Q1. What is the Vedic name of the river Ravi?

• a) Parushni
• b) Chandrabhaga
• c) Arjikiya
• d) Satadru

Q2. In which district of Himachal Pradesh is Mulgum Valley?

• a) Kinnaur
• b) Lahaul Spiti
• c) Kullu
• d) Chamba

Q3. The 40-year war between ancient Aryan king Divodas and Shambar resulted in the defeat of …………..

• a) Sakas
• b) Khasas
• c) Kirats
• d) Kinnars

Q4. Where was the capital of Kullu in the earlier times?

• a) Brahmapur
• b) Jugatsukh
• c) Murgul
• d) Trilokinath

Q5. Who translated the collection of South Indian tales into Sanskrit and titled the work as Kathasaritasagar?

• a) Somdev
• b) Kalhana
• c) Jaideva
• d) Shankaracharya

Q6. Who was installed as Raja of Bilaspur (Kahlur) princely state when Kharak Chand died issueless?

• a) Mian Jangi
• b) Mian Miri
• c) Sansaru
• d) Bishan Singh

Q7. Identify the Himachal who was captain of Indian Hockey team that won gold medal at 1964 Summer Olympics at Tokyo?

• a) Darshan Singh
• b) Prithipal Singh
• c) Charanjit Singh
• d) Gurbaksh Singh

Q8. Who built the Lakshmi Narayan Temple at Chamba?

• a) Meru Varman
• b) Sahil Varman
• c) Lakshmi Varman
• d) Lalit Varman

Q9. Which ruler of Nurpur princely state was sent by Shah Jahan in 1645 A.D. to curb the Uzbeks of Balkh?

• a) Jagat Singh
• b) Bass Dev (Basu)
• c) Rajrup Singh
• d) Prithvi Singh

Q10. Which treaty signaled the departure of the Gurkhas and the arrival of the British on the political canvas of Shimla Hill states?

• a) Treaty of Sagauli
• b) Treaty of Lahore
• c) Treaty of Malaun
• d) Treaty of Ramgarh

Q11. Which raja’s wooing of Nokhu Gaddan is depicted in the “Raja- Gaddan” love lyric?

• a) Man Singh of Jaswan
• b) Sri Singh of Chamba
• c) Bir Singh of Nurpur
• d) Sansar Chand of Kangra

Q12. Given below in List I are the names of some INA heroes and in List II the titles given to them for their contributions:
List I: (a) Major Mehar Dass, (b) Hari Singh, (c) Captain Bakhabi Pratap Singh, (d) L.A. Amar Chand.
List II: (1) Sher-e-Hind, (2) Tagma-e-shatrunash, (3) Sardar-e-Jung, (4) Madel for bravery.
Codes (1) (2) (3) (4):

• a) (a) (c) (b) (d)
• b) (b) (c) (a) (d)
• c) (c) (d) (b) (a)
• d) (d) (a) (b) (c)

Q13. Dr. Piyush Guleri’s award winning work, “ Chhaunte” is a ………….

• a) Novel
• b) Natak (Drama)
• c) Kavita (Poem)
• d) Essay

Q14. Who among the following was returned unopposed to the first Lok Sabha?

• a) Dr. Y.S. Parmar
• b) Anand Chand
• c) Pt. Padam Dev
• d) Joginder Sen

Q15. According to 2011 census which district of Himachal Pradesh has the lowest female literacy rate?

• a) Kullu
• b) Kinnaur
• c) Chamba
• d) Lahaul Spiti

Q16. On which issue did several Panchayats of Nichar Sub-division boycotted the December 2010-Janaury 2011 Panchayat elections?

• a) Opposition of cement factory
• b) Demand or batter road connectivity
• c) Demand for better marketing facilities for apple and other fruits
• d) Opposition to Karcham Wangtoo Hydel Project

Q17. When Himachal Pradesh was formed in 1948 which was the smallest Princely State/ Thakurai to join it (in terms of area)?

