Solved Paper Clerk 2021 [Part-1] – HPSSC Hamipur

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Series: B

1. Retina in eye acts as a

1. Lens in the camera
2. Shutter in the camera
3. Film in the camera
4. None of these

2. Pancreas screat hormone which help in

1. Keeping sugar balance in body
2. Growth of the body
3. Production of antibodies
4. Blood clotting

3. Normal temperature of human body is

1. 90 degree Fahrenheit
2. 98 degree Fahrenheit
3. 98.4 degree Fahrenheit
4. 96.4 degree Fahrenheit

4. Function of tongue in snakes is to

1. Taste the food
2. Smell the food
3. Catch the food
4. Detect the food

5. Hallucination can be caused by

1. Nicotine
2. Aspirin
3. Caffeine
4. LSD

6. Two richest sources of edible protein are

1. Milk and eggs
2. Milk and vegetable
3. Soybean and groundnut
4. Some algae and other microorganisms

7. Vitamin c is absent in

1. Strawberry
2. Apricot
3. Date
4. Apple

8. Pressure cooker is fast in cooking rice because

1. It lets the steam escape
2. It does not let the heat energy escape easily
3. High pressure crushes the hard covering of rice grains
4. High pressure raises the boiling point of water

9. Sugar syrup is used for the preservation of fruits because it

1. Mixes well with fruits
2. Kills the microorganisms present in them
3. Drain moisture to inhibit growth of microorganisms
4. Helps to improve their taste and flavour

10. White coal is

1. Uranium
2. Ice
3. Hydroelectricity
4. Diamond

11. To a space Traveller on moon, the lunar sky during day time appears

1. White
2. Blue
3. Red
4. Black

12. Greatest invention of man in palaeolithic age was

1. Fire
2. Potter’s wheel
3. Metal implements
4. Spinning of cloth

13. Which craft man ship was not practised by Aryans?

1. Pottery
2. Jewellery
3. Carpentry
4. Blacksmith

14. The original teachings of Mahavira are contained in which of the following texts?

1. Angas
2. Purvas
3. Tripitakas
4. Jatakas

15. Which ruler is famous for building a large number of canals for irrigation?

1. Qutbuddin Aibak
2. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
3. Mohammed bin Tughlaq
4. None of these

16. Which Mughal emperor gave land for the construction of the Golden Temple at Amritsar?

1. Akbar
2. Jahangir
3. Shah Jahan
4. Aurangzeb

17. The Khajuraho shrines built by Chandella rulers are dedicated to

1. Vishnu and Shiva
2. Indira and Varun
3. Shiv and Parvati
4. Vishnu and Brahma

18. The oldest Indian Enguistic text is

1. Ashtadhyayi
2. Mahabhashya
3. Kasikavritti
4. Nirukta

19. Invasion of Huns first took place during the rule of

1. Mauryas
2. Nandas
3. Kushans
4. Guptas

20. Which was the birthplace of Guru Nanak?

1. Anandapur
2. Amritsar
3. Talwandi
4. Nanded

21. Who founded the Banaras Hindu University?

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Madan Mohan Malviya
3. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. None of these

22. Muslim League first demanded the partition of India in

1. 1906
2. 1916
3. 1940
4. 1946

23. Which is not a form of Gandhian satyagraha?

1. Non-Cooperation
2. Civil disobedience
3. Hunger
4. Strike Hijrat

24. Who was the governor-general when the great mutiny of 1857 broke out?

1. Lord Ripon
2. Lord Dalhousie
3. Lord Canning
4. Lord Hardinge

25. Who attended all the round table conferences?

1. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. BR Ambedkar
4. Madan Mohan Malviya

26. Raja Rammohan Roy’s Brahmo Samaj reject

1. Casteism
2. Idolism
3. Ritualism
4. All of these

27. Who was the chairman of the constituent assembly?

1. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Dr Rajendra Prasad
3. Dr Ambedkar
4. C Rajagopalchari

