Who is Forest Minister?
(A) Thakur Gulab Singh
(B) Dr. Rajeev Bindal
(C) Kishan Kapoor
(D) Thakur Singh Bharmouri
(Ans : D)
2. Who is food and civil supplier Minister?
(A) J.P. Nadda
(B) G. S. Bali
(C) Rajiv Bindel
(D) none
(Ans : B)
3. Bandli sanctuary located in—
(A) Una (B) Mandi (C) kullu (D) None
(Ans : B)
4. What are the total No. of Panchayat in
Shimla district?
(A) 330 (B) 331 (C) 333 (D)
309
(Ans : B)
5. Moti Mahal located at—
(A) Nahan (B) Una (C) Mandi
(D) Shimla
(Ans : A)
6. How many Panchayts Samitis are there in Una
district —
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 4
(Ans : C)
7. The book ‘History of Mandi
State’ is writhen by—
(A) Manmohan Singh (B) A.K. Kaushal (C) A.K.
Randhawa (D) None
(Ans : A)
8. Which is birth place of
C.M. Virbhadra Singh?
(A) Hamirpur (B) Sarahan (C) Mehatpur (D)
Samirpur
(Ans : B)
9. How many DIETS are there in
H.P.?
(A) 13 (B) 12 (C) 11 (D) 19
(Ans : B)
10. Give the No. of
universities in H.P.?
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
(Ans : B)
11. Pathankot to Mandi is a NH of No.—
(A) 21 (B) 20 (C) 23 (D) 24
(Ans : B)
12. Tirthan Sanctury is
located—
(A) Shimla (B) Kullu (C) Una
(D) None
(Ans : B)
13. What is overall literacy
rate of H.P.?
(A) 75.91% (B) 76% (C) 79% (D)
None
(Ans : A)
14. What is Literacy rate of
Female in H.P.?
(A) 66% (B) 67.08% (C) 69% (D) None
(Ans : B)
15. Who built Gouari Shanker
Temple in Chamba ?
(A) Bataloo (B) Meru Verma (C) Yuzankar Verma
(D) None
(Ans : C)
16. Who built Hidimba Temple in Manali?
(A) RB Singh (B) RS Singh (C) R.N. Singh (D)
None
(Ans : A)
17. What is height of Shimla above sec Level?
(A) 2205 (B) 2206 (C) 2208 (D)
None
(Ans : B)
18. How many district are in H.P.?
(A) 13 (B) 14 (C) 12 (D) 19
(Ans : C)
19. Who is district head of
Medical Services?
(A) DMO (B) CMO (C) SMO (D) None
(Ans : A)
20. Who is district head of Police?
(A) DSP (B) SSP (C) SP (D)
None
(Ans : A)
21. Who is Officer Incharge of Headquarter?
(A) IG (B) DIG (C) DSP (D) None
(Ans : A)
22. Shri Naina Devi Ji is a Sub-Tehsile of
Which district?
(A) Bilaspur (B) Una (C)
Shimla (D) None
(Ans : A)
23. Battle of Haloti fought in
which year?
(A) 1650 AD (B) 1670 AD (C) 1690 AD (D) None
(Ans : B)
24. Who is Founder of Chamba State?
(A) Veer Sen (B) Meru Varma (C) Hati Chand (D)
None
(Ans : B)
25. Who is founder of Jubbel ?
(A) Karan (B) Karan Chand (C) K.P. (D) None
(Ans : B)
26. Dr. Y.S. Parmar University
was established in—
(A) 1980 (B) 1985 (C) 1987 (D)
None
(Ans : B)
27. Dr. Y.S. Parmar University located in
H.P.—
(A) Shimla (B) Nanni (C) Sundenagar (D) None
(Ans : B)
28. Where is place of Publication of Newspaper
Ooncha Himalaya?
