tilak and Feroz Shah Mehta
3. c) Annie Besant and B.C. Pal
4. d) B.C. Pal and Tilak

ANSWER:- (a)

Q26. In 1943, Muslim League ministries were installed in four provinces. Two of them were Sind and NWFP. Which were the other two?

1. a) Punjab and Bengal
2. b) Assam and Punjab
3. c) Bengal and Assam
4. d) Bengal and U.P

ANSWER:- (c)

27. Which Mughal ruler imprisoned his stepmother after the death of his father?
28. a) Aurangzeb
29. b) Shah Jahan
30. c) Jahangir
31. d) Humayun

ANSWER:- (b)

Q28. In which year was the partition of Bengal annulled?

1. a) 1909 A.D.
2. b) 1910 A.D.
3. c) 1911 A.D.
4. d) 1912 A.D.

ANSWER:- (c)

Q29. At which venue did the 1907 A.D. split in Congress Party take place?

1. a) Benaras
2. b) Calcutta
3. c) Nagpur
4. d) Surat

ANSWER:- (d)

Q30. Who was the first Indian to declare that “Freedom is my birth right”?

1. a) Mahatma Gandhi
2. b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3. c) Lala Lajpat Rai
4. d) Chandra Shkhar Azad

ANSWER:- (b)

Q31. Who founded the All India Depressed Classes Federation?

1. a) B. R. Ambedkar
2. b) Narayan Guru
3. c) Jyotiba Phule
4. d) Lala Lajpat Rai

ANSWER:- (a)

Q32. Who is the founder of the Arya Samaj?

1. a) Swami Vivekananda
2. b) Swami Agnivesh
3. c) Swami Dayanand
4. d) Pandit Vishnu Shastri

ANSWER:- (c)

Q33. What is the capital of Republic of South Sudan?

1. a) KILARTOUM
2. b) JUBA
3. c) OMDURMAN
4. d) BENGUI

ANSWER:- (b)

Q34. Who has been given the 2011 Sahitya Academy Award?

1. a) Namavar Singh
2. b) Doodhnath Singh
3. c) Kashinath Singh
4. d) Rajendra Yadav

ANSWER:- (c)

Q35. What is the name of first Indian Research Station in the Arctic?

1. a) Himadri
2. b) Maitri
3. c) Bharati
4. d) Dakshin Gangotri

ANSWER:- (a)

Q36. Five rings linked together constitute the symbol of Olympic Games. Each ring is of a different colour. Two colours are blue and black. Which are the other three colours?

1. a) Green, Red, Violet
2. b) Red, Violet, Yellow
3. c) Green, Pink, Yellow
4. d) Green, Yellow, Red

ANSWER:- (d)

Q37. In which state of India is Kaziranga National Park?

1. a) Uttarkhand
2. b) Uttar Pradesh
3. c) Assam
4. d) Paschimbanga

ANSWER:- (c)

Q38. On the coast of which state is Wheeler Island?

1. a) Goa
2. b) Gujarat
3. c) Orissa
4. d) Tamil Nadu

ANSWER:- (c)

Q39. Which of the following is not a measure of Human Development Index?

1. a) Life Expectancy
2. b) Sex Ratio
3. c) Literacy Rate
4. d) Gross Enrolment

ANSWER:- (b)

Q40. With which activity is Magsaysay awardees rajendra singh associated?

1. a) Human Rights
2. b) Child Welfare
3. c) Environmental issues
4. d) Water conservation

ANSWER:- (d)

41. Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States of America?
42. a) England
43. b) France
44. c) Germany
45. d) Switzerland

ANSWER:- (b)

42. Which statement is true about Ellora caves?
43. a) All of them are Buddhist caves
44. b) Majority of them are Buddhist caves
45. c) Majority of them are Hindu caves
46. d) All of them are Hindu caves

ANSWER:- (c)

Q43. Which city in India is called the garden city?

