1. Which raja of Spiti invaded Kullu during the reign of Raja Rudar Pal and made it a tributary of Spiti ?
(A) Samudra Sen
(B) Rajendar Sen
(C) Chet Sen
(D) Ranjit Sen
Answer: Rajendar Sen
2. Which raja of Mandi princely state got a silver image (of deity) made and named it Madho Rai to which he assigned his Kingdom ?
(A) Suraj Sen
(B) Hari Sen
(C) Shyam Sen
(D) Sidh Sen
Answer: Suraj Sen
3. Where was the treaty between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Raja Sansar Chand of Kangra signed on 5th Sawan 1866 Sambat (corresponding to about 20th July 1809) by which the Kangra fort and District of Sandhata were transferred to the Govt. of Lahore ?
(A) Amritsar
(B) Lahore
(C) Kangra
(D) Jwalamukhi
Answer: Jwalamukhi
4. According to Govt. of India’s letter dated 8th February, 1889 what was the order in which the rulers of the following princely states were to sit in the Darbar ?
(A) Sirmaur, Kehlur, Mandi, Bushahr
(B) Bushahr, Kehlur, Sirmaur, Mandi
(C) Mandi, Sirmaur, Kehlur,. Bushahr
(D) Kehlur, Sirmaur, Mandi, Bushahr
Answer: Mandi, Sirmaur, Kehlur,. Bushahr
5. According to the Sanad granted to the Raja of Keonthal in September 1815 which of the following were placed under his authority ?
(A) Theog and Ghund
(B) Kiari and Balson
(C) Ghund and Darkoti
(D) Madhan and Khaneti
Answer: Theog and Ghund
6. Which raja of Sirmaur shifted the seat of his Govt. from Kalsi to Rajpur ?
(A) Karam Parkash
(B) Rattan Parkash
(C) Suraj Parkash (D) Budhi Parkash
Answer: Karam Parkash
7. Which revolutionary leader of Mandi princely state escaped to Badrinath after the Mandi conspiracy case of 1914-15 and assumed the name of Swami Krishna Nand ?
(A) Hardev
(B) Mian Jawahar Singh
(C) Bhai Hirdey Ram
(D) Dr. Mathra Das
Answer: Hardev
8. According to 2011 Census in which District of H.P. the percentage of rural scheduled tribes population is lowest in the state ?
(A) Una
(B) Bilaspur
(C) Hamirpur
(D) Shimla
Answer: Una
9. Under the Himachal Pradesh Right to Information Rules 2006 what is the fee for inspection of Records/ documents per 30 minutes or part thereof ?
(A) Rupees 10
(B) Rupees 15
(C) Rupees 20
(D) Rupees 25
Answer: Rupees 25
10. Which one of the following Deras/ temples is nearest from Una town of H.P. ?
(A) Dera Sidh Baba Rudru
(B) Dera Baba Barhbhag Singh
(C) Dera Jogi Panga
(D) Bhadrakali Temple
Answer: Dera Baba Barhbhag Singh
11. What was the number of double-member constituencies during elections to the 41 member H.P. Territorial Council in 1956 ?
(A) 7
(B) 9
(C) 11
(D) 13
Answer: 11
12. Which Buddhist monastery is also called the Ajanta of the Himalayas ?
(A) Kanam
(B) Gainur
(C) Dhankar
(D) Tabo
Answer: Tabo
13. Which raja of Kangra princely state . fell in love with a gaddan named Nokhu ?
(A) Anirudh Chand
(B) Sansar Chand
(C) Ranbir Chand
(D) Ghamand Chand
Answer: Sansar Chand
14. Identify the place in Sirmaur District of H.P. where an important battle was fought between the British and the Gurkhas ?
(A) Jaitak Hills
(B) Haripur Dhar
(C) Rampur Ghat
(D) Choor Peak
Answer: Jaitak Hills
15. Which Rana of Baghat princely state ceded to the British the land required for Kalka-Shimla railway line and Solan and Kasauli cantonments ?
