GENERAL STUDIES
1. Which
of the following concentrations of Ozone in ambient air is considered good?
a.
upto 0.06 ppm
b. upto
0.18 ppm
c. upto
0.15 ppm
d. upto
0.20 ppm
2.
The intensity of a normal conversation
in decibel is between:
a. 30-35
b. 60-80
c.
35-60
d. 70-80
3.
The impacts caused by construction of
dams and reservoirs include all,expect:
a. Loss
of flora and fauna
b. Reservoir
included seismicity
c. Water
borne diseases
d.
Desertification
4.
Which of the following processes does
not occur in the water cycle?
a. Condensation
b. Infiltration
c. Evaporation
d.
Composition
5.
Match List-I and List-II and choose the
correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I (EVENTS)
I.
Appiko Movement
II.
Narmada Bachao Andolan
III.
People for Animals
IV.
Resurrection of Kali Bein Rivulet
List-II(NAMES)
I.
Maneka Gandhi
II.
Appu and Mamtha
III.
Balbir Singh Seechewal
IV.
Medha Patkar
Codes:
(I)
(II) (III) (IV)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
6. Match the items
given in Column-I and Column-II and choose the correct answer from the codes
given below:
Column-I
(P) The Montreal
Protocol
(Q) The Paris Agreement
(R) The Rio Summit
(S) First UN IPCC
Conference
Column-II
(i)1992
(ii)1995
(iii)1987
(iv)2015
Codes:
(P) (Q) (R) (S)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
7. Which of the
following is not derived from wild cabbage?
a.
Brocoli
b.
Cauliflower
c.
Kohrabi
d. Spinach
8. Which of the
following scientists is associated with the theory of natural selection during
evolution of life?
a.
Mendel
b. Darwin
c.
Haldane
d.
Miller
9. In which of the
following conditions bio-gas is produced?
a. Presence
of oxygen
b. Action
of aerobic micro-organisms
c.
Action of anaerobic micro-organisms
d. Presence
of fertilizers
10. Why do ventricles
have thicker muscular walls than atria?
a.
Ventricles receive oxygen-rich blood
than atria
b. Ventricles have to pump
blood into various organs
c.
Atria have to pump blood into various
organs
d.
Ventricles first receives blood from the
various organs
11. Which of the
following is not a reflex action?
a.
Breathing
b.
Heart-pumping
c.
Salivation
d. Movement of hand
12. Which part of the
brain maintains posture and equilibrium of the body?
a.
Fore-brain
b.
Mid-brain
c.
Hind-brain
d.
Spinal cord
13. What is the colour
of Litmus solution when it is neither acidic nor basic?
a. Red
b. Yellow
c. Blue
d.
Purple
14. Which of the
following statements is not correct?
a.
All bases are soluble in water
b. All
bases do not dissolve in water
c. An
alkali is a base that dissolves in water
d. Bases
generate hydroxide (OH-) ions in water
15. What does ‘p’
represent in pH?
a.
Potential
b.
Property
c.
Power
d. Potenz
16. Which of the
following does not represent refractive defect of vision?
a. Myopia
b. Hypermetropia
c. Presbyopia
d.
Cataract
17. During dispersion
of white light by glass prism, which of the following light of the spectrum
bends the most?
a.
Blue
b. Voilet
c.
Indigo
d.
Red
18. Which of the
following phenomena is responsible for twinkling of stars?
a.
Reflection of starlight
b. Refraction of starlight
c.
Dispersion of starlight
d.
Tyndall effect
19. In which year Swiss
envoy W.P. Blazer put up a sign board, which formally and officially, declared
Khajjiar as ‘Mini Switzerland’?
a. 7th July,1992
b.
1st Oct,1975
c.
10th Mach,1966
d.
8th June,1990
20. Match List-I and
List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
LIST-I
i.
Kiara-dun Valley
ii.
Balh Valley
iii.
Kangra Valley
iv.
Bara Bhangal Valley
LIST-II
a.
