1. The gap between two neurons is called:
(a) dendrite (b) synapse
(c) axon (d) impulse
Answer: synapse
2. Louis Pasteur was associated with:
(a) The theory of special creation
(b) The theory of spontaneous generation
(c) The theory of biogenesis
(d) None of these
Answer: The theory of biogenesis
3. When the world Biodiversity Day is observed?
(a) March, 22
(b) May, 22
(c) June, 23
(d) April, 16
Answer: May, 22
4. Ultra-violet radiation from sun light causes the reaction that produce which of the following?
(a) CO
(b) SO2
(c) O3
(d) Fluorides
Answer: O3
5. Food cans are coated with tin and not with zinc because
(a) zinc is costlier than tin
(b) zinc has a higher melting point than tin
(c) zinc is more reactive than tin
(d) zinc is less reactive than tin
Answer: zinc is more reactive than tin
6. A solution tums red litmus blue, its pH is likely to be:
(a) 1 (b) 4
(c) 5 (d) 10
Answer: 10
7.Which of the following has the highest velocity
(a) Cosmic rays (b) Light
(c) Electron (d) Supersonic wave
Answer: Light
8. Einstein was awarded Nobel Prize for which one of his theories
(a) Theory of relativity
(b) Photoelectric effect
(c) Theory of specific heat
(d) Theory of Brownian motion
Answer: Photoelectric effect
9. Sun is getting energy from which of the following?
(a) Nuclear fission
(b) Chemical reaction
(C) Nuclear Fusion
(d) Photoelectric effect
Answer: Nuclear Fusion
10. The Xylem in plants are responsible for:
(a) transport of water
(b) transport of food
(c) transport of amino acids
(d) transport of oxygen
Answer: transport of water
11. Which of the following is not a component of chlorophyll?
(a) Calcium (b) carbon
(c) magnesium (d) Hydrogen
Answer: Calcium
12. Which one of the following in also called the ‘power plants house’ of the cell?
(a) Golgi body (b) Mitochondria
(c) Ribosome (d) Lysosome
Answer: Mitochondria
13. Which of the following Acts gave the Indians a share in the administration of their own country for the first time?
(a) Charter Act, 1833
(b) Charter Act, 1853
(c) Indian Councils Act, 1861
(d) Morley Minto Reforms,1909
Answer: Indian Councils Act, 1861
14. Of the following, who was the Governor-General only not the Viceroy?
(a) Lord Ellenborough
(b) Earl of Mayo
(c) Lord Nothbrook
(d) Lord Lytton
Answer: Lord Ellenborough
15. When did the Akalis take the keys of the Golden Temple at Amritsar, and appointed a new manager:
(a) 1919
(b) 1921
(c) 1923
(d) 1925
Answer: 1921
16. Which of the following was the paper of Annie Beasant?
(a) The Star
(b) The Dawn of India
(c) The Patriot
(d) Commonweal
Answer: Commonweal
17. Anasuya Behn, one of Gandhiji’s main lieutenants, was the sister of:
(a) Ambalal Sarabhai
(b) Jamuna Lal Bajaj
(c) Ghanshyam Dass Birla
(d) Wallchand Hirachand
Answer: Ambalal Sarabhai
18. Which of the following national leaders was to take up the case of the prisoners of the Meerut Conspiracy case?
(a) Vallabh Bhai Patel
(b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) Motilal Nehru
(d) M.C. Chagla
Answer: M.C. Chagla
19. Of the following who represented the Untouchables in the Shimla Conference. Cpmvemded by Lard Wavel in 1946 ?
(a) Jagjivan Ram
(6) Jyotiba Phule
(c) Siva Raj 1946
(d) E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker
Answer: Siva Raj 1946
20. Under whose Presidentship, the first session of the Indian Science Congress Association was held in Calcutta in 1914?
(a) Ashutosh Mookerjee
(b) Jagdish Chandra Bose
(c) Geogre Everest
(d) James Thomson
Answer: Ashutosh Mookerjee
21. Who presided over the Amritsar Session of All India Congress in 1919?
(a) Motilal Nehru
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) Sir S.P. Sinha
(d) Sarojini Naidu
Answer: Motilal Nehru
22. Of the following cities, where was opened the first medical college for women in 1916?
(a) Calcutta
(b) Madras
(c) Bombay
(d) Delhi
Answer: Delhi
23. Of the following, who wrote a commentary on the Bible?
(a) Muhammad Qasim Nanotawi
(b) Sir Edwin Arnold
(c) Sayyid Ahmad Khan
(d) Vivekananda
Answer: Sayyid Ahmad Khan
24. Where was the centre of the Ahmadiyas established in Pakistan after the partition of India?
(a) Rabwah
(b) Karachi
(C) Rawalpindi
(d) Peshawar
Answer: Rabwah
25. When was the Kanya Mahavidyalya founded in Jalandhar by the Arya Samaj?
(a) 05 June, 1896
(b) 14 June, 1896
(c) 21 June, 1896
(d) 25 June, 1896
Answer: 14 June, 1896
26. Which of the following is not correct about the Fariazi Movement?
(a) its founder was Shariat Ullah.
(b) It advocated the observance of the obligatory duties of islam
(c) It condemned the worship at the shrines of various Islamic saints
(d) Its leaders preached in Persian and Urdu only.
Answer: Its leaders preached in Persian and Urdu only.
27. Which of the following Act/Acts removed ban on the missionaries to preach Christianity and annual grant of Rs. One lakh for education?
