ANSWERS: SET-2 100 Most Important Questions for HAS(Pre) & NT(Pre+Mains) (Based On UPSC+HPPSC Past Year Papers+ Current Affairs' Questions from gktoday & Insights)

ANSWERS: SET-2

100 Most Important Questions for HAS(Pre) & NT(Pre+Mains) (Based On UPSC+HPPSC Past Year Papers+ Current Affairs' Questions from gktoday & Insights + Yojna Magazine )

Note: To read the printed copies of these questions, please do follow the monthly magazine issue of "Himchal Competition Focus" by Sarla Publication. You can also read the "Summary of Economic Survey of HP" complied by me in April issue of the same magazine.

Q 1. The Government of India has established NITI Aayog to replace the

(a) Human Rights Commission

(b) Finance Commission

(d) Planning Commission

Q 2 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:

List I. List II

I. Abhinav Bharat Society (A) Sri Aurobindo Ghosh

II. Anushilan Samiti. (B) Lala Hardayal

III. Ghadar Party. (C) C. R. Das

VI. Swaraj Party. (D) V. D. Savarkar

Codes:

(a) I D, II A, III C, IV B

(b) I A, II D, III C, IV B

(d) I D, II A, III B, IV C

Q 3. What is Government’s trade policy ?

(a) Export promotion

(b) Import substitution

(d) None of the above

Q 4. Which are the two States next to U.P. having maximum representation in Lok Sabha ?

(a) Bihar and Maharashtra

(b) Bihar and Madhya Pradesh

(d) Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

Q 5. What is the power of Rajya Sabha regarding Money Bill ?

(a) It can amend it

(b) It can reject it

(d) It has no power regarding Money Bill

Q 6. “Gresham’s Law” in Economics relates to

(a) Supply and demand

(b) Circulation of currency

(d) Distribution of goods and services

Q. 7. Which of the following is contained in the Concurrent List ?

(a) Defense

(b) Education

(d) Agriculture

Q 8. The principal language of Nagaland is

(a) English

(b) Naga

(d) Khasi

Q 9. Which Raja of Banghal was treacherously murdered by Sidh Sen, the Raja of Mandi?

A. Raghunath Pal

B. Dalel Pal

C. Prithi Pal

D. Man Pal

Q10. In which region of Himachal Pradesh is Quila Lohgarh?

A. Kutlehar

B. Poanta

C. Nalagarh

D. Santokhgarh

Q 11. The river most mentioned in early Vedic literature is

(a) Sindhu

(b) Sutudri

(d) Ganga

Q 12. In a parliamentary system the executive is responsible

(a) Directly to the people

(b) To legislature

(d) None of the above

Q 13. The Vice-President of India is elected by

(a) The people directly

(b) The members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

(d) The members of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and State Legislatures

Q 14. Which of the following is not included in the list of Fundamental Duties in the Constitution ?

(a) To safeguard public property and to abjure violence

(b) To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India

(d) To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals

Q 15. When was Special Employment Exchange for physically handicapped set up in HP?

A. 1976

B. 1986

C. 1996

D. 2006

Q 16. Barren Island is located in which state / union territory?

[A] Gujarat

[B] Andaman and Nicobar Islands

[C] Lakshadweep

[D] Assam

Q 17. Which public sector bank has signed MoU with the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to start higher education financing agency?

[A] Canara Bank

[B] State Bank of India

[C] ICICI Bank

[D] HDFC Bank

Q 18. Who has been selected for the 2016 Vyas Samman?

[A] Vishwanath Tripathi

[B] Padma Sachdev

[C] Surendra Verma

[D] Sunita Jain

Q 19. Who has become the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu?

[A] KA Sengottaiyan

[B] O Panneerselvam

[C] Edappadi K Palaniswamy

[D] E Madhusudanan Show Answer

Q 20. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 Economic Freedom Index (EFI)?

[A] 143rd

[B] 117th

[C] 92nd

[D] 88th Show Answer

Q 21. Who has been chosen as the new chief minister of Nagaland?

[A] K. L. Chishi

[B] John Bosco Jasokie

[C] Hokishe Sema

[D] Shurhozelie

Q 22. Which of the following countries has become the newest member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)?

[A]Canada

[B]India

[C]Brazil

[D] China

Q 23. Which of the following National Parks is unique in being a swamp with floating vegetation that supports a rich biodiversity?

(a) Bhitarkanika National Park

(b) Keibul Lamjao National Park’

(d) Sultanpur National Park

Q 24. The crop which is sown with the commencement of Monsoon is

(a) Rabi Crop

(b) Kharif Crop

(d)None of these

Q 25. Which is not an indicator of Human Development Index?

