[Paper] Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services HPAS / HAS (Prelim) 2005 General Studies

HPPSC HPAS/HAS Prelim 2005

General Studies Paper Solved

1. The first Indian Woman Engine driver in Australia is
   1. Sarbjit Kaur
   2. Minna Minhas
   3. Mandhir Rajput
   4. Gaganbir Chopra
   
   
2. "Cry the Peacock" is written by
   1. Anita Desai
   2. Mulk Raj Anand
   3. R K Narayan
   4. Prawer Jhabwala
   
   
3. Weekly astrological forecasts generally start with
   1. Virgo
   2. Aries
   3. Gemini
   4. Leo
   
   
4. D. Kannan who died recently had represented the Indian Football Team at the Rome Olympics in the year
   1. 1956
   2. 1964
   3. 1960
   4. 1968
   
   
5. Radek Stepanek, a Czech, is associated with
   1. Tennis
   2. Golf
   3. Football
   4. Badminton
   
   
6. Who is Montek Singh Ahluwalia?
   1. Finance Minister of India
   2. Chairman, Planning Commission
   3. Financial Advisor to the Prime Minister of India
   4. None of the above
   
   
7. Myanmar is the new name of
   1. Thailand
   2. Malaysia
   3. Burma
   4. Singapore
   
   
8. Who is the present Director General of Civil Aviation of India?
   1. Kanu Gohain
   2. Praful Patel
   3. M K Kaw
   4. P C Hota
   
   
9. Who is the author of the Comic Strip "Beetle Baile"?
   1. Parker and Hart
   2. Mort Walker
   3. Dick Browne
   4. Bud Fisher
   
   
10. What is a beret?
    1. a cap
    2. a belt
    3. a bush-shirt
    4. a pair of shoes
    
    
11. "Caribbean" refers to
    1. Ne Zealand
    2. Australia
    3. Zimbabwe
    4. West Indies
    
    
12. Dachshund is a kind of
    1. Fish
    2. Dog
    3. Crocodile
    4. Eagle
    
    
13. The name of US Vice President is
    1. Bill Clinton
    2. Roger Geffery
    3. Dick Cheny
    4. Sean McCormack
    
    
14. The author of "The Da Vinci Code" is
    1. Dan Brown
    2. Jamy Thomas
    3. Ruskin Bond
    4. Antony Hutch
    
    
15. Majority of the members of the "Bahai" community are in
    1. Iraq
    2. Iran
    3. India
    4. Egypt
    
    
16. In shich year was Mount Everest scaled by Hillary and Tenzing?
    1. 1955
    2. 1954
    3. 1953
    4. 1952
    
    
17. To which country does Tennis player Martina Hingis belong?
    1. Switzerland
    2. Russia
    3. USA
    4. Denmark
    
    
18. Who is Jeev Milkha Singh?
    1. a cricketer
    2. a tennis player
    3. a golfer
    4. a sprinter
    
    
19. When did the Kargil war with Pakistan take place?
    1. 1997
    2. 1998
    3. 1999
    4. 2000
    
    
20. Who is the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
    1. K. Rahman Khan
    2. Rajiv Shukla
    3. Najma Heptullah
    4. Shiv Raj Patil
    
    
21. In whose memory was Gurudwara Damdama Sahib built?
    1. Guru Teg Bahadur
    2. Guru Arjan Dev
    3. Guru Ram Das
    4. Guru Gobind Singh
    
    
22. "Cassia Fistula" is the botanical name of the Indian tree?
    1. Nee,
    2. Amaltas
    3. Peepal
    4. Jamun
    
    
23. Who is the Chancellor of Germany these days?
    1. Horst Koehler
    2. Guster Humbert
    3. Angela Merkel
    4. Frank Steinmeir
    
    
24. Who is the Indian Chief of Air Staff these days?
    1. S. P. Tyagi
    2. Sumit Mukherji
    3. S. K. Singh
    4. R. S. Bedi
    
