Solved Paper Labour Inspector 2018 [Part-3]- HPSSC Hamirpur

111. “Jubbal Narayan” a place famous for imprisoning criminal is located in

1. Kumarsain
2. Rohru
3. Ghanehti
4. Chaupal

112. In which year Shimla municipality was created?

1. 1850
2. 1862
3. 1868
4. 1888

113. The Prashar Lake is located in which district of H.P.?

1. Kullu
2. Mandi
3. Chamba
4. Shimla

114. “Kunzum Pass” is famous of

1. Spiti Valley
2. Kullu Valley
3. Kangra Valley
4. Pangi Valley

115. “Hattu Peak” is located in which district of H.P.?

1. Kinnaur
2. Sirmaur
3. Kullu
4. None of these

116. “Chhari Yatra” starts from

1. Kullu
2. Chamba
3. Mandi
4. Manimahesh

117. Which of the following states is located in the South-East of H.P.?

1. Uttarakhand
2. Haryana
3. Punjab
4. Uttar Pradesh

118. Khirganga hot water springs are located in

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

119. Who was the last Mughal Governor of Kangra fort in 1740?

1. Sayyid Hussain
2. Hasan Abdullaha
3. Sayyid Khalil
4. Saif Ali Khan

120. Who drove out the Sikhs from Siba state during the second Sikh war?

1. Gobind Singh
2. Bijai Singh
3. Ram Singh
4. Devi Singh

121. Nagarkot was the seat of power and prestige of

1. Sung Dynasty
2. Pal Dynasty
3. Katoch dynasty
4. None of these

122. The first Lokayukta of H. P. was

1. Justice R. N. Grover
2. Justice P. C. Malhotra
3. Justice T.V.R. Tatachari
4. Justice R.S. Sarkaria

123. Which of the following district of H.P. is not associated with fraternal polyandry?

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

124. The centre of Kangra school of painting was

1. Jawalamukhi
2. Sujanpur
3. Kangra
4. Baijnath

125. Trilokpuri temple houses the idol of

1. Lord Shiva
2. Lord Ganesha
3. Tripura Balasundri
4. None of these

126. The most useful area for the cultivation of citrus variety of fruits is

1. Shivalik Hills
2. Kullu Valley
3. Alpine Zone
4. Inner Himalayas

127. Agro- economic research centre is located in H. P. at

1. Bilaspur
2. Mandi
3. Shimla
4. Sirmaur

128. In which year H.P. Board of School Education was set up?

1. 1975 (According to the official answer key, the answer is A)
2. 1977
3. 1980
4. 1984

Exp: The actual answer is None of the above. Send your objection for scrapping this question.

Note: The Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education, Dharamshala came into existence in 1969 as per Himachal Pradesh Act No. 14 of 1968 with its head-quarter at Shimla later shifted to Dharamshala in January 1983.

129. Which of the following district of H.P. has the highest percentage of the urban population?

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

130. During which year first assembly Election were held in H.P.?

1. 1948
2. 1950
3. 1951
4. 1954

131. “Nuala” folk dance is performed in the valley of

1. Chamba
2. Spiti
3. Kinnaur
4. Kullu

132. Bahadurpur fort is located in which district of H.P.?

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

133. Which of the following is/ are the part of Indus River System?

1. Satluj
2. Beas
3. Chenab
4. All of these

134. As per census 2011, the sex ratio in H.P. is

1. 927
2. 937
3. 967
4. 972

135. The first member of the Rajya Sabha from H. P. is

1. Chiranji Lal Verma
2. K.L.Mehta
3. Anand Chandel
4. None of these

136. The payment of wages act is applicable to

1. Whole of India except J&K
2. Whole of India
3. Only to limited factories
4. None of these

137. The abolition of child labour was introduced first time through

1. Factories Act 1947
2. Factories Act 1881
3. Factories Act 1883
4. None of these

Notes: In 1833 the Government passed a Factory Act to improve conditions for children working in factories. Young children were working very long hours in workplaces where conditions were often terrible. The basic act was as follows:

• no child workers under nine years of age
• employers must have an age certificate for their child workers
• children of 9-13 years to work no more than nine hours a day
• children of 13-18 years to work no more than 12 hours a day
• children are not to work at night
• two hours of schooling each day for children
• four factory inspectors appointed to enforce the law

138. India received the first stipulation of eight hours of work in

1. Factories Act 1881
2. Trade dispute Act, 1929
3. Factories Act 1947
4. None of these

Exp: In order to make India labour costlier, the Factories Act was first introduced in 1883 because of the pressure brought on the British Parliament by the textile moguls of Manchester and Lancashire. Thus received the first stipulation of eight hours of work, the abolition of child labour, and the restriction of women in night employment, and the introduction of overtime wages for work beyond eight hours.

139. Which of the following facilities is not meant for a proper and comfortable working condition of the employees?

1. Sitting Place
2. Humidity (This should be the actual answer)
3. Cleanliness
4. Housing Facility (D is the answer according  to the official answer key.)

Note: Send your objection for correction.

Can anyone explain, how the humidity is meant for proper and comfortable working condition? 

140. Minimum workers required to form a trade union as per law is

1. 7 (Actual answer)
2. 11
3. 14
4. 15 (According to the official answer key, the answer is D)

Note: According to Trade Union Act, 1926, a registered trade union of workmen shall at all times continue to have not less than 10% or 100 of the workmen, whichever is less, subject to a minimum of 7 persons engaged or employed in the Estt or industry with whichever it is connected, as its members.

141. Labour laws enacted by Central Government must be enforced by

1. Central Government
2. State Government
3. Both (A)and (B)
4. None of these

142. The first Indian labour organisation (ILO) office in India started in

1. 1919
2. 1925
3. 1927
4. 1928

143. The first national commission on labour was made in

1. 1964
2. 1969
3. 1975
4. 1982

144. India is a permanent member of the ILO Governing body since

1. 1919
2. 1920
3. 1922
4. 1924

145. As per payment of wages act, the wages must be paid on

1. 7^th working day
2. 10^th working day
3. Any working day
4. Any holiday

Note: Just have a look at the Payment of Wages Act, 1936

• Wages need to be paid to employees before the expiry of the 7th day of the last day of the wage period, where the number of employees are less than 1000.
• In case the number of employee is less than 1000, wages must be paid before the expiry of the 10th day of the last day of the wage period.
• Further, wages must be paid only on working day and not on holiday. In case employment of any person is terminated, the wages earned by him must be paid before the expiry of the second working day from the date of termination.

146. The principle of equal pay for equal work is contained in which article of the Indian Constitution?

1. Article 23
2. Article 32
3. Article 36
4. Article 39

147. In Marxist approach, concerns with wage related disputes are

1. Primary
2. Secondary
3. Tertiary
4. Not Considered

148. The responsibility for maintenance of employee’s health and safety is with

1. Employers
2. Government
3. Employees
4. All of these

149. In which year was the employees State Insurance act enacted?

1. 1948
2. 1976
3. 1923
4. 1961

150. Under minimum Wages act, an adult means a person who has completed an age of

1. 18 years
2. 14 years
3. 15 years
4. 16 years

Directions (Q. no. 151 to 153): Choose the one-word substitute for the following groups of words or phrases out of four given alternatives A, B, C and D.

51. Devoid of all hope

1. Dwindled
2. Desperate
3. Rash
4. Agony

52. Incapable of being corrected

1. Spoilt
2. Beyond control
3. Underhand
4. Incorrigible

53. Something not revealed

1. Covered
2. Hidden
3. Unexplained
4. Concealed

Directions (Q. no. 154 to 156): Choose the most appropriate word out of the four given alternatives A, B, C and D to fill in the blank.

154. Do not________ other’s privacy.

1. Invade
2. Invaded
3. Invading
4. Invasions

155. She has firm ______ in herself.

1. Belief
2. Believed
3. Believing
4. Believes

156. I was fortunate _______ having got this book _____ the library.

1. To, in
2. To, at
3. In, from
4. With, into

Directions (Q. no. 157 to 159): Choose the correct meaning of the following idioms/ phrases out of the four given alternatives A, B, C and D.

157. The last straw

1. The decisive act in causing destruction
2. The end result
3. The final act
4. The closing of harvest

158. Need of the hour

1. Necessity
2. The most essential requirement
3. The requirement of a given time
4. Necessary remedy

159. Toe the line

1. Follow
2. Attempt
3. Ignore
4. Adopt the negative posture

Directions (Q. no. 160 to 162): Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word out of the four given alternatives A, B, C and D.

160. Chaste

1. Unadorned
2. Virtuous
3. Elegant
4. Immoral

161. Verbose

1. Long
2. Detailed
3. Brief
4. Temporary

162. Nebulous

1. Stars
2. Curved
3. Homesickness
4. Crystal clear

163. आजीवन में समास है

1. तत्पुरूष
2. अव्ययी भाव
3. बहुर्बीही
4. द्वन्द्व

164. ढ क्या है ?

1. स्वर
2. व्यंजन
3. अन्तस्थ
4. दीर्घ स्वर

165. अधित्यका का विपरीतार्थक है।

1. अप्त्यका
2. उपत्यका
3. आपत्यका
4. अनयत्यकता

166. मातृ़+आज्ञा

1. मात्रज्ञा
2. मात्राज्ञा
3. मात्रयगा
4. मात्रगया

167. तद्भव शब्द है

1. तुरन्त
2. त्वरित
3. तुला
4. तोल

168. कामदेव का प्र्यायवाची है।

1. पद्म
2. पद्माकर
3. कंदर्प
4. महीश

169. चरण से उपसर्ग शब्द बनता है।

1. चरणमृत
2. चरण कमल
3. आचरण
4. आयुक्त

170. आँख फेर लेना मुहाबरे का अर्थ है।

1.  विपरीत हो जना
2.  बदला देना
3.  बदला लेना
4.  लौट जाना

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