(a) Charter Acts of 1793 and 1813
(b) Charter Act of 1813
(c) Charter Acts of 1833 and 1853
(d) Charter Act of 1853
Answer: Charter Act of 1813
28. When and where was opened the first female school in the Punjab?
(a) In 1850 at Lahore
(b) In 1852 at Jalandhar
(c) In 1856 at Rawalpindi
(d) In 1840 at Ludhiana
Answer: In 1856 at Rawalpindi
29 Who of the following, was a great British artist of the art of miniature paintings?
(a) Tilly Kettle
(b) John Smart
(c) Arthur Davis
(d) Johan Zoffany
Answer: John Smart
30. Which of the following is correct about the Jamat-i-Islami?
(a) It was founded in 1940
(b) It published its literature in Persian and Urdu
(c) It brought out four periodicals
(d) It stood for universal brotherhood, hence it encouraged inter-religious studies
Answer: It brought out four periodicals
31. Of the following, who was not the leader of the Hindu Mahasabha?
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Lala Hardayal
(c) B.S. Munje
(d) Swami Shraddhananda
Answer: Lala Hardayal
32. The Namdhari leader, Baba Ram Singh was the disciple of:
(a) Attar Singh
(b) Hari Singh
(c) Baba Budh Singh
(d) Balak Singh
Answer: Balak Singh
33. Which one of the following indices in now used by the Reserve Bank of India to measure the rate of inflation in India?
(a) NASDAQ Index
(b) BSE Index
(c) Consumer Price Index
(d) Wholesale Price Index
Answer: Consumer Price Index
34. The following factor was not considered by the 14th Finance Commission in determining the State’s share in the divisible pool:
(a) Population
(b) Demographic change
(c) Income Distance
(d) Fiscal Discipline
Answer: Demographic change
35. As per the report on India State of Forest 2017, what is the percentage coverage of forest area in the total geographical area of the country?
(a) 22.20%
(b) 21.30%
(c) 24.16%
(d) 21.54%
Answer: 21.54%
36/ What is the purpose of setting up of small finance bank (SFBs) in India?
- To supply credit to small business units.
- To supply credit to small and marginal farmers.
- To encourage young entrepreneurs to set up business particularly in rural areas.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3 only
Answer: 1 and 2 only
37. Which of the five year plan was terminated a year before to its original term?
(a) Fourth plan
(b) Fifth plan
(c) Sixth plan
(d) Seventh plan
Answer: Fifth plan
38. Gross fiscal deficit of the state Government is financed by
(I) Market Borrowings
(II) Printing Currency
(III) Loans from the Central Government
(IV) External Borrowings
Find the correct answer from the given codes:
(a) I, II and II are correct
(b) II, III and IV are correct
(c) I and III are correct
(d) II and I are correct
Answer: I and III are correct
39. Consider the following statements:
The nation-wide ‘Soil Health Card Scheme’ aims at:
(1) Expanding the cultivable area under irrigation,
(2) Enabling the banks to assess the quantum of loans to be granted to farmers on the basis of soil quality,
(3) Checking the overuse of fertilizers in farmlands.
Which of the above statements is / are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: 3 only
40. What is/are the most likely advantages of implementing ‘Goods and Services Tax (GST)”?
- It will replace multiple taxes collected by multiple authorities and will thus create a single market in India.
- It will drastically reduce the ‘Current Account Deficit’ of will enable it to incease the foreign exchange reserves.
- It will enormously increase the growth and size of economy of India and will enable it to overtake China in near future.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Answer: 1 only
41. Which Five year plan in India has recorded the largest gap in terms of growth rate between the service sector and the industrial sector?
