HPAS PRE-2017
GENERAL STUDIES PAPER
Q1. 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
ANSWER: (b)
Q2. 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
ANSWER: (a)
Q3. ‘Shingo-La’ is the name of which pass?
- a) Zanskar Pass
- b) Bara Lacha Pass
- c) Rohtang Pass
- d) Jalori Pass
ANSWER: (a)
Q4. Where does river Yamuna, after flowing through Uttarakhand, enter in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh?
- a) Tajewala
- b) Khodarmanjari
- c) Baru Sahib
- d) Dadahu
ANSWER: (b)
Q5. The movement started under the aegies of ‘Kisaan Sabha’ in which Shri Lakshmi Singh and Vaid Surat Singh played a pivotal rote was:
- a) Praja Mandal
- b) Pajhota Andolan
- c) Swaraj Sangh
- d) Lokraj Sabha
ANSWER: (b)
Q6. ‘Democratisation of the Administration’ was the main aim of:
- a) Praja Mandal Movement
- b) Mandi conspiracy
- c) Bilaspur Struggle
- d) Chamba
ANSWER: (a)
Q7. 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
ANSWER: (a)
Q8. Which of the following Monasteries was built by Western Tibet ruler ‘Ye-Sashoad’ around the year 996 A.D.?
- a) Gemur
- b) Kardang
- c) Tabo
- d) Tayul
ANSWER: (c)
Q9. 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
ANSWER: (b)
Q10. 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
ANSWER: (a)
Q11. In 1848 who suppressed the rebellion of Wazir of Nurpur and then Pramod Chand and Rajas of Jaswan and Datarpur?
- a) Mr. Lawrance
- b) Mr. Jackson
- c) Mr. Moorcraft
- d) Mr. Williams
ANSWER: (a)
Q12. ‘Madho Rai Ki Jaleb’ is the main attraction of which popular Himachali fair?
- a) Dussehra
- b) Lohri
- c) Shivratri
- d) Nalwari
ANSWER: (c)
Q13. What is the architectural style of the temple built on the edge of the Prarashar Lake?
- a) Cone Shaped
- b) Pagoda
- c) Penthoof
- d) Pyramidal Shaped
ANSWER: (b)
Q14. ‘Dohru’ is a traditional woollen dress worn by the women of which district?
- a) Una
- b) Kangra
- c) Bilaspur
- d) Kinnaur
ANSWER: (d)
Q15. What is the approximate capacity of ‘Shontong-Karcham’ Hydro Electric Power Project?
- a) 195 MW
- b) 100 MW
- c) 205 MW
- d) 450 MW
ANSWER: (d)
Q16. 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
ANSWER: (b)
Q17. To improve the Gross Enrolment Ration (GER) in Higher Education the Government of H.P. has adopted ‘Rashtriya Uchtar Shika Abhiyan’ the centrally sponsored scheme in the year:
- a) 2012
- b) 2013
- c) 2014
- d) 2015
ANSWER: (b)
Q18. 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
ANSWER: (a)
Q19. Which famous football tournament was started in 1888 from Annadale?
- a) Subroto Cup
- b) Santosh Trophy
- c) Durand Cup
- d) Federation Cup
ANSWER: (c)
Q20. 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
ANSWER: (b)
Q21. Who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2017?
- a) Joachim Frank
- b) Jacques Dubochet
- c) Richard Henderson
- d) All of the above
ANSWER: (d)
Q22. Who won the Women’s Single Wimbledon tournament in 2017?
- a) Garbine Muguruza
- b) Ekaterina Makarova
- c) Elena Vesnina
- d) Serna Williams
ANSWER: (a)
Q23. Who became first female President of Singapore?
- a) Carrie Lam
- b) Halimah Yacob
- c) Jacindra Ardern
- d) Angela Merkel
ANSWER: (b)
Q24. 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 to President Doanld Trump.
- d) He is advisor to UN Commission on Human Rights.
ANSWER: (a)
Q25. 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
ANSWER: (d)
Q26. Who was awarded best actress in the 64th National Film awards function?
- C.M. Surabhi
- Zaira Wasim
- Iman Chakraborty
- Sonam Kapoor
ANSWER: (a)
Q27. Match List- and List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I
- Sachidanand
- Aryabhatta
- Ayyankali
- M. Fatima Beevi
List-II
- Vatsyayan Judge
- Harijan leader
- Hindi Poet
- Astronomer
Codes:
1 2 3 4
- a) 4 3 1 2
- b) 3 4 2 1
- c) 3 1 2 4
- d) 2 1 3 4
ANSWER: (b)
Q28. Name the sportsperson who has been honoured with ‘Bharat Ratna’?
