Solved Paper Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services Exam 2018 [Part-2]

1. What is India’s estimated GDP growth rate for 2018-19 in the Economic Survey?

1. 3% – 7.1%
2. 2% – 7.5%
3. 7% – 7.5%
4. 7% – 7.2%

2. What was the Index of Industrial Production in December 2017?

1. 6.8%
2. 7.1%
3. 7.8%
4. 7.4%

3. Find the correct poverty estimates for the given states in 2011-12, as per the Planning Commission?

  (A)                   (B)                 (C)                 (D)

Arunachal Pradesh        34.7%                 33.7%           36.9%         34.7%

Bihar                                39.9%                  36.9%          39.9%          33.7%

Chhattisgarh                  36.9%                  34.7%          33.7%          39.9%

Manipur                         33.7%                  39.9%          34.7%          36.9%

Answer: D

4. With what is “Operation Green” related?

1. Use of paramilitary forces against Naxalites in Maharashtra
2. Use of paramilitary forces against Naxalites in Chhattisgarh
3. Tomato Onion Potato
4. Round Revolution

5. Who is the first woman advocate whose name has been recommended by the collegium to become the Judge of Supreme Court of India?

1. Indu Malhotra
2. Neeru Chadha
3. Sujata V. Manohar
4. Gyan Sudha Mishra

6. What is the bank account available to Dalits and Women under “Stand-up India”?

1. 1 – 10 lakh
2. 10 – 50 lakh
3. 10 lakh  – 1 crore
4. 50 lakh – 1 crore

7. Immunization of all children by 2020 is related to :

1. Mission Rainbow
2. Mission Ayushmaan Bharat
3. Mission Arogya
4. Mission Healthy Bharat

8. According to the Global Nutrition Report 2017, how many females suffered from anaemia in India?

1. 49%
2. 51%
3. 53%
4. 54%

9. What is the estimated social sector expenditure in budget 2018-19?

1. 1.36 lakh crore
2. 1.37 lakh crore
3. 1.38 lakh crore
4. 1.39 lakh crore

10. How many poor families will be provided with how much medical insurance per family in 2018-19 under the Ayushmaan Bharat Yojana?

1. 10 crore and Rs 3 lakh
2. 5 crore and Rs 5 lakh
3. 10 crore and Rs 5 lakh
4. 3 crore and Rs 10 lakh

11. How many hours per year are the people expected to contribute for cleanliness under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan?

1. 70
2. 80
3. 90
4. 100

12. Match the items given in column I and II

   Column-I

(P)  Montreal Protocol

(Q) Vienna Convention

(R) Kyoto Protocol

(S)  Earth Summit

Column-II

1. Protection  of Ozone Layer
2. Stabilization of Greenhouse Gases
3. Environment and Sustainable Development
4. Total Elimination of Ozone Depleting Substances

Match the above:

1. (P-iv), (Q-ii), (R-i), (S-iii)
2. (P-iv), (Q-i), (R-ii), (S-iii)
3. (P-ii), (Q-iv), (R-i), (S-iii)
4. (P-ii), (Q-i), (R-iii), (S-iv)

13. In context environment, the term “dirty dozen” refers to:

1. 12 ozone layer depleting substances
2. 12 persistent organic pollutants
3. 12 most harmful greenhouse gases
4. 12 most degraded ecosystems

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

1. Only 3
2. 1, 2 and 3
3. Only 2
4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

14. Vast majority of biodiversity occur in :

1. Developing countries
2. Developed countries
3. Equal in both
4. None of the above

15. “Appiko Movement” was leaded by :

1. Sunderlal Bahuguna
2. Pandurang Hegde
3. Vandana Shiva
4. Amrita Devi

16. Freshwater present on earth is :

1. 1.5%
2. 0.01%
3. 2.5%
4. 2.97%

17. Which industry labours are most prone to Cytosilicosis disease?

1. Electric
2. Computer
3. Dairy
4. Cement

18. Match the items given in column I and II :

Column-I

(P) Biological Diversity Act

(Q) E-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules

(R)  Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Trans-boundary) Rules

(S) Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling Rules

Column-II

1. 2000
2. 2008
3. 2011
4. 2002

1. (P-i), (Q-iv), (R-ii), (S-iii)
2. (P-i), (Q-iv), (R-ii), (S-ii)
3. (P-iv), (Q-iii), (R-ii), (S-i)
4. (P-iv), (Q-iii), (R-i), (S-ii)

