Q1. In the 73 constitutional amendment 1/3 seats for the women are reserved in Panchayats under which Article?

• (A) Article 243A
• (B) Article 243B
• (C) Article 243C
• (D) Article 243D

Q2. “Electoral College” for the election of President of India consists of:

• (A) All the members of Parliament
• (B) All the members of State Legislative Assemblies
• (C) All the elected members of both Houses of Parliament and elected members of State Legislative Assemblies
• (D) None of the above

Q3. Which Article of Indian Constitution empowers President all the executive powers?

• (A) Article 52
• (B) Article 53
• (C) Article 54
• (D) Article 55

Q4. Who gives final verdict on Money Bill?

• (A) President
• (B) Prime Minister
• (C) Supreme Court
• (D) Speaker of Lok Sabha

Q5. Within which time period an ordinance promulgated by the President be laid down before both the Houses of Parliament after their reassemble?

• (A) Six months
• (B) Six days
• (C) Six week
• (D) Two months

Q6. How many writs can Supreme Court of India issue under Article 32?

• (A) 3
• (B) 5
• (C) 4
• (D) 6

Q7. Idea of Directive Principle of State Policy has been borrowed form Constitution of which country?

• (A) Britain
• (B) Ireland
• (C) U.S.A.
• (D) France

Q8. Which Article of Indian Constitution provides the right to form a political party?

• (A) Article 132
• (B) Article 111
• (C) Article 32
• (D) None of the above

Q9. Article 1 of the Constitution describes India as:

• (A) A Union of States
• (B) A Quasi- Federal State
• (C) A Federation
• (D) A Confederation

Q10. What was the total strength of Lok Sabha on 31 December 2017?

• (A) 538
• (B) 537
• (C) 542
• (D) 550

Q11. The First Factory Act was passed in the time of:

• (A) Lord Canning
• (B) John Lawrence
• (C) Lord Ripon
• (D) Lord Dufferin

Q12. Who of the following does not represent the Nationalist critique of the Colonial Economy?

• (A) D.R. Bhandarkar
• (B) Dadabhai Naoroji
• (C) R.C. Dutt
• (D) Sachidanand Sinha

Q13. Who presided over the Congress Session in 1905 which supported the Swadeshi and Boycott Movement for Bengal?

• (A) B.G. Tilak
• (B) Lajpat Rai
• (C) C.R. Das
• (D) G.K. Gokhale

Q14. What name was given to the head quarters of Ghadr paper in the U.S.A.?

• (A) Deshantar Ashram
• (B) Yugantar Ashram
• (C) Ghadr Ashram
• (D) Bharat Ashram

Q15. When was the first walk-out organized in the Legislative Council during the colonial period?

• (A) 1901
• (B) 1902
• (C) 1904
• (D) 1905

Q16. Curzon-Wylie was killed in London by:

• (A) Rash Behari Bose
• (B) Ajit Singh
• (C) Makan Lal Dhingra
• (D) Khudi Ram Bose

Q17. Of the following, who was not the member of the Interim Government in 1946?

• (A) Sardar V.B. Patel
• (B) Jagjivan Ram
• (C) Baldev Singh
• (D) B.R. Ambedkar

Q18. The Rehnumai Mazdeyasan Sabha represented the spirit of Reform among:

• (A) The Anglo- Indians
• (B) The Parsees
• (C) The Muslims
• (D) The Hindus

Q19. Of the following persons, who is not matched correctly with his newspaper?

• (A) Dadabhai Naoroji – Indian Mirror
• (B) B.G. Tilak – Kesari
• (C) Sisir Kumar Ghosh – Amrit Bazar Patrika
• (D) G.K. Kumar – Sudharak

Q20. Form which Art Abanindranath Tagore did not seek inspiration?

• (A) Mughal
• (B) Ajanta
• (C) Rajput
• (D) New Zealand

Q21. Who founded several Vedants societies in the West?

• (A) Har Dayal
• (B) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
• (C) Vivekananda
• (D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Q22. The Deoband Programme of study was reduced to:

• (A) 9 years
• (B) 6 years
• (C) 8 years
• (D) 5 years

Q23. The first Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India was:

• (A) A. Cunningham
• (B) M. Wheeler
• (C) Sir John Marshal
• (D) Daya Ram Sahni

Q24. Which of the following, opened a co-education school in Moga (Punjab) in 1899 for improving the position of women?