(a) Seventh Plan
(b) Eighth Plan
(c) Ninth Plan
(d) Tenth Plan
Answer: Ninth Plan
42. 5th South Asia Region Public Procurement Conference was held in
(a) Kathmandu
(b) New Delhi
(c) Dhaka
(d) Islamabad
Answer: New Delhi
43. Which type of volcanic eruptions has caused Deccan Trap formations in India?
(a) Shield
(b) Flood
(c) Composite
(d) Caldera
Answer: Flood
44. Which one of the following is the meeting point of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi?
(a) Vishnu Prayag
(b) Rudra Prayag
(c) Karan Prayag
(d) Dev Prayag
Answer: Dev Prayag
45. River island Majouli is located in which of the following river?
(a) Ganga
(b) Yamuna
(c) Bhramputra
(d) Indus
Answer: Bhramputra
46. Sutlej river rises from which of the following places?
(a) Verinag fall
(b) Rakshasa tal
(c) Rohtang pass
(d) Beas Kund
Answer: Rakshasa tal
47. Which one of the following rivers is not a tributary of Yamuna River?
(a) Giri River
(b) Tons River
(c) Somb River
(d) Sirsa River
Answer: Sirsa River
48. Which one of the following states has the highest density of population in India according to 2011 census:
(a) West Bengal
(b) Bihar
(c) Kerala
(d) Punjab
Answer: Bihar
49. National Remote Sensing Centre is located at:
(a) New Delhi
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Chennai
(d) Dharwad
Answer: Hyderabad
50. Which one of the following mineral is known as brown diamond?
(a) Iron
(b) Lignite
(c) Manganese
(d) Mica-
Answer: Lignite
51. Which one of the following state in India has the highest proportion of population below poverty line?
(a) Odisha
(b) Bihar
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Odisha
52. Amongst the scheduled languages of India, the smallest language group is :
(a) Punjabi
(b) Tamil
(c) Gujrati
(d) Kashmiri
Answer: Kashmiri
53. Bhopal Gas Disaster is a kind of
(a) Natural Disaster
(b) Man made Disaster
(c) Terrorism Disaster
(d) None of these
Answer: Man made Disaster
54. Who is known as the father of modern seismology?
(a) A. Vegner
(b) R.D. Oldham
(c)W.M. Davis
(d) None of these
Answer: R.D. Oldham
55. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDM) is headed by
(a) Prime Minister of India
(b) President of India
(c) Governor of States
(d) Chief Minister of States
Answer: President of India
56. The Bhopal Gas disaster occurred in
(a) 1980
(b) 2003
(c) 1984
(d) 2009
Answer: 1984
57. Wild fire in North America is known as
(a) Bush fires
(b) El. Nino
(c) Forest fire
(d) None of these
Answer: Bush fires
58. Which is the most landslide prone area in India:
(a) Ganges valley region
(b) South Indian plateau
(c) Himalaya and North eastern Hill
(d) None of these
Answer: Himalaya and North eastern Hill
59. The State Disaster Management Authority is headed by :
(a) Defence Minister
(b) Chief Minister
(c) Chief Secretary of the State
(d) None of these
Answer: Chief Minister
60. Cyclones occurring in North Atlantic Ocean are called:
(a) Typhoon
(b) Hurricanes
(c) Tornado
(d) None of these
Answer: Hurricanes
61. The name of the largest active volcano in the world is
(a) Mauna Lao in Hawaii
(b) Mount Fuji in Japan
(c) Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
(d) None of these
Answer: Mauna Lao in Hawaii
62. Intensity of an earthquake is measured by
(a) Modified Mercalli Scale
(b) Richter scale
(c) Seismograph
(d) None of these
Answer: Modified Mercalli Scale
63. Which of the following countries has the largest transport system in the world?
(a) India
(b) USA
(c) UK
(d) Africa
Answer: India
64. If Arctic ice is replaced by dense forest which of the following is likely to take place
(a) Acceleration of global warming
(b) Deceleration of global warming
(c) it will have no effect on global warming
(d) It may or may not affect global warming
Answer: Acceleration of global warming
65. Who among these is awarded Champions of the Earth’ award 2019 by United Nation Environment Programme
(a) UK
(b) Casta Rica
(c) Italy
(d) Spain
Answer: Casta Rica
66. Which of the following is defined as a process of involving the local people in the protection and management of forests
(a) Environmental Management
(b) Joint Forest Management
(c) Energy Resource Management
(d) National Resource Management
Answer: Joint Forest Management
67. Which of these describes the relationship between the global water resources and the human demand for it
(a) Water conservation
(b) Water Act
(c) Water crisis
(d) Water shortage
Answer: Water crisis
68. In an island, the biodiversity is.
(a)Low
(b) High
(c) Neither high nor low
(d) Extremely low
Answer: High
69. Of the following organisms, the one that is least likely to cause a disease is
(a) Bacteria
(b) Algae
(c) Parasitic Worm
(d) Protozoa
Answer: Parasitic Worm
70. Which among these is an intergovernmental organization of eight countries?
(a) United Nations Environment Programme
(b) The World Bank
(c) The Stockholm Conference
(d) South-Asia Cooperative Environment Programme
Answer: South-Asia Cooperative Enviroment Programme
71. As per Gender Inequality Index by UNDP Report 2017, India stands at a global rank of
(a) 125
(b) 126
(c) 127
(d) 128
Answer: 127
72. Who among those is an Indian environmentalist and founder of Centre for Science and Environment
(a) Sunita Narain
(b) Anil Kumar Agrawal
(c) Indira Khurana
(d) Ramesh Agrawal
Answer: Anil Kumar Agrawal
73. Upto which of the following sessions of the Congress, the Autobiography of Gandhiji is written?
(a) Nagpur Session, 1920
(b) Madras Session, 1927
(c) Bombay Session, 1934
(d) Haripura Session, 1938
Answer: Napur Session, 1920
74. Who gave John Ruskin’s book ‘Unto the Last’ to Gandhiji?
(a) The author himself
(b) J.J. Doke
(c) Henary Pollock
(d) Kallen Beach
Answer: Henary Pollock
75. Articles 36 to 51 of the Indian Consititution contain the Directive Principles of State Policy. Identify the Articles which have the scope of the Gandhian principles:
(a) Articles 37, 40 and 49
(b) Articles 39, 42 and 47
(c) Articles 40, 45 and 50
(d) Articles 40, 47 and 48
Answer: Articles 40, 47 and 48
76. In the opinion of Gandhiji, which of the following method is the best for the Conflict Resolution:
(a) Suppression of conflict
(b) Non-Cooperation and suspension of talks
(c) Mutual Dialogue
(d) Diplomacy
Answer: Mutual Dialogue
77. When was the Civil Disobedience Movement called off finally by Gandhiji?
(a) 1930
(b) 1932
(c) 1933
(d) 1934
Answer: 1934
78. Popularly known as Mira Ben, a staunch disciple of Gandhiji was sent to Delhi to apprise the Viceroy about the Congress Working Committee Resolution on the Quit India Movement. What was her real name?
(a) Miss Catherine
(b) Miss Ramaya
(c) Miss Durga
(d) Miss Slade
Answer: Miss Slade
79. Of the following, who was the first recipient of Gandhiji Peace Prize?
(a) Mother Teresa
(b) Nelson Mandela
(c) Julius Nyerere
(d) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Answer: Julius Nyerere
80. Which of the following is correct about Gandhiji?
(a) He believed in the maxim of that Government is the best which governs the least.
(b) There should be direct election at all levels.
(C) He believed that international peace is an utopian idea, as it can never be established.
(d) He raised his Voice for inclusion of Indian system of medicine in the list of U.N.O.
Answer: He believed in the maxim of that Government is the best which governs the least.
81. Department of Fisheries Govt. of H.P. under ‘Blue Revolution’ has envisaged construction of how many hectare new ponds and trout units in the State by 2022 ?
(a) 750 hectare new ponds and 750 trout units
(b) 1000 hectare new ponds and 1000 trout units
(c) 500 hectare new ponds and 500 trout units
(d) 2500 hectare new ponds and 2500 trout units
Answer: 1000 hectare new ponds and 1000 trout units
82. Which of the following is the driest place in Himachal Pradesh due to rain shadow effect?
(a) Kaba
(b) Keylong
(c) Spiti
(d) Killar
Answer: Spiti
83. Name the Aryan king who defeated the Kirata’s powerful king Shambar in the war that lasted for forty years?
(a) Sudas
(b) Bhardwaj
(c) Divodas
(d) Vashisht
Answer: Divodas
84. ‘Praino’, ‘Jhanjrara’, ‘Damchalshish’ and ‘Doghri’ are the types of what, amongst the tribes of H. P.?