Dhauladhur and Shivalik Range
b.
Markanda and Dharti Ranges
c.
Shimla Ridge and Shivalik Hills
d.
Dhauladhur and Pir Panjal Ranges
Codes:
(i)
(ii) (iii) (iv)
(A)(b) (d) (a) (c)
(B)
(b) (c) (a) (d)
(C) (b) (a) (c) (d)
(D)(d) (c) (b) (a)
21.Which
of the following Himalayan Zone has the highest 36+_ percentage of total
geographical area of HP?
a. Trans Himalayan Zone
b.
Sub-Himalayan Zone
c.
Lower Himalayan Zone
d.
Higher Himalayan Zone
22. ‘Chola’ and ‘Dora’
are the popular traditional dress of which of the following tribes?
a.
Swangla
b.
Kinnaura
c.
Gaddi
d.
Khampa
23. Match List-I and
List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
LIST-I
i.
Swangla
ii.
Gaddi
iii.
Khampa
iv.
Pangwal
LIST-II
i.
Pith-Chuk or Chori
ii.
Phaktum or Phanktum
iii.
Jhanjrara
iv.
Rusa-te-byah
Codes:
(i)
(ii) (iii) (iv)
(A)(d) (c) (b) (a)
(B) (d) (b) (c) (a)
(C) (d) (a) (b) (c)
(D)(a) (b) (c) (d)
24.
In ‘Vayu Purana’, the following tribe is said to be the inhabitants of ‘Mahand
Mounains’?
a. Pangwal
b. Lahaulas
c. Gaddi
d.
Kinnauras
25. Out of total 55673
sq. km. geographical area of HP, what is the area, which falls is scheduled
area?
a. 23655 sq km
b.
12970 sq km
c.
17755 sq km
d.
32555 sq km
26. Which is the
earliest specimen of ‘Nagara design’ found in HP?
a.
Bajaura Temple
b.
Baijnath Temple
c.
Jwala Mukhi Temple
d. Masrur Temple
27. The ‘Basholi School
of Painting’ came into prominence from the time of:
a. Raja Kirpal Pal
b.
Raja Amrit Pal
c.
Raja Udai Singh
d.
Raja Goverdhan Chand
28. Which of the following national
parks/sanctuaries of HP occupies 1171 sq. km. of area?
a.
Pin Valley National Park
b. The Great Himalayan National
Park
c.
Renuka Sanctuary
d.
Manali Sanctuary
29. The Govt. of HP has
changed the name of ‘Kanya Sashaktikaran and Kalyan Board Himachal Pradesh’ to
that of
a.
Mahila Kalyan Board
b.
Mahila Sashaktikaran Board, HP
c.
Saksham Gudia Board, HP
d.
Saksham Kanya Board of HP
30. The stone
inscriptions found in the Chamba region have mostly been written in which
script?
a.
Bhotia or Tibetan
b. Sharda and Tankri
c.
Kharoshti and Brahmi
d.
Nagri and Kutil
31. Who was the
signatory for East India Company in the Treaty of Sugauli?
a.
Major Mcleod
b.
Lt. Col. Thompson
c.
Lt. Col. Paris Bradshaw
d.
Major General David Ochterlony
32. ‘Lanji’, ‘Saro’ and
‘Rajnagar’ in Chamba district are the centres for development of the following:
a.
Apple
b.
Kinnoo
c.
Olive
d.
Apricot
33.What amount of
hydro-powe has beenharnessed out of 27436 MW identified potential in H.P?
a.
9230MW
b.
8941 MW
c.
10519 MW
d.
12415 MW
34. Under which scheme
all women in the age group of 10 to 75 years, living below poverty line are
covered, in case of their death or disability?
a. Matri Shakti Bima Yojna
b.
Janani Suraksha Yojna
c.
Beti Bachao Yojna
d.
P.M Matri Vandana Yojna
35. Which of the
following has been declared as public service by State Govt. under H.P Public
Service Guarantee Act, 2011?
a.