• (A) The Arya Samaj
• (B) The Prarthana Samaj
• (C) Singh Sabha
• (D) The Dev Samaj

Q25. The first book written by mahatma Gandhi, was:

• (A) The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi
• (B) The Story of my Experiments with Truth
• (C) Hind Swaraj
• (D) The Harijan

Q26. Which of the following Social Reforms was not considered essential by Gandhi for the transformation of society?

• (A) Hindu-Muslim unity
• (B) Abolition of Varna system
• (C) Swadeshi
• (D) Abolition of Untouchability

Q27. The Dandi March was started by Gandhi on:

• (A) March 10, 1930
• (B) March 15, 1930
• (C) March 21, 1930
• (D) March 12, 1930

Q28. In which, special session of the Congress, Gandhi presented for approval his idea of Satyagraha against the government?

• (A) Bombay, 1918
• (B) Ahmedabad, 1921
• (C) Calcutta, 1920
• (D) Amritsar, 1919

Q29. When did Gandhi realize that his struggle in India was not based on the Non – violence of the brave?

• (A) 1947
• (B) 1948
• (C) 1942
• (D) 1940

Q30. Which is not the feature of Gandhi theory of Trusteeship?

• (A) Change of capitalist society into and equalitarian one
• (B) Fixation of upper and lower limits of incomes
• (C) character of production to be determined by social necessity
• (D) Government should be made the owner of the lives of people

Q31. Which of the following rates is not determined by RBI?

• (A) Bank rate
• (B) SLR
• (C) PLR
• (D) CRR

Q32. Who is known as the father of “white Revolution’ in India?

• (A) M.S. Swaminathan
• (B) K.N. Bahl
• (C) B.P. Pal
• (D) V. Kurien

Q33. When did the Kisan Credit Card Scheme for the formers start in India?

• (A) 1995-96
• (B) 1998-99
• (C) 2005-06
• (D) 2006-08

Q34. The concept of small Scale Industries (SSI) was brought to force by the:

• (A) Industrial Policy Resolution, 1948
• (B) Industrial Policy Resolution, 1956
• (C) Industrial Policy Statement, 1977
• (D) None of the above

Q35. Who recommends the MSP and issue prices?

• (A) Ministry of Agriculture
• (B) Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
• (C) NITI Aayog
• (D) NABARD

Q36. When has the Population Policy been implemented?

• (A) 15 February, 2000
• (B) 15 February, 2001
• (C) 15 February, 2002
• (D) 14 February, 2000

Q38. What is the basic objective of Public Distribution System in India?

• (A) Ti control market price
• (B) To ensure food security for poor
• (C) To control black marketing
• (D) To encourage export

Q39. The second green revolution is focused on:

• (A) Agriculture stability
• (B) Environment issues
• (C) Reducing rural imbalances
• (D) All of the above

Q40. Which sector of Indian economy has disguised unemployment?

• (A) Agriculture
• (B) Industry
• (C) Services
• (D) Manufacturing

Q41. One horsepower of electric power equal to:

• (A) 746 Watts
• (B) 1000 Watts
• (C) 373 Watts
• (D) 220 Watts

Q42. When a bar magnet suspended freely with a thread, it will always rests along:

• (A) South-North direction
• (B) North-South direction
• (C) East-West direction
• (D) West-East direction

Q43. The main constituent of the compressed natural gas (CNG) is:

• (A) Butane
• (B) Methane
• (C) Ethane
• (D) Propane

Q44. The short sightedness (myopia) defect in human eyes can be corrected by using:

• (A) Plan- concave lens
• (B) Plano- convex lens
• (C) Concave lens
• (D) Convex lens

Q45. Which one is responsible for souring of milk?

• (A) Citric Acid
• (B) Lactic Acid
• (C) Acetic Acid
• (D) Formic Acid

Q46. Which of the following is the most abundant metal in Earth’s crust?

• (A) Iron
• (B) Aluminum
• (C) Calcium
• (D) Sodium

Q47. Atoms of different elements with different atomic numbers, which have same mass number are known as:

• (A) Isomers
• (B) Isotopes
• (C) Isochors
• (D) Isobars

Q48. Which of the following pollutants is the major cause of respiratory diseases?

• (A) Nitrogen oxide
• (B) Carbon monoxide
• (C) Suspended fine particles
• (D) Volatile organic compounds

Q49. Who discovered the nucleus in the cell?

• (A) Robert Hooke
• (B) Robert Brown
• (C) Purkinje
• (D) Leeuwenhoek

Q50. Bats search their prey and fly in dark night by emitting and detecting reflections of:

• (A) Infrasonic waves
• (B) Ultrasonic waves
• (C) Ultraviolet waves
• (D) Infrared waves

Q51. Trisul Peak lies in the state of:

• (A) Himachal Pradesh
• (B) Odisha
• (C) Uttarakhand
• (D) Uttar Pradesh

Q52. Which one of the following is not a biosphere reserve?

