1. On the bank of which river is Nadaun town of Hamirpur district?
(a) Satluj
(b) Ravi
(c) Beas
(d) Uhal
Answer: Beas
2. Which mountain pass connects spiti to ladakh?
(a) Kangla
(b) Shipki
(c) Rohtang
(d) Manirang
Answer: Kangla
3. Which of the following is not in the vicinity of kullu?
(a) Sultanpur palace
(b) BijliMahadev
(c) Devatibba
(d) Kalatope
Answer: Kalatope
4. In which town is panchvaktra temple?
(a) Chamba
(b) Mandi
(c) Hamirpur
(d) Una
Answer: Mandi
5. Which lake at Rewalsar is known for floating island?
(a) kuntbhyog
(b) Parashar
(c) Kalasar
(d) Sukhsar
Answer: Parashar
6. Identify thecorrect chronological order in which the following Europeans travelled in Punjab and Shimla hill states?
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(i) Vigne
(ii) Moorcraft
(iii) Forster
(iv) Thomas Coryat
Codes:
(a) (iv),(iii),(ii),(i)
(b) (i),(iii),(ii),(iv)
(c) (ii),(i),(iii),(iv)
(d) (iv),(i),(ii),(iii)
Answer: (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
7. Which action of Raja sansarchand prompted the hill chiefs to invite Gurkhas to invade kangra?
(a) his failure to retrieve Kangra fort
(b) his attack on kahlur state and capture some territory
(c) his alliance with sikh chief jassasinghramgarhia
(d) his defeat at the hands of sikh chief jai singh of kanhaiyamisl
Answer: his attack on kahlur state and capture some territory.
8. Which of the following is believed to be the oldest among the Shimla hill states?
(a) Jubbal
(b) Keonthal
(c) Bushahr
(d) Baghat
Answer: Bushahr
9. Who negotiated the arrangement between the states of Kashmir and chamba by which the latter became independent of the former?
(a) Col. Lawrence
(b) George Russel
(c) David Ochterlony
(d) Captain G. birch
Answer: Col. Lawrence
10. Raja of which state was treated by the wife of Dara Shikoh as her son?
(a) Kangra
(b) Sirmaur
(c) Nurpur
(d) Guler
Answer: Nurpur
11. when did the consultative body of rulers of princely states known as Narendra Mandal Came into existence?
(a) 1911
(b) 1921
(c) 1931
(d) 1941
Answer: 1921
12. Which district of Himachal Pradesh is kayang folk dance mainly associated?
(a) Una
(b) Solan
(c) Sirmaur
(d) Kinnaur
Answer: Kinnaur
13. With which of the following is NGO named Vishakha associated?
(a) Dalits
(b) Women
(c) physically challenged
(d) senior citizens
Answer: Women
14. When was a sanad granted to the Raja of Bilaspur by the British Government confirming his possession on the right bank of satluj?
(a) February, 1846
(b) March, 1846
(c) October, 1847
(d) April, 1848
Answer: October,1847
15. Court poet of which princely state of Shimla hills is the author of sashivanshvinod ?
(a) Jubbal
(b) Nurpur
(c) Guler
(d) Bilaspur
Answer: Bilaspur
16. Who was the first person vote in the first general elections in India in 1951-52?
(a) Shyamsharam Negi of kalpa
(b) satya Dev busheri of Rohru
(c) BhagmalSantha of jubbal
(d) Anand Chand of Bilaspur
Answer: Shyamsharam Negi of kalpa
17. In which year did the publication of Hindi daily Divya Himachal begin?
(a) 1997
(b) 2002
(c) 2005
(d) 2007
Answer: 2002
18. Which tehsil of Mahasu district was carved out to form kinnaur district?
(a) Rohru
(b) Chini
(c) Kotkhai
(d) Rampur
Answer: Chini
19. According to annual status education report (ASER) 2012-13 what percentage of class V students of Himachal Pradesh Government and private schools can read only class II text?
