HPAS 2017 Prelims Question Paper

Q1. Which of the following valleys lies between the Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal?

• a) Balh Valley
• b) Bara Bhangal Valley
• c) Kiara Dun Valley
• d) Pabbar Valley

Q2. Which of the following Himalayan zones occupies the maximum percentage of total geographical area of H.P.?

• a) Sub-Himalayan Zone
• b) Mid-Hill Zone
• c) High Hill Zone
• d) Trans Himalayan Zone

Q3. ‘Shingo-La’ is the name of which pass?

• a) Zanskar Pass
• b) Bara Lacha Pass
• c) Rohtang Pass
• d) Jalori Pass

Q4. Where does river Yamuna, after flowing through Uttarakhand, enter in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh?

• a) Tajewala
• b) Khodarmanjari
• c) Baru Sahib
• d) Dadahu

Q5. The movement started under the aegies of ‘Kisaan Sabha’ in which Shri Lakshmi Singh and Vaid Surat Singh played a pivotal rote was:

• a) Praja Mandal
• b) Pajhota Andolan
• c) Swaraj Sangh
• d) Lokraj Sabha

Q6. ‘Democratisation of the Administration’ was the main aim of:

• a) Praja Mandal Movement
• b) Mandi conspiracy
• c) Bilaspur Struggle
• d) Chamba

Q7. When Himachal Pradesh got right to participate in the election for first time under the new Constitution?

• a) 1952
• b) 1957
• c) 1962
• d) 1967

Q8. Which of the following Monasteries was built by Western Tibet ruler ‘Ye-Sashoad’ around the year 996 A.D.?

• a) Gemur
• b) Kardang
• c) Tabo
• d) Tayul

Q9. Which was the old capital of Kullu Rajas from where the twelve generations of Kullu Rajas ruled?

• a) Manali
• b) Jagatsukh
• c) Sultanpur
• d) Bajaura

Q10. In 1804 A.D. Rulers of Bilaspur, Mandi, Chamba and other small rulers of Kangra area invited whom to invade Kangra?

• a) Gurkha Army Chief Amar Singh Thapa
• b) British Army
• c) Mughals
• d) Maharaja Ranjeet Singh

Q11. In 1848 who suppressed the rebellion of Wazir of Nurpur and then Pramod Chand and Rajas of Jaswan and Datarpur?

• a) Mr. Lawrance
• b) Mr. Jackson
• c) Mr. Moorcraft
• d) Mr. Williams

Q12. ‘Madho Rai Ki Jaleb’ is the main attraction of which popular Himachali fair?

• a) Dussehra
• b) Lohri
• c) Shivratri
• d) Nalwari

Q13. What is the architectural style of the temple built on the edge of the Prarashar Lake?

• a) Cone Shaped
• b) Pagoda
• c) Penthoof
• d) Pyramidal Shaped

Q14. ‘Dohru’ is a traditional woollen dress worn by the women of which district?

• a) Una
• b) Kangra
• c) Bilaspur
• d) Kinnaur

Q15. What is the approximate capacity of ‘Shontong-Karcham’ Hydro Electric Power Project?

• a) 195 MW
• b) 100 MW
• c) 205 MW
• d) 450 MW

Q16. In which district central government approved Rs. 80 lakh in 2011 for setting up of Snow Leopard Centre?

• a) Kilba in Kinnaur
• b) Kibber in Lahaul Spiti
• c) Sainj in Kullu
• d) Pangi in Chamba

Q17. To improve the Gross Enrolment Ration (GER) in Higher Education the Government of H.P. has adopted ‘Rashtriya Uchtar Shika Abhiyan’ the centrally sponsored scheme in the year:

• a) 2012
• b) 2013
• c) 2014
• d) 2015

Q18. Who is author of the book ‘Polandry in the Himalayas’?

• a) Dr. Y.S. Parmar
• b) C.G. Bruce
• c) V.P. Menon
• d) M.S. Gill

Q19. Which famous football tournament was started in 1888 from Annadale?

• a) Subroto Cup
• b) Santosh Trophy
• c) Durand Cup
• d) Federation Cup

Q20. The Mushroom Development Project in Palampur was launched in 1985 with introduction of technology of which country?

