1) Haem is the important biologically in the
myoglobin which is used to store: - Ans. Oxygen in the muscles
2) What is the Vedic name of the river Ravi? – Ans.
Purushani
3) The 40 years war between ancient Aryan king
Divodas and Shamber resulted in the defeat of: - Ans. Kirats
4) Where
was the capital of Kullu in the earlier times? – Ans. Jagatsukh
5) Who translated the collection of South Indian
tales into Sanskrit and titled the work as ‘Kathasaritasager’? – Ans. Somdev
6) Who was installed as Raja of Bilaspur (Kahlur)
princely state when Kharak Chand died issueless? – Ans. Mian Jangi
7) The Himachali who was captain of Indian Hockey
team that won gold medal at 1964 Summer Olympics at Tokya? – Ans. Charanjit
Singh
8) Who built the Lakshmi Narayan Temple at Chamba? –
Ans. Sahil Varman
9) Which ruler of Nurpur princely state was sent by
Shah Jahan in 1645 A.D. to curb the Uzbeks of Balkh? – Ans. Jagat Singh
10) Which treaty signaled the departure of the
Gurkhas and arrival of the British on the political canvas of Shimla Hillstates? – Ans. Treaty of Sagauli
11) Which Raja’s wooing of Nokhu Gaddan is depicted
in the “Raja-Gaddan” love lyric? – Ans. Sansar Chand of Kangra
12) Match the following: (Answer matched) – Ans. (Major
Mehar Dass-Sardar-i-Jung), (Hari Singh-Sher-e-Hind), (Captain Bakshi Pratap
Singh-Tagma-i-Shatrunash), (Lt. Amar Chand-Medal for expeptional)
13) Who among Dr. Y.S. Parmar, Anand Chand, Pt.
Padam Dev and Joginder Sen was returned unopposed to the first Lok Sabha? –
Ans. Anand Chand
14) According to 2011 census which district of
Himachal Pradesh has the lowest female literacy rate? – Ans. Chamba
15) On which issue did several Panchayats of Nichar
Sub-division boycotted the December the December 2010 – January 2011 Panchayat
election? – Ans. Opposition to Karcham Wangtoo Hydel Project
16) When Himachal Pradesh was formed in 1948 which
was the smallest Princely State/Thakurai to join it (in terms of area)? – Ans. Kuthar
17) On which river is Chamba Pattan Bridge which
being without pillars is first of this kind in Himachal Pradesh? – Ans. Beas
18) At which place in Mandi District has the
Department of Ayurveda set-up herbal garden? – Ans. Jogdinder Nagar
19) For distribution of essential commodities all
families in Himachal Pradesh have been divided into four categories. Two of them
are: Below Poverty Line (BPL), and Above Poverty Line (APL) families. The other
two are: - Ans. Annapurna and Antyodaya families
20) Arrange the dynasties in chronological order: (Dynasties
arranged) – Ans. Nandas-Mauryas-Kushans-Guptas
21) At which place was Vardhman Mahavir born? – Ans.
Kundagram
22) From which place did Mahatma Gandhi ji started
Dandi March to the sea? – Ans. Sabarmati
23) After Subhash Chandra Bose resigned from the President
ship of Congress in 1939 who became the party president? – Ans. Rajendra
Prasad
24)
Who were the two prominent leaders of Home Rule
League? – Ans. Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant
25) In 1943,
Muslim League ministers were installed in four provinces. Two of them were Sind
and NWFP. Which were the other two? – Ans. Bengal and Assam
26) In which year was the Partition of Bengal
annulled? – Ans. 1911 A.D.
27) At which venue did the 1907 A.D. split in Congress
Party take place? – Ans. Surat
28) Who was the first Indian to declare that “Freedom
is my birth right”? – Ans. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
29) Who founded the All India Depressed Classes
Federation? – Ans. B.R. Ambedkar
30) Who was the founder of Arya Samaj? – Ans. Swami
Dayanand
31) What is the capital of Republic of South Sudan? –
Ans. Juba
32) What is the name of first Indian Research Station
in the Arctic? – Ans. Himadri
33) Five rings linked together constitute the symbol
of Olympic Games. Each ring is of a different color. Two colors are blue and
black. Which are the other three colors? – Ans. Green, Yellow and Red
34) In which state of India is Kanziranga National
Park? – Ans. Assam
35) In the coast of which state is Wheeler Island? –
Ans. Orissa
36)What are the measures of Human Development
Index? – Ans. Life expectancy, Literacy rate and Gross enrollment
37) Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the
United States of America? – Ans. France
38) Which statement is true about Ellora caves? –
Ans. Majority of them are Hindu caves
39) Which city n India is called the Garden city? –
Ans. Bengaluru
40) Three important rivers of the Indian
Subcontinent have their sources near Mansarovar Lake in the Great Himalayas. These
rivers are: – Ans. Brahmaputra, Satluj and Indus
41) Match list (Nuclear Power Stations): – Ans. matched. Kakrapar-Gujarat,
Kaiga-Karnataka, Rawatbhata-Rajsthan, Narora-Uttar Pradesh
42) Koyali is: – Ans. Oil Refinery n Gujarat
43) Zawar mines are important for: – Ans. Zinc
44) Which group of rivers originates from the
Himachal mountains? – Ans. Beas, Chenab and Ravi
45) The Pennines (European Appalachians (America)
and the Aravallis (India) are examples of: – Ans. Old Mountains
46) Almost 90% of the world’s annual fish supply
comes form: – Ans. The Continental Shell
47) Mediterranean agriculture is: – Ans. Known
for grapes, olives, oranges and figs
48) Match list (Former speaker with political party):
– Ans. Matched. P.A. Sangma-Congress, G.H.C. Balyogi-Telgu Desam Party,
Manohar Joshi- Shiv Sena, Somnath Chatterjee-CPI(M)
49) Under the constitution of India, the power to
issue a writ of Habeas Corpus is vested in: – Ans. Both High Court and
Supreme Court
50) In
which part of the India Constitution has the provision for Panchayats been
