1. In the 73rd constitutional amendment 1/3 seats for the women are reserved in Panchayats under which Article?
(A) Article 243A
(B) Article 243B
(C) Article 243C
(D) Article 243D
Answer: Article 243D
2. “Electoral College” for the election of President of India consists of:
(A) All the members of Parliament
(B) All the members of State Legislative Assemblies
(c) All the elected members of both Houses of Parliament and elected members of State Legislative Assemblies
(D) None of the above
Answer: All the elected members of both Houses of Parliament and elected members of State Legislative Assemblies
3. Which Article of Indian Constitution empowers President all the executive powers?
(A) Article 52
(B) Article 53
(C) Article 54
(D) Article 55
Answer: Article 53
4. Who gives final verdict on Money Bill?
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Supreme Court
(D) Speaker of Lok Sabha
Answer: Speaker of Lok Sabha
5. Within which time period an ordinance promulgated by the President be laid down before both the Houses of Parliament after their reassemble?
(A) Six months
(B) Six days
(C) Six week
(D) Two months
Answer: Six week
6. How many writs can Supreme Court of India issue under Article 32?
(A) 3
(B) 5
(C) 4
(D) 6
Answer: 5
7. Idea of Directive Principle of State Policy has been borrowed form Constitution of which country?
(A) Britain
(B) Ireland
(C) U.S.A.
(D) France
Answer: Ireland
8. Which Article of Indian Constitution provides the right to form a political party?
(A) Article 132
(B) Article 111
(C) Article 32
(D) None of the above
Answer: None of the above
9. Article 1 of the Constitution describes India as:
(A) A Union of States
(B) A Quasi- Federal State
(C) A Federation
(D) A Confederation
Answer: A Union of States
10. What was the total strength of Lok Sabha on 31st December 2017?
(A) 538
(B) 537
(C) 542
(D) 550
Answer: 538
11. The First Factory Act was passed in the time of:
(A) Lord Canning
(B) John Lawrence
(C) Lord Ripon
(D) Lord Dufferin
Answer: Lord Ripon
12. Who of the following does not represent the Nationalist critique of the Colonial Economy?
(A) D.R. Bhandarkar
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) R.C. Dutt
(D) Sachidanand Sinha
Answer: D.R. Bhandarkar
13. Who presided over the Congress Session in 1905 which supported the Swadeshi and Boycott Movement for Bengal?
(A) B.G. Tilak
(B) Lajpat Rai
(C) C.R. Das
(D) G.K. Gokhale
Answer: G.K. Gokhale
14. What name was given to the head quarters of Ghadr paper in the U.S.A.?
(A) Deshantar Ashram
(B) Yugantar Ashram
(C) Ghadr Ashram
(D) Bharat Ashram
Answer: Yugantar Ashram
15. When was the first walk-out organized in the Legislative Council during the colonial period?
(A) 1901
(B) 1902
(C) 1904
(D) 1905
Answer: 1901
16. Curzon-Wylie was killed in London by:
(A) Rash Behari Bose
(B) Ajit Singh
(C) Makan Lal Dhingra
(D) Khudi Ram Bose
Answer: Makan Lal Dhingra
17. Of the following, who was not the member of the Interim Government in 1946?
(A) Sardar V.B. Patel
(B) Jagjivan Ram
(C) Baldev Singh
(D) B.R. Ambedkar
Answer: B.R. Ambedkar
18. The Rehnumai Mazdeyasan Sabha represented the spirit of Reform among:
(A) The Anglo- Indians
(B) the Parsees
(C) The Muslims
(D) The Hindus
Answer: The Parsees
19. Of the following persons, who is not matched correctly with his newspaper?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji – Indian Mirror
