Solved Paper Assistant Superintendent of Jails Exam 2021 [Part-1] – HPSSC Hamirpur

Series D

Post code 915

1. In which the princely state of H.P. did the Praja Mandal demand abolition of ‘Begar’ in 1939?

1. Dhami
2. Suket
3. Sirmour
4. Bushehr

2. Nurpur princely state was founded by

1. Jethpal
2. Rasalu
3. Purab Chand
4. Nor Jahan

3. Gurkha Commander Amar Singh Thapa attacked the Kangra fort in which year?

1. 1805 A.D.
2. 1815 A.D.
3. 1825 A.D.
4. 1835 A.D.

4. Total number of municipal corporations functioning in H.P. is

1. 2
2. 5
3. 8
4. 12

5. Bhadla Dhar is located in which district of H.P.?

1. Una
2. Hamirpur
3. Chamba
4. Bilaspur

6. Lama Lake is situated in which district of H.P.?

1. Kinnaur
2. Lahaul-Spiti
3. Chamba
4. Mandi

7. ‘Binwa’ is a tributary of which river of Hp?

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

8. First Chief Commissioner of H.P. was

1. N.C. Mehta
2. K.C. Mehta
3. Y.S. Parmar
4. S.Chakravarti

9. Which Indian city has been recently declared as the first ‘water Plus’ city of India?

1. Kolkata
2. Bengaluru
3. Indore
4. Hyderabad

10. What is India’s rank in the Global Youth Development Index released recently?

1. 105
2. 110
3. 122
4. 135

11. India participated in Naval Exercise AL-MOHED AL-HINDI 2021 with which country recently

1. United Arab Emirates
2. Saudi Arabia
3. Qatar
4. Oman

12. Who recently chaired the UNSC High-Level open Debate on Enhancing Maritime security?

1. S.Jaishankar
2. S. Tirumurti
3. Syed Akbaruddin
4. Narendra Modi

13. Lahasa Gonggar Airport, which was in news recently, is located in which country?

1. India
2. China
3. Japan
4. South Korea

14. Under the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2021, how many appellate tribunals will be abolished?

1. 9
2. 12
3. 15
4. 18

15. Recently which organization has inducted its first women officers in combat role?

1. CISF
2. ITBP
3. CRPF
4. NSG

16. Which country has topped the medals tally in Tokyo 2020 Olympics?

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

17. Gogra region, which was recently in news, is located in which State/Union Territory?

1. J&K
2. Ladakh
3. Sikkim
4. Mizoram

18. What was the theme of the ‘World Day against Trafficking 2021’?

1. Save lives
2. The future we want, the UN we need
3. Human Trafficking: Call your Government to Action
4. Victims voices lead the way

19. Who is the author of ‘The Most Incredible Olympic Stories”?

1. Maya Jasanoff
2. Damon Galgut
3. Sanjeev Sahota
4. Luciano Wernicke

20. Who holds the world record in ‘Women’s triple jump”?

1. Tatyana Lebedeva
2. Inessa Kravets
3. Yulimar Rojas
4. Olga Rypakova

21. Which state has recently launched “Mukhyamantri Vatsalya Yojana?

1. Bihar
2. U.P.
3. Haryana
4. Uttarakhand

22. Padma Sachdev, who recently passed away, was author and poet of which language?\

1. Dogri
2. Maithili
3. Bangle
4. Bodo

23. Which country hosted the International Army Games 2021?

1. Russia
2. Germany
3. China
4. USA

24. Man : Biography : : Nation : ?

1. Leader
2. People
3. Geography
4. History

25. 25 is related to 125 in the same way as 36 is related to

1. 180
2. 206
3. 2016
4. 318

26. What will come in place of question mark ? in the following letter – group series based on English alphabet?

WC RE NI KO ?

1. JX
2. JW
3. IX
4. IW

27. Which letter will be 6^th to the left of 11^th letter from the right?

1. Q
2. C
3. D
4. R

28. In a certain code language CONCENTRATION is written as QQJGZIGQGDMLX. How will NITRIFICATION be written in that code language ?

1. QQJGZXRIKSGRM
2. QQJGYXRIKSGRM
3. QQJGZXRIKSGRN
4. QQJGZRIKSGSM

29. In a certain code BACK is written as 5914 and KITE is written as 4876. How is BEAT written in that code?

1. 5697
2. 5967
3. 4697
4. 5687

30. If ‘+’ means ‘x’ , ‘x’ means ‘-‘ , ‘/’ means ‘+’ and ‘-‘ means ‘/’, then what is the value of 288-32+6 x 45/9= ?

1. Zero
2. 18
3. 9
4. 81

31. Saroj started walking straight facing west. After walking some distance she took a left turn and again after waking some distance she took a left turn. Which direction is she facing now?

