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HPAS 2017 PRELIMS ANSWER KEY

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    HPAS Prelims is over and I hope you must have done well.. I have prepared the answer key for prelims examination.... Check it out.. 

1. Nana Saheb,  who fought against English during the Indian Mutiny of 1857, was
 Answer: the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao III 

2. Who presided over the first session of INC in Bombay
Answer : W. C Bannerji

3. Which socio-religious movement of 19th-20th century adopted practice of occult mysticism 
Answer : The Theosophical Society 

4. Who among following was not Moderate leader of INC 
Answer : Aurbindo Ghosh 

5. First session of Muslim legue
Answers : Karachi 

6. Who shot Curzon Wyllie in London 
Answer : Madan Lal Dhingra

7. When was Montague Declaration made about introduction of respondible government in stages in India 
Answer : August 20,1917

8.Where was founded Communist party of India in 1920
Answer : Tashkent 

9. Which month of 2017 marks 100th anniversary of Gandhi's arrival in Champaran 
Answer : April

10. Which event earned for Vallabhbhai Patel title of Sardar
Answer: Bardoli Satyagraha 

11. Stalactites and Stalagmites are:
Answer : Depositional landforms in Karst region 

12. Savanna region in Brazil is locally called 
Answer: Cerrado

13. Author of book "The Unstable Earth" 
Answer : J.A Steers

14. Brahamputra after joining Tista is called 
Answer : Jamuna

15. Coral reefs are found between 
Answer : 30N and 30S

16. Green revolution made country self sufficient in food production but had some fallouts. Which are correct statments
Answer : 1,2 and 4

17. Mindanao Trench is in
Answer : Pacific Ocean 

18. Disqualification of a legislator on grounds of defection 
Answer : Schedule 10

19. Power of Judicial Review, provided in the constitution, is exercise on the basis of which principle
Answer : procedure established by law

20. Who presided over joint sitting of Parliament. 
Answer : Speaker of Lok Sabha

21. Under which provision can speaker allow any member of the house to speak in his /her mother tongue 
Answer : Article 120(1)

22. Supreme Court judgement in Indira Sawhney VS Union of India is related to which issue 
Answer : Reservation for OBC 

23. Correct sequence of features of Preamble 
Answer : Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic 

24. Match the column
Answer : Article 15 - prohibition of discrimination 
                 Article 20 - protection against conviction 
                 Article 25 - freedom of religion 
                 Article 32 - Constitutional Remedies 

25. Correct statements regarding emergency 
Answer : Financial emergency has never been imposed in India 

26. Policy related to availability of cooking gas to BPL Households 
Answer : Ujjawala Yojana

27. Correct statement regarding Finance commission of India 
Answer : it deals with the financial relation between states and centre

28. In budget for 2017 - 18 funds allocation for MGNREGA 
Answer : 48000cr

29. Literacy rate in H. P
Answer : male - 89.53 female - 75.93

30. Who conduct periodical sample survey for estimating the poverty line in India 
Answer : NSSO 

31. AMRUT launched on
Answer : 25june 2015 to improve basic urban infrastructure in 500 cities 

32. State with highest poverty ratio 
Answer : Odhisa 

33. Incorrect statement regarding budget 
Answer : total allocation for rural agriculture and allied sector is Rs 80,000crore

34.The growth rate of Himachal pradesh during 12th plan is estimated at
Answer :7.2%

35. Number of wetlands in India listed under Ramsar Convention 
Answer : 26

37. India ratified Stockholm Convention in
Answer 2006

38. UN has declared 2017 as International year of:
Answer : Sustainable tourism for development 

39. Global agreement on control of transboundary movement of hazardous waste
Answer Basel Convention 

40. Most promising biodiesel crop
Answer Soyabean

41. BOD reduced by
Answer Secondary treatment 

42. Kanha national park
Answer conservation of deer from near extinction 

43. Packets of potato chips sealed with 
Answer Nitrogen 

44 Litmus dye extracted from 
Answer lichen

45. Remedy for acidity
Answer Baking soda

46. pH of 10
Answer : milk of magnesia 

47. Which process does not take place during photosynthesis 
Answer : chlorophyll degradation 

48. Instrument for measuring depth of ocean 
Answer. Fathometer 

49. Light year is unit of 
Answer. Astronomical distance 

50. Primary colour 
Answer. Red, green, blue 

51. Nail polish remover contains 
Answer. Acetone 

52. Most abundant rare gas in atmosphere 
Answer. Argon

53. Which Raja of Chamba transfer capital from Bharmaur to Chamba 
Answer. Sahil Varman

54. During the reign of which raja of Nurpur, forts of Maukot, Nurpur, Taragarh were captured by Mughals 
Answer Jagat Singh

55. First European to draw attention to history of Jalandhar and Trigarta 
Answer. cunningham

56. Gurkhas capture Sirmour
Answer. 1803

57. Chatarpati title 
Answer. Kehri Singh

58. Greek name of Satluj
Answer. Heisidrus

59. Who killed Banasura 
Answer. Deva Purana 

60. Origin of Spiti river
Answer. Kunjam pass 

61. Capacity of Swara-kuddu-hydro electric power project
Answer 111MW 

62. H. P Forest Ecosystem Climate Proofing Project 
Answer. Kangra and Chamba 

63. Mata Shabri Mahila Sashaktikaran yojna
Answer. 50% subcidy, maximum Rs1300/-

64. Hatkoti temple 
Answer. Pyramidal

65. Not subject matter of Kangra paintings 
Answer. Padmavat of Jayasee

66.women in H. P vidhan sabha
Answer 3

67 sheep breeding farm
Answer Jeori

68. Small land holding in Himachal
Answer 18.17%

69. Company given prospecting licence in Chopal 
Answer. Reliance Cementation

70 UNDP top 3 countries 
Answer. Norway, Australia, Switzerland 

71. Rajiv Gandhi khel ratna 2015-16
Answer. P. V Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Jitu Rai

72. Jnanpith in 2016
Answer Shankha Ghosh 

73. CBI director 
Answer Alok Kumar Verma

74. Tehmina Janjua
Answer Foreign Secretary 

75. Teachers day 
Answer. 5 September 

76. River as living entities 
Answer Gaga and Yamuna 

77. Life expectancy in India 
Answer 68.3years

78. The district to which two chief ministers of North states belongs fall in state of 
Answer. Uttarkhand 

79. Contempt notice to sitting judge of
Answer. Calcutta High Court 

80. Kol tribe
Answer M. P and U. P

81 Chancellor of Nalanda University 
Answer Dr. Vijay Bhatkar

82. NOTA option first used
Answer. 2013

83. Padma Vibhushan 
Answer. 2,3,4

84 CM and deputy CM not members of legislative assembly (2017)
Answer U. P

85. Silicon Valley of India 
Answer. Benguluru 

86.Donald Trump 
Answer 45th USA president 

87. Juan Manuel Santos 
Answer Nobel Peace prize 

88. UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres  belong to
Answer Portugal 

89. Margarita Island owned by
Answer Venezuela 



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  1. Anonymous25 June 2017 at 23:25

    12th FYP expected growth rate of HP is 7.6%

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  2. Anonymous26 June 2017 at 12:42

    hatkoti temple is pyramidal i think

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  3. Unknown26 June 2017 at 22:28

    Expected cut off sir?

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  4. Dhawal10 July 2017 at 23:13

    Can you please upload the pics of all pages of this hpas prelims qpaper held on 25th june 2017? Many thanx.

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