(A) Ishwari Singh
(B) Keshvinder Singh
(C) Durga Singh
(D) Dalip Singh
Answer: Dalip Singh
16. In which village of Kangra District of H.P. was Justice Mehar Chand Mahajan born ?
(A) Nagrota Bagwan
(B) Nagrota .Surinya
(C) Nagrota Khindri
(D) Nagrota Bagh
Answer: Nagrota Surinya
17. What is the Vedic name of the river Ravi ?
(A) Ashni
(B) Purushni
(C) Arjikiya
(D) Kaushalya
Answer: Purushni
18. Which mountain range separates Kinnaur and Spiti from Tibet ?
(A) Pir Panjal
(B) Dhauladhar
(C) Bara Banghal
(D) Zanskar
Answer: Zanskar
19. Which is the highest mountain peak in H.P. ?
(A) Mani Mahesh Kailash
(B) Shilla
(C) Murkhila
(D) Shipki
Answer: Shilla
20. Which mountain pass joins Kullu and Lahaul ?
(A) Kangla
(B) Parangla
(C) Rohtang
(D) Kugti
Answer: Rohtang
21. Who is the author of Geographica ?
(A) Panini
(B) Ptolemy
(C) Varahamihira
(D) Hsuan Tsang
Answer: Ptolemy
22. On which festival in H.P. the cattle are given rest and are not yoked ?
(A) Haryali
(B) Cherwal
(C) Chira
(D) Phulech.
Answer: Haryali
23. On which day in 1977 the H.P. Vidhan Sabha was dissolved and President’s rule imposed ?
(A) March 15
(B) April 30
(C) May 10
(D) June 21
Answer: May 10
24. Which sanctuary was merged with the Great Himalayan National Park in Kullu District of H.P.
(A) Sainj
(B) Pin Valley
(C) Kanawar
(D) Rupi Bhaba
Answer: Sainj
25. Which one of the following sectors of economy registered highest value added growth rate during 2015-16?
(A) Manufacturing
(B) Mining and Quarrying
(C) Real Estate ownership of dwellings and professional services
(D) Trade, repair, hotels and restaurants
Answer: Real Estate ownership of dwellings and professional services
26. Which sector’s contribution has been highest in harnessing hydroelectric power in H.P. ?
(A) HPSEBL .
(B) HPPCL
(C) Central/Joint Sector
(D) Himurja
Answer: Central/Joint Sector
27. Which scheme has replaced the Swaranjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna (SGSY) ?
(A) Deen Dayal Upadhaya Gramin Kaushal Yojna
(B) National Rural Livelihood Mission
(C) Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojna
(D) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna
Answer: National Rural Livelihood Mission
28. What is the amount of incentive money being provided in H.P. for per individual household for latrine making ?
(A) Rs. 5,000
(B) Rs. 10,000
(C) Rs. 12,000
(D) Rs. 15,000
Answer: 12,000
29. Persons of which age-group are eligible in H.P. for contributing to Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojna ?
(A) 15 to 50 years
(B) 20 to 60 years
(C) 18 to 50 years
(D) 20 to 70 years
Answer: 18 to 50 years
30. What is the contribution of H.P. Govt. to each accountholder of unorganised sector under the Atal Pension Yojna ? (for all those who joined the scheme between 1 June, 2015 and 31 March, 2016 for next three years) ?
(A) Rs. 500 per year
(B) Rs. 1,000 per year
(C) Rs. 5,000 per year
(D) Rs. 10,000 per year
Answer: Rs. 1,000 per year
31. Who is the Defence Minister of India ?
(A) Arun Jaitley
(B) Nirmala Sitharaman
(C) Manohar Parrikar
(D) Prakash Javadekar
Answer: Rajnath Singh
32. Which of the following has been sentenced to death in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blast case ?
