Test-1

Which of the following statements is incorrect about Fruit economy of Himachal Pradesh which is approx. Rs 3,500 crore:

Which of the following statements is incorrect:

HP Cabinet gave its consent to enhance the financial assistance being given to the eligible families under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna–Gramin and Mukhya Mantri Awas Yojna by Rs. 20,000. Now the beneficiaries will be getting Rs …………… now

HP Cabinet gave its approval to link 10 market yards with e-NAM (Electronic National Agriculture Market) to ensure remunerative prices to the farmers of their produce. With this,………….(Subzi Mandi) have been linked with this facility.

………district of HP won the best district award in the state for Poshan
Abhiyan which was received by the Deputy Commissioner K.C Chaman.

Arrange the 4 Fundamental Forces according to their increasing strengths:
1. Electromagnetic Force
2. Weak Nuclear Force
3. Gravitational Force
4. Strong Nuclear Force

Who was the first to used the word ‘Biology’ in 1800

Who invented the first compound microscope in the late 16th century

In 1855, ……………. published a statement based on his observations ‘Omnis cellula e cellula’, which means that all cells arise from pre-existing cells.

Which statement is incorrect for an Animal cell:

Who conducted a series of experiments to prove that DNA was the genetic material

Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is a drug used as a:

Gammaxene, D.D.T. and Bleaching powder are important compounds of:

The purest form of iron is

According to………………., cation with greater charge and smaller size favours covalency.

The enzyme that converts glucose to ethyl alcohol is

Which of these is known as God particle?

Which of these devices is used to increase the power of a signal?

What do we call an arrangement of two unlike poles of equal strength separated by a small distance?

What is the wavelength range of Radio waves?

In an area where DDT had been used extensively, the population of birds declined significantly because

Measuring Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a method used for

dB is a standard abbreviation used for the quantitative expression of

Identify the correctly matched pair

Common indicator organism of water pollution is:

Consider the following statements regarding Rig Vedic Aryans and mark Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Badakhshan region of Afghanistan, recently in the news, share border with which of the following countries.

Which of the following country recently recognised forests as living entities.

Which of the following are the functions of NITI Ayog?

Consider the following statements
1. Decisions of SAARC at all levels are to be taken on the basis of unanimity.
2. BIMSTEC is a sub-regional organization came into being on 6 June 1997 through the Bangkok Declaration.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following countries does not form a part of infamous Golden Crescent and Golden Triangle

Which of the following sites are not associated with Harappan Civilization?

Consider the following statements regarding Harappan Civilization
which are not correct?

Which one of the following animals was not represented seals and terracotta art of the Harappan culture?

Which of the statements given above is/are correct regarding Early Vedic Age?

Match the following
a. Tea and Coffee       1. Veblen goods
b. Car and Petrol        2. Substitutes
c. Gold and Diamonds 3. Giffen goods
d. Ragi and Bajra        4. Complementary
Codes :
a b c d

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Author –  Book

The Bretton Woods System was based on

The distinguishing characteristics of monopolistic competition are
I. Product differentiation
II. Non-price competition
III. Large number of firms and freedom to entry and exit
IV. Firms are interdependent
Codes :

Components of HDI are
I. Longevity
II. Infant mortality
III. Educational attainment
IV. Decent standard of living
Codes :

Which of the following is the Pyramidal Style temple of Himachal Pradesh.

Match the following
(1).Pagoda Style Temple         (a) Mutru Mahadev Temple,Solan
(2).Pent Roof Style Temple     (b) Tarna Temple,Mandi
(3).Domed Style Temple         (c) Sandhya Gayatri  Temple,Kullu
(4). Shikhar Style Temple        (d) Mannu Temple,Kullu
Codes

1 2 3 4

Kalidas called Himachal as ……………………….

Which of the following fair of district Sirmour is related to Shrigul Devta ?

Which of the following dance is supposed to be the oldest dance form of district Lahaul & Spiti.

In district Sirmour marriage is known as ………………In this gur is exchanged and eaten by bride & groom.

Which of the following festival is celebrated in Spiti region at Thang Jyal Monastery.