19. In which year “Project Crocodile” was launched in India?

1. 1973
2. 1975
3. 1972
4. 1980

20. Which of the following is a non-renewable energy source?

1. Solar
2. Wind
3. Nuclear reactors
4. All of the above

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21. Which of the following is not a fundamental unit?

1. Meter
2. Litre
3. Kilogram
4. Second

22. The liquid used in a clinical thermometer is :

1. Alcohol
2. Water
3. Mercury
4. Benzene

23. The image formed by a convex  mirror is :

1. Erect and diminished
2. Erect and enlarged
3. Inverted and diminished
4. Inverted and enlarged

24. Renewable source of energy is :

1. Coal
2. Fossil fuels
3. Natural gas
4. Sun

25. The global warming has resulted:

1. Increase in yield of the crop
2. Decrease in sea levels
3. Decrease in human deaths
4. Increase in sea levels

26. Photosynthesis occurs in :

1. Nucleus
2. Mitochondria
3. Chloroplast
4. None of the above

27. In which part of our body RBC formed?

1. Liver
2. Heart
3. Bone-marrow
4. Kidney

28. “Rataundhi” is due to deficiency of which Vitamin?

1. Vitamin A
2. Vitamin B6
3. Vitamin C
4. Vitamin B12

29. Core of a transformer is made of :

1. Steel
2. Soft iron
3. Copper
4. Aluminium

30. Which of the following is in the deficiency in a body during “Dengue” fever?

1. Haemoglobin
2. Sugar
3. Platelets
4. Water

31. Who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2017?

1. Joachim Frank
2. Jacques Dubochet
3. Richard Henderson
4. All of the above

32. Who won the Women’s Single Wimbledon tournament in 2017?

1. Garbine Muguruza
2. Ekaterina Makarova
3. Elena Vesnina
4. Serena Williams

33. Who became first female President of Singapore?

1. Carrie Lam
2. Halimah Yacob
3. Jacindra Ardern
4. Angela Merkel

34. Why Jagmeet Singh is in news?

1. He is elected leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party.
2. He represents South Hall in British House of Commons.
3. He is appointed as one of the advisor to President Donald Trump.
4. He is advisor to UN Commission on Human Rights.

35. Why Hambantota Port has been in news in 2017?

1. Its majority stakes are sold to China.
2. It straddles world’s busiest east-west shipping route.
3. Chinese move here created worries for India.
4. All of the above

36. Who was awarded Best Actress award in the 64^th National Film awards function?

1. M. Surabhi
2. Zaira Wasim
3. Iman Chakraborty
4. Sonam Kapoor

37. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

List-I

1. Sachidanand Vatsyayan
2. Aryabhatta
3. Ayyankali
4. Fatima Beevi

List-II

1. Judge
2. Harijan leader
3. Hindi Poet
4. Astronomer

Codes:

          (I)          (II)           (III)        (IV)

1. (iv)            (iii)          (i)             (ii)
2. (iii)          (iv)         (ii)          (i)
3. (iii)            (i)            (ii)            (iv)
4. (ii)             (i)            (iii)           (iv)

38. Name the sportsperson who has been honoured with “Bharat Ratna”?

1. Major Dhyan Chanda
2. Sunil Gavaskar
3. Sachin Tendulkar
4. P.T. Usha

39. Who is appointed as New Chairman of ISRO?

1. G.K. Menon
2. Roddam Narasimhan
3. R. Rao
4. K.Sivan

40. Who said that, “The Constituent Assembly was a one party body in The Assembly was the Congress and the Congress was India”?

1. Morris Jones
2. Paul R. Brass
3. Granville Austin
4. Richard Sisson

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