(a) Divorce
(b) Marriage
(c) Birth ceremony
(d) Death Custom ‘
Answer: Marriage
85. Which of the following fair was conceived by ‘W. Goldstein’ the then Superintendent of Shimla Hill States?
(a) Shivratri
(b) Minjar
(c) Lavi
(d) Nalwari
Answer: Shivratri
86. Which of the following battle was fought on 28 January, 1846 between the British led by Sir Harry Smith and the Sikhs led by Ranjodh Singh Majithia?
(a) Battle of Nadaun
(b) Battle of Sobraon
(c) Battle of Aliwal
(d) Battle of Sagauli
Answer: Battle of Aliwal
87. Who started a land revenue settlement in Chamba in 1876 which resulted in a considerable gain to the state finances?
(a) Mr. R. T. Burney
(b) Mr. John Harry
(c) Capitan Marshall
(d) Colonel Reid
Answer: Colonel Reid
88. Which Gram Panchayat of H. P. has been selected among 20 Gram Panchayats from all over the country for the national level Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Panchayat award 2017?
(a) Rajpur
(b) Bir
(c) Kotla
(d) Kuther
Answer: Kuther
89. Which is the highest peak of Kinnaur?
(a) Parasala
(b) Kinner Kailash
(c) Leo Pargial or Rio Pargual
(d) Manirang
Answer: Leo Pargial or Rio Pargual
90. Which of the following product is not registered under the Geographical Indications (GI) of Goods Act, 1999?
(a) Kinnauri Shawl
(b) Kangra Tea
(C) Chamba Rumal
(d) Sirmauri Loe
Answer: Sirmauri Loe
91. Who amongst the following from Kullu was the member of an all women Navy crew named ‘Tarini’ for circumnavigating the globe?
(a) Lieutenant Payal Gupta
(b) Lt. Commander Swati P.
(c) Lt. S. Vijya Devi
(d) Lt. Commander Pratibha Jamwal
Answer: Lt. Commander Pratibha Jamwal
92. Who is author of the book The Himalayan District of Kooloo, Lahaul and Spiti?
(a) J.C. French
(b) Herman Goetz
(c) A. F.P. Harcourt
(d) E. J. Buck
Answer: A. F. P. Harcourt
93. Match the following lists and the correct answer from given codes be selected
List – I List-II
I. 1st voter of Indian Democracy (A) Jaiwant Ram
II. 1st Lieutenant Governor of H. P. (B) K. L. Mehta
III. 1st Speaker of H.P. Legislative Assembly (C) Shyam Saran
IV. 1st Chief Secretary of H.P. (D) Himmat Singh
Codes
| ॥ ॥ IV
(a) D C A B
(b) C D B A
(c) C D A B
(d) D C A B
Answer: C D A B
94. Who was the architect of ‘Gorton Castle’ at Shimla?
(a) Henry Irwin
(b) S. S. Jacob
(c) H. S. Harington
(d) C. H. Wilson
Answer: S. S. Jacob
95. To meet the sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, what aim has been set up by mowe enhance the forest cover in the State:
(a) 50% of its geographical area
(b) 35% of its geographical area
(c) 30% of its geographical area
(d) 40% of its geographical area
Answer: 30% of its geographical area
96. What is the approximate contribution of tourism sector to the State GDP?
(a) 5.5 Percent
(b) 6.6 Percent
(c) 4.4 percent
(d) 8.6 percent
Answer: 6.6 Percent
97. Which is the pass at an elevation of 4890 meters where roads from Zanskar, Ladakh, Spiti and Lahaul meet?
(a) Baralacha Pass
(b) Darati Pass
(c) Rohtang Pass
(d) Charang Pass
Answer: Baralacha Pass
98. Who according to famous philologist Greirsson were the earlier known Indo-Aryans of the Himalayan tract?
(a) Kinners
(b) Khasas
(c) Kiratas
(d) Dasas
Answer: Khasas
99. Who built the Bhutnath temple and founded the present Mandi town in 16th century?
(a) Raja Ajbar Sen
(d) Raja Bhawani Sen
(c) Raja Ishwari Sen
(b) Raja Suraj Sen
Answer: Raja Ajbar Sen
100. Which of the following paintings have got Geographical Indicator (GI) that has given them a unique identity in world market?
(a) Kangra Paintings
(b) Basholi Paintings
(c) Arki Paintings
(d) Chamba Paintings
Answer: Kangra Paintings
101. Who was considered one of the great masters of Pahari miniature painting, during the reign of Raja Sansar Chand of Kangra?
(a) Nikka (b) Manaku
(c) Nainsukh (d) Pandit Seu
Answer: Manaku
102. Which of the following is the oldest princely state in H. P. which finds mention in the Mahabharata, the Puranas and the work of Panini?
(a) Kuluta
(b) Trigarta
(c) Kashgir
(d) Jalandhra
Answer: Trigarta
103. Who built the temple of Goddess Naina Devi on one of the seven Dhars, now called Dhar Naina Devi?
(a) Raja Bir Chand
(b) Raja Bhim Chand
(c) Raja Bijai Chand
(d) Raja Amar Chand
Answer: Raja Bir Chand
104. Which of the following district of H.P. was declared as a backward district among the 115 districts selected by the Govt. of India in keeping with its vision of a New India by 2022?
(a) Sirmaur (b) Chamba
(c) Kangra (d) Una
Answer: Chamba
105. Under Silk Production programme, a foreign species basic silk seed station is functioning at which place that produces commercial seeds?