• a) Ratesh
• b) Kuthar
• c) Darkoti
• d) Rawingarh

Q18. On which river is Chamba Pattan bridge which being without pillars is first of its kind in Himachal Pradesh?

• a) Ravi
• b) Satluj
• c) Yamuna
• d) Beas

Q19. At which places in Mandi District has the Department of Ayurveda set-up a herbal garden?

• a) Sarkaghat
• b) Sunder Nagar
• c) Karsong
• d) Joginder Nagar

Q20. For distribution of essential commodities all families in Himachal Pradesh have been divided into four categories. Two of them are: Below Poverty Line (APL) families. Which are the other two?

• a) Antyodaya and Scheduled Caste families
• b) Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe families
• c) Annapurna and Scheduled Caste families
• d) Annapurna and Antyodaya families

Q21. Arrange the following ruling dynasties of ancient India in correct chronological order:
i. Mauryas, ii. Guptas, iii. Nandas, iv. Kushnans.

• a) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
• b) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
• c) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
• d) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)

Q22. At which place was Varadhman Mahavir born?

• a) Gaya
• b) Kundgram
• c) Kapil vastu
• d) Patliputra

Q23. From which place did Gandhiji start his Dandi March to the sea?

• a) Wardha
• b) Sabarmati
• c) Kheda
• d) Ahmedabad

Q24. After Subhash Chandra Bose resigned from the Presidentship of Congress in 1939 who became the party president?

• a) Pattabhi Sitaramayya
• b) Maulana Azad
• c) Rajendra Prasad
• d) Jaya Prakash Narayan

Q25. Who were the two prominent leaders of Home Rule League?

• a) Tilak and Annie Besant
• b) Tilak and Feroz Shah Mehta
• c) Annie Besant and B.C. Pal
• d) B.C. Pal and Tilak

Q26. In 1943, Muslim League ministries were installed in four provinces. Two of them were Sind and NWFP. Which were the other two?

• a) Punjab and Bengal
• b) Assam and Punjab
• c) Bengal and Assam
• d) Bengal and U.P.

Q27. Which Mughal ruler imprisoned his stepmother after the death of his father?

• a) Aurangzeb
• b) Shah Jahan
• c) Jahangir
• d) Humayun

Q28. In which year was the partition of Bengal annulled?

• a) 1909 A.D.
• b) 1910 A.D.
• c) 1911 A.D.
• d) 1912 A.D.

Q29. At which venue did the 1907 A.D. split in Congress Party take place?

• a) Benaras
• b) Calcutta
• c) Nagpur
• d) Surat

Q30. Who was the first Indian to declare that “Freedom is my birth right”?

• a) Mahatma Gandhi
• b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
• c) Lala Lajpat Rai
• d) Chandra Shkhar Azad

Q31. Who founded the All India Depressed Classes Federation?

• a) B. R. Ambedkar
• b) Narayan Guru
• c) Jyotiba Phule
• d) Lala Lajpat Rai

Q32. Who is the founder of the Arya Samaj?

• a) Swami Vivekananda
• b) Swami Agnivesh
• c) Swami Dayanand
• d) Pandit Vishnu Shastri

Q33. What is the capital of Republic of South Sudan?

• a) KILARTOUM
• b) JUBA
• c) OMDURMAN
• d) BENGUI

Q34. Who has been given the 2011 Sahitya Academy Award?

• a) Namavar Singh
• b) Doodhnath Singh
• c) Kashinath Singh
• d) Rajendra Yadav

Q35. What is the name of first Indian Research Station in the Arctic?

• a) Himadri
• b) Maitri
• c) Bharati
• d) Dakshin Gangotri

Q36. Five rings linked together constitute the symbol of Olympic Games. Each ring is of a different colour. Two colours are blue and black. Which are the other three colours?

• a) Green, Red, Violet
• b) Red, Violet, Yellow
• c) Green, Pink, Yellow
• d) Green, Yellow, Red

Q37. In which state of India is Kaziranga National Park?

