Solved Paper Executive Officer/Secretary Municipality Services Exam 2020 – HPPSC Shimla [Part 3]

61. Under which Article of the Indian constitution, the Governor of a state can resume a Bill for the consideration of the President?

1. Article 196
2. Article 200
3. Article 202
4. Article 204

62. Which of the following is/are true regarding the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee?

1. Recommended establishment of a three-tier Panchayati Raj System
2. There should be direct elections for Panchayat Samiti
3. Establishment of Scheme of Democratic Decentralisation
4. District Collector should be the chairman of the Zila Parishad

1. 1, 2 & 3
2. 1, 3 & 4
3. 2, 3 $ 4
4. 1, 2 & 4

63. Which of the following statements is correct about ‘Directive Principles of State Policy’?

1. They are not moral and political
2. Their nature is socialist
3. These are automatically applied to the state
4. They can be legally enforced by the court

64. Which one of the following is closely related to the Yamuna River?

1. Pirpanjal
2. Nag Tibba
3. Verinag
4. Rohtang Pass

It originates from the Yamnotri glacier on the Bandarpunch Peak in the Garhwal region in Uttarakhand.
• It cuts across the Nag Tibba, the Mussoorie and the Shiwalik ranges.
• It unites with the Ganga near Triveni Sangam, Allahabad.
• The total length of the Yamuna from its origin till Allahabad is 1,376 km.
• It creates the highly fertile alluvial, Yamuna-Ganges Doab region between itself and the Ganges in the IndoGangetic plain.

65. Patland is related to which one of the following?

1. Meghalaya Plateau
2. Chotta Nagpur Plateau
3. Deccan  Plateau
4. Chattisgarh  Plateau

66. Which of the following tribes does not belong to India?

1. Gaddis
2. Bhils
3. Khasis
4. Masai

67. Clean Environment Cess is imposed on:

1. Cutting of green trees
2. Pollution of rivers
3. Production of coal
4. Air pollution by factories

68. Inclusive growth objective was given for the first time in which plan of India?

1. 9th five-year plan
2. 10th five-year plan
3. 11th five-year plan
4. 12th five-year plan

69. The phenomenon of the demographic dividend of a country is related to:

1. A sharp decline in the total population
2. A decline in infant mortality rate
3. An increase in the sex ratio
4. An increase in the population in the working-age group

70. Infant mortality rate includes children of the age group:

1. Upto 14 years
2. Upto 5 years
3. Upto 2 years
4. Upto 1 year

71. The objective of Gram Udai Se Bharat Udai Abhiyan is to improve:

1. Rural livelihood only
2. Social harmony only
3. Rural livelihood and social harmony
4. Agriculture production

72. The process of providing alternate land to community displaced by man-made projects is called:

1. Resettlement
2. Decentralization
3. Displacement
4. Rehabilitation

73. Which of the following is one of the eco-friendly jewelry makers in India?

1. Blue Banyan
2. Tata Motors
3. Organic Weave
4. Eco-Earth Conscious Optics

74. Which of the following peasant struggles is famous with the title ‘Dungli Chor’ (Onion Thief)?

1. Bardoli
2. Kheda
3. Champaran
4. Vaikom

75. The word ‘Sadagraha’ was suggested to Gandhi by:

1. Kasturba
2. Rambha
3. Maganlal Gandhi
4. Harilal Gandhi

76. To whom did Gandhi Ji refer affectionately as ‘Deshbandhu’?

1. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. C.R. Das
3. Vinoba Bhave
4. M.N. Roy

77. Name the reformer of 10th 19th Century who is called as the ‘Father of Indian Social Revolution’?

1. Rammohan Roy
2. Swami Vivekanand
3. Rabindranath Tagore
4. Jotirao Phule

78. Who was the founding father of Harijan Sevak Sangh?

1. G.D. Birla
2. A.V. Thakkar
3. Mahatma Gandhi
4. Jagjivan

79. ‘Kuchipudi’ is a famous dance form of which among the following states?

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Karnataka
4. Orissa

80. Which one the following is not correctly matched?

1. Dandia – Gujarat
2. Veethi – Andhra Pradesh
3. Ganesha Utsava – Maharashtra
4. Bihu – Uttrakhand

81. Who launched the Non-Brahman Movement in Madras Presidency?

1. E.V.R. Pariyar
2. M.C. Rajah
3. Mahatma Jotirao Phule
4. C. Rajagopalachari

82. Which of the following Satyagrahas Mahatma Gandhi did not lead in his life?

1. Champaran Satyagraha
2. Khera Satyagraha
3. Bardoli Satyagraha
4. Individual Satyagraha

83. Which one of the following states of India experiences a maximum percentage area under floods?

1. Haryana
2. Rajasthan
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Punjab

84. Which of the following is not a type of drought?

1. Agricultural drought
2. Socio-economic drought
3. Industrial drought
4. Ecological drought

85. Which one of the following is not associated with earthquakes in India?

1. National Geophysical Laboratory
2. Geological Survey of India
3. India Meteorological Department
4. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

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