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Himachal Hpas Pre e R EDUZPHERE ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED EDUZPHERE ZPHERE OF EDUCATION Himachal HAS Pre Answer key LATEST BATCHES SDO - CE,ME,EE Himachal HAS/Allied/Inspector/Commission IBPS CLERK FATEH PUNJAB GOVT EXAMS BATCH www.onlineclasses.eduzphere.com www.onlineclasses.eduzphere.com www.onlineclasses.eduzphere.com HIMACHAL HPAS PRE 1. Which of the following was not an Arya (A) James Lyall Samajist? (B) Richard Strachey (A) Lala Hansraj (C) Anthony MacDonnel (B) Baba Ramchandra (D) John Lawrence (C) Bhai Parmanand Ans. B (D) Lala Lajpat Rai Ans. B 7. Which one of the following attended the „congress of oppressed nationalities‟ at 2. Which of the following organizations was Brussels in 1927? the last to be established? (A) Mahatma Gandhi (A) Rashtriya Swayamsevak sangh (B) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad (B) Hindu Maha Sabha (C) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (C) Satyashodak samaj (D) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Hindustan Republican Association Ans. D Ans. D 8. What was „Ulgulan‟? 3. When was the „Vernacular press act‟ (A) A Munda revolt passed? (B) A khasi revolt (A) 1878 (B) 1881 (C) A Bhil revolt (C) 1884 (D) 1887 (D) A koya revolt Ans. A Ans. A 4. Which one of the following regions did 9. Which of the following organizations was the „Pabna‟ revolt (1873-76) take place? the last to be established? (A) Punjab (B) Gujarat (A) East India association (C) Bengal (D) Malabar (B) Madras Mahajan Sabha Ans. C (C) Indian association (D) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha 5. In which year was first session of the Ans. B „Chamber of princes‟ held? (A) 1858 (B) 1905 10. When did the British Prime minister (C) 1921 (D) 1935 declare in the British Parliament that Ans. C transfer of power to responsible India hands will be done by June 1948? 6. Who presided over the commission (A) January 26, 1947 appointed on Famine policy (B) February 20, 1947 EDUZPHERE PUBLICATIONS | ©All Rights Reserved | www.eduzphere.com Himachal HPAS Pre 2 (C) March 20, 1947 (D) January 20, 1947 16. 49th parallel is associated with: Ans. B (A) Portugal and Spain (B) Canada and USA 11. Which of the following works was written (C) Germany and Poland by „Sachindranath Sanyal‟ to attract the (D) Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan youth to revolutionary nationalism? Ans. B (A) Bhavani mandir (B) Manifesto of Navjawan Sabha 17. Lena river of Russia empties in (C) Philosophy of the Bomb (A) Laptev sea (B) Lake Baikal (D) Bandi Jivan (C) Sea of Okhotsk (D) Barents Sea Ans. D Ans. A 12. Which one of the following is not a soil 18. Barren falls are associated with which type in India? structural division of Australia? (A) Arid (B) Peat (A) The eastern highlands (C) Laterite (D) Choes (B) The Western plateau Ans. D (C) The central lowlands (D) The Barkley tableland 13. Jalandhar Doab is closely related to Ans. A which of the following? (A) Area between Ghaggar and Sutlej 19. Winnipeg in Canada is famous for (B) Area between Beas and Ravi (A) Fur trapping (C) Area between Ravi and Chenab (B) Softwood collection (D) Area between Beas and Sutlej (C) Saw mills Ans. D (D) New print Ans. B 14. Which of the following is the highest peak in Eastern Ghats? 20. Which among the following variables / (A) Madugula konda (B) Arma konda factors are not used in constructing (C) Gali konda (D) Vagai konda human development index of India? Ans. B (A) Life expectancy (B) Real GDP per capita 15. Khetri has rich deposits of (C) Morbidity (A) Mica (B) Salt (D) All of these (C) Copper (D) Gypsum Ans. C Ans. C EDUZPHERE PUBLICATIONS | ©All Rights Reserved | www.eduzphere.com Himachal HPAS Pre 3 21. Disguised unemployment means: (A) Raw material used per unit of (A) Marginal productivity of labour is product zero (B) Number of complaints from public or (B) Marginal productivity of labour is employees positive (C) Contaminant concentration in (C) Marginal productivity of labour is surface soil negative (D) Change in ground water level (D) Both A and B Ans. A Ans. A 26. Which of these is the dimension of 22. Human development index does not corporate social responsibility? used which parameter while measuring (A) Physiological (B) Political gender inequality: (C) Ecological (D) Philanthropic (A) Sex ratio Ans. D (B) Health (C) Education 27. NGO‟s are recognized as ___ to focus (D) Command over economic resources and fix the problems present in the Ans. A development process. (A) Favoured child 23. SANKALP is launched to provide (B) Unfavoured child (A) Better healthcare for rural poor (C) Magic bullet (B) Better healthcare for urban poor (D) Unmagic bullet (C) Quality education Ans. C (D) Market relevant training to youths Ans. D 28. Which of the following is the primary goal for sustainable development? 