Solved Paper Junior Office Assistant JOA IT 2018 [Part-3] – HPSSC Hamirpur

111. Gravitational forces are

1. The weakest force in nature
2. The strongest force in nature
3. Negligible in nature
4. None of these

112. Thermal radiations are

1. Mechanical waves
2. Magnetic waves
3. Electromagnetic waves
4. None of these

113. A D.C. device which generates very high voltage is

1. Transformer
2. Rectifier
3. D.C. Generator
4. Induction coil

114. Which is most elastic?

1. Wey clay
2. Glass
3. Rubber
4. Steel

115. A pH of 7 signifies

1. Pure water
2. Neutral Solution
3. Acidic solution
4. Basic solution

116. Which one of the following compounds is insoluble in water?

1. Fructose
2. Cellulose
3. Maltose
4. Cellobiose

117. Penicillin was discovered by

1. Waksman
2. Pasteur
3. Alexander Fleming
4. Ronald Ross

118. Fats in human body are stored in

1. Liver
2. Pancreas
3. Kidney
4. Adipose tissue

119. The disease ‘Thrombosis’ is associated with

1. Heart
2. Eyes
3. Blood
4. Lungs

120. Citrus fruits are rich sources of

1. Vitamin A
2. Potassium
3. Iron
4. Vitamin C

121. The 2018 Vishwa Shanti Ahimsa Sammelan (VSAS) has organised recently in which State?

1. Maharashtra
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Gujarat
4. Assam

122. Which of the following banks has recently become India’s first PSU bank to introduce comprehensive wealth business services for its clients?

1. SBI
2. PNB
3. Bank of Baroda
4. Dena Bank

123. The famous Shahi Litchi of which State has recently got the Geographical Indication (GI) tag?

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Uttarakhand
3. Bihar
4. Manipur

124. Which of the following States is set to become the India’s first smoke free State?

1. Karnataka
2. Kerala
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Andhra Pradesh

125. Which State has recently celebrated the Kati Bihu Festival 2018?

1. Meghalaya
2. Assam
3. West Bengal
4. Jharkhand

126. Who has won the 2018 Man Booker Prize for Fiction?

1. Anna Burns
2. Val McDermid
3. Leo Robson
4. Leanne Shapton

127. Which country has successfully tested world’s largest unmanned transport drone “FH-98” recently?

1. Germany
2. China
3. Japan
4. Indonesia

128. Which Indian personality has recently conferred with the Civilian Honour of Mexico?

1. Ratan Tata
2. Mukesh Ambani
3. Ajit Doval
4. Raghupati Singhania

129. Which Indian personality has recently appointed goodwill ambassador for Nepal tourism?

1. Jaya Prada
2. Akshay Kumar
3. Naseeruddin Shah
4. Raveena Tandon

130. Who has been named “The 2018 Best FIFA Men’s player”?

1. Lionel Messi
2. Luka Modric
3. Cristiano Ronaldo
4. Mohamed Salah

131. Which of the following letters is 14th to the right of 6th letter from the left in the English alphabet?

1. R
2. P
3. W
4. T

132. 132 In a coding system “APPLE” is represented as “ZKKOV”. In such system, ‘COW’ will be represented as?

1. XLD
2. XMD
3. WLEV
4. WDL

133. If BAG=71, then VICE=?

1. 69
2. 70
3. 75
4. 90

134. In dictionary, which word comes fourth in arrangement?

1. Propense
2. Prophet
3. Propine
4. Prong

135. Q’s mother is the sister of P and daughter of M. S is the daughter of P and sister of T. How is M related to T?

1. Grandmother
2. Father
3. Grandfather or Grandmother
4. None of these

136. How many times in a day, do the hands of a clock coincide with each other?

1. 12
2. 24
3. 22
4. 44

137. A Person’s present age is two-fifth of the age of his mother. After 8 years, he will be one-half of the age of his mother. How old is the mother at present?