- Major Dhyan Chand
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Sachin Tendulkar
- P.T. Usha
ANSWER: (c)
Q29. Who is appointed as New Chairman of ISRO?
- a) M.G.K. Menon
- b) Roddam Narsimhan
- c) U.R. Rao
- d) K. Sivan
ANSWER: (d)
Q30. Who is the first women advocate whose name has been recommended by the collegiums to become the Judge of Supreme Court of India?
- a) Indu Malhotra
- b) Neeru Chadha
- c) Sujata V. Manohar
- d) Gyan Sudha Mishra
ANSWER: (a)
Q31. Who said that, “The Constituent Assembly was a 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
ANSWER: (c)
Q32. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I (Books)
- The Child and the State in India
- The Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics
- The Political Economy of Development in India
- Poverty Amid Plenty in the New India.
List-II (Authors)
- Atul Kohli
- Pranab Bardhan
- Christopher Jaferlot
- Myron Weiner
Codes:
1 2 3 4
- a) 3 4 1 2
- b) 4 3 2 1
- c) 2 1 3 4
- d) 1 2 4 3
ANSWER: (b)
Q33. 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
ANSWER: (a)
Q34. Which state/union territories are involved in the Caveri river dispute?
- a) Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
- b) Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Pudducherry
- c) Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala
- d) Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Pudducherry
ANSWER: (d)
Q35. Supreme Court’s judgment in Indira Sawhney Vs. Union of India case deal with:
- a) Reservations for OBCs
- b) Reservations for SCs and STs
- c) Reservations in Promotion
- d) Reservations for Muslims
ANSWER: (a)
Q36. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I (Panchayati Raj Committees)
- C.H Hanumantha Rao
- C.V.K Rao
- Ashok Mehta
- L.M. Singhvi
List-II (Year)
- 1978
- 1984
- 1986
- 1985
Codes:
1 2 3 4
- a) 4 2 1 3
- b) 2 4 1 3
- c) 1 3 2 4
- d) 3 1 4 2
ANSWER: (b)
Q37. 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
ANSWER: (c)
Q38. Who described Indian Capitalism as “Dharmshala Capitalism”?
- a) V.K.R.V. Rao
- b) Jagdish Bhagwati
- c) Amartya Sen
- d) Raj Krishana
ANSWER: (d)
Q39. Which of the following are statutory bodies? Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
- University Grants Commission
- Official language Commission
- Railway Board
- Atomic Energy Commission
Codes:
- 1 and 2
- 1, 3 and 4
- 1, 2 and 4
- 2 and 4
ANSWER: (b)
Q40. Regarding the Interim Government of 1946 which of the following is not correct?
- Jawaharial Nehru was the Prime Minister/Head of the Executive council
- Jawaharlal Nehru was designated as the Vice-President of the Viceroy’s Executive Council
- The Viceroy continue to be the Head of the Executive Council
- The members of the Interim Government were members of Viceroy’s Executive Council
ANSWER: (a)
Q41. Who said, Indian federalism is “a new kind of federation to meet India’s peculiar needs”?
- a) Granville Austin
- b) Ivor Jennings
- c) Alexanderowicz
- d) Ronald Wats
ANSWER: (a)
Q42. Adi Ambedkar Samaj movement is related to which state?
- a) Maharashtra
- b) Punjab
- c) Rajasthan
- d) Uttar Pradesh
ANSWER: (b)
Q43. When did Communist Party of India (Marxist) emerge a separate political party?
- a) 1960
- b) 1964
- c) 1968
- d) 1973
ANSWER: (b)
Q44. Who described the critical and creative role of politics in India as “the Indian model of development”?
- a) Rajni Kothari
- b) Amartya Sen
- c) Jagdish Bhagwati
- d) James Manner
ANSWER: (a)
Q45. Match List-I and List-II and identify the correct answer from the codes given below:
List- (Events)
- Millennium Development Goals Report
- National Commission for Women
- Ministry of Women and Child Development
- National Mission for Empowerment of Women
List- (Year)
- 2010
- 2006
- 1992
- 2011
Codes:
- a) 1 2 3 4
- b) 1 2 4 3
- c) 4 3 2 1
- d) 1 4 3 2
- e) 3 1 2 4
ANSWER: (b)
Q46. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms were introduced in India in the year:
- a) 1881
- b) 1902
- c) 1909
- d) 1919
ANSWER: (d)
Q47. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was born at:
- a) Poona
- b) Bombay
- c) Mhow
- d) Satara
ANSWER: (c)
Q48. 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
ANSWER: (b)
Q49. 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
ANSWER: (a)
Q50. Which of the following was not a socialist leader?