(A) Una (B) Shimla (C) Delhi (D) None
(Ans : B)
29. Lahauli Language in Spoken
in which area—
(A) Lahaul Spiti (B) Shimla
(C) Una (D) None
(Ans : A)
30. Gujjar are—
(A) SC (B) ST (C) OBL (D) None
(Ans : B)
31. Lahaulis are—
(A) ST (B) SC (C) OBC (D) None
(Ans : A)
32. What is area of Una district?
(A) 1550 sq. km (B) 1540 sq. km (C) 1550 (D)
None
(Ans : B)
33. Which district is max. literate?
(A) Hamirpur (B) Una (C)
Shimla (D) None
(Ans : A)
34. What is sex ratio in H.P?
(A) 870:1000 (B) 970:1000 (C)
900:1000 (D) None
(Ans : B)
35. Dal Lake is located in—
(A) Una (B) Kangra (C) Chamba
(D) Shimla
(Ans : B)
36. Pong Dam is in—
(A) Kangra district (B) Una district (C)
Shimla (D) None
(Ans : A)
37. What is height of Shilla
Peak ?
(A) 7020 m (B) 7050 m (C) 7051 m (D) None
(Ans : B)
38. Who built Maukot fort?
(A) Salim (B) Salim Shah Sur
(C) A and B (D) None
(Ans : B)
39. Who is the founder of Hamirpur?
(A) Hamir chand (B) Raja Ram Singh (C) Deep
chand (D) None
(Ans : A)
40. Who is the first C.M. of H.P.?
(A) Y.S. Parmar (B) Y.S. singh
(C) Y.S. Bhoot (D) N.C. Mehta
(Ans : A)
41. In area wise, which is the smallest
district?
(A) Una (B) Hamirpur (C) Bilaspur (D) None
(Ans : B)
42. Highest rain occur at—
(A) Una (B) Dharamshala (C)
Shimla (D) None
(Ans : B)
43. Write name of the Constituency of Anil
Kumar (MLA) ?
(A) Mandi 61 (B) Mandi 68 (C) Mandi 19 (D)
None
(Ans : B)
44. G. S. Bali belongs to which party—
(A) BJP (B) INC (C) BSP (D)
None
(Ans : B)
45. Roop Singh belong to which Party—
(A) BJP (B) INC (C) BSP (D) None
(Ans : A)
46. Who is Transport Minister?
(A) Sri G. S. Bali (B) Shri
S.K. Sharma (C) Rajeev Bindel (D) Sarveen Chaudhary
(Ans : A
) 47. The book ‘Prachin
Himachal’ is written by—
L.C. Sharma (B) L.C. Parathi
(C) Gharib Khan (D) None
(Ans : B)
48. Which is the birth place of Shanta Kumar?
(A) Samirpur (B) Una (C)
Gharjumla (D) None
(Ans : C)
59. Vidya Stokes belong to
which district?
Una (B) Shimla (C) Manipur (D)
None
(Ans : B)
50. How many Hospitals are there in Himachal
Pradesh?
(A) 79 (B) 80 (C) 81 (D) None
(Ans : A)
51. How many mountain ranges are there in
Himachal Pradesh?
(A) Four (B) Three (C) Two (D) One
(Ans : B)
52. In which mountain range ‘Hamirpur and Una’
Districts are located?
Outer Himalayas (B) Inner
Himalayas (C) Great Himalayas (D) None of these
(Ans : A)
53. Outer Himalayas is known as—
(A) Lower Himalayas (B)
Shivalik (C) Manak (D) All of these
(Ans : D)
54. Where is ‘Dashahar Lake’ Situated?
(A) Near Mandali (Kullu) (B) Rewalsar Town
(Mandi) (C) Dankhar (Sirmaur) (D) None of these
(Ans : A)
55. Which district has been declared as the
Mushroom District of Himachal Pradesh?
(A) Shimla (B) Solan (C)
Bilaspur (D) Una
(Ans : B)
56. In which District of
Himachal Pr Pradesh to produce Sugar beet?
