Solved Paper Hostel Warden 2019 [Part-2] – HPSSC Hamirpur

56. Taxes collected in the Mauryan period varied from

1. Half to one-fourth
2. One-fourth to one-sixth
3. One-sixth to one – eighth
4. None of these

57. Kadambari was written by

1. Banabhatta
2. Kalidasa
3. Charasena
4. Dhananjaya

58. How many times did Mahmud of Ghazni invade India?

1. 17
2. 21
3. 22
4. 28

59. Who defeated Humayun at the Battle of Chausa in 1539?

1. Sher Shah
2. Bahadur Shah
3. Rana Sanga
4. None of these

60. The most important part of the Maratha army was

1. Fort
2. Cavalry
3. Artillery
4. Navy

61. The Sikh leader Banda Bahadur was captured and executed during the reign of

1. Farrukhsiyar
2. Aurangzeb
3. Jahandar Shah
4. Bahadur Shah

62. The first telegraph line was introduced in which year?

1. 1853
2. 1857
3. 1861
4. 1872

63. The Prarthana Samaj was established by

1. Jyotiba Phule
2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3. M.G. Ranade
4. Atmaram Pandurang

64. Kol uprising started in which region of India?

1. Chhotanagpur
2. Sylhet
3. Rangpur
4. None of these

65. The first Indian Civil Servant was

1. C.R. Das
2. K.M. Munshi
3. S.N. Banerjee
4. J.L. Nehru

66. Where did Gandhiji win his first battle of Civil Disobedience in India?

1. Bombay
2. Ahmedabad
3. Champaran
4. Nagpur

67. When was the famous ‘Quit India Resolution’ passed?

1. 6^th April 1942
2. 14^th April 1944
3. 14^th August 1942
4. 8^th August 1942

68. The President of the ‘National Liberal Federation’ was

1. Lala Lajpat Rai
2. G.K.Gokhle
3. S. N. Banerjee
4. W.C. Banerjee

69. The overall thickness of the earth crust ranges from

1. 16-50 km
2. 10-30 km
3. 30-50 km
4. None of these

70. Chalk is an example of

1. Carbonaceous rock
2. Siliceous rock
3. Carbonate rock
4. Argillaceous rock

71. Ganga delta is an example of

1. Arcuate delta
2. Bird’s foot delta
3. Estuarine delta
4. Truncated delta

72. The temperate cyclones move is

1. Westerly direction
2. Easterly direction
3. Northerly direction
4. Southeasterly direction

73. Which type of climatic region has the least temperature range?

1. Equatorial type
2. Tundra type
3. Mediterranean type
4. Taiga type

74. The average depth of the Indian Ocean is

1. 4000 m
2. 5000 m
3. 10,000 m
4. None of these

75. The salinity of seawater is highest at

1. Equator
2. Poles
3. Tropics
4. None of these

76. High tides are also called

1. Ebbs
2. Neap tides
3. Spring tides
4. None of these

77. Who is referred to as ‘producers’ in the marine ecosystem?

1. Small fishes
2. Fungi
3. Zooplanktons
4. Phytoplanktons

78. Which is not a method of Solid Waste Management?

1. Incineration
2. Composting
3. Landfill sites
4. None of these

79. The Aborigines of Australia closely resemble

1. Negroids
2. Mongoloids
3. Caucasoids
4. None of these

80. Which country is known as the ‘Sugar bowl of the world’?

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

81. In Monsoon regions, the maximum rains occur in

1. Summers
2. Winters
3. Autumn
4. Spring

82. The term ‘occidental’ relates to the culture of

1. Southeast Asia
2. North-Western Europe
3. Middle East
4. Africa

83. Pittsburg is famous for

1. Iron ore
2. Coal
3. Both a and b
4. Petroleum

84. The capital of Australia is

1. Sydney
2. Melbourne
3. Canberra
4. Perth

85. At the northernmost point of India, the rays of the sun are always

1. Vertical
2. Oblique
3. Direct
4. None of these

86. The greater Himalayas are known as

1. Himadri
2. Pir Panjal
3. Zaskar
4. Shiwalik

87. The Indo Gangetic plains of the Indian subcontinent are examples of

1. Delta plains
2. Structural plains
3. Depositional plains
4. Erosional plains

88. Which river makes an estuary?

1. Krishna
2. Mahanadi
3. Godavari
4. None of these

89. The Western Ghats receive which type of rainfall?

1. Orographic
2. Convectional
3. Cyclonic
4. Frontal

90. Alluvial soils generally have a low content of

1. Nitrogen
2. Phosphorus
3. Potash
4. All of these

91. Naharkatiya oil refinery is located in

1. Gujarat
2. West Bengal
3. Assam
4. Maharashtra

92. Kodarma is famous for

1. Mica mining
2. Leatherworks
3. Cement factories
4. None of these

93. Jayakwadi dam is built on which river?

1. Cauvery
2. Krishna
3. Godavari
4. None of these

94. Friction

1. Accelerates the motion
2. Stops the moving body completely
3. Retards the motion
4. Does not have any effect on motion

95. Water stored in a dam has

1. Kinetic energy
2. Mechanical energy
3. Potential energy
4. None of these

96. The vacuum reduces heat losses due to

1. Conduction only
2. Convection only
3. Conduction and convection both
4. None of these

97. Outer most part of Sun’s atmosphere is called

1. Ionosphere
2. Stratosphere
3. Corona
4. Troposphere

98. Which of the following was the most successful India’s Communication Satellite?

1. Bhaskara
2. Aryabhatta
3. INSAT-1A
4. INSAT-1B

99. A calorie is the measuring unit of the intensity of which of the following?

1. Temperature
2. Gravity
3. Heat
4. Energy

100. Cellulose is a

1. Protein
2. Fat
3. Polysaccharide
4. Hormone

101. Petrol is a mixture of

1. Alkenes
2. Alkanes
3. Alkynes
4. None of these

102. Solid carbon dioxide is called?

1. Quartz
2. Krypton
3. Xenon
4. None of these

103. The largest source of antibiotics is

1. Fungi
2. Protozoa
3. Virus
4. None of these

104. Apiculture is associated with

1. Honeybee
2. Fish
3. Silkworm
4. Lac insects

105. Blackwater fever is also called is

1. Yellow fever
2. Scarlet fever
3. Encephalitis
4. None of these

106. Kangaroo is mostly found in

1. India
2. Sri Lanka
3. Sudan
4. None of these

107. Normal blood pressure in a young man is usually

1. 120/80 mm Hg
2. 150/60 mm Hg
3. 170/60 mm Hg
4. 160/40 mm Hg

108. Which is a contagious disease?

1. Beriberi
2. Pellagra
3. Diphtheria
4. Scurvy

109. Paper is a product of

1. Protein
2. Cellulose
3. Starch
4. Pectin

110. Pearl is obtained from

1. Silverfish
2. Shellfish
3. Sea urchin
4. Sea horse

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