(a) Bodh (b) Nagrota
(c) Indora (d) Jwali
Answer: Nagrota
106. Which valley of Kinnaur is connected with Uttrakhand with several passes?
(al Bhabha Valley (b) Baspa Valley
(C) Hangrang Valley (d) Tidong Valley
Answer: Baspa Valley
107. In the year 1804 who was invited to invade Kangra (Sansar Chand) by the rulers of Bilaspur, Mandi: Chamba and other small rulers of Kangra area jointly?
(a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
(b) Adina Bag
(c) Amar Singh Thapa
(d) British
Answer: Amar Singh Thapa
108. Name the rule of Rampur Bushehr who received the Hangrang Valley from Tibet as a Jagir and also right so right to free trade between Tibet and Bushehr State
(a) Raja Shamsher Singh
(b) Raja Chatar Singh
(c) Raja Ugar Singh
(d) Raja Kehri Singh
Answer: Raja Kehri Singh
109. Pin Valley has been declared a national wild life conservation park for the protection of which animal?
(a) Yak (b) Western Tragopan
(c) Snow Leopard (d) Musk Deer
Answer: Snow Leopard
110. The idea of Viceregal Lodge was conceived by Lord Lytton, yet first to reside there was –
(a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Curzon
(c) Lod Minto (d) Lord Dufferin
Answer: Lord Dufferin
111. Who was the first and only recipient of ‘Tagore Samman’ from Himachal Pradesh?
(a) Deepu Sharma
(b) Gambhari Devi
(c) Basanti Devi
(d) Kamla Chadda
Answer: Gambhari Devi
112. In which village of H.P. the country’s highest polling station has been set up at a height of 15256 feet?
(a) Tashigang
(b) Gete
(c) Hikkim
(d) Losar
Answer: Tashigang
113. Which of the following police station of H. P. became the first police station of the state to have been linked with a Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS)?
(a) Sanjauli Police Station
(b) Chota Shimla Police Station
(c) Women Police Station BCS Shimla
(d) Police Station Dharampur
Answer: Sanjauli Police Station
114. Match list – 1 and List – Il and select the correct answer from the codes below
List – I List-II
(i) Rongtong Hydro-Electric Project (A)Chenab
(ii) Baner Hydro-electric Project (B) Satluj
(iii) Giri Hydro-electrict Project (C) Ravi
(iv) Chamera Hydro-electric Project (D) Yamuna
(E) Beas
Codes : (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(a) B D E D
(b) B E D C
(c) E B D A
(d) A E D C
Answer: B E D C
115. How many villages have been identified in the State of H. P. during the year 2018-19 for creation of ‘Model Eco Villages’ an Environmentally Sound Sustainable Community Development Programme?
(a) 100 (b) 77
(c) 32 (d) 11
Answer: 11
116. What was the plan outlay for ‘Roads and Bridges’ in H. P. during the year 2018-19?
(a) 955.14 Crore (b) 262.55 Crore
(c) 430.85 Crore (d) 324.44 Crore
Answer: 955.14 Crore
117. On 15th April, 1948 which of the following princely states were merged into Himachal Pradesh without alteration of their boundaries?
(a) Chamba and Mandi
(b) Mandi and Suket
(c) Mahasu and Mandi
(d) Sirmaur and Chamba
Answer: Sirmaur and Chamba
118. Which of the following river is fed by the Himachal Pradesh’s largest glacier Bara Shigri?
(a) Ravi
(b) Beas
(c) Chenab
(d) Satluj
Answer: Chenab
119. Who was the ruler of Bharmaur during the later 7th century A.D. when the ‘Kashmiri Style of Art’ entered in H. P.?
(a) Aaditya Varman
(b) Meru Varman
(c) Lakshmi Varman
(d) Sahil Varman
Answer: Meru Varman
120. Who were the earliest inhabitants of Himachal?
(a) Dasas, Nishads and Dasyus
(b) The Kolis or Mundas
(c) Mangoloid / Bhdtas and Kiratas
(d) Aryans or Khasas
Answer: Dasas, Nishads and Dasyus
121. Who transferred the seat of Govt. from Brahmpura (Bharmaur) to the new capital founded at Chamba
(a) Aditya Verman
(b) Lalit Verman
(c) Sahil Verman
(d) Prithvi Verman
Answer: Sahil Verman
122. Which of the following is not the breed of poultry introduced in the state to improve the quality of poultry?
(a) Rombullet
(b) Rhode
(c) Island Red
(d) White Leghorns
Answer: Rombullet
123. The person and guiding force who motivated a master weaver Mr. Ved Ram Thakur a private entrepreneur to join Bhuttico was –
(a) Lal Chand Prarthi
(b) Gurcharan Singh
(c) Pratap Singh
(d) Bansi Lal Padha
Answer: Gurcharan Singh
124. ‘Betas’ are the community of professional dancers of which district?
(a) Una
(b) Bilaspur
(c) Solan
(d) Lahaul- Spiti ‘
Answer: Lahaul-Spiti
125. Which was the first play put on in the Gaeity Theatre?
(a) Time will tell (b) Super Dead Man
(c) The Normal Heart (d) Awake and Sing
Answer: Time will tell
126. Who amongst the following is not the everester?
(a) Prem Singh (b) Radha Devi
(c) Sunil Sharma (d) Ajay Sharma
Answer: Ajay Sharma
127. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India sanctioned first Eklavya Model Residential School in H. P. was opened at which place of the State?
(a) Nichar (b) Udaipur
(c) Killar (d) Kaza
Answer: Nichar
128. Match list one and list two and select the correct answer from the codes given below –
List One
(i) Siesta
(ii) The First Health Minister of India
(iii) Himavat
(iv) Sati
List two
(A) Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur
(B) Nicholas Roerich
(C) Amrita Sher Gill
(D) Norah Richards
Codes:
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(a) D C B A
(b) A B D A
(c) C B A D
(d) C A B D
Answer: C B A D
129. First ‘Emu Breeding’ farm in H. P. set up by the ‘Easy Way With’ a multi level marketing company was at –
(a) Gagret (b) Gandawal
(c) Chauntra (d) Sarol
Answer: Gandawal
130. ‘Telangi Selection’ and ‘Ribba Selection’ etc. are the local varieties of which dry fruit?