(A) Kullu (B) Sirmor (C) Kinnour (D) Kangra
(Ans : C)
57. The State Day of Himachal Pradesh is—
(A) 5th April (B) 15th January
(C) 25 March (D) 15 May
(Ans : A)
58. The High Court of Himachal
Pradesh is in—
(A) Una (B) Hamirpur (C)
Shimla (D) Mandi
(Ans : C)
59. How many Divisions are there in Himachal
Pradesh?
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 2 (D) 3
(Ans : D)
60. Which of the following is a tributary of
Beas river—
(A) Chandra (B) Kunah (C) Htli (D) Baira
(Ans : B)
61. The location of Himachal Pradesh is—
(A) 32022’ to 34012’ North
latitude and 750 47’ to 780 04’ East Longitude
(B) 30022’ to 33012’ North
latitude and 75047’ to 79004’ East Longitude (C)31022’ to 300 12’ North
longitude and 75047’ to 79004’ east longitude
(D) None of these
(Ans : B)
62. The area of Himachal Pradesh is—
(A) 55673 sq km (B) 55574 sq km (C) 55373 sq
km (D) 55272 sq km
(Ans : A)
63. Which of the following
district is Renuka lake situated?
(A) Mandi (B) Una (C) Sirmour
(D) Shimla
(Ans : C)
64. In which district Mani Mahesh Lake
situated?
(A) Kangra (B) Una (C) Chamba
(D) Palampur
(Ans : C)
65. The river Satluj arise from which of the
following Lake—
(A) Bradonsar Lake (B) Kamru
Nag Lake (C) Mani Mahesh Lake (D) Man Sarover Lake
(Ans : D)
66. In which district a Budha monastry was
established?
(A) Kangra (B) Lahaul Siti (C) Una (D) Shimla
(Ans : B)
67. The Idol of Raghu Nath was brought to Kulu
frm Ayodhya in—
(A) 1651 A.D. (B) 1751 A.D.
(C) 1851 A.D. (D) 1951 A.D.
(Ans : A)
68. Mandi Town was established
by—
(A) Raja Suraj Sen (B) Raja
Ajmer Sen (C) Ranja Ber Sen (D) None of these
(Ans : B)
69. When was Mandi town
established?
(A) 1512 (B) 1517 (C) 1527 (D)
1530
(Ans : C)
70. Where was Ras Bihari Bos Stayed in 1913
A.D.—
(A) Kullu (B) Kangra (C) Lahaul Spiti (D)
Palampur
(Ans : C)
71. The greatest Ruler Raja Rattan Chan ruled
over—
(A) Kahloor (B) Bilaspur (C)
Kullu (D) None of these
(Ans : A)
72. In which district the highest pass of
Himachal Pradesh is located?
(A) Kangra (B) Kullu (C)
Shimla (D) Lahaul Spiti
(Ans : D)
73. Banganga is tributary of
which of the following rivers?
(A) Beas (B) Yamuna (C) Ganga (D) None of
these
(Ans : A)
74. National Institute of Technology is in—
(A) Shimla (B) Chamba (C)
Hamirpur (D) Kullu
(Ans : C)
75. The height of District
Shimla is—
(A) 2205 (B) 2305 (C) 2405 (D)
2505
(Ans : : (A)
76. Which is the largest city of Himachal
Pradesh ?
(A) Shimla (B) Hamirpur (C)
Kullu (D) Chama
(Ans : A)
77. Find out the following Place is called
‘Mini Lahasa’—
(A) Solan (B) Kinnaur (C)
Sirmor (D) Dharamshala
(Ans : D)
78. The longest river of Himachal Pradesh is—
(A) Jehlem (B) Beas (C) Chenab (D) Satluj
(Ans : D)
79. The main religion of People of Lahul
Spiti?
(A) Hinduism (B) Christian (C) Budhism (D)
None of these
(Ans : C)
80. Who is the Public works Minister of the
State?