(a) Life expectancy

(b) Education component

(d) Level of Urbanization

Q 26. Of which rivers tributaries are Phojal, Sarwati and Hansa streams

(a) Satluj

(b) Beas

(d) Yamuna

Q 27. In which year was the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act passed?

a) 1998

b) 2001

c) 2004

d) 2005

Q 28. Swaraj Party was founded by

(a) Motilal Nehru

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru

(d) C. Rajagopalachari

Q 29. Who built the Lakshmi Narayan temple in Chamba town?

(a) Sahil Varman

(b) Bhuri Singh

(d) Mushan Varman

Q 30. Which Raja of Kangra organised all the hill chiefs between Jammu and Kangra in 1588-89 against Akbar?

(a) Bidhi Chand

(b) Trilok Chand

(d) Bhim Chand

Q 31. Solar eclipse occurs when

(a) Earth comes between sun and moon

(b) Moon is at right angle to the earth

(d) Sun comes between moon and earth

Q 32. When a man circles round the earth in a satellite, then

(a) His mass becomes zero but weight remains constant

(b) Mass remains constant but weight becomes zero

(d) Both mass and weight remain zero

Q 33. The weight of an object at the poles is greater than at the equator. This is because

(a) Of the shape of the earth

(b) The attraction of the moon is maximum at the earth’s surface

(d) Gravitational pull is more at the poles

Q 34. The first metal used by the man was

(a) Iron

(b) Copper

(d) Gold

Q 35. Gobar gas contains mainly

(a) Carbon dioxide

(b) Methane

(d) Carbon monoxide

Q 36 “Sunway TaihuLight” has been named as the fastest computer of the world. It has been developed by which country?

[A]China

[B]Japan

[C]Russia

[D]Indonesia Hide

Q 37. Dialysis is used for a patient suffering from

(a) Kidney trouble

(b) Liver trouble

(d) Bronchitis

Q 38. Pulse reading is done by doctors to find out

(a) Temperature

(b) Heart beat

(d) Respiration rate

Q 39. The earliest Tamil compositions are known as 'Sangam'. Why these texts are called 'Sangam'?

(a) These texts were the meeting of the best of the ancient wisdom and contemporary values.

(b) The poets composing the texts named it so.

(d) They were composed and compiled in assemblies of poets which were known as Sangam

Q 40. The Vitamin responsible for anti-sterile activity is

(a) Vitamin A

(b) Vitamin B

(d) Vitamin D

Q 41. ‘Go back to the Vedas’ was the motto of

(a) Swami Vivekananda

(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

(d) M. G. Ranade

Q 42. Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles farther on, thus forming the islands of Srirangappattanam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam?

(a) Cauvery

(b) Tungabhadra

(d) Godavari

Q 43. Which of the following Acts gave communal representation to Indians for the first time in India?

(a) The Indian Councils Act. 1909

(b) The Indian Councils Act, 1919

(d) None of the above

Q 44. The provisions in Fifth Schedule and Sixth Schedule in the Constitution of India are made in order to

(a) protect the interests of Scheduled Tribes

(b) determine the boundaries between States

(d) protect the interests of all the border States

Q 45. Which one of the following National Parks has a climate that varies from tropical to subtropical, temperate and arctic?

(a) Khangchendzonga National Park

(b) Nandadevi National Park

(d) Namdapha National Park

Q 46. Which one of the following is associated with the issue of control and phasing out of the use of ozone-depleting substances?

(a) Bretton Woods Conference

(b) Montreal Protocol

(d) Nagoya Protocol

Q 47. Less dew is formed on cloudy nights because

(a) Clouds absorb the falling dew

(b) Clouds scatter moisture

(d) In cloudy nights the radiation takes place very quickly

Q 48. Decrease in white blood cells results in

(a) Decrease in Antibodies

(b) Increase in Antigens

(d) No change

Q 49 Who was the first European to visit Kangra around 1615 A.D?

A. Thevenot

B. Terry

C. Thomas Coryat

D. Thomas Roe

Q 50. In which building was Shimla Agreement signed by Mrs. Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in August,1972?