(B) B.G. Tilak – Kesari
(C) Sisir Kumar Ghosh – Amrit Bazar Patrika
(D) G.K. Kumar – Sudharak
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji – Indian Mirror
20. Form which Art Abanindranath Tagore did not seek inspiration?
(A) Mughal
(B) Ajanta
(C) Rajput
(D) New Zealand
Answer: New Zealand
21. Who founded several Vedants societies in the West?
(A) Har Dayal
(B) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
(C) Vivekananda
(D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Answer: Vivekananda
22. The Deoband Programme of study was reduced to:
(A) 9 years
(B) 6 years
(C) 8 years
(D) 5 years
Answer: 6 years
23. The first Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India was:
(A) A. Cunningham
(B) M. Wheeler
(C) Sir John Marshal
(D) Daya Ram Sahni
Answer: A. Cunningham
24. Which of the following, opened a co-education school in Moga (Punjab) in 1899 for improving the position of women?
(A) The Arya Samaj
(B) The Prarthana Samaj
(C) Singh Sabha
(D) The Dev Samaj
Answer: The Dev Samaj
25. The first book written by mahatma Gandhi, was:
(A) The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi
(B) The Story of my Experiments with Truth
(C) Hind Swaraj
(D) The Harijan
Answer: Hind Swaraj
26. Which of the following Social Reforms was not considered essential by Gandhi for the transformation of society?
(A) Hindu-Muslim unity
(B) Abolition of Varna system
(C) Swadeshi
(D) Abolition of Untouchability
Answer: Removal of Untouchability
27. The Dandi March was started by Gandhi on:
(A) March 10, 1930
(B) March 15, 1930
(C) March 21, 1930
(D) March 12, 1930
Answer: March 21, 1930
28. In which, special session of the Congress, Gandhi presented for approval his idea of Satyagraha against the government?
