1. Which of the Following Is Not a Freshwater Ecosystem?
contact no. 9805332278, 7018596250
HPAS- 2015 ( held on june 2016)
1. Which of the following is not a freshwater ecosystem?
a) Pound
b) Lake
c) Wetland
d) Open Ocean
2. Which of these is not an ecosystem service?
a) Climate control
b) Recreational Benefits
c) Winds
d) Food
3. Desert ecosystem are characterized by annul rainfall of less than:
a) 25 cm
b) 30 cm
c) 40 cm
d) 50 cm
4. 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
5. India is to home to how many (approximately) mammalian species ?
a) 1320
b) 628
c) 350
d) 3560
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
(This question is wrongly asked. It should be UNFCCC instead of UNFCC)
10. 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
11. 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
12. Decibel is used to measure the intensity field of:
a) Magnetic field
b) Sound
c) Light
d) Heat
13. Which of the following vegetable oils does not contain essential fatty acids?
a) Sunflower oil
b) Mustard oil
c) Coconut oil
d) Groundnut oil
14. Usually fuels on burning causes pollution. which one of the following fuel causes minimum environmental
pollution ?
a) Diesel
b) Coal
c) Hydrogen
d) Kerosene
15. Vegetables are easily perishable because of their high content of:
a) Sugars
b) Water
c) Vitamins
d) Enzymes
16. Sweat mainly serves to eliminate :
a) Water , NaCI
b) NaCI, Fats
c) Dirt, water
d) Serum ,Water
17. In a poultry unit the factor most influencing the cost is the cost of :
a) Feed
b) Transportation
c) Chicks
d) Medicines
18. Bombyx mori is a :
a) Fish
b) Silkworm
c) Ringworm
d) Moth
19. Which of following statements is correct?
a) Wheat bran is rich in carbohydrates
b) Fungal fermentation of rise is used for the preparation of alcoholic drinks
c) Rice has antibiotic properties
d) Wheat contains 80-85% carbohydrates
20. A pressure cooker works on the principal 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
21. Which of the following is not the feature of caste system?
a) Hierarchy
b) Hereditary occupation
c) Exogamous marriages
d) Accountability
22. Ashish Bose is well known for his concept:
a) Demographic transition
b) Population Explosion
c) BIMARU States
d) Sustainable Development
23. Which state of India was the first to pass Jamindari Abolition Act?
a) Bihar
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Karnataka
24. In which year was the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act passes?
a) 1998
b) 2001
c) 2004
d) 2005
25. Which is not an indicator of Human Development Index?
a) Life expectancy
b) Education component
c) National per capita income
d) Level of Urbanization
26. Of which rivers tributaries are Phojal, Sarwati and Hansa streams
(a) Satluj .
(b) Beas.
(c) Ravi.
(d) Yamuna.
27. What is the archaeological style of Adi Brahama temple Khokhan ?.
(a) Pagoda.
(b) Pent-roof.
(c) Pyramid-roof.
(d) Pyramid.
28. With which region of H.P is Bonangchyu dance associated?.
(a) Chamba
(b) Sirmour
(c) Kinnaur
(d) Kangra
29. According to 2011 census which district of H.P has the highest number of urban households?
(a) Kangra.
(b) Shimla
(c) Mandi
(d) Solan
30.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
31. To Which princely state did Zorwawar Singh, General Of Raja Gulab Singh who invaded Ladakh and Baltistan during 1834-41, belongs ?
(a) Kangra
(b) Sirmaur
(c) Jubbal
(d) Kehlur
32. When did the Chandrahabhaga Valley which was held as Jagir by the families of Tibetan origin
come under sway of Kullu ?
(a) Thirteen century
(b) Fifteenth century
(c) Seventeenth century
(d) Eighteenth century
33. The territory of which of the following princely state was divided state was between two
cousins/scions Vijay Singh and Ram Singh during the nineteenth century?.
(a) Daturpur
(b) Siba.
(c) Guler
(d) Jaswan
34. Around which year did captain RC Lee set up an apple orchard in Kullu area?.
(a) 1870 AD
(b) 1895 AD
(c) 1905 AD
(d) 1910 AD
35. Which Raja of Sirmaur princely state shifted the capital of his state from Rajban to Kalsi in the beginning
of the thirteen century?
(a) Udit Prakesh
(b) Kaul Prakash
(c) Maha Prakash
(d) Sumer Prakash
36. 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
37. Around which year did Russian painter Nichloas Roerich visit Naggar in Kullu District for the First
time ?