• a) British
• b) Dutch
• c) American
• d) Brazil

Q21. Who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2017?

• a) Joachim Frank
• b) Jacques Dubochet
• c) Richard Henderson
• d) All of the above

Q22. Who won the Women’s Single Wimbledon tournament in 2017?

• a) Garbine Muguruza
• b) Ekaterina Makarova
• c) Elena Vesnina
• d) Serna Williams

Q23. Who became first female President of Singapore?

• a) Carrie Lam
• b) Halimah Yacob
• c) Jacindra Ardern
• d) Angela Merkel

Q24. Why Jagmeet Singh is in news?

• a) He is elected leader of Canada’s New Democratic party
• b) He represents South Hall in British House of Commons
• c) He is appointed as one of the advisor to President Doanld Trump
• d) He is advisor to UN Commission on Human Rights

Q25. Why Hambantota Port has been in news in 2017?

• a) Its majority stakes are sold to China
• b) It straddles world’s busiest east-west shipping route
• c) Chinese move here created worries for India
• d) All of the above

Q26. Who was awarded best actress in the 64th National Film awards function?

• a) C.M. Surabhi
• b) Zaira Wasim
• c) Iman Chakraborty
• d) Sonam Kapoor

Q27. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I: 1. Sachidanand, 2. Aryabhatta, 3. Ayyankali, 4. M. Fatima Beevi.
List-II: 1. Vatsyayan Judge, 2. Harijan leader, 3. Hindi Poet, 4. Astronomer.
Codes:

• a) 4 3 1 2
• b) 3 4 2 1
• c) 3 1 2 4
• d) 2 1 3 4

Q28. Name the sportsperson who has been honoured with ‘Bharat Ratna’?

• a) Major Dhyan Chand
• b) Sunil Gavaskar
• c) Sachin Tendulkar
• d) P.T. Usha

Q29. Who is appointed as New Chairman of ISRO?

• a) M.G.K. Menon
• b) Roddam Narsimhan
• c) U.R. Rao
• d) K. Sivan

Q30. Who is the first women advocate whose name has been recommended by the collegiums to become the Judge of Supreme Court of India?

• a) Indu Malhotra
• b) Neeru Chadha
• c) Sujata V. Manohar
• d) Gyan Sudha Mishra

Q31. Who said that, “The Constituent Assembly was a one party body in an essentially one party country. The assembly was the Congress and the Congress was India?

• a) Morris Jones
• b) Paul R. Brass
• c) Granville Austin
• d) Richard Sisson

Q32. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I (Books): 1. The Child and the State in India, 2. The Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics, 3. The Political Economy of Development in India, 4. Poverty Amid Plenty in the New India.
List-II (Authors): 1. Atul Kohli, 2. Pranab Bardhan, 3. Christopher Jaferlot, 4. Myron Weiner.
Codes:

• a) 3 4 1 2
• b) 4 3 2 1
• c) 2 1 3 4
• d) 1 2 4 3

Q33. In which case did The Supreme Court give the doctrine of ‘Basic Structure’ of the constitution?

• a) Keshavanand Bharti case
• b) Golak Nath case
• c) Indira Sawhney case
• d) Sankari Prasad case

Q34. Which state/union territories are involved in the Caveri river dispute?

• a) Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
• b) Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Pudducherry
• c) Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala
• d) Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Pudducherry

Q35. Supreme Court’s judgment in Indira Sawhney Vs. Union of India case deal with:

• a) Reservations for OBCs
• b) Reservations for SCs and STs
• c) Reservations in Promotion
• d) Reservations for Muslims

Q36. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I (Panchayati Raj Committees): 1. C.H Hanumantha Rao, 2. C.V.K Rao, 3. Ashok Mehta, 4. L.M. Singhvi.
List-II (Year): 1. 1978, 2. 1984, 3. 1986, 4. 1985.
Codes:

• a) 4 2 1 3
• b) 2 4 1 3
• c) 1 3 2 4
• d) 3 1 4 2

Q37. Which of the following is not associated with electoral reforms in India?