(a) Walnut (b) Pistachio
(c) Almond (d) Apricot
Answer: Almond
131. Lahaul-Spiti district covers the largest area of the State of H. P. which comes to what %age of total area of the State?
(a) 24.85% (b) 21.55%
(c) 29.15% (d) 31.10%
Amswer: 24.85%
132. In Rig Veda which of the following river is not found mentioned flowing through Himachal Pradesh?
(a) Yamuna (b) Beas
(c) Ravi (d) Satluj
Answer: Satluj
133. Which of the following town of H. P. doesn’t celebrate the Dushehra festival by burning effigies of Ravana, Meghnath and Kumbhkaran?
(a) Rampur Bushehr (b) Baijnath
(c) Nurpur (d) Una
Answer: Nurpur
134. In which of the ‘Puranas’tho Kinners are said to be the inhabitants of Mahanan Mountains?
(a) Vayu Purana
(b)) Agni Purana
(c) Bhagvada Pura
(d) Shiva Purana
Answer: Vayu Purana
135. Who was the first Europoan to visit Kullu on his way to Laddakh in 1820 A.D.?
(a) James Fraser
(b) Moorcrat
(c) Major Archer
(d) J.C. Davidson
Answer: Moorcrat
136. Which of the following valley is called as granary and orchard of Lahaul-Spiti?
(a) Chandra Valley (b) Pin Valley
(c) Bhaga Valley (d) Pattan Valley
Answer: Pattan Valley
137. Whero is ‘Chinmaya Tappovan’ in H. P. is situated?
(a) Manali (b) Dharamshala
(c) Nalagarh (d) Nadaun
Answer: Dharamshala
138. To encourage rural and tribal girls to join school and study, the ‘Nelson Mandela Sadbhawna Award and Certificate of Excellence 2017’ was conferred on.
(a) Kinkari Devi
(b) Rajni Sharma
(c) Hem Lata Upadhyaya
(d) Shruti Gupta
Answer: Hem Lata Upadhyaya
139. On which of the following railway route the glass roof see through ‘vistadome’ coach was introduced on 11th December, 2018?
(a) Kalka- Shimla
(b) Jogindernagar-Pathankot
(c) Nangal- Una
(d) None of these
Answer: Kalka- Shimla
140. The Ministry of Posts and Telegraph has not released postal stamp on which of the following?
(a) Kayang
(b) St. Bode’s College Shimla
(c) Major Somnath Sharma
(d) The Ridge Shimla
Answer: The Ridge Shimla
141. which country recently took the chairmanship of G-77 (Group of 134 developing countries within United Nations)?
(a) Nepal
(b) Ethiopia
(c) Palestine
(d) India
Answer: Palestine
142. Recently in news ‘Bishkek Declaration’ is related to.
(a) India-Maldives Agreement on Aviation Cooperation
(b) BRICS bank
(c) African Union Annual Summit
(d) Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit
Answer: Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit
143. Which former diplomat of India has been awarded with ‘The Order of the Raising Sun, Gold and Silver star’- the second highest civilian award of Japan?
(a) S.Jaishankar
(b) Nirupma Sen
(c) Shyam Saran
(d) Ajit Doval
Answer: Shyam Saran
144. Which North-East India based Political party received the status of a National Party recently?
(a) National People’s Party
(b) Assam Gan Parishad
(c) Sikkim Democratic Front
(d) Bhartiya Janta Party
Answer: National People’s Party
145. Which amendment to Constitution of India transferred the subject of ‘education’ from state list to concurrent list?
(a) 11th Amendment
(b) 39th Amendment
(c) 42nd Amendment
(d) 61st Amendment
Answer: 42nd Amendment
146. Which of the following statements is not correct in relation to the Electoral Bonds?
(a) Only those political parties are eligible to receive electoral bonds which have received at least 1% votes in the previous Loksabha election.
(b) State Bank of India is the only bank authorised to issue Electoral Bonds.
(c) Electoral Bonds would bring a reduction in the cash donations to political parties.
(d) Even after the expiry of the validity period the Political parties can obtain payment upon submission of Electoral Bonds.
Answer: Even after the expiry of the validity period the Political parties can obtain payment upon submission of Electoral Bonds.
147. Which place in the Southern India was recently in news for its local coffee variety, called Robusta Coffee, receiving a Geographical Indicator recognization?
(a) Araku (Andhra Pradesh)
(b) Chikamangalur (Karnataka) .
(c) Coorg (Kartanaka)
(d) Waynaad (Kerala)
Answer: Waynaad (Kerala)
148. Consider the following statements about Asia-Africa Growth Corridor
- It has been jointly proposed by India and Japan.
- It is being seen as a response to China’s One Belt One Road project.
Which of the above statements is / are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both
(d) None
Answer: Both
149. Which states are party to the Mahadai river water dispute?
(a) Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(b) Andhra Pradesh, Telngana
(c) Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa
(d) Gujrat and Maharashtra
Answer: Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
150. Which of the following statements regarding solar energy manufacturing in India are true?
1- India is the world largest producer of solar energy
2- India has achieved its goal of 20 GW energy production four years before the target year 2022.
3- India doesn’t manufacture Solar Panels.
(a) 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 only.
(d)1 and 2
Answer: 2 and 3
151. Recently NITI Aayog pitched the idea of Circular economy. What does it suggests?
(a) To hand over all the revenue collection powers to Panchayats and Nagar Plaikas.
(b) To allow family to decide over the use of the taxes they paid.
(c) To save resources by recycle and reuse the already once-used material.
(d) To increase the consumption of goods produced in the home state.
Answer: To save resources by recycle and reuse the already once-used material.
