HAS Prelim 2005 - GS Solved Paper

HPPSC HPAS/HAS Prelim 2005 - GS Solved Paper

1.The first Indian Woman Engine driver in Australia is

a.Sarbjit Kaur

b.Minna Minhas

c.Mandhir Rajput

d.Gaganbir Chopra

Answer - c

2."Cry the Peacock" is written by

a.Anita Desai

b.Mulk Raj Anand

c.R K Narayan

d.Prawer Jhabwala

Answer - a

3.Weekly astrological forecasts generally start with

a.Virgo

b.Aries

c.Gemini

d.Leo

Answer - b

4.D. Kannan who died recently had represented the Indian Football Team at the Rome Olympics in the year

a.1956

b.1964

c.1960

d.1968

Answer - c

5.Radek Stepanek, a Czech, is associated with

a.Tennis

b.Golf

c.Football

d.Badminton

Answer - a

6.Who is Montek Singh Ahluwalia?

a.Finance Minister of India

b.Chairman, Planning Commission

c.Financial Advisor to the Prime Minister of India

d.None of the above

Answer - b

7.Myanmar is the new name of

a.Thailand

b.Malaysia

c.Burma

d.Singapore

Answer - c

8.Who is the present Director General of Civil Aviation of India?

a.Kanu Gohain

b.Praful Patel

c.M K Kaw

d.P C Hota

Answer - b

9.Who is the author of the Comic Strip "Beetle Baile"?

a.Parker and Hart

b.Mort Walker

c.Dick Browne

d.Bud Fisher

Answer - b

10.What is a beret?

a.a cap

b.a belt

c.a bush-shirt

d.a pair of shoes

Answer - a

11."Caribbean" refers to

a.Ne Zealand

b.Australia

c.Zimbabwe

d.West Indies

Answer - d

12.Dachshund is a kind of

a.Fish

b.Dog

c.Crocodile

d.Eagle

Answer - b

13.The name of US Vice President is

a.Bill Clinton

b.Roger Geffery

c.Dick Cheny

d.Sean McCormack

Answer - c

14.The author of "The Da Vinci Code" is

a.Dan Brown

b.Jamy Thomas

c.Ruskin Bond

d.Antony Hutch

Answer - a

15.Majority of the members of the "Bahai" community are in

a.Iraq

b.Iran

c.India

d.Egypt

Answer - c

16.In shich year was Mount Everest scaled by Hillary and Tenzing?

a.1955

b.1954

c.1953

d.1952

Answer - c

17.To which country does Tennis player Martina Hingis belong?

a.Switzerland

b.Russia

c.USA

d.Denmark

Answer - a

18.Who is Jeev Milkha Singh?

a.a cricketer

b.a tennis player

c.a golfer

d.a sprinter

Answer - c

19.When did the Kargil war with Pakistan take place?

a.1997

b.1998

c.1999

d.2000

Answer - c

20.Who is the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha?

a.K. Rahman Khan

b.Rajiv Shukla

c.Najma Heptullah

d.Shiv Raj Patil

Answer - a

21.In whose memory was Gurudwara Damdama Sahib built?

a.Guru Teg Bahadur

b.Guru Arjan Dev

c.Guru Ram Das

d.Guru Gobind Singh

Answer - d

22."Cassia Fistula" is the botanical name of the Indian tree?

a.Nee,

b.Amaltas

c.Peepal

d.Jamun

Answer - b

23.Who is the Chancellor of Germany these days?

a.Horst Koehler

b.Guster Humbert

c.Angela Merkel

d.Frank Steinmeir

Answer - c

24.Who is the Indian Chief of Air Staff these days?

a.S. P. Tyagi

b.Sumit Mukherji

c.S. K. Singh

d.R. S. Bedi

Answer - a

25.Who has recently been appointed Prime Minister of Nepal?

a.Ram Chander Poudel

b.G. P. Koirala

c.Sher Bahadur Deuba

d.Pushpa Kamal Dahal

Answer - d

26.Who is the chief of National Aeronautical Space Agency (NASA) in USA?

a.Richard Boucher

b.Christina Rocca

c.Mike Griffin

d.Joseph Biden

Answer - c

27.Who has recently been crowned Femina Miss India World, 2006?

a.Mehr Jessia

b.Natasha Suri

c.Sophia Chaudhary

d.Neha Dhupia

Answer - b

28.Who is the Prime Minister of Israel?

a.Mahmoud Abbas

b.Samar Asad

c.Shaukat Zahir

d.Ehud Olmert

Answer - d

29.What does FDI stand for?

