1) Who is the author of Abode of God? – Ans. Andrew Williams
2) Among Suketi, Banganga, Ali and Uhl, which one is not a tributary of the Beas? – Ans. Ali
3) With which Losar festival associated? – Ans. Tibetan New Year
4) Where is Kee monastery? – Ans. Spiti
5) At what interval Bhunda festival of Nirmand held? – Ans. 12 Years
6) With which region of Himachal Pradesh is Sih Ballet associated? – Ans. Rohru-Jubbal
7) Which Sultan of Delhi helped Raja Megh Chand of Bilaspur to regain his lost Kingdom? – Ans. Altamash
8) Which Raja of Mandi built the Darbar Hall in 1906? – Ans. Bhawani Sen
9) In which year did Shimla become summer capital of the British Raj? – Ans. 1864 A.D
10) Who was Amrita Shergil? – Ans. Painter
11) Who won the 2012 Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha elections by the highest margin? – Ans. Mohal Lal Bragta
12) Youth of which age group are eligible to avail the skill development allowance announced by the Himachal Pradesh Government in 2013-14 budget? – Ans. 25-35 Years
13) Match the following proposed ropeways correctly: (Answer Matched): Dharmsala – Triund, Bhunter – Bijli Mahadev, Palchan – Rohtang, Village Jia – Adi Himani Chamunda
14) According to 2008-09 data which district of Himachal Pradesh has recorded the highest percentage in the production of pulses? – Ans. Shimla
15) What are the preconditions for implementing National Programme for Education of Girls at the elementary level? – Ans. The SC/ST population is more than 50%
16) At which place in Shimla District is Herbal Garden? – Ans. Dumreda
17) Which scheme has been introduced in place of Kishori Shakti Yojna in some district of Himachal Pradesh? – Ans. Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls
18) Which sector had highest outlay (in percentage terms) in the Annual Plan of 2011-12? – Ans. Social Services
19) Besides Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti which district of Himachal Pradesh has recorded the lowest percentage of urban population in the 2011 census? – Ans. Kangra
20) What was the female literacy in Himachal Pradesh in 1951? – Ans. 2%
21) According to legend what is the vehicle of Kamadev? – Ans. Parrot
22) Match the following: (Answer Matched): Indica – Magasthenes, Historica – Herodotus, Safarnama – Ibn Batuta, Tarikh-al-Hind – Alberuni
23) Whom did emperor Ashok send to Lanka to promote Buddhism? – Ans. Mahinder and Sanghamitra
24) There are four upvedas. Three of them are Ayurveda, Dhanaurveda and Sthapatya Veda. Which is the fourth? – Ans. Gandharav Veda
25) Among Gagri. Lopmudra, Shraddha, Yami which one scholar belong to the later Vedic period? – Ans. Gargi
26) Whom did the Huns defeat to establish their rule in India? – Ans. Skandagupta
27) The first Rani of Mewar who committed johar was Padmini? Who was the second? – Ans. Karnavati
28) At which place did the battle between Babur and Rana Sanga took place in 1527? – Ans. Khanua
29) Against whom did Aurangzeb fight the battle at Samugarh? – Ans. Dara
30) Who organized the Red Shirts Movement? – Ans. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
31) Who founded the revolutionary organization named ‘Abhinav Bharat’? – Ans. Savarkar Brothers
32) Who is associated with the moderate strand of the Khilafat movement of 1919-20? – Ans. Chotani
33) The marked feature of MOSSAD, the spy agency of Israel is that it has as its member a large number of? – Ans. Women
34) What is the major religion of Myanmar? – Ans. Buddhism
35) With which field is Malala Yousafzai associated? – Ans. Girl Education
36) Nation whose seat of legislature executive and judiciary is at three different cities? – Ans. South Africa
37) Among Henry Kissinger, Jimmy Carter, Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt who has won Nobel Prize award? – Ans. Henry Kissinger
38) With which is Good Friday associated? – Ans. Crucifixion of Christ
39) With which game is Ravi Rampaul associated? – Ans. Cricket
40) When was the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) set up? – Ans. 1999
41) What is INS Chakra? – Ans. Submarine
42) Who was the first Caliph of Islam? – Abu Bakr
43) What is Curiosity Rover? – Ans. Nasa’s research vehicle sent to Mars
44) Which state records the highest proportion of scheduled castes population? – Ans. Punjab
45) Which country is called the “Sugar Bowl” of the world? – Ans. Cuba
46) Which Landforms is not associated with glaciations? – Ans. Insenberg
47) Koderma, a place in Jharkhand, is famous for? – Ans. Mica Mining
48) The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is based in? – Ans. Geneva
49) In which state is Nathpa Jhkari Hydel Project under execution? – Ans. Himachal Pradesh
50) The continental drift theory was propounded by? – Ans. Alfred Wegner
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51)The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India is? – Ans. The Deccan Plateau
52) What are stalagmites? – Ans. Depositional Landforms
53) Which factors are responsible for the rapid growth of sugar production in South India as compared to North India? – Ans. Higher per acre field of sugarcane, Higher sucrose content of sugarcane, longer crushing period
54) Which state group is the largest producer of iron-ore in India? – Ans. Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand
55) Chronology of different events: Establishment of Arya Samaj 1875, Promulgation of Vernacular Press Act 1878, Partition of Bengal 1905, Lucknow Pact 1916.