Kisan Credit Card
b.
Prganic Farming
c.
Soil Testing
d.
Seed Certification Programme
36. Arrange the
following :
List – I
i.
Gaiety Theatre
ii.
Kalka-Shimla Railway
iii.
Satayakam
iv.
Old Shimla Bank
List –II
a)
Samaul Evans Stokes
b)
Mortimer Durand
c)
H.S Harrington
d)
Henry Irwin
e)
Messors Barret & Co.
Codes :
(i)
(ii)
(iii) (iv)
a) a)
c) d) e)
b) b)
e) c) d)
c)
d) c) a) e)
d) d)
c) e) b)
37. ‘Balck Nude’,
‘Sitting Nude’ and ‘Young Girls’ are some of the famous works of which artist?
a)
Amrita Pritam
b) Amrita Shergil
c)
Norah Richards
d)
Sobha Singh
38. The important
decision to invade Afghanistan in 1838 and after four years the same decision
was criticized at Shimla by the British was taken in the :
a)
Kennedy House
b) Aukland House
c)
U.S Club
d)
The Resenswood
39. Who has been
awarded 2018 Einstein Prize?
a) Abhay Ashtekar
b)
Peter Bergmanan
c)
John Wheelar
d)
William Nordhaus
40. ‘eDrishti’ software
is launched to facilitate :
a)
Prime Minister to moniter implementation of
policies
b) To help railway minister
to keep track of punctuality of trains
c)
To help home minister to watch law and
order problems
d)
To help soliders on border for night
vision.
41. Which of the
following won the Fields Medal in Mathematics
a)
Akshay Venkatesh
b)
Caucher Birkar
c)
Peter Scholze
d) All of the above
42. In 2018, which of
the following has been awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
a)
George Smith
b)
Frances Arnold
c)
Gerg Winter
d) All of the above
43. Who is appointed as
Chairman, Competition Commission of India?
a)
Arvind Saxena
b) Ashok Kumar Gupta
c)
S.S Deswal
d)
Sanjay Mishra
44. Which state in
India was given FAO’s Future Policy Award, 2018 for its 100% organic state?
a)
Goa
b)
Assam
c) Sikkim
d)
Tripura
45. What is QUAD?
a) It is an informal
mechanism between India, USA, Australia and Japan for the security in Pacific
Region.
b)
It is formal organization of India, USA,
Australia and Japan for Global security.
c)
It is quadrilateral security dialogue
between India< USA, Vietnam and Japan.
d)
None of the above.
46. What is blue
economy?
a)
High growth rate economy
b) Sustainable use of ocean
resources for economic growth
c)
Low growth rate economy
d)
Economy not sustainable for longer
period.
47. ASI is undertaking
renovation of which three temple groups in Vietnam
a)
Angor Vat
b) My Son Temple
c)
Ananda Temple
d)
To Prohm Temple
48. Where is the
Nongkrem dance festival being celebrated?
a)
Mizoram
b)
Tripura
c) Meghalaya
d)
Arunachal Pradesh
49.Who has been awarded
2018 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and development?
a)
Manmohan Singh
b)
UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)
c)
ISRO
d) Centre for Science and
Environment (CSE)
50. What is the theme
if International Energy Agency’s publication – World Energy Outlook, 2018?
a)
Nuclear Energy
b)
Solar Energy
c) Electricity
d)
Hydropower
51. What is the name of first microprocessor
developed by IIT Madras?
a) Shakti
b)
Speed
c)
Atal
d)
Bharat
52. Recently USA announced
its withdrawal from INF treaty with Russia. When was this treaty signed?
a)
1977
b) 1987
c)
1981
d)
1975
53 What do you mean by
Mariculture?
a)
It is a specialized branch of
Aquaculture
b)
It involves cultivation of massive
plants and animals
c)
It is related to water bodies having
tidal influences
d) All of the above
54. Which are the
projects selected by World Economic Forum to be launched as Centre for Fourth
Industrial Revolution in India?
a)
Drones
b)
Blockchain
c)
Artificial Intelligence
d) All of the above
55. Where is Banni Grassland
situated?
a) Gujarat
b)
Maharashtra
c)
Rajasthan
d)
Himachal Pradesh
56. Match List-I and
List-II and gives correct answer with the help of codes given below:
List- I
(
Country)
i.