(A) Bombay, 1918
(B) Ahmedabad, 1921
(C) Calcutta, 1920
(D) Amritsar, 1919
Answer: Caluctta,1920
29. When did Gandhi realize that his struggle in India was not based on the Non – violence of the brave?
(A) 1947
(B) 1948
(C) 1942
(D) 1940
Answer: 1942
30. Which is not the feature of Gandhi theory of Trusteeship?
(A) Change of capitalist society into and equalitarian one
(B) Fixation of upper and lower limits of incomes
(C) character of production to be determined by social necessity
(D) Government should be made the owner of the lives of people
Answer: Change of capitalist society into and equalitarian one
31. Which of the following rates is not determined by RBI?
(A) Bank rate
(B) SLR
(C) PLR
(D) CRR
Answer: CRR
32. Who is known as the father of “white Revolution’ in India?
(A) M.S. Swaminathan
(B) K.N. Bahl
(C) B.P. Pal
(D) V. Kurien
Answer: V. Kurien
33. When did the Kisan Credit Card Scheme for the formers start in India?
(A) 1995-96
(B) 1998-99
(C) 2005-06
(D) 2006-08
Answer: 1998-99
34. The concept of small Scale Industries (SSI) was brought to force by the:
(A) Industrial Policy Resolution, 1948
(B) Industrial Policy Resolution, 1956
(C) Industrial Policy Statement, 1977
(D) None of the above
Answer: Industrial Policy Resolution, 1956
35. Who recommends the MSP and issue prices?
(A) Ministry of Agriculture
(B) Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
(C) NITI Aayog
(D) NABARD
Answer: Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
36. When has the Population Policy been implemented?
(A) 15th February, 2000
(B) 15th February, 2001
(C) 15th February, 2002
(D) 14th February, 2000
Answer: 15th February, 2002
38. What is the basic objective of Public Distribution System in India?
(A) Ti control market price
(B) To ensure food security for poor
(C) To control black marketing
(D) To encourage export
Answer: To ensure food security for poor
39. The second green revolution is focused on:
(A) Agriculture stability
(B) Environment issues
(C) Reducing rural imbalances
(D) All of the above
Answer: All of the above
40. Which sector of Indian economy has disguised unemployment?
(A) Agriculture
(B) Industry
(C) Services
(D) Manufacturing
Answer: Agriculture
41. One horsepower of electric power equal to:
(A) 746 Watts
(B) 1000 Watts
(C) 373 Watts
(D) 220 Watts
Answer: 746 Watts
42. When a bar magnet suspended freely with a thread, it will always rests along:
(A) South-North direction
(B) North-South direction
(C) East-West direction
(D) West-East direction
Answer: North-South direction
43. The main constituent of the compressed natural gas (CNG) is:
(A) Butane
(B) Methane
(C) Ethane
(D) Propane
Answer: Methane
45. The short sightedness (myopia) defect in human eyes can be corrected by using:
(A) Plan- concave lens
(B) Plano- convex lens
(C) Concave lens
(D) Convex lens
Answer: Concace lens
45. Which one is responsible for souring of milk?
(A) Citric Acid
(B) Lactic Acid
(C) Acetic Acid
(D) Formic Acid
Answer: Lactic Acid
46. Which of the following is the most abundant metal in Earth’s crust?
(A) Iron
(B) Aluminum
(C) Calcium
(D) Sodium
Answer: Aluminium
47. Atoms of different elements with different atomic numbers, which have same mass number are known as:
(A) Isomers
(B) Isotopes
(C) Isochors
(D) Isobars
Answer: Isobars
48. Which of the following pollutants is the major cause of respiratory diseases?
(A) Nitrogen oxide
(B) Carbon monoxide
(C) Suspended fine particles
(D) Volatile organic compounds
Answer: Suspended fine particles
49. Who discovered the nucleus in the cell?
(A) Robert Hooke
(B) Robert Brown
(C) Purkinje
(D) Leeuwenhoek
Answer: Roberts Brown
50. Bats search their prey and fly in dark night by emitting and detecting reflections of:
(A) Infrasonic waves
(B) Ultrasonic waves
(C) Ultraviolet waves
(D) Infrared waves
Answer: Ultrasonic waves
51. Trisul Peak lies in the state of:
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Odisha
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Uttarakhand
52. Which one of the following is not a biosphere reserve?
(A) Manas
(B) Nokrek
(C) Pachmarhi
(D) Ranthambore
Answer: Ranthambore
53. Ramsar Convention was held in:
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Iraq
(C) Iran
(D) Turkey
Answer: Iran
54. Karewa soil is found in the state of:
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Jammu & Kashmir
(D) Uttarakhand
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
55. Which one of the following is not a deciduous tree?
(A) Arjun
(B) Gurjan
(C) Palas
(D) Sal
Answer: Gurjan
56. Which of the following rivers flows from east to west ?
(A) Dibang
(B) Lohit
(C) Manas
(D) Subansiri
Answer: Lohit
57. Which one of the following separates the Andaman from Nicobar Islands ?
(A) 8 ͦ Channel
(B) 9 ͦ Channel
(C) 10 ͦ Channel
(D) 11 ͦ Channel
Answer: 10 ͦ Channel
58. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
Dam River
(A) Dulhasti – Chenab
(B) Rihand Dam – Ken
(C) Pachet Dam – Damodar
(D) Tehri Dam – Bhagirathi
Answer: Rihand Dam – Ken
59. Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre is at :
(A) Bangkok
(B) Kerala
(C) Surat
(D) None of the above
Answer: Bangkok
60. How much of India’s coastline is vulnerable to Disasters ?
(A) 5340 km
(B) 5400 km
(C) 6200 km
(D) 5700 km
Answer: 5700 km
61. Which raja of Nurpur princely state built the Taragarh fort in the territory of Chamba princely state around 1625-30 AD ?
(A) Basu
(B) Jagat Singh
(C) Jai Singh
(D) Rajrup Singh
Answer: Jagat Singh
62. What is the name of Yogi who guided raja Sahil Varman of Chamba princely state regarding the city of new capital of his state ?