    
25. Who has recently been appointed Prime Minister of Nepal?
    1. Ram Chander Poudel
    2. G. P. Koirala
    3. Sher Bahadur Deuba
    4. Pushpa Kamal Dahal
    
    
26. Who is the chief of National Aeronautical Space Agency (NASA) in USA?
    1. Richard Boucher
    2. Christina Rocca
    3. Mike Griffin
    4. Joseph Biden
    
    
27. Who has recently been crowned Femina Miss India World, 2006?
    1. Mehr Jessia
    2. Natasha Suri
    3. Sophia Chaudhary
    4. Neha Dhupia
    
    
28. Who is the Prime Minister of Israel?
    1. Mahmoud Abbas
    2. Samar Asad
    3. Shaukat Zahir
    4. Ehud Olmert
    
    
29. What does FDI stand for?
    1. Foreign Deal Investment
    2. Foreign Debt Investment
    3. Finance Direct Investment
    4. Foreign Direct Investment
    
    
30. Who is Paul Mayeda Berges?
    1. A Nobel Laureate
    2. Husband of Film Director Gurinder Chaddha
    3. A Great Scientist
    4. A Renowned Achitect
    
    
31. Who is the author of the Novel "Mistress of Spice"?
    1. Jagmohan Kachru
    2. Santosh Sivan
    3. Chitra Divakaruni
    4. Deepa Mehta
    
    
32. Who is the Chief Editor of "Malayala Manorama"?
    1. K M Mathew
    2. M J Akbar
    3. Sasthi Brata
    4. Sandeep Bagchee
    
    
33. Where are Blue Mountains?
    1. New Zealand
    2. USA
    3. Zimbabwe
    4. Australia
    
    
34. What is the first name of South African bowler Ntini?
    1. Shaun
    2. Shane
    3. Makhaya
    4. Brian
    
    
35. Who is Baichung Bhutia?
    1. Athlete
    2. Badminton player
    3. Tennis player
    4. Football player
    
    
36. When will India's first Moon Mission Chandrayan-I be launched?
    1. 2007
    2. 2008
    3. 2009
    4. 2010
    
    
37. When is May day celebrated?
    1. 9th May
    2. 14th May
    3. 27th May
    4. 1st May
    
    
38. What is "Blue Lady"?
    1. A fish
    2. A film
    3. A decommissioned passenger cruise ship
    4. A jet fighter plane
    
    
39. Who is the chairman of the National Knowledge Commission of India?
    1. Dr. Karan Singh
    2. Sam Pitroda
    3. Dr. Manmohan Singh
    4. Nandan Nilekeni
    
    
40. To which UN Rights body has India been elected recently?
    1. Commission for Human Rights
    2. Council for World Human Rights
    3. Un Human Rights Council
    4. UN Human Rights Commission
    
    
41. Which year marks the creation of "Mickey Mouse", one of the world's most beloved cartoon characters?
    1. 1912
    2. 1928
    3. 1920
    4. 1936
    
    
42. Who is also known as the "Bard of Avon"?
    1. William Shakespeare
    2. John Milton
    3. William Wordsworth
    4. H. W. Longfellow
    
    
43. Who wrote "Saare Jahan Se Achcha ......"?
    1. Mirza Ghalib
    2. Altaf Hussain Haali
    3. Allama Iqbal
    4. Daag Dehlvi
    
    
44. What is the full form of "etc"?
    1. Excetra
    2. Extra
    3. Etxetra
    4. Etcetera
    
    
45. Which is the highest hill station in India?
    1. Darjeeling
    2. Leh
    3. Ooty
    4. Shimla
    
    
46. The term "epicentre" is associated with
    1. Hailstorm
    2. Hurricanes
    3. Earthquakes
    4. Floods
    
    
47. When did the Jalianwala Bagh Massacre take place?
    1. April 13, 1919
    2. August 9, 1942
    3. May 10, 1857
    4. December 31, 1929
    
    
48. Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of free India?
    1. S. P. Sen Verma
    2. K. V. K. Sundaram
    3. T. N. Sheshan
    4. Sukumar Sen
    
