Q1. Which of the following is not a freshwater ecosystem?

• (A) Pond
• (B) Lake
• (C) Wetland
• (D) Open Ocean

Q2. Which of these is not an ecosystem service?

• (A) Climate control
• (B) Recreational Benefits
• (C) Winds
• (D) Food

Q3. Desert ecosystems are characterized by annual rainfall of less than:

• (A) 25 cm
• (B) 30 cm
• (C) 40 cm
• (D) 50 cm

Q4. Which of these places is reputed to be world’s most biologically diverse?

• (A) Yasuni tropical rain forest
• (B) Western Ghats
• (C) Eastern Himalayan
• (D) Indo-Burma region

Q5. India is home to how many (approximately) mammalian species?

• (A) 1320
• (B) 628
• (C) 350
• (D) 3560

Q6. Identify the correct sequence of countries with the highest biodiversity:

• (A) Brazil > Colombia > China > Indonesia
• (B) Brazil > Colombia > India > Indonesia
• (C) Bolivia > Indonesia > Colombia > India
• (D) Bolivia > Venezuela > Indonesia > Colombia

Q7. Which of these is not a factor threatening extinction of several species in India?

• (A) Population explosion
• (B) Climate change
• (C) Laxity in implementation of environment policies
• (D) Socio-cultural practices

Q8. According to Paris agreement on climate change, the rise in average temperature of earth’s surface above pre-industrial levels should be limited to:

• (A) 1 Degree Celsius
• (B) 2 Degree Celsius
• (C) 2.5 Degree Celsius
• (D) 3 Degree Celsius

Q9. The acronym UNFCC represents:

• (A) United Nation Framework on Climate Change
• (B) United Nation Fund for Climate control
• (C) United Nation Fund for Climate change
• (D) United Nation Framework for climate change

Q10. In the context of climate change, measures undertaken by Government of India have a target of electric power generation by renewable energy (by year 2030) of:

• (A) 350 GW
• (B) 175 GW
• (C) 500 GW
• (D) 250 GW

Q11. When a body is taken from the earth to moon:

• (A) Mass change but weight remain the same
• (B) Weight change but mass remain the same
• (C) Both weight and mass change
• (D) Both weight and mass remain the same

Q12. Decibel is used to measure the intensity field of:

• (A) Magnetic field
• (B) Sound
• (C) Light
• (D) Heat

Q13. Which of the following vegetable oils does not contain essential fatty acids?

• (A) Sunflower oil
• (B) Mustard oil
• (C) Coconut oil
• (D) Groundnut oil

Q14. Usually fuels on burning cause pollution. Which one of the following fuels causes minimum environmental pollution?

• (A) Diesel
• (B) Coal
• (C) Hydrogen
• (D) Kerosene

Q15. Vegetables are easily perishable because of their high content of:

• (A) Sugars
• (B) Water
• (C) Vitamins
• (D) Enzymes

Q16. Sweat mainly serves to eliminate:

• (A) Water, NaCl
• (B) NaCl, Fats
• (C) Dirt, water
• (D) Serum, Water

Q17. In a poultry unit the factor most influencing the cost is the cost of:

• (A) Feed
• (B) Transportation
• (C) Chicks
• (D) Medicines

Q18. Bombyx mori is a:

• (A) Fish
• (B) Silkworm
• (C) Ringworm
• (D) Moth

Q19. Which of the following statements is correct?

• (A) Wheat bran is rich in carbohydrates
• (B) Fungal fermentation of rice is used for the preparation of alcoholic drinks
• (C) Rice has antibiotic properties
• (D) Wheat contains 80-85% carbohydrates

Q20. A pressure cooker works on the principle of:

• (A) Elevation of boiling point of water by application of pressure
• (B) Making the food-grains inside softer
• (C) Making the food-grains softer by application of pressure and temperature
• (D) Keeping the food-grains inside steam for a longer time

Q21. Which of the following is not a feature of caste system?

• (A) Hierarchy
• (B) Hereditary occupation
• (C) Exogamous marriages
• (D) Accountability

Q22. Ashish Bose is well known for his concept:

• (A) Demographic transition
• (B) Population Explosion
• (C) BIMARU States
• (D) Sustainable Development

Q23. Which state of India was the first to pass Zamindari Abolition Act?

• (A) Bihar
• (B) Uttar Pradesh
• (C) Rajasthan
• (D) Karnataka

Q24. In which year was the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act passed?

