QUESTION BOOKLET D Sr. No. Series Roll No. (in Figures) : ______Roll No. (in Words) : ______: 1 : 100 Time : 1 Hour Screening Test Maximum Marks : 100 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 16 pages and 16 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. 100 evaluated nor his result declared. 3. 2. The paper contains 100 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.
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Code No. : C-338/2017/Series-D 2 QUESTION BOOKLET
This question paper contains 100 questions. / 100 All questions are compulsory. One question carries one mark only. Total Marks : 100 100 Time : 1 Hour 1
1. Which one of the following languages is not the third generation programming language ? ? (A) MATLAB (B) FORTRAN (C) COBOL (D) ALGOL
2. A computer cannot ‘boot’ if it does not have the (A) Operating System (B) Assembler (C) Compiler (D) Loader (boot) (A) (B) (C) (D)
3. What is the purpose of the Webcam ? (A) To assist the debugging program (B) To assist CPU to start OS (C) To act as an input device (D) To act as an output device ? (A) (B) OS CPU (C) (D)
4. Who is the inventor of World Wide Web (www) ? (A) Bill Gates (B) Tim Berners Lee (C) Sir John Dalton (D) Vinod Dham (www) ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
5. WiMAX is related to which one of the following ? (A) Space Technology (B) Communication Technology (C) Biotechnology (D) Missile Technology WiMAX ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
6. Which one of the following mobile operating systems is the most common in the world ? (A) Bada Operating System (B) Android Operating System (C) Symbian Operating System (D) Window Operating System ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
3 Code No. : C-338/2017/Series-D 7. Who among the following is known as ‘Father of Local Self Government’ ? (A) J.L. Nehru (B) Lord Mayo (C) L.M. Singhvi (D) Lord Ripon “ ” ? (A) (B) (C) .. (D)
8. Which of the following is extra-constitutional body ? (A) UPSC (B) Finance Commission (C) Election Commission (D) NITI Aayog ? (A) (B) (C) (D) (NITI) .... 9. How many times has Financial Emergency been declared in India so far ? (A) Once (B) 4 times (C) 5 times (D) Never ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
10. Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill deal with which amendment of Constitution ? (A) 110th Amendment (B) 116th Amendment (C) 109th Amendment (D) 114th Amendment ? (A) 110 (B) 116 (C) 109 (D) 114
11. Fiscal policy refers to (A) Revenue & Expenditure Policy of the Government (B) Agriculture Fertilizer Policy (C) Rural Credit Policy (D) Interest Policy (A) (B) (C) (D)
12. Who gave the slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ ? (A) Iqbal (B) Hasrat Mohani (C) M.K. Gandhi (D) Bhagat Singh ‘ ’ – ? (A) (B) (C) .. (D)
13. Who among the following annulled the Partition of Bengal ? (A) Lord Curzon (B) Lord Minto (C) Lord Hardinge II (D) Lord Chelmsford ? (A) (B) (C) -II (D)
14. Royal Asiatic Society was founded by (A) Sir William Bentinck (B) R.D. Banerjee (C) Sir John Marshall (D) Sir William Jones (A) (B) .. (C) (D) Code No. : C-338/2017/Series-D 4 15. In which Upanishad is mentioned Satyamev Jayate ? (A) Isa Upanishad (B) Prasana Upanishad (C) Mundaka Upanishad (D) Chandogya Upanishad ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
16. ‘Tripitaka’ texts are related with which religion ? (A) Vedic (B) Buddhism (C) Jainism (D) Shaivism ‘’ ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
17. NH-7 connects which of the following ? (A) Mumbai with Varanasi (B) Mumbai with Bhubaneshwar (C) Delhi with Kanniyakumari (D) Varanasi with Kanniyakumari NH-7 ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
18. The first Census was conducted in India in (A) 1872 (B) 1881 (C) 1891 (D) 1901
