Test-16

Department of Transport has implemented which web-based software for vehicle registration, tax collection and issuance of permits in all the Registering & Licensing Authority?

HRTC has introduced how many new routes by adding 22,291 Kms/ day in its operation during year 2019-20?

Transport Department has fixed a target of employment generation for the year 2018-19 for how many people ?

State Govt. has developed a new Ropeway and Rapid Transport Corporation under the control of Transport Department at which place in Kullu ?

To give boost to the Tourism in the State, which organization has approved loan assistance worth US $ 95.16 million to Himachal Pradesh ?

A constitutional amendment to the Fundamental rights

Which of the following is/are the characteristics of the Federal System?
1. Division of power between Centre and States
2. Supremacy of the Constitution.
3. Bicameralism
4. Separation of Power
Mark the correct response:

The subject of ‘Urban Local Government’ is managed by which of the following Ministries of Government of
India?
1. Ministry of Panchayati Raj
2. Ministry of Urban Development
3. Ministry of Home Affairs
4. Ministry of Defence
Mark the correct response:

The Residuary Powers rest with the States/Units in the political systems of

Which of the following characteristics is not related to Parliamentary Government?

Which of the following is called the mother of parliaments?

What is the minimum population below which Panchayats at the intermediate level are not constituted as per provision of the constitution 73rd amendment act?

The term ‘Federal’ figures

Legislative Council of a State can be abolished or created by

Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I (Concepts) List – II (Thinkers)
(a) Rule of Law (i) Montesquieu
(b) Separation of Powers (ii) John Austin
(c) Natural Rights (iii) John Locke
(d) Monism (iv) Dicey
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)

Consider the following statement about the Keibul Lamjao National Park
1. The Park is situated in the North Eastern state of Manipur.
2. Loktak Lake is under the Montreux Record.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The biosphere is the zone of earth where life is found. It includes part of:
1) Hydroshpere
2) Lithoshpere
3) Stratoshpere
4) Troposhpere
Select the correct answer from the following:

Upwelling of ocean currents plays a role in which of the following bio-geochemical cycles?

Biotic potential of a species is determined by –
i. Reproductive span of the species
ii. Frequency of reproduction
iii. Litter size
iv. Survival rate
Select correct statement:

Which of the following committees dealt with Eco-sensitive zones in the Western Ghats?
i. Madhav Gadgil committee
ii. TSR Subramanian committee
iii. Kasturirangan committee
Select correct statement:

Which country is the leading producer of coffee in the world?

The emerging industries are referred to as ………….?

When was the first iron and steel plant of India – TISCO established?

What was the old name of Jamshedpur?

Of the five Great Lakes of the U.S. , which is the largest one?

Which of the following pairs of hand woven cotton textiles and their producer city is correct :
1. Muslin – Dhaka
2. Chintzes – Masulipatnam
3. Calicos – Calicut
4. Gold-wrought cotton – Burhanpur

Where was the first mechanized textile mill established in India?

When was the HRD Ministry created in India?

The difference between the birth rate and the death rate of a country is called …………..?

The population pyramid used for studying population of a country is also known as ……………..?

Which planet is called Earth’s Twin?

How much time does the light of the Sun take to reach the Earth?

Which two countries are bordered by the Dead Sea?

In which district of Himachal marriage is known as Gharasni.

Who built the Tangyud Monastery of Kaza in district Lahaul & Spiti around 14th Century.

Who wrote the book “Shimla Then & Now”

River Tons is the tributary of Yamuna and joins river Yamuna at ………………..?

What is the total capacity of Bassi Hydro Power project of District Mandi over Uhl.

………………..dance of Lahaul-Spiti is also known as Tiger dance.

In which year Shimla became the summer capital of Panjab.

In which year Chaba Power House was built in Shimla by the Britishers.

Which is wrongly matched for revolts against the taxes/corrupt practices of Government official

Meeting of the Praja Mandal workers held at Shimla on………, a demand for the absorption of the Shimla Hill States in the Indian Union was made

Raja Sidh Singh was the creator of the Naggar Castle and his son Raja Bahadur Singh (RBS) constructed ………………… temple

Which ruler of Chamba starts the rule to pay 8 coins to Brahmins from all marriages to be held in Chamba?

Jankinath Temple was constructed by Rani Samyal in Jai Singhpur .She was the wife of which Kangra ruler?

When Emperor Akbar ordered Khan Jahan Hussain (better known as Hussain Quli Khan) and the Raja of Guler Ram Singh to annex the kingdom of Kangra and place it in the hands of Raja Birbal (one of Akbar’s nine important courtiers)

In which year Himachal Lokayukta was established

The S.I. Unit of electric charge is:

Moving electric charge produces:

A man cannot see clearly beyond 10 meters. The disease he suffers from:

Ball pen functions on the principle of

Conversion of heat into electrical is achieved by using :

Which one of the following is known as the brown coal?

