Solved Paper HPAS Prelims 2017

1. Which of the following valleys lies between the Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal?

1. (a) Balh Valley
2. (b) Bara Bhangal Valley
3. (c) Kiara Dun Valley
4. (d) Pabbar Valley
5. Answer: Bara Bhangal Valley

Explanation:-

The Bara Bhangal trek, which is an alpine trek in Himachal Pradesh, originates from Lama Dugh at 3,380 meters, which is about a 4-5 hours of drive from Manali. From Taintagiri the trail leads down to phulan got at 4,064 meters and thereafter winds to koari.

2. 2. Which of the following Himalayan zones occupies the maximum percentage of total geographical area of H.P.?
3. (a) Sub-Himalayan Zone
4. (b) Mid-Hill Zone
5. (c) High Hill Zone
6. (d) Trans Himalayan Zone
7. Answer: Sub-Himalayan Zone

Explanation:-

The Sub-Himalayan Raonge are the southernmost mountains in the Himalayan rane. Their average height varies between 600 and 1200 meters, and are not so high in altitude as compared to other mountain ranges in the himalaya range. Himalayan foot hills form the sub-himalayan zone and form Punjab to assam these hills are consist of a narrow belt of folded neogene molasse type sediments(siwaliks) sequence is covered by Indo Gangetic Alluvium. An acute fault is “Himalayan front fault” cut the aluvium in foot hill region, this fault is a series of enechlon faults which are parallel to the strike of the hills between Punjab and Assam. Norhtward, this sequence is terminated by MBT, which is a set of north dipping faults and forms the boundary between Southern Himalayas and Lesser Himalayas.

3. 3. ‘Shingo-La’ is the name of which pass?
4. (a) Zanskar Pass
5. (b) Bara Lacha Pass
6. (c) Rohtang Pass
7. (d) Jalori Pass
8. Answer: Zanskar Pass

4. 4. Where does river Yamuna, after flowing through Uttarakhand, enter in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh?
5. (a) Tajewala
6. Khodarmanjari
7. Baru Sahib
8. Dadahu
9. Answer: Khodarmanjari

5. 5. The movement started under the aegies of ‘Kisaan Sabha’ in which Shri Lakshmi Singh and Vaid Surat Singh played a pivotal rote was:
6. (a) Praja Mandal
7. (b) Pajhota Andolan
8. (c) Swaraj Sangh
9. (d) Lokraj Sabha
10. Answer: Pajhota Andolan

6. 6. ‘Democratisation of the Administration’ was the main aim of:
7. (a) Praja Mandal Movement
8. (b) Mandi conspiracy
9. (c) Bilaspur Struggle
10. (d) Chamba
11. Answer: Praja Mandar Movement

7. 7. When Himachal Pradesh got right to participate in the election for first time under the new Constitution?
8. (a) 1952
9. (b) 1957
10. (c) 1962
11. (d) 1967
12. Answer: 1952

8. 8. Which of the following Monasteries was built by Western Tibet ruler ‘Ye-Sashoad’ around the year 996 A.D.?
9. (a) Gemur
10. (b) Kardang
11. (c) Tabo
12. (d) Tayul
13. Answer: Tabo

9. 9. Which was the old capital of Kullu Rajas from where the twelve generations of Kullu Rajas ruled?
10. (a) Manali
11. (b) Jagatsukh
12. (c) Sultanpur
13. (d) Bajaura
14. Answer: Manali

10. 10. In 1804 A.D. Rulers of Bilaspur, Mandi, Chamba and other small rulers of Kangra area invited whom to invade Kangra?
11. (a) Gurkha Army Chief Amar Singh Thapa
12. (b) British Army
13. (c) Mughals
14. (d) Maharaja Ranjeet Singh
15. Answer: Gurkha Army Chief Amar Singh Thapa

11. 11. In 1848 who suppressed the rebellion of Wazir of Nurpur and then Pramod Chand and Rajas of Jaswan and Datarpur?
12. (a) Lawrance
13. (b) Jackson
14. (c) Moorcraft
15. (d) Williams
16. Answer: Mr. Lawrance

12. 12. ‘Madho Rai Ki Jaleb’ is the main attraction of which popular Himachali fair?
13. (a) Dussehra
14. (b) Lohri
15. (c) Shivratri
16. (d) Nalwari
17. Answer: Shivratri