(a) 1915
(b)1923
(c)1926
(d)1930
38. 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
39. In Which basin is Upper Joiner hydro-power project?
(a) Ravi
(b) Satluj
(c) Beas
(d) Yamuna
40. Which school did Amrita Shergil join in Shimla around 1924-25?.
(a) Taral Hall
(b) Alfred Corpet
(c) Santa Annciate
(d) Jesus and Mary
41. At which place in Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh is fish farm?
(a) Patil Kuhl
(b) Moheli
(c) Nagini
(d) All of the Above
42. Which bank is collaborating with the Himachal Pradesh government in implementing Doodh Ganga
Yojna?
(b) UCO Bank
(b) State Bank of India
(c) NABARD
(d) H.P state Cooperative Bank
43. Which agency is managing Himachal Pradesh state wide Area networks (HIMSWAN) services?.
(a) M/s KPMG
(b) M/s Orange Business services
(c) M/s E&Y HPSDC
(d) M/s Vyam Technologies
44. Who founded Himachal Pradesh congress (HVC)?.
(a) Maheshwar Singh
(b) Thakur Ram Lal
(c) Dr. Salig Ram
(d) Pandit Sukh Ram
45. Which two districts of H.P are covered under Backward region Grant fund of ministry of Panchayati
Raj, Government of India?
(a) Kinnaur and Lahul spiti
(b) Lahul-spiti and chamba
(c) Chamba and Sirmour
(d) Sirmour and Kinnaur
46. 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
47. 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
48. Which of the following Indian States will get the first ever solar-stellar observatory?
a. Rajasthan
b. Gujarat
c. Maharashtra
d. Karnataka
49. India celebrated its first constitution Day on :
a. 15th august, 1947
b. 26th January, 1950
c. 26th November, 1949
d. NOTA
50. In which of the following states, ‘Hornbill’ festival has been observed to uphold Unity in Diversity?
a. Nagaland
b. Manipur
c. Assam
d. Mizoram
51. 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
Which of the above statements are correct?
a. (1), (2) and (3)
b. (2), (3) and (4)
c. (1), (2) and (4)
d. All of the above are correct
52. 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%
Select the correct answer from the following codes :
a. (1) only
b. (2) only
c. (3) only
d. None of the above
53. The National Airquality 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
Select the correct answer from the given codes :
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
54. 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
Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?
a. only (3)
b. only (1)
c. only (2)
d.All of the above
55. Who of the following has been awarded Padma Vibhushan?
1. Avinash Dixit
2. Sania Mirza
3. Priyanka Chopra
4. Anjum Chopra
Select the correct answer using the given codes :
a. only (1)
b. only (2)
c. only (3)
d. only (4)
56 . Who among the following persons has won the Man Booker Prize, 2015?
a. Marlon James
b. Sanjeev Sahota
c. James Tott
d. Ali Smith
57. 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
Which of the above statements are correct?
a. only (1) and (2)
b. only (2) and (3)
c. only (1) and (3)
d. All the above are correct
58. 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
Which of the above statements are correct?
a. only (1) and (2)
b. only (1) and (3)
c. only (2) and (3)
d. All the above are correct
59. 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 flaviridae and the genus flavivirus
d. The most common symptoms of Zika arefever, rash, joint pain, muscle pain, headache, etc
60. 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
Which of the above statements are correct?
a. only (1) and (2)
b. only (2) and (3)
c. only (1) and (3)
d. All the above are correct
61. Which of the following is not correct about the 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.
62. Who built the Sudarshana lake in the Saurashtra region ?
a. Pushyagupta
b. Dhanananda
c. Kharavela
d. Samudragupta
63. Which one of the following festivals was most famous in Vijayanagar empire ?
a. Vasant Ritu
b. Brahmotsavam
c. Mahanavami
d. Ramana Vaidi
64. Which of the following Bhakati poets of Maharashtra conveyed his teachings through the
numerous Abhangas ?
a. Tukaram
b. Namdev
c. Eknath
d. Ramdas
65. Dara Shikoh was the disciple of which sufi saint ?
a. Mirza Galib
b. Mian Mir
c. Mullah Shah
d. Mir Taki Mir
66. Which of the following states were not annexed to the English East India Company’s dominions under Dalhousies’s Doctrine of Lapse ?
a. Satara
b. Nagpur
c. Jhansi
d. Jodhpur
67. Who establish the East India association in 1866 in London ?
a. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b. Dada Bhai Nairoji
c. Surendra Nath Banerjee
d. Lala Lajpat Rai
68. When was the civil Disobedience Movement finally called off by Mahatma Gandhi ?
a. 1931
b. 1932
c. 1933
d. 1934
69. Consider the following:
1. The Nehru Report
1. The Rowlatt Satyagraha
iii. The MacDonald Award
1. Formation of Congress Socialist Party
Arrange the above in chronological order by using the codes given below :
Answer: B. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
70. 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
71. Bermuda Triangles is located in :
a. Atlantic Ocean
b. Pacific Ocean
c. Indian Ocean
d. China Ocean
72. 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
73. Which one of the following is incorrect ?
a. Sariska Tiger Rajasthan
b. Hemis National Park J&K
c. Periyar National Park Odisha
d. Rajaji National Park Uttarakhand
74. Which is incorrect about Himalaya ?
a. Himalaas 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.
75. Which one of the following is incorrect ?
City River
a. Jaunpur Gomati
b. Nashik Godavari
c. Lucknow Gandak
d. Ujjain Shipra
76. Which lines separates India from Afghanistan ?
a. Radcliffe line
b. Durand line
c. McMohan line
d. None of the above
77. What is the name of shifting cultivation in Mexico ?
a. Milpa
b. Jhumming
c. Roca
d. Caingin
78. Which soil is best for cotton cultivation ?
a. Alluvial Soil
b. Laterite Soil
c. Red Soil
d. Black soil
79. Which is the Longest river of the World ?
a. Nile
b. Amazon
c. Yangtze
d. Congo
80. Varkala beach is located in :
a. Karnataka
b. Puducherry
c. Kerala
d. Tamil Nadu
81. Who among the following was the constituent advisor to the Constituent Assembly?
1. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
2. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
3. K.M. Munshi
4. Sir. B.N.Rao
82. 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
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
1. 1 and 4
2. 2 and 4
3. 1,3 and 4
4. 1,2,3 and 4
83. The Central Information Commission falls under:
a.the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
1. the Ministry of Personnel
2. the Ministry of Law
3. the Ministry of Human Resource
84. During the term of office, criminal proceedings cannot be instituted against:
1. the President and the Governor
2. the President, the Vice-President and the Governor
3. the President, VP, Speaker of Lok Sabha and Governor
4. the President, the VP, the PM and the Governor
85. Who among the following decides the question of disqualification of a member of Parliament
on the grounds of defection?
1. the President of India
2. Election Commission
3. The Supreme court of India
4. Presiding Officer of the House
86. Who among the following has the power to declare a caste or a tribe as scheduled caste or scheduled tribe?
1. President of India
2. Parliament
3. Home Minister
4. Chairman of the National Commission of SC or ST
87. Who among the following determines the area of a Lok Sabha constituency for the purpose
of election?
1. President
2. Election Commission
3. Delimitation Commission
4. Census Commission
88. Which of the following statements is correct about NITI Aayog?
1. It is a constitution body
2. It is a statutory body
3. It is neither a constitutional body nor a statutory body
4. It is a constitutional body
89. Which of the following are All India Services?
1. Indian Police Services
2. Indian Foreign Services
3. Indian Forest Services
4. Indian Revenue Services
Select the correct answer:
Codes:
1. 1 and 2
2. 1 and 3
3. 1,2 and 4
4. 1,2,3 and 4
90. 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
Select the correct answer form the codes given below:
Codes:
1. 1 only
2. 1 and 2
3. 2 and 3
4. 1,2 and 4
91. Who is the Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India?
1. Raghuram Rajan
2. Arvind Panagariya
3. Arvind Subramanian
4. Y.V. Reddy
92. What has been the growth rate of GDP of India during 2014-15 at the current prices and constant and constant prices respectively?
10. 10.5% and 6.9 %
11. 10.5% and 7.3%
12. 9.5% and 7.3%
13. 11% and 7.3%
93. As per HDR, 2014 the Gender Inequality Index of India is:
1. 127
2. 120
3. 137
4. 122
94. The 14th Finance Commission has enhanced the states’ share in the central divisible pool
taxes from:
1. 30 percent to 42 percent
2. 32 percent to 42 percent
3. 32 percent to 40 percent
4. 31 percent to 41 percent
95. First Census was conducted in which year in India?
1. 1872
2. 1891
3. 1911
4. 1951
96. What is the population density (per sq. km) of India and Himachal Pradesh respectively as
per Census 2011?
1. 282 and 132
2. 282 and 123
3. 382 and 123
4. 282 and 133
97. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna was approved by Central Government on:
1. 13th January, 2016
2. 23rd January, 2016
3. 13th January, 2015
4. 25th December,2016
98. As per the Census 2011, the average age is above 30 years for the following states:
1. Kerala, Goa, Tamilnadu and HP
2. UP, Bihar, Meghalaya and WB
3. UP, Bihar, Meghalaya and Jharkhand
4. Kerala, Goa, UP and Bihar
99. Which of the following is not a function of Reserve Bank of India?
1. Regulation of foreign exchange
2. Regulation of Credit
3. Banker of the government and Commercial Bank
4. Management of Fiscal Dificit
100. Swabhiman is a:
1. Financial inclusion initiative
2. Pension initiative for BPL families
3. Insurance Policy for Women
4. Rural Infrastructure Project