a.Foreign Deal Investment

b.Foreign Debt Investment

c.Finance Direct Investment

d.Foreign Direct Investment

Answer - d

30.Who is Paul Mayeda Berges?

a.A Nobel Laureate

b.Husband of Film Director Gurinder Chaddha

c.A Great Scientist

d.A Renowned Achitect

Answer - b

31.Who is the author of the Novel "Mistress of Spice"?

a.Jagmohan Kachru

b.Santosh Sivan

c.Chitra Divakaruni

d.Deepa Mehta

Answer - c

32.Who is the Chief Editor of "Malayala Manorama"?

a.K M Mathew

b.M J Akbar

c.Sasthi Brata

d.Sandeep Bagchee

Answer - a

33.Where are Blue Mountains?

a.New Zealand

b.USA

c.Zimbabwe

d.Australia

Answer - d

34.What is the first name of South African bowler Ntini?

a.Shaun

b.Shane

c.Makhaya

d.Brian

Answer - c

35.Who is Baichung Bhutia?

a.Athlete

b.Badminton player

c.Tennis player

d.Football player

Answer - d

36.When will India's first Moon Mission Chandrayan-I be launched?

a.2007

b.2008

c.2009

d.2010

Answer - b

37.When is May day celebrated?

a.9th May

b.14th May

c.27th May

d.1st May

Answer - d

38.What is "Blue Lady"?

a.A fish

b.A film

c.A decommissioned passenger cruise ship

d.A jet fighter plane

Answer - c

39.Who is the chairman of the National Knowledge Commission of India?

a.Dr. Karan Singh

b.Sam Pitroda

c.Dr. Manmohan Singh

d.Nandan Nilekeni

Answer - b

40.To which UN Rights body has India been elected recently?

a.Commission for Human Rights

b.Council for World Human Rights

c.Un Human Rights Council

d.UN Human Rights Commission

Answer - c

41.Which year marks the creation of "Mickey Mouse", one of the world's most beloved cartoon characters?

a.1912

b.1928

c.1920

d.1936

Answer - b

42.Who is also known as the "Bard of Avon"?

a.William Shakespeare

b.John Milton

c.William Wordsworth

d.H. W. Longfellow

Answer - a

43.Who wrote "Saare Jahan Se Achcha ......"?

a.Mirza Ghalib

b.Altaf Hussain Haali

c.Allama Iqbal

d.Daag Dehlvi

Answer - c

44.What is the full form of "etc"?

a.Excetra

b.Extra

c.Etxetra

d.Etcetera

Answer - d

45.Which is the highest hill station in India?

a.Darjeeling

b.Leh

c.Ooty

d.Shimla

Answer - b

46.The term "epicentre" is associated with

a.Hailstorm

b.Hurricanes

c.Earthquakes

d.Floods

Answer - c

47.When did the Jalianwala Bagh Massacre take place?

a.April 13, 1919

b.August 9, 1942

c.May 10, 1857

d.December 31, 1929

Answer - a

48.Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of free India?

a.S. P. Sen Verma

b.K. V. K. Sundaram

c.T. N. Sheshan

d.Sukumar Sen

Answer - d

49."Castle Gondolfo" is the official residence of

a.Pope

b.President of Russia

c.President of France

d.President of Italy

Answer - a

50.Who is the Prince of Wales in England these days?

a.Prince Philip

b.Prince Charles

c.Prince John

d.None of these

Answer - b

51.The Thermal Power Plant of Bokaro is located in

a.Bihar

b.Chhattisgarh

c.Orissa

d.Jharkhand

Answer - d

52.Non-stick kitchenware is coated with

a.Silicon

b.Glass

c.Teflon

d.Graphite

Answer - c

53.Vinegar is chemically known as

a.Ethanoic acid

b.Methanoic acid

c.Butanoic acid

d.Propanoic acid

e.

Answer - a

54.Buddhist literary works are mostly in

a.Prakrit

b.Sanskrit

c.Pali

d.Apabhransha

Answer - c

55.Tulsidas composed his 'Ramcharitamanas" during the reign of

a.Harsha

b.Alauddin Khilji

c.Krishna Ray

d.Akbar

Answer - d

56.Fire extinguishers release

a.Carbon dioxide

b.Nitrogen

c.Hydrogen

d.Carbon monoxide

Answer - b

57.Nationalization of 14 Indian Commercial Banks took place in

a.1959

b.1965

c.1966

d.1969

Answer - d

58.Who among the following did not serve as the Vice President before becoming the President of India?