13. 13. What is the architectural style of the temple built on the edge of the Prarashar Lake?
14. Cone Shaped
15. Pagoda
16. Penthoof
17. Pyramidal Shaped
18. Answer: Pagoda

14. 14. ‘Dohru’ is a traditional woollen dress worn by the women of which district?
15. (a) Una
16. (b) Kangra
17. (c) Bilaspur
18. (d) Kinnaur
19. Answer: Kinnaur

15. 15. What is the approximate capacity of ‘Shontong-Karcham’ Hydro Electric Power Project?
16. 195 MW
17. 100 MW
18. 205 MW
19. 450 MW
20. Answer: 450 MW

16. 16. In which district central government approved Rs. 80 lakh in 2011 for setting up of Snow Leopard Centre?
17. (a) Kilba in Kinnaur
18. (b) Kibber in Lahaul Spiti
19. (c) Sainj in Kullu
20. (d) Pangi in Chamba
21. Answer: Kibber in Lahaul Spiti

17. 17. 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:
18. (a) 2012
19. (b) 2013
20. (c) 2014
21. (d) 2015
22. Answer: 2013

18. 18. Who is author of the book ‘Polandry in the Himalayas’?
19. (a) Y.S. Parmar
20. (b) G. Bruce
21. (c) P. Menon
22. (d) S. Gill
23. Answer: Dr. Y.S. Parmar

19. 19. Which famous football tournament was started in 1888 from Annadale?
20. (a) Subroto Cup
21. (b) Santosh Trophy
22. (c) Durand Cup
23. (d) Federation Cup
24. Answer: Durand Cup

20. 20. The Mushroom Development Project in Palampur was launched in 1985 with introduction of technology of which country?
21. (a) British
22. (b) Dutch
23. (c) American
24. (d) Brazil
25. Answer: Dutch

 21. Who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2017?

21. (a) Joachim Frank
22. (b) Jacques Dubochet
23. (c) Richard Henderson
24. (d) All of the above
25. Answer: All of the above

22. 22. Who won the Women’s Single Wimbledon tournament in 2017?
23. (a) Garbine Muguruza
24. (b) Ekaterina Makarova
25. (c) Elena Vesnina
26. (d) Serna Williams
27. Answer: Garbine Muguruza

23. 23. Who became first female President of Singapore?
24. (a) Carrie Lam
25. (b) Halimah Yacob
26. (c) Jacindra Ardern
27. (d) Angela Merkela
28. Answer: Halimah Yacob

24. 24. Why Jagmeet Singh is in news?
25. (a) He is elected leader of Canada’s New Democratic party.
26. (b) He represents South Hall in British House of Commons.
27. (c) He is appointed as one of the advisor to President Doanld Trump.
28. (d) He is advisor to UN Commission on Human Rights.
29. Answer: He is elected leader of Canada’s New Democratic party.

25. 25. Why Hambantola Port has been in news in 2017?
26. (a) Its majority stakes are sold to China.
27. (b) It straddles world’s busiest east-west shipping route.
28. (c) Chinese move here created worries for India.
29. (d) All of the above
30. Answer: All of the above

26. 26. Who was awarded best actress in the 64th National Film awards function?
27. (a) C.M. Surabhi
28. (b) Zaira Wasim
29. (c) Iman Chakraborty
30. (d) Sonam Kapoor
31. Answer: C.M. Surabhi

27. 27. Match List- and List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

List-I                                  List-II

1. Sachidanand Vatsyayan                  Judge
2. Aryabhatta                                          Harijan leader
3. Ayyankali                                             Hindi Poet
4. M. Fatima Beevi                                 Astronomer

Codes:

1         2         3         4

1. 4         3          1           2
2. 3         4          2           1
3. 3          1          2           4
4. 2          1          3           4

Answer: 3       4        2          1

28. 28. Name the sportsperson who has been honoured with ‘Bharat Ratna’?

