H.P.A.S. Preliminary Examination, 2008 Set-3

General Studies Set-3

61. When was ‘SUTRA’ (Social Unpliftment Through Rural Action) founded in H.P.?
(a) 1975
(b) 1977
(c) 1978
(d) 1979

62. Areawise, which is the smallest district of H.P.?
(a) Una
(b) Bilaspur
(c) Hamirpur
(d) Solan

63. Which of the following sages has not been associated with H.P.?
(a) Vyas
(b) Balmiki
(c) Markandeya
(d) Lomash

64. According to Forest Records, the total forest area in H.P. is:
(a) 37033 sq. kms
(b) 41027 sq. kms
(c) 39098 sq. kms
(d) 40739 sq. kms

65. The height of Mukkila Glacier from the sea level is:
(a) 6478 metres
(b) 6570 metres
(c) 6335 metres
(d) 6642 metres

66. Kunihar valley begins from:
(a) Gutekar
(b) Tukadia Village
(c) Kuni Khadda
(d) Bandla

67. The height of Lama lake from the sea-level is:
(a) 3962 metres
(b) 3812 metres
(c) 3768 metres
(d) 3902 metres

68. Tea is mainly produced in districts:
(a) Kangar and Mandi
(b) Bilaspur and Chamba
(c) Kangra and Kullu
(d) Mandi and Una

69. Which district of H.P. has the highest percentage of schedule tribe population?
(a) Kullu
(b) Solan
(c) Mandi
(d) Sirmour

70. H.P. Art and Culture Academy was established in the year:
(a) 1986
(b) 1988
(c) 1989
(d) 1990

71. Who was the first chairman of the H.P. Public Service Commission?
(a) T.V.R Tattachari
(b) Digvijai Chandra
(c) Lt. Gen. K.S. Katoch
(d) B.C. Pandey

72. Bhoranj is a tehsil of district:
(a) Hamirpur
(b) Mandi
(c) Una
(d) Kangra

73. Who was the last ruler king of Busher state?
(a) Sansar Chand
(b) Devendra Singh
(c) Ishwar Sen
(d) Padma Singh
74. Fulaich Fair is held in district:
(a) Kinnaur
(b) Mandi
(c) Kangra
(d) Chamba

75. Sureti is a tributary of river:
(a) Sutlej
(b) Yamuna
(c) Vyas
(d) Ravi

76. Who was the founder of the Sirmaur state?
(a) King Rasalu
(b) King Dak Prakash
(c) King Sansar Chanda
(d) King Ishwar Sen

77. Khassam is a sub-tribe of tribe:
(a) Kinnaur
(b) Gujjar
(c) Gaddi
(d) Pangwal

78. When was the Nagar Kot (Kangra) attacked by Taimur?
(a) 1397
(b) 1399
(c) 1401
(d) 1402

79. Khibber Village is located in:
(a) Chamba Valley
(b) Kaja Valley
(c) Sangla Valley
(d) Balha Valley

80. The literature related to Kangyur Tangyur Buddhist Schools and preserved at Kardang Buddhist temple is written in the local dialect:
(a) Kanchi
(b) Bhoti
(c) Dami
(d) Manchal

81. When was National Agricultural Insurance Scheme introduced in H.P.?
(a) 1998-1999
(b) 1997-1998
(c) 1999-2000
(d) 2000-2001

82. Who was the king of Kangra when Jahangir visited it?
(a) Balbhadra
(b) Virbhadra
(c) Balachandra
(d) Ramchandra

83. When did European traveler Moorcraft tour H.P.?
(a) 1880-1882
(b) 1855-1856
(c) 1820-1822
(d) 1825-1827

84. Who was made the chief representative of the Muslim League at the Conference of 21 representatives held at the Viceroy’s residence Viceregal Lodge on June 25, 1945?
(a) Sheikh Sayyid Ahmad
(b) Iqbal Ahmad
(c) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

85. Who was awarded the first Chandra Dhar Sharma Guleri Award for the Hindi literature in 1986?
(a) Sanga pandey
(b) Rajesh Agrawal
(c) Sri Keshav
(d) Vikas Gupta


86. What is ‘Anamika’?
(a) A TV artist belonging to H.P.
(b) A powerful carbine recently developed in India.
(c) A famous fashion designer of India.
(d) A Sanskrit poetess recipient of Sahitya Academy Award.