• a) Tarkunde Committee
• b) Dinesh Goswami Committee
• c) N.N. Vohra Committee
• d) Indrajit Gupta Committee

Q38. Who described Indian Capitalism as “Dharmshala Capitalism”?

• a) V.K.R.V. Rao
• b) Jagdish Bhagwati
• c) Amartya Sen
• d) Raj Krishana

Q39. Which of the following are statutory bodies?
1. University Grants Commission, 2. Official language Commission, 3. Railway Board, 4. Atomic Energy Commission.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

• a) 1 and 2
• b) 1, 3 and 4
• c) 1, 2 and 4
• d) 2 and 4

Q40. Regarding the Interim Government of 1946 which of the following is not correct?

• a) Jawaharial Nehru was the Prime Minister/Head of the Executive council
• b) Jawaharlal Nehru was designated as the Vice-President of the Viceroy’s Executive Council
• c) The Viceroy continue to be the Head of the Executive Council
• d) The members of the Interim Government were members of Viceroy’s Executive Council

Q41. Who said, Indian federalism is “a new kind of federation to meet India’s peculiar needs”?

• a) Granville Austin
• b) Ivor Jennings
• c) Alexanderowicz
• d) Ronald Wats

Q42. Adi Ambedkar Samaj movement is related to which state?

• a) Maharashtra
• b) Punjab
• c) Rajasthan
• d) Uttar Pradesh

Q43. When did Communist Party of India (Marxist) emerge a separate political party?

• a) 1960
• b) 1964
• c) 1968
• d) 1973

Q44. Who described the critical and creative role of politics in India as “the Indian model of development”?

• a) Rajni Kothari
• b) Amartya Sen
• c) Jagdish Bhagwati
• d) James Manner

Q45. Match List-I and List-II and identify the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I (Events): 1. Millennium Development Goals Report, 2. National Commission for Women, 3. Ministry of Women and Child Development, 4. National Mission for Empowerment of Women.
List-II (Year): 1. 2010, 2. 2006, 3. 1992, 4. 2011.
Codes:

• a) 1 2 3 4
• b) 1 2 4 3
• c) 4 3 2 1
• d) 1 4 3 2
• e) 3 1 2 4

Q46. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms were introduced in India in the year:

• a) 1881
• b) 1902
• c) 1909
• d) 1919

Q47. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was born at:

• a) Poona
• b) Bombay
• c) Mhow
• d) Satara

Q48. Which of the following leaders had worked for tribal upliftment?

• a) Mahatma Gandhi
• b) A.V. Thakkar
• c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
• d) Jagjivan Ram

Q49. Which of the following leaders was never associated with the Indian National Congress?

• a) V.D. Savarkar
• b) Lala Lajpat Rai
• c) Vallabhbhai Patel
• d) S.C. Bose

Q50. Which of the following was not a socialist leader?

• a) Ram Manohar Lohiya
• b) Jaiprakash Narain
• c) S.C. Bose
• d) M.R. Jaiyakar

Q51. Which of the following bills was drafted by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the first Law Minister of India?

• a) Hindu Code Bill
• b) Indian Code Bill
• c) Hindu Marriage Bill
• d) Human Rights Bill

Q52. Which one of the following igneous rocks has the highest density?

• a) Basalt
• b) Olivine
• c) Pyroxene
• d) Quartz

Q53. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

• a) Slate-Sandstone
• b) Schist-Shale
• c) Marble-Limestone
• d) Quartzite-Sandstone

Q54. Which one of the following planets has the shortest day?

• a) Earth
• b) Mars
• c) Mercury
• d) Venus

Q55. The term outwash plain is associated with:

• a) Glaciers
• b) Rivers
• c) Sea waves
• d) Wind action

Q56. Which one of the following has the largest number of active volcanoes?

• a) Alaska
• b) Aleutian Islands
• c) Hawaii Islands
• d) Iceland

Q57. The concept of Normal Cycle of Erosion was given by:

• a) Davis, W.M.
• b) Penck, W.
• c) Strahler, A.
• d) Thornbury, W.D.

