Himachal Pradesh General Knowledge-78

Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services Exam -2013 Part -I

1.     Who is the author of Abode of God?

a)     B. N. Datar

b)    Andrew Wilson

c)     Ram Rahul

d)     William Moorcraft

2.     Which of the following is not a tributary of the Beas ?

a)     Suketi

b)     Banganga

c)     Ali

d)     Uhal

3.     With which of the following is Lossar festival associated ?

a)     Termination of the rainy season

b)    Tibetan New year

c)     Bull fighting

d)     Burning of Bugs, lice and fleas

4.     Where is KEE monastery ?

a)    Spiti

b)     Kinnaur

c)     Lahaul

d)     Naggar

5.     At what interval is Bhunda festival of Nirmand held ?

a)     Two years

b)     Six years

c)     Twelve years

d)     Fifteen years

6.     With which region of Himachal Pradesh is Sih ballet associated ?

a)     Kullu-Manali

b)     Pangi-Bharmaur

c)     Nurpur-Kangra

d)    Rohru-Jubbal

7.     Which Sultan of Delhi helped Raja Megh Chand of Bilaspur to regain his lost kingdom ?

a)     Alaudid Khalji

b)    Altamash

c)     Balban

d)     Ferozshah Tughlak

8.     Which Raja of Mandi built the Darbar Hall I 1906 ?

a)    Bhawani Sen

b)     Bhup Sen

c)     Zalim Sen

d)     Shyam Sen

9.     In which year did Shimla become summer capital of the Britihs Raj ?

a)    1864

b)     1871

c)     1876

d)     1888

10.  Who was Amrita Shergil ?

a)     Actress

b)     Poetress

c)     Dancer

d)    Painter

11.  Who won the 2012 Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha slection by the highest magin ?

a)     Virdhadra Singh

b)    Mohan Lal Brakta

c)     Rohit Thakur

d)     Sanjay Rattan

12.  Youths of which age group are eligible to avail the skill development allowance announced by the Himachal Pradesh Governmetn in 2013-14 budget ?

a)     18-25 years

b)     20-25 years

c)     20-30 years

d)    25-35 years

13.  Match the following proposed rope wyas correctly and choose the correct answer for the codes given below :

Column – I	Column – II
I.        Dharmshala	a)     Bijli Mahadev
II.        Bhunter	b)     Rohtang
III.        Palchan	c)     Triund
IV.        Village Jia	d)     Adi Himani Chamunda

Codes :

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

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

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

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

14.  According to 2008-09 data which district of Himachal Pradesh has recorded the highest percentage in the production of Pulses ?

a)     Kangra

b)     Mandi

c)     Shimla

d)     Chamba

15.  Which one of the following is not a precondition for implementing National Programme for Education of girls at the elementary level ?

a)     It is educationally backward block

b)    The SC/ST population is more than 50 percent

c)     The rural female literacy rate is below national average

d)     Gender gap is above the national level

16.  At which place in Shimla District is Herbal garden ?

a)    Dumreda

b)     Jharag

c)     Purag

d)     Sainj

17.  Which scheme has been introduced in place of Kishori Shakti Yojana in some district of Himachal Pradesh ?

a)     Beti Hai Anmol

b)    Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls

c)     Self-Employment Scheme for women

d)     Mukhya Mantri Kanyadan Yojana

18.  Which sector has highest outlay (in percentage terms) in the Annual Plan of 2011-12 ?

a)     Agriculture

b)     Transport

c)     Energy

d)    Social Services

19.  Besides Kinnaur and Lahaul Spiti which district of Himachal Pradesh ahs recorded the lowest percentage of urban population in the 2011 census ?

a)    Kangra

b)     Mandi

c)     Chamba

d)     Hamirpur

20.  What was the percentage of female literacy in Himachal Pradesh in 1951?

a)    Two percent

b)     Six percent

c)     Eight percent

d)     Ten percent

21.  According to legend what is the vehicle of Kamdev ?

a)    Parrot

b)     Crow

c)     Pigeon

d)     Sparrow

22.  Whom did emperor Ashok send to lanka to promote Buddhism ?

a)     Mahinder and Sona

b)     Sona and Uttara

c)     Uttara and Sanghamitra

d)    Mahinder and Sanghamitra

23.  Given below in Column I are some titles and in Column II the names of their authors. Find the correct match and choose the correct answer form the correct answer form the codes given below :

Column – I	Column – II
a)     Indica	i.        Herodotus
b)     Historica	ii.        Ibn Batuta
c)     Safarnama	iii.        Alberuni
d)     Tarikh-al-Hind	iv.        Megasthenes

