Solved Paper Junior Scale Stenographer 2019 [Part-1] – HPSSC Hamirpur

Series: B

Post Code: 673

1. Bil-Kaleshwar temple is located in which district of H.P.?

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

2. Guru Ghantal Monastery is located on the bank of which river?

1. Satluj
2. Beas
3. Chandra
4. Yamuna

3. Which of the following places is in H.P. houses the oldest and the highest golf course in India?

1. Naldehra
2. Narkanda
3. Kufri
4. Chail

4. Losar Shona Chuksam dance is performed in which district of H.P.?

1. Kinnaur
2. Kullu
3. Shimla
4. Sirmaur

5. The book ‘Kangra Painting’ is written by

1. Devraj Sharma
2. S.N. Majumdar
3. M.S. Randhawa
4. None of these

6. The most popular festival in the Bhaga Valley of H.P. is

1. Khepa
2. Halda
3. Faguli
4. Gochi

7. Which of the following is a famous trade fair in H.P.?

1. Pata fair
2. Jarga fair
3. Lavi fair
4. Renuka fair

8. Who was the first speaker of Himachal Legislative Assembly?

1. Krishan Chander
2. Chakravarthy
3. Jaiwant Ram
4. N.C. Mehta

9. HP Public Service Commission was established in which year?

1. 1971
2. 1972
3. 1973
4. 1974

10. Literacy rate of H.P. as per Census 2011 is

1. 82.80%
2. 81.80%
3. 83.80%
4. None of these

11. H.P. University was established in which year?

1. 1948
2. 1956
3. 1963
4. 1970

12. Shilaroo Stadium is associated with which sport?

1. Lawn Tennis
2. Cricket
3. Hockey
4. Volleyball

13. Which place in H.P. is famous for Heliskiing?

1. Kufri
2. Chail
3. Khajiar
4. Manali

14. Which one of the following is the longest Rock Edict of Ashoka?

1. Rock Edict 2
2. Rock Edict X
3. Rock Edict XIV
4. Rock Edict XI

15. Which one of the following rulers was a patron as well as a friend of Charaka?

1. Kanishka
2. Pushyamitra Sunga
3. Menander
4. Rudradarman 1

16. Which God did not form part of the Panchadeva?

1. Brahma
2. Vishnu
3. Indra
4. Ganapati

17. Which was not one of principal item grown in the Chera Kingdom?

1. Turmeric
2. Millet
3. Wheat
4. Sugarcane

18. In which period did the two famous schools of sculpture emerge?

1. Gupta period
2. Kushan period
3. Ashoka’s period
4. Harsha’s period

19. The religious sect that Bindusara was interested in, was

1. Buddhism
2. Jainism
3. Savism
4. Ajivikas

20. Which of the following fought against the Eastern Chalukyas and the Pallavas?

1. Palas
2. Cholas
3. Senas
4. Rashtrakutas

21. Amir Khusrau composed Nuhsiphir in praise of

1. Alauddin Khalji
2. Prophet of Islam
3. Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti
4. India

22. The first Sultan to pay soldiers in cash instead of eqtas was

1. Alauddin Khalji
2. Iltutmish
3. Muhammad Tughlaq
4. Firoz Tughlaq

23. Who was the ruler in the history of Vijayanagar who established his unrivaled sway over the south?

1. Vir Narasimha
2. Krishnadeva Raya
3. Achyutadeva Raya
4. Sadasivia

24. Who translated Mahabharat into Persian during Akbar’s time”?

1. Naquib Khan
2. Badauni
3. Sheikh Sultan
4. All of these

25. Which one of the following was not imported by the Europeans from India?

1. Indigo
2. Saltpeter
3. Textiles
4. Perfumes

26. Who was the founder of the State of Hyderabad?

1. Nasir Jang
2. Chin Qilich Khan
3. Muzaffar Jang
4. Zulfiqar Khan

27. How many Gurus were there?

1. Five
2. Six
3. Seven
4. None of these

28. With which Governor General did Tipu Sultan fight the Third Mysore War between 1790-92?

1. Hastings
2. Cornwallis
3. Dalhousie
4. Minto

29. When did Nadir Shah invade India?

1. 1738-39
2. 1740-41
3. 1742-43
4. 1744-45

30. In which year was the dual government abolished?

1. 1770
2. 1771
3. 1772
4. 1773

31. Which one of the following was not a prominent leader of the Brahmo Samaj in Maharashtra?

1. R. G. Bhandarkar
2. M.G. Ranade
3. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
4. M.G. Chandravarkar

32. The most trusted advisor of Emperor Bahadur Shah during the revolt of 1857 was

1. Prince Bakht Khan
2. Prince Zanan Bakht
3. Hakim Ashanulla
4. Queen Zeenat Mahal

33. Gandhiji arrived in India from South Africa in the year:

1. 1902
2. 1904
3. 1909
4. 1915

34. Which of the following are a carbonaceous rocks?

1. Peat
2. Lignite
3. Coal
4. All of these

35. A Series of step-like falls are called

1. Cascades
2. Rapids
3. Waterfalls
4. All of these

36. The only phenomena in which heat can travel through the relative emptiness of space is

1. Reflection
2. Conduction
3. Convection
4. Radiation

37. Cirrus clouds are generally found at the height of

1. 6-12 km
2. 10-20 km
3. 3-4 km
4. 2-3 km

38. The period of the nearest distance between the moon and the earth is called

1. Apogee
2. Perigee
3. Perigean
4. None of these

39. Ecosystem has which of the following two components?

1. Abiotic and biotic
2. Frogs and men
3. Animals and plants
4. None of these

40. Skin colour in Human beings varies with

1. Rainfall
2. Temperature
3. Use of cosmetics
4. Type of food

41. Shifting cultivation is also known as

1. Rudimental cultivation
2. Slash and burn agriculture
3. Bush-fallow agriculture
4. All of these

42. Production specialization is a feature of

1. Cottage industries
2. Small scale industries
3. Large scale industries
4. None of these

43. Mumbai, Shanghai and New York are all important

1. Fort towns
2. Port towns
3. Garrison towns
4. Military headquarters

44. Local name of China is

1. Zhongguo
2. Cheena
3. Putonghua
4. China

45. Which of the following is structurally the most stable region?

1. The Himalaya
2. The Punjab plain
3. The Deccan Plateau
4. The Indo-Gangetic Plain

46. Kurram and Toch are tributaries of which river?

1. Indus
2. Ganga
3. Brahmaputra
4. Yamuna

47. In India, anticyclones occur during

1. Winters
2. Autumn
3. Summers
4. Spring

48. The climate of India is typically

1. Tropical
2. Sub-tropical
3. Torrid
4. Tropical monsoonal

49. Alluvial soils generally have a low content of

1. Nitrogen
2. Phosphorus
3. Potash
4. All of these

50. Muscovite and biotite are major forms of

1. Bauxite
2. Gypsum
3. Manganese
4. Mica

51. Which of the following plants in India is also known as Pagal-Ki- Dava?

1. Rauvolfia serpentine
2. Allium
3. Curcuma
4. Cinnamon

52. Which of the following dams is not located in Himachal Pradesh?

1. Kol
2. Rongtong
3. Prabati
4. Uri

53. Which industry is basically dominated by private bodies?

1. Cement
2. Fertilizer
3. Iron and steel
4. Paper

54. Which of the following countries enjoys a federal form of government?

1. China
2. USA
3. Cuba
4. Belgium

55. Which schedule of Constitution of India contains special provisions for the administration and control of scheduled areas in several states?

1. Third
2. Fifth
3. Seventh
4. Ninth

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