Q58. The term Ria stands for:

• a) A submerged river valley
• b) A submerged glacial valley
• c) An emerged river valley
• d) An emerged glacial valley

Q59. The term deflation is associated with:

• a) Glaciers
• b) Running water Sea-water
• c) Sea-waves
• d) Wind action

Q60. The rate of decrease of temperature in the troposphere is:

• a) 5.4 degree Celcius
• b) 6.4 degree Celcius
• c) 7 degree Celcius
• d) 4 degree Celcius

Q61. The term Operation Flood is associated with:

• a) Blue Revolution
• b) Golden Revolution
• c) White Revolution
• d) Yellow Revolution

Q62. The National Forest Policy was launched in:

• a) 1988
• b) 1990
• c) 1994
• d) 1996

Q63. Which one of the following states have the highest percentage of irrigated area?

• a) Arunachal Pradesh
• b) Haryana
• c) Jammu & Kashmir
• d) Sikkim

Q64. Oil refinery at Bhatinda is being established by:

• a) BPCL
• b) HPCL
• c) CRL
• d) IOC

Q65. Which one of the following is the largest industry in India?

• a) Cement
• b) Iron & Steel
• c) Petroleum
• d) Textile

Q66. Tata Iron and Steel Company at Jamshedpur was established in:

• a) 1914
• b) 1912
• c) 1910
• d) 1908

Q67. The first industrial policy was announced in:

• a) 1948
• b) 1956
• c) 1964
• d) 1972

Q68. The town of Rishra is known for the industry of:

• a) Cotton Textile
• b) Jute Textile
• c) Silk Textile
• d) Woolen Textile

Q69. Koraput has rich deposits of:

• a) Bauxite
• b) Copper
• c) Iron-ore
• d) Mica

Q70. How many sustainable developments are there in the U.N. Agenda 2030?

• a) 14
• b) 15
• c) 16
• d) 17

Q71. What is India’s estimated GDP growth rate for 2018-19 in the Economic Survey?

• a) 6.3% – 7.1%
• b) 7.2% – 7.5%
• c) 7% – 7.5%
• d) 7% – 7.2%

Q72. What was the Index of Industrial Production in December 2017?

• a) 8.8%
• b) 7.1%
• c) 6.8%
• d) 2.4%

Q73. Find the correct poverty estimates for the given states in 2011-12, as per the Planning Commission?

• a) Arunachal Pradesh: 34.7%, Bihar: 39.9%, Chhattisgarh: 36.9%, Manipur: 33.7%
• b) Arunachal Pradesh: 33.7%, Bihar: 36.9%, Chhattisgarh: 34.7%, Manipur: 39.9%
• c) Arunachal Pradesh: 36.9%, Bihar: 39.9%, Chhattisgarh: 33.7%, Manipur: 34.7%
• d) Arunachal Pradesh: 34.7%, Bihar: 33.7%, Chhattisgarh: 39.9%, Manipur: 36.9%

Q74. With what is “Operation Green” related?

• a) Use of paramilitary forces against Naxalites in Maharashtra
• b) Use of paramilitary forces against Naxalites in Chhattisgarh
• c) Tomato Onion Potato
• d) Round Revolution

Q75. What is the bank account available to Dalits and Women under “Stand-up India”?

• a) Rs. 1 – 10 lakh
• b) Rs. 10 – 50 lakh
• c) Rs. 10 lakh – 1 crore
• d) Rs. 50 lakh – 1 crore

Q76. What was the approximate decadal population growth rate of Himachal Pradesh in census 2011?

• a) 13.3%
• b) 12.9%
• c) 12.5%
• d) 12%

Q77. Immunization of all children by 2020 is related to:

• a) Mission Rainbow
• b) Mission Ayushmaan Bharat
• c) Mission Arogya
• d) Mission Healthy Bharat

Q78. According to the Global Nutrition Report 2017, how many females suffered from anaemia in India?

• a) 49%
• b) 51%
• c) 53%
• d) 54%

Q79. What is the estimated social sector expenditure in budget 2018-19?

• a) Rs. 1.36 lakh crore
• b) Rs. 1.37 lakh crore
• c) Rs. 1.38 lakh crore
• d) Rs. 1.39 lakh crore

Q80. How many poor families will be provided with how much medical insurance per family in 2018-19 under the Ayushmaan Bharat Yojana?