(a) 44.6
(b) 57.6
(c) 72.8
(d) 83.2
Answer: 72.8
20. Who led the famous Mandi conspiracy of 1914-15?
(a) Swami Krishna Nand
(b) Pandit Gauri Prasad
(c) Shobha Ram
(d) Mian Jawahar Singh
Answer: Mian Jawahar Singh
21. Which day is observed as Anti-leprosy Day?
(a) October 02
(b) November 14
(c) January 30
(d) October 31
Answer: January 30
22. After which American scientist is h-index named?
(a) Jorge E. Hirsch
(b) Frederick sainger
(c) Linus pauling
(d) percy Julian
Answer: Jorge E. Hirsch
23. Which lake is jointly owned by china and India?
(a) Tsomoriri
(b) Tsokar
(c) Pongong Tso
(d) Thanka
Answer: Pongong Tso
24. Who is George Alexander Louis?
(a) a French novelist
(b) an American film star
(c) Third in line as heir to the British throne.
(d) A German football player
Answer: Third in line as heir to the British throne.
25. In which field did Frederick Sainger win Nobel Prize twice?
(a) Literature
(b) economics
(c) chemistry
(d) peace
Answer: chemistry
26. When was telegraph service closed in India?
(a) July, 2013
(b) September, 2012
(c) October, 2011
(d) November, 2010
Answer: July, 2013
27. Who is Shinzo Abe?
(a) Prime minister of Israel
(b) Dissident artist of china
(c) chess player of korea
(d) Prime minister of Japan
Answer: Prime minister of Japan
28. With which game/sport is Deepika kumara associated?
(a) Wrestling
(b) Archery
(c) Badminton
(d) Boxing
Answer: Archery
29. What is the name of the Pakistani bus that plies between Lahore and Delhi?
(a) Sada-e-Sarhad
(b) Samjhauta
(c) Karvan-e-Aman
(d) Dosti
Answer: Sade-e-Sarhad
30. For which work did Mridulagarg get the 2013 Sahitya Academy Award?<
(a) Miljulman
(b) UskehissekiDhoop
(c) Chitkobra
(d) Kathgulab
Answer: Miljulman
31. According to transparency International which are the most honest countries In the world 2012-13?
(a) France and Belgium
(b) Holland and Australia
(c) New Zealand and Denmark
(d) Sweden and Germany
Answer: New Zealand and Denmark
32. Who was crowned as Miss World in 2013 beauty contest?
(a) Marialin of France
(b) Navaneet Kaur of India
(c) Oaklin of Ghana
(d) Megan young of Philippines
Answer: Megan young of Philippines
33. In which of the following year the Asiatic society of Bengal was established?
(a) 1757
(b) 1784
(c) 1835
(d) 1857
Answer: 1784
34. Which of the following is represented by the Harappan Civilization?
(a) second urbanization
(b) Third urbanization
(c) first urbanization
(d) fourth urbanization
Answer: first Urbanization
35. Which of the following river is called ‘Nadittam’ in the Rigveda?
(a) Jhelum
(b) Ravi
(c) Beas
(d) Saraswati
Answer: Saraswati
36. The officer who enjoyed authority over a large pasture ground was known as during Rig-Veda period?
(a) Gramini
(b) Vrajapati
(c) Kualpas
(d) Senani
Answer: Vrajapati
37. Match names of List I with that of List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List I List II
a) Kailashanath Temple (i) Halebid
b) Brihadeshwar Temple (ii) Shravanabelgola
(c) Hoyasaleshwar Temple (iii) Kanchipuram
d) Gomteshwar (iv) Tanjavur
Code:
(a) (a)-(ii) (b)-(iii) (c)-(iv) (d)-(i)
(b) (a)-(iii) (b)-(iv) (c)-(i) (d)-(ii)
(c) (a)-(iii) (b)-(iv) (c)-(ii) (d)-(i)
(d) (a)-(i) (b)-(iii) (c)-(iv) (d)-(ii)
Answer: (a)-(iii) (b)-(iv) (c)-(i) (d)-(ii)
