Solved Paper Investigator 2018 [Part-2] – HPSSC Hamirpur

56. The tyres of vehicle are made corrugated and rough

1. To increase friction
2. To minimize friction
3. To make the friction completely ineffective
4. None of these

57. The planets are kept revolving around the sun in their orbits due to the

1. Force of attraction
2. Gravitational attraction
3. Electromagnetic force
4. Magnetic force

58. The energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position or configuration is

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

59. Melting is an

1. Isochoric process
2. Isothermal process
3. Adiabatic process
4. None of these

60. A person puts the least pressure on the earth when he is

1. Sitting
2. Standing
3. Running
4. Lying on the ground

61. Which of the following can be detected by a magnet?

1. Gamma rays
2. Radio waves
3. Beta rays
4. Ultraviolet rays

62. Most metals can be beaten into sheets. This property is called

1. Ductility
2. Malleability
3. Liquation
4. Allotropy

63. Dettol acts as an

1. Antiseptic
2. Antibiotic
3. Analgesic
4. Antipyretic

64. Formalin is an aqueous solution of

1. Formaldehyde
2. Formic acid
3. Fluorescein
4. None of these

65. The largest living flightless bird is

1. Duck
2. Kiwi
3. Ostrich
4. Penguin

66. The average life of a red blood cell (R.B.C.) of mammal is about

1. 60 days
2. 120 days
3. 240 days
4. 365 days

67. The growth stimulating hormone is

1. Lipotropin
2. Somatotropin
3. Thyrotropin
4. None of these

68. Which of the following is a deficiency disease?

1. Beriberi
2. Tuberculosis
3. AIDS
4. Malaria

69. International Rice Research Institute is located at

1. New York
2. Lisbon
3. Manila
4. Sydney

70. Alpine vegetation in India is restricted to

1. Thar Desert
2. Nilgiri hills
3. Himalayas
4. Sundarbans

71. How many meaningful English words can be made with the letters “NWTI” using each letter only once in each word?

1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. None of these

72. If the code for “STABLE” is “123456” and code for “LABOUR” is 534789, then what will be the code for “BOTTLE”?

1. 472256
2. 472556
3. 472265
4. 475526

73. What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following series?

2,15,41, 80, ?

1. 111
2. 120
3. 121
4. 132

74. The positions of how many digits in the number 351462987 will remain unchanged after the digits are rearranged in ascending order within the number?

1. Two
2. Three
3. Four
4. Five

75. Sunil is the son of Keshav. Simran, Keshav’s sister, has a son Maruti and daughter Sita. Prem is the maternal uncle of Maruti. How is Sunil related to Maruti?

1. Cousin
2. Uncle
3. Brother
4. Nephew

76. If + means ÷, – means x, x means +, ÷ means -, then what will be the value for

45+9-3*15÷2

1. 24
2. 28
3. 32
4. 36

77. A person walks towards his house at 8:00 AM and observes his shadow to his right. In which direction he is walking?

1. North
2. South
3. East
4. West

78. Which of the following is a leap year?

1. 1800
2. 2600
3. 2800
4. 3000

79. The sum of the ages of father and a son presently is 70 years. After 10 years, the son’s age is exactly half that of the father. What is their age now?

1. 45 years, 25 years
2. 50 years, 20 years
3. 47 years, 23 years
4. 50 years, 25 years

80. There were a total of 10 bicycles and tricycles, if the total number of wheels was 24, how many tricycles were there?

1. 2
2. 6
3. 8
4. 4

81. The Pajhota agitation took place in

1. 1939
2. 1942
3. 1945
4. 1948

82. H.P. became part “C” state in

1. 1947
2. 1949
3. 1954
4. None of these

83. Baralacha- LA Pass is located in which district of H.P?

1. Kinnaur
2. Kullu
3. Shimla
4. Lahaul & Spiti

84. Parbati river is a tributary of

1. Chenab
2. Sutlej
3. Beas
4. Ravi

85. Parashar Lake is located in which district of H.P?

1. Mandi
2. Sirmaur
3. Chamba
4. Kangra

86. Gamgul Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which district of H.P.?

1. Bilaspur
2. Hamirpur
3. Chamba
4. Solan

87. Which of the following is the top tourist destination in the State?

1. Kangra
2. Shimla
3. Solan
4. Chamba

88. Pong Dam is also known as

1. Maharana Pratap Sagar
2. Govind Sagar
3. Maharana Ranjit Sagar
4. None of these

89. HRTC came into being in the year

1. 1971
2. 1974
3. 1985
4. 1992

90. Gaggal Airport is located in which district of H.P.?

1. Shimla
2. Solan
3. Kullu
4. None of these

91. Sariun Fort is located in which district of H.P.?

1. Hamirpur
2. Una
3. Solan
4. Bilaspur

92. Tauni Devi temple is located in which districts of H.P.?

1. Kangra
2. Mandi
3. Bilaspur
4. Hamirpur

93. Taragarh Palace is located in which district of H.P.?

1. Kangra
2. Sirmaur
3. Chamba
4. Mandi

94. Dangi dance is dance form of which area in H.P.?

1. Lahaul & Spiti
2. Kinnaur
3. Chamba
4. Shimla

95. Laman singing is popular in which valley of H.P.?

1. Kangra
2. Kullu
3. Shimla
4. None of thee

96. Chaitraul festival is popularly known as

1. Festival of flowers
2. Festival of colours
3. Festival of pictures
4. None of these

97. Chessu fair is ceremony of

1. Buddhists
2. Jains
3. Christians
4. None of these

98. The first legislative assembly of H.P. was constituted in

1. 1950
2. 1951
3. 1952
4. 1956

99. H.P. established its own High Court in

1. 1948
2. 1956
3. 1963
4. 1971

100. Population density of H.P. as per Census 2011 is

1. 109
2. 116
3. 123
4. 127

101. Literacy rate is lowest in which district of H.P. as per Census 2011

1. Chamba
2. Sirmaur
3. Una
4. Kinnaur

102. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and forestry was established in

1. 1970
2. 1978
3. 1985
4. 2002

103. National Institute of Technology is located in which district of H.P.?

1. Mandi
2. Shimla
3. Hamirpur
4. Kangra

104. Paras Dogra is associated with which sport?

1. Shooting
2. Hockey
3. Football
4. Cricket

105. Sansar Chand was a famous ruler of which princely state of H.P.?

1. Sirmour
2. Kangra
3. Suket
4. None of these

106. ICICI was formed in 1955 at the initiative of which international organization?

1. World bank
2. IMF
3. United Nations
4. None of these

107. Who has won India’s first medal in athletics at the Youth Olympic Games 2018?

1. Simran
2. Lakshya Sen
3. Suraj Parmar
4. Tababi Devi

108. ‘Swastha Bharat Yatra’ National Campaign has been recently launched for which purpose?

1. Safe Food
2. Healthy drink
3. Hygienic locality
4. Secure travelling

109. The festival of Fulpati has recently celebrated in which neighbouring country in India?

1. Myanmar
2. Nepal
3. Sri Lanka
4. Bhutan

110. India’s first tribal circuit tourism project has recently launched in which state?

1. Assam
2. Rajasthan
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Chhattisgarh

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