• a) 10 crore and Rs 3 lakh
• b) 5 crore and Rs 5 lakh
• c) 10 crore and Rs 5 lakh
• d) 3 crore and Rs 10 lakh

Q81. How many hours per year are the people expected to contribute for cleanliness under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan?

• a) 70
• b) 80
• c) 90
• d) 100

Q82. Match the items given in column I and II:
Column-I: (P) Montreal Protocol, (Q) Vienna Convention, (R) Kyoto Protocol, (S) Earth Summit.
Column-II: 1. Protection of Ozone Layer, 2. Stabilization of Greenhouse Gases, 3. Environment and Sustainable Development, 4. Total Elimination of Ozone Depleting Substances.
Match the above:

• a) (P-iv), (Q-ii), (R-i), (S-iii)
• b) (P-iv), (Q-i), (R-ii), (S-iii)
• c) (P-ii), (Q-iv), (R-i), (S-iii)
• d) (P-ii), (Q-i), (R-iii), (S-iv)

Q83. In context environment, the term “dirty dozen” refers to:
1. 12 ozone layer depleting substances
2. 12 persistent organic pollutants
3. 12 most harmful greenhouse gases
4. 12 most degraded ecosystems.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

• a) Only 3
• b) 1, 2 and 3
• c) Only 2
• d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q84. Vast majority of biodiversity occur in:

• a) Developing countries
• b) Developed countries
• c) Equal in both
• d) None of the above

Q85. “Appiko Movement” was leaded by:

• a) Sunderlal Bahuguna
• b) Pandurang Hegde
• c) Vandana Shiva
• d) Amrita Devi

Q86. Freshwater present on earth is:

• a) 1.5%
• b) 0.01%
• c) 2.5%
• d) 2.97%

Q87. Which industry labours are most prone to Cytosilicosis disease?

• a) Electric
• b) Computer
• c) Dairy
• d) Cement

Q88. Match the items given in column I and II:
Column-I: (P) Biological Diversity Act, (Q) E-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, (R) Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Trans-boundary) Rules, (S) Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling Rules.
Column-II: 1. 2000, 2. 2008, 3. 2011, 4. 2002.

• a) (P-i), (Q-iv), (R-ii), (S-iii)
• b) (P-i), (Q-iv), (R-ii), (S-ii)
• c) (P-iv), (Q-iii), (R-ii), (S-i)
• d) (P-iv), (Q-iii), (R-i), (S-ii)

Q89. In which year “Project Crocodile” was launched in India?

• a) 1973
• b) 1975
• c) 1972
• d) 1980

Q90. Which of the following is a non-renewable energy source?

• a) Solar
• b) Wind
• c) Nuclear reactors
• d) All of the above

Q91. Which of the following is not a fundamental unit?

• a) Meter
• b) Litre
• c) Kilogram
• d) Second

Q92. The liquid used in a clinical thermometer is:

• a) Alcohol
• b) Water
• c) Mercury
• d) Benzene

Q93. The image formed by a convex mirror is:

• a) Erect and diminished
• b) Erect and enlarged
• c) Inverted and diminished
• d) Inverted and enlarged

Q94. Renewable source of energy is:

• a) Coal
• b) Fossil fuels
• c) Natural gas
• d) Sun

Q95. The global warming has resulted:

• a) Increase in yield of the crop
• b) Decrease in sea levels
• c) Decrease in human deaths
• d) Increase in sea levels

Q96. Photosynthesis occurs in:

• a) Nucleus
• b) Mitochondria
• c) Chloroplast
• d) None of the above

Q97. In which part of our body RBC formed?

• a) Liver
• b) Heart
• c) Bone-marrow
• d) Kidney

Q98. “Rataundhi” is due to deficiency of which Vitamin?

• a) Vitamin A
• b) Vitamin B6
• c) Vitamin C
• d) Vitamin B12

Q99. Core of a transformer is made of:

• a) Steel
• b) Soft iron
• c) Copper
• d) Aluminium

Q100. Which of the following is in the deficiency in a body during “Dengue” fever?

• a) Haemoglobin
• b) Sugar
• c) Platelets
• d) Water