• (A) 1998
• (B) 2001
• (C) 2004
• (D) 2005

Q25. Which is not an indicator of Human Development Index?

• (A) Life expectancy
• (B) Education component
• (C) National per capita income
• (D) Level of Urbanization

Q26. Of which river’s tributaries are Phojal, Sarwati and Hansa streams?

• (A) Satluj
• (B) Beas
• (C) Ravi
• (D) Yamuna

Q27. What is the archaeological style of Adi Brahma temple Khokhan?

• (A) Pagoda
• (B) Pent-roof
• (C) Pyramid-roof
• (D) Pyramid

Q28. With which region of H.P. is Bonangchyu dance associated?

• (A) Chamba
• (B) Sirmour
• (C) Kinnaur
• (D) Kangra

Q29. According to 2011 census which district of H.P. has the highest number of urban households?

• (A) Kangra
• (B) Shimla
• (C) Mandi
• (D) Solan

Q30. Who was the court poet of Raja Dharam Chand of Kangra who wrote Dharam Chand Natak in around 1562 AD?

• (A) Ganesh Singh
• (B) Kanhyaya Lal Sharma
• (C) Manik Chand
• (D) Padam Chand Guleri

Q31. To which princely state did Zorawar Singh, General of Raja Gulab Singh who invaded Ladakh and Baltistan during 1834-41, belong?

• (A) Kangra
• (B) Sirmaur
• (C) Jubbal
• (D) Kehlur

Q32. When did the Chandrabhaga Valley which was held as Jagir by the families of Tibetan origin come under sway of Kullu?

• (A) Thirteenth century
• (B) Fifteenth century
• (C) Seventeenth century
• (D) Eighteenth century

Q33. The territory of which of the following princely states was divided between two cousins/scions Vijay Singh and Ram Singh during the nineteenth century?

• (A) Datarpur
• (B) Siba
• (C) Guler
• (D) Jaswan

Q34. Around which year did Captain R.C. Lee set up an apple orchard in Kullu area?

• (A) 1870 AD
• (B) 1895 AD
• (C) 1905 AD
• (D) 1910 AD

Q35. Which Raja of Sirmaur princely state shifted the capital of his state from Rajban to Kalsi in the beginning of the thirteenth century?

• (A) Udit Prakash
• (B) Kaul Prakash
• (C) Maha Prakash
• (D) Sumer Prakash

Q36. Which Raja of Bushahr princely state received Hang-Rang valley from Tibet as Jagir?

• (A) Prem Singh
• (B) Karam Singh
• (C) Bhup Singh
• (D) Kehri Singh

Q37. Around which year did Russian painter Nicholas Roerich visit Naggar in Kullu District for the first time?

• (A) 1915
• (B) 1923
• (C) 1926
• (D) 1930

Q38. Which Raja of Bangahal princely state was treacherously killed by Raja Siddha Sen of Mandi?

• (A) Raghunath Pal
• (B) Dalel Pal
• (C) Prithi Pal
• (D) Man Pal

Q39. In which basin is Upper Joiner hydro-power project?

• (A) Ravi
• (B) Satluj
• (C) Beas
• (D) Yamuna

Q40. Which school did Amrita Shergil join in Shimla around 1924-25?

• (A) Taral Hall
• (B) Alfred Corpet
• (C) Santa Annciate
• (D) Jesus and Mary

Q41. At which place in Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh is fish farm?

• (A) Patlikuhl
• (B) Mohal
• (C) Nagini
• (D) All of the Above

Q42. Which bank is collaborating with the Himachal Pradesh government in implementing Doodh Ganga Yojna?

• (A) UCO Bank
• (B) State Bank of India
• (C) NABARD
• (D) H.P state Cooperative Bank

Q43. Which agency is managing Himachal Pradesh State Wide Area Network (HIMSWAN) services?

• (A) M/s KPMG
• (B) M/s Orange Business services
• (C) M/s E&Y HPSDC
• (D) M/s Vyam Technologies

Q44. Who founded Himachal Vikas Congress (HVC)?

• (A) Maheshwar Singh
• (B) Thakur Ram Lal
• (C) Dr. Salig Ram
• (D) Pandit Sukh Ram

Q45. Which two districts of H.P. are covered under Backward Regions Grant Fund of Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India?