• a) Uttarkhand
• b) Uttar Pradesh
• c) Assam
• d) Paschimbanga

Q38. On the coast of which state is Wheeler Island?

• a) Goa
• b) Gujarat
• c) Orissa
• d) Tamil Nadu

Q39. Which of the following is not a measure of Human Development Index?

• a) Life Expectancy
• b) Sex Ratio
• c) Literacy Rate
• d) Gross Enrolment

Q40. With which activity is Magsaysay awardees rajendra singh associated?

• a) Human Rights
• b) Child Welfare
• c) Environmental issues
• d) Water conservation

Q41. Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States of America?

• a) England
• b) France
• c) Germany
• d) Switzerland

Q42. Which statement is true about Ellora caves?

• a) All of them are Buddhist caves
• b) Majority of them are Buddhist caves
• c) Majority of them are Hindu caves
• d) All of them are Hindu caves

Q43. Which city in India is called the garden city?

• a) Chandigarh
• b) Bengaluru
• c) Srinagar
• d) Thiruvananthapuram

Q44. The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats meet at:

• a) Anaimalai Hills
• b) Anaimudi Hills
• c) Nilgiri Hills
• d) Palni Hills

Q45. Three important rivers of the Indian Subcontinent have their sources near the Mansarovar Lake in the Great Himalayas. These rivers are:

• a) Indus, Jhelum and Satluj
• b) Brahmaputra, Satluj and Yamuna
• c) Brahmaputra, Indus and Satluj
• d) Jhelum, Satluj and Yamuna

Q46. Match list l with List ll and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List I (Nuclear Power Stations) (a) Kakrapur (b) Raiga (c) Rawatbhata (d) Narora.
List II (States) (i) Karnataka (ii) Gujarat (iii) Rajasthan (iv) Uttar Pradesh.
Codes (a) (b) (c) (d):

• a) (ii) (i) (iv) (d)
• b) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
• c) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
• d) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)

Q47. Koyali is:

• a) Hydroelectric plant in Assam
• b) Thermal Electric plant in Maharashtra
• c) Oil Refinery in Gujarat
• d) Biogas plant in Andhra Pradesh

Q48. Zawar Mines are important for:

• a) Bauxite
• b) Tungsten
• c) Zinc
• d) Lead

Q49. Which of the following groups of rivers originates from the Himachal mountains?

• a) Beas, Ravi and Chenab
• b) Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum
• c) Satluj, Beas and Ravi
• d) Satluj, Ravi and Jhelum

Q50. The Pennines (Europe), Appalachians (America) and the Aravallis (India) are examples of:

• a) Old mountains
• b) Young mountains
• c) Fold mountains
• d) Block mountains

Q51. Almost 90% of the world’s fish supply comes from:

• a) Inland waters
• b) The coast of Peru
• c) The continental shelf
• d) The open seas

Q52. The production of most metallic minerals is affected by each of the following, except:

• a) Distance to market
• b) Quantity available
• c) Richness of the ore
• d) Weight of the ore

Q53. Intensive subsistence agriculture is concentrated in:

• a) Areas with a Mediterranean climate
• b) Major river valleys and deltas such as the Ganges
• c) The plains of the Midwestern United States
• d) The Lapland areas of Scandinavia

Q54. Mediterranean agriculture is:

• a) Dependent upon large quantities of summer rainfall
• b) Known for grapes, olives, oranges and figs
• c) One of the least productive of the agricultural regions
• d) Found only in Southern Europe and Northern Africa

Q55. If the post of the Vice- President of India is vacant at the time of resignation or demise of the President of India, who among the following assumes the charge of the office of President?

• a) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
• b) Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
• c) Senior most Governor
• d) Chief Justice of India

Q56. The Governor has the power to impose Governor’s rule in the State of:

• a) Tripura
• b) Nagaland
• c) Mizoram
• d) Jammu and Kashmir

Q57. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Former Speaker – Political Party

• a) P.A. Sangma – Congress
• b) G.H.C. Balayogi – Telugn Desam Party
• c) Manohar Joshi – BJP
• d) Somnath Chatterjee – CPI (M)

Q58. Which of the following statements is not correct about a judge of a High Court?