France
ii.
USA
iii.
South Africa
iv.
UK
List-II
(Time Zones)
1)
11
2)
12
3)
09
4)
02
Codes:
(i)
(ii) (iii) (iv)
a)
1 2 1 2
b)
3 4 2 4
c) 2 1 4 3
d)
4 3 3 1
57. UN observes which
day as International Rural Women’s Day
a)
8 March
b)
2 October
c) 15 October
d)
10 December
58. “Bathukamma”
Festival is related to:
a)
It is floral festival of Telangana
b)
New South Wales Parliament Sydney
celebrated this for the first time
c)
It means – ‘Mother Goddess come Alive’
d) All of the above
59. Who propounded the
idea of Partyless democracy?
a)
Jawaharlal Nehru
b)
Veer Savarkar
c)
Indira Gandhi
d) Jai Prakash Narayan
60. By which Act an
element of election was introduced in India for the first time?
a)
Indian Councils Act 1861
b) Indian Councils Act 1892
c)
Government of India Act, 1902
d)
Government of India Act, 1902
61. Match the items in
List- I & II
List I
A.
Drain of wealth theory
B.
Swaraj as my birth right
C.
Separate Communal electorate
D.
Entry into Legislation
List II
1)
C.R Das
2)
Moh. Ali Jinnah
3)
B.G Tilak
4)
Dadabhai Naroji
5)
Subhash Chandra Bose
Codes:
A B C D
a) 4 5 3 2
b) 3 4 1 2
c)
4 3 2 1
d) 2 5 3 4
62. Match List I with
List II
List I
I.
Formation of Village Panchayat
II.
Uniform Civil Code
III.
Agriculture & Animal Husbandry
IV.
Separation of Judiciary from Executive
List II
1)
Article 50
2)
Article 48
3)
Article 40
4)
Article 44
Codes:
I II III IV
a) 3 4 2 1
b)
4 3 2 1
c)
2 3 1 4
d)
1 2 3 4
63. What constitute
definition of Money Bill under Article 110 of the Indian Constitution?
a)
The imposition, abolition, alternation
in regulation of any tax
b)
The regulation of borrowings of money
c)
The appropriation of money out of
consolidated fund of India
d) All of the above.
64. Under which Article
constitution amendment process has been given
a)
361
b)
364
c) 368
d)
370
65. Which of the
following Constitutional Amendement Act restricted the size of council of
minister to 15% of the total members of the Lok Sabha?
a)
89th Constitutional
Amendement, 2001
b)
90th Constitutional
Amendement, 2002
c) 91st
Constitutional Amendement, 2003
d)
93rd Constitutional
Amendement, 2003
66. What is the
security deposit amount which a candidate contesting elaection for the post of
President and vice President of India has to tender
a)
Rs 25,000 and 20,000
b)
Rs 20,000 and 15,000
c) Rs
20,000 each
d) Rs 15,000 each
67. Which Article of
Indian Constitution mention about President’s power of pardon
a)
52
b)
62
c) 72
d)
82
68. Financial emergency
under Article 360 has been imposed in India in the year:
a)
1962
b)
1965
c)
1971
d) None
69.Who was Taluqdar?
a)
A small cultivator
b) A large landlord
c)
Who managed religious shrines
d)
Who collected the Jaziah from people
70. Which Congress
Session supported the Swadeshi and Boycott Movement for Bengal in 1905
a)
Calcutta
b)
Belagaum
c)
Karachi
d) Benaras
71. Who chartered the
ship Komagatu Maru for taking the Indians to Vancouver?
a) Hardit Singh
b)
Mohammad Barakatullah
c)
Ram Chandra
d)
Balwant Singh
72. Consider the following
Governor General and arrange them in chronological order by choosing the
correct code:
I.
