Solved Paper Naib-Tehsildar Exam 2018 [Part-3] – HPPSC Shimla

1. Which of the following Social Reforms was not considered essential by Gandhi for the transformation of society?

1. Hindu-Muslim unity
2. Abolition of Varna system
3. Swadeshi
4. Abolition of Untouchability

2. The Dandi March was started by Gandhi on:

1. March 10, 1930
2. March 15, 1930
3. March 21, 1930
4. March 12, 1930

3. In which special session of the Congress, Gandhi presented for approval of his idea of Satyagraha against the government?

1. Bombay, 1918
2. Ahmedabad, 1921
3. Calcutta, 1920
4. Amritsar, 1919

4. When did Gandhi realize that his struggle in India was not based on the Non-violence of the Brave?

1. 1947
2. 1948
3. 1942
4. 1940

5. Which is not the feature of Gandhi’s theory of Trusteeship?

1. Change of capitalist society into an equalitarian one
2. Fixation of upper and lower limits of incomes
3. The character of production to be determined by social necessity
4. The government should be made the owner of the lives of people

6. Which of the following rates is not determined by RBI?

1. Bank rate
2. SLR
3. PLR
4. CRR

7. Who is known as the father of ‘White Revolution’ in India?

1. S. Swaminathan
2. P. Pal
3. N. Bahl
4. V. Kurien

8. When did the Kisan Credit Cart Scheme for the farmers start in India?

1. 1995-96
2. 1998-99
3. 2005-06
4. 2007-08

9. The concept of Small Scale Industries (SSI) was brought to force by the:

1. Industrial Policy Resolution,1948
2. Industrial Policy Resolution,1956 
3. Industrial Policy Statement,1977
4. None of the above

10. Who recommends the MSP and issue prices?

1. Ministry of Agriculture
2. Commission for Agricultural Cost and Prices
3. NITI Aayog
4. NABARD

11. India economy is a type of :

1. Capitalist economy
2. Socialist economy
3. Mixed economy
4. Monopolistic economy

12. When has the Population Policy been implemented?

1. 15^th February 2000
2. 15^th February 2001
3. 15^th February 2002
4. 14^th February 2000

13. What is the basic objective of Public Distribution System in India?

1. To control the market price
2. To ensure food security for poor
3. To control black marketing
4. To encourage export

14. The second green revolution is focused on:

1. Agriculture stability
2. Environment issues
3. Reducing rural imbalances
4. All of the above

15. Which sector of Indian economy has disguised unemployment?

1. Agriculture
2. Industry
3. Services
4. Manufacturing

16. One horsepower of electric power is equal to :

1. 746 Watts
2. 1000 Watts
3. 375 Watts
4. 220 Watts

17. When a bar magnet suspended freely with a thread, it will always rest along :

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

18. The main constituent of the compressed natural gas (CNG) is :

1. Butane
2. Methane
3. Ethane
4. Propane

19. The short-sightedness (myopia) defect in human eyes can be corrected by using :

1. Plano-concave lens
2. Plano-convex lens
3. Concave lens
4. Convex lens

20. Which one is responsible for the souring of milk?

1. Citric Acid
2. Lactic Acid
3. Acetic Acid
4. Formic Acid

21. Which of the following is the most abundant metal in Earth’s crust?

1. Iron
2. Aluminium
3. Calcium
4. Sodium

22. Atoms of different elements with different atomic numbers, which have same mass number are known as :

1. Isomers
2. Isotopes
3. Isochors
4. Isobars

23. Which of the following pollutants is the major cause of respiratory diseases?

1. Nitrogen oxide
2. Carbon monoxide
3. Suspended fine particles
4. Volatile organic compounds

24. Who discovered the nucleus in the cell?

1. Robert Hooke
2. Robert Brown
3. Purkinje
4. Leeuwenhoek

25. Bats search their prey and fly in dark night by emitting and detecting reflections of :

1. Infrasonic waves
2. Ultrasonic waves
3. Ultraviolet waves
4. Infrared waves

26. Trisul peak lies in the state of :

1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Odisha
3. Uttarakhand
4. Uttar Pradesh

27. Which one of the following is not a biosphere reserve?

1. Manas
2. Nokrek
3. Pachmarhi
4. Ranthambore

28. Ramsar Convention was held in :

1. Afghanistan
2. Iraq
3. Iran
4. Turkey

29. Karewa soil is found in the state of :

1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Jammu & Kashmir
3. Uttarakhand
4. Rajasthan

30. Which one of the following is not a deciduous tree?

1. Arjun
2. Gurjan
3. Palas
4. Sal

31. Which one of the following rivers flows from east to west?

1. Dibang
2. Lohit
3. Manas
4. Subansiri

32. Which one of the following separates the Andaman from the Nicobar Islands?

1. 8 degree Channel
2. 9 degree Channel
3. 10 degree Channel
4. 11 degree Channel

33. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?

           DAM: RIVER

1. Dulhasti ——–    Chenab
2. Rihand Dam ——-Ken
3. Pachet Dam ——-Damodar
4. Tehri Dam—— Bhagirathi

34. Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre is at :

1. Bangkok
2. Kerala
3. Surat
4. None of the above

35. How much of India’s coastline is vulnerable to Disasters?

1. 5340 km
2. 5400 km
3. 6200 km
4. 5700 km

36. Which President of India wrote the book ‘The Turbulent Years, 1980-1996’?

1. Pranab Mukherjee
2. P.J. Abdul Kalam
3. R. Narayanan
4. Ram Nath Kovind

37. Who was first President of B.J.P. when it was established on 6^th April 1980 ?

1. Atal Behari Vajpayee
2. Shyma Prasad Mukherji
3. L.K. Advani
4. Murli Monohar Joshi

38. Among the following who has been the Commanders-in-Chief of Indian Army after independence?

1. General Sir Rob Lockhart
2. General Sir Roy Bucher
3. General (Later Field Marshal) K.M. Cariappa
4. All of the above

39. In the Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast 2018 in which sport all the participants of India got medals?

1. Shooting
2. Wrestling
3. Badminton
4. Weight-lifting

40. Who won the “Khel Ratna Award” in 2017?

1. Devendra Jhajharia
2. Sardar Singh
3. Devendra Jhajharia & Sardar Singh Both
4. Dipa Karmakar

41. Who was the Chief Guest in the 68^th Republic Day parade on 26^th January 2017?

1. Prince of Abu Dhabi
2. President of Iran
3. President of Russia
4. President of the USA

42. Who has been recently appointed as Head of BCCI by the Hon’ble Supreme Court?

1. Anurag Thakur
2. Sharad Pawar
3. Vinod Rai
4. Rajiv Shukla

43. Which opposition candidate contested Presidential election against ruling party’s candidate Ram Nath Kovind?

1. Meira Kumar
2. Meira Nair
3. Rajmohan Gandhi
4. Renuka Choudhary

44. Which Indian city has been declared as World’s Heritage City by UNESCO in 2017?

1. Jaipur
2. Varanasi
3. Ahmedabad
4. Lucknow

45. Who is appointed as Chief of Film Censor Board in India in 2017?

1. Prasoon Joshi
2. Anupam Kher
3. Sharmila Tagore
4. Babul Supriyo

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