• (A) Kinnaur and Lahul Spiti
• (B) Lahul-Spiti and Chamba
• (C) Chamba and Sirmaur
• (D) Sirmaur and Kinnaur

Q46. Who among the following persons has secured India’s 12th Olympic quota berth for shooting for the Rio Games?

• (A) Napis Tortungpanich
• (B) Sanjay Rajput
• (C) Vitaliy Dovgun
• (D) Jitu Rai

Q47. Who among the following persons has been appointed as UP’s Lokayukta?

• (A) Prabhu Nath Singh
• (B) Sanjay Mishra
• (C) Virender Singh
• (D) N.K. Mehrotra

Q48. Which of the following Indian States will get the first ever solar-stellar observatory?

• (A) Rajasthan
• (B) Gujarat
• (C) Maharashtra
• (D) Karnataka

Q49. India celebrated its first Constitution Day on:

• (A) 15th August, 1947
• (B) 26th January, 1950
• (C) 26th November, 1949
• (D) NOTA

Q50. In which of the following states, ‘Hornbill’ festival has been observed to uphold Unity in Diversity?

• (A) Nagaland
• (B) Manipur
• (C) Assam
• (D) Mizoram

Q51. Consider the following statements regarding IRNSS-1E:
1. It is India’s fifth navigational satellite
2. It was launched from PSLV-C31
3. It was successfully launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR, Sriharikota
4. It is an independent regional satellite system designed to provide information in the Indian region and 1500 km around the Indian Mainland

• (A) (1), (2) and (3)
• (B) (2), (3) and (4)
• (C) (1), (2) and (4)
• (D) All of the above are correct

Q52. With regard to the recently approved “Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana”, which of the following statement is/are incorrect?
1. For annual commercial and horticultural crops, the premium to be paid by farmers will be only 5%
2. There will be a uniform premium of only 2% to be paid by farmers for all Kharif crops
3. For Rabi crops, premium to be paid by farmers is 1.5%

• (A) (1) only
• (B) (2) only
• (C) (3) only
• (D) None of the above

Q53. The National Air Quality Index (AQI) measures air quality by taking into consideration which of the following pollutants?
1. Ammonia, 2. Nitrogen dioxide, 3. Sulphur dioxide, 4. Carbon dioxide, 5. Ozone, 6. Lead

• (A) (1), (3) and (5) only
• (B) (1), (2), (4) and (6) only
• (C) (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6)
• (D) (1), (5) and (6) only

Q54. The Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana:
1. Focuses on feeder separation (rural households and agricultural)
2. Seeks to electrify rural and urban areas both
3. Will nationalise all power distribution companies in rural areas
4. Seeks to provide uninterrupted power supply to industries set up in the rural areas

• (A) only (3)
• (B) only (1)
• (C) only (2)
• (D) All of the above

Q55. Who of the following has been awarded Padma Vibhushan?
1. Avinash Dixit, 2. Sania Mirza, 3. Priyanka Chopra, 4. Anjum Chopra

• (A) only (1)
• (B) only (2)
• (C) only (3)
• (D) only (4)

Q56. Who among the following persons has won the Man Booker Prize, 2015?

• (A) Marlon James
• (B) Sanjeev Sahota
• (C) James Tott
• (D) Ali Smith

Q57. Consider the following statements regarding International Solar Alliance (ISA):
1. Indian Prime Minister Narender Modi and French President Francois Hollande has jointly laid the foundation stone of the International Solar Alliance Headquarters
2. The interim Secretariat of the ISA is located at Gurgaon, India
3. ISA has 121 member-countries

• (A) only (1) and (2)
• (B) only (2) and (3)
• (C) only (1) and (3)
• (D) All the above are correct

Q58. Consider the following statements regarding Corruption Perception Index (CPI), 2015:
1. The Corruption Perception Index, 2015 was released by Berlin-based corruption watch-dog Transparency International
2. India ranks 76th out of 194 countries in the CPI 2015
3. The list is topped by Denmark followed by Finland and Sweden

• (A) only (1) and (2)
• (B) only (1) and (3)
• (C) only (2) and (3)
• (D) All the above are correct

Q59. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding Zika virus?

• (A) The virus was first isolated in April 1947 at Brazil
• (B) It is transmitted by daytime active Aedes mosquitoes such as A. aegypti
• (C) It is a member of the virus family Flaviviridae and the genus Flavivirus
• (D) The most common symptoms of Zika are fever, rash, joint pain, muscle pain, headache, etc.