(A) Karimullah Khan
(B) Taher Merchant
(C) Riyaz Siddiqui
(D) Abu Salem
Answer: Taher Merchant
33. When did Swami Vivekananda address the World Parliament. of Religions in Chicago (U.S.A.) ?
(A) 11 September, 1893
(B) 10 April, 1894
(C) 21 July, 1897
(D) 10 October, 1898
Answer: 11 September, 1893
34. When was Ahmedabad’s iconic Sidi Saed Mosque, popularly called Jaliwali Masjid, built ?
(A) 1526 A.D.
(B) 1556 A.D.
(C) 1572 A.D.
(D) 1593 A.D.
Answer: 1572 A.D.
35. According to the list compiled by Geneva based World Economic Forum what is India’s rank in Global Human Capital Index. in 2017 ?
(A) 97
(B) 103
(C) 112
(D) 126
Answer: 103
36. Who is the Vice-Chairman of NITI Ayog?
(A) Ariji Basu
(B) Sudarshan Sharma
(C) Rajiv Kumar
(D) Sushil Chandra
Answer: Rajiv Kumar
37. On its nearly 508 km. route in which state will the proposed Bullet Train have maximum coverage (kilometer-wise) ?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(D) Daman and Diu
Answer: Maharashtra
38. Who was India’s first astronomer and mathematician to describe ZERO around 628 A.D.?
(A) Brahmagupta
(B) Varahamihira
(C) Aryabhatta
(D) Bharat Muni
Answer: Brahmagupta
39. In which city is Roy Villa where sister Nivedita died in 1911 ?
(A) Kolkata
(B) Purulia
(C) Jalpaiguri
(D) Darjeeling
Answer: Darjeeling
40. Which day is observed as Hindi Divas ?
(A) 7 September
(B) 14 September
(C) 21 September
(D) 28 September
Answer: 14 September
41. Who among the following is organising a Pan-India rally for the rivers and is suggesting that all sewage is treated well before it is put into the water bodies ?
(A) Guru Sadhguru
(B) N. Srinivas
(C) K. Subhash
(D) V. Satyan.arayana
Answer: Guru Sadhguru
42. With which country India has the longest international border ?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Pakistan