• (A) Manas
• (B) Nokrek
• (C) Pachmarhi
• (D) Ranthambore

Q53. Ramsar Convention was held in:

• (A) Afghanistan
• (B) Iraq
• (C) Iran
• (D) Turkey

Q54. Karewa soil is found in the state of:

• (A) Arunachal Pradesh
• (B) Himachal Pradesh
• (C) Jammu & Kashmir
• (D) Uttarakhand

Q55. Which one of the following is not a deciduous tree?

• (A) Arjun
• (B) Gurjan
• (C) Palas
• (D) Sal

Q56. Which of the following rivers flows from east to west ?

• (A) Dibang
• (B) Lohit
• (C) Manas
• (D) Subansiri

Q57. Which one of the following separates the Andaman from Nicobar Islands ?

• (A) 8 ͦChannel
• (B) 9 ͦChannel
• (C) 10 ͦChannel
• (D) 11 ͦChannel

Q58. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?

• (A) Dulhasti – Chenab
• (B) Rihand Dam – Ken
• (C) Pachet Dam – Damodar
• (D) Tehri Dam – Bhagirathi

Q59. Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre is at :

• (A) Bangkok
• (B) Kerala
• (C) Surat
• (D) None of the above

Q60. How much of India’s coastline is vulnerable to Disasters ?

• (A) 5340 km
• (B) 5400 km
• (C) 6200 km
• (D) 5700 km

Q61. Which raja of Nurpur princely state built the Taragarh fort in the territory of Chamba princely state around 1625-30 AD ?

• (A) Basu
• (B) Jagat Singh
• (C) Jai Singh
• (D) Rajrup Singh

Q62. What is the name of Yogi who guided raja Sahil Varman of Chamba princely state regarding the city of new capital of his state ?

• (A) Gorakhnath
• (B) Bholanath
• (C) Charpatnath
• (D) Balaknath

Q63. Which Mughal emperor got a mosque built inside the Kangra Fort ?

• (A) Humanyu
• (B) Akbar
• (C) Jahangir
• (D) Aurangzeb

Q64. Which European traveller travelled from Nahan to Jammu via Nurpur around 1783 AD ?

• (A) Harcourt
• (B) Forster
• (C) Vigne
• (D) Bernier

Q65. Which raja of Kullu was taken prisoner by the Suket princely state around 850-900 AD ?

• (A) Sidh Pal
• (B) Bahadur singh
• (C) Bhup Pal
• (D) Bidhi Singh

Q66. Around which century was a treaty signed between Raja Kehri Sigh of Bushahr and Tibet ?

• (A) Jaitak Hills
• (B) Haripur Dhar
• (C) Sain Dhar
• (D) Dharthi Dhar

Q67. Who founded the ruling dynasty of Hindur princely state ?

• (A) Bir Chand
• (B) Ajit Chand
• (C) Kahal Chand
• (D) Bik Chand

Q69. Which two Thakurais were made subordinate to Jubbal princely state in 1896 AD ?

• (A) Rawingarh and Ratesh
• (B) Rawingarh and Sangri
• (C) Rawingarh and Khaneti
• (D) Rawingarh and Dhadi

Q70. Which raja of Bushahr acted with hostility towards the British during 1857 mutiny ?

• (A) Shamsher Singh
• (B) Mahinder Singh
• (C) Ugra Singh
• (D) Rudra Singh

Q71. Which one of the following was sentenced to death in Lahore conspiracy case, which was later on reduced to life imprisonment ?

• (A) Hirday Ram
• (B) Hardev
• (C) Mathra Das
• (D) Mian Jawahar Singh

Q72. When did Narendra Mandal (Chamber of Princes) come into existence ?

• (A) 1911 AD
• (B) 1915 AD
• (C) 1921 AD
• (D) 1927 AD

Q73. According to 2011 census which district of H.P. has the lowest percentage of S.C. population ?

• (A) Kullu
• (B) Bilaspur
• (C) Lahaul-Spiti
• (D) Hamirpur

Q74. Which mountain pass is located at the highest altitude ?

• (A) Kangla
• (B) Parangla
• (C) Kumjam
• (D) Darati

Q75. Which lake is located between Dodra-Kawar and Sangla (Kinnaur) ?