a.Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

b.Dr. Zakir Hussain

c.Neelam Saneeva Reddy

d.R. Venkataraman

Answer - c

59.Who discovered the treatment of rabies?

a.J.J. Thompson

b.Louis Pasteur

c.Darwin

d.Madame Curie

Answer - b

60.On which of the following rivers is the town of Ayodhya situated?

a.Sarayu

b.Gomati

c.Yamuna

d.Narmada

Answer - a

61.Volga river flows in

a.Italy

b.Russia

c.France

d.None of these

Answer - b

62.International Court of Justice is located at

a.New York

b.Geneva

c.London

d.The Hague

Answer - d

63.McMohan Line is the border between

a.India and Nepal

b.India and Pakistan

c.India and China

d.Indian and Myanmar

Answer - c

64.Martyrs' Day is celebrated in India on

a.30th January

b.9th August

c.2nd October

d.31st October

Answer - a

65.When and where will the next Commonwealth Games be held?

a.2008, Seoul

b.2009, Qatar

c.2010, Delhi

d.None of these

Answer - c

66.Which country has the oldest flag?

a.USA

b.Nepal

c.Sweden

d.Denmark

Answer - b

67.What is Arcelor?

a.A European Steel Group

b.An International Financial Organisation

c.A Human Rights Organisation

d.None of the above

Answer - a

68.Who is the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's scientific advisor?

a.Prof. C. N. Rao

b.Sam Pitroda

c.Vijay Nambiar

d.M. K. Narayanan

Answer - d

69.Who is the author of "Nine O Nine", a collection of short stories?

a.R. K. Narayan

b.Anita Desai

c.Nandita Puri

d.Ruskin Bond

Answer - c

70.What is Fransa Pax?

a.An organisation for the Universal friendship

b.An NGO for the rights of women

c.A football club of Goa

d.None of the above

Answer - c

71.Who is Haruhiko Karoda?

a.Prime Minister of Japan

b.Defence Minister of Japan

c.President, Asina Development Bank

d.None of the above

Answer - c

72.Across which river is Aswan Dam built?

a.Nile

b.Volga

c.Mississippi

d.Danube

Answer - a

73.Who was the founder of Red Cross?

a.Ronald Ross

b.Jean Henri Dunant

c.Alfred Brushford

d.Boris Pasternak

Answer - b

74.Which is the smallest planet?

a.Mercury

b.Mars

c.Earth

d.Jupiter

Answer - a

75.Which country is on the path to develop artificial sun?

a.USA

b.Russia

c.China

d.France

Answer - c

76.Indian National Army was formed by

a.Gandhiji

b.Subhash Chandra Bose

c.Lala Lajpat Rao

d.Bhagat Singh

Answer - b

77.Who is the Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces in India?

a.The Prime Minister

b.The Defence Minister

c.The Commander-in-Chief

d.None of these

Answer - d

78.The study of coins is called

a.Ecology

b.Toxicology

c.Numismatics

d.Ornithology

Answer - c

79.The first speaker of Lok Sabha in free India was

a.C. Rajagopalachari

b.G. V. Mavalankar

c.Sardar Patel

d.G. S. Dhillon

Answer - b

80.The best conductor of electricity is

a.Silver

b.Copper

c.Iron

d.Aluminium

Answer - a

81.Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) consists of

a.Ethane and Hexane

b.Ethane and Nonane

c.Butane and Propane

d.None of these

Answer - c

82.Who compiled the Adi Granth?

a.Guru Nanak Dev

b.Guru Arjun Dev

c.Guru Teg Bahadur

d.Guru Gobing Singh

Answer - b

83.When did the Theosophical Society establish its headquarters in India?

a.1872

b.1880

c.1882

d.1885

Answer - c

84."Kamagata Maru" was

a.A Military Tank

b.An Aeroplane

c.A Japanese Steamer

d.None of these

Answer - c

85.When was Bardoli Satyagraha launched by Sardar Patel?

a.1919

b.1924

c.1926

d.1928

Answer - d

86."Agha Khan Palace" is situated in

a.Hyderbad

b.Jodhpur

c.Pune

d.Jam Nagar

Answer - c

87.The Indian's revolt of 1857 actually started on

a.10th May, 1857

b.9th August, 1857

c.15th October, 1857

d.None of these

Answer - a

88.Who was the Finance Minister in the Interim Govt. of India in 1946?

a.John Mathai

b.C. D. Deshmukh

c.Liaqat Ali Khan

d.Jagjivan Ram

Answer - c

89.Who enunciated the principle of "Panchsheel" in 1954?