(C) China
(D) Myanmar
Answer: Bangladesh
43. After which nationalist leader is Farrukhabad’s hospital, where nearly 49 children died within a month, named ?
(A) Mangal Pandey
(B) Chandrashekhar Azad
(C) Ram Manohar Lohia
(D) B.R. Ambedkar
Answer: Ram Manohar Azad
44. What is the theme of exhibitions and seminars being organised to commemorate 75 years of Quit India Movement ?
(A) Atulaya Bharat
(B) Desh Bhakti
(C) Sankalp se Siddhi
(D) Swachhta ki Manjil
45. Which state was the largest producer of Cotton during 2016 ?
(A) Telangana
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Gujarat
Answer: Gujarat
46. What .name was given to the hurricane that hit Florida (USA) in early September, 2017 ?
(A) Katia
(B) Harvey
(C) Irma
(D) Jose
Answer: Irma
47. Who is the President of Belarus ?
(A) Andre Kobyakov
(B) Andorzej Duda
(C) Petro Pdroshenko
(D) A.G. Lukashenko
Answer: A.G. Lukashenko
48. Which is the majority ethnic community in Myanmar ?
(A) Hindus
(B) Buddhists
(C) Shia Muslims
(D) Sunni Muslims
Answer: Buddhists
49. Who is U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights ?
(A) Tony Tyler
(B) Roberto Azevedo
(C) Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein
(D) Kunio Mikuriya
Answer: Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein
50. Who is Singapore’s first woman President ?
(A) Halimah Yacob
(B) Lee Hsien Loong
(C) Lee Kuan Yew
(D) None of the above
Answer: Halimah Yacob
51. To which country does Yukiya Amano the head of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) belong?
(A) Japan
(B) China
(C) Bulgaria
(D) France
Answer: Japan
52. Which city of U.S.A. is hosting the 2028 Olympics ?
(A) Washingtoii
(B) Los Angeles
(C) Chicago
(D) New York
Answer: Los Angeles
53. Besides Hillary Clinton which Presidential candidate in USA won the popular vote but lost the Presidential office?
(A) George W. Bush
(B) Al Gore
(C) Jimmy Caner
(D) Abraham Lincoln
Answer: Al Gore
54. Who is Rodrigo Duterte ?
(A) President of Philippines
(B) Prime Minister of Mali
(C) Prime Minister of Malayasia
(D) Prime Minister of Thailand
Answer: President of Phillippines
55. What is the name of NASA’s space-craft which ended its 20-year space mission journey to Saturn planet around September 14-15, 2017 ?
(A) Enceladus
(B) Titan
(C) Cassini
(D) Memento
Answer: Cassini
56. According to Global Burden of disease 2016 Report which country of the world showed the largest number of deaths of infants below the age of five years during 2016 ?
(A) Nigeria
(B) Congo
(C) Ethiopia
(D) India
Answer: India
57. In which country is Mecca where the Muslims go for Haj ?
(A) U.A.E.
(B) Saudi Arabia
(C) Iraq
(D) Egypt
Answer: Saudi Arabia
58. Which city of China was the venue of 9th BRICS Summit held in September 2017 ?
(A) Xiamen
(B) Shanghai
(C) Beijing
(D) Hong Kong
Answer: Hong Kong
59. Which European country recently imposed a ban on wearing full face veil in public and the ban was upheld by the European Court of Human Rights also on 10th July, 2017 ?
(A) Norway
(B) Denmark
(C) Belgium
(D) Sweden
Answer: Belgium
60. Approximately how many cities in the world are on UNESCO’s list of heritage cities ? (Sept., 2017)
(A) 100
(B) 150
(C) 200
(D) 250
Answer: 250
61. By which Article of the Constitution State Legislative Council can be created or abolished ?
(A) Article 168
(B) Article 170
(C) Article 169
(D) Article 171
Answer: Article 169
62. In India Power of Judicial Review is enjoyed by which Court ?
(A) Supreme Court alone
(B) All the Courts
(C) Supreme Court and High Courts
(D) None of the above
Answer: Supreme Court and High Courts
63. What is the quorum of the sittings of Rajya Sabha ?
(A) One-fourth of the total members of the House
(B) One-tenth of the total members of the House
(C) Two-third of the total members of the House
(D) More than half of the total members of the House
Answer: One-tenth of the total members of the House
64. Which of the following is the function of the ‘Business Advisory Committee’?
(A) Audit the report and accounts of public sector units
(B) Scrutinize every question of the violation of the privileges of the House
(C) Scrutinize the cases presented in the House
(D) To recommend the time allotted to the different heads
Answer: To recommend the time allotted to the different heads
65. The Governor does not appoint the following :
(A) Judges of High Court
(B) Chief Minister
(C) Advocate General of the State
(D) Chairman, State Public Service Commission
Answer: Chairman, State Public Service Commission
66. Reservation of seats for SCs and STs in Panchayat Raj system under Article 243D of Indian Constitution is as :
(A) In proportion to their population
(B) Percentage fixed by the Union Government
(C) Percentage fixed by the State Government
(D) None of the above
Answer: In proportion to their population
67. Which one of the following is the correct statement with regard to Judiciary in India ?
(A) India has an integrated judicial system
(B) Judiciary in India functions on the principle of the ‘Due Process of Law’
(C) The apex court cannot overrule the decisions of the High Courts
(D) The power of ‘judicial review’ means the power of the courts to revise their own decisions