• a) A judge of a High Court is appointed by the President of India
• b) He holds office during the pleasure of the President
• c) He can be transferred to any other High Court
• d) He can be removed for proved misbehavior or incapacity

Q59. The Public Accounts Committee presents its report to:

• a) The President of India
• b) The Finance Minister
• c) The Parliamentary Affairs Minister
• d) The Parliament

Q60. Under the Constitution of India, the power to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus is vested in:

• a) The District Courts
• b) The High Court only
• c) He Supreme Court only
• d) Both the High Court’s and the Supreme Court

Q61. In which part of the Indian Constitution has the provision for Panchayats been made?

• a) Part IX
• b) Part IV
• c) Part III
• d) Part X

Q62. When an advance grant is made by Parliament, pending the regular passage of the budget, it is called:

• a) Vote on credit
• b) Token grant
• c) Supplementary grant
• d) Vote on account

Q63. Under the Constitution of India Education as a subject of legislation is included in:

• a) The Union List
• b) The State List
• c) The Concurrent List
• d) The Residuary Powers

Q64. Which one of the following is no longer a source of income of urban local bodies in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh?

• a) House Tax
• b) Toll Tax
• c) Fee
• d) Octroi

Q65. The Tenth Schedule added to the Constitution of India by the 52nd Amendment relates to:

• a) Anti- defection law
• b) Land Reforms
• c) Panchayati Raj
• d) Languages

Q66. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List I: (1) Privileges of Parliament, (2) Residuary Powers, (3) Directive Principal of State Policy, (4) Judicial Review.
List II: (a) Irish Constitution, (b) The Britain, (c) Canadian Constitution, (d) U.S. Constitution.
Codes (a) (b) (c) (d):

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

Q67. Which Indian city has the highest population according to 2011 Census?

• a) Kolkata
• b) New Delhi
• c) Chennai
• d) Mumbai

Q68. Which of the following Indian Companies has been listed at the top in Forbes- 2000 list?

• a) RIL
• b) ONGC
• c) IOL
• d) NTPC

Q69. ‘Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan Yojana’ is associated with:

• a) The Development of Bihar
• b) Community toilets in slum area
• c) Construction of House for low income groups
• d) None of the above

Q70. The maximum limit of Foreign Direct investment (FDI) in public sector banking is:

• a) 51%
• b) 50%
• c) 33%
• d) 49%

Q71. Which of the following plans is meant for constructing houses for rural people?

• a) Indra Avas Yojana
• b) Ambedkar Avas Yojana
• c) PURA
• d) None of the above

Q72. As per 13th Finance Commission Recommendations during 2010-15, transfers to the states in the form of ‘grant-in –aid’ are expected to be:

• a) Rs. 44,000 crore
• b) Rs. 1,64,882 crore
• c) Rs. 3,18,581 crore
• d) Rs. 1,07,552 crore

Q73. Which of the following is/are the component (s) of Gross Domestic Capital Formation (GDCF)?
1. Gross Domestic Savings, 2. Net Capital Inflow, 3. Direct Foreign Investment.

• a) Only (1)
• b) Only (2)
• c) Only (3)
• d) Both (1) and (2)

Q74. Ethanol mixed petrol is being sold in various states w.e.f. January 1, 2003. The percentage of ethanol in petrol is:

• a) 10%
• b) 7%
• c) 6%
• d) 5%

Q75. At present the National Commission on Population is under:

• a) Planning Commission
• b) Ministry of Human Resource Development
• c) Cabinet Secretariat
• d) Ministry of Health

Q76. Consider the following statements:
1. The repo rate is the rate at which other banks borrow from the Reserve Bank of India.
2. A value of 0 for Gini co-efficient in country implies that there is perfectly equal income for everyone in its population.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• a) Only (1)
• b) Only (2)
• c) Both (1) and (2)
• d) Neither (1) nor (2)

Q77. Tara pore Committee was associated with which one of the following?