a.Dr. Rajendra Prasad

b.Jawahar Lal Nehru

c.Lal Bahadur Shastri

d.H. J. Kania

Answer - b

90.The body temperature of a normal human being is

a.95.6oF

b.99.2oF

c.98.4oF

d.100oF

Answer - c

91.The first Indian woman to be crowned Miss Universe is

a.Aishwarya Rai

b.Sangeeta Bijlani

c.Priyanka Chopra

d.Sushmita Sen

Answer - d

92.The colours in both the outer extremes of the rainbow are

a.Violet and Red

b.Violet and Green

c.Green and Red

d.Red and Blue

Answer - a

93.The gas used in the manufacture of Vanaspati Ghee is

a.Helium

b.Oxygen

c.Hydrogen

d.Nitrogen

Answer - c

94.Tibia is a bone found in the

a.Skull

b.Arm

c.Chest

d.Leg

Answer - d

95."Light Year" is related to

a.Energy

b.Distance

c.Speed

d.Time

Answer - b

96."Vulcan" is the Roman God of

a.Sun

b.Sea

c.Fire

d.Agriculture

Answer - c

97.A crocodile can live upto ________ year.

a.500

b.300

c.400

d.200

Answer - c

98.With which game is Santosh Trophy associated?

a.Cricket

b.Badminton

c.Tennis

d.Football

Answer - d

99."Krone" is the currency of

a.Myanmar

b.Italy

c.West Germany

d.Denmark

Answer - d

100."Dilwara Temple" are located in

a.Gujarat

b.Rajasthan

c.Maharashtra

d.Madhya Pradesh

Answer - b

101.Himachal Pradesh first came into existence as a centrally administered territory on

a.24th May, 1953

b.15th April, 1948

c.25th January, 1971

d.None of these

Answer - b

102.How many river flow through Himachal Pradesh?

a.One

b.Three

c.Six

d.Five

Answer - d

103.Shipki Pass is in the district of

a.Chamba

b.Lahaul-Spiti

c.Kinnaur

d.Shimla

Answer - c

104.Spiti and Kinnaur are separated from Tibet by

a.Zanskar

b.Pir Panjal

c.Baralacha Pass

d.Kujum La

Answer - a

105.Which one of the following lakes is in Lahaul-Spiti district?

a.Mahadal Lake

b.Chandernahan

c.Chandratal

d.None of these

Answer - c

106.The headquarters of Kinnaur district is at

a.Reckon Peo

b.Kaza

c.Keylong

d.Karsog

Answer - a

107.Which one of the following was not a district of H.P. in 1951?

a.Mandi

b.Chamba

c.Shimla

d.Sirmaur

Answer - c

108.Ribba, the land of grapes, is in which district of Himachal Pradesh?

a.Kullu

b.Solan

c.Kinnaur

d.Lahaul-Spiti

Answer - c

109.Who was the ruler of Bilaspur at the time of India's Independence?

a.Anand Chand

b.Atma Chand

c.Sansar Chand

d.Gambhir Chand

Answer - a

110.The town of Chamba was founded by

a.Rani Champa

b.Raja Chambel Singh

c.Sahil Varman

d.Ravi Varman

Answer - c

111.How many members were there in the Legislative Assembly constituted for Himachal Pradesh in 1951?

a.46

b.36

c.40

d.24

Answer - b

112.Who became the first Lt. Governor of Himachal Pradesh in 1952?

a.Lt. General Himmat Singh

b.N. C. Mehta

c.E. P. Moon

d.K. M. Pannikar

Answer - a

113.When did Dr. Y. S. Parmar become the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh for the first time?

a.15th April, 1948

b.24th March, 1952

c.1st November, 1966

d.25th January, 1971

Answer - b

114.When was Himachal Pradesh made a Union Territory?

a.15th April, 1948

b.1st January, 1954

c.1st November, 1954

d.4th July, 1956

Answer - d

115.How many districts did Himachal have till 1966?

a.4

b.6

c.8

d.10

Answer - b

116.Who was the first Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court?

a.Justice R. S. Pathak

b.Justice V. D. Mishra

c.Justice P. N. Bhagwati

d.Justice M. H. Beg

Answer - d

117.Gaiety Theatre was opened in Shimla by the British iu

a.1885

b.1887

c.1865

d.1914

Answer - b

118.What was the Shivalik Mountain known as in ancient texts?

a.Mainak Parbat

b.Dhauladhar

c.Pir Panjal

d.Zanskar

Answer - a

119.There is a nine-hole Golf-Course located somewhere in Shimla district. Where is it?