- a) Ram Manohar Lohiya
- b) Jaiprakash Narain
- c) S.C. Bose
- d) M.R. Jaiyakar
ANSWER: (d)
Q51. 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
ANSWER: (a)
Q52. Which one of the following igneous rocks has the highest density?
- a) Basalt
- b) Olivine
- c) Pyroxene
- d) Quartz
ANSWER: (a)
Q53. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
- a) Slate-Sandstone
- b) Schist-Shale
- c) Marble-Limestone
- d) Quartzite-Sandstone
ANSWER: (a)
Q54. Which one of the following planets has the shortest day?
- a) Earth
- b) Mars
- c) Mercury
- d) Venus
ANSWER: (a)
Q55. The term outwash plain is associated with :
- a) Glaciers
- b) Rivers
- c) Sea waves
- d) Wind action
ANSWER: (a)
Q56. Which one of the following has the largest number of active volcanoes?
- a) Alaska
- b) Aleutian Islands
- c) Hawaii Islands
- d) Iceland
ANSWER: (b)
Q57. The concept of Normal Cycle of Erosion was given by :
- a) Davis, W.M.
- b) Penck, W.
- c) Strahler, A.
- d) Thornbury, W.D.
ANSWER: (a)
Q58. 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
ANSWER: (a)
Q59. The term deflation is associated with :
- a) Glaciers
- b) Running water Sea-water
- c) Sea-waves
- d) Wind action
ANSWER: (d)
Q60. The rate of decrease of temperature in the troposphere is :
- a) 5.4 degree Celcius
- b) 6.4 degree Celcius
- c) 7 degree Celcius
- d) 4 degree Celcius
ANSWER: (b)
Q61. The term Operation Flood is associated with :
- a) Blue Revolution
- b) Golden Revolution
- c) White Revolution
- d) Yellow Revolution
ANSWER: (c)
Q62. The National Forest Policy was launched in:
- a) 1988
- b) 1990
- c) 1994
- d) 1996
ANSWER: (a)
Q63. Which one of the following states have the highest percentage of irrigated area?
- a) Arunachal Pradesh
- b) Haryana
- c) Jammu & Kashmir
- d) Sikkim
ANSWER: (b)
Q64. Oil refinery at Bhatinda is being established by :
- a) BPCL
- b) HPCL
- c) CRL
- d) IOC
ANSWER: (b)
Q65. Which one of the following is the largest industry in India?
- a) Cement
- b) Iron & Steel
- c) Petroleum
- d) Textile
ANSWER: (d)
Q66. Tata Iron and Steel Company at Jamshedpur was established in:
- a) 1914
- b) 1912
- c) 1910
- d) 1908
ANSWER: (d)
Q67. The first industrial policy was announced in:
- a) 1948
- b) 1956
- c) 1964
- d) 1972
ANSWER: (b)
Q68. The town of Rishra is known for the industry of :
- a) Cotton Textile
- b) Jute Textile
- c) Silk Textile
- d) Woolen Textile
ANSWER: (b)
Q69. Koraput has rich deposits of :
- a) Bauxite
- b) Copper
- c) Iron-ore
- d) Mica
ANSWER: (a)
Q70. How many sustainable developments are there in the U.N. Agenda 2030?
- a) 14
- b) 15
- c) 16
- d) 17
ANSWER: (d)
Q71. 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%
ANSWER: (c)
Q72. What was the Index of Industrial Production in December 2017?
- a) 8.8%
- b) 7.1%
- c) 6.8%
- d) 2.4%
ANSWER: (b)
Q73. Find the correct poverty estimates for the given states in 2011-12, as per the Planning Commission?
- Arunachal Pradesh: a) 34.7%, b) 33.7%, c) 36.9%, d) 34.7%
- Bihar: a) 39.9%, b) 36.9%, c) 39.9%, d) 33.7%
- Chhattisgarh: a) 36.9%, b) 34.7%, c) 33.7%, d) 39.9%
- Manipur: a) 33.7%, b) 39.9%, c) 34.7%, d) 36.9%
ANSWER: (d)
Q74. 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
ANSWER: (c)
Q75. What is the bank account available to Dalits and Women under “Stand-up India”?
- a) Rs. 1 – 10 lakh
- b) Rs. 10 – 50 lakh
- c) Rs. 10 lakh – 1 crore
- d) Rs. 50 lakh – 1 crore
ANSWER: (c)
Q76. 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%
ANSWER: (b)
Q77. Immunization of all children by 2020 is related to :
- a) Mission Rainbow
- b) Mission Ayushmaan Bharat
- c) Mission Arogya
- d) Mission Healthy Bharat
ANSWER: (a)
Q78. According to the Global Nutrition Report 2017, how many females suffered from anaemia in India?