1. a) Chandigarh
2. b) Bengaluru
3. c) Srinagar
4. d) Thiruvananthapuram

ANSWER:- (b)

Q44. The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats meet at:

1. a) Anaimalai Hills
2. b) Anaimudi Hills
3. c) Nilgiri Hills
4. d) Palni Hills

ANSWER:- (c)

Q45. Three important rivers of the Indian Subcontinent have their sources near the Mansarovar Lake in the Great Himalayas. These rivers are:

1. a) Indus, Jhelum and Satluj
2. b) Brahmaputra, Satluj and Yamuna
3. c) Brahmaputra, Indus and Satluj
4. d) Jhelum, Satluj and Yamuna

ANSWER:- (c)

Q46. Match list l with List ll and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

List I List II

(Nuclear Power (States)

Stations)

(a) Kakrapur (i) Karnataka

(b) Raiga (ii) Gujarat

(c) Rawatbhata (iii) Rajasthan

(d) Narora (iv) Uttar Pradesh

 Codes:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

1. a) (ii) (i) (iv) (d)
2. b) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
3. c) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
4. d) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)

ANSWER:- (d)

Q47. Koyali is:

1. a) Hydroelectric plant in Assam
2. b) Thermal Electric plant in Maharashtra
3. c) Oil Refinery in Gujarat
4. d) Biogas plant in Andhra Pradesh

ANSWER:- (c)

Q48. Zawar Mines are important for:

1. a) Bauxite
2. b) Tungsten
3. c) Zinc
4. d) Lead

ANSWER:- (c or d)

Q49. Which of the following groups of rivers originates from the Himachal mountains?

1. a) Beas, Ravi and Chenab
2. b) Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum
3. c) Satluj, Beas and Ravi
4. d) Satluj, Ravi and Jhelum

ANSWER:- (a)

Q50. The Pennines (Europe), Appalachians (America) and the Aravallis (India) are examples of:

1. a) Old mountains
2. b) Young mountains
3. c) Fold mountains
4. d) Block mountains

ANSWER:- (a or c)

Q51. Almost 90% of the world’s fish supply comes from:

1. a) Inland waters
2. b) The coast of Peru
3. c) The continental shelf
4. d) The open seas

ANSWER:- (c)

Q52. The production of most metallic minerals is affected by each of the following, except:

1. a) Distance to market
2. b) Quantity available
3. c) Richness of the ore
4. d) Weight of the ore

ANSWER:- (d)

Q53. Intensive subsistence agriculture is concentrated in:

1. a) Areas with a Mediterranean climate
2. b) Major river valleys and deltas such as the Ganges
3. c) The plains of the Midwestern United States
4. d) The Lapland areas of Scandinavia

ANSWER:- (b)

Q54. Mediterranean agriculture is:

1. a) Dependent upon large quantities of summer rainfall
2. b) Known for grapes, olives, oranges and figs
3. c) One of the least productive of the agricultural regions
4. d) Found only in Southern Europe and Northern Africa

ANSWER:- (b)

Q55. If the post of the Vice- President of India is vacant at the time of resignation or demise of the President of India, who among the following assumes the charge of the office of President?

1. a) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
2. b) Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
3. c) Senior most Governor
4. d) Chief Justice of India

ANSWER:- (d)

Q56. The Governor has the power to impose Governor’s rule in the State of:

1. a) Tripura
2. b) Nagaland
3. c) Mizoram
4. d) Jammu and Kashmir

ANSWER:- (d)

Q57. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Former Speaker Political Party

1. a) P.A. Sangma Congress
2. b) G.H.C. Balayogi Telugn Desam Party
3. c) Manohar Joshi BJP
4. d) Somnath Chatterjee CPI (M)

ANSWER:- (c)

Q58. Which of the following statements is not correct about a judge of a High Court?

1. a) A judge of a High Court is appointed by the President of India
2. b) He holds office during the pleasure of the President
3. c) He can be transferred to any other High Court
4. d) He can be removed for proved misbehavior or incapacity

ANSWER:- (b)

Q59. The Public Accounts Committee presents its report to:

1. a) The President of India
2. b) The Finance Minister
3. c) The Parliamentary Affairs Minister
4. d) The Parliament

ANSWER:- (d)

Q60. Under the Constitution of India, the power to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus is vested in:

1. a) The District Courts
2. b) The High Court only
3. c) He Supreme Court only
4. d) Both the High Court’s and the Supreme Court

ANSWER:- (d)

Q61. In which part of the Indian Constitution has the provision for Panchayats been made?

