Solved Paper Assistant Superintendent of Jails Exam 2021 [Part-3] – HPSSC Hamirpur

121. Which is an indirect tax?

1. Corporation tax
2. Excise duty
3. Wealth tax
4. Capital gains tax

122. The basic regulatory authority for mutual funds and stock markets lies with the

1. Government of India
2. RBI
3. SEBI
4. Stock Exchange

123. The period of high inflation and low economic growth is termed as

1. Stagnation
2. Take off stage in economy
3. Stagflation
4. None of these

124. There was no Five Year Plan in India for 3 years during

1. 1951-54
2. 1965-68
3. 1966-69
4. 1972-75

125. Which of the following was formed to suggest means for eradicating black money

1. Finance Commission
2. Sarkaria Commission
3. Shah Commission
4. Chelliah Committee

126. The ‘Garibi Hatao’ slogan was coined in

1. 1971
2. 1975
3. 1985
4. 1991

127. Real owners of a company are

1. Directors of the company
2. Debenture holders
3. Equity share holders
4. Bearer bond holders

128. In the minimum needs Programme, the maximum allocation has been made of

1. Rural roads
2. Rural water supply
3. Education
4. Health

129. Which is the Central Bank of India

1. SBI
2. BANK of India
3. Union Bank of India
4. RBI

130. Who is associated with ‘White Revolution’?

1. M.S. Swaminathan
2. P.J. Kurien
3. Verghese Kurien
4. M. S. Raghunathan

131. Who gave the concept of ‘Mission Women’?

1. Helen Keller
2. Emma Watson
3. Medha Patekar
4. Amartya Sen

132. Which state has maximum production of coffee in India?

1. Maharashtra
2. Karnataka
3. Kerala
4. Tamil Nadu

133. Which is not covered under general insurance?

1. Marine insurance
2. Health insurance
3. Vehicle insurance
4. Life insurance

134. The average rate of increase of temperature inside the earth with increasing

1. 5 °C for every 20 metres
2. 1 °C for every 32 metres
3. 1 °C for every 30 metres
4. None of these

135. Faults formed on the earth’s surface are the result of

1. Tensional forces
2. Compressional force
3. Convergent forces
4. All of these

136. The southern part of India is considered to be less prone to earthquakes because

1. It is a rigid unstable block
2. It is a rigid stable block,
3. It has a thick layer of heavy lava
4. It has old crystalline igneous rocks

137. What is the name given to a mountain formed due to folding of crustal rocks by compressive forces?

1. Block mountain
2. Fold mountain
3. Dome mountain
4. Horst mountain

138. How much energy the earth radiates back to space in the form of terrestrial radiation ?

1. 48 units
2. 49 units
3. 50 units
4. 51 units

139. Temperate cyclones mainly originate due to

1. Convergence of two contrasting air masses
2. Very high temperature
3. Both a and b
4. None of these

140. Which of the following regions receives rainfall throughout the year?

1. Polar region
2. Antarctic region
3. Mediterranean region
4. None of these

141. Ocean currents are not caused by

1. Planetary wind
2. Trade wind
3. Differences in the density of sea water
4. Pressure of deserts along the coast

142. Chipko movement was started against

1. The cutting of trees
2. The building of multipurpose river valley projects
3. The building of nuclear power stations
4. All of these

143. Trans Australian Railway runs between

1. Sydney and perth
2. Kalgoorlie and Adelaide
3. Adelaide and Melbourne
4. Darwin and Brisbane

144. Which is the largest island of Japan?

1. Kyushu
2. Shikoku
3. Honshu
4. Hokkaido

145. Grasslands in Brazil are known as

1. Llanos
2. Campos
3. Pampas
4. Steppes

146. Which river does not flow through Pakistan?

1. Jhelum
2. Chenab
3. Ravi
4. None of these

147. Dhupgarh is the highest point of the

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

148. The western disturbances originate over the

1. Mediterranean sea
2. Indian Ocean
3. Arabian sea
4. Bay of Bengal

149. Which is also known by the name of Sahyadri Range ?

1. Western Ghats
2. Eastern Ghats
3. Siwaliks
4. Vindhyas

150. Truck farming is associated with

1. Vegetables
2. Milk
3. Cereals
4. All of these

151. The state in South India with a thermal station at Tuticorin is

1. Muslim
2. Hindu
3. Parsi
4. Gujarati

152. Which is the most urbanized community in India?

1. Muslim
2. Hindu
3. Parsi
4. Gujarati

153. The programme of Community Development was Launched on

1. 2^nd October, 1952
2. 15^th August, 1950
3. 2^nd September, 1951
4. None of these

154. Bheemsen Joshi has excelled himself in

1. Light music
2. Vocal music
3. Instrumental music
4. Ghazals

155. Ramon Magsaysay Award is named after the former President of

1. Indonesia
2. Thailand
3. Philippines
4. Japan

156. Common wealth games are held once in …………. Years.

1. 2
2. 4
3. 6
4. 8

157. Which Indian cricketer was given the title ‘Tiger’?

1. Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
2. B. S. Bedi
3. Sunil Gavaskar
4. None of these

158. The term ‘Chukker’ is used in

1. Rifle shooting
2. Horse racing
3. Wrestling
4. Polo

159. Who is revered as the Great Grandmother of Punjabi theatre?

1. Norah Richard
2. Amrita Sher Gill
3. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
4. None of these

160. ‘Kullut Desh ki Kahani’ Was a famous work of

1. L. C. Prarthi
2. S.P. Baggi
3. Yashpal Sharma
4. Dev Raj Sharma

161. Gauri Shankar temple at jagatsukh was built in which century?

1. 5^th century
2. 8^th century
3. 11^th century
4. 12^th century

162. Mahunag fair is celebrated at which place in H.P.?

1. Nagger
2. Deotsidh
3. Kaza
4. Karsog

163. Shand and Shabu are two popular dances of which valley of h.p.?

1. Kiarda doon valley
2. Doon valley
3. Kunihar valley
4. Lahaul valley

164. Which is the earliest known Pahari School of Painting?

1. Kangra
2. Guler
3. Basholi
4. Chamba

165. Which is the biggest irrigation project in H.P.?

1. Maharana Pratap Sagar
2. Gobind Sagar
3. Shahnahar
4. None of these

166. The longest tunnel on the Kalka-Shimla railway track is

1. Barog
2. Kandaghat
3. Chambagthat
4. Waknaghat

167. Which district in H.P. is the largest area under potato production?

1. Kinnaur
2. Shimla
3. Lahaul-Spiti
4. Sirmour

168. H.P. Mid Himalayan Watershed Development project was launched in which year?

1. 2002
2. 2003
3. 2004
4. 2005

169. Which four districts formed H.P. initially?

1. Chamba, Kangra, Una and Lahaul-spiti
2. Sirmour, Shimla, Kinnaur & Solan
3. Chamba, Mandi, Sirmour & Mahasu
4. None of these

170. When H.P. was granted full statehood in 1971, it became which state of India?

1. 18^th
2. 20^th
3. 22^nd
4. 24^th

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