    
49. "Castle Gondolfo" is the official residence of
    1. Pope
    2. President of Russia
    3. President of France
    4. President of Italy
    
    
50. Who is the Prince of Wales in England these days?
    1. Prince Philip
    2. Prince Charles
    3. Prince John
    4. None of these
    
    
51. The Thermal Power Plant of Bokaro is located in
    1. Bihar
    2. Chhattisgarh
    3. Orissa
    4. Jharkhand
    
    
52. Non-stick kitchenware is coated with
    1. Silicon
    2. Glass
    3. Teflon
    4. Graphite
    
    
53. Vinegar is chemically known as
    1. Ethanoic acid
    2. Methanoic acid
    3. Butanoic acid
    4. Propanoic acid
    
    
54. Buddhist literary works are mostly in
    1. Prakrit
    2. Sanskrit
    3. Pali
    4. Apabhransha
    
    
55. Tulsidas composed his 'Ramcharitamanas" during the reign of
    1. Harsha
    2. Alauddin Khilji
    3. Krishna Ray
    4. Akbar
    
    
56. Fire extinguishers release
    1. Carbon dioxide
    2. Nitrogen
    3. Hydrogen
    4. Carbon monoxide
    
    
57. Nationalization of 14 Indian Commercial Banks took place in
    1. 1959
    2. 1965
    3. 1966
    4. 1969
    
    
58. Who among the following did not serve as the Vice President before becoming the President of India?
    1. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
    2. Dr. Zakir Hussain
    3. Neelam Saneeva Reddy
    4. R. Venkataraman
    
    
59. Who discovered the treatment of rabies?
    1. J.J. Thompson
    2. Louis Pasteur
    3. Darwin
    4. Madame Curie
    
    
60. On which of the following rivers is the town of Ayodhya situated?
    1. Sarayu
    2. Gomati
    3. Yamuna
    4. Narmada
    
    
61. Volga river flows in
    1. Italy
    2. Russia
    3. France
    4. None of these
    
    
62. International Court of Justice is located at
    1. New York
    2. Geneva
    3. London
    4. The Hague
    
    
63. McMohan Line is the border between
    1. India and Nepal
    2. India and Pakistan
    3. India and China
    4. Indian and Myanmar
    
    
64. Martyrs' Day is celebrated in India on
    1. 30th January
    2. 9th August
    3. 2nd October
    4. 31st October
    
    
65. When and where will the next Commonwealth Games be held?
    1. 2008, Seoul
    2. 2009, Qatar
    3. 2010, Delhi
    4. None of these
    
    
66. Which country has the oldest flag?
    1. USA
    2. Nepal
    3. Sweden
    4. Denmark
    
    
67. What is Arcelor?
    1. A European Steel Group
    2. An International Financial Organisation
    3. A Human Rights Organisation
    4. None of the above
    
    
68. Who is the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's scientific advisor?
    1. Prof. C. N. Rao
    2. Sam Pitroda
    3. Vijay Nambiar
    4. M. K. Narayanan
    
    
69. Who is the author of "Nine O Nine", a collection of short stories?
    1. R. K. Narayan
    2. Anita Desai
    3. Nandita Puri
    4. Ruskin Bond
    
    
70. What is Fransa Pax?
    1. An organisation for the Universal friendship
    2. An NGO for the rights of women
    3. A football club of Goa
    4. None of the above
    
    
71. Who is Haruhiko Karoda?
    1. Prime Minister of Japan
    2. Defence Minister of Japan
    3. President, Asina Development Bank
    4. None of the above
    
    
72. Across which river is Aswan Dam built?
    1. Nile
    2. Volga
    3. Mississippi
    4. Danube
    
    
73. Who was the founder of Red Cross?
    1. Ronald Ross
    2. Jean Henri Dunant
    3. Alfred Brushford
    4. Boris Pasternak
    