(A) Thakur Himmat Singh (B) Thakur Gulab Singh
(C) J.P. Nadda (D) Kishan Kapoor
(Ans : B)
81. Who is the chief Justice of Himachal
Pradesh?
(A) Kurian Joseph (B) Narende
Bragta (C) Rajeev Bindal (D) None of these
(Ans : A)
82. When was the first General Election held
in Himachal Pradesh—
(A) 1953 (B) 1954 (C) 1952 (D)
1951
(Ans : C)
83. The old name of Ravi is— (A) Ravati (B)
Ramani (C) Kalindi (D) Iravati
(Ans : D)
84. Which of the following districts is the
biggest in area wise?
(A) Shimla (B) Una (C) Lahaul
Spiti (D) Palampur
(Ans : C)
85. On which river ‘Bhakra Dam’ Project is
located?
(A) Satluj (B) Ganga (C) Ravi
(D) Beas
(Ans : A)
86. Which was the first Capital of Nurpur
State?
(A) Niyajpur (B) Trigarta (C) Pathan Kot (D)
Shahpur
(Ans : C)
87. When was the battle of Bhagini fought?
(A) 1586 A.D. (B) 1686 A.D.
(C) 1786 A.D. (D) 1886 A.D.
(Ans : B)
88. The battle of Bhangini was fought between—
(A) Guru Gobind
Singh and Sansar Chand (B) Siks and Chande Bhan (C) Ishwar
Sen and Siks (D) Guru Gobind Singh and Raja Bhi Chand of
Bilaspur
(Ans : D)
89. When was Gandhi Ji visited Shimla?
(A) 1916 (B) 1917 (C) 1918 (D)
1921
(Ans : D)
90. Gandhi ji Visited Shimla and he stayed at—
(A) Peterhaff (B) Chauki (C)
Shanti Kutir (D) None of these
(Ans : C)
91. Who was the Great General of Ranjit Singh
King?
(A) Hari Singh Nalwa (B) Gorkhas (C) Bhagat
Singh (D) None of these
(Ans : A)
92. The book ‘Country Life’ written by—
(A) M. Pallis (B) U.S. Kumar (C) Nora Richard
(D) None
(Ans : C)
93. ‘H.P. Area and Languages’ written by—
(A) Shanta Kumar (B) Dr. Y. S. Parmar (C) Hari
Ram Jasta (D) None of these
(Ans : B)
94. Who is Deputy-Speaker of Himachal Pradesh
Assembly?
(A) Sh.Kuldeep Kumar (B) Sh.
Dev Raj Negi (C) Rikhi Ram Kaundal (D) Vijay Kumar Joshi
(Ans : C)
95. Which is the State Bird of Himachal
Pradesh?
(A) Sparrow (B) Jujurana (C)
Peacock (D) None of these
(Ans : B)
96. On which river a bridge was constructed in
1894?
(A) Satluj (B) Ravi (C) Beas (D) Chenow
(Ans : B)
97. Which was the ancient name
of Kanga?
(A) Trigarta (B) Nagar (C)
Triartan (D) None of these
(Ans : A)
98. The Capital of Trigarta was—
(A) Nagoori (B) Nagar (C)
Nagarcot (D) Narvani
(Ans : B)
99. When was Dharam Chand ascended the Kangra
Throne—
(A) 1516 (B) 1518 (C) 1524 (D)
1528
(Ans : D)
100. Hamirpur town was
established by—
(A) Alam (B) Hamir chand (C) Bhim Chand (D)
Sansar Chand
(Ans : B)
1. The characteristic feature of
democratic socialism is–
(A) Privatization (B) Liberalization
(C) Nationalization (D) Socialization
Ans : (C)
2. If a group of rich people use power for their selfish goals, it is called as–
(A) Monarchy (B) Oligarchy
(C) Policy (D) Democracy
Ans : (B)
