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QUESTION BOOKLET A Sr. No. Series Roll No. (in Figures) : _________________________________________________ Roll No. (in Words) : _________________________________________________ : 2 : 85 Time : 2 Hours Screening Test Maximum Marks : 85 PLEASE READ THIS PAGE CAREFULLY. Note : Candidate should remove the sticker seal and open this Booklet ONLY after announcement by centre superintendent and should thereafter check and ensure that this Booklet contains all the 24 pages and 24 tally with the same Code No. given at top of first page & the bottom of each & every page. If you find any defect, variation, torn or unprinted page, please have it replaced at once before you start answering. 1. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS : 1. The Answer sheet of a candidate who does not write his Roll No., or writes an incorrect Roll No. on the title page of the Booklet and in the space provided on the Answer sheet will neither be 2. 170 evaluated nor his result declared. 3. 2. The paper contains 170 questions. 3. Attempt all questions as there will be no Negative 4. Marking. 4. The questions are of objective type. Here is an example. Question : 8 Taj Mahal was built by_____ (A) Sher Shah (B) Aurangzeb (C) Akbar (D) Shah Jahan The correct answer of this question is Shah Jahan. You will therefore darken the circle with ink pen below column (D) as shown below : A B C D A B C D Q.8 Q.8 5. 5. Each question has only one correct answer. If you give more than one answer, it will be considered wrong and it will not be evaluated. Changing, cutting, overwriting and erasing of an answer will be treated as wrong answer. 6. 6. The space for rough work wherever provided may be utilized by the candidate. You are not to use any portion of the Answer Sheet for rough work. 7. Do not mutilate this booklet in any manner. Serious 7. damage/mutilation may entail disqualification. 8. Do not leave your seat until the Answer Sheets have 8. been collected at the close of the examination. 9. Candidate will not leave the examination room till 9. stipulated time is over and only after he has handed over the Answer Sheet to the staff on duty. Code No. : C-415 /2017/Series-A Space For Rough Work / Code No. : C-415/2017/Series-A 2 QUESTION BOOKLET This question paper contains 170 questions. / 170 All questions are compulsory. One question carries half mark only. Maximum Marks : 85 85 Time : 2 Hours 2 1. ‘Badu Sahib’ Gurudwara is situated in which district of H.P. ? (A) Shimla (B) Solan (C) Sirmaur (D) Kangra ‘ ’ ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 2. The remains of the Buddhist stupas are found in which of the following places of H.P. ? (A) Chetru (B) Nadaun (C) Sarahan (D) Spiti ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 3. Baba Barrbhag Singh fair is celebrated in which district of H.P. ? (A) Kangra (B) Mandi (C) Chamba (D) Una ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 4. Which district of H.P. is known as ‘Little Tibet’ ? (A) Lahaul Spiti (B) Kinnaur (C) Mandi (D) Kangra ‘ ’ ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 5. Where did Guru Gobind Singh write a major portion of Dasham Granth ? (A) Paonta Sahib (B) Rewalsar (C) Manikaran (D) None of these ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 6. ‘Potala Palace’ is located at (A) Lhasa (B) Spiti (C) Shimla (D) Hamirpur ‘ ’ (A) (B) (C) (D) 7. Bahadurgarh fort is located in which district of H.P. ? (A) Chamba (B) Kangra (C) Bilaspur (D) Kinnaur ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 8. The greatest revolutionary Sri. Yashpal belongs to which of the following districts of H.P. ? (A) Shimla (B) Solan (C) Hamirpur (D) Chamba ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 3 Code No. : C-415/2017/Series-A 9. By which name Himachal is introduced on the tourism map ? (A) Veerbhoomi (B) Land of Apples (C) Devbhoomi (D) Land of Dr. Y.S. Parmar ? (A) (B) (C) (D) ... 10. Swangla, Scheduled Tribe exclusively live in (A) Kiara Doon Valley (B) Kangra valley (C) Pangi (D) Pattan valley , (A) (B) (C) (D) 11. Who conceived the idea of Nalwari fair of Bilaspur in 1889 A.D. ? (A) Lord Rippon (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) W. Goldstein (D) None of these 1889 .. ? (A) (B) (C) . (D) 12. The first recipient of Chandra Dhar Sharma Guleri Award for Hindi Literature was (A) Dr. Y.S. Parmar (B) M.S. Randhawa (C) Sri. Keshav (D) Yashpal (A) . .. (B) .. (C) (D) 13. Lakshmi Narayan temple at Chamba was built by (A) Sahil Varman (B) Lakshman Varman (C) Meru Varman (D) None of these ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 14. ‘Kahloori’ is spoken in which of the following districts of H.P. ? (A) Solan (B) Sirmaur (C) Bilaspur (D) Hamirpur ‘’ ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 15. In which of the following books Kalidas has made a reference about ‘Kinners’ ? (A) Raghuvamsa (B) Meghaduta (C) Kumarasambhava (D) Abhijnanasakuntlam ‘’ ? (A) (B) (C) (D) Code No. : C-415/2017/Series-A 4 16. ‘Ghantal’ festival is celebrated in which of the following districts of H.P. ? (A) Mandi (B) Kinnaur (C) Lahaul Spiti (D) Chamba ‘’ ? (A) (B) (C) - (D) 17. ‘Thuppa’ is the main traditional dish of the people of (A) Lahaul (B) Kinnaur (C) Kangra (D) Sirmaur ‘’ (A) (B) (C) (D) 18. In which district of H.P., the first music studio, “Sound of Mountains” established in the year 1986 ? (A) Mandi (B) Shimla (C) Kangra (D) Lahaul Spiti 1986 ‘ ’ ? (A) (B) (C) (D) - 19. Amrita Shergil was a famous (A) painter (B) politician (C) social activist (D) None of these (A) (B) (C) (D) 20. Bhunda festival of Nirmand is celebrated after every (A) one year (B) two years (C) six years (D) twelve years ____ (A) (B) (C) : (D) 21. Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry is located in which of the following districts of H.P. ? (A) Sirmaur (B) Solan (C) Kangra (D) Shimla . .. ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 22. Who built the ‘Mahima Library’ in Nahan in 1926 AD ? (A) Rajendra Prakash (B) Suraj Prakash (C) Amar Prakash (D) None of these 1926 .. ‘ ’ ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 23. How many tunnels are there on Kalka – Shimla railway line opened for traffic in 1903 ? 1903 - ? (A) 100 (B) 101 (C) 102 (D) 103 5 Code No. : C-415/2017/Series-A 24. Before joining the freedom movement, Dr. Y.S. Parmar was (A) Advocate (B) District and Sessions Judge (C) Businessman (D) Teacher . .. (A) (B) (C) (D) 25. Which place is known as “The Mini Lahasa” in India ? (A) Mcleodganj (B) Rewalsar (C) Spiti (D) None of these ‘ ’ ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 26. The author of the book ‘Himachal Past, Present and Future’ is (A) Dev Raj Sharma (B) M.S. Randhava (C) Dr. Y.S. Parmar (D) Shanta Kumar ‘ , ’ (A) (B) .. (C) . .. (D) 27. The script of the Pahari language is (A) Tankri (B) Kharosti (C) Devnagari (D) None of these (A) (B) (C) (D) 28. In the month of May ‘Sipi’ fair is held in (A) Kufri (B) Mashobra (C) Naldehra (D) Narkanda ‘’ (A) (B) (C) (D) 29. The creator of the Murals on the walls of the Mall, Shimla that depict the apple plucking skill of Himachal people ? (A) M.C. Saxena (B) Amrita Shergil (C) Shobha Singh (D) Sir. N. Roerich , ( ) , (A) .. (B) (C) (D) . 30. ‘Mohana’ is a famous song of (A) Bilaspur (B) Chamba (C) Una (D) Kullu ‘’ (A) (B) (C) (D) 31. ‘Jhanjer’ is the famous folk dance of (A) Sirmaur (B) Shimla (C) Kinnaur (D) Chamba ‘’ (A) (B) (C) (D) Code No. : C-415/2017/Series-A 6 32. The language spoken by the Aryans was (A) Hindi (B) English (C) Sanskrit (D) Arabic (A) (B) (C) (D) 33. The trial of Mahatma Gandhi murder case was conducted at (A) Peterhoff (B) Summer hill (C) Chandigarh (D) Delhi (A) (B) (C) (D) 34. Who gave the name Pahari Gandhi to Kanshi Ram ? (A) J.L. Nehru (B) Indira Gandhi (C) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (D) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose ? (A) .. (B) (C) ... (D) 35. Agriculture University Palampur is named after which personality ? (A) Chaudhary Sarvan Kumar (B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (C) Rajiv Gandhi (D) Vivekananda ? (A) (B) . (C) (D) 36. ‘Mrikula Devi’ temple is situated in which district of H.P. ? (A) Mandi (B) Chamba (C) Kangra (D) Lahaul Spiti ‘ ’ ? (A) (B) (C) (D) - 37. The Mountaineering Institute in H.P. is situated at (A) Shimla (B) Kangra (C) Manali (D) Mandi (A) (B) (C) (D) 38. ‘Roerich Art Gallery’ is located at (A) Andretta (B) Chamba (C) Nahan (D) Naggar ‘ ’ (A) (B) (C) (D) 39. Lytton memorial is located at (A) Nahan (B) Dharmshala (C) Kufri (D) None of these (A) (B) (C) (D) 40. Kangra fort was built by (A) Susharma Chand (B) Ghamand Chand (C) Sansar Chand (D) Hamir Chand ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 7 Code No. : C-415/2017/Series-A 41. ‘Kunju Chanchlo’ is a famous folk song of (A) Sirmaur (B) Shimla (C) Kullu (D) Chamba ‘ ’ (A) (B) (C) (D) 42. Dodra Kwar region lies in (A) Kangra (B) Kullu (C) Sirmaur (D) Shimla (A) (B) (C) (D) 43. The golden house over the holy flame in the Jwalamukhi temple was presented by (A) Humayun (B) Akbar (C) Jahangir (D) Shahjahan ( ) ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 44. ‘Malana’ in Kullu is famous for (A) Oldest democracy in the world (B) Birth place of Rishi Parshuram (C) Meditation place of Rishi Vyas (D) None of these ‘’ (A) (B) (C) (D) 45. Kangra school of Pahari paintings reached its Zenith during the reign of (A) Hari Chand (B) Hamir Chand (C) Ghamand Chand (D) Sansar Chand (A) (B) (C) (D) 46.