    
74. Which is the smallest planet?
    1. Mercury
    2. Mars
    3. Earth
    4. Jupiter
    
    
75. Which country is on the path to develop artificial sun?
    1. USA
    2. Russia
    3. China
    4. France
    
    
76. Indian National Army was formed by
    1. Gandhiji
    2. Subhash Chandra Bose
    3. Lala Lajpat Rao
    4. Bhagat Singh
    
    
77. Who is the Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces in India?
    1. The Prime Minister
    2. The Defence Minister
    3. The Commander-in-Chief
    4. None of these
    
    
78. The study of coins is called
    1. Ecology
    2. Toxicology
    3. Numismatics
    4. Ornithology
    
    
79. The first speaker of Lok Sabha in free India was
    1. C. Rajagopalachari
    2. G. V. Mavalankar
    3. Sardar Patel
    4. G. S. Dhillon
    
    
80. The best conductor of electricity is
    1. Silver
    2. Copper
    3. Iron
    4. Aluminium
    
    
81. Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) consists of
    1. Ethane and Hexane
    2. Ethane and Nonane
    3. Butane and Propane
    4. None of these
    
    
82. Who compiled the Adi Granth?
    1. Guru Nanak Dev
    2. Guru Arjun Dev
    3. Guru Teg Bahadur
    4. Guru Gobing Singh
    
    
83. When did the Theosophical Society establish its headquarters in India?
    1. 1872
    2. 1880
    3. 1882
    4. 1885
    
    
84. "Kamagata Maru" was
    1. A Military Tank
    2. An Aeroplane
    3. A Japanese Steamer
    4. None of these
    
    
85. When was Bardoli Satyagraha launched by Sardar Patel?
    1. 1919
    2. 1924
    3. 1926
    4. 1928
    
    
86. "Agha Khan Palace" is situated in
    1. Hyderbad
    2. Jodhpur
    3. Pune
    4. Jam Nagar
    
    
87. The Indian's revolt of 1857 actually started on
    1. 10th May, 1857
    2. 9th August, 1857
    3. 15th October, 1857
    4. None of these
    
    
88. Who was the Finance Minister in the Interim Govt. of India in 1946?
    1. John Mathai
    2. C. D. Deshmukh
    3. Liaqat Ali Khan
    4. Jagjivan Ram
    
    
89. Who enunciated the principle of "Panchsheel" in 1954?
    1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
    2. Jawahar Lal Nehru
    3. Lal Bahadur Shastri
    4. H. J. Kania
    
    
90. The body temperature of a normal human being is
    1. 95.6^oF
    2. 99.2^oF
    3. 98.4^oF
    4. 100^oF
    
    
91. The first Indian woman to be crowned Miss Universe is
    1. Aishwarya Rai
    2. Sangeeta Bijlani
    3. Priyanka Chopra
    4. Sushmita Sen
    
    
92. The colours in both the outer extremes of the rainbow are
    1. Violet and Red
    2. Violet and Green
    3. Green and Red
    4. Red and Blue
    
    
93. The gas used in the manufacture of Vanaspati Ghee is
    1. Helium
    2. Oxygen
    3. Hydrogen
    4. Nitrogen
    
    
94. Tibia is a bone found in the
    1. Skull
    2. Arm
    3. Chest
    4. Leg
    
    
95. "Light Year" is related to
    1. Energy
    2. Distance
    3. Speed
    4. Time
    
    
96. "Vulcan" is the Roman God of
    1. Sun
    2. Sea
    3. Fire
    4. Agriculture
    
    
97. A crocodile can live upto ________ year.
    1. 500
    2. 300
    3. 400
    4. 200
    
    
98. With which game is Santosh Trophy associated?
    1. Cricket
    2. Badminton
    3. Tennis
    4. Football
    
    
99. "Krone" is the currency of
    1. Myanmar
    2. Italy
    3. West Germany
    4. Denmark
    
    
100. "Dilwara Temple" are located in
     1. Gujarat
     2. Rajasthan
     3. Maharashtra
     4. Madhya Pradesh
     