19. In which of the following district, Maharana Pratap Sagar Reservoir is located ? (A) Kullu (B) Bilaspur (C) Mandi (D) Kangra ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
20. National Institute of Technology in H.P. is situated at (A) Hamirpur (B) Solan (C) Kangra (D) Shimla ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
21. As per Census 2011, the population density of Himachal Pradesh is 2011 (A) 223 (B) 220 (C) 153 (D) 123
22. On which date Municipal Corporation of Shimla came into existence ? (A) 1 July, 1956 (B) 1 September, 1970 (C) 25 January, 1971 (D) 1 June, 1966 ? (A) 1 , 1956 (B) 1 , 1970 (C) 25 , 1971 (D) 1 , 1966
23. Which of the following district has lowest literacy rate ? (A) Sirmaur (B) Chamba (C) Shimla (D) Kangra ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 5 Code No. : C-338/2017/Series-D 24. During which year first Assembly Election were held in H.P. ? ? (A) 1948 (B) 1951 (C) 1952 (D) 1956
25. Gochi is the most popular festival in (A) Chamba Valley (B) Kinnaur Valley (C) Bhaga Valley (D) Kullu Valley (A) (B) (C) (D)
26. The book ‘Himachal Pradesh Parichey’ is written by (A) Dr. Y.S. Parmar (B) Rahul Sankrityayan (C) Devraj Sharma (D) Bansilal Sharma ‘ ’ – (A) . .. (B) (C) (D)
27. Kathgarh in district Kangra is famous for (A) Rock cut temples (B) Shiva Linga (C) Architecture and Painting (D) All of the above (A) (B) (C) (D)
28. The Hydroelectricity Project ‘Karcham Wangtoo’ is across the river (A) Ravi (B) Satluj (C) Beas (D) Chenab ‘ ’ ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
29. Which of the following districts is rich in limestone ? (A) Sirmaur (B) Bilaspur (C) Mandi (D) Solan - ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
30. Who founded the Kingdom of Hindus in 12th century ? (A) Harshavardhana (B) Mihir Chand (C) Ajay Chand (D) Harihar Chand 12 ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
31. In which year was Himachal Pradesh made a Union Territory ? ? (A) 1948 (B) 1951 (C) 1966 (D) 1956 Code No. : C-338/2017/Series-D 6 32. Which one of the following is different from the rest ? (A) Society (B) Family (C) Church (D) Club ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
33. As ‘Class’ is related to ‘Blackboard’, in the same way, ‘Cinema Hall’ is related to which ? (A) Film (B) Projector (C) Balcony (D) Screen ‘’ ‘’ ‘ ’ ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
34. In a code PERFECT is written as RGTHGEV then BROWN is written as PERFECT RGTHGEV , BROWN ? (A) CSPXO (B) DSQYP (C) CTQXP (D) DTQYP
35. From 4 to 49, how many numbers which are divisible by 4 and sum of their digits be 9 ? 4 49 4 9 ? (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
36. A is brother of B, C is the sister of B. How is B related to A ? (A) Cousin (B) Sister (C) Brother (D) Data inadequate A, B , C, B , B A ? (A) / (B) (C) (D)
37. Statements : Some trees are pens. All pens are pencils. Conclusions : I. Some pencils are pens. II. All trees are pens. III. Some trees are pencils. IV. Some pencils are trees. (A) Only I & II (B) Only III & IV (C) Only IV (D) All : : I. II. III. IV. (A) I II (B) III IV (C) IV (D)
7 Code No. : C-338/2017/Series-D Directions (38 – 43) : In each sentence given below, there is a blank space. Below each sentence, there are four words marked A, B, C and D. Out of these words choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. 38. The lion sprang ______the cow. (A) upon (B) on (C) over (D) off
39. Be content ______what you have. (A) with (B) by (C) of (D) in
40. I beg to differ ______you on the subject. (A) at (B) with (C) to (D) for
41. The poor beggar was blind ______one eye. (A) in (B) of (C) to (D) by
42. You are trying to drag me ______a controversy. (A) in (B) into (C) from (D) for
43. The cat is hiding from us ______the table. (A) below (B) beneath (C) at (D) under
Directions (Q. 44 & 45) : From the four options (A), (B), (C) and (D) choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word.