24. Golden rule of fiscal policy in India is (A) Increasing emissions (A) Borrowing only for current (B) Elimination wastes and emissions (B) Borrowing only for public investment (C) Decreasing emissions (C) Borrowing only for repayment our (D) Moderating emission and wastes debt. Ans. D (D) Borrowing only for budget expenditure 29. Eco-mark label of India is- Ans. D (A) A blue bird (B) An earthen pot 25. Which of the following is an example of (C) A red rose management performance indicator? (D) White rabbit EDUZPHERE PUBLICATIONS | ©All Rights Reserved | www.eduzphere.com Himachal HPAS Pre 4 Ans. B (C) Calcium nitrate (D) Calcium hydrogen nitrate 30. Mass extinction of species do not occur Ans. C due to which of the following factors- (A) Global cooling 35. The different plant parts in which (B) Falling sea levels leucoplasts present are: (C) Excessive rainfall (A) Root and underground stem (D) Predation (B) Green leaves Ans. D (C) Flower and fruits (D) Green parts of young stems 31. A 40 watt electric bulb is used 6 hours Ans. A every day. The number of electric units it consumes in 30 days are: 36. Pteridophyta do not have: (A) 12 (B) 1.2 (A) Leaves (B) Stem (C) 2.4 (D) 7.2 (C) Roots (D) Flowers Ans. D Ans. D 32. In nuclear fission of U235 with a slow 37. In which group of animals, coelom is neutron bombardment produces energy filled with blood? approximately- (A) Annelida (A) 50 Mev (B) 100 Mev (B) Arthropoda (C) 200 Mev (D) 930 Mev (C) Nematoda Ans. C (D) Echinodermata Ans. B 33. The dental alloy used for teeth filling contains 38. Lack of oxygen in muscles often leads to (A) Silver, mercury, tin, copper, and zinc cramps among athletes. The reason for (B) Silver, gold, tin, copper and zinc this is: (C) Silver, mercury, tin, copper and (A) Conversion of pyruvate to ethanol aluminium (B) Conversion of pyruvate to lactic acid (D) Gold, mercury, tin, copper and zinc (C) No-conversion of glucose to Ans. A pyruvate (D) Conversion of pyruvate to glucose 34. Which of the following substance is not Ans. B responsible for water hardness? (A) Calcium carbonate 39. Physiographically palampur, (B) Magnesium carbonate dharamshala and Jogindernagar in EDUZPHERE PUBLICATIONS | ©All Rights Reserved | www.eduzphere.com Himachal HPAS Pre 5 Himachal Pradesh are situated in which 44. Match List-I with List – II and select the of the following zone? correct answer from the codes given (A) Humid Sub-tropical below (B) Sub-temperate List – I List – II (C) Sub-Humid tropical I Kayang A Sirmaur (D) Wet sub temperate Ii Jhanjar B Una Ans. D iii Kekli and C Chamba Bangra 40. Which of the following was not a princely iv Jhoori D Lahaul state or Thakurai which was clubbed to E Kinnaur form the Mahasu district in 1948? (A) Koti (B) Darkoti (A) i-E, ii-A, iii-D, iv-C (C) Ghund (D) Ani (B) i-E, ii-C, iii-B, iv-A Ans. D (C) i-D, ii-C, iii-B, iv-A (D) i-A, ii-C, iii-B, iv-D 41. „Zahor‟ is Tibetan name of which of the Ans. B following district of Himachal Pradesh? (A) Kinnaur (B) Mandi 45. Lohri has been declared as state level (C) Lahaul Spiti (D) Kullu festival and „First Lohri Festival‟ was Ans. B celebrated on 13th January 2010 at which of the following place? 42. Which snow clad peak of Himachal (A) Santokhgarh (B) Pragpur Pradesh is sharped somewhat like (C) Nalagarh (D) Paonta Sahib Matterhorn in Switzerland? Ans. B (A) Gyephang (B) Reo-Purgyil (C) Jokanden (D) Manirang 46. Which of the following temple is believed Ans. A to be constructed by two merchants „Anukha‟ and „Manyuka‟? 43. Which of the following combination is not (A) Baijnath temple correct? (B) Chintpurni temple (A) Pangwal-Doghri (C) Lakshmi Narayan temple Chamba (B) Kinner or Kinnaur-Janekang (D) Masroor temple (C) Gaddi-Batta-Satta Ans. A (D) Swangla-Jhanjrara Ans. D 47. The largest collection of „Kangyur and Tangyur‟ is placed in the library of which of the following Gompa? EDUZPHERE PUBLICATIONS | ©All Rights Reserved | www.eduzphere.com Himachal HPAS Pre 6 (A) Gemur Gompa 51. The only coin special to chamba, five of (B) Kardang Gompa which makes an „anna‟ is the- (C) Tayul Gompa (A) Dhela (B) Pi (D) Sashur Gompa (C) Chakli (D) Ratti Ans. B Ans. C 48. Which of the following statement is not 52. Who amongst the following was first to correct? examine the archaeological remains in (A) The arki school of painting was Chamba and Bharmaur? founded by Raja jagat singh (A) Colonel Ried (B) The Basholi school of painting came (B) Mr. Vigne into prominence from the time of (C) General Cunningham Raja kripal pal (D) Sir Henry Davies (C) The Kangra paintings have got Ans.
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