(A) Gorakhnath
(B) Bholanath
(C) Charpatnath
(D) Balaknath
Answer: Charpatnath
63. Which Mughal emperor got a mosque built inside the Kangra Fort ?
(A) Humanyu
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Aurangzeb
Answer: Jahangir
64. Which European traveller travelled from Nahan to Jammu via Nurpur around 1783 AD ?
(A) Harcourt
(B) Forster
(C) Vigne
(D) Bernier
Answer: Forster
65. Which raja of Kullu was taken prisoner by the Suket princely state around 850-900 AD ?
(A) Sidh Pal
(B) Bahadur singh
(C) Bhup Pal
(D) Bidhi Singh
Answer: Bhup Pal
66. Around which century was a treaty signed between Raja Kehri Sigh of Bushahr and Tibet ?
(A) Jaitak Hills
(B) Haripur Dhar
(C) Sain Dhar
(D) Dharthi Dhar
Answer: Dharthi Dhar
67. Who founded the ruling dynasty of Hindur princely state ?
(A) Bir Chand
(B) Ajit Chand
(C) Kahal Chand
(D) Bik Chand
Answer: Bir Chand
69. Which two Thakurais were made subordinate to Jubbal princely state in 1896 AD ?
(A) Rawingarh and Ratesh
`(B) Rawingarh and Sangri
(C) Rawingarh and Khaneti
(D) Rawingarh and Dhadi
Answer: Rawingarh and Dhadi
70. Which raja of Bushahr acted with hostility towards the British during 1857 mutiny ?
(A) Shamsher Singh
(B) Mahinder Singh
(C) Ugra Singh
(D) Rudra Singh
Answer: Shamsher Singh
71. Which one of the following was sentenced to death in Lahore conspiracy case, which was later on reduced to life imprisonment ?
(A) Hirday Ram
(B) Hardev
(C) Mathra Das
(D) Mian Jawahar Singh
Answer: Hirday Ram
72. When did Narendra Mandal (Chamber of Princes) come into existence ?
(A) 1911 AD
(B) 1915 AD
(C) 1921 AD
(D) 1927 AD
Answer: 1921 AD
73. According to 2011 census which district of H.P. has the lowest percentage of S.C. population ?
(A) Kullu
(B) Bilaspur
(C) Lahaul-Spiti
(D) Hamirpur
Answer: Lahaul-Spiti
74. Which mountain pass is located at the highest altitude ?
(A) Kangla
(B) Parangla
(C) Kumjam
(D) Darati
Answer: Parangla
75. Which lake is located between Dodra-Kawar and Sangla (Kinnaur) ?
(A) Karali
(B) Kareri
(C) Ghadasaru
(D) Bradonsar
Answer: Bradonsar
76. Given below are the names of some rivers and their tributaries. Find the mis-match.
(A) Yamuna – Jalal
(B) Satluj – Andhra
(C) Beas – Spin
(D) Chenab – Miyar
Answer: Satluj – Andhra
77. Which glacier feeds the Pabbar river ?
(A) Kulti
(B) Shilli
(C) Chandra – Nahan
(D) Pacha
Answer: Chandra – Nahan
78. Near which town of Mandi District of H.P. is Shikari Devi sanctuary ?
(A) Jogindernager
(B) Sarkaghat
(C) Pandoh
(D) Sunder Nager
Answer: Sunder Nager
79. With which region of H.P. is Phulesh festival mainly associated ?
(A) Bharmaur
(B) Kinnaur
(C) Sirmaur
(D) Saproon
Answer: Kinnaur
80. When does the Minjar fair begin in Chamba ?
(A) First Monday of Sawan month
(B) Second Sunday of Sawan month
(C) First Monday of Bhadon month
(D) Second Sunday of Bhadon month
Answer: Second Sunday of Sawan month
81. Which among the following schools of painting deals with Nayak-Nayika theme of Rasikpriya of Keshavdas ?
(A) Chamba
(B) Basholi
(C) Arki
(D) Bilaspur
Answer: Arki
82. Which one of the following temples is in Pagoda style ?
(A) Hidimba (Manali)
(B) Lakshna Devi (Bharmaur)
(C) Shikari Devi (Chhitrari)
(D) Hateshwari Devi (Hatkoti)
Answer: Hidimba (Manali)