1. a) Part IX
2. b) Part IV
3. c) Part III
4. d) Part X

ANSWER:- (a)

Q62. When an advance grant is made by Parliament, pending the regular passage of the budget, it is called:

1. a) Vote on credit
2. b) Token grant
3. c) Supplementary grant
4. d) Vote on account

ANSWER:- (d)

Q63. Under the Constitution of India Education as a subject of legislation is included in:

1. a) The Union List
2. b) The State List
3. c) The Concurrent List
4. d) The Residuary Powers

ANSWER:- (c)

Q64. Which one of the following is no longer a source of income of urban local bodies in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh?

1. a) House Tax
2. b) Toll Tax
3. c) Fee
4. d) Octroi

ANSWER:- (d)

Q65. The Tenth Schedule added to the Constitution of India by the 52nd Amendment relates to:

1. a) Anti- defection law
2. b) Land Reforms
3. c) Panchayati Raj
4. d) Languages

ANSWER:- (a)

Q66. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

List I

(1) Privileges of Parliament

(2) Residuary Powers

(3) Directive Principal of State Policy

(4) Judicial Review

List II

(a) Irish Constitution

(b) The Britain

(c) Canadian Constitution

(d) U.S. Constitution

Codes:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

1. a) (3) (1) (2) (4)
2. b) (2) (3) (4) (1)
3. c) (3) (1) (4) (2)
4. d) (1) (2) (3) (4)

ANSWER:- (a)

Q67. Which Indian city has the highest population according to 2011 Census?

1. a) Kolkata
2. b) New Delhi
3. c) Chennai
4. d) Mumbai

ANSWER:- (d)

Q68. Which of the following Indian Companies has been listed at the top in Forbes- 2000 list?

1. a) RIL
2. b) ONGC
3. c) IOL
4. d) NTPC

ANSWER:- (a)

Q69. ‘Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan Yojana’ is associated with:

1. a) The Development of Bihar
2. b) Community toilets in slum area
3. c) Construction of House for low income groups
4. d) None of the above

ANSWER:- (b)

Q70. The maximum limit of Foreign Direct investment (FDI) in public sector banking is:

1. a) 51%
2. b) 50%
3. c) 33%
4. d) 49%

ANSWER:- (Scrapped questions)

Q71. Which of the following plans is meant for constructing houses for rural people?

1. a) Indra Avas Yojana
2. b) Ambedkar Avas Yojana
3. c) PURA
4. d) None of the above

ANSWER:- (a)

Q72. As per 13th Finance Commission Recommendations during 2010-15, transfers to the states in the form of ‘grant-in –aid’ are expected to be:

1. a) Rs. 44,000 crore
2. b) Rs. 1,64,882 crore
3. c) Rs. 3,18,581 crore
4. d) Rs. 1,07,552 crore

ANSWER:- (c)

Q73. Which of the following is/are the component (s) of Gross Domestic Capital Formation (GDCF)?

1. Gross Domestic Savings
2. Net Capital Inflow
3. Direct Foreign Investment

Codes:

1. a) Only (1)
2. b) Only (2)
3. c) Only (3)
4. d) Both (1) and (2)

ANSWER:- (d)

Q74. Ethanol mixed petrol is being sold in various states w.e.f. January 1, 2003. The percentage of ethanol in petrol is:

1. a) 10%
2. b) 7%
3. c) 6&
4. d) 5&

ANSWER:- (d)

Q75. At present the National Commission on Population is under:

1. a) Planning Commission
2. b) Ministry of Human Resource Development
3. c) Cabinet Secretariat
4. d) Ministry of Health

ANSWER:- (a)

Q76. Consider the following statements:

1. The repo rate is the rate at which other banks borrow from the Reserve Bank of India
2. A value of 0 for Gini co-efficient in country implies that there is perfectly equal income for everyone in its population

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. a) Only (1)
2. b) Only (2)
3. c) Both (1) and (2)
4. d) Neither (1) nor (2)

ANSWER:- (c)

Q77. Tara pore Committee was associated with which one of the following?

1. a) Special Economic Zones
2. b) Full capital account convertibility
3. c) Foreign exchange reserve
4. d) Effect of oil prices on the Indian economy

ANSWER:- (b)

Q78. Participatory Notes (PNs) are associated with which one of the following?

