Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services Exam-2013 Part II
51. The continental drift
theory was propounded by :
a) F. B. Taylor
b) Lowthian Green
c) Alfred Wegner
d) J. A. Steers
52. What are stalagmites ?
a) Erosional landforms
b) Depositional landforms
c) Volcanic landforms
d) Solution holes
53. Which of the following factors is responsible for the rapid
growth of sugar production in South India as compared to North India ?
i. Higher per acre field of sugarcane
ii. Higher sucrose content of sugarcane
iii. Lower labour cost
iv. Loner crushing period
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a) (i) and (ii)
b) (i),(ii) and (iii)
c) (i),(iii)and (iv)
d) (i),(ii) and(iv)
54. Which of the following state groups is the largest producer of
iron-ore in India ?
a) Orissa, M.P. and Jharkhand
b) M.P., Maharashtra and Punjab
c) Maharashtra, Orissa and A.P.
d) Bihar, West Bengal and U.P.
1) Partition of Bengal
2) Lucknow Pact
3) Establishment of Arya Samaj
4) Promulgation of Vernacular Press Act.
Which one of the
following is the correct chronological sequence of the events given above :
Code:
a) 3,4,1 and 2
b) 4,3,1 and 2
c) 3,1,2 and 4
d) 4,1,3 and 2
56. Whose government was defeated for the first time on a vote of confidence?
a) Chandra Shekhar Government
b) V.P. Singh Government
c) Charan Singh Government
d) Deve Gowda Government
57. The question hour in the House of the people is followed by :
a) Supplementary question
b) Starred question
c) Unstarred question
d) Short notice question
58. The members of which of the following committees are elected by the Houses ?
1) The Public Accounts Committee
2) The Committee on Petitions
3) The committee on Public Undertakings
4) The committee on Subordinate Legislation
Select the correct
answer from the codes given below :
Codes:
a) 1,2 and 4
b) 1,2 and 3
c) 1 and 3
d) 1 and 2
59. Which of the following states have recently (2013) got separate High Courts?
1) Sikkim
2) Manipur
3) Meghalaya
4) Tripura
Select the correct
answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
a) 1 and 2
b) 1, 2 and 3
c) 1,3 and 4
d) 2,3 and 4
60. For which of the following posts has the supreme court directed the central government that not only civil servants but other persons with impeccable integrity should also be considered?
a) Chief Election Commissioner
b) Central Vigilance Commissioner
c) Director of Central Bureau of Investigation
d) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
61. Which of the following commissions/committees have recommended legal protection to Whistle Blowers?
1) Law commission
2) Second Administrative Reforms Commission
3) Election Commission
4) Vohra Committee
Select the correct
answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
a) 1 and 2
b) 1 and 3
c) 2,3 and 4
d) 1,3 and 4
62. Which of the following commissions has recommended that under the RTI Act, MPs and MLAs should be declared as Public Authorities except when they are discharging legislative functions ?
a) Law Commission
b) Election Commission
c) National Commission to Review the Working of
the Constitution
d) Second Administrative Reforms Commission
63. Which of the following organizations I sot affiliated to CPI(M) ?
a) Students Federation of India
b) All India Democratic Women’s Association
c) All India Agricultural Workers Union
d) All India Trade Union Congress
64. The Indian Constitution refers to minorities based on :
a) Religion or language
b) Religion or region
c) Region or language
d) Language or culture
65. Which of the following are statutory bodies ?
1) National Human Rights Commission
2) Union Public Service Commission
3) National Commission for Women
4) National Commission for Minorities
Select the correct
answer form the codes given below :
a) 1,2 and 3
b) 1,3 and 4
c) 2,3 and 4
d) 1,2 and 4
66. The 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments were made during the Primeministership of :
a) Rajiv Gandhi
b) Varasimha Rao
c) V.P. singh
d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
67. CENVAT is associated with :
a) Direct Tax
b) Income Tax
c) Indirect Tax
d) Service Tax
68. Which of the following occupied the highest place in growth rate during the 11th plan period 2007-12?
a) Agricultural Sector
b) Service Sector
c) Industrial Sector
d) Mining
69. First share market in India was established in :
a) Delhi
b) Kolkata
c) Chennai
d) Mumbai
70. Which one of the following was the Chairman of the committee on pricing and taxation of petroleum products ?
a) Raja J. Chelliah
b) C. Rangarajan
c) Y.V. Reddy
d) Abid Hussain
71. For national manufacturing and Investment Zones (NMIZ), Special Economic zone(SEZ) and EOUs (Exports-oriented Units), which of the following statements is true ?
a) NMIZs and EOUs will be located within SEZs
b) SEZs and EOUs will be located within NMIZs
c) NMIZs are independent of SEZs and EOUs
d) NMIZs and SEZs will be competitors in nature
72. To which community/organization maximum goods are exported form India ?
a) EEC
b) Commonwealth Nation
c) SAFTA
d) OPEC
73. UNDP has introduced a new poverty index known as :
a) Human Poverty Index
b) Poorest among Poor Index
c) Social Poverty Index
d) Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index
74. Project ‘Sankalp’ is associated with the elimination of :
a) Illiteracy
b) Polio
c) Unemployment
d) AIDS/HIV
75. Which Indian company has been included for the first time in U.S.A’s index NASDAQ-100 ?
a) Infosys
b) Tata Motors
c) ICICI Bank
d) Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
76. The terms ‘NEER’ and ‘REER’ are related with :
a) Foreign exchange rate
b) External economic resources
c) National and regional economic equality
d) Environmental regulation
77. When was World Trade Organization set up by the member countries of the United Nation to promote trade among countries?
a) 1994
b) 1995
c) 1999
d) 2005
78. In what capacity was P.C. Mahalanobis associated with the formulation of the economic policy of independent India?
a) As an applied statistician
b) As Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission
c) As a leading industrialist
d) As a minister of the Union Cabinet
79. Which type of pollution is caused by two-wheelers ?
a) Air Pollution
b) Soil Pollution
c) Air and Soil Pollution
d) Water Pollution
80. Most hazardous metal pollution of automobile exhaust is :
a) Cd
b) Hg
c) Copper
d) Lead
81. The excess discharge of fertilizers into water bodies results in :
a) Silt
b) Death of hydrophytes
c) Eutrophication
d) Growth of fish
82. If BOD of a river water is found very high, this mean water :
a) Is clean
b) Is highly polluted
c) Is having algae
d) Contains dissolved minerals
83. Minimata disease affects the :
a) Circulatory System
b) Skeletal System
c) Nervous System
d) Respiratory System
84. Chernobyl disaster was caused by a :
a) Nuclear weapon accident
b) Nuclear waste leak
c) Nuclear reactor accident
d) Nuclear test
85. Chemical which cause bone cancer and degeneration of tissue is :
a) I-131
b) Ca-40
c) I-127
d) Str-90
86. The antiknock agent added to unleaded petrol is :
a) Tetraethyl lead
b) Tetramethyl lead
c) Dibromoethane
d) Methyl tertiary butyl ether
87. The range of normal human hearing lies between :
a) 500 Hz to 10000 Hz
b) 2000 Hz to 200000 Hz
c) 5000 Hz to 6000 Hz
d) 50 Hz to 15000 Hz
88. 3-4 benzopyrene causes :
a) Leukemia
b) Cytosilicosis
c) Lung cancer
d) Tuberculosis
89. Climate of world is threatened by :
a) Increasing concentration of atmospheric oxygen
b) Decreasing amount of atmospheric oxygen
c) Increasing amount of atmospheric CO2
d) Decreasing amount of atmospheric nitrogen
concentration
90. In coming years, skin related disorder will become more common due to :
a) Excessive use of detergents
b) Water pollution
c) Air pollution
d) Depletion of ozone layer
91. Natural silk is a :
a) Polypeptide
b) Polysaccharide
c) Polyvinyl Chloride
d) Polyacrylonitrite
92. Which of the following can be remelted time and again without producing any change ?
a) PVC
b) Bakelite
c) Melmac
d) Urea-formaldehyde resin
93. The drugs used to get relief from pain are called :
a) Antipyretics
b) Analgesics
c) Antibiotics
d) Antiseptics
94. Most commonly used tranquillizers are derivatives of :
a) Acetic acid
b) Salicylic acid
c) Barbituric acid
d) Sulphanilamide
95. SLV-3 and ASLV rockets used :
a) Hybrid propellants
b) Composite solid propellants
c) Double base propellants
d) Billiquid propellants
96. A Transformer is used for :
a) Increasing DC Voltage
b) Decreasing DC Voltage
c) Converting DC to AC
d) Increasing or decreasing AC voltage
97. Convex lens are used for correction of :
a) Short-sightedness
b) Long-sightedness
c) Cataract
d) None of the above
98. One litre of water is equivalent to :
a) 1.5 kg
b) 1.25 kg
c) kg
d) 0.9 kg
99. Metals are good conductors of electricity because :
a) The atoms are highly packed
b) They have high malign point
c) They have free electrons
d) All of the above
100. In the process of galvanization an iron sheet is coated with :
a) Zinc
b) Aluminum
c) Tin
d) Magnesium
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