Lord Lytton
II.
Lord Curzon
III.
John Lawerence
IV.
Lord Dufferin
Codes:
a)
I III II IV
b)
I IV III II
c) III I IV II
d)
III IV II I
73. The President of
Moderate faction of Congress Session in Lucknow (1916), who welcomed Tilak and
his supporters back into Congress, was:
a) Ambika Charan Mazumdar
b)
Annie Besant
c)
Abul Kalam Azad
d)
Lajpat RAi
74. As a compromise
with the planters, Gandhi agreed that they refund the money they had taken
illegally from the peasants. What percentage was being refunded by them?
a)
15%
b)
50%
c)
75%
d) 25%
75. In whose
Viceroyalty, Gandhi launched the Individual Satygraha and the Quit India
Movement and the Cripps Mission arrived in India?
a)
Lord Irwin
b) Marquess of Linlithgo
c)
Lord Wavell
d)
Earl of Wellington
76. Who says that if
the religion does not sanction social reforms, it should be changed as it is
man-made?
a) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
b)
Swami Vivekananda
c)
B.G. Tilak
d)
Dadabhai Naoroj
77. Which theory/concept on the “Origin of
Monsoon” states that the “monsoons are produced due to differential heating of
continents and ocean basins”?
a)
Dynamic concept of Flohn
b) Thermal concept of Halley
c)
Jet Stream Theory
d)
Air Mass Theory
78.Arrange the
following soil types of India from high to low in terms of percent share in
total area:
a)
Black Soil
b)
Red Soil
c)
Laterite Soil
d)
Desert Soil
Select
the correct code:
a) (a)-(b)-(c)-(d)
b) (a)-(c)-(b)-(d)
c)
(b)-(a)-(d)-(c)
d) (b)-(a)-(c)-(d)
79. Which of the
following is the largest tribal group in India?
a) Bhils
b)
Gonds
c)
Santhals
d)
Tharus
80. Which of the
following pair is not correct?
a)
Kalbaisakhi- West Bengal
b)
Mango Showers- Karnataka
c)
Blosson Shower – Kerala
d) Norwester- Haryana
81. Match the forest
types with their percent share in total forest cover of India:
List I
A.
Tropical Evergreen
B.
Subtropical
C.
Tropical Moist Deciduous
D.
Tropical dry deciduous
List II
1.
37.0%
2.
28.8%
3.
12.1%
4.
9.5%
Select
the correct code:
A B C D
a)
(i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
b) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
c)
(iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
d)
(iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
82. Which of the
following pair does not match correctly?
a) Mahim
Bay – Maharashtra
b) Kori
Creek – Gujarat
c) Mal
Bank – Gujarat
d)
Point Calimere – Kerala
83. Match the List I
& List II
List I
A.
Cape Leeuwin
B.
Ozark Plateau
C.
Katanga Plateau
D.
Kamchatka Peninsula
List II
I.
Russia
II.
United States
III.
Australia
IV.
Democratic Republic of Congo
Select the correct
code:
A B C D
a)
II III IV I
b) III II IV I
c)
I III IV II
d)
III II I IV
84.Match the following
mining regions for which it is famous for:
List I
A.
Carajas
B.
Kalgoorlie
C.
Salobo
D.
Haerwusu
List II
I.
Coal
II.
Copper
III.
Gold
IV.
Iron ore
Select the correct
code:
A B C D
a)
III IV I II
b)
I II III IV
c)
IV III I II
d) IV III II I
85. The world’s highest
tides occur at which of the following places?
a)
Bay of Biscay
b)
Miami Coasts
c) Bay of Fundy
d)
Ungawa Bay
86. Match the following
ocean currents with which they are named:
List I
A.
Canary Current
B.
Labrador Current
C.