Q60. Consider the following statements regarding Corporate Tax Avoidance deal:
1. A total of 31 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) members agreed to sign this deal
2. It will be harder for firms to hide money in tax havens or play one country’s tax authorities against another
3. France is not among 31 members who agreed to sign the deal

• (A) only (1) and (2)
• (B) only (2) and (3)
• (C) only (1) and (3)
• (D) All the above are correct

Q61. Which of the following is not correct about Harappa’s contacts with its contemporary civilizations?

• (A) Similarity of some of its seals with them
• (B) The term Melukha used in Mesopotamian tablets perhaps refers to Sindhu
• (C) The Harappan seals mention its relations with them
• (D) The Mesopotamians called cotton by the name of Sindhu

Q62. Who built the Sudarshana lake in the Saurashtra region?

• (A) Pushyagupta
• (B) Dhanananda
• (C) Kharavela
• (D) Samudragupta

Q63. Which one of the following festivals was most famous in Vijayanagar empire?

• (A) Vasant Ritu
• (B) Brahmotsavam
• (C) Mahanavami
• (D) Ramana Vaidi

Q64. Which of the following Bhakti poets of Maharashtra conveyed his teachings through the numerous Abhangas?

• (A) Tukaram
• (B) Namdev
• (C) Eknath
• (D) Ramdas

Q65. Dara Shikoh was the disciple of which sufi saint?

• (A) Mirza Ghalib
• (B) Mian Mir
• (C) Mullah Shah
• (D) Mir Taki Mir

Q66. Which of the following states were not annexed to the English East India Company’s dominions under Dalhousie’s Doctrine of Lapse?

• (A) Satara
• (B) Nagpur
• (C) Jhansi
• (D) Jodhpur

Q67. Who established the East India Association in 1866 in London?

• (A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
• (B) Dada Bhai Naoroji
• (C) Surendra Nath Banerjee
• (D) Lala Lajpat Rai

Q68. When was the Civil Disobedience Movement finally called off by Mahatma Gandhi?

• (A) 1931
• (B) 1932
• (C) 1933
• (D) 1934

Q69. Consider the following:
i. The Nehru Report
ii. The Rowlatt Satyagraha
iii. The MacDonald Award
iv. Formation of Congress Socialist Party
Arrange in chronological order.

• (A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
• (B) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
• (C) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
• (D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

Q70. How much time did Lord Mountbatten give to Sir C. Radcliff to delineate the international border of India in 1947?

• (A) 1 and a half months
• (B) 3 and a half months
• (C) 4 months
• (D) 6 months

Q71. Bermuda Triangle is located in:

• (A) Atlantic Ocean
• (B) Pacific Ocean
• (C) Indian Ocean
• (D) China Ocean

Q72. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? (Country – Capital)

• (A) Burkina Faso – Ouagadougou
• (B) Finland – Helsinki
• (C) Vietnam – Ho-Chi-Minh City
• (D) Taiwan – Taipei

Q73. Which one of the following is incorrect? (National Park – State)

• (A) Sariska Tiger – Rajasthan
• (B) Hemis National Park – J&K
• (C) Periyar National Park – Odisha
• (D) Rajaji National Park – Uttarakhand

Q74. Which is incorrect about Himalaya?

• (A) Himalayas are young folded mountains
• (B) Before Himalayas, there was a Tethys sea
• (C) Highest peak of the world is in Himalayan range
• (D) Its width varies from 200km in Kashmir to 500 km in Arunachal Pradesh

Q75. Which one of the following is incorrect? (City – River)

• (A) Jaunpur – Gomati
• (B) Nashik – Godavari
• (C) Lucknow – Gandak
• (D) Ujjain – Shipra

Q76. Which line separates India from Afghanistan?

• (A) Radcliffe line
• (B) Durand line
• (C) McMohan line
• (D) None of the above

Q77. What is the name of shifting cultivation in Mexico?

• (A) Milpa
• (B) Jhumming
• (C) Roca
• (D) Caingin

Q78. Which soil is best for cotton cultivation?

• (A) Alluvial Soil
• (B) Laterite Soil
• (C) Red Soil
• (D) Black soil

Q79. Which is the Longest river of the World?