     
101. Himachal Pradesh first came into existence as a centrally administered territory on
     1. 24th May, 1953
     2. 15th April, 1948
     3. 25th January, 1971
     4. None of these
     
     
102. How many river flow through Himachal Pradesh?
     1. One
     2. Three
     3. Six
     4. Five
     
     
103. Shipki Pass is in the district of
     1. Chamba
     2. Lahaul-Spiti
     3. Kinnaur
     4. Shimla
     
     
104. Spiti and Kinnaur are separated from Tibet by
     1. Zanskar
     2. Pir Panjal
     3. Baralacha Pass
     4. Kujum La
     
     
105. Which one of the following lakes is in Lahaul-Spiti district?
     1. Mahadal Lake
     2. Chandernahan
     3. Chandratal
     4. None of these
     
     
106. The headquarters of Kinnaur district is at
     1. Reckon Peo
     2. Kaza
     3. Keylong
     4. Karsog
     
     
107. Which one of the following was not a district of H.P. in 1951?
     1. Mandi
     2. Chamba
     3. Shimla
     4. Sirmaur
     
     
108. Ribba, the land of grapes, is in which district of Himachal Pradesh?
     1. Kullu
     2. Solan
     3. Kinnaur
     4. Lahaul-Spiti
     
     
109. Who was the ruler of Bilaspur at the time of India's Independence?
     1. Anand Chand
     2. Atma Chand
     3. Sansar Chand
     4. Gambhir Chand
     
     
110. The town of Chamba was founded by
     1. Rani Champa
     2. Raja Chambel Singh
     3. Sahil Varman
     4. Ravi Varman
     
     
111. How many members were there in the Legislative Assembly constituted for Himachal Pradesh in 1951?
     1. 46
     2. 36
     3. 40
     4. 24
     
     
112. Who became the first Lt. Governor of Himachal Pradesh in 1952?
     1. Lt. General Himmat Singh
     2. N. C. Mehta
     3. E. P. Moon
     4. K. M. Pannikar
     
     
113. When did Dr. Y. S. Parmar become the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh for the first time?
     1. 15th April, 1948
     2. 24th March, 1952
     3. 1st November, 1966
     4. 25th January, 1971
     
     
114. When was Himachal Pradesh made a Union Territory?
     1. 15th April, 1948
     2. 1st January, 1954
     3. 1st November, 1954
     4. 4th July, 1956
     
     
115. How many districts did Himachal have till 1966?
     1. 4
     2. 6
     3. 8
     4. 10
     
     
116. Who was the first Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court?
     1. Justice R. S. Pathak
     2. Justice V. D. Mishra
     3. Justice P. N. Bhagwati
     4. Justice M. H. Beg
     
     
117. Gaiety Theatre was opened in Shimla by the British iu
     1. 1885
     2. 1887
     3. 1865
     4. 1914
     
     
118. What was the Shivalik Mountain known as in ancient texts?
     1. Mainak Parbat
     2. Dhauladhar
     3. Pir Panjal
     4. Zanskar
     
     
119. There is a nine-hole Golf-Course located somewhere in Shimla district. Where is it?
     1. Theog
     2. Sunni
     3. Mashobra
     4. Naldera
     
     
120. The earthquake that caused great havoc in Kangra occurred in
     1. 15th July, 1904
     2. 10th September, 1905
     3. 4th April, 1905
     4. 14th December, 1904
     
     
121. Which district in Himachal has its border with Sirmaur, Uttarakhand, Solan and Mandi?
     1. Shimla
     2. Kullu
     3. Kinnaur
     4. None of these
     
     
122. The Bhootnath Temple is at
     1. Bhuntar
     2. Baijnath
     3. Kangra
     4. Mandi
     
     
123. Bir Billing in Kangra district has become famous for
     1. A hill resort
     2. Hang gliding
     3. Shiva temple
     4. Lichis
     