Agulhas Current
D.
Peruvian Current
List II
I.
A Sea Coast
II.
A Country
III.
A SEA
IV.
An Island
Select
the correct codes:
A B C D
a)
I III IV II
b)
III II IV I
c)
IV III II I
d) IV III I II
87. Which of the
following rivers does not cross equator, tropic of cancer and tropic of
capricon twice?
a)
MAhi
b) Negro
c)
Limpopo
d)
Zaire
88. Which of the
following pair does not match correctly?
a)
Malacca Strait – Andaman Sea
b)
Yucatan Strait – Caribbean Sea
c) Sunda Strait - Gulf of Aden
d)
Bass Strait – Tasman Sea
89. Which one is
incorrect regarding sustainable development?
a)
The development that meets the needs of
the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet
their own needs.
b) Economic development
refers to the flow of goods and services in the economy for a long period of
time only.
c)
It is the practice of developing land
and construction projects in a manner that reduces their impact on the
environment by allowing them to create energy efficient models of self
sufficiency.
d)
To conserve natural resources and to
develop alternate sources of power while reducing pollution and harm to the
environment.
90. Sustainable
Development Goals and targets are to be achieved by :
a)
2020
b)
2025
c) 2030
d)
2050
91. Which one of the
following is not a part of the strategy of direct attack on poverty?
a) Integrated
Rural Development Programme
b)
Family Planning Programme
c) National
Rural Employement Programme
d) Jawahar
Rojgar Yojna
92. Over the years the
government has been following approaches to reduce poverty in India:
I.
Specific poverty alleviation programmes
II.
Growth oriented development
III.
Meeting the mimimum needs of the poor
Select the correct
answer using the codes given below:
a)
I and III only
b)
I and II only
c)
II and III only
d) I, II and III
93. Poverty Gap
reflects:
a)
Gap in infrastructural facilities
between developed nations and developing nations
b) The difference between
poverty line and actual income level of all those living below that line
c)
Gap between developed nations and
developing nations
d)
Gap between the rich people and the poor
people
94. NITI Aayog’s Action
Agenda for enhancing digital connectivity is based on :
I.
Developing software for services that
can be provided digitally
II.
Enhancing digital infrastructure
III.
Empowering citizen digitally
Select
the correct answers:
a)
I and II
b)
I and II
c)
II and III
d) I, II and III
95. Which of the
following is not an indicator of economically underdeveloped countries?
a)
Low per capita income
b)
High rate of population growth
c) Low proportion of labor
force in the primary sector
d)
High level of illiteracy.
96. What is/are the
objectives of Competition Commission of India?
I.
To ensure freedom of trade carried on by
other participants in markets in India
II.
To protect the interest of consumers
III.
To promote and sustain competition in
markets
IV.
To prevent practices having adverse
effect on competition
Select the correct
codes:
a)
I, II and IV
b)
I, II and III
c)
II, III and IV
d) I, II, III and IV
97. Which year is known
as the year of demographic divide?
a)
1901
b)
1911
c) 1921
d)
1931
98. The total fertility
rate is :
a)
The birth of women divided by the total
female population
b)
The number of births divided by total
population
c) The number of children a
woman will likely bear in her life time
d)
The births to women of a given age
divided by the total number of women at that age
99. The National Food
Security Mission (NFSM) aims to enhance the production of:
I.
Pulses
II.
Vegetables
III.
Rice
IV.
Wheat
V.
Fruits
VI.
Coarse cereals
Select
the correct answer using codes given below:
a) I,
II, III and IV
b)
I, III,IV and VI
c) II,IV,V
and VI
d) III,
IV V and VI
100. Which of the following
schemes aim at creating 300 rural clusters across India to strengthen
financial, job and lifestyle facilities in rural areas?
a)
Standup India
b)
Deen Dayal Upadhayaya Grameen Kaushal
Yojna
c) Shyama Prasad Mukherji
Rurban Mission
d)
Skill India.
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