44. Amnesty (A) Approval (B) Acquittal (C) Eloquence (D) General pardon
45. Decree (A) an order by one in authority (B) an edict or law (C) a judicial decision (D) a predetermined purpose
Directions (Q. 46 & 47) : From the four options A, B, C and D, choose the answer which is opposite in meaning to the given word. 46. Famous (A) noted (B) pure (C) obscure (D) bad
47. Benign (A) novice (B) sympathetic (C) malignant (D) beginning
48. ‘ ’, : (A) (B) (C) (D)
49. ‘’ (A) (B) (C) (D)
50. ‘’ (A) (B) (C) (D) Code No. : C-338/2017/Series-D 8 51. ‘’ (A) (B) (C) (D)
52. ‘’ ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
53. ‘’ ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
54. ‘ ’ (A) (B) (C) (D)
55. (A) (B) (C) (D)
56. ‘’ - (A) + (B) + (C) + (D) +
57. 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2017 convention was held in (A) Ahmedabad (B) Goa (C) Bengaluru (D) Jaipur 14 2017 (A) (B) (C) (D)
58. Mega Festival ‘Prakash Utsav’ on 350th Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti has been organized on January 5, 2017 in (A) Anandpur Sahib (B) Chandigarh (C) Amritsar (D) Patna ‘ ’ 5 , 2017 350 (A) (B) (C) (D)
59. The first residential transgender school inaugurated on December 15, 2016 in the country is located at (A) Kochi (B) Bengaluru (C) Bhubaneshwar (D) Kashmir 15 , 2016 , (A) (B) (C) (D)
60. Which country has been suspended from MERCOSUR for violating its democratic principles on December 4, 2016 ? (A) Argentina (B) Brazil (C) Paraguay (D) Venezuela 4 , 2016 MERCOSUR ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
9 Code No. : C-338/2017/Series-D 61. India’s first cashless island as declared by the Union Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology on January 13, 2017 is (A) Andaman (B) Daman (C) Karang (D) Lakshadweep , 13 , 2017 , (A) (B) (C) (D)
62. Who among the following is the recipient of Padma Vibhushan Award on January 25, 2017 in the field of ‘Public Affairs’ ? (A) K.J. Yesudas (B) S.J. Vasudev (C) U.R. Rao (D) Murli Manohar Joshi 25 , 2017 ? (A) .. (B) .. (C) .. (D)
63. Mitra Shakti 2016 is a joint armed forces exercise between India and (A) Sri Lanka (B) Singapore (C) Russia (D) Mauritius 2016 (A) (B) (C) (D)
64. Who won the Best Actor (Male) award during 62nd Filmfare Awards 2017 ceremony ? (A) Amir Khan (B) Salman Khan (C) Shahrukh Khan (D) Akshay Kumar 62 2017 () ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
65. Who is the winner of Miss Universe 2017 title ? (A) Stephanie Del Valle (B) A. Kerber (C) G. Muguruza (D) Iris Mittenaere 2017 ? (A) (B) . (C) . (D)
66. Who is the winner of Australian Open 2017 in Men’s singles category ? (A) Roger Federer (B) S. Wawrinka (C) Andy Murray (D) N. Djokovic 2017 ? (A) (B) . (C) (D) .
67. Who is the author of the book ‘What Happened to Netaji’ ? (A) Anuj Dhar (B) Kailash Satyarthi (C) Rishi Kapoor (D) Dr. K.P. Mathur “ ” ? (A) (B) (C) (D) . .. Code No. : C-338/2017/Series-D 10 68. Who has been newly appointed as the Director of CBI on January 19, 2017 ? (A) Alok Kumar Varma (B) Anil Baijal (C) Amulya Patnaik (D) None of these 19 , 2017 CBI ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
69. Which of the following is known as Asia’s cleanest village ? (A) Pukhrayan (B) Mawlynnong (C) Ladakh (D) None of these ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
70. The headquarters of International Court of Justice is at (A) Hague (B) New York (C) Geneva (D) Paris ( ) (A) (B) (C) (D)
71. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is at (A) Thiruvananthapuram (B) Mumbai (C) Hyderabad (D) Bengaluru (A) (B) (C) (D)
72. Transparency international is (A) the global civil society organization leading the fight against corruption. (B) an NGO working for protection of human right. (C) an agency of the UN to help refugees of civil war. (D) organization working for environment protection. (A) (B) (C) ( ) .. (D)
73. Who translated the National Song into English ? (A) Rabindranath Tagore (B) Aurobindo Ghosh (C) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (D) Sarojini Naidu ? (A) (B) (C) . . (D)
11 Code No. : C-338/2017/Series-D 74. The author of the famous book ‘Das Kapital’ is (A) Karl Marx (B) Rousseau (C) Victor Hugo (D) Adam Smith ‘ ’ ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
75. CDMA stands for (A) Code Division Multiple Access (B) Code Division Mobile Application (C) Computer Developed Management Application (D) Code Division Multiple Application CDMA (A) (B) (C) (D)
76. ‘World Cancer Day’ is observed every year on (A) 19 February (B) 4 February (C) 12 February (D) 17 January ‘ ’ (A) 19 (B) 4 (C) 12 (D) 17
77. The Nobel Prize was instituted by which country ? (A) Sweden (B) Russia (C) USA (D) UK ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
78. Who among the following personality is not awarded Bharat Ratna ? (A) Acharya Narendra Dev (B) Satyajit Ray (C) C. Subramaniam (D) J.R.D Tata ? (A) (B) (C) . (D) ...