- a) 49%
- b) 51%
- c) 53%
- d) 54%
ANSWER: (b)
Q79. What is the estimated social sector expenditure in budget 2018-19?
- a) Rs. 1.36 lakh crore
- b) Rs. 1.37 lakh crore
- c) Rs. 1.38 lakh crore
- d) Rs. 1.39 lakh crore
ANSWER: (c)
Q80. 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 Rs 3 lakh
- b) 5 crore and Rs 5 lakh
- c) 10 crore and Rs 5 lakh
- d) 3 crore and Rs 10 lakh
ANSWER: (c)
Q81. How many hours per year are the people expected to contribute for cleanliness under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan?
- a) 70
- b) 80
- c) 90
- d) 100
ANSWER: (d)
Q82. 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
- Protection of Ozone Layer
- Stabilization of Greenhouse Gases
iii. Environment and Sustainable Development
- Total Elimination of Ozone Depleting Substances
Match the above:
- a) (P-iv), (Q-ii), (R-i), (S-iii)
- b) (P-iv), (Q-i), (R-ii), (S-iii)
- c) (P-ii), (Q-iv), (R-i), (S-iii)
- d) (P-ii), (Q-i), (R-iii), (S-iv)
ANSWER: (b)
Q83. In context 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
ANSWER: (c)
Q84. Vast majority of biodiversity occur in:
- a) Developing countries
- b) Developed countries
- c) Equal in both
- d) None of the above
ANSWER: (a)
Q85. “Appiko Movement” was leaded by:
- a) Sunderlal Bahuguna
- b) Pandurang Hegde
- c) Vandana Shiva
- d) Amrita Devi
ANSWER: (b)
Q86. Freshwater present on earth is :
- a) 1.5%
- b) 0.01%
- c) 2.5%
- d) 2.97%
ANSWER: (c)
Q87. Which industry labours are most prone to Cytosilicosis disease?
- a) Electric
- b) Computer
- c) Dairy
- d) Cement
ANSWER: (d)
Q88. 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
- 2000
- 2008
iii. 2011
- 2002
- a) (P-i), (Q-iv), (R-ii), (S-iii)
- b) (P-i), (Q-iv), (R-ii), (S-ii)
- c) (P-iv), (Q-iii), (R-ii), (S-i)
- d) (P-iv), (Q-iii), (R-i), (S-ii)
ANSWER: (c)
Q89. In which year “Project Crocodile” was launched in India?
- a) 1973
- b) 1975
- c) 1972
- d) 1980
ANSWER: (b)
Q90. Which of the following is a non-renewable energy source?
- a) Solar
- b) Wind
- c) Nuclear reactors
- d) All of the above
ANSWER: (c)
Q91. Which of the following is not a fundamental unit?
- a) Meter
- b) Litre
- c) Kilogram
- d) Second
ANSWER: (b)
Q92. The liquid used in a clinical thermometer is:
- a) Alcohol
- b) Water
- c) Mercury
- d) Benzene
ANSWER: (c)
Q93. The image formed by a convex mirror is :
- a) Erect and diminished
- b) Erect and enlarged
- c) Inverted and diminished
- d) Inverted and enlarged
ANSWER: (a)
Q94. Renewable source of energy is :
- a) Coal
- b) Fossil fuels
- c) Natural gas
- d) Sun
ANSWER: (d)
Q95. The global warming has resulted:
- a) Increase in yield of the crop
- b) Decrease in sea levels
- c) Decrease in human deaths
- d) Increase in sea levels
ANSWER: (d)
Q96. Photosynthesis occurs in :
- a) Nucleus
- b) Mitochondria
- c) Chloroplast
- d) None of the above
ANSWER: (c)
Q97. In which part of our body RBC formed?
- a) Liver
- b) Heart
- c) Bone-marrow
- d) Kidney
ANSWER: (c)
Q98. “Rataundhi” is due to deficiency of which Vitamin?
- a) Vitamin A
- b) Vitamin B6
- c) Vitamin C
- d) Vitamin B12
ANSWER: (a)
Q99. Core of a transformer is made of :
- a) Steel
- b) Soft iron
- c) Copper
- d) Aluminium
ANSWER: (b)
Q100. Which of the following is in the deficiency in a body during “Dengue” fever?
- a) Haemoglobin
- b) Sugar
- c) Platelets
- d) Water
ANSWER: (c)