1. a) Consolidated Fund of India
2. b) Foreign Institutional Investors
3. c) United Nations Development Programme
4. d) Kyoto Protocol

ANSWER:- (b)

Q79. Fly ash is environment pollutant produced by:

1. a) Thermal Power plant
2. b) Oil Refinery
3. c) Fertilizer Plant
4. d) Strip mining

ANSWER:- (a)

Q80. Environment planning organization is:

1. a) CECRI
2. b) NEERI
3. c) ICAR
4. d) CEPHERI

ANSWER:- (b)

Q81. Shallow lake with rich organic products are called:

1. a) Heterotrophic
2. b) Eutrophic
3. c) Mesotrophic
4. d) Oligotrophic

ANSWER:- (b)

Q82. In coming years, skin related disorders will become more common due to:

1. a) Excessive use of detergents
2. b) Water pollution
3. c) Air pollution
4. d) Depletion of ozone layer

ANSWER:- (d)

Q83. Loss of forests, urbanization and increasing pollution are all due to:

1. a) Greenhouse effect
2. b) Global warming
3. c) Ozone depletion
4. d) Population explosion

ANSWER:- (d)

Q84. What is the animal symbol of WWF (World Wildlife Fund)?

1. a) Dolphin
2. b) kangaroo
3. c) Tiger
4. d) Giant panda

ANSWER:- (d)

Q85. Plant genes of endangered species are stored in:

1. a) Gene Library
2. b) Gene Bank
3. c) Herbarium
4. d) None of the above

ANSWER:- (b)

Q86. State bird of Rajasthan is:

1. a) Siberian Crane
2. b) Great Indian bustard
3. c) Flamingo
4. d) Hornbill

ANSWER:- (b)

Q87. Soil erosion is more when:

1. a) Rainfall is high
2. b) No rainfall
3. c) Low rainfall
4. d) None of the above

ANSWER:- (a)

Q88. Ecology takes into account of:

1. a) Environmental factors only
2. b) Effects of plants on environment
3. c) Plant adaptation
4. d) Relationship between organism and their environment

ANSWER:- (d)

Q89. Sun loving plants are:

1. a) Halophytes
2. b) Sciophytes
3. c) Heliophytes
4. d) Autotrophs

ANSWER:- (c)

Q90. Which of the following is not a natural polymer?

1. a) Wool
2. b) Silk
3. c) Cotton
4. d) Teflon

ANSWER:- (d)

91. A polymer which is used for making ropes and carpet fibers is:
92. a) Polyacetylene
93. b) Polypropylene
94. c) Polyacrylonitrile
95. d) PVC

ANSWER:- (b)

92. The urine sample of a diabetic patients contains:
93. a) Sucrose
94. b) Fructose
95. c) Glucose
96. d) All of the above

ANSWER:- (c)

Q93. The quality of diesel oil for use in diesel engines is determined by:

1. a) The composition of the oil
2. b) The octane number
3. c) The cetane number
4. d) The amount of additive added

ANSWER:- (c)

Q94. Rusting of iron is:

1. a) An electrochemical process
2. b) A photochemical process
3. c) An electro analytical process
4. d) All of the above

ANSWER:- (a)

Q95. When mild steel is heated to a high temperature and suddenly cooled in water, it becomes hard and brittle. The process is called:

1. a) Hardening
2. b) Annealing
3. c) Quenching
4. d) Tempering

ANSWER:- (c)

Q96. Which of the following is used as moderators in nuclear reactors?

1. a) Graphite
2. b) Paraffin
3. c) Heavy water
4. d) All of the above

ANSWER:- (d)

Q97. Silicon carbide (SiC) is known as:

1. a) Quartz
2. b) Tridynite
3. c) Corundum
4. d) Carborundum

ANSWER:- (d)

Q98. A pale blue gas with a fish-like odour restores the color of a blackened lead painting. The gas is also used as rocket fuel. It is:

1. a) Oxygen
2. b) Ammonia
3. c) Sulphur dioxide
4. d) None of these

ANSWER:- (d)

Q99. The bleaching action of chlorine occurs in the presence of:

1. a) Moisture
2. b) Sunlight
3. c) Pure oxygen
4. d) Pure sulphur dioxide

ANSWER:- (a)

Q100. Haem is the important biologically in the myoglobin which is used to store:

1. a) Nitrogen in muscles
2. b) Chlorine in muscles
3. c) Oxygen in muscles
4. d) Carbon dioxide in muscles

ANSWER:- (c)