• (A) Karali
• (B) Kareri
• (C) Ghadasaru
• (D) Bradonsar

Q76. Given below are the names of some rivers and their tributaries. Find the mis-match.

• (A) Yamuna – Jalal
• (B) Satluj – Andhra
• (C) Beas – Spin
• (D) Chenab – Miyar

Q77. Which glacier feeds the Pabbar river ?

• (A) Kulti
• (B) Shilli
• (C) Chandra – Nahan
• (D) Pacha

Q78. Near which town of Mandi District of H.P. is Shikari Devi sanctuary ?

• (A) Jogindernager
• (B) Sarkaghat
• (C) Pandoh
• (D) Sunder Nager

Q79. With which region of H.P. is Phulesh festival mainly associated ?

• (A) Bharmaur
• (B) Kinnaur
• (C) Sirmaur
• (D) Saproon

Q80. When does the Minjar fair begin in Chamba ?

• (A) First Monday of Sawan month
• (B) Second Sunday of Sawan month
• (C) First Monday of Bhadon month
• (D) Second Sunday of Bhadon month

Q81. Which among the following schools of painting deals with Nayak-Nayika theme of Rasikpriya of Keshavdas ?

• (A) Chamba
• (B) Basholi
• (C) Arki
• (D) Bilaspur

Q82. Which one of the following temples is in Pagoda style ?

• (A) Hidimba (Manali)
• (B) Lakshna Devi (Bharmaur)
• (C) Shikari Devi (Chhitrari)
• (D) Hateshwari Devi (Hatkoti)

Q83. Approximately how many services are covered in H.P. under Public service Guarantee Act ?

• (A) 127
• (B) 147
• (C) 167
• (D) 187

Q84. At which place in Chamba District of H.P. there is a sheep-breeding farm ?

• (A) Bathree
• (B) Sarol
• (C) Mahla
• (D) Banikhet

Q85. In which District of H.P. is Suketi Fossil Park ?

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

Q86. Which princely state owned the Bantony building of Shimla town and used it as summer palace ?

• (A) Jubbal
• (B) Keonthal
• (C) Patiala
• (D) Sirmaur

Q87. Who founded the Shri Dhami Prem Pracharni Sabha in July 1939 AD ?

• (A) Pandit Sita Ram
• (B) Bhagmal Sautha
• (C) Satyadev Bushahri
• (D) Dina Nath Andhi

Q88. What is the approximate percentage of marginal holdings in H.P. ?

• (A) 59.78
• (B) 63.26
• (C) 66.73
• (D) 69.78

Q89. In which district of H.P. is Berra Dol where a 5 MW solar project is proposed ?

• (A) Mandi
• (B) Hamirpur
• (C) Una
• (D) Bilaspur

Q90. When was Beti Hai Anmol Yojana introduced in H.P. ?

• (A) March 2009
• (B) July 2010
• (C) August 2011
• (D) September 2012

Q91. Which President of India wrote the book ‘The Turbulent Years, 1980-1996’ ?

• (A) Pranab Mukharjee
• (B) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
• (C) K.R. Narayanan
• (D) Ram Nath Kovind

Q92. Who was first President of B.J.P. when it was established on 6 April 1980 ?

• (A) Atal Behari Vajpayee
• (B) Shyma Prasad Mukherji
• (C) L.K. Advani
• (D) Murli Manohar Joshi

Q93. Among the following who has been the Commanders-in-Chief of India Army after independence?

• (A) General Sir Rob Lockhart
• (B) General Sir Roy Bucher
• (C) General (Later Field Marshal) K.M. Cariappa
• (D) All of the above

Q94. In the Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast 2018 in which sport all the participants of India got Medals.

• (A) Shooting
• (B) Wrestling
• (C) Badminton
• (D) Weight-lifting

Q95. Who won the “Khel Ratna Award” in 2017 ?

• (A) Devendra Jhajharia
• (B) Sardar Sigh
• (C) Devendra Jhajharia & Sardar Singh both
• (D) Dipa Karmakar

Q96. Who was the Chief Guest in the 68 Republic Day parade on 26 January 2017 ?

• (A) Prince of Abu Dhabi
• (B) President of Iran
• (C) President of Russia
• (D) President of the USA

Q97. Who has been recently appointed as Head of BCCI by the Hon’ble Supreme Court ?

• (A) Anurag Thakur
• (B) Sharad Pawar
• (C) Vinod Rai
• (D) Rajiv Shukla

Q98. Which opposition candidate contested Presidential election against ruling party’s candidate Ram Nath Kovind ?