Answer: India has an integrated judicial system
68. Which of the following is correct ?
(I) Article 19 i(b) is related to peaceful assembly of citizens without arms
(II) Freedom of Press is exclusively mentioned in Article 19 i(d)
(III) Article 25 gives freedom of conversion to the citizens
(IV)Article 32 mentions four writs
Choose the correct answer :
(A) (I) and (IV) only
(B) (I), (II) and (IV) only
(C) (II) and (III) only
(D) (I) only
Answer: I only
69. Who among the following take part in the election of Indian President ?
(A) All members of the Parliament
(B) All elected members of the Parliament
(C) All members of the Parliament and Legislative Assemblies of States and Union Territories
(D) All elected members of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies of States and Union Territories
Answer: All elected members of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies of States and Union Territories
70. Which of the following criteria are required for a political party to become a national party ?
(A) Any party securing 6% of the valid votes in an assembly or Lok Sabha general election in four or more states
(B) Any party winning 2% of the total Lok Sabha seats in Lok Sabha general elections from at • least 3 states
(C) Any party getting recognition as a state party in at least four states
(D) Any of the above
Answer: Any of the above
71. Which Viceroy formed the First Famine Commission in India- ?
(A) Lord Canning
(B) Lord Ripon
(C) Lord Lytton
(D) Lord Dufferin
Answer: Lord Lytton
72. From which Act the Secretary of State started getting salary from the British Treasury ?
(A) Indian Council’s Act, 1892
(B) Government of India Act, 1919
(C) Government of India Act, 1935
(D) Minto-Morley Reforms, 1909
Answer: Government of India Act, 1935
73. Of the following, who opposed the increase of girls’ marriageable age by the Age of Consent Act, 1891?
(A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(B) Keshav Chandra Sen
(C) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(D) Balgangadhar Tilak
Answer: Balgangadhar Tilak
74. Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress ?
