Solved Paper HPAS Prelims 2023 – [Part-1]

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Series: D

1. Match List I with List II:

List-I (Scheme): List-II (State)

  1. Vahan Mitra Scheme (i) Rajasthan
  2. Indira Rasoi Yojana (ii) Madhya Pradesh
  3. Emissions Trading Scheme (iii) Andhra Pradesh
  4. Gaushala Project (iv) Gujarat

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

          (a) (b) (c) (d)

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

2. Match List I with List II:

List-I (Headquarters) List-II (Board)

  1. Guntur (i) Coffee Board
  2. Bengaluru (ii) Tobacco Board
  3. Kottayam (ii) Tea Board
  4. Kolkata (iv) Rubber Board

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

          (a) (b) (c) (d)

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

3. Match List I with List II:

List-I (Vijayanagar Kings) List-II (Dynasty)

  1. Virupaksha-II (i) Sangam
  2. Achyuta Ray (ii) Tuluva
  3. Sriranga-I (i) Aravidu
  4. Thimma (iv) Saluva

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

          (a) (b) (c) (d)

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

4. Match List I with List II:

List-I (Important wars)  List-II (End with Treaty)

  1. First Carnatic War (i) Treaty of Madras
  2. Third Carnatic War (ii) Treaty of Mangalore
  3. First Anglo-Mysore War (iii) Treaty of Paris
  4. Second Anglo-Mysore War (iv) Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

           (a) (b) (c) (d)

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

5. Match List I with List II: 

List-I (Important Battles/War): List-II (Year)

  1. Battle of Machhiwara (i) 1532
  2. Battle of Bilgram (ii) 1565
  3. Battle of Rakshasi-Tangadi (iii) 1555
  4. Battle of Dohariya (iv) 1540

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

          (a) (b) (c) (d)

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

6. Match List I with List II:

List-I (Pass): List-II (Place)

  1. Niti Pass (i) Arunachal Pradesh
  2. Rohtang Pass (ii) Ladakh
  3. Likhapani Pass (iii) Himachal Pradesh
  4. Khunjerab Pass (iv) Uttarakhand

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

          (a) (b) (c) (d)

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

7. Match List I with List II:

List-I (Doabs) List-II (Rivers)

  1. Bist Doab (i) Between Chenab and Jhelum
  2. Chaj Doab  (ii) Between Beas and Ravi
  3. Bari Doub (iii) Between Jhelum and Indus
  4. Sind Doab (iv) Between Beas and Sutlej

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

           (a) (b) (c) (d)

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

8. Match List I with List II:

  1. Domestic Violence Act (i) 1961
  2. Sexual Harassment at Workplace (ii)  1987
  3. Commission for Sati (Prevention) Act (iii) 2013
  4. Dowry Prohibition Act (iv) 2005

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

          (a) (b) (c) (d)

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

9. Match List I with List II:

List-I List-II

  1. Organisation of Village Panchayat (i) Article 44
  2. Promotion of International Peace and Security (ii) Article 39A
  3. Uniform Civil Code (iii) Article 40
  4. Equal Justice and Free Legal Aid (iv) Article 51

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

           (a) (b) (c) (d)

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

10. Match List I with List II:

List-I: List-II

  1. Critical Minimum Effort Hypothesis (i) Boeke
  2. Theory of Social Dualism (ii) Leibenstein
  3. Low-level Equilibrium Trap (iii) Higgins
  4. Theory of Technological Dualism (iv) Nelson

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

          (a) (b) (c) (d)

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

11. Match List I with List II:

List-I: List-II

  1. Development as Freedom (i) Amartya Sen
  2. Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy (ii) Raghuram Rajan
  3. India: The Emerging Giant (iii) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
  4. The Making of India: Economic Policy and Nationalism, 1947-2017 (iv) C. Rangarajan

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

           (a) (b) (c) (d)

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

Note: question scrapped and no weight-age.

12. Match List I with List II:

List-I (Environmental Policy): List-II (Year)

  1. Wildlife Conservation Strategy (i) 2014
  2. National Biodiversity Action Plan (ii) 1991
  3. National Forest Policy (iii) 2002
  4. National Zoo Policy (iv) 1988

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

          (a) (b) (c) (d)

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

Note: question scrapped and no weight-age.