152. Where did the recently concluded 24th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change took place?
(a) Kotawince, Poland
(b) New Delhi, India
(c) Kyoto, Japan
(d) Lyon, France
Answer: Kyoto, Japan
153. Which Indian has been recently conferred with the Legion d’Honneur (Legion of Honour) the highest civilian award of France for his work for specially-abled children?
(a) Kailash Satyarthi
(b) Bal Apte
(c) Francois Laborde
(d) Samundra Gupta
Answer: Francois Laborde
154. Recently brought into operation, where is the India’s largest strategic petroleum reserve?
(a) Bikaner, Rajasthan
(b) Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
(c) Puducherry
(d) Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu
Answer: Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
155. Which of the following is concerned with ‘Mission All Out’ ?
(a) To eliminate all the armed insurgents in Jammu and Kashmir
(b) To eradicate the diseases caused by Mosquitoes in the Urban areas.
(c) To ensure tax-collection from all the citizens eligible to pay taxes.
(d) Recognisation and banning of all the illegal coaching institutes.
Answer: To eliminate all the armed insurgents in Jammu and Kashmir
156. Recently in news, White Label ATMs are
(a) ATMs where only non-cash transactions take place.
(b) ATMs which are owned by the banks but are operated and maintained by third party
(c) ATMs which are owned, operated and even maintained by third party
(d) ATMs which are owned by multi-national banks.
Answer: ATMs which are owned, operated and even maintained by third party
157. On 27th March, 2019, India successfully tested its first anti-satellite missile. This operation was undertaken as part of which of the following missions:
(a) Mission Shakti (b) Mission Raksha
(c) Mission Prahar (d) Mission Prahari
Answer: Mission Shakti
158. Which of the following statements in regard to the ‘Outer Space Treaty are true:
1 – It was accepted by United Nations Organization in 1967.
2- It is concerned with protection of moon, celestial bodies and outer space” from all forms of weaponization
3- India is still officially not the part of this treaty
(a) 1,2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 2 Only
Answer: 1 and 2
159. Which of the following committees are related to defence reforms:
(a) D.B. Shekatkar Committee
(b) Dillip Singh Suhag Committee
(c) Dilip Singh Bhuria Committee
(d) Baldev Pandey Committee
Answer: D.B. Shekatkar Committee
160. Which neighbour country of India has signed MoU with India for training of its 1800 civil servants in India?
(a) Nepal
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Afganisthan
(d) Bangladesh
Answer: Bangladesh
161. China is building the first of four most advanced’ naval frigates for which country as part of a major bilateral arms deal?
(a) India (b) Bangladesh
(c) Pakistan (d) Vietnam
Answer: Pakistan
162. Which Indian recently became the world’s first woman amputee to climb highest peak of Antarctica?
(a) Arunima Sinha (b) Payal Rajput
(c) Shivangi Pathak (d) Anushka Verma
Answer: Shivangi Pathak
163. Which European country hosted the 4th International Ayurveda Congress (IAVC) held in September 2018?
(a) Belgium (b) Russia
(c) France (d) Netherlands
Answer: Netherlands
164. Which of the following current bearers of one of the highest constitutional offices of the country wrote the book.”Moving on, Moving forward: One year in Office’? This book was released by PM Narendra Modi.
(a) President Ramnath Kovind
(b) Loksabha Speaker Om Birla
(c) Rajya Sabha Deputy Speaker Harivansh Singh
(d) Vice President Venkaiya Naidu
Answer: Rajya Sabha Deputy Speaker Harivansh Singh
165. Which country has recently announced to launch Mars Mission “HOPE” by 2020?
(a) Oman (b) UAE
(c) Iran (d) Israel
Answer: UAE
166. National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI) which is first of its kind institute in India for study of railways, has started to function at which of the following places?
(a) Vadodara (b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai (d) Hyderabad
Answer: Vadodara
167. India’s longest rail-cum-road bridge ‘Bogibeel’ has come up over which of the following major Indian rivers?
(a) Ganga (b) Krishna
(c) Kaveri (d) Brahmaputra
Answer: Brahmaputra
168. 12-day long ‘Sagarmatha Friendship-2’ joint military exercise saw participation of which of the following two countries?
(a) India and Nepal
(b) Pakistan and Nepal
(c) China and Nepal
(d) Bhutan and Nepal
Answer: China and Nepal
169. Which of the India based Automobile giants recently declared to become a carbon neutral company by 2040?
(a) Tata Motors
(b) Mahindra and Mahindra
(c) Maruti-Sujuki
(d) Honda
Answer: Mahindra and Mahindra
170. Which Asian country has proposed to be the third “strategic partner of the multi- billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) passing through PoK?
(a) India (b) Afghanistan
(c) Iran (d) Saudi Arabia
Answer: Saudi Arabia
171. Which state has ranked 1st in terms of “Ease of Living Index” rankings launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)?
(a) Odisha
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
172. Who among the following has been appointed the new Chairman of National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) of India?
(a) Anil Manibhai Naik
(b) Sunil Arora
(c) Nishant Jain
(d) P S Chaku
Answer: Anil Manibhai Naik
173. Which country has decided to include Hindi as the third official language used in its courts as part of a move designed to improve access to justice?
(a) England
(b) Oman
(c) Abu Dhabi
(d) USA
Answer: Abu Dhabi
174. Who among the following has been appointed as Chairman of the National Commission for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes?
(a) Mukesh Bhut
(b) Bhargav Aditya
(c) Sudha Yadav
(d) Bhagwan Lal Sahni
Answer: Bhagwan Lal Sahni
175. Which schedule of the Indian constitution contains the name of States and their territorial details?
(a) Second
(b) First
(c) Third
(d) Fourth
Answer: First
176. Which article of Indian constitution reads, “It would be the responsibility of the Union to safeguard the states from external threats and internal disturbances”?