83. Approximately how many services are covered in H.P. under Public service Guarantee Act ?
(A) 127
(B) 147
(C) 167
(D) 187
Answer: 187
84. At which place in Chamba District of H.P. there is a sheep-breeding farm ?
(A) Bathree
(B) Sarol
(C) Mahla
(D) Banikhet
Answer: Sarol
85. In which District of H.P. is Suketi Fossil Park ?
(A) Mandi
(B) Shimla
(C) sirmaur
(D) Solan
Answer: Sirmaur
86. Which princely state owned the Bantony building of Shimla town and used it as summer palace ?
(A) Jubbal
(B) Keonthal
(C) Patiala
(D) Sirmaur
Answer: Sirmaur
87. Who founded the Shri Dhami Prem Pracharni Sabha in July 1939 AD ?
(A) Pandit Sita Ram
(B) Bhagmal Sautha
(C) Satyadev Bushahri
(D) Dina Nath Andhi
Answer: Pandit Sita Ram
88. What is the approximate percentage of marginal holdings in H.P. ?
(A) 59.78
(B) 63.26
(C) 66.73
(D) 69.78
Answer: 69.78
89. In which district of H.P. is Berra Dol where a 5 MW solar project is proposed ?
(A) Mandi
(B) Hamirpur
(C) Una
(D) Bilaspur
Answer: Bilaspur
90. When was Beti Hai Anmol Yojana introduced in H.P. ?
(A) March 2009
(B) July 2010
(C) August 2011
(D) September 2012
Answer: July 2010
91. Which President of India wrote the book ‘The Turbulent Years, 1980-1996’ ?
(A) Pranab Mukharjee
(B) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(C) K.R. Narayanan
(D) Ram Nath Kovind
Answer: Pranab Mukharjee
92. Who was first President of B.J.P. when it was established on 6th April 1980 ?
(A) Atal Behari Vajpayee
(B) Shyma Prasad Mukherji
(C) L.K. Advani
(C) Murli Manohar Joshi
Answer: Atal Behari Vajpayee
93. Among the following who has been the Commanders-in-Chief of India Army after independence?
(A) General Sir Rob Lockhart
(B) General Sir Roy Bucher
(C) General (Later Field Marshal) K.M. Cariappa
(D) All of the above
Answer: All of the above
94. In the Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast 2018 in which sport all the participants of India got Medals.