• (A) Nile
• (B) Amazon
• (C) Yangtze
• (D) Congo

Q80. Varkala beach is located in:

• (A) Karnataka
• (B) Puducherry
• (C) Kerala
• (D) Tamil Nadu

Q81. Who among the following was the constituent advisor to the Constituent Assembly?

• (A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
• (B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
• (C) K.M. Munshi
• (D) Sir B.N. Rau

Q82. Which of the following human rights come within the ambit of Article 21 of the Indian Constitution?
1. Right to shelter, 2. Right to pure drinking water, 3. Right to reputation, 4. Right to privacy

• (A) 1 and 4
• (B) 2 and 4
• (C) 1, 3 and 4
• (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q83. The Central Information Commission falls under:

• (A) Ministry of Communications and IT
• (B) Ministry of Personnel
• (C) Ministry of Law
• (D) Ministry of Human Resource

Q84. During the term of office, criminal proceedings cannot be instituted against:

• (A) President and Governor
• (B) President, Vice-President and Governor
• (C) President, VP, Speaker and Governor
• (D) President, VP, PM and Governor

Q85. Who among the following decides the question of disqualification of a member of Parliament on the grounds of defection?

• (A) President of India
• (B) Election Commission
• (C) Supreme Court of India
• (D) Presiding Officer of the House

Q86. Who among the following has the power to declare a caste or a tribe as scheduled caste or scheduled tribe?

• (A) President of India
• (B) Parliament
• (C) Home Minister
• (D) Chairman of National Commission

Q87. Who among the following determines the area of a Lok Sabha constituency for the purpose of election?

• (A) President
• (B) Election Commission
• (C) Delimitation Commission
• (D) Census Commission

Q88. Which of the following statements is correct about NITI Aayog?

• (A) Constitutional body
• (B) Statutory body
• (C) Neither a constitutional body nor a statutory body
• (D) Constitutional body

Q89. Which of the following are All India Services?
1. Indian Police Services, 2. Indian Foreign Services, 3. Indian Forest Services, 4. Indian Revenue Services

• (A) 1 and 2
• (B) 1 and 3
• (C) 1, 2 and 4
• (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q90. Which of the following committees recommended the creation of ‘Nyaya Panchayats’?
1. Ashok Mehta Committee, 2. LM Singhvi Committee, 3. GVK Rao Committee, 4. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee

• (A) 1 only
• (B) 1 and 2
• (C) 2 and 3
• (D) 1, 2 and 4

Q91. Who is the Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India?

• (A) Raghuram Rajan
• (B) Arvind Panagariya
• (C) Arvind Subramanian
• (D) Y.V. Reddy

Q92. What has been the growth rate of GDP of India during 2014-15 at the current prices and constant prices respectively?

• (A) 10.5% and 6.9%
• (B) 10.5% and 7.3%
• (C) 9.5% and 7.3%
• (D) 11% and 7.3%

Q93. As per HDR, 2014 the Gender Inequality Index of India is:

• (A) 127
• (B) 120
• (C) 137
• (D) 122

Q94. The 14th Finance Commission has enhanced the states’ share in the central divisible pool taxes from:

• (A) 30 percent to 42 percent
• (B) 32 percent to 42 percent
• (C) 32 percent to 40 percent
• (D) 31 percent to 41 percent

Q95. First Census was conducted in which year in India?

• (A) 1872
• (B) 1891
• (C) 1911
• (D) 1951

Q96. What is the population density (per sq. km) of India and Himachal Pradesh respectively as per Census 2011?

• (A) 282 and 132
• (B) 282 and 123
• (C) 382 and 123
• (D) 282 and 133

Q97. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna was approved by Central Government on:

• (A) 13th January, 2016
• (B) 23rd January, 2016
• (C) 13th January, 2015
• (D) 25th December, 2016

Q98. As per the Census 2011, the average age is above 30 years for the following states:

• (A) Kerala, Goa, Tamilnadu and HP
• (B) UP, Bihar, Meghalaya and WB
• (C) UP, Bihar, Meghalaya and Jharkhand
• (D) Kerala, Goa, UP and Bihar

Q99. Which of the following is not a function of Reserve Bank of India?

• (A) Regulation of foreign exchange
• (B) Regulation of Credit
• (C) Banker of the government and Commercial Bank
• (D) Management of Fiscal Deficit

Q100. Swabhiman is a:

• (A) Financial inclusion initiative
• (B) Pension initiative for BPL families
• (C) Insurance Policy for Women
• (D) Rural Infrastructure Project