Codes :

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

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

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

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

24.  There are four upvedas. Three of them are Ayurved, Dhanurved and Sthapaty Ved. Which is the fourth ?

a)     Yoga Veda

b)     Nyaya Veda

c)     Raja Veda

d)    Gandharva Veda

25.  Which one of the following women scholars belong to the later Vedic period ?

a)    Gargi

b)     Lopmudra

c)     Shraddha

d)     Yami

26.  Whom did the Huns defeat to establish their rule in India ?

a)     Samudragupta

b)     Harshavardhan

c)     Kanishka

d)    Skandagupta

27.  The first Rani of Mewar who committed johar was Padmini. Who was the second ?

a)     Hansabai

b)     Raj Kumari

c)     Karvavati

d)     Karma Khati

28.  At which place did the battle between Babur and Ran Sanga take place in 1527 ?

a)     Kannauj

b)    Khanua

c)     Mewat

d)     Sirohi

29.  Against whom did Aurangzeb fight the battle at Samugarh ?

a)     Murad

b)     Shuja

c)     Dara

d)     Sulaiman Shikot

30.  Who organized the Red Shirts Movements ?

a)    Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

b)     Abdul Rahim

c)     Fazal-ul-Haq

d)     Shaukat Ali

31.  Who founded the revolutionary organization named ‘Abhinava Bharat’?

a)     Hardayal

b)     Bhai Parmanand

c)     Hadgewar

d)    Savarkar Brothers

32.  Who is associated with the moderate strand of the Khilaft movementof 1919-20 ?

a)    Chotani

b)     Ali Brothers

c)     Hasrat Mohani

d)     Journalists and Ulema

33.  The marked feature of Moshad, the spy agency of Israel is that it ahs as its member a large number of ……………

a)     Artists

b)     Convicts

c)     Women

d)     Non-Israelis

34.  What is the major religion of Myanmar ?

a)     Hinduism

b)     Islam

c)     Rohingya

d)    Buddhism

35.  With which field is Malala Yousafzai associated ?

a)    Girl Education

b)     Protection of environment

c)     Welfare of the windows

d)     Empowerment of the poor

36.  Identify the country whose seat of legislature, executive and judiciary is at three different cities ?

a)     Canada

b)     Russia

c)     South Africa

d)     Somalia

37.  Which one of the following refused Nobel Prize awarded to him ?

a)    Henry Kissinger

b)     Jimmy Carter

c)     Woodrow Wilson

d)     Theodore Roosevelt

38.  With which of the following is Good Friday associated ?

a)     Birth of Christ

b)    Crucification of Christ

c)     Resurrection of Christ

d)     Founding of Christianity

39.  With which game is Ravi Rampaul associated ?

a)     Football

b)     Hockey

c)     Tennis

d)    Cricket

40.  When was the world Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) set up ?

a)    1999

b)     2003

c)     2006

d)     2009

41.  What is INS Chakra ?

a)     Aircraft carrier

b)    Submarine

c)     Missile ship

d)     Naval helicopter

42.  Who was the first caliph of Islam ?

a)     Umar

b)     Usman

c)     Ali

d)    Abu Bakr

43.  What is Curiosity Rover ?

a)    Nasa’s research vehicle sent to Mars

b)     An intelligence agency of the USA

c)     A medical research group in Europe

d)     An association of scientists of India

44.  Which of the following States records the highest proportion of scheduled castes population ?

a)     Parts of Uttar Pradesh

b)    Punjab

c)     Haryana

d)     Gujrat

45.  Which country is called the “Sugar Bowl” of the world ?

a)     India

b)    Cuba

c)     USA

d)     Indonesia

46.  Which of the following landforms is not associated with glaciations?

a)     Hanging Valley

b)     Moraines

c)     Inselberg

d)     Drumlin

47.  Koderma, a place in Jharkhand, is famous for :

a)    Mica Mining

b)     Photo goods

c)     Cement factory

d)     Leather goods

48.  The world Meteorological Organization (WMO) is base in :

a)     Washington

b)    Geneva

c)     Moscow

d)     London

49.  Which of the following states Nathpa Jhakri Hydel Project under execution ?

a)     Sikkim

b)     Jammu and Kashmir

c)     Himachal Pradesh

d)     Uttarakhand

50.  The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India is :

a)     The Brahmaputra Valley

b)     Indo-Gangetic plain

c)     The Deccan Plateau

d)     The Rann of Kutch