38. Which of the following is the author of Tamil Ramayana?
(a) Pampa
(b) Ponna
(c) Ranna
(d) Kamban
Answer: Kamban
39. Which of the following rivers “Swargadwari” is located at?
(a) Indus
(b) Ganga
(c) Godavari
(d) Brahmaputra
Answer: Ganga
40. Who among the following increased the Mansab from 5,000/- to 7,000/-?
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shah Jahan
(d) Aurangzeb
Answer: Akbar
41. Which of the political parties was called ‘Rajadrohakakarkhana’ by the British?
(a) Muslim League
(b) Indian National Congress
(c) Communist party of India
(d) Unionist Party
Answer: Indian National Congress
42. Who among the following established the central Hindu school at Banaras?
(a) Madan Mohan Malviya
(b) Annie Besant
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(d) Swami Dayanand
Answer: Annie Besant
43. Rani Gidalu was one of the freedom fighter from the north-east. She hailed from one of the following states. identify it:
(a) Nagaland
(b) Manipur
(c) Assam
(d) Meghalaya
Answer: Nagaland
44. Which of the following states did not return congress in power after the first provincial elections in 1937?
(a) Punjab
(b) Gujarat
(c) Sindh
(d) Madras
Answer: Punjab
45. Which is not temperate grassland?
(a) Prairie
(b) steppes
(c) compos
(d) downs
Answer: Compos
46. Which one of the following is located in Atlantic Ocean?
(a) Okinawa
(b) Bermuda
(c) Timor
(d) Male
Answer: Bermuda
47. Which one of the following is incorrect?
(1) India’s north-south extent is 3,214 km
(2) India’s east-west extent is 2,933 km
(3) India’s land frontier is 15,200km
(4) India’s total geographical area is 4.2% of total land area of the world
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Answer: 4
48. Which is correct descending order in terms of length of river?
(a) Ganga, Godawari, Krishna, Narmada
(b) Ganga, Krishna, Godawari, Narmada
(c) Ganga, Godawari, Narmada,Krishna
(d) Ganga, Narmada, Godawari,Krishna
Answer: Ganga, Godawari, Krishna, Narmada
49. Zulus tribe is found in :
(a) South America
(b) Africa
(c) Australia
(d) Asia
Answer: Africa
50. Which of the following has the highest sex ratio as per 2011 census?
(a) Mizoram
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Tamil Nadu
51. Which one of the following is incorrect?
(a) No scheduled caste population is found in Karnataka
(b) Majority of scheduled tribe population is found in hilly areas
(c) Main occupation of scheduled caste population is agriculture based activities
(d) No caste is notified as scheduled tribe in Delhi
Answer: Main occupation of scheduled caste population is agriculture based activities.
52. Which one of the following is largest producer of coffee in world?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Brazil
(c) Colombia
(d) Kenya
Answer: Brazil
53. Which one of the following is not trade block?
(a) SAPTA
(b) EFTA
(c) OPEC
(d) UPEC
Answer: UPEC
54. Which is the tallest dam of India?
(a) Hirakud
(b) Tehri
(c) Bhakra-Nangal
(d) SardarSarovar
Answer: Tehri
55. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Pittsburg of India-Jamshedpur
(b) Boston of India—Ahmedabad
(c) Silicon Valley of India—Hyderabad
(d) Deccan Queen of India—Pune
Answer: Silicon Valley of India – Hyderabad
56. What was the exact constitutional status of the Indian Republic on 26th January 1950?
(a) a Democratic Republic
(b) a Sovereign Democratic Republic
(c) a Sovereign Secular Democratic Republic
(d) a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic
Answer: a Sovereign Democratic Republic
57. Who among the following former Presidents contested the election to the office of the President of India without resigning from the office of vice-President of India?
(a) Dr. Zakir Husain
(b) V.V. Giri
(c) R. Venkataraman
(d) Dr. S.(d) Sharma
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :—
(a) (1), (3) and (4)
(b) (2), (3) and (4)
(c) (1), (2) and (3)
(d) (1) and (3)
Answer: (1), (3) and (4)
58. Which of the following are the ways of acquiring citizenship of India ?
(a) Birth
(b) Descent
(c) Incorporational of Territory
(d) Naturalization
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :—
(a) (1) only
(b) (1) and (2)
(c) (1), (2) and (4)
(d) (1), (2), (3) and (4)
Answer: (1), (2), (3) and (4)
59. The Right to Freedom under Article 19 of the Constitution of India may be suspended by the President of India?
(a) under Article 360
(b) under Article 356
(c) under Article 352
(d) at any time he so desires
Answer: under Article 352
60. Disagreement between the two Houses of Parliament on the following bills can be resolved by the Houses in a joint sitting?