1. (a) Major Dhyan Chand
2. (b) Sunil Gavaskar
3. (c) Sachin Tendulkar
4. (d) P.T. Usha
5. Answer: Sachin Tendulkar

29. 29. Who is appointed as New Chairman of ISRO?
30. (a) G.K. Menon
31. (b) Roddam Narsimhan
32. (c) R. Rao
33. (d) k. Sivan
34. Answer:  K. Sivan

30. 30. Who is the first women advocate whose name has been recommended by the collegiums to become the Judge of Supreme Court of India?
31. (a) Indu Malhotra
32. (b) Neeru Chadha
33. (c) Sujata V. Manohar
34. Gyan Sudha Mishra
35. Answer: Indu Malhotra

31. 31. 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?
32. (a) Morris Jones
33. (b) Paul R. Brass
34. (c) Granville Austin
35. (d) Richard Sisson
36. Answer: Granville Austin

32. 32. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

List-I (Books)                                                                                                List-I (Authors)

1. The Child and the State in India                                                                            Atul Kohli
2. The Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics                                     Pranab Bardhan
3. The Political Economy of Development in India                                               Christopher Jaferlot
4. Poverty Amid Plenty in the New India.                                                                Myron Weiner

Codes:

     1        2        3        4

(a) 3       4         1         2

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

Answer:  4      3        2         1

33. 33. In which case did The Supreme Court give the doctrine of ‘Basic Structure’ of the constitution?
34. (a) Keshavanand Bharti case
35. (b) Golak Nath case
36. (c) Indira Sawhney case
37. (d) Sankari Prasad case
38. Answer: Keshavanand Bharti case

34. 34. Which state/union territories are involved in the Caveri river dispute?
35. (a) Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
36. (b) Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Pudducherry
37. (c) Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala
38. (d) Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Pudducherry
    Answer: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Pudducherry

35. Supreme Court’s judgment in Indira Sawhney Vs. Union of India case deal with:

35. (a) Reservations for OBCs
36. (b) Reservations for SCs and STs
37. (c) Reservations in Promotion
38. (d) Reservations for Muslims
39. Answer: Reservations for OBCs

36. 36. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

List-I (Panchayati Raj Committees)           List-II (Year)

1. C.H Hanumantha Rao                                           1978
2. C.V.K Rao                                                                  1984
3. Ashok Mehta                                                           1986
4. L.M. Singhvi                                                             1985

Codes:

     1       2        3          4

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

Answer: 2       4          1          3

37. Which of the following is not associated with electorial reforms in India?

37. (a) Tarkunde Committee
38. (b) Dinesh Goswami Committee
39. (c) N. Vohra Committee
40. (d) Indrajit Gupta Committee
41. Answer: N.N. Vohra Committee

38. 38. Who described Indian Capitalism as “Dharmshala Capitalism”?
39. (a) V.K.R.V. Rao
40. (b) Jagdish Bhagwati
41. (c)Amartya Sen
42. (d) Raj Krishana
43. Answer: Raj Krishana

39. 39. Which of the following are statutory bodies? Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
40. (a) University Grants Commission
41. (b) Official language Commission
42. (c) Railway Board
43. (d) Atomic Energy Commission

Codes:

1. 1 and 2
2. 1,3 and 4
3. 1,2 and 4
4. 2 and 4
5. Answer: 1,3 and 4

40. 40. Regarding the Interim Government of 1946 which of the following is not correct?

1. (a) Jawaharial Nehru was the Prime Minister/Head of the Executive council
2. (b) Jawaharlal Nehru was designated as the Vice-President of the Viceroy’s Executive Council
3. (c) The Viceroy continue to be the Head of the Execuitve Council
4. (d) The members of the Interim Government were members of Viceroy’s Executive Council
5. Answer: Jawaharial Nehru was the Prime Minister/Head of the Executive council

41. 41. Who said, Indian federalism is “a new kind of federation to meet India’s peculiar needs”?
42. (a) Granville Austin
43. (b) Ivor Jennings
44. (c) Alexanderowicz
45. (d) Ronald Wats
46. Answer: Granville Austin

42. Adi Ambedkar Samaj movement is related to which state?

42. (a) Maharashtra
43. (b) Punjab
44. (c) Rajasthan
45. (d) Uttar pradesh
46. Answer: Punjab

43. 43. When did Communist Party of India (Marzxist) emerge a separate political party?
44. (a) 1960
45. (b) 1964
46. (c) 1968
47. (d) 1973
48. Answer: 1964

44. 44. Who described the critical and creative role of politics in India as “the Indian model of development”?
45. (a) Rajni Kothari
46. (b) Amartya Sen
47. (c) Jagdish Bhagwati
48. (d) James Manner
49. Answer: Rajni kothari

45. 45. Match List-I and List-II and identify the correct answer from the codes given below:

List- (Events)                                                     List- (Year)

1. Millennium Development Goals Report                 2010
2. National Commission for Women                            2006
3. Ministry of Women and Child Development         1992
4. National Mission for Empowerment of Women    2011

Codes:

1. 1          2              3              4
2. 1          2              4              3
3. 4         3              2              1
4. 1          4              3              2
5. 3          1              2              4
6. Answer: 1            4              3              2

46. 46. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms were introduced in India in the year:
47. (a) 1881
48. (b) 1902
49. (c) 1909
50. (d) 1919
51. Answer: 1919

47. 47. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was born at:
48. (a) Poona
49. (b) Bombay
50. (c) Mhow
51. (d) Satara
52. Answer: Mhow

48. 48. Which of the following leaders had worked for tribal upliftment?
49. (a) Mahatma Gandhi
50. (b) V. Thakkar
51. (c) B.R. Ambedkar
52. (d) Jagjivan Ram
53. Answer: A.V. Thakkar

49. 49. Which of the following leaders was never associated with the Indian National Congress?
50. (a) D. Savarkar
51. (b) Lala Lajpat Rai
52. (c) Vallabhbhai Patel
53. (d) C. Bose
54. Answer: V.D. Savarkar

50. 50. Which of the following was not a socialist leader?
51. (a) Ram Manohar Lohiya
52. (b) Jaiprakash Narain
53. (c) C. Bose
54. (d) R. Jaiyakar
55. Answer: M.R. Jaiyakar

51. 51. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the first Law Minister of India?
52. (a) Hindu Code Bill
53. (b) Indian Code Bill
54. (c) Hindu Marriage Bill
55. (d) Human Rights Bill
56. Answer: Hindu Code Bill

52. 52. Which one of the following igneous rocks has the highest density?
53. (a) Basalt
54. (b) Olivine
55. (c) Pyroxene
56. (d) Quartz
57. Answer: Basalt

53. 53. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
54. (a) Slate-Sandstone
55. (b) Schist-Shale
56. (c) Marble-Limestone
57. (d) Quartzite-Sandstone
58. Answer: Slate-Sandstone

54. 54. Which one of the following planets has the shortest day?
55. (a) Earth
56. (b) Mars
57. (c) Mercury
58. (d) Venus
59. Answer: Earth

55. 55. The term outwash plain is associated with :
56. (a) Glaciers
57. (b) Rivers
58. (c) Sea waves
59. (d) Wind action
60. Answer: Glaciers

56. 56. Which one of the following has the largest number of active volcanoes?
57. (a) Alaska
58. (b) Aleutian Islands
59. (c) Hawaii Islands
60. (d) Iceland
61. Answer: Aleutian islands

57. 57. The concept of Normal Cycle of Erosion was given by :
58. (a) Davis, W.M.
59. (b) Penck, W.
60. (c) Strahler, A.
61. (d) Thornbury, W.D.
62. Answer: Davis, W.M.

58. 58. The term Ria stands for :
59. (a) A submerged river valley
60. (b) A submerged glacial valley
61. (c) An emerged river valley
62. (d) An emerged glacial valley
63. Answer: A submerged rived valley

59. 59. The term deflation is associated with :
60. (a) Glaciers
61. (b) Running water Sea-water
62. (c) Sea-waves
63. (d) Wind action
64. Answer: Wind action

60. 60. The rate of decrease of temperature in the troposphere is :
61. (a) 4 degree Celcius
62. (b) 4 degree Celcius
63. (c) 7 degree Celcius
64. (d) 4 degree Celcius
65. Answer: 6.4 degree Celcius

61. 61. The term Operation Flood is associated with :
62. (a) Blue Revolution
63. (b) Golden Revolution
64. (c) White Revolution
65. (d) Yellow Revolution
66. Answer: White Revolution

62. 62. The National Forest Policy was launched in :
63. (a) 1988
64. (b) 1990
65. (c) 1994
66. (d) 1996
67. Answer: 1988

63. 63. Which one of the following states have the highest percentage of irrigated area?
64. (a) Arunachal Pradesh
65. (b) Haryana
66. (c)Jammu & Kashmir
67. (d) Sikkim
68. Answer: Haryana

64. 64. Oil refinery at Bhatinda is being established by :
65. (a) BPCL
66. (b) HPCL
67. (c) CRL
68. (d) OC
69. Answer: HPCL