Match the following
(1).Alluvial Soil                   (a) Bilaspur,Mandi,Kullu
(2).Brown Soil                     (b) Hamirpur,Kangra,Bilaspur
(3).Non – Calcic Brown Soil  (c) Solan,Sirmour
(4).Planosolic Soil               (d) Una,Kangra,Sirmour

Codes

1 2 3 4

Which of the following is the highest peak in district Chamba with an altitude of 6443 mt approx.

Match the following
(1).Sach Pass          (a) Kullu-Kangra
(2).Borsa Pass         (b) Kinnaur-Gharwal
(3).Taintu Ka Jot     (c) Chamba-Pangi
(4).Asha Gali           (d) Kangra-Lahaul & Spiti

Codes

1 2 3 4

Who made the great contribution of Tibet rule to the culture,religious and Literary life of Kinnaur.

Who founded the Tharoch princely state around 15th century.

In which year “Combermere Bridge” was built by Combermere along with a road to Jakhu Hills.

Under the recommendations of ……………………………committee, Himachal Pradesh was granted legislature in 1963.

Which of the following Raja of Sirmour princely state got the title of Maharaja.

The new alluvial deposits found in the Gangetic plain are known as:

Zozila Pass connects:

Duncan Passage is situated between:

What is the other name of Sahyadri Range?

Which of the following relates to the formation of the Himalayas?

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) set up an expert committee to suggest long-term solutions for the economic and financial sustainability of the MSME sector. Who is the head of the expert committee?

Who authored the book “Early Indians The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From”?

Who has been named as the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s Cricketer of the Year?

Who has been appointed as the Chief Economist in International Monetary Fund (IMF)?

Which of the following states Government has launched ‘One Family One Job’ scheme?

Which of the following city hosted the 49th annual meeting of World Economic Forum (WEF)?

Who had been honoured with the 2019 Japan Prize for contributions in the field of ‘Biological Production, Ecology’?

Who among the following has been awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously in 2019?

Which engineering institution has developed an Android app ‘Roshni’ to help the Visually Impaired to recognise currency notes?

Who is the current Chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)?

As per the Interim Budget 2019-20, what amount of pension has been announced for the unorganized sector workers under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maandhan’?

In an official order, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has been renamed as the _________.

The Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal laid the foundation stone of a Mega Food Park in _____.

Which of the following will be the mascot for the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS)?

The first-ever World Pulses Day (WPD) is observed every year on ______.

India conducted its first anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test successfully. How many distance covered by the missile to engage the target?

According to the latest Global Bribery Risk Index, India has been ranked at which place out of 178 countries?

What is the amount that India has pledged to contribute to various operational activities of development across the UN agencies for the year 2020?

Which of the following countries has signed an agreement with India for acquiring the anti-tank missiles ‘Strum Ataka’?

Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)?

Under article 16 of the Indian Constitution, protection against the discrimination is not guaranteed to citizen on the ground of ?

Which among the following Articles of the Indian Constitution guarantees the Right to Constitutional Remedies?

Which one of the statements does not explain secularism in Indian context?

The number of members, appointed by the President in Rajya Sabha of the parliament, is

Which one of the following statements cannot be the objective of a secular State?

Which one of the following political concepts was debated by the political thinker Karl Marx as a crucial right?

Which one of the following statements is not correct in reference to the citizenship of India?

In which of the following years, the first elections on the basis of universal suffrage was held across the British India?

The idea of Rule of Law is taken from ….

What is the difference between ‘vote-on account’ and ‘interim budget’?

1. The provision of a vote-on-account is used by a regular government, while interim budget is provision used by a caretaker government.
2. A vote-on-account only deals with the expenditure in government’s budget while an interim budget include both expenditure and receipts

Which of the following statement (s) given above are correct?

Tatav bodhini Sabha in1839 at Calcutta was established by which prominent leader ?

Which of the following was not the social and religious reason for the Revolt of 1857?

Who among the following British officer captured Banaras during the revolt of 1857?

Which of the following is associated with the Young Bengal Movement?

Who among the following founded the Namdhari Movement?

Gandhiji’s “The Story of My Experiments with Truth” was originally written in Gujarati. Who translated it into English?

When did Gandhiji take the vow of Brahmacharya or celibacy of life?

In which year, the Danish East India company was formed?

Which among the following Viceroys was associated with the ‘Ilbert Bill Controversy’?

Which among the following great revolutionaries was the brain behind the ‘Chittagong Armoury Raid’?