(a) An Ordinary Bill
(b) Money Bill
(c) Constitutional Amendment Bill
(d) Private Member Bill
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :—
(a) (1) and (3)
(b) (1), (3) and (4)
(c) (1), (2) and (3)
(d) (1) and (4)
Answer: (1) and (4)
61. Which of the following union territories do not have any representative in the Rajya Sabha?1) Delhi
2) Chandigarh
3) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
4) Lakshadweep
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes :—
(a) (4) only
(b) (3) and (4) only
(c) (2), (3) and (4)
(d) (1), (3) and (4)
Answer: (2), (3) and (4)
62. Which of the following languages have been declared by the Constitution to be the languages for conducting business in Parliament?
(a) English
(b) Hindi
(c) English and Hindi
(d) English, Hindi and mother tongue
Answer: English and Hindi
63. Which among the following committees was the first to demand constitutional recognition for Panchayats?
(a) Balwantrai Mehta Committee
(b) Ashok Mehta Committee
(c) G.V.K. Rao Committee
(d) L.M. Singhvi Committee
Answer: Ashok Mehta Committee
64. In which of the following states have the Panchayati Raj institutions been set up in Conformity with the traditions and customs of the local people?
(1) Assam
(2) Goa
(3) Nagaland
(4) Arunachal Pradesh
Select the correct answer from the codes given (below :
Codes :—
(a) (1) and (3)
(b) (1) and (4)
(c) (3) and (4)
(d) (1), (3) and (4)
Answer: (3) and (4)
65. Which one of the following models/theories views public policy as a continuation of previous government activities with some modifications?
(a) Rational Model
(b) Incremental Model
(c) Group Theory
(d) Game Theory
Answer: Incremental Model
66. The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) was set up in :
(a) 2006
(b) 2008
(c) 2010
(d) 2012
Answer: 2006
67. What were the main findings of the N.N. Vohra Committee?
(a) Internal Security Threat
(b) Electoral Malpractices
(c) Politicization of Bureaucracy
(d) Nexus between Politicians, Bureaucrats and Criminals
Answer: Nexus between Politicians, Bureaucrats Criminals.
68. NABARD came into existence in the year :
(a) 1980
(b) 1982
(c) 1984
(d) 1988
Answer: 1982
69. Who is the Chairman Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) at present?
(a) Abhijit Sen.
(b) ArjunSengupta
(c) Ashok Gulati
(d) G. K. Chadha
Answer: Ashok Gulati
70. The Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) was adopted in the year :
(a) 1991
(b) 1995
(c) 1997
(d) 2002
Answer: 1997
71. What is 1ndia’s Global Position out of 187 countries as per UNDP’s Human Development Report, 2011?
(a) 119
(b) 134
(c) 143
(d) 137
Answer: 134
72. Which one of the following is correct measure of Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)?
(a) No. of infant deaths during a year/No. of live births during the year x 1000
(b) No. of infant deaths during a year/Total No. of births during the year x 1000
(c) No. of infant deaths during a year/Mid-year population of infants X 1000
(d) No. of infant deaths during a year/No. of still births during the year x 1000
Answer: No. of infant deaths during a year/No. of live births during the year x 1000
73. What was the average annual growth rate of Agricultural and Allied Sector in India during 11th five year plan?
(a) 3
(b) 3.6
(c) 4.2
(d) 2.8
Answer: 3.6
74. “There is enough for everybody’s need but not enough for everybody’s gree(d)” Who said it?
(a) Nelson Mandela
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) M. K. Gandhi
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: M.K. Gandhi
75. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission was established during which of the Five Year Plans?
(a) 4th
(b) 2nd
(c) 3rd
(d) 6th
Answer: 2nd
76. Which of the statements given below is/are correct ‘?
(i) Bihar has the highest decadal (2001-2011′) growth rate of population, while Kerala has the lowest.