1. West
2. North
3. East
4. South

32. Forty boys are standing in a row facing the North, raghu is eleventh from the left and Vijay is thirty first from the right end of the row. How far away will Uday; who is third to the right of Raghu in the row, be from Vijay?

1. 3^rd
2. 4^th
3. 2^nd
4. 5^th

33. March 5, 1999 was on Friday, what day of the week will be on march 5, 2000 ?

1. Friday
2. Saturday
3. Sunday
4. Thursday

Directions (Q. 34 to 38) : Choose the most appropriate option out of the four given alternative A,B,C and D to fill in the blank.

34. No matter what ……. Come our way we should not lose our temper,

1. Provocations
2. Distractions
3. Persons
4. Temptations

35. The police …… the mob.

1. Disbanded
2. Dispersed
3. Drove
4. Scattered

36. The …….. beauty of this land captivates our mind and makes us happy

1. Grand
2. Ideal
3. Scenic
4. Great

37. Time once lost cannot be ……………

1. Gained
2. Recalled
3. Renumerated
4. Recovered

38. The terms given to you are not acceptable ………….. me.

1. For
2. By
3. With
4. To

Directions (Q. 39 to 43 ) : Choose the most appropriate option out of four alternatives A, B, C and D which best expresses the meaning of the given idiom / proverb.

39. A sop to Cerberus

1. Bribery
2. Hush money
3. Ransom to an enemy
4. Money for compensation

40. To be a good Samaritan

1. To be law – abiding
2. Hush money
3. Ransom to an enemy
4. Money for compensation

41. Pell-mell

1. In hurried disorder
2. Gaiety and excitement
3. Extremely worried
4. None of these

42. To make the grade

1. To fail in a task
2. To get good marks in an examination
3. To come out successful
4. To make good one’s previous loss

43. To cast pearls before a swine

1. To spend recklessly
2. To spend a lot of money on the unkeep of domestic hogs
3. To waste money over trifles
4. To offer to a person a thing which he cannot appreciate

Directions (Q. 44 to 48) : Choose the most appropriate word out of four alternatives A, B, C and D which is opposite in meaning to the given word.

44. Arid

1. Plentiful
2. Productive
3. Humid
4. Agreeable

45. Considerate

1. Harsh
2. Infuriated
3. Opposed
4. Indifferent

46. Illustrious

1. Uneducated
2. Uncivilized
3. Unintelligent
4. Unknown

47. Persistent

1. Wavering
2. Obstinate
3. Enduring
4. Steady

48. Mitigate

1. Stagnate
2. Suffer
3. Aggravate
4. Instigate

49. शुद शब्द है

1. साहित्यिक
2. साहीतयीक
3. साहीतयीक
4. शाहीत्यिक

50. ‘नयन’ का संधि विछेद है

1. न + अन
2. ने + अन
3. ने +अन
4. नो + अन

51. कर्ण’ का तदभव शब्द है

1. कर्णीय
2. करण
3. कान
4. कर्ण

52. देशज शब्द है

1. कोशिश
2. चाय
3. मास्टर
4. मोटर

53. ‘ऊंट’ का स्त्रीलिंग है

1. ऊँटन
2. ऊंटनी
3. ऊंटनि
4. ऊँट

54. ‘मातृभाषा’ में समास है

1. तत्पुरुष
2. द्वन्द
3. अवयीभावब
4. बहुब्रीहि

55. ‘मधु’ की भाववाचक संज्ञा है

1. मधुरता
2. माधुरी
3. माधुरि
4. माधुरय

56. ‘केश’ का विशेषण है

1. केशहीन
2. केशव
3. केश
4. केशा

57. ‘मारक’ का प्रत्यय है

1. मा
2. रक
3. मार
4. क

58. ‘हंस’ कार्यायवाची शब्द है

1. वरदा
2. वर्तिका
3. कोक
4. कर्कट

59. The period when men used both stones and copper tools is known as the

1. Monolithic age
2. Chalcolithic age
3. Neolithic age
4. Metal age

60. Which was the most important divinity of Rig Veda ?

1. Marut
2. Agni
3. Shakti
4. Varun

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