• (A) Meire Kumar
• (B) Meira Nair
• (C) Rajmohan Gandhi
• (D) Renuka Chaudhary

Q99. Which Indian city has been declared as World’s Heritage City by UNEACO in 2017 ?

• (A) Jaipur
• (B) Varanasi
• (C) Ahmedabad
• (D) Lucknow

Q100. Who is appointed as chief of Film Censor Board in India in 2017 ?

• (A) Prasoon Joshi
• (B) Anupam kher
• (C) Sharmila Tagore
• (D) Babul Supriyo

Q101. Who has been awarded ‘Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2017 ?

• (A) K. Vishwanath
• (B) Dalip Kumar
• (C) Manoj Kumar
• (D) Vinod Khanna

Q102. Recently which longest road tunnel between Srinagar and Jammu was opened by the Prime Minister ?

• (A) Chenani-Nashri
• (B) Dhola-Sadiya
• (C) Zojila Tunnel
• (D) Sandvin road tunnel

Q103. Which South Asian Satellite has been launched by ISRO in May 2017 ?

• (A) GSAT-17
• (B) GSAT-12
• (C) GSAT-09
• (D) GSAT-07

Q104. Which has been thrust of “Paryatan Parv” organized by Ministry of Tourism from 5-25 October 2017 ?

• (A) Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat
• (B) Ek Bharat Swatcha Bharat
• (C) EK Bharat Ek Sanskriti
• (D) Ek Bharat Ek Vishwa

Q105. Among the following who was/were conferred ‘Padma Vibhushan Awards’ in 2017 ?

• (A) Sharad Pawar
• (B) Murli Manohar Joshi
• (C) P.A. Sangma
• (D) All of the above

Q106. Which date is being celebrated as International Day of Yoga ?

• (A) 21 June
• (B) 5 March
• (C) 24 October
• (D) 25 December

Q107. Who was given Bhupen Hazarika National Award, 2017 ?

• (A) Haraprasad Das
• (B) Yeshe Dorjee Thongshi
• (C) Manu S. Pillai
• (D) Paro Anand

Q108. Who is the chief Commissioner of India ?

• (A) Om prakash Rawat
• (B) Achal Kumar Joti
• (C) Navia Chawla
• (D) N. Gopalswami

Q109. For the first time in October 2017 Ferry service in Gujarat has been started between which Places ?

• (A) Ghogha – Dahej
• (B) Bharuch – Kevadiya
• (C) Ernakulum – Kalamassery
• (D) Kanniyankumari – Aloor Port

Q110. Who has been chosen for Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2017?

• (A) Pranab Mukharjee
• (B) Manmohan Singh
• (C) Kapil Sibbal
• (D) P. Chidambaram

Q111. Which person of Indian origin got Australia’s highest civilian honour for his contribution in the field ?

• (A) Purshottam Sawrikar
• (B) Makhan Singh Khangure
• (C) Vijay Kumar
• (D) All of the Above

Q112. Who has been conferred with France’s highest civilian honour – Legion d’Honneur in 2017 ?

• (A) Sachin Tendulkar
• (B) Saumitra Chatterjee
• (C) Amitabh Bachchan
• (D) Satyajit Ray

Q113. Among the following which Indian Judge has been elected to International Court of Justice ?

• (A) Nagendra Sigh
• (B) Jagdish Bhagwati
• (C) Deepak Mishra
• (D) Dalveer Bhandari

Q114. “Paradise Papers” recently leaked are related to which matter ?

• (A) Secret Documents of RAW
• (B) Secret Documents of KGB
• (C) Secret Documents of CIA
• (D) Investments in Secret Tax Heavens

Q115. Which countries have declared their intentions to leave UNESCO ?

• (A) USA and Israel
• (B) Syria and Iran
• (C) China and Pakistan
• (D) Korea and Japan

Q116. Which organization won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 ?

• (A) UNESCO
• (B) WHO
• (C) ICAN
• (D) ILO

Q117. Ninth summit of BRICS in 2017 was held in which country ?

• (A) Russia
• (B) China
• (C) India
• (D) South Africa

Q118. How many countries are members of SAARC ?

• (A) 8
• (B) 7
• (C) 6
• (D) 5

Q119. Who is Secretary General of UN ?

• (A) Kofi Annan
• (B) Antonio Guterres
• (C) Ban-ki-Moon
• (D) Perez de Cuellar

Q120. At present who is prime Minister of Pakistan ?

• (A) Shahib Khaqan Abbasi
• (B) Nawaz Sharif
• (C) Benezir Bhutto
• (D) Asif Ali Zardari