87. Who has been awarded with the Noble Peace Award for 2008?
(a) Lae Clazeo
(b) Marti Ahitsari
(c) Rozen Yizen
(d) Yoichiro Nambu

88. Who is the newly appointed chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board?
(a) Asif Ali Zardari
(b) Aizaz Butt
(c) Sarfaraz Nawaj
(d) Javed Miandad

89. For which category did Simon Beaufoy won Oscar for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’?
(a) Adopted screenplay
(b) Original song
(c) Sound mixing
(d) None of these

90. Who of the following has not been a student of Viswa Bharati University, Santiniketan?
(a) Former P.M. Indira Gandhi
(b) Former C.M. of West Bengal Dr. B.C. Roy
(c) Amartya Sen
(d) Satyajit Ray

H.P.A.S. Preliminary Examination, 2008 Set-2

General Studies-Set 2

31. Which Indian duo won the Asia pacific car Rally 2008 Championship held in Indonesia?
(a) Gaurav Gill – Jagdeva Singh
(b) Pawan Sachdeva - Saccha Singh
(c) Manoj Agarwal – Kamta Nath
(d) Sukhdeva Raj – Udai Vir

32. Whence the use of Electronic Votin Machine has started in the Vidhan Sabha Elections?
(a) 1998
(b) 2000
(c) 2002
(d) 2004

33. In how many states the elections for Vidhan Sabha were held in 2006?
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 7

34. Time taken in signing the Indian National Anthem in full is:
(a) About 45 seconds
(b) About 52 seconds
(c) About 58 seconds
(d) About 64 seconds

35. Which one of the following is not included in the Directive Principles of Indian Constitution?
(a) Free education to labours.
(b) Constitution of the Gram Panchayats.
(c) Protection of National Monuments.
(d) Respect for the International Laws.

36. National Judicial Academy building is located in:
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Bhopal
(c) Ahemdabad
(d) New Delhi

37. E.T.A. is a terrorist organization of:
(a) Cyprus
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Spain
(d) South Africa

38. What is the system of governance in the Panchayati Raj set up?
(a) Single tier structure of local self-government at the village level.
(b) Two tier system of LSG at the village and bloc levels.
(c) Three tier structure of LSG at the village and bloc levels.
(d) Four tier system of LSG at village, bloc, district and state levels.

39. Agricultural Income Tax is assigned to the state government by:
(a) The Finance Commission
(b) The National Development Council
(c) The Inter-state Council
(d) The Constitution of India

40. Which of the following are the non-plan expenditures of the Government of India?
(1) Defence expenditure.
(2) Subsidies.
(3) All expenditures linked with the previous plan.
(4) Interest payment.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

41. “The girl who has no younger sister is unsuitable for marriage”. This statement is of:
(a) Vatsyayana
(b) Manu
(c) Manu and Bhardwaj
(d) Vatsyayana, Manu and Bhardwaj

42. In which year did Subhash Chandra Bose first meet Mahatma Gandhi?
(a) 1914
(b) 1918
(c) 1920
(d) 1921

43. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Krishna Deva Raya – Samarangana Sutradhara
(b) Mahendra Varman – Matta Vilas Prahasan
(c) Bhoj Deva – Manasollas
(d) Someshwar – Amukta Malyada

44. The Ryotwari settlement was introduced by the British in the:
(a) Bengal Presidency
(b) Madras Presidency
(c) Bombay Presidency
(d) Madras Presidency and Bombay Presidency

45. Which is the correct sequence of the following events?
(1) Tilak’s Home Rule League
(2) Kamagatamaru Incident
(3) Mahatma Gandhi’s arrival in India.
(a) 1,2, 3
(b) 3,2,1
(c) 2,1,3
(d) 2,3,1

46. Who was the leader of the revolt during 1857 at Bareilly?
(a) Khan Bahadur
(b) Kunwar Singh
(c) Maulwi Ahmad Shah
(d) Virjis Kadir