     
124. The Suketi Fossil Park is in
     1. Sirmaur
     2. Sunder Nagar
     3. Kinnaur
     4. Solan
     
     
125. In Dharamshala there is a British Lord's tomb. Who was he
     1. Lord Dalhousie
     2. Lord Lawrence
     3. Lord Elgin
     4. Lord Auckland
     
     
126. Himachal Pradesh is situated in the hills of
     1. Western Himalayas
     2. Northern Himalayas
     3. Southern Himalayas
     4. Central Himalayas
     
     
127. Which ruler built the Mandi town in 1527?
     1. Ishwar Sen
     2. Rup Sen
     3. Ajber Sen
     4. Lalit Sen
     
     
128. Which of the following became the 5th district of Himachal in 1954?
     1. Mandi
     2. Sirmaur
     3. Solan
     4. Bilaspur
     
     
129. The highest Cricket Ground in the world is located at
     1. Naldera
     2. Manali
     3. Chail
     4. Kufri
     
     
130. Area-wise which is the smallest district of Himachal Pradesh?
     1. Hamirpur
     2. Una
     3. Solan
     4. Sirmaur
     
     
131. The hill state which used to be called Dhamin once, is now
     1. Nurpur
     2. Nagarkot
     3. Dharamshala
     4. Dhami
     
     
132. When was the non-Congress government first formed in Himachal Prasesh?
     1. 1971
     2. 1974
     3. 1977
     4. 1981
     
     
133. The book "Himalayan Art" was written by
     1. M. S. Randhawa
     2. B. N. Goswamy
     3. W. G. Archer
     4. J. C. French
     
     
134. The Dhami Firing took place in
     1. 1929
     2. 1939
     3. 1942
     4. 1946
     
     
135. "Prachin Himachal" was written by
     1. L. C. Prarthi
     2. Y. S. Parmar
     3. L. P. Pandey
     4. S. N. Joshi
     
     
136. "Kinner" means
     1. beautiful people
     2. devtas
     3. people with ashwamukh
     4. dwellers of Kailash Parbat
     
     
137. The festival "Bhunda" is related to
     1. Parshuram
     2. Renuka
     3. Lord Shiva
     4. None of these
     
     
138. The cement factory at Rajban in Sirmaur district was installed in
     1. 1905
     2. 1963
     3. 1971
     4. 1980
     
     
139. How was Renuka related to Rishi Jamadagni?
     1. Daughter
     2. Wife
     3. Sister
     4. Mother
     
     
140. "Rumal" is a famous handicraft of the district of
     1. Chamba
     2. Kullu
     3. Mandi
     4. Kangra
     
     
141. There is a "Sun Temple" at
     1. Nirath
     2. Keylong
     3. Joginder Nagar
     4. Mandi
     
     
142. The last village of the Spiti valley is
     1. Gemur
     2. Saloh
     3. Bhriguti
     4. Losar
     
     
143. In which district did Una tehsil fall in 1967?
     1. Kangra
     2. Hamirpur
     3. Chamba
     4. None of these
     
     
144. Where is Andhra Hydel Project located?
     1. Kinnaur
     2. Shimla
     3. Chamba
     4. Kullu
     
     
145. When was Solan district formed?
     1. 1966
     2. 1971
     3. 1972
     4. 1975
     
     
146. The State Bird of Himachal is
     1. Monal
     2. Peacock
     3. Eagle
     4. Jazzurrana
     
     
147. Where is Mahima Library located?
     1. Solan
     2. Kandaghat
     3. Nahan
     4. None of these
     
     
148. Shimla is the headquarter of
     1. Western Command
     2. Northern Command
     3. Army Training Command
     4. None of these
     
     
149. Where is 260 MW Hibra Hydroelectric Project being undertaken?
     1. Kinnaur
     2. Kangra
     3. Chamba
     4. Shimla
     
     
150. A girl from Himachal Pradesh has the distinction of being the youngest in the world to climb Mount Everest in 1993. Who is she?
     1. Suman Rawat
     2. Dicky Dolma
     3. Santosh Yadav
     4. None of these