65. 65. Which one of the following is the largest industry in India?
66. (a) Cement
67. (b) ron & Steel
68. (c) Petroleum
69. (d) Textile
70. Answer: Textile

66. 66. Tata Iron and Steel Company at Jamshedpur was established in:
67. (a) 914
68. (b) 1912
69. (c) 1910
70. (d) 1908
71. Answer: 1908

67. 67. The first industrial policy was announced in :
68. (a) 1948
69. (b) 1956
70. (c) 1964
71. (d) 1972
72. Answer: 1956

68. 68. The town of Rishira is known for the industry of :
69. (a) Cotton Textile
70. (b) Jute Textile
71. (c) Silk Textile
72. (d) Woolen Textile
73. Answer: Jute Textile

69. 69. Koraput has rich deposits of :
70. (a) Bauxite
71. (b) Copper
72. (c) Iron-ore
73. (d) Mica
74. Answer: Bauxite

70. 70. How many sustainable developments are there in the U.N. Agenda 2030?
71. (a) 14
72. (b) 15
73. (c) 16
74. (d) 17
75. Answer: 17

71. 71. What is India’s estimated GDP growth rate for 2018-19 in the Economic Survey?
72. (a) 3% – 7.1%
73. (b) 2% – 7.5%
74. (c) 7% – 7.5%
75. (d) 7% – 7.2%
76. Answer: 7% – 7.5%

 72. What was the Index of Industrial Production in December 2017?

72. (a) 8%
73. (b)1%
74. (c) 8%
75. (d) 4%
76. Answer: 7.1%

73. 
    73. Find the correct poverty estimates for the given states in 2011-12, as per the Planning Commission?

(A)            (B)          (C)            (D)

Arunachal Pradesh:       34.7%        33.7%      36.9%       34.7%

Bihar  :                                39.9%        36.9%      39.9%       33.7%

Chhattisgarh    :               36.9%        34.7%      33.7%       39.9%

Manipur        :                    33.7%        39.9%       34.7%      36.9%

Answer: D

74. 74. With what is “Operation Green” related?
75. (a) Use of paramilitary forces against Naxalites in Maharashtra
76. (b) Use of paramilitary forces against Naxalites in Chhattisgarh
77. (c) Tomato Onion Potato
78. (d) Round Revolution
79. Answer: Tomato Onion Potato

75. 75. What is the bank account available to Dalits and Women under “Stand-up India”?
76. (a) 1 – 10 lakh
77. (b) 10 – 50 lakh
78. (c) 10 lakh – 1 crore
79. (d) 50 lakh – 1 crore
80. Answer: Rs. 10 lakh – 1 crore

76. 76. What was the approximate decadal population growth rate of Himachal Pradesh in census 2011?
77. (a) 3%
78. (b) 9%
79. (c) 5%
80. (d) 12%
81. Answer: 12.9%

77. 77. Immunization of all children by 2020 is related to :
78. (a) Mission Rainbow
79. (b) Mission Ayushmaan Bharat
80. (c) Mission Arogya
81. (d) Mission Healthy Bharat
82. Answer: Mission Rainbow

78. 78. According to the Global Nutrition Report 2017, how many females suffered from anaemia in India?
79. (a) 49%
80. (b)51%
81. (c) 53%
82. (d) 54%

84. 79. What is the estimated social sector expenditure in budget 2018-19?
85. (a) 1.36 lakh crore
86. (b) 1.37 lakh crore
87. (c) 1.38 lakh crore
88. (d) 1.39 lakh crore
89. Answer: Rs 1.38 lakh crore

80. 80. How many poor families will be provided with how much medical insurance per family in 2018-19 under the Ayushmaan Bharat Yojana?
81. (a) 10 crore and Rs 3 lakh
82. (b) 5 crore and Rs 5 lakh
83. (c) 10 crore and Rs 5 lakh
84. (d) 3 crore and Rs 10 lakh
85. Answer: 10 Crore and Rs 5 lakh

81. 81. How many hours per year are the people expected to contribute for cleanliness under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan?
82. (a) 70
83. (b) 80
84. (c) 90
85. (d) 100
86. Answer: 100

82. 82. 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

1. (i) Protection  of Ozone Layer
2. (ii) Stabilization of Greenhouse Gases
3. (iii) Environment and Sustainable Development
4. (iv) Total Elimination of Ozone Depleting Substances