(ii) The best performing state in terms of growth rate during 2011-12 in Bihar
Codes:-
(a) Only (i)
(b) Only (ii)
(c) Both (i) and (ii)
(d) Neither (i) nor (ii)
Answer: Both (i) and (ii)
77. Which one of the following is taken as the Base Year for estimating GDP at constant prices in India during 2012-13?
(a) 1993-94
(b) 1999-2000
(c) 2004-05
(d) 2009-10
Answer: 2004-05
78. Which Indian state has the lowest death rate according to census 2011?
(a) Orissa
(b) Kerala
(c) West Bengal
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Answer: West Bengal
79. In a national park protection is provided to:
(a) Entire ecosystem
(b) Flora and Fauna
(c) Fauna only
(d) Flora only
Answer: Flora and Fauna
80. soil erosion can be prevented by:
(a) Deforestation
(b) Afforestation
(c) overgrazing
(d) vegetation removal
Answer: Afforestation
81. climatology is the science of:
(a) Edaphic factors
(b) Topographic factors
(c) Climate factors
(d) Biotic factors
Answer: Climate factors
82. Ultimate source of energy for living being is:
(a) Carbohydrates
(b) Fats
(c) Sunlight
(d) ATB
Answer: Sunlight
83. ‘Jhum’ is a term used for:
(a) Terrace farming
(b) tribal farming
(c) shifting farming
(d) farming on a slope
Answer: Shifting farming
84. The working principle of a washing machine is:
(a) Centrifugation
(b) Dialysis
(c) Reverse Osmosis
(d) Diffusion
Answer: Centrifugation
85. An air bubble in water will act like a:
(a) Convex mirror
(b) convex lens
(c) Concave mirror
(d) Concave lens
Answer: Concave lens
86. Diffusion of light in the atmosphere takes place due to:
(a) carbon dioxide
(b) Dust particles
(c) Helium
(d) Water vapors
Answer: Dust particles
87. The characteristics odour of garlic due to:
(a) A Chloro Compound
(b) A sulphur compound
(c) Acetic acid
(d) A fluorine compound
Answer: A sulphur compound
88. Which one of the following is an active component of clove oil?
(a) Menthol
(b) Eugenol
(c) Methanol
(d) Benzaldehyde
Answer: Eugenol
89. Which one of the following is not an essential micronutrient for plants?
(a) Boron
(b) Zinc
(c) Sodium
(d) Copper
Answer: Sodium
90. Fat present below the skin surface in our body, acts as a barrier against:
(a) loss of heat from our body
(b) loss of essential body fluids
(c) loss of salts from the body
(d) entry of harmful microorganism from the environment
Answer: loss of heat from our body
91. when ants bite, they inject:
(a) glacial acetic acid
(b) methanol
(c) formic acid
(d) stearic acid
Answer: formic acid
92. the “ stones” formed in human kidney consist mostly of:
(a) calcium oxalate
(b) sodium acetate
(c) magnesium sulphate
(d) calcium alone
Answer: calcium oxalate
93. cryogenic engines find applications in :
(a) Submarine propulsion
(b) Frost-free refrigerators
(c) rocket technology
(d) researches in super conductivity
Answer: rocket technology
94. In eye donation, which one of the following parts of donor’s eyes is utilized?
(a) Iris
(b) Lens
(c) Cornea
(d) Retina
Answer: Cornea
95. The major component of honey is:
(a) Glucose
(b) Sucrose
(c) Maltose
(d) Fructose
Answer: Fructose
96. Arteries supplying blood to the heart are called:
(a) Carotid arteries
(b) Hepatic arteries
(c) Coronary arteries
(d) pulmonary arteries
Answer: Coronary arteries
97. What is the average fat content of “Buffalo milk”?
(a) 7.2%
(b) 4.2%
(c) 9.0%
(d) 10.0%
Answer: 7.2%
98. Which one of the following fuels causes minimum environmental pollution?
(a) Diesel
(b) Coal
(c) Hydrogen
(d) Kerosene
Answer: Hydrogen
99. Standard 18-carat gold sold in the market contains:
(a) 82 parts gold and 18 parts other metals
(b) 18 parts gold and 82 parts other metals
(c) 18 parts gold and 6 parts other metals
(d) 9 parts gold and 15 parts other metals
Answer: 18 parts gold and 82 parts other metals
100. Which one of the following types of glasses can cut-off ultraviolet rays?
(a) Soda glass
(b) Pyrex glass
(c) Jena glass
(d) Croobes glass
Answer: Croobes glass