Solved Paper Investigator 2018 [Part-1] – HPSSC Hamirpur

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Series – B

1. The office of the Prime Minister of India

1. is based on conventions
2. has been created by the Parliament
3. has been created by the Constitution
4. none of these

2. The Government Bill means a bill introduced by a

1. Member of Treasury bench in Lok Sabha
2. Member of Parliament who is not a Minister
3. Minister in the Lok Sabha
4. Minister in any house of the Parliament

3. Who among the following appoints the action Chief Justice of India?

1. Chief Justice of India
2. Chief Justice of India with the previous consent of the President
3. President of India
4. None of these

4. Grants-in-aid are provided every year to such states as are in need of assistance as determined by the

1. President
2. Parliament
3. Finance Commission
4. NITI Aayog

5. What is the intermediate tier of the Panchayati Raj System called?

1. Zila Parishad
2. Taluka Panchayat
3. Panchayat Samiti
4. Gram Sabha

6. When was the Staff Selection Commission set-up by the Government of India?

1. 1972
2. 1973
3. 1974
4. 1975

7. The chairman of the second Administrative Reforms Commission was

1. Bimal Jalan
2. Karan Singh
3. Veerappa Moily
4. Ahmed Patel

8. What is the maximum number of elected members in a State Assembly?

1. 250
2. 300
3. 500
4. 600

9. The family court decides disputes relating to

1. Domestic violence
2. Marriage affairs
3. Property matters
4. Consumer affairs

10. Which one of the following rights was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the heart and soul of the constitution?

1. Right to Freedom of Religion
2. Right to Property
3. Right to Equality
4. Right to Constitutional Remedies

11. Which one of the following is revamp of the IRDP?

1. National Social Assistance Programme
2. Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna
3. Jawahar Gram Samriddhi Yojna
4. Community-Based Pro-Poor Initiative

12. If the cash reserve ratio is lowered by the RBI, its impact on credit creation will be to

1. Increase it
2. Decrease it
3. No impact
4. None of these

13. Which of the following cannot be called a Debt instrument as referred in financial transactions?

1. Certificate of Deposits
2. Bonds
3. Stocks
4. Commercial papers

14. Which of the following is not a method of estimating national income?

1. Income method
2. Value-added method
3. Expenditure method
4. Export-Import method

15. Which amongst the following States/UTs has not identified tribal community?

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Odisha
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Delhi

16. Forest Research Institute of India is located at

1. Bhopal
2. Coimbatore
3. Bengaluru
4. Dehradun

17. Which one of the following brings out the publication called “Energy Statistics” from time to time?

1. Central Power Research Institute
2. NITI Aayog
3. Central Statistical Organisation
4. None of these

18. Which of the following is not a social programme launched by the Government of India?

1. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
2. MGNREGA
3. Mid-Day Meal Scheme
4. Overseas Indian Citizenship Scheme