Match the above:

1. (P-iv), (Q-ii), (R-i), (S-iii)
2. (P-iv), (Q-i), (R-ii), (S-iii)
3. (P-ii), (Q-iv), (R-i), (S-iii)
4. (P-ii), (Q-i), (R-iii), (S-iv)
5. Answer: (P-iv), (Q-i), (R-ii), (S-iii)

83. 83. In context environment, the term “dirty dozen” refers to:
84. (a) 12 ozone layer depleting substances
85. (b) 12 persistent organic pollutants
86. (c) 12 most harmful greenhouse gases
87. (d) 12 most degraded ecosystems

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

1. (a) Only 3
2. (b) 1, 2 and 3
3. (c) Only 2
4. (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
5. Answer: Only 2

84. 84. Vast majority of biodiversity occur in :
85. (a) Developing countries
86. (b) Developed countries
87. (c) Equal in both
88. (d) None of the above
89. Answer: Developed countries

85. 85. “Appiko Movement” was leaded by :
86. (a) Sunderlal Bahuguna
87. (b) Pandurang Hegde
88. (c) Vandana Shiva
89. (d) Amrita Devi
90. Answer: Amrita Devi

86. 86. Freshwater present on earth is :
87. (a) 5%
88. (b) n01%
89. (c) 5%
90. (d) 97%
91. Answer: 2.97%

87. 87. Which industry labours are most prone to Cytosilicosis disease?
88. (a) Electric
89. (b) Computer
90. (c) Dairy
91. (d) Cement
92. Answer: Dairy

88. 88. 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

1. (i) 2000
2. (ii) 2008
3. (iii) 2011
4. (iv) 2002

1. (P-i), (Q-iv), (R-ii), (S-iii)
2. (P-i), (Q-iv), (R-ii), (S-ii)
3. (P-iv), (Q-iii), (R-ii), (S-i)
4. (P-iv), (Q-iii), (R-i), (S-ii)
5. Answer: (P-i), (Q-iv), (R-ii), (S-ii)

89. 89. In which year “Project Crocodile” was launched in India?
90. (a) 1973
91. (b) 1975
92. (c) 1972
93. (d) 1980
94. Answer: 1972

90. 90. Which of the following is a non-renewable energy source?
91. (a) Solar
92. (b) Wind
93. (c) Nuclear reactors
94. (d) All of the above
95. Answer: Wind

91. 91. Which of the following is not a fundamental unit?
92. (a) Meter
93. (b) Litre
94. (c) Kilogram
95. (d) Second
96. Answer: Kilogram

92. 92. The liquid used in a clinical thermometer is :
93. (a) Alcohol
94. (b) Water
95. (c) Mercury
96. (d) Benzene
97. Answer: Alcohol

93. 93. The image formed by a convex mirror is :
94. (a) Erect and diminished
95. (b) Erect and enlarged
96. (c) Inverted and diminished
97. (d) Inverted and enlarged
98. Answer: Inverted and enlarged

94. 94. Renewable source of energy is :
95. (a) Coal
96. (b) Fossil fuels
97. (c) Natural gas
98. (d) Sun
99. Answer: Sun

95. 95. The global warming has resulted:
96. (a) Increase in yield of the crop
97. (b) Decrease in sea levels
98. (c) Decrease in human deaths
99. (d) Increase in sea levels
100. Answer: Increase in sea levels

96. 96. Photosynthesis occurs in :
97. (a) Nucleus
98. (b) Mitochondria
99. (c) Chloroplast
100. (d) None of the above
101. Answer: Chloroplast

97. 97. In which part of our body RBC formed?
98. (a) Liver
99. (b) Heart
100. (c) Bone-marrow
101. (d) Kidney
102. Answer: Bone-marrow

98. 98. “Rataundhi” is due to deficiency of which Vitamin?
99. (a) Vitamin A
100. (b) Vitamin B6
101. (c) Vitamin C
102. (d) Vitamin B12
103. Answer: Vitamin A

99. 99. Core of a transformer is made of :
100. (a) Steel
101. (b) Soft iron
102. (c) Copper
103. (d) Aluminium
104. Answer: Soft iron

100. 100. Which of the following is in the deficiency in a body during “Dengue” fever?
101. (a) Haemoglobin
102. (b) Sugar
103. (c) Platelets
104. (d) Water
105. Answer: Platelets