3. Who said that “Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains” ?
(A) Locke (B) Aristotle
(C) Marx (D) Rousseau
Ans : (D)
4. A civil servant in India may exercise political liberty by–
(A) joining any political party (B) contesting in the elections
(C) criticizing the government (D) exercising his franchise
Ans : (D)
5. The term ‘Law’ used in the phrase ‘Rule of Law’ refers to–
(A) Positive law (B) Natural law
(C) Common law (D) Conventions of the Constitution
Ans : (C)
6. The total physical product per unit of a variable input is known as–
(A) Average product (B) Average returns
(C) Average physical product (D) Average revenue
Ans : (C)
7. The discount on price when a large quantity is purchased is known as–
(A) Volume discount (B) Maximum discount
(C) Minimum discount (D) Marginal discount
Ans : (A)
8. Who was the first economist to have coined the terms ‘Micro Economics’ and ‘Macro Economics’ ?
(A) Milton Friedman (B) Ragnar Frisch
(C) J. M. Keynes (D) Paul Samuelson
Ans : (B)
9. In a free enterprise economy, the decision on what shall be produced is made by–
(A) Demand (B) Income
(C) Price mechanism (D) Cost
Ans : (C)
10. The main reason for the high growth of money supply in India since 1970 has been the rise in–
(A) Foreign lending
(B) Foreign borrowing
(C) RBI credit to the government
(D) Bank credit to the private sector
Ans : (D)
11. Who was the first Muslim to be elected as President of the Indian National Congress?
(A) Syed Ahmad Khan (B) Agha Khan
(C) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (D) Badruddin Tyabji
Ans : (D)
12. Which of the following was not known to the Rigvedic period ?
(A) Joint family system (B) Agriculture
(C) Marriage system (D) Varna system
Ans : (D)
13. The first Muslim king who invaded South India was–
(A) Balban (B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
(C) Babur (D) Alauddin Khilji
Ans : (D)
14. The Great Bath was located in–
(A) Harappa (B) Mohenjodaro
(C) Lothal (D) Kalibangan
Ans : (B)
15. The Mughal judicial system was based on–
(A) Persian law (B) Hebrew law
(C) Islamic law (D) Indian law
Ans : (C)
16. Hurricanes are generally–
(A) active over the land (B) travelling in families
(C) dust storms (D) active over the sea
Ans : (D)
17. Orinoco oil belt is in–
(A) Dubai (B) Saudi Arabia
(C) Venezuela D) Brazil
Ans : (C)
18. The highest peak in Africa is–
(A) Aconcagua (B) Kilimanjaro
(C) McKinley (D) Mount Elbrus
Ans : (B)
19. A layer of the Earth made up of mixed metals and silicates is called–
(A) Sial (B) Sima
(C) Mantle (D) Nife
Ans : (A)
20. The exhaustion of soil fertility is the result of–
(A) Cover cropping (B) Multiple cropping
(C) Rotation cropping (D) Over cropping
Ans : (D)
21. What type of fruit is pineapple?
(A) Siliqua (B) Sorosis
(C) Syconus (D) Samara
Ans : (C)
22. Strobilus is a structure associated with–
(A) Pea (B) Potato
(C) Pinus (D) Palm
Ans : (C)
23. Signet-ring is seen in the life cycle of–
(A) Mosquito (B) Plasmodium
(C) Entamoeba (D) Giardia
Ans : (B)
24. The number of occipital condyles in man is–
(A) One(B) Two
(C) Three (D) Four
Ans : (B)
25. Migratory larvae of Ascaris produce symptoms of pneumonia. This is known as–
(A) Down’s syndrome (B) Klinefelter’s syndrome
(C) Turner’s syndrome (D) Loeffler’s syndrome
Ans : (D)
26. Which one of the following animals is an osmoconformer ?
(A) Hagfish (B) Seal
(C) Whale (D) Rohu
Ans : (A)