19. The First Agriculture University of India was established at

1. Kanpur
2. Nagpur
3. Bhopal
4. Pantnagar

20. Which of the following companies has launched a small cheaper car “Nano”?

1. Maruti Suzuki Udyog Ltd.
2. Hyundai Motors India Ltd.
3. Hindustan Motors Ltd.
4. Tata Motors Ltd.

21. The first heavy electrical equipment manufacturing plant was set-up in public sector at

1. Bhopal
2. Durgapur
3. Hyderabad
4. None of these

22. Paper currency in India is issued by the

1. Government of India
2. Finance Commission
3. RBI
4. None of these

23. The basis of determining dearness allowance to a government employee in India is

1. National Income
2. Consumer Price Index
3. Per Capita Income
4. None of these

24. Bank deposits can be withdrawn without notice are called

1. Account payee deposits
2. Fixed deposits
3. Variable deposits
4. Demand deposits

25. Which of the following forms the largest share of deficit in Government of India budget?

1. Primary deficit
2. Revenue deficit
3. Budgetary deficit
4. Fiscal deficit

26. TRIPS and TRIMS are the terms associated with

1. IMF
2. WTO
3. IBRD
4. IDA

27. Special Economic Zones Act became effective in

1. 2004
2. 2005
3. 2006
4. 2007

28. SDR facility is available at

1. IMF
2. IBRD
3. IDA
4. OECD

29. Which of the following is residual earning?

1. Rent
2. Profit
3. Wage
4. Interest

30. Utility in economics means the capacity to

1. Provide comforts
2. Earn in income
3. Satisfy human wants
4. None of these

31. Dinosaurs became extinct in the

1. Cretaceous period
2. Triassic period
3. Tertiary period
4. Silurian period

32. Folds are formed by

1. Tensional forces
2. Divergent forces
3. Compressional forces
4. None of these

33. Erebus is an active volcano in

1. Japan
2. Java
3. Antarctica
4. Mexico

34. Which of the following is a post-volcanic activity?

1. Earthquakes
2. Lava ejection
3. Thermal spring formation
4. Volcanoes

35. Insolation is the

1. Incoming solar radiation
2. Outgoing solar radiation
3. Both (A) and (B)
4. None of these

36. Which of the following clouds is a middle level clouds?

1. Cirrus
2. Cirrostratus
3. Nimbostratus
4. Altocumulus

37. The vegetation of hot desert climate is of

1. Sclerophyll type
2. Xerophytic type
3. Dense type
4. None of these

38. The Arabian Sea is connected to the Persian Gulf by the

1. Strait of Babel Mandeb
2. Hormuz Strait
3. Strait of Messina
4. None of these

39. The elements required by plants in a large quantity is called

1. Micro elements
2. Macro elements
3. Trace elements
4. None of these

40. Bhopal gas tragedy was caused due to the leakage of

1. Chlorofluorocarbons
2. Methyl isocyanide gas
3. Methane gas
4. All of these

41. The highest urban density is found in

1. India
2. China
3. Singapore
4. Malaysia

42. Selvas are

1. Huge Canadian Forests
2. Equilateral Rain Forest of Brazil
3. Coniferous forests of Siberia
4. None of these

43. Subsistence agriculture is most prevalent in

1. South-East Asia
2. East Asia
3. Both (A) and (B)
4. None of these

44. Which of the following is not an ore of copper?

1. Cuprite
2. Malachite
3. Chalcocite
4. None of these

45. Which of the following is not a member of EFTA?

1. United Kingdom
2. Austria
3. Norway
4. Portugal

46. Which of the following is associated with New York?

1. The Iron Gate
2. The Statue of Liberty
3. The Golden Gate
4. The Hoover Dam

47. Indonesia is the world’s largest producer of

1. Sugarcane
2. Rubber
3. Cinchona
4. Tobacco

48. Dhuparh is the highest point of the

1. Vindhya Range
2. Satpura Range
3. Aravalli Range
4. None of these

49. The Dhuandhar Falls are located on which river?

1. Mahanadi
2. Godavari
3. Narmada
4. Tapti

50. Which of the following is the first season according to Indian conventions?

1. Hemanta
2. Vasanta
3. Sharada
4. Grishma

51. In Kerala and parts of western coastal land, the pre-monsoon showers are known as

1. Mango showers
2. Nor’ westers
3. Western disturbances
4. Kalbaisakhi

52. Which of the following soil areas are regarded as negative lands?

1. Khadar
2. Bhangar
3. Kallar
4. Regur

53.  Zawar mines are famous for

1. Lead and Zinc
2. Sulphur and Gypsum
3. Iron and Copper
4. Mica and Bauxite

54. The largest producer of petroleum in India is

1. Tamil Nadu
2. Maharashtra
3. Assam
4. Gujarat

55. The multi-purpose project irrigation maximum area in India is

1. Beas
2. Bhakra Nangal
3. Damodar Valley
4. Hirakund

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