Which one of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

Which type of fire extinguisher is used for petroleum fire?

Water gas is the mixture of

Which of the following processes is used for the production of Biodiesel?

Hemoglobin is a

Aspartame is the name of a product used by diabetic patients as a sweetening agent. It belongs to the class of

Identify the correct statement with respect to Biogas.

Vegetable oils are converted into solid fat (ghee) by

Normal blood pressure of man is

The concept of Eight-fold path forms which of the following themes?

Consider the following statements
1. The Bombay Asiatic Society was founded in 1804.
2. It was establishing by Sir Mackintosh
Select the correct answer using the code given below

Consider the following
1. Rigveda : Aitareya brahamana, kaushitaki brahamana
2. Samveda : Tandya brahmana, sadvimsha brahamana
3. Yajurveda : Taitariya brahamana, shatpatha brahamana
4. Atharveda : Gopatha, jaimaniya, Panchvish
Select the correct answer using the code given below

Consider the following
1. Buddhist text are finally compiled in sri lanka
2. Jain text are finally compiled in valabhi
Select the correct answer using the code given below

Consider the following
1. Astrology : Jyotisha
2. Grammar : Vyakarana
3. Ritual : Kalpa
Select the correct answer using the code given below

The Treaty of Surat was in the year ……………

The English East Company achieved a major victory over the Portuguese in the Battle of…………………. in 1612.

The Company lost all its administrative powers ……………

The land was owned by temples Known as …………………

After reading Thomas Paine’s famous book …………Jyotirao was greatly influenced by his ideas.

Consider the following facts about Mahatma Gandhi:
I. In January 1917, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi returned to his homeland after two decades of residence abroad.
II. Mahatma Gandhi went South Africa as a lawyer, and became a leader of the Indian community in that territory.
III. It was in South Africa that Mahatma Gandhi first forged the distinctive techniques of non-violent protest known as satyagraha, first promoted harmony between religions, and first alerted upper-caste Indians to their discriminatory treatment of low castes and women.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

Which of the following sentences is incorrect regarding the Swadeshi movement of 1905-07?

In which of the following year, Mahatma Gandhi made appearance in a major public event?

Which of the following initiatives marked Mahatma Gandhi out as a nationalist?

Consider the following statements regarding the Khilafat movement:
I. The Khilafat Movement, (1919-1920) was a movement of Indian Muslims, led by Mahatma Gandhi.
II. The Khilafat Movement, (1919-1920) was a movement of Indian Muslims, led by Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali.
III. There were 396 strikes in 1921, involving 600,000 workers and a loss of seven million workdays.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

Which of the following software giants has rolled out K12 Education Transformation Framework?

Arundhati Swarna Yojana which provides each beneficiary bride 10 grams of gold during her marriage is to be launched by which state government?

Naropa Festival is related to which state?

Tulagi Island, which was recently in news, is the territory of which country?

The Food Safety Mitra Scheme was launched by Government on World Food Day. Which two more schemes were launched on the same day?
(a) Eat Right Jacket
(b) Eat Right Bag
(c) Eat Right Jhola
(d) Eat Right Bora
Correct option:

When is the International Day for Girl Child celebrated every year?

Which of the following personalities has been nominated for this years’ The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development?

European leaders confirmed the appointment of Christine Lagarde as the next president of?

At which border India‘s integrated battle group is to be deployed?

Recently the slogan Champions Campaign came into the news from Delhi, it is associated with?

Which district emerged as the top performer in the Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2019 ranking?

What is the rank of India in recently launched ‘Economic Freedom of the World, 2019’ report released by Indian think tank ‘Centre for Civil Society’ (CCS) in cooperation with Canada’s Fraser Institute?

The finance ministry lowered the corporate tax rate to how much percentage for firms that do not avail tax incentive?

Recently researchers from which of the following countries have discovered a new species of giant Chinese salamander, which is now considered to be the world’s largest amphibian?

Which of following nutritional compound will be added in Fortified Rice?

Which of the following is not an interpretation of the golden rule of accumulation ?

Which of the following statement is correct:

According to A.K. Sen, famines occurred in India because of

In which year, the Wildlife Board in India was established?

Assertion (A): In the agricultural lending mechanism of India, moneylenders despite their usurious rates of interest are still predominant.
Reason (R): Most often the commercial banks could not meet the target of 18% of their total lending for the agricultural sector in the country.
Codes:

Assertion (A): Agricultural income is taxed by the Union Government.
Reason (R): Agriculture is a State subject.
Codes:

Hedging refers to