1. 32 years
2. 36 years
3. 40 years
4. 48 years

138. The sum of all the 3-digit numbers which are formed by the digits 1, 2 and 3 without repetition of digits is:

1. 1233
2. 1321
3. 1323
4. 1332

139. The old name of ‘Nalagarh’ was

1. Hindur
2. Nagarkot
3. Suket
4. None of these

140. Guru Govind Singh was invited by the ruler of which princely State to fight the Mughals?

1. Bushehar
2. Hindur
3. Sirmaur
4. Suket

141. H.P. became Union Territory in the year:

1. 1948
2. 1951
3. 1954
4. 1956

142 ‘Kunzum’ pass is located in which district of H.P.?

1. Kullu
2. Lahaul and Spiti
3. Chamba
4. Kangra

143. ‘Baspa’ is an important tributary of the river?

1. Beas
2. Chenab
3. Yamuna
4. None of these

144. ‘Kais’ wild-life sanctuary is located in which district of H.P.?

1. Chamba
2. Kinnaur
3. Kullu
4. Mandi

145. The State Bird of H.P. is

1. Monal
2. Parrot
3. Western Tragopan
4. None of these

146. ‘Thirot’ hydroelectric project is constructed on which river?

1. Chenab
2. Sutlej
3. Beas
4. Ravi

147. The Longest-National Highway of H.P. is:

1. NH-103
2. NH-105
3. NH-3
4. NH-5

148. Bahadurpur Fort is located in which district of HP?

1. Solan
2. Sirmaur
3. Una
4. Bilaspur

149. Hari Rai Temple is located in which district of H.P.?

1. Mandi
2. Kangra
3. Kullu
4. Chamba

150. Dandaras dance is performed by which tribes of H.P.?

1. Kinnaura
2. Lahaula
3. Pangwal
4. Gaddi

151. The themes of the Gompa paintings are derived from the love poems composed by:

1. Jayadeva
2. Keshava Das
3. Both (A) and (B)
4. None of these

152. “Losar” is a festival of which religious community of H.P.?

1. Hindu
2. Muslim
3. Jain
4. Buddhist

153. Nahauli Fair is celebrated in which district of H.P.?

1. Mandi
2. Bilaspur
3. Hamirpur
4. Kinnaur

154. Himachal Pradesh Lokayukta Act was passed in which year?

1. 1978
2. 1981
3. 1983
4. 1985

155. Population density of H.P. as per Census-2011 is:

1. 103
2. 109
3. 123
4. 136

156. The Indian Institute of Technology in H.P. is located at

1. Shimla
2. Mandi
3. Dharamshala
4. Hamirpur

Direction (Q. 157 to 159): Choose the correctly spelt word out of the four given alternatives A, B, C and D

157.

1. commissioner
2. comissioner
3. comisioner
4. comitioner

158.

1. ocasion
2. occesion
3. occasion
4. occagen

159.

1. utalize
2. utilize
3. utillise
4. utilaize

Directions (Q. 160 to 162): Choose the most appropriate word out of the four giver alternatives A, B, C and D to fill the blank.

160. Send in _____________ is waiting.

1. Whoever
2. Whomever
3. That
4. Which

161. You should __________ cooked the stew much longer; it’s still quite tough.

1. of
2. have
3. be
4. no word needed

162. His fancy __________ art treasure may prove too expensive.

1. into
2. through
3. with
4. for

163. Antonym of the word ‘Amateur’ is

1. actor
2. professional
3. professor
4. artist

164. Meaning of the idiom “To make meal of” is

1. to cook
2. to consume
3. to enjoy sumptuous food
4. to have early lunch

165. “असल” का उपसर्ग शब्द बनता है?

1. असली
2. दरअसल
3. दरकार
4. दरखत

166. इनमे से कौन से शब्द का अर्थ सर्वथा भिन्न है?

1. कोकिल
2. कबूतर
3. वनप्रिय
4. परिपुष्ट

167. “गंगा” का पर्यावाची है?

1. गंगोतरी
2. गांगय
3. त्रिपथगा
4. कोशी

168. ‘जिस जमीन में पैदा करने की शक्ति न हो’ के लिए एक शब्द है?

1. अनुवरी
2. अनर्वरा
3. अनुवर
4. अनुर्वरा

169. महा + ईश =?

1. महीश
2. महिश
3. महेश
4. महैश

170. शुद्ध शब्द है?

1. उच्छास
2. उक्षास
3. उच्छवास
4. उछवास

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