28. Which does not conform to the parliamentary system prevalent in India?

1. Separation of powers
2. Multi-party system
3. Plural executive
4. Collective responsibility

29. For those union territories, which have no legislative council of their own, laws are passed by

1. Union territory
2. President
3. Parliament
4. None of these

30. Term of Lok Sabha is normally

1. 4 years
2. 5 years
3. 6 years
4. 2 years

31. President gives his resignation to

1. Prime Minister
2. Vice president
3. Chief justice
4. Parliament

32. Which writing is a bulwark of personal freedom?

1. Mandamus
2. Habeas corpus
3. Quo warranto
4. Certiorari

33. What is the source of income for gram Panchayat?

1. Income tax
2. Sales tax
3. Professional tax
4. Levy duties

34. Which was an associate state of India before becoming a full-fledged state?

1. Meghalaya
2. Mizoram
3. Sikkim
4. Manipur

35. Which Language is not recognized in the 8th schedule though it is called an official language of the State?

1. English
2. Sindhi
3. Sanskrit
4. Kashmiri

36. The latest sanctioned strength of the supreme court is:

1. 22
2. 26
3. 30
4. 34

37. MODVAT relates to the rationalisation of tax structure in

1. Sales tax
2. Income tax
3. Excise duty
4. Gift tax

38. Inflation can be contained by

1. Surplus budget
2. Increase in taxation
3. Reduction in public taxation
4. All of these

39. Which industry in India was worst affected by partition?

1. Paper and iron
2. Jute and cotton
3. Cotton and sugar
4. Engineering and cement

40. Which regulates the stock exchange in India?

1. IRDAI
2. RBI
3. SBI
4. SEBI

41. Bhilai steel plant is a ___________ enterprise.

1. Public sector
2. Private sector
3. Cooperative sector
4. Public-private joint sector

42. What percentage of insolation is received by the earth’s surface?

1. 35%
2. 45%
3. 48%
4. 51%

43. The earth is the least distance from sun on

1. December 22
2. March 21
3. January 3
4. June 21

44. The Jetstream is found in

1. Troposphere
2. Stratosphere
3. Mesosphere
4. Hydrosphere

45. The percentage of Oxygen in the atmosphere is approximately

1. 10%
2. 20%
3. 30%
4. 50%

46. Which type of rainfall is often accompanied with lightning and thunder?

1. Orographic
2. Conventional
3. Frontal
4. None of these

47. The oceanic tidal waves which result from earthquake are known as

1. Hurricanes
2. Syzygy
3. Tornadoes
4. Tsunami

48. Which vegetation is associated with Argentina?

1. Pampas
2. Prairies
3. Coniferous forest
4. Equatorial forest

49. Which is not a Scandinavian country?

1. Belgium
2. Denmark
3. Norway
4. None of these

50. Which is the largest Gulf in the world?

1. Gulf of Cambay
2. Persian Gulf
3. Gulf of Mexico
4. Strait Hormuz

51. Which is the smallest independent country in the world?

1. Bhutan
2. Nepal
3. Srilanka
4. Vatican city

52. Which is the largest freshwater lake in the world?

1. Tanganyika
2. Superior
3. Baikal
4. Michigan

53. Which Crop is highly sensitive to frost?

1. Rice
2. Maize
3. Cotton
4. Barley

54. Which soil has low humus content?

1. Alluvial
2. Loamy
3. Black
4. Desertic

55. Which form of coal is oldest?

1. Peat
2. Lignite
3. Bituminous
4. Anthracite

56. Largest exporter of rice in the world?

1. China
2. USA
3. Canada
4. India

57. The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which of the following?

1. Fold mountain
2. Volcanic mountain
3. Block mountain
4. None of these

58. In which season the frequency of tropical cyclones in the bay of Bengal is maximum?

1. During Monsoon
2. After Summer
3. During Winter
4. During autumn

59. Gir forests are located in

1. Kerala
2. Maharashtra
3. Assam
4. Gujarat

60. Diamond mines in India are mainly located at

1. Kolar mines
2. Jharia mines
3. Panna mines
4. Khetri mines

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