13. Match List I with List II:

List-I (Vitamin/Mineral): List II (Symptoms)

  1. Iron (i) Weak muscles
  2. Iodine (ii) Anaemia
  3. Calcium (iii) Mental disability in children
  4. Vitamin B1 (iv) Tooth decay

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

           (a) (b) (c) (d)

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

14. Match List I with List II:

List-I (Quantity): List-II (Unit of Measurement)

  1. Weight (i) Cubic meter
  2. Volume (ii) Newton
  3. Temperature (iii) Pascal
  4. Pressure (iv) Kelvin

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

           (a) (b) (c) (d)

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

15. Match List I with List II :

List-I (Defence Exercise): List-II (Participant Countries)

  1. Surya Kiran (i) India and Indonesia
  2. Garuda Shakti (ii) India and Nepal
  3. Vijay Prahar (iii) India and Singapore
  4. SIMBEX (iv) India and USA

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

          (a) (b) (c) (d)

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

16. Match List I with List II:

List-I (Epithet) List-II (Country)

  1. Land of Snow (i) Aberdeen
  2. Granite City (ii) Canada
  3. White City (ii) Belgrade
  4. Pearl of Orient (iv) Hong Kong

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

          (a) (b) (c) (d)

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

Note: question scrapped and no weight-age.

17. Match List I with List II:

List-I (Organizations):  List-II (Year)

  1. Dujam Movement (i) 1939
  2. All India State People Conference (ii) 1938
  3. Himalayan Riyasati Praja Mandal (iii) 1906
  4. Kunihar Praja Mandal (iv) 1927

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

          (a) (b) (c) (d)

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

18. Match List I with List II: List-I (District)

List-II (Reserved Forest Area in Sq. Km. in 2019-20)

  1. Chamba (i) 1050
  2. Kullu (ii) 374
  3. Sirmaur (iii) 164
  4. Kangra (iv) 70

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

           (a) (b) (c) (d)

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

19. Match List I with List II:

List-I List-II

  1. Himachal Pradesh Skill Development Project (i) 2018
  2. Himachal Pradesh Kaushal Vikas Nigam (ii) 2017
  3. Mukhya Mantri Yuva Ajivika Yojana (iii) 2014
  4. Himachal Grihini Suvidha Yojana (iv) 2019

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

           (a) (b) (c) (d)

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

Note: question scrapped and no weight-age.

20. Match List I with List II:

List-I (District): List-II (Wildlife Sanctuary)

  1. Kinnaur (i) Rupi Bhaba
  2. Chamba (ii) Sechu Tuan Nala
  3. Mandi (iii) Kibber
  4. Lahaul and Spiti (iv) Nargu

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

          (a) (b) (c) (d)

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

21. Shinku-La tunnel pertains to which of the following?

  1. Sikkim
  2. Ladakh
  3. Jammu and Kashmir
  4. Himachal Pradesh

Note: # Denotes two options i.e ‘B’ .or. ‘D’ in respective paper/series.

22. Digital India Act, 2023 will replace which of the following?

  1. Information Technology Act, 2008
  2. Information Technology Act, 2020
  3. Information Technology Act, 2000
  4. Information Technology Act, 2011

23. “Jivaka Chintamani” was written by

  1. Seethalai Sathanar
  2. Dandin
  3. Tiruttakkatevar
  4. None of these

24. Bangar alluvium soils are also known as:

  1. Loess
  2. Kankars
  3. Vertisols
  4. Regur

25. Jhelum river rises from:

  1. Wular lake
  2. Dul lake
  3. Verinag spring
  4. Potwar plateau

26. Under which Constitutional amendment reservations to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) was given?

  1. 95 Amendment
  2. 103 Amendment
  3. 104 Amendment
  4. 105 Amendment

27. Under which Article of the Constitution a Speaker allows any member to speak in Parliament in his/her mother language?

  1. Article 19(1)
  2. Article 343(1)
  3. Article 120(1)
  4. Article 210(1)

28. Which organisation releases the SDG India-Index, which comprehensively documents the progress made by India’s States and Union Territories towards implementing the 2030 SDG targets?

  1. RBI
  2. NITI Aayog
  3. NIPFP
  4. SEBI

29. What is the correct ascending order of Indian States on the basis of the poverty headcount ratio (PHR) as per the National Multidimensional Poverty Index measured by NITI Aayog ?

  1. Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
  2. Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan
  3. Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
  4. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh

30. Lithosphere is known as:

  1. Abiotic component
  2. Biotic component
  3. Both (A) and (B)
  4. Neither (A) nor (B)

31. First comprehensive population policy was announced by the Government of India on:

  1. 16 April, 1974
  2. 16 April, 1975
  3. 16 April, 1976
  4. 16 April, 1977

32. Institute of Forest Biodiversity is located at:

  1. Dehradun
  2. Allahabad
  3. Hyderabad
  4. Shimla

33. The greatest worldwide use of water is for:

  1. Irrigation
  2. Industry
  3. Human consumption
  4. Washing and flushing toilets

34. Which of the following is a biotic component?

  1. Soil
  2. Air
  3. Animal
  4. Water

35. International Day of Forests, 2023 pertains to the theme of:

  1. Forests and Energy
  2. Forests and Health
  3. Forests and sustainable production
  4. Forests and Biodiversity

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