27. Which one of the following is the source of Solar energy ?
(A) Nuclear fission
(B) Nuclear fusion
(C) Artificial radioactivity
(D) X-ray emission
Ans : (B)
28. Who, for the first time, successfully determined the charge of an electron ?
(A) Thomspon (B) Millikan
(C) Rutherford (D) Coulomb
Ans : (B)
29. The ‘solder’ used for connecting electronic circuits consists of–
(A) Lead and Tin (B) Tin and Iron
(C) Copper and Lead (D) Lead and Aluminium
Ans : (A)
30. What type of molecular motion is responsible for heat conduction?
(A) Translational (B) Vibrational
(C) Rotational (D) Spin
Ans : (B)
31. Pick the odd one out–
(A) Compiler (B) Interpreter
(C) Assembler (D) Word Processor
Ans : (D)
32. MS-Office is an example of–
(A) an operation system (B) a telecommunication software
(C) a programming language (D) a productivity software
Ans : (C)
33. In India, the day 5th September is celebrated as Teacher’s Day to honour the birthday of–
(A) Rabindra Nath Tagore (B) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (D) Mrs. Indira Gandhi
Ans : (B)
34. Which among the following polluting agents is responsible for creating a hole in the ozone layer?
(A) CO (B) CFC
(C) SO2 (D) CH4
Ans : (B)
35. Injection of weakened microbes to confer resistance to a disease is known as–
(A) Transfusion (B) Vaccination
(C) Inoculation (D) Intimation
Ans : (B)
36. Who, among the following, is the author of ‘Das-Kapital’ ?
(A) Rousseau (B) Karl Marx
(C) Chanakya (D) Montesquieu
Ans : (B)
37. When and where will the next Olympics be held?
(A) Beijing, 2014 (B) Shanghai,2012
(C) Rie-de-janeiro, 2016 (D) Taiwan, 2013
Ans : (C)
38. A Persian form of singing a poem is called–
(A) Ghazal (B) Qawali
(C) Thumri (D) Bhajan
Ans : (A)
39. Green-house effect causes–
(A) increase of temperature (B) increase of moisture in air
(C) decrease of temperature (D) decrease of moisture in air
Ans : (A)
40. The advantage of rain-water harvesting is that it–
(A) helps in reducing floods
(B) increases the ground water level
(C) causes more rains
(D) reduces floods and replenishes ground water
Ans : (A)
41. Volvo, the car manufacturing company, introduced–
(A) Alarm (B) Fog light
(C) Seat belts (D) Rear view mirrors
Ans : (B)
42. The Dark Continent is–
(A) Asia (B) Australia
(C) Africa (D) Europe
Ans : (C)
43. The major constituent of air is–
(A) Nitrogen (B) Carbon dioxide
(C) Oxygen (D) Hydrogen
Ans : (A)
44. The souring of milk to curd is an example of–
(A) Saponification (B) Putrefaction
(C) Fermentation (D) Esterfication
Ans : (C)
45. Which one of the following compounds is formed when formaldehyde is treated with Grignard reagent?
(A) Primary alcohol (B) Secondary alcohol
(C) Tertiary alcohol (D) Dihydric alcohol
Ans : (A)
(A) Privatization (B) Liberalization
(C) Nationalization (D) Socialization
Ans : (C)
2. If a group of rich people use power for their selfish goals, it is called as–
(A) Monarchy (B) Oligarchy
(C) Policy (D) Democracy
Ans : (B)
3. Who said that “Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains” ?
(A) Locke (B) Aristotle
(C) Marx (D) Rousseau
Ans : (D)
4. A civil servant in India may exercise political liberty by–
(A) joining any political party (B) contesting in the elections
(C) criticizing the government (D) exercising his franchise
Ans : (D)
5. The term ‘Law’ used in the phrase ‘Rule of Law’ refers to–
(A) Positive law (B) Natural law
(C) Common law (D) Conventions of the Constitution
Ans : (C)
6. The total physical product per unit of a variable input is known as–
(A) Average product (B) Average returns
(C) Average physical product (D) Average revenue
Ans : (C)
7. The discount on price when a large quantity is purchased is known as–
(A) Volume discount (B) Maximum discount
(C) Minimum discount (D) Marginal discount
Ans : (A)
