H.P. Subordinate & Allied Services (Pre) Examination-2017 Held On 29-04-2018

H.P.
SUBORDINATE & ALLIED SERVICES (PRE) EXAMINATION-2017 HELD ON 29-04-2018
H.P.A.S. (Prelims) Exam - 2017

GENERAL STUDIES
PAPER - I
(Exam held on 29-04-2018)
1. Which of the following valleys lies between the 7. When Himachal Pradesh got right to participate
Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal? in the election for the first time under the new
A. Balh Valley constitution?
B. Bara Bhangal Valley A. 1952
C. Kiara Dun Valley B. 1957
D. Pabbar Valley C. 1962
2. Which of the following Himalayan zones D. 1967
occupies the maximum percentage of the total 8. Which of the following Monasteries was built
geographical area of Himachal Pradesh? by a Western Tibet ruler ‘Ye-Sashoad’ around
A. Sub-Himalayan Zone the year 996 A.D.?
B. Mid-Himalayan Zone A. Gemur
C. High Hill Zone B. Kardang
D. Trans Himalayan Zone C. Tabo
3. Shingo-La is the name of which pass? D. Tayul
A. Zanskar Pass 9. Which was the old capital of Kullu Rajas from
B. Bara Lacha Pass where the twelve generations of Kullu Rajas
C. Rohtang Pass ruled?
D. Jalori Pass A. Manali
4. Where does river Yamuna, after flowing through B. Jagatsukh
Uttrakhand, enter in Sirmaur district of C. Sultanpur
Himachal Pradesh? D. Bajaura
A. Tajewala 10. In 1804 A.D. Rulers of Bilaspur, Mandi, Chamba
B. Khodarmanjari and other small rulers of Kangra area invited
C. Baru Sahib whom to invade Kangra?
D. Dadahu A. Gurkha Army Chief Amar Singh Thapa
5. The movement started under the aegis of ‘Kisan B. British Army
Sabha’ in which Shri Lakshmi Singh and Vaid C. Mughals
Surat Singh played a pivotal role was: D. Maharaja Ranjit Singh
A. Praja Mandal 11. In 1848, who suppressed the rebellion of Wazir
B. Pajhota Andolan of Nurpur and then Pramod Chand and Rajas
C. Swaraj Sangh of Jaswan and Datarpur?
D. Lokraj Sabha A. Mr Lawerence
6. ‘Democratisation of the Administration’ was the B. Mr Jackson
main aim of: C. Mr Moorcraft
A. Praja Mandal Movement D. Mr Williams
B. Mandi Conspiracy 12. ‘Madho Rai ki Jaleb’ is the main attraction of
C. Bilaspur Struggle which popular Himachali fair?
D. Chamba Agitation
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A. Dussehra C. Durand Cup
B. Lohri D. Federation Cup
C. Shivratri 20. The Mushroom Development Project in
D. Nalwari Palampur was launched in 1985 with the
13. What is the architectural style of the temple introduction of the technology of which
built on the edge of the Prashar Lake? country?
A. Cone Shaped A. British
B. Pagoda B. Dutch
C. Pentroof C. American
D. Pyramidal Shaped D. Brazil
14. ‘Dohru‘ is a traditional woollen dress worn by 21. What was the approximate decadal population
the women of which district? growth rate of Himachal Pradesh in census
A. Una 2011?
B. Kangra A. 13.3%
C. Bilaspur B. 12.9%
D. Kinnaur C. 12.5%
15. What is the approximate capacity of ‘Shontong D. 12%
Karcham’ Hydro Electric Power Project? 22. What is India’s estimated GDP growth rate for
A. 195 MW 2018-19 in the Economic Survey?
B. 100 MW A. 3% – 7.1%
C. 205 MW B. 2% – 7.5%
D. 450 MW C. 7% – 7.5%
16. In which district Central Government approved D. 7% – 7.2%
Rs. 80 lakh in 2011 for setting up of Snow 23. What was the Index of Industrial Production in
Leopard centre? December 2017?
A. Kilba in Kinnaur A. 6.8%
B. Kibber in Lahaul-Spiti B. 7.1%
C. Sainj in Kullu C. 7.8%
D. Pangi in Chamba D. 7.4%
17. To improve the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in 24. Find the correct poverty estimates for the given
Higher Education, the government of H.P. has states in 2011-12, as per the Planning
adopted ‘Rashtriya Uchtar Shikha Abhiyan’ the Commission?
centrally scheme in the year: (A) (B) (C) (D)
A. 2012 Arunachal Pradesh 34.7%
B. 2013 (2013-14) 33.7% 36.9% 34.7%
C. 2014 Bihar 39.9%
D. 2015 36.9% 39.9% 33.7%
18. Who is the author of the book ‘Polyandry in Chhattisgarh 36.9%
the Himalayas’? 34.7% 33.7% 39.9%
A. Dr Y.S Parmar Manipur 33.7%
B. C.G. Bruce 39.9% 34.7% 36.9%
C. V.P. Menon Answer: D
D. M.S. Gill 25. With what is “Operation Green” related?
19. Which famous football tournament was started A. Use of paramilitary forces against Naxalites
in 1888 from Annadale? in Maharashtra
A. Subroto Cup B. Use of paramilitary forces against Naxalites
B. Santosh Trophy in Chhattisgarh

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C. Tomato Onion Potato 33. Match the items given in column I and II
D. Round Revolution Column-I
26. Who is the first woman advocate whose name (P) Montreal Protocol
has been recommended by the collegium to (Q) Vienna Convention
become the Judge of Supreme Court of India? (R) Kyoto Protocol
A. Indu Malhotra (S) Earth Summit
B. Neeru Chadha Column-II
C. Sujata V. Manohar i. Protection of Ozone Layer
D. Gyan Sudha Mishra ii. Stabilization of Greenhouse Gases
27. What is the bank account available to Dalits and iii. Environment and Sustainable Development
Women under “Stand-up India”? iv. Total Elimination of Ozone Depleting
A. 1 – 10 lakh Substances
B. 10 – 50 lakh Match the above:
C. 10 lakh – 1 crore A. (P-iv), (Q-ii), (R-i), (S-iii)
D. 50 lakh – 1 crore B. (P-iv), (Q-i), (R-ii), (S-iii)
28. Immunization of all children by 2020 is related C. (P-ii), (Q-iv), (R-i), (S-iii)
to : D. (P-ii), (Q-i), (R-iii), (S-iv)
A. Mission Rainbow 34. In context environment, the term “dirty dozen”
B. Mission Ayushmaan Bharat refers to:
C. Mission Arogya 1. 12 ozone layer depleting substances
D. Mission Healthy Bharat 2. 12 persistent organic pollutants
29. According to the Global Nutrition Report 2017, 3. 12 most harmful greenhouse gases
how many females suffered from anaemia in 4. 12 most degraded ecosystems
India? Select the correct answer using the codes given
A. 49% below:
B. 51% A. Only 3
C. 53% B. 1, 2 and 3
D. 54% C. Only 2
30. What is the estimated social sector expenditure D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
in budget 2018-19? 35. Vast majority of biodiversity occur in :
A. 1.36 lakh crore A. Developing countries
B. 1.37 lakh crore B. Developed countries
C. 1.38 lakh crore C. Equal in both
D. 1.39 lakh crore D. None of the above
31. How many poor families will be provided with 36. “Appiko Movement” was leaded by :
how much medical insurance per family in 2018- A. Sunderlal Bahuguna
19 under the Ayushmaan Bharat Yojana?
B. Pandurang Hegde
A. 10 crore and Rs 3 lakh
C. Vandana Shiva
B. 5 crore and Rs 5 lakh
D. Amrita Devi
C. 10 crore and Rs 5 lakh
37. Freshwater present on earth is :
D. 3 crore and Rs 10 lakh
A. 1.5%
32. How many hours per year are the people
B. 0.01%
expected to contribute for cleanliness under the
C. 2.5%
Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan?
A. 70 D. 2.97%
B. 80 38. Which industry labours are most prone to
C. 90 Cytosilicosis disease?
D. 100 A. Electric

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B. Computer D. Inverted and enlarged
C. Dairy 45. Renewable source of energy is :
D. Cement A. Coal
39. Match the items given in column I and II : B. Fossil fuels
Column-I C. Natural gas
(P) Biological Diversity Act D. Sun
(Q) E-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 46. The global warming has resulted:
(R) Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling A. Increase in yield of the crop
and Trans-boundary) Rules B. Decrease in sea levels
(S) Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and C. Decrease in human deaths
Handling Rules D. Increase in sea levels
Column-II 47. Photosynthesis occurs in :
i. 2000 A. Nucleus
ii. 2008 B. Mitochondria
iii. 2011 C. Chloroplast
iv. 2002 D. None of the above
A. (P-i), (Q-iv), (R-ii), (S-iii) 48. In which part of our body RBC formed?
B. (P-i), (Q-iv), (R-ii), (S-ii) A. Liver
C. (P-iv), (Q-iii), (R-ii), (S-i) B. Heart
D. (P-iv), (Q-iii), (R-i), (S-ii) C. Bone-marrow
40. In which year “Project Crocodile” was launched D. Kidney
in India? 49. “Rataundhi ” is due to deficiency of which
A. 1973 Vitamin?
B. 1975 A. Vitamin A
C. 1972 B. Vitamin B6
D. 1980 C. Vitamin C
41. Which of the following is a non-renewable D. Vitamin B12
energy source? 50. Core of a transformer is made of :
A. Solar A. Steel
B. Wind B. Soft iron
C. Nuclear reactors C. Copper
D. All of the above D. Aluminium
42. Which of the following is not a fundamental 51. Which of the following is in the deficiency in a
unit? body during “Dengue” fever?
A. Meter A. Haemoglobin
B. Litre B. Sugar
C. Kilogram C. Platelets
D. Second D. Water
43. The liquid used in a clinical thermometer is : 52. Who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in
A. Alcohol 2017?
B. Water A. Joachim Frank
C. Mercury B. Jacques Dubochet
D. Benzene C. Richard Henderson
44. The image formed by a convex mirror is : D. All of the above
A. Erect and diminished 53. Who won the Women’s Single Wimbledon
B. Erect and enlarged tournament in 2017?
C. Inverted and diminished A. Garbine Muguruza

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B. Ekaterina Makarova B. (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
C. Elena Vesnina C. (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
D. Serena Williams D. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
54. Who became first female President of 59. Name the sportsperson who has been honoured
Singapore? with “Bharat Ratna”?
A. Carrie Lam A. Major Dhyan Chanda
B. Halimah Yacob B. Sunil Gavaskar
C. Jacindra Ardern C. Sachin Tendulkar
D. Angela Merkel D. P.T. Usha
55. Why Jagmeet Singh is in news? 60. Who is appointed as New Chairman of ISRO?
A. He is elected leader of Canada’s New A. G.K. Menon
Democratic Party. B. Roddam Narasimhan
B. He represents South Hall in British House of C. R. Rao
Commons. D. K.Sivan
C. He is appointed as one of the advisor to 61. Who said that, “The Constituent Assembly was
President Donald Trump. a one party body in The Assembly was the
D. He is advisor to UN Commission on Human Congress and the Congress was India”?
Rights. A. Morris Jones
56. Why Hambantota Port has been in news in B. Paul R. Brass
2017? C. Granville Austin
A. Its majority stakes are sold to China. D. Richard Sisson
B. It straddles world’s busiest east-west 62. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct
shipping route. answer from the codes given below :
C. Chinese move here created worries for List-I (Books)
India. I. The Child and the State in India
D. All of the above II. The Hindu Nationalist Movement and
57. Who was awarded Best Actress award in the Indian Politics
64th National Film awards function? III. The Political Economy of Development in
A. M. Surabhi India
B. Zaira Wasim IV. Poverty Amid Plenty in the New India
C. Iman Chakraborty List-II (Authors)
D. Sonam Kapoor i. Atul Kohli
58. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct ii. Pranab Bardhan
answer from the codes given below : iii. Christopher Jaferlot
List-I iv. Myron Weiner
I. Sachidanand Vatsyayan Codes:
II. Aryabhatta (I) (II) (III) (IV)
III. Ayyankali A. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
IV. Fatima Beevi B. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
List-II C. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
i. Judge D. (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
ii. Harijan leader 63. In which case did The Supreme Court give the
iii. Hindi Poet doctrine of ‘Basic Structure’ of the constitution?
iv. Astronomer A. Keshavanand Bharti case
Codes: B. Golak Nath case
(I) (II) (III) (IV) C. Indira Sawhney case
A. (iv) (iii) (i) (ii) D. Sankari Prasad case

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64. Which states/union territories are involved in ii. Official Language Commission
the Cauvery river dispute? iii. Railway Board
A. Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu iv. Atomic Energy Commission
B. Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Codes:
C. Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala A. (i) and (ii)
D. Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and B. (i), (iii) and (iv)
Puducherry C. (i), (ii) and (iv)
65. Supreme Court’s judgment in Indira Sawhney D. (ii) and (iv)
Vs. Union of India case deals with : 70. Regarding the Interim Government of 1946
A. Reservations for OBCs which of the following is not correct?
B. Reservations for SCs and STs A. Jawaharlal Nehru was the Prime Minister/
C. Reservations in Promotion Head of the Executive Council
D. Reservations for Muslims B. Jawaharlal Nehru was designated as the
66. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct Vice-President of the Viceroy’s Executive
answer from the codes given below: Council.
List-I (Panchayati Raj Committees) C. The viceroy continue to be the Head of the
I. H. Hanumantha Roa Executive Council
II. V.K. Rao D. The members of the Interim Government
III. Ashok Mehta was members of Viceroy’s Executive Council
IV. M. Singhvi 71. Who said, Indian federalism is “a new kind of
List-II (Year) federation to meet India’s peculiar need’s?
i. 1978 A. Granville Austin
ii. 1984 B. Ivor Jennings
iii. 1986 C. Alexanderowicz
iv. 1985 D. Ronald Wats
Codes: 72. Adi Ambedkar Samaj movement is related to
(I) (II) (III) (IV) which state?
A. (iv) (ii) (i) (iii) A. Maharashtra
B. (ii) (iv) (i) (iii) B. Punjab
C. (i) (iii) (ii) (iv) C. Rajasthan
D. (iii) (i) (iv) (ii) D. Uttar Pradesh
67. Which of the following is not associated with 73. When did Communist Party of India (Marxist)
electoral reforms in India? emerge a separate political party?
A. Tarkunde Committee A. 1960
B. Dinesh Goswami Committee B. 1964
C. N. N. Vohra committee C. 1968
D. Indrajit Gupta Committee D. 1973
68. Who described Indian Capitalism as 74. Who described the critical and creative role of
“Dharmshala Capitalism”? politics in India as “the Indian model of
A. K.R.V. Rao development”?
B. Jagdish Bhagwati A. Rajni Kothari
C. Amartya Sen B. Amartya Sen
D. Raj Krishna C. Jagdish Bhagwati
69. Which of the following are statutory bodies? D. James Manner
Select and correct answer from the codes given 75. Match List-I and List-