47. Which of the following peaks are in the Pakistan occupied region?
(1) Noonkoon
(2) Rakaposhi
(3) Sia Kangri
(4) Kangtu
(a) 2, 4
(b) 1, 2
(c) 3, 4
(d) 1, 2, 3

48. When was A.P.M.D.T.C Ltd. Established?
(a) 1989
(b) 1991
(c) 1992
(d) 1994

49. What is the length of the Bay of Bengal-coast-line in the east of Andhra Pradesh?
(a) 965 kms
(b) 974 kms
(c) 978 kms
(d) 981 kms

50. Agricultural land in Assam is:
(a) 36.53 lakh hectares
(b) 38.76 lakh hectares
(c) 39.83 lakh hectares
(d) 40.16 lakh hectares

51. National Leechi Research Centre is located here:
(a) Dehradun
(b) Shimla
(c) Muzaffarpur
(d) Siliguri

52. Which one of the following pairs of primitive tribes and places of their inhabitations is not correctly matched?
(a) Buksa – Pauri-Gharwal
(b) Kol – Jabalpur
(c) Munda – Chhota Nagpur
(d) Kodagu – Korba

53. ‘National Institute of Fisheries Post Harvest Technology and Training’ is located here:
(a) Cochin
(b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai
(d) Goa

54. Which one is correct about the National Highway-7A?
(a) From Ahemdabad to Mandavi
(b) From Palain Katai to Tuti Korin
(c) From Porebandar to Bamanbor
(d) From Chennai Baharagora

55. In which of the following places Central Water Commission has its regional organization?
(1) Bhubaneshwar
(2) Nagpur
(3) Ahemdabad
(4) Ajmer
(a) 1,2,3,4
(b) 1, 3
(c) 2,3,4
(d) 1,2

56. Laterite soils are predominant in:
(a) Malabar Coastal Region
(b) Coromandal Coastal Region
(c) Bundelkhand
(d) Baghelkhand

57. What is the number of Coral-islands in Lakshadweep?
(a) 10
(b) 11
(c) 12
(d) 14

58. Who invented RNA?
(a) Urine Colmate
(b) Izakman
(c) Arther Berg and Jones
(d) None of these

59. When was country’s first commercial service started in New Delhi?
(a) February 5, 1994
(b) February 2, 1994
(c) February 11, 1994
(d) February 12, 1994

60. Which British actress recently died of cervical cancer?
(a) Jack Tweed
(b) Zed Gudi
(c) Kerisa
(d) None of these

H.P.A.S. Preliminary Examination 2008 Set-1

      1.    Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress:
(a) Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to be the President of the Congress.
(b) C.R. Das was in prison when he functioned as the President of the Congress.
(c) A.O. Hume was the first Britisher to become the President of Congress.
(d) Alfred Webb was the President of the Congress in 1894.
Which of the statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

2. Which Indian Commercial Bank was the first in providing mobile ATM service?
(a) ICCI Bank
(b) IDBI Bank
(c) HDFC bank
(d) SBI

3. The major source of finance for small scale industries in India is:
(a) Bank Finance
(b) Shares and debentures
(c) Public Deposits
(d) Regional Rural Banks.

4. Which of the following statements about the office of the speaker is correct:
(a) He holds the office during the pleasure of President.
(b) He need not to be a member of the House at the time of his election.
(c) He loses his office if the House is dissolved before the end of its normal tenure.
(d) If he intends to resign, the letter of his resignation is to be addressed to the Deputy Speaker.

5. Who has called Indian Federation as the Cooperative Federation?
(a) K.C. Wheare
(b) Sir Ivor Jennings
(c) G. Austin
(d) D.D. Basu

6. Who edited the magazine Karmayogin after Sri Aurobindo Ghose?
(a) Sister Nivedita
(b) Subramaniam Bharti
(c) V.V.S. Ayer
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai

7. Which of the following statements about the ‘Directive Principles of State policy’ is not correct?
(a) They are positive.
(b) They can be enforced by courts.
(c) They make India a welfare state.
(d) State has a duty to implement them

8. The winner of Param Vir Chakra gets a monthly honour allowance of:
(a) Rs. 10,000
(b) Rs. 5,000
(c) Rs. 3,000
(d) Rs. 2,500

9. Which country for the first time won a gold medal in men’s Archery in Beijing Olympic?
(a) Ukraine
(b) South Africa
(c) South Korea
(d) Indonesia

10. Who wrote the book ‘Indian National Evolution’ in 1915?
(a) Ambika Charan Majumdar.
(b) S. Gopal
(c) Anil Sea
(d) R.P. Patvardhan

11. The Mukesh Ambani ‘Reliance Petroleum Limited’ is located at:
(a) Surat
(b) Jamnagar
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Porbandar

12. Who is the writer of the book ‘An Accustomed Earth’?
(a) Jhumpa Lahiri
(b) Kiran Bedi
(c) Medha Patekar
(d) Arundhati Roy

13. The Birsa Munda tribal rebellion ‘Ulgulan’ took place in the region south of Ranchi in:
(a) 1888-1889
(b) 1890-1891
(c) 1897-1898
(d) 1899-1900

14. The Theosophy of Annie Besant was not popular amongst:
(a) Tamil Brahmans
(b) Urban professional groups in united provinces.
(c) Younger Gujarat industrialists.
(d) Traders and lawyers in Hyderabad.

15. Tata Iron Works was established in Jamshedpur in the year:
(a) 1905
(b) 1907
(c) 1906
(d) 1908

16. Under 1861 Indian Council Act the number of the members of the Governor General’s Council was increased from six to:
(a) Nine
(b) Ten
(c) Twelve
(d) Fifteen

17. How many people were killed in the Jallianwala Bagh firing ordered by General Dyer?
(a) 269
(b) 384
(c) 307
(d) 379

18. The three Round Table Conferences were held in London in:
(a) 1929, 1930, 1931
(b) 1930, 1931, 1931
(c) 1930, 1931, 1932
(d) 1931, 1932, 1932

19. What was the minimum age fixed for the marriage of the girls through the Sharda Marriage Act, 1930?
(a) 14 years
(b) 15 years
(c) 16 years
(d) 18 years

20. How many universities were there in India till 1937?
(a) 15
(b) 18
(c) 20
(d) 24

21. Indian Independence Resolution was brought in Lok Sabha House of Commons on:
(a) July 3, 1947
(b) July 5, 1947
(c) July 7, 1947
(d) July 8, 1947

22. Which one is not true about Mahatma Gandhi?
(a) He believed in the goodness of human heart.
(b) He did not believe in Philosophical Idealism.
(c) He continually served the depressed class.
(d) He was the custodian of the rights of the depressed class.

23. Who is the first pregnant man who gave birth to a baby girl in Los Angeles?
(a) Gary Ackerman
(b) Thomas Beatic
(c) Zen Casio
(d) John Warren

24. Where did the Reliance Industries recently strike huge reserve of oil?
(a) In district Nellore
(b) In Krishna-Godavari Basin
(c) In Narmada Basin
(d) In Vishakhapatnam

25. Area-wise which is the largest Hindu temple in the world?
(a) Akshardham Temple, Delhi,
(b) Akshardham temple, Ahemdabad
(c) Balaji Temple, Tirupati
(d) Mahalaxmi Temple, Mumbai

26. How much prize money is given to the Dada Saheb Phalke Award Winner?
(a) Rs. 15 lacs
(b) Rs. 12 lacs
(c) Rs 10 lacs.
(d) Rs. 5 lacs

27. How many silver medals did Brazil win Beijing Olympics?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 7

28. How many new world records have been set in Beijing Olympics?
(a) 35
(b) 43
(c) 48
(d) 54

29. Who of the following has not been awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?
(a) Vishwanathan Anand
(b) Sania Mirza
(c) Pankaj Advani
(d) Sachin Tendulkar

30. Who is the Head Coach of the Bhiwani boxing Club, who has been conferred upon the Dronacharaya Award by the President Smt. Pratibha Patil?
(a) Jagdish Singh
(b) Jasjeet Singh
(c) Mohan Singh
(d) Amarjit Singh