8. Who was the first economist to have coined the terms ‘Micro Economics’ and ‘Macro Economics’ ?
(A) Milton Friedman (B) Ragnar Frisch
(C) J. M. Keynes (D) Paul Samuelson
Ans : (B)
9. In a free enterprise economy, the decision on what shall be produced is made by–
(A) Demand (B) Income
(C) Price mechanism (D) Cost
Ans : (C)
10. The main reason for the high growth of money supply in India since 1970 has been the rise in–
(A) Foreign lending
(B) Foreign borrowing
(C) RBI credit to the government
(D) Bank credit to the private sector
Ans : (D)
11. Who was the first Muslim to be elected as President of the Indian National Congress?
(A) Syed Ahmad Khan (B) Agha Khan
(C) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (D) Badruddin Tyabji
Ans : (D)
12. Which of the following was not known to the Rigvedic period ?
(A) Joint family system (B) Agriculture
(C) Marriage system (D) Varna system
Ans : (D)
13. The first Muslim king who invaded South India was–
(A) Balban (B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
(C) Babur (D) Alauddin Khilji
Ans : (D)
14. The Great Bath was located in–
(A) Harappa (B) Mohenjodaro
(C) Lothal (D) Kalibangan
Ans : (B)
15. The Mughal judicial system was based on–
(A) Persian law (B) Hebrew law
(C) Islamic law (D) Indian law
Ans : (C)
16. Hurricanes are generally–
(A) active over the land (B) travelling in families
(C) dust storms (D) active over the sea
Ans : (D)
17. Orinoco oil belt is in–
(A) Dubai (B) Saudi Arabia
(C) Venezuela D) Brazil
Ans : (C)
18. The highest peak in Africa is–
(A) Aconcagua (B) Kilimanjaro
(C) McKinley (D) Mount Elbrus
Ans : (B)
19. A layer of the Earth made up of mixed metals and silicates is called–
(A) Sial (B) Sima
(C) Mantle (D) Nife
Ans : (A)
20. The exhaustion of soil fertility is the result of–
(A) Cover cropping (B) Multiple cropping
(C) Rotation cropping (D) Over cropping
Ans : (D)
21. What type of fruit is pineapple?
(A) Siliqua (B) Sorosis
(C) Syconus (D) Samara
Ans : (C)
22. Strobilus is a structure associated with–
(A) Pea (B) Potato
(C) Pinus (D) Palm
Ans : (C)
23. Signet-ring is seen in the life cycle of–
(A) Mosquito (B) Plasmodium
(C) Entamoeba (D) Giardia
Ans : (B)
24. The number of occipital condyles in man is–
(A) One(B) Two
(C) Three (D) Four
Ans : (B)
25. Migratory larvae of Ascaris produce symptoms of pneumonia. This is known as–
(A) Down’s syndrome (B) Klinefelter’s syndrome
(C) Turner’s syndrome (D) Loeffler’s syndrome
Ans : (D)
26. Which one of the following animals is an osmoconformer ?
(A) Hagfish (B) Seal
(C) Whale (D) Rohu
Ans : (A)
27. Which one of the following is the source of Solar energy ?
(A) Nuclear fission
(B) Nuclear fusion
(C) Artificial radioactivity
(D) X-ray emission
Ans : (B)
28. Who, for the first time, successfully determined the charge of an electron ?
(A) Thomspon (B) Millikan
(C) Rutherford (D) Coulomb
Ans : (B)
29. The ‘solder’ used for connecting electronic circuits consists of–
(A) Lead and Tin (B) Tin and Iron
(C) Copper and Lead (D) Lead and Aluminium
Ans : (A)
