Solved Paper Laboratory Assistant 2018 [Part-1] – HPSSC Hamirpur

Solved Paper Laboratory Assistant 2018

Post Code: 639

Series: D

Note: Answers are given according to the official answer key. In case of any discrepancy, do write us in the comment section. 

1. Which of the following acids is a vitamin?

1. Aspartic acid
2. Ascorbic acid
3. Adipic acid
4. Saccharic acid

2. Which of the following bases is not present in DNA?

1. Uracil
2. Adenine
3. Thymine
4. Guanine

3. Which of the following polymers are thermoplastic?

1. Teflon
2. Natural rubber
3. Neoprene
4. None of these

4. Which of the following is called polyamide?

1. Rayon
2. Nylon
3. Orlon
4. Terylene

5. Equanil is

1. Artificial sweetener
2. Tranquilizer
3. Antihistamine
4. Antifertility drug

6. The Neolithic culture was started in

1. Africa
2. Asia
3. South –east Asia
4. Europe

7. Supa Sutra is a text on the science of

1. Metallurgy
2. Agriculture
3. Cooking
4. Astrology

8. The Buddhist monk, who was responsible for converting Ashoka to Buddhism was

1. Vasumitra
2. Mahakassapa
3. Sabakami
4. Moggaliputta Tissa

9. Amoghavarsha belonged to which dynasty?

1. Chalukya
2. Rashtrakutas
3. Pallavas
4. Chandels

10. Muhammad-bin-tuglaq died while fighting against revels near

1. Lahore
2. Agra
3. Thatta
4. Daulatabad

11. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi was imprisoned by

1. Humayun
2. Akbar
3. Jahangir
4. Shah Jahan

12. Which Maratha leader was known more widely as Nana Saheb?

1. Balaji Baji Rao
2. Madhav Rao
3. Narayan Rao
4. Baji Rao I

13. When was the Dual government abolished by the East India company?

1. 1770
2. 1771
3. 1772
4. 1773

14. Who was the organizer of the Khilafat committee?

1. Hakim Ajmal Khan
2. Hasrat Mohani
3. Maulana Azad
4. Mazhar-ul-Haq

15. Chalk is an example of

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

16. Which of the following lava has maximum fluid?

1. Acidic lava
2. Basic lava
3. Felsic lava
4. Mafic lava

17. The vegetation of tundra climate is called

1. Cryophytes
2. Xerophytes
3. Xweotherms
4. Boreal

18. High altitude westerlies blowing across Asia are called

1. Monsoons
2. Jet Streams
3. Typhoons
4. Hurricanes

19. Cannibalism is practiced by

1. Aboriginals
2. Bushmen
3. Kirghiz
4. All of these

20. Railways are a product of

1. American Revolution
2. Russian Revolution
3. Green Revolution
4. Industrial Revolution

21. The headquarter of ‘Commonwealth of independent states’ is

1. Moscow
2. Leningrad
3. Sydney
4. Minsk

22. The highest peak of the Naga Range is

1. Blue Mountain
2. Saramati
3. Dapha Bum
4. Patkai Bum

23. Which of the following are west flowing rivers?

1. Godavari
2. Narmada
3. Tapti
4. Both B and C

24. Maximum area under tobacco cultivation is found in

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Bihar
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Tamil Nadu

25. Pykara Hydroelectric Scheme is located in

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Maharashtra
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Kerala

26. Which of the following is a Human Right as well as fundamental Right under the Constitution of India?

1. Right to information
2. Right of education
3. Right to work
4. Right to housing

27. Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the constitution on the recommendation of

1. Shah Commission
2. Administrative Reforms Commission
3. Santhanam Committee
4. Swaran Singh Committee

28. When the Vice-President acts as president he gets the emoluments of the

1. President
2. Vice-president
3. Chairman of Rajya Sabha
4. None of these

29. Which of the following is not a source of revenue to the village panchayats?

1. Property tax
2. House tax
3. Land tax
4. Vehicles tax

30. Inflation is measured in India on the basis of which index?

1. Consumer Price Index
2. Wholesale Price index
3. Retail Price Index
4. Market forces

31. When was disinvestment started in public enterprises in India?

1. 1990-91
2. 1991-91
3. 1992-93
4. 1956-57

32. Human Development Report for each year at the global level is published by

1. WTO
2. World bank
3. UNDP
4. IMF

33. Durgapur and Bhilai Plants were set-up during which five-year plan?

1. First
2. Second
3. Third
4. Fourth

34. If the English alphabet is written in backward order, then which letter will be 5^th to the left of letter M?

1. G
2. H
3. S
4. R

35. In a certain language, ‘ROAD’ is written as ‘ORDA” how will “DATE’ be written in the same code?

1. ETAD
2. ADET
3. DATE
4. EATD

36. ‘Nahauli’ fair is celebrated in which district of H.P.?

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

37. ‘Cham’ dance is performed by the Buddhist monks in which districts of H.P.?

1. Lahaul & Spiti
2. Sirmour
3. Kangra
4. Mandi

38. ‘Renuka’ lake is located in which district of H.P.?

1. Solan
2. Kullu
3. Mandi
4. Sirmaur

39. Bhuri Singh Museum is located in which district of H.P.?

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

40. Which of the following has won India’s only Boxing Gold at the 18^th Asian Games 2018?

1. Gaurav Solanki
2. Shiva Thapa
3. Vikas Krishan Yadav
4. Amit Panghal

41. Indian Railways has recently signed a pact with which company for use of natural gas in railway workshops?

1. ONGC
2. GAIL India
3. NTPC
4. IOCL

42. Which Indian Naval ship is Participating in the multilateral regional maritime engagement exercise ‘KAKADU 2018”?

1. INS Vikramaditya
2. INS Satpura
3. INS Sahyadri
4. INS Viraat

43. Which state government has decided to organize youths conclave ‘ATAL’ in September 2018?

1. Chhattisgarh
2. Assam
3. Jharkhand
4. Arunachal Pradesh

44. Antonym of the word ‘Rotundity is

1. Erect
2. Deviate
3. Angular
4. Arch

45. Meaning of the idiom ‘ To Play Fast and Loose’ is

1. To deceive someone
2. To be agile
3. Say one thing and do another
4. To be efficient

46. He abandoned his comrade——– the wolves

1. To
2. With
3. For
4. Towards

47. ‘लूटना ‘ का भाववाचक शव्द है

1. लूटना
2. लूटता
3. लौटा
4. लूट

48. त्रासदी ‘ का विपरीतार्थक है

1. प्यासी
2. कामादी
3. भूखा
4. वतादी

49. ‘आजीवन ‘ में समास है

1. द्व्न्द
2. अवययी भाव
3. बहुब्रीहि
4. तत्पुरुष

50. Which of the following is the weakest force in nature?

1. Gravitational force
2. Electromagnetic force
3. Strong nuclear force
4. Weak nuclear force

51. Lightyear is the unit of

1. Time
2. Speed
3. Distance
4. None of these

52. The number of significant figures in 0.06900 is

1. 3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 6

53. The dimensions of Planck’s constant equals to that of

1. Energy
2. Momentum
3. Angular momentum
4. Power

54. What does the speedometer of a vehicle measure?

1. Average speed
2. Average velocity
3. Instantaneous speed
4. Instantaneous velocity

55. Which of the following is a vector quantity?

1. Density
2. Momentum
3. Power
4. Work

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