(a) Article 356 (b) Article 355
(c) Article 352 (d) Article 360
Answer: Article 355
177. Bankruptcy and Insolvency Code enacted by the Parliament of India in Year 2016, was the based on the report by.
(a) Urjit Patel Committee
(b) M.V. Kamath Committee
(c) Hasmukh Adhiya Committee
(d) T.K. Vishwanathan Committee
Answer: T.K. Vishwanathan Committee
178. With which of the following newspapers Mahatma Gandhi was associated as the Editor?
- Harijan
- Gujrat Darpan
- Indian Opinion
- Young India
- Times of India
Choose the correct code:
(a) 1,2 and 4 (b) 1, 2,4 and 5
(c) 1 and 2 only (d) 1, 3 and 4
Answer: 1,3 and 4
179. Consider the following statements with regard to the National Commission for Socially and Educationally backward Classes (NCSEBC) formed in 2017:
- It has been given constitutional status.
- It has replaced another constitutional body named National Commission of Backward Classes
- A new clause 338B has been added to the Constitution of India through a Constitution Amendment.
Which of the above statements is / are true?
(a) 1,2 and 3 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 only (d) 3 only
Answer: 1 and 3
180. Which of the following committees of Parliament is concerned with the regularity and economy of expenditure?
(a) Committee on Privileges
(b) Estimates Committee
(c) Public and Accounts Committee
(d) Joint Committee on Offices of Profit
Answer: Public and Accounts Committee
181. Which of the following recommended the abolition of IAS, IPS and other All-India services?
(a) Sarkaria Commission
(b) Rajamanar Commission
(c) Punchi Commission
(d) Ashok Mehta Commission
Answer: Rajamanar Commission
182. Consider the following statements regarding New Development Bank (or BRICS Bank)?
- All the BRICS countries, except Brazil, are its members.
- It is headquartered at Shanghai, China.
- Presently it is headed by M. V. Kamath of India.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 only
Answer: 2 and 3
183. Consider the following statements about Attorney General of India:
- The person appointed as Attorney-General of India can do private legal practice while remaining on the post.
- He is eligible to sit in the both the Houses of Parliament, but he can’t sit in the Joint sitting of the two house.
- It is mandatory for Attorney General to resign from his / her post when the Government which appointed him/her changes.
Which of the above statements is / are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 3 only (d) 2 and 3
Answer: 1 only
184. Which country recently has become a member of the International Criminal Court?
(a) Scotland (b) Ireland
(c) Malaysia (d) Pakistan
Answer: Malaysia
185. Which city won the award for being the cleanest city in India for the third straight year in Swachh Survekshan done under Swach Bharat Abhiyan?
(a) Bangalore (b) Indore
(c) Mysore (d) Chandigarh
Answer: Indore
186. National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation to be set up at which state?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Goa (d) Maharashtra
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
187. Which state has declared the endangered species Indus river dolphins, one of the world’s rarest mammals, as the state’s aquatic animal?
(a) Punjab (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c). Bihar (d) Uttarakhand
Answer: Punjab
188. Which IPS officer has got recently appointed as the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation? :
(a) Dinesh Rawat
(b) Rishi Kumar Shukla
(c) Sarath Chandra
(d) Rakesh Verma
Answer: Rishi Kumar Shukla
189. According to Transparency International, which state Occupied the top slot in the ranking of best practice states in Budget formulation?
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Assam
(c) Odisha (d) Bihar
Answer: Assam
190. Which program had Election Commission of India launched for verifications of voters names changes or corrections in the Voter ID Cards for the 2019 General Elections?
(a) Voter Paper and Registration Programme
(b) Voter Verification and Information Programme
(c) Voter Verifiable Programme
(d) Voter Registration Programme
Answer: Voter Verification and Information Programme
- Name the dedicated DD channel launched by PM Modi for Arunachal Pradest:
(a) Arunodaya (b). Arunaprabha
(c) Arunakirana (d) Aurunadarshan
Answer: Arunaprabha
192. The ambitious project of under-construction Subarnarekha port is coming up in which of the following state?
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Kerala
(c) Odisha (d) Karnataka
Answer: Odisha
193. Which famous the Indo-Canadian filmmaker recently got conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television?
(a) Gurinder Chaddha (b) Neeraj Gyanwan
(c) Shekhar Kapoor (d) Deepa Mehta
Answer: Deepa Mehta
194. Who is the author of the “Undaunted: Save the idea of India” recently released by Former Vice-President Hamid Ansari?
(a) P. Chidambaram
(b) Arundhoti Roy
(c) Sunil Khilnani
(d) Salman Khurshid
Answer: P. Chidambaram
195. Recently National Green Tribunal (NGT) has put a fine of Rs 100 crore on a state government for its failure to prevent pollution of the rivers and canal of the state. Name the state?
(a) Delhi (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) West Bengal
Answer: Tamil Nadu
196. The 40th International Annual Desert Festival held in which city? .
(a) Bikaner (b) Barmer
(c) Udaipur (d) Jaisalmer
Answer: Jaisalmer
197. Which Asian city hosted the Special Olympics World Games 2019?
(a) Seoul (b) Abu Dhabi
(c) Kyoto (d) Beijing
Answer: Abu Dhabi
198. Who was recently recommended to be the first Lokpal or anti-corruption ombudsman of India?
(a) Dinesh K. Lokur
(b) Dushyant Dave
(c) Pinaki Chandra Ghose
(d) Mohan Chandra Swami
Answer: Pinaki Chandra Ghose
199. Where is the newly established Bankruptcy and Insolvency Board of India headquartered at?
(a) Mumbai (b) Chennai
(c) Delhi (d) Kolkata
Answer: Delhi
200. Name the ‘Young Scientist Programme’ that is launched by ISRO for school children.
(a) YUVIKA
(b) YUVAYUGANTAR
(C) YUVA SHAKTI
(d) YUVA PRATIBHA
Answer: YUVIKA