30. What type of molecular motion is responsible for heat conduction?
(A) Translational (B) Vibrational
(C) Rotational (D) Spin
Ans : (B)
31. Pick the odd one out–
(A) Compiler (B) Interpreter
(C) Assembler (D) Word Processor
Ans : (D)
32. MS-Office is an example of–
(A) an operation system (B) a telecommunication software
(C) a programming language (D) a productivity software
Ans : (C)
33. In India, the day 5th September is celebrated as Teacher’s Day to honour the birthday of–
(A) Rabindra Nath Tagore (B) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (D) Mrs. Indira Gandhi
Ans : (B)
34. Which among the following polluting agents is responsible for creating a hole in the ozone layer?
(A) CO (B) CFC
(C) SO2 (D) CH4
Ans : (B)
35. Injection of weakened microbes to confer resistance to a disease is known as–
(A) Transfusion (B) Vaccination
(C) Inoculation (D) Intimation
Ans : (B)
36. Who, among the following, is the author of ‘Das-Kapital’ ?
(A) Rousseau (B) Karl Marx
(C) Chanakya (D) Montesquieu
Ans : (B)
37. When and where will the next Olympics be held?
(A) Beijing, 2014 (B) Shanghai,2012
(C) Rie-de-janeiro, 2016 (D) Taiwan, 2013
Ans : (C)
38. A Persian form of singing a poem is called–
(A) Ghazal (B) Qawali
(C) Thumri (D) Bhajan
Ans : (A)
39. Green-house effect causes–
(A) increase of temperature (B) increase of moisture in air
(C) decrease of temperature (D) decrease of moisture in air
Ans : (A)
40. The advantage of rain-water harvesting is that it–
(A) helps in reducing floods
(B) increases the ground water level
(C) causes more rains
(D) reduces floods and replenishes ground water
Ans : (A)
41. Volvo, the car manufacturing company, introduced–
(A) Alarm (B) Fog light
(C) Seat belts (D) Rear view mirrors
Ans : (B)
42. The Dark Continent is–
(A) Asia (B) Australia
(C) Africa (D) Europe
Ans : (C)
43. The major constituent of air is–
(A) Nitrogen (B) Carbon dioxide
(C) Oxygen (D) Hydrogen
Ans : (A)
44. The souring of milk to curd is an example of–
(A) Saponification (B) Putrefaction
(C) Fermentation (D) Esterfication
Ans : (C)
45. Which one of the following compounds is formed when formaldehyde is treated with Grignard reagent?
(A) Primary alcohol (B) Secondary alcohol
(C) Tertiary alcohol (D) Dihydric alcohol
Ans : (A)
46. Fly ash is–
(A) CO2 (B) Organic particular matter
(C) Small ash particles (D) NOx
Ans : (C)
47. Addition of chlorine to raw water before treatment is known as–
(A) Plain chlorination (B) Post-chlorination
(C) Pre-chlorination (D) Super-chlorination
Ans : (C)
48. Which of the following is not a water treatment technique?
(A) Reverse osmosis (B) Ion exchange
(A) CO2 (B) Organic particular matter
(C) Small ash particles (D) NOx
Ans : (C)
47. Addition of chlorine to raw water before treatment is known as–
(A) Plain chlorination (B) Post-chlorination
(C) Pre-chlorination (D) Super-chlorination
Ans : (C)
48. Which of the following is not a water treatment technique?
(A) Reverse osmosis (B) Ion exchange
(C) Electro-dialysis (D) Electrostatic precipitation
Ans : (D)
49. Which one of the following is a major indoor air pollutant in India?
(A) Ozone (B) Peroxy Acetyl Nitrite (PAN)
(C) Carbon monoxide (D) Sulphur dioxide
Ans : (C)
50. Multi Drug Therapy is for the infection of–
(A) Leprosy (B) AIDS
(C) Cholera (D) Hepatitis
Ans : (B)
