HPSSB Clerk Exam

 HPSSB Clerk Exam

1.    Indian constitution has borrowed the idea of Single Citizenship from ____

a)    UK

b)    USA

c)    Japan

d)    Canada

2.    If_____ signs a bill, it becomes a law.

a)    The President

b)    Governor

c)    Prime Minister

d)    The Parliament

3.    The constitution of India guarantees___ Fundamental rights.

a)    6

b)    7

c)    8

d)    9

4.    After independence, the first State organized on the basis of language was

a)    Tamil Nadu

b)    Kerala

c)    Karnataka

d)    Andhra Pradesh

5.    The Constitution of India provides for free and compulsory education to which of the following groups of children ?

a)    3-9 years

b)    6-18 years

c)    6-16 years

d)    6-14 years

6.    Which of the following is not correct about Indian Constitution ?

a)    Written Constitution

b)    Partly rigid and partly flexible

c)    Parliamentary system of Government

d)    World’s most compact constitution

7.    To which of the following categories of Rights does the right to property belong ?

a)    Legal Right

b)    Fundamental Right

c)    Human Right

d)    Natural Right

8.    Which one of the following was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the ‘Heart and Soul’ of the constitution ?

a)    Right to Equality

b)    Right against Exploitation

c)    Right to Constitutional Remedies

d)    Right to Freedom of Religion

9.    The Impeachment of the Indian President is a

a)    Judicial Procedure

b)    Quasi-judicial Procedure

c)    Legal Procedure

d)    Quasi-Legal Procedure

10.  What is the minimum permissible age for employment in any factory or mine

a)    12 years

b)    14 years

c)    16 years

d)    18 years

11.  Who is the first citizen of India ?

a)    Prime Minister

b)    The President

c)    Common man

d)    Lok Sabha speaker

12.  Which of the following Presidents of India had the shortest tenure in the office ?

a)    Dr. Rajendra Prasad

b)    Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

c)    Dr. Zakir Hussain

d)    Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

13.  What is the minimum age for the election to the office of the president ?

a)    25 years

b)    30 years

c)    35 years

d)    40 years

14.  Which of the following decides all disputes regarding President’s election ?

a)    Parliament

b)    Supreme Court

c)    Election Commission of India

d)    None of these

15.  In case the office of the president falls vacant due to death, resignation or removal and also if the Vice-President is not available, then who will act as the President ?

a)    Prime Minister

b)    Defence Minsiter

c)    Chief Justice of India

d)    None of these

16.  The President of India can remove a Union Minister on the advice of

a)    Prime Minister

b)    Chief Justice of India

c)    Leader of the Opposition

d)    Lok Sabha

17.  Which of the following Prime Minister had the shortest tenure in the office ?

a)    Lal Bahadur Shastri

b)    Morarji Desai

c)    A.B. Vajpayee

d)    Rajiv Gandhi

18.  How many members of the Rajya Sabha are nominated by the President for their expertise in art, literature, science and social services ?

a)    8

b)    12

c)    14

d)    16

19.  Which of the following is not correct about the sessions of the Lok Sabha ?

a)    Budget Session

b)    Monsoon Session

c)    Summer Session

d)    Winter Session

20.  How many members of the Anglo-Indian Community are nominated by the President in Lok Sabha ?

a)    1

b)    2

c)    3

d)    4

21.  What is the minimum age to become the member of Rajya Sabha ?

a)    25 years

b)    30 years

c)    32 years

d)    35 years

22.  Pranab Mukherjje is the ________ President of India ?

a)    11

b)    12

c)    13

d)    14

23.  A member of the State Public Service Commission can be removed from his office by

a)    President

b)    Governor

c)    Parliament

d)    Legislative Assembly

24.  The Union Territories get representation in

a)    Lok Sabha

b)    Rajya Sabha

c)    Both Houses of Parliament

d)    None of these

25.  What type of Party System has been evolved in India?

a)    Single Party

b)    Two Party

c)    Multi Party

d)    Party Less

26.  Which Article of the Constitution abolishes untouchability?

a)    Article 42

b)    Article 15

c)    Article 14

d)    Article 17

27.  The first time a Coalition Government was formed in India in

a)    1977

b)    1991

c)    1999

d)    2009

28.  _____ is an introduction to the Constitution.