56) Whose government was defeated for the first time on a vote of confidence? – Ans. V.P. Singh Government
57) The Question Hour in the House of the people is followed by? – Ans. Short notice question
58) The members of which of the following committees are elected by the Houses? – Ans. Public Account Committee and the committee on Public Undertakings
59) Which States have recently (2013) got separate high courts? – Ans. Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura
60) For which has the Supreme Court directed the Central Government that not only civil servants but other persons with impeccable integrity should be considered? – Ans. Central Vigilance Commissioner
61) Which Commissioner/Committees have recommended legal protection to Whistle Blowers? – Ans. Law Commission & Second Administrative Reforms Commission
62) Which commission has recommended that under the RTI Act, MPs and MLAs should be declared as Public Authorities except when they are discharging legislative functions? – Ans. Second Administrative Reforms Commission
63) Among Students Federation of India, All India Democratic Women’s Association, All India Agricultural Workers Union, All India Trade Union Congress which one is not affiliated to CPI (M)? – Ans. All India Trade Union Congress
64) The Indian Constitution refers to minorities based on? – Ans. Religion or Language
65) Among National Human Rights Commission, Union Public Service Commission, National Commission for Women, National Commission for Minorities which are statutory bodies? – Ans. National Human Rights Commission, National Commission for women, National Commission for Minorities
66) The 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments were made during the Primeministership of? – Ans. Narasimha Rao
67) CENVAT is associated with? – Ans. Indirect Tax
68) Which occupied the highest place in growth rate during the 11th Plan period 2007-2012? – Ans. Service Sector
69) First share market in India was established in: – Ans. Mumbai
70) Who was the chairman of the committee on pricing and taxation of petroleum products? – Ans. C. Rangarajan
71) For National Manufacturing and Investment Zones (NMIZ), Special Economic Zone (SEZ), and Export Oriented Units (EQUs), which state is true? – Ans. SEZs and EOUs will be located within NMIZs
72) To which community/organization maximum goods are exported from India? – Ans. OPEC
73) UNDP has introduced a new poverty index known as: – Ans. Multi-dimensional Poverty Index
74) Project ‘Sankalp’ is associated with the elimination of: – Ans. AIDS/HIV
75) Which Indian Company has been included for the first time in USA’s index NASADAQ-100? – Ans. Infosys
76) The terms ‘NEER’ and ‘REER’ are related with: – Ans. Foreign exchange rate
77) When was World Trade Organization set up by the member countries of the United Nations to promote trade among countries? – Ans. 1995
78) In what capacity was P.C. Mahalanobis associated with the formulation of the economic policy of independent India? – Ans. As an applied statistician
79) Which type of pollution is caused by two-wheelers? – Ans. Air Pollution
80) Most hazardous metal pollution of automobiles exhaust is: – Ans. Lead
81) The excess discharge of fertilizers into water bodies results in: – Ans. Eutrophication
82) If BOD of a river water is found very high, this means water: – Ans. Is Highly polluted
83) Minamata disease affects the: – Ans. Nervous System
84) Chernobyl disaster is caused by a: – Ans. Nuclear reactor accident
85) Chemical which causes bone cancer and degeneration of tissue is: – Ans. Str-90
86) The antiknock agent added to unleaded petrol is: – Ans. Tetraethyl lead
87) The range of normal human hearing lies between: – Ans. 20 Hz to 20000 Hz
88) 3-4 benzopyrene causes: – Ans. Lung Cancer
89) Climate of world is threatened by: – Ans. Carbon Dioxide
90) Natural Silk is a: – Ans. Polypeptide
91) Which one can be remolded time and again with producing any change? – Ans. Polyvinyl Chloride
92) in coming years, skin related disorders will become more common due to: – Ans. Depletion of Ozone layer
93) The drugs used to get relief from pain are called: – Ans. Analgesics
94) Most commonly used tranquilizers are derivatives of: – Ans. Barbiturc acid
95) SLV-3 and ASLV rockets used: – Ans. Composite solid propellants
96) A transformer is used for:- Ans. Increasing or decreasing AC voltage
97) Convex lens is used for the correction of: – Ans. Long-sightedness
98) One liter of water is equal to: – Ans. 0.9kg
99) Metals are good conductors of electricity because: – Ans. They have free electrons
100) In the process of galvanization an iron sheet is coated with: – Ans. Zinc
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