(A) Shooting
(B) Wrestling
(C) Badminton
(D) Weight-lifting
Answer: Wrestling
95. Who won the “Khel Ratna Award” in 2017 ?
(A) Devendra Jhajharia
(B) Sardar Sigh
(C) Devendra Jhajharia & Sardar Singh both
(D) Dipa Karmakar
Answer: Devendra Jhaiharia & Sardar Singh both
96. Who was the Chief Guest in the 68th Republic Day parade on 26th January 2017 ?
(A) Prince of Abu Dhabi
(B) President of Iran
(C) President of Russia
(D) President of the USA
Answer: Prince of Abu dhabi
97. Who has been recently appointed as Head of BCCI by the Hon’ble Supreme Court ?
(A) Anurag Thakur
(B) Sharad Pawar
(C) Vinod Rai
(D) Rajiv Shukla
Answer: Vinod Rai
98. Which opposition candidate contested Presidential election against ruling party’s candidate Ram Nath Kovind ?
(A) Meire Kumar
(B) Meira Nair
(C) Rajmohan Gandhi
(D) Renuka Chaudhary
Answer: Mejre Kumar
99. Which Indian city has been declared as World’s Heritage City by UNEACO in 2017 ?
(A) Jaipur
(B) Varanasi
(C) Ahmedabad
(D) Lucknow
Answer: Ahmedabad
100. Who is appointed as chief of Film Censor Board in India in 2017 ?
(A) Prasoon Joshi
(B) Anupam kher
(C) Sharmila Tagore
(D) Babul Supriyo
Answer: Prasoon Joshi
101. Who has been awarded ‘Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2017 ?
(A) K. Vishwanath
(B) Dalip Kumar
(C) Manoj Kumar
(D) Vinod Khanna
Answer: Vinod Khanna
102. Recently which longest road tunnel between Srinagar and Jammu was opened by the Prime Minister ?
(A) Chenani-Nashri
(B) Dhola-Sadiya
(C) Zojila Tunnel
(D) Sandvin road tunnel
Answer: Chenani-Nashri
103. Which South Asian Satellite has been launched by ISRO in May 2017 ?
(A) GSAT-17
(B) GSAT-12
(C) GSAT-09
(D) GSAT-07
Answer: GSAT-09
104. Which has been thrust of “Paryatan Parv” organized by Ministry of Tourism from 5-25 October 2017 ?
(A) Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat
(B) Ek Bharat Swatcha Bharat
(C) EK Bharat Ek Sanskriti
(D) Ek Bharat Ek Vishwa
Answer: Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat
105. Among the following who was/were conferred ‘Padma Vibhushan Awards’ in 2017 ?
(A) Sharad Pawar
(B) Murli Manohar Joshi
(C) P.A. Sangma
(D) All of the above
Answer: All of the above
106. Which date is being celebrated as International Day of Yoga ?
(A) 21st June
(B) 5th March
(C) 24th October
(D) 25th December
Answer: 21st June
107. Who was given Bhupen Hazarika National Award, 2017 ?
(A) Haraprasad Das
(B) Yeshe Dorjee Thongshi
(C) Manu S. Pillai
(D) Paro Anand
Answer: Yeshe Dorjee Thongshi
108. Who is the chief Commissioner of India ?
(A) Om prakash Rawat
(B) Achal Kumar Joti
(C) Navia Chawla
(D) N. Gopalswami
Answer: Om Prakash Rawat
109. For the first time in October 2017 Ferry service in Gujarat has been started between which
Places ?
(A) Ghogha – Dahej
(B) Bharuch – Kevadiya
(C) Ernakulum – Kalamassery
(D) Kanniyankumari – Aloor Port
Answer: Ghogha – Dahej
110. Who has been chosen for Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2017?
(A) Pranab Mukharjee
(B) Manmohan Singh
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(D) P. Chidambaram
Answer: Manmohan Singh
111. Which person of Indian origin got Australia’s highest civilian honour for his contribution in the field ?
(A) Purshottam Sawrikar
(B) Makhan Singh Khangure
(C) Vijay Kumar
(D) All of the Above
Answer: All of the above
112. Who has been conferred with France’s highest civilian honour – Legion d’Honneur in 2017 ?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Saumitra Chatterjee
(C) Amitabh Bachchan
(C) Satyajit Ray
Answer: Saumitra Chatterjee
113. Among the following which Indian Judge has been elected to International Court of Justice ?
(A) Nagendra Sigh
(B) Jagdish Bhagwati
(C) Deepak Mishra
(C) Dalveer Bhandari
Answer: Dalveer Bhandari
114. “Paradise Papers” recently leaked are related to which matter ?
(A) Secret Documents of RAW
(B) Secret Documents of KGB
(C) Secret Documents of CIA
(D) Investments in Secret Tax Heavens
Answer: Investments in Secret Tax Heavens
115. Which countries have declared their intentions to leave UNESCO ?
(A) USA and Israel
(B) Syria and Iran
(C) China and Pakistan
(D) Korea and Japan
Answer: USA and Israel
116. Which organization won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 ?
(A) UNESCO
(B) WHO
(C) ICAN
(D) ILO
Answer: ICAN
117. Ninth summit of BRICS in 2017 was held in which country ?
(A) Russia
(B) China
(C) India
(D) South Africa
Answer: China
118. How many countries are members of SAARC ?
(A) 8
(B) 7
(C) 6
(D) 5
Answer: 8
119. Who is Secretary General of UN ?
(A) Kofi Annan
(B) Antonio Guterres
(C) Ban-ki-Moon
(D) Perez de Cuellar
Answer: Antonio Guterres
120. At present who is prime Minister of Pakistan ?
(A) Shahib Khaqan Abbasi
(B) Nawaz Sharif
(C) Benezir Bhutto
(D) Asif Ali Zardari