a)    Act

b)    Bill

c)    Preamble

d)    The Parliament

29.  To save the time and money, a system of __________ has been started in our country

a)    District Courts

b)    High Courts

c)    Supreme Court

d)    Lok Adalats

30.  Which of the following formulates India’s Five year Plans ?

a)    RBI

b)    Planning Commission

c)    Parliament

d)    Ministry of Finance

31.  ‘Gathakan’ martial art is associated with

a)    Kerala

b)    Punjab

c)    Madhya Pradesh

d)    Assam

32.  The Olympic games are organized after every ____  years.

a)    4

b)    5

c)    6

d)    3

33.  The first Cricket World Cup was organized in

a)    1973

b)    1974

c)    1975

d)    1983

34.  ‘Uber Cup’ is associated with

a)    Hockey

b)    Table Tennis

c)    Football

d)    Badminton

35.  ‘Castle’ term is associated with

a)    Boxing

b)    Carom

c)    Polo

d)    Chess

36.  The name of ‘Michael Phelps’ is associated with

a)    Table Tennis

b)    Basket Ball

c)    Football

d)    Swimming

37.  The name of ‘Somdev Devvarman’ is associated with

a)    Table Tennis

b)    Lawn Tennis

c)    Chess

d)    Snooker

38.  Which of the following dates is considered the shortest night ?

a)    12 December

b)    22 December

c)    13 September

d)    23 September

39.  NRHM(National Rural Health Mission) was launched on

a)    2^nd April, 2005

b)    3^rd April, 2006

c)    4^th April, 2006

d)    1^st April, 2007

40.  ICDS is basically a/an

a)    Educational Programme

b)    Child Development Programme

c)    Rural Development Programme

d)    Cooperative Movement

41.  How much time is taken by moonlight to reach the Earth ?

a)    0.86 second

b)    0.96 second

c)    1.3 seconds

d)    1.50 seconds

42.  Lava flows can form

a)    Planets

b)    Plateaus

c)    Volcanoes

d)    Earthquakes

43.  Which of the following is the only satellite with an atmosphere like Earth ?

a)    Deimos

b)    Moon

c)    Titan

d)    Gannymede

44.  The plant which can survive in soil with very little water.

a)    Coconut

b)    Pine

c)    Cactus

d)    Rubber Tree

45.  Seismology deals with

a)    Animals

b)    Space

c)    Fish

d)    Earthquakes

46.  Which of the following spices is the world’s most expensive spice ?

a)    Black Cumin

b)    Cinnamon

c)    Mace

d)    Saffron

47.  Migraine is an ailment of

a)    Joints

b)    Head

c)    Intestine

d)    Kidney

48.  Olive branch is a symbol of

a)    Progress

b)    Peace

c)    Competition

d)    Mourning

49.  Which of the following are the two main Kharif crops?

a)    Wheat and Barley

b)    Mustard and Gram

c)    Rice and Maize

d)    Barley and Mustard

50.  More than 2/3^rd Jute Industry is concentrated in

a)    Madhya Pradesh

b)    Bihar

c)    Kerala

d)    West Bengal

51.  An instrument that measures the amount of rainfall is___.

a)    Hydrometer

b)    Rain Gauge

c)    Lactometer

d)    Periscope

52.  Black Revolution is associated with

a)    Petroleum Production

b)    Cocoa

c)    Coal

d)    Fish

53.  Which of the following language is spoken by the largest number of people in the world ?

a)    English

b)    Hindi

c)    Chinese

d)    French

54.  Choose the odd one :

a)    Clothes-cotton

b)    Medicine-Neem

c)    Perfume-Rose

d)    Foodrain-Groundnut

55.  Which of the following flowers is the biggest flower in the world?

a)    Lotus

b)    Rafflesia

c)    Sunflower

d)    Marigold

56.  Who was the first person who declared the Earth is round?

a)    Aryabhatta

b)    Galileo

c)    Copernicus

d)    Thomas Edison

57.  Which of the following is the largest planet within the solar system?

a)    Jupiter

b)    Neptune

c)    Uranus

d)    Saturn

58.  Kangra School of Painting has roots in

a)    Basohali

b)    Sujanpur

c)    Nurpur

d)    Guler

59.  Mahatma Gandhi visited Shimla for the first time in 1921 and stayed at

a)    Shanti Kutir

b)    Rothney Castle

c)    Idgah

d)    Peterhoff

60.  In which year the capital of Punjab Government was shifted from Shimla to Chandigarh ?

a)    1946

b)    1956

c)    1966

d)    1976

61.  Dhami firing Tragedy toke place in the year

a)    1937

b)    1939

c)    1947

d)    1949

62.  Bilaspur was a part ‘C’ State till

a)    1953

b)    1954

c)    1957

d)    1964

63.  In the ancient times, the capital of Rampur Bushahr State was

a)    Ani

b)    Ribba

c)    Kamru

d)    Kumarsain

64.  Name of raja of Kangra who organized a confederation of hill states and broke into a rebellion against Akabar.

a)    Sansar Chand

b)    Dharam Chand

c)    Bidhi Chand

d)    Manikya Chand

65.  Between whom did the Treaty of Jwalamukhi take place in 1809 A.D ?

a)    Gurkhas and Sikhs

b)    Sikhs and the Britishers

c)    Sansar Chand and Ranjit Singh

d)    Ranjit Singh and the Britishers

66.  Mahima District Library is located at

a)    Kangra

b)    Nahan

c)    Mandi

d)    Una

67.  Revenue Training Institute is located at

a)    Mashobra

b)    Fairlawns

c)    Jogindarnagar

d)    Kangara

68.  A.C.C factory is situated at

a)    Rajban

b)    Darlaghat

c)    Barmana

d)    Alsindi

69.  Which of the following has the only Bamboo Industry in the state of H.P. ?

a)    Una

b)    Kangra

c)    Sarkaghat

d)    Hamirpur