• a) Special Economic Zones
• b) Full capital account convertibility
• c) Foreign exchange reserve
• d) Effect of oil prices on the Indian economy

Q78. Participatory Notes (PNs) are associated with which one of the following?

• a) Consolidated Fund of India
• b) Foreign Institutional Investors
• c) United Nations Development Programme
• d) Kyoto Protocol

Q79. Fly ash is environment pollutant produced by:

• a) Thermal Power plant
• b) Oil Refinery
• c) Fertilizer Plant
• d) Strip mining

Q80. Environment planning organization is:

• a) CECRI
• b) NEERI
• c) ICAR
• d) CEPHERI

Q81. Shallow lake with rich organic products are called:

• a) Heterotrophic
• b) Eutrophic
• c) Mesotrophic
• d) Oligotrophic

Q82. In coming years, skin related disorders will become more common due to:

• a) Excessive use of detergents
• b) Water pollution
• c) Air pollution
• d) Depletion of ozone layer

Q83. Loss of forests, urbanization and increasing pollution are all due to:

• a) Greenhouse effect
• b) Global warming
• c) Ozone depletion
• d) Population explosion

Q84. What is the animal symbol of WWF (World Wildlife Fund)?

• a) Dolphin
• b) kangaroo
• c) Tiger
• d) Giant panda

Q85. Plant genes of endangered species are stored in:

• a) Gene Library
• b) Gene Bank
• c) Herbarium
• d) None of the above

Q86. State bird of Rajasthan is:

• a) Siberian Crane
• b) Great Indian bustard
• c) Flamingo
• d) Hornbill

Q87. Soil erosion is more when:

• a) Rainfall is high
• b) No rainfall
• c) Low rainfall
• d) None of the above

Q88. Ecology takes into account of:

• a) Environmental factors only
• b) Effects of plants on environment
• c) Plant adaptation
• d) Relationship between organism and their environment

Q89. Sun loving plants are:

• a) Halophytes
• b) Sciophytes
• c) Heliophytes
• d) Autotrophs

Q90. Which of the following is not a natural polymer?

• a) Wool
• b) Silk
• c) Cotton
• d) Teflon

Q91. A polymer which is used for making ropes and carpet fibers is:

• a) Polyacetylene
• b) Polypropylene
• c) Polyacrylonitrile
• d) PVC

Q92. The urine sample of a diabetic patients contains:

• a) Sucrose
• b) Fructose
• c) Glucose
• d) All of the above

Q93. The quality of diesel oil for use in diesel engines is determined by:

• a) The composition of the oil
• b) The octane number
• c) The cetane number
• d) The amount of additive added

Q94. Rusting of iron is:

• a) An electrochemical process
• b) A photochemical process
• c) An electro analytical process
• d) All of the above

Q95. When mild steel is heated to a high temperature and suddenly cooled in water, it becomes hard and brittle. The process is called:

• a) Hardening
• b) Annealing
• c) Quenching
• d) Tempering

Q96. Which of the following is used as moderators in nuclear reactors?

• a) Graphite
• b) Paraffin
• c) Heavy water
• d) All of the above

Q97. Silicon carbide (SiC) is known as:

• a) Quartz
• b) Tridynite
• c) Corundum
• d) Carborundum

Q98. A pale blue gas with a fish-like odour restores the color of a blackened lead painting. The gas is also used as rocket fuel. It is:

• a) Oxygen
• b) Ammonia
• c) Sulphur dioxide
• d) None of these

Q99. The bleaching action of chlorine occurs in the presence of:

• a) Moisture
• b) Sunlight
• c) Pure oxygen
• d) Pure sulphur dioxide

Q100. Haem is the important biologically in the myoglobin which is used to store:

• a) Nitrogen in muscles
• b) Chlorine in muscles
• c) Oxygen in muscles
• d) Carbon dioxide in muscles