a.Theog

b.Sunni

c.Mashobra

d.Naldera

Answer - d

120.The earthquake that caused great havoc in Kangra occurred in

a.15th July, 1904

b.10th September, 1905

c.4th April, 1905

d.14th December, 1904

Answer - c

121.Which district in Himachal has its border with Sirmaur, Uttarakhand, Solan and Mandi?

a.Shimla

b.Kullu

c.Kinnaur

d.None of these

Answer - a

122.The Bhootnath Temple is at

a.Bhuntar

b.Baijnath

c.Kangra

d.Mandi

Answer - d

123.Bir Billing in Kangra district has become famous for

a.A hill resort

b.Hang gliding

c.Shiva temple

d.Lichis

Answer - b

124.The Suketi Fossil Park is in

a.Sirmaur

b.Sunder Nagar

c.Kinnaur

d.Solan

Answer - a

125.In Dharamshala there is a British Lord's tomb. Who was he

a.Lord Dalhousie

b.Lord Lawrence

c.Lord Elgin

d.Lord Auckland

Answer - c

126.Himachal Pradesh is situated in the hills of

a.Western Himalayas

b.Northern Himalayas

c.Southern Himalayas

d.Central Himalayas

Answer - a

127.Which ruler built the Mandi town in 1527?

a.Ishwar Sen

b.Rup Sen

c.Ajber Sen

d.Lalit Sen

Answer - c

128.Which of the following became the 5th district of Himachal in 1954?

a.Mandi

b.Sirmaur

c.Solan

d.Bilaspur

Answer - d

129.The highest Cricket Ground in the world is located at

a.Naldera

b.Manali

c.Chail

d.Kufri

Answer - c

130.Area-wise which is the smallest district of Himachal Pradesh?

a.Hamirpur

b.Una

c.Solan

d.Sirmaur

Answer - a

131.The hill state which used to be called Dhamin once, is now

a.Nurpur

b.Nagarkot

c.Dharamshala

d.Dhami

Answer - a

132.When was the non-Congress government first formed in Himachal Prasesh?

a.1971

b.1974

c.1977

d.1981

Answer - c

133.The book "Himalayan Art" was written by

a.M. S. Randhawa

b.B. N. Goswamy

c.W. G. Archer

d.J. C. French

Answer - d

134.The Dhami Firing took place in

a.1929

b.1939

c.1942

d.1946

Answer - b

135."Prachin Himachal" was written by

a.L. C. Prarthi

b.Y. S. Parmar

c.L. P. Pandey

d.S. N. Joshi

Answer - c

136."Kinner" means

a.beautiful people

b.devtas

c.people with ashwamukh

d.dwellers of Kailash Parbat

Answer - c

137.The festival "Bhunda" is related to

a.Parshuram

b.Renuka

c.Lord Shiva

d.None of these

Answer - a

138.The cement factory at Rajban in Sirmaur district was installed in

a.1905

b.1963

c.1971

d.1980

Answer - d

139.How was Renuka related to Rishi Jamadagni?

a.Daughter

b.Wife

c.Sister

d.Mother

Answer - b

140."Rumal" is a famous handicraft of the district of

a.Chamba

b.Kullu

c.Mandi

d.Kangra

Answer - a

141.There is a "Sun Temple" at

a.Nirath

b.Keylong

c.Joginder Nagar

d.Mandi

Answer - a

142.The last village of the Spiti valley is

a.Gemur

b.Saloh

c.Bhriguti

d.Losar

Answer -

143.In which district did Una tehsil fall in 1967?

a.Kangra

b.Hamirpur

c.Chamba

d.None of these

Answer - a

144.Where is Andhra Hydel Project located?

a.Kinnaur

b.Shimla

c.Chamba

d.Kullu

Answer - b

145.When was Solan district formed?

a.1966

b.1971

c.1972

d.1975

Answer - c

146.The State Bird of Himachal is

a.Monal

b.Peacock

c.Eagle

d.Jazzurrana

Answer - d

147.Where is Mahima Library located?

a.Solan

b.Kandaghat

c.Nahan

d.None of these

Answer - c

148.Shimla is the headquarter of

a.Western Command

b.Northern Command

c.Army Training Command

d.None of these

Answer - c

149.Where is 260 MW Hibra Hydroelectric Project being undertaken?

a.Kinnaur

b.Kangra

c.Chamba

d.Shimla

Answer - c

150.A girl from Himachal Pradesh has the distinction of being the youngest in the world to climb Mount Everest in 1993. Who is she?

a.Suman Rawat

b.Dicky Dolma

c.Santosh Yadav

d.None of these

Answer - b