79. Who of the following is a football player ? (A) Fernando Alonso (B) Nicolas Alenka (C) Kimi Raikkonen (D) Lewis Hamilton ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
80. ‘Thomas Cup’ is associated with (A) Billiards (B) Table Tennis (C) Lawn Tennis (D) Badminton ‘ ’ (A) (B) (C) (D)
Code No. : C-338/2017/Series-D 12 81. Marco Polo was (A) travelled round the cape of good hope (B) discovered Canada (C) travelled through India, China and other parts of Asia (D) discovered Greenland (A) (B) (C) , (D)
82. The Central Institute of Fisheries Technology is located in (A) Ernakulam (B) Bengaluru (C) Trivandrum (D) None of these (A) (B) (C) (D)
83. In which State is the famous Tawang Monastery located ? (A) Sikkim (B) Himachal Pradesh (C) Jammu & Kashmir (D) Arunachal Pradesh ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
84. Duncan passage is situated between (A) South Andaman & Little Andaman (B) Little Andaman & Car Nicobar (C) Minicoy and Maldives (D) Minicoy and Amindivi ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
85. The longest dam in India is (A) Nagarjuna Sagar (B) Kosi Dam (C) Hirakud Dam (D) Bhakra Dam (A) (B) (C) (D)
86. Which city will host the 2018 Commonwealth Games ? (A) Wellington (New Zealand) (B) Gold Coast (Australia) (C) Glasgow (Scotland) (D) Hambantota (Sri Lanka) 2018 ‘ ’ ? (A) () (B) () (C) () (D) ()
13 Code No. : C-338/2017/Series-D 87. Pablo Picasso, the famous painter was (A) French (B) Spanish (C) English (D) Italian (A) (B) (C) (D)
88. Siachen is located in (A) Shivalik range (B) Mid Himalayan range (C) Great Himalayan range (D) Karakoram range (A) (B) (C) (D)
89. Main objective of Antyodaya programme is to (A) Uplift the farmer (B) Uplift the landless labour (C) Uplift the urban poor (D) Uplift the poor (A) (B) (C) (D)
90. ASMITA, a student tracking system programme is launched by the Ministry of (A) Home Affairs (B) Women & Child Development (C) HRD (D) Communication & Information Technology (ASMITA) , ______ (A) (B) (C) (HRD) (D)
91. Red list of threatened species is released by (A) CITES (B) WWF (C) IUCN (D) None of the above () ( ) (A) CITES (B) WWF (C) IUCN (D)
92. ‘mkrishi’ is an app developed by ‘mkrishi’ (A) TCS (B) Infosys (C) DRDO (D) NIC
93. Bt seed is associated with (A) Cotton (B) Oil-seed (C) Wheat (D) Rice Bt (A) (B) (C) (D) Code No. : C-338/2017/Series-D 14 94. Nano technology, in other words, is (A) Microphysics (B) Carbon engineering (C) Atomic engineering (D) Small technology (A) - (B) (C) (D)
95. A deficiency of Vitamin K could be the cause of (A) slow wound healing (B) anaemia (C) lack of energy (D) haemorrhaging K (A) (B) (C) (D)
96. Oncogenes are associated with (A) typhoid (B) cancer (C) hepatitis (D) tuberculosis (A) (B) (C) (D)
97. ‘Arihant’ is the name of (A) a nuclear powered submarine (B) an attack helicopter (C) a ballistic missile (D) an infantry combat vehicle ‘’ (A) (B) (C) (D)
98. Cryogenic Engine is used in (A) Nuclear testing (B) Space shuttle (C) High speed rail engines (D) Boeing aircraft (A) (B) (C) (D)
99. Where is the first cyber police station in India ? (A) Mount Abu (B) Chennai (C) Bengaluru (D) Delhi ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
100. Which of the following is not an Operating System ? (A) Java (B) Linux (C) Windows (D) Unix ( ) ? (A) (B) (Linux) (C) (D) (Unix) ______15 Code No. : C-338/2017/Series-D Space For Rough Work /
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