Solved Paper HAS/HPAS Prelims 2021 [Part-3] – HPPSC Shimla

51. Which of the following statement is not correct?

1. During dental caries, bacteria act on saliva to produce acids
2. Blood pressure much greater in arteries than in veins
3. Normal systolic pressure is about 120mm of Hg and diastolic pressure is 80 mm of Hg
4. Dental plaque is caused by demineralization of enamel

52. Which of the following statement is correct?

1. Cell vacuoles do not store waste materials
2. Water transport in plants occurs across xylem
3. Breakdown of pyruvate in yeast in the absence of oxygen yields ethanol
4. Energy released from the rupture of the terminal phosphate group of ATP is equivalent to 35.5 kJ/mol

53. What was the name of the chariot of Lord Jagannath during the recent Rath Yatra?

1. Taladhwaja
2. Debadalana
3. Gundicha
4. Nandighosha

54. E-Medha portal is related to what?

1. Related to Ayurveda terminologies to record clinical study
2. Deals with R&D in Ayurveda
3. Online public access catalogue for Indian medical heritage books
4. Provides digitized information on rare manuscripts

55. What is true about the Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) card scheme?

1. The cardholder gets a multipurpose lifetime visa to visit India
2. He/She can purchase agricultural land in India
3. He/She gets voting rights
4. If registered for five years, he/she will automatically get Indian citizenship

56. Which foreign country’s contingent took part in Republic Day Parade 2021?

1. Bangladesh
2. Sri Lanka
3. Afghanistan
4. Myanmar

57. Which is the latest country with whom India has established 2+2 dialogue recently?

1. USA
2. Japan
3. Russia
4. Australia

Explanation:

1. India and Australia established 2+2 dialogue which was held on September 10-12, 2021. 
2. India and Russia established 2+2 dialogue which was held on April 28, 2021. 

58. Who is appointed as the new Prime Minister of Italy in February 2021?

1. Mario Draghi
2. Giancario Giorgetti
3. Andrea Oriando
4. Luigi Di Maio

59. Which of the countries became members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in 2017?

1. India
2. Afghanistan
3. Turkey
4. Pakistan

Choose the right answer:

1. 1 and 2
2. 2and3
3. 1and 3
4. 1 and 4

60. Arrange the following Gandhi Peace Prize award winner personalities/institutions in chronological order on the basis of the year awards were conferred on them:

1. Yohei Sasakawa
2. Sheikh Mujibur Rehman
3. Ekal Abhiyan Trust
4. Qaboos bin Said Al Said

Choose the right answer:

1. 1,2,4,3
2. 3,1,4,2
3. 4.2.1.3
4. 2,3,4,1

Direction for Question ( 61 to 70 )

There are two statements for each question. In the light of these two statements, choose the most appropriate from the options given below.

1. Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct
2. Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are incorrect
3. Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is incorrect
4. Statement 1 is incorrect and Statement 2 is correct

61.

• Statement 1: There was a provision in the Charter Act of 1833 to abolish slavery.
• Statement 2: In 1855, the British merged the Riyasat of Awadh with their kingdom, accusing them of misrule.

Answer: C: Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is incorrect

62.

• Statement 1: Young Bengal Movement was started by Sisir Kumar Ghosh.
• Statement 2: Prarthna Samaj was established in Bombay in 1865.

Answer: B: Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are incorrect

63.

• Statement 1: Container Corporation of India Limited is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Defence.
• Statement 2: Dedicated Goods Transport Corridor Corporation Limited is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Railways.

Answer: D: Statement 1 is incorrect and Statement 2 is correct

64.

• Statement 1: Quepem and Canacona are the chief bauxite deposits areas in Goa.
• Statement 2: Most of the bauxite deposits in India are associated with laterites and occur generally as sheets.

Answer: A: Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct

65.

• Statement 1: Mahatma Gandhi gave the slogan of ‘Do or Die’ during Quit India Movement.
• Statement 2: Subhash Chandra Bose established Forward Bloc Party in 1939.

Answer: A: Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct

66.

• Statement 1: In 1942, S.N. Tagore established Indian Revolutionary Communist Party.
• Statement 2: Dr.B.R. Ambedkar moved ‘Objective Resolution’ in Constituent Assembly on 13″ December 1946.

Answer: C: Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is incorrect

Explanation: Statement 1 is doubtful.

1. The Revolutionary Communist Party of India (abbreviated as RCPI) is a small political party in India. The party was founded as the Communist League by Saumyendranath Tagore in 1934, breaking away from the Communist Party of India (CPI).
2. In 1941 the Communist League had been renamed the “Communist Party of India”, but in 1942 it was rechristened the Revolutionary Communist Party of India (RCPI) in order to differentiate it from the “official” Communist Party of India.

67.

• Statement 1: Revenue Deficit is the excess of revenue expenditure over revenue receipts.
• Statement 2: Effective Revenue Deficit is the difference between Revenue Deficit and Grants for the creation of Capital Assets.

Answer: A: Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct

68.

• Statement 1: The amount of usable energy remains constant as it is passed from one trophic level to another.
• Statement 2: The energy within an ecosystem is constant and never changes.

Answer: B: Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are incorrect

69.

• Statement 1: Ruhar Valley of Germany is the world’s greatest mining and industrial region.
• Statement 2: Bostan is an important shipbuilding centre in the USA.

Answer: A: Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct

70.

• Statement 1: Malacca Strait is a shipping channel between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
• Statement 2: Irrawaddy River system is related to Indonesia.

Answer: C: Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is incorrect

71. Arrange the following events in chronological order:

1. Death of C.R. Das
2. Simon Commission appointed
3. Death of revolutionary Jatin Das
4. Nehru Report

Choose the right answer: 

1. 1, 2, 3,4
2. 1, 2, 4, 3
3. 2, 1, 3,4
4. 2, 1,4,3

72. Arrange these later Mughal Badshahs chronologically:

1. Jahandar Shah
2. Farrukhsiyar
3. Ahmed Shah
4. Alamgir II

Choose the right answer: 

1. 1,2,3,4 (According to Reign)
2. 3, 1,2,4
3. 1,2,4,3
4. 2, 1, 3,4

73. Arrange the following rivers from East to West direction:

1. Kosi river
2. Teesta river
3. Gandak river
4. Sharda river

Choose the right answer:

1. 2,3,4,1
2. 2,1,3,4
3. 2,1,4,3
4. 3,2,4, 1

74. Arrange the following countries from North to South:

1. Norway
2. Denmark
3. Austria
4. Spain

Choose the right answer:

1. 4,3,2,1
2. 1,2,3,4 (If Greenland excluded)
3. 2,1,3,4 (If we include Greenland)
4. 3,4,2, 1

75. Arrange the following from South to North :

1. Arctic Ocean
2. Gulf of Mexico
3. Hudson Bay
4. Baffin Bay

Choose the right answer:

1. 1, 2, 3, 4
2. 2, 4, 1, 3
3. 1,3,2,4
4. 2,3,4,1

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