(A) Badr-ud-din Taiyabji
(B) Abul Kalam Azad
(C) Shaukat Ali
(D) Abdul Gaffar Khan
Answer: Badr-ud-din Taiyabji
75. Who says that the Vedanta is the true expression of Hindu spiritual authority ?
(A) Dayananda Saraswati
(B) Mahatma Hans Raj
(C) Guru Dutt Vidyarthi
(D) Vivekananda
Answer: Vivekananda
76. Where was finalised the Nehru Report by the All India Parties’ Conference ?
(A) Karachi
(B) Bombay
(C) Lucknow
(D) Allahabad
Answer: Lucknow
77. Which organisation was formed by Bhai Parmanand?
(A) The Paramhans Sabha
(B) Ved Samaj
(C) The Indian Society
(D) Jat-Pat Todak Mandal
Answer: Jat-Pat Todak Mandal
78. Which Viceroy spoke about the dominion status for India for the first time ?
(A) Lord Chelmsford
(B) Lord Irwin
(C) Lord Linlithgo
(D) None of the above
Answer: Lord Irwin
79. Who referred to 30th January also as the ‘Self-introspection Day’ ?
(A) Vinoba Bhave
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Rajendra Prasad
(D) S. Radhakrishnan
Answer: Vinoba Bhave
80. Which post did the chairman of the Cabinet Mission Plan hold in 1946 ?
(A) President of the Board of Trade
(B) First Lord Admiralty
(C) Secretary of State for India
(D) Special Secretary for India in London
Answer: Secretary of State for India
81. The Pennises (Europe), Applachain (America) and Aravallis (India) are example of :
(A) Block mountains
(B) Old mountains
(C) Young mountains
(D) Fold mountains
Answer: Old mountains
82. Which one of the following soils found in India is the most useful for agriculture ?
(A) Black or regur soil
(B) Alluvial soil
(C) Red and yellow soil
(D) Marshy soil
Answer: Alluvial soil
83. Which of the following events took place in the Cenozoic era ?
(A) Formation of the Rockies, India collides with Asia and the formation of the Himalaya
(B) Formation of the Appalachians and Central European mountains
(C) Breaking up of Pangaea
(D) Splitting India from Antarctica
Answer: Formation of the Rockies, India collides with Asia and the formation of the Himalaya
84. Stalactites and-Stalagmites are :
(A) Erosional landforms in the Karst region
(B) Depositional landforms in the Karst region
(C) Transportational landforms in the Karst region
(D) None of the above
Answer: Depositional landforms in the Karst region
85. Brahmaputra, after joining Tista river is known as :
(A) Jamuna
(B) Padma
(C) Meghna
(D) Dihang
Answer: Jamuna
86. Jaduguda uranium mine is in which Indian states ?
(A) Jharkhand
(B) Bihar
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: Jharkhand
87. Which of the following factors are responsible for the rapid growth of sugar production in Southern India as compared to North India ?
(I) Higher per acre field of sugarcane
(II) Higher sucrose content of sugarcane (III)Lower labour cost
(IV) Longer crushing period
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(A) (I) and (II)
(B) (I), (II) and (III)
(C) (I) (III) and (IV)
(D) (I) (II) and (IV)
Answer: (I) (II) and (IV)
88. Which of the following are true regarding Jhum cultivation in India ?
(I) It is largely practices in Assam
(II) It is referred to as “Slash and Burn” technique (III)In it, the fertility is exhausted in a few year Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(A) (II) and (III)
(B) (I) and (II)
(C) (I), (II) and (III)
(D) (I) and (III)
Answer: (I), (II) and (III)
89. Which of the following factors are responsible for the present crisis in the jute industry in India ?
(I) The decline in overseas market.
(II) Inadequately supply of raw jute.
(III) Shift competition from synthe-tic packing materials
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(A) (II) and (III)
(B) (I) and (II)
(C) (I), (II) and (III)
(D) (I) and (III)
Answer: (I) and (II)
90. Where is the Loktak lake situated?
(A) Kerala
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Sikkim
(D) Manipur
Answer: Manipur
91. According to Census data 2011, which of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) Lowest ST Population : Goa
(B) Highest ST Population : Mizoram
(C) Lowest SC Population : Haryana
(D) Highest SC Population : Punjab
Answer: Lowest SC Population : Haryana
92. Which of the following sector/items are not included in GST ?
(A) Durable consumer goods
(B) Land and real estate
(C) Luxury cars
(D) Cosmetics
Answer: Land and real estate
93. In 2016-17 India’s exports to Asia increased by :
(A) 8 percent
(B) 10 percent
(C) 5.5 percent
(D) 7 percent
Answer: 8 percent
94. As per the latest data released by CSO, Indian economy grew in the first quarter of 2017-18 by :
(A) 6.7%
(B) 5.7%
(C) 5.4%
(D) 5.1%
Answer: 5.7%
- As per budget estimate 2017-18, revenue deficit for Government of India as percentage of GDP is :
(A) 2.5
(B) 2.1
(C) 2.9
(D) 1.9
Answer: 1.9
96. Read the following statements carefully and identify the correct one :
(i) Aam Admi Bima Yojana aims to provide life insurance protection to rural BPL families only
(ii) Members of identified vocational group between the age of 18 and 59 years are eligible under this scheme.
(A) Both are correct
(B) Only (i) is correct
(C) Only (ii) is correct
(D) Neither (i) nor (ii) is correct
Answer: Only (i) is correct
97. Which of the following items the most in Government of India’s Revenue Expenditure ?
(A) Salary
(B) Pensions
(C) Major subsidies
(D) Interest Payments
Answer: Interest Payments
98. What was the percentage share of Rs. 1,000 and Rs. 500 Notes in total money supply, when these currency notes were demonetised on 8th November, 2016 ?
(A) 81%
(B) 86%
(C) 78%
D) 80%
Answer: 86%
99. In 2016-17 India’s exports to Asia increased by :
(A) 8 percent
(B) 10 percent
(C) 5.5 percent
(D) 7 percent
Answer: 8 percent
100. Which of tax under GST will be levied on Imports of goods and services ?
(A) IGST
(B) CGST
(C) SGST
(D) Exempt
Answer: IGST