A. Gorton Castle

B. Barnes Court

C. Peterhoff

D. Bantany Castle

Q 51. In summer, man with excess perspiration feels weak, because of the

(a) Loss of more water through evaporation

(b) Loss of salts through evaporation

(d) All factors mentioned above

Q 52. Decomposition of organic matter is due to

(a) Virus

(b) Fungi

(d) None of these

Q 53. The bats can fly in the dark because

(a) They have a better vision in the dark

(b) The light startles them

(d) None of the above

Q 54. Ajanta Caves are located in the State of

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Gujarat

(d) West Bengal

Q. 55 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:

List I. List II

I. Surendranath Bannerjee. (A) Hind Swaraj.

II. M. K. Gandhi. (B) The Indian Struggle.

III. Subhash Chandra Bose. (C) Autobiographical Writings.

IV. Lajpat Rai. (D) A Nation in Making.

Codes:

(a) I D, II A, III C, IV B

(b) I A, II D, III C, IV B

(d) I D, II A, III B, IV C

Q 56. Lord Wellesley greatly extended the British dominion in India through

(a) Doctrine of Lapse

(b) Subsidiary Alliance

(d) Annexing the princely States

Q 57. The area known as ‘Golan Heights’ sometimes appears in the news in the context of the events related to

(a) Central Asia

(b) Middle East

(d) Central Africa

Q 58. When a bill is referred to a joint sitting of both the Houses of the Parliament, it has to be passed by

(a) a simple majority of members present and voting

(b) three-fourths majority of members present and voting

(d) absolute majority of the Houses

Q 59. When was Shimla officially declared the Summer Capital of British Empire in India?

A. 1868

B. 1862

C. 1864

D. 1872

Q60. For which Block in HP has NABARD sanctioned funds under Tribal Development Programme?

A. Mahla in Chamba

B. Ghumarwin in Bilaspur

C. Amb in Una

D. Nichar in Kinnaur

Q 61. The water in an open pond remains cool even in hot summer because

(a) Of continuous evaporation of water

(b) Water radiates heat more rapidly than the atmosphere

(d) Water absorbs heat more rapidly than the atmosphere

Q 62. It is not advisable to sleep under a tree at night because of the

(a) Release of oxygen in lesser amount

(b) Release of oxygen in larger amount

(d) Release of carbon dioxide

Q 63. The most common substance responsible for pollution is

(a) Smoke

(b) Carbon dioxide

(d) Carbon monoxide

Q 64. Consider the following pairs:

River States involved in dispute over water-sharing

1. Mahadayi : Maharashtra and Goa

2. Kaveri : Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

3. Mahanadi : Odisha and Jharkhand

Which of the pairs above is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 3 only

Q 65. Asia’s oldest football tournament was instituted in 1888 at Shimla by Sir Henry Mortimer Durand; It is

(a) Federation Cup

(b) AFC Cup

(d) IFA Shield

Q 66. A proposal has recently been made to merge the Railway Budget with the Union Budget. A separate Railway Budget was initially instituted in 1924 on the recommendations of a committee headed by

(a) N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar

(b) Sir Rothley South

(d) John Mathai Solution

Q 67. An advisory panel – to find “lasting solutions” to the conflict in Rakhine state – headed by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan was recently set up by which of the following entities/nations?

(a) Burma

(b) United Nations

(d) Amnesty International

Q 68. Consider the following list of sportspersons:

1. Dipa Karmakar

2. V. Sindhu

3. Sakshi Malik

4. Jitu Rai

Who from the above list – of winners of the Khel Ratna Award – have secured medals at the recently concluded Rio Olympics?

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1, 2 and 4

(d) All

Q 69. The 2016 G20 summit was hosted by

(a) Malaysia

(b) Spain

(d) Singapore

Q 70. The Wardha Resolution, also known as the “Quit India Resolution” was ratified by the All India Congress Committee at

(a) Kolkata

(b) Lucknow

(d) Bombay

Q 71. Consider the following statements:

1. He was born in Bhabra village, MP

2. He was involved in the Kakori Train Robbery of 1925

3. He had a vision of an independent India based on socialist principles

The above statements refer to

(a) Keshab Chandra Sen

(b) Ram Prasad Bismil

(d) Ashfaqulla Khan

Q. 72 Which among the following states recently launched “Quit India Movement 2”?

(a) Odisha

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Maharashtra

Q 73. The Centre is planning to begin implementing the Ken-Betwa river linking project as a model Project. Which area will this project benefit?

(a) Gawilgarh Hill Area

(b) Mewar

(d) Bundelkhand

Q 74. Recently, linking of which of the following rivers was undertaken?

(a) Mahanadi and Sone

(b) Damanganga and Pinjal

(d) Narmada and Tapti

Q 75. “To prohibit the slaughter of cows, calves and other milch and draught cattle and to improve their breeds”

(a) Is stated in Article 48 of the Indian Constitution

(b) Can be classified as a “liberal-intellectual” directive principle of state policy

(d) None of the above

Q 76. The next financial statement will see “plan” and “non-plan” expenditure eliminated. It will be replaced by

(a) Revenue and Capital Expenditure

(b) Domestic and Foreign Expenditure

(d) None of the above

Q 77. China’s claims in waters of East Asia are enclosed by what it refers to and has come to be known as the ‘Nine-Dash Line’. This line encompasses which all seas?

1. South China Sea

2. Sulu Sea

3. Celebes Sea

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Q 78. Balochistan province borders which of the following nations?

1. Iran

2. India

3. Afghanistan

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Q 79. A political party is eligible for “national party” status if

(a) It has secured not below two per cent seats in a general election; and these candidates are elected from four states

(b) It has won not below six per cent of the total valid votes in general or assembly elections in at least four states and in addition it wins three Lok Sabha seats from any state(s)

(d) Both a and c

Q 80. With reference to the amendment of the Constitution as laid down in Article 368, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. There is no provision for holding a joint sitting of the two Houses for the purpose of deliberation and passage of the bill

2. Members of the governing party – who are not ministers – too can introduce a bill for the amendment

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 Only

(b) 2 Only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q 81. Two declarations – the ‘Jaipur Declaration’ and ‘Udaipur Declaration’ – were in the news recently. These two are respectively associated with which of the following groups/entities?

(a) New Development Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

(b) BRICS and United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

(d) Both are associated with BRICS

Q 82. Which of the following is NOT vital for the establishment or success of a democracy?

(a)Presence of Rule of Law.

(b)Granting fundamental rights to the population.

(c)Political equality of citizens to run for public offices.

(d)Direct elections of all representatives.

Q 83. Which of the following can be classified as an Indirect Tax?

1. Goods and Services Tax

2. Excise Duty

3. Securities Transaction Tax

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 2 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Q 84. The world’s longest elevated cycle path has opened in which country?

(a)Japan

(b)China

(c)France

(d)Brazil

Q 85. Which warship has become the India’s first warship to install solar panels on board?

[A] INS Vindhyagiri

[B] INS Godavari

[C] INS Sarvekshak

[D] INS Sindhudurg

Q 86. What is the theme of 2017 BRICS Summit?

[A] BRICS: Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future

[B] Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions

[C] BRICS Partnership – A Powerful Factor of Global Development

[D] None of the above

Q 87. Five time Grammy Award winner, Dravid Bowie, who passed away recently, was the well-known actor from which country?

[A] United States

[B] Japan

[C] England

[D] China

Q 88. In which state the 2017 UNESCO Natural Heritage festival was held?

[A] Sikkim

[B] Himachal Pradesh

[C] Punjab

[D] Madhya Pradesh

Q 89. Who has been appointed the new chief of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?

[A] D R Mehta

[B] Brijesh Mukherjee

[C] Saurav Patra

[D] Ajay Tyagi

Q 90. Which country has launched the world’s first Braille Atlas for visually impaired persons?

[A] China

[B] India

[C] Japan

[D] France

Q 91. The National Deworming Day (NDD) is celebrated on which date in India?

[A] February 13

[B] February 10

[C] February 12

[D] February 11

Q 92. Sir Peter Mansfield, who passed away recently, was the Nobel laureate(Medicine) from which country?

[A] France

[B] England

[C] Brazil

[D] Singapore

Q 93. Which of the following is the official mascot for FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017, first-ever FIFA tournament to be hosted by India

[A] Kheleo

[B] Zabivaka

[C] Fuleco

[D] Pille

Q 94. What is the India’s rank in the USCC Intellectual Property Index (IPI)-2017?

[A] 39th

[B] 22nd

[C] 43rd

[D] 11th

Q 95. Which state is hosting the first-ever National Women’s Parliament (NWP)?

[A] Madhya Pradesh

[B] Odisha

[C] Kerala

[D] Andhra Pradesh

Q 96. ‘Operation Enduring Freedom’ and ‘Operation Resolute Support’ are associated with which one of the following wars?

(a) Saudi Arabian-led war in Yemen

(b) US War in Afghanistan

(d) The Syrian Civil War

Q 97. That “every bank note shall be legal tender at any place in India in payment, or on account for the amount expressed therein, and shall be guaranteed by the Central Government” is a provision found in the

(a) Constitution of India

(b) Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934

(d) Indian Stamp Act, 1899

Q 98. Article 21A of the Indian Constitution is associated with

(a) Fundamental Duties

(b) The Right to Education

(d) Right to Constitutional Remedies

Q 99. Consider the following statements with reference to Leo Tolstoy's

“The Kingdom of God is Within You”:

1. It is said to have made Gandhiji a firm believer in Ahimsa.

2. Both, the author of the book as well as Gandhi, believed non-violence could cure all social maladies and eradicate political ills.

Which of the above statements is/are true

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q 100. ‘Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions’ was the theme for which among the following summits ?

(a) ASEAN-India Summit, Laos

(b) SAARC Summit, Pakistan

(d) BRICS Summit, India

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