made? – Ans. IXth
51) Which is no longer a source of Income of urban
local bodies in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh? – Ans. Octroi
52) The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats meet at:
– Ans. Nilgiri Hills
53) Fly ash is environment pollutant produced by: –
Ans. Thermal power plant
54) The quality of diesel oil for use in diesel engines is determined by: – Ans. Cetane
number
55) Dr. Piyush Guleri award winning work, “Chhaunte”
is a: – Ans. Kavita (Poem)
56) Which Mughal ruler imprisoned his stepmother
after the death of his father? – Ans. Shahjahan
57) Who has
been given the 2011 Sahitya Academy Award? – Ans. Kahsinath
58) With which activity is Magsaysay awardees
Rajendra Singh associated? – Ans. Water Conservation
59) In which
district of Himachal Pradesh is Mulgan valley? – Ans. Kinnaur
60) Which of the following statements are true: 1) the
repo rate is the rate at which other banks borrow from the Reserve Bank of India
(2) A value of 0 for Gini co-efficient in country implies that there is
perfectly equal income for everyone in its population. – Ans. Both 1 & 2
61) The Production of most metallic minerals is not
affected by the: – Ans. Weight of the ore
62) Intensive subsistence agriculture is
concentrated in: – Ans. Major river Valleys and deltas
63) If the post of the Vice-President of India is
vacant at the time of resignation or demise of the President of India, who
assumes the charge of the office of President? – Ans. Chief Justice of India
64) Which of the following statements is not correct
about a judge of a High court: A) He holds office during the pleasure of the President.
B) He can be transferred to any high court. C) He can be removed for proved misbehavior
or incapacity. – Ans. He holds the office during the pleasure of the
President
65) The Governor has the power to impose Governor’s
rule in the State of: – Ans. Jammu & Kashmir
66) The Public Accounts Committee presents its
report to: – Ans. The Parliament
67) When an advance grant is made by Parliament, pending
the regular passage of the budget, it is called: – Ans. Vote on account
68) Under the Constitution of India, Education as a
subject of legislation is included in: – Ans. Concurrent List
69) The Tenth Schedule added to the Constitution of
India by the 52nd Amendment relates to: – Ans. Anti-defecation
law
70) Match list: (Indian Constitution with Source of
Borrowing) – Ans. Matched: Privileges of Parliament-The Britain, Residuary
Powers-Canadian Constitution, Directive Principles of State Policy-Irish Constitution,
Judicial Review-United States Constitution
71) Which Indian city has the highest population
according to 2011 Census? – Ans. Mumbai
72) Among RIL, ONGC, IOL, NTPC which of the Indian
Companies has been listed at the top in Forbes-2000 list? – Ans. IOL
73) ‘Niramal Bharat Abhiyan Yojna’ is associated
with: – Ans. Community toilets in slum areas
74) The maximum limit of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
in public sector banking is: – Ans. 49%
75) Among Indira Awas Yojna, Ambedkar Awas Yojna,
PURA which plan is meant for constructing houses for rural people? – Ans. Indra
Avas Yojna
76)
What are the components of Gross Domestic
Capital Formation (GDCF)? – Ans. Gross Domestic Savings & Net Capital
Inflow
77) As per 13th Finance Commission
Recommendations during 2010-15, transfers to the states in the form of ‘grant-in-aid’
are expected to be: – Ans. Rs. 3,18,581 crore
78) Ethanol mixed petrol is being sold in various
states w.e.f. January 1, 2003. The percentage of ethanol in petrol is: – Ans. 5%
79) At present the National Commission on Population
is under: – Ans. Ministry of Health
80) Tarapore Committee was associated with: – Ans. Full
Capital account convertibility
81) Participatory Notes (PNs) are associated with: –
Ans. Foreign Institutional Investors (FII)
82) Environment planning organization is: – Ans. National
Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)
83) Shallow lake with rich organic products are
called: – Ans. Eutrophic
84) Loss of forests, urbanization and increasing pollution
are all due to: – Ans. Population explosion
85) In coming years, skin related disorders will
become more common due to: – Ans. Depletion of Ozone layer
86) What is the animal symbol of World Wildlife Fund
(WWF)? – Ans. Giant Panda
87) Plant genes of engendered species are stored in:
– Ans. Gene Bank
88) State bird of Rajsthan is: – Ans. Great
Indian Bustard
89) Soil erosion is more when: – Ans. Rainfall is
High
90) Ecology takes into account of: – Ans. Relationship
between organisms and their environment
91) Sun loving plants are: – Ans. Helophytes
92) Among wool, silk, cotton and Teflon which one is
not natural polymer? – Ans. Teflon
93) A polymer which is used for making ropes and
carpet fibres is: – Ans. Polypropylene
94) The urine sample of a diabetic patient contains:
– Ans. Glucose
95) Rusting of iron is: – Ans. An electrochemical
process
96) When mild steel is heated to a high temperature
and suddenly cooled in water, it becomes hard and brittle. The process is known
as: – Ans. Quenching
97) Among Graphite, paraffin and heavy water which
one is used as moderators in nuclear reactors? – Ans. All of these
98) Silicon carbide is known as: – Ans. Carborundum
99) A pale blue gas with a fish like odour restores the
color of a blackened lead painting. The gas is also used as a rocket fuel. It is:
– Ans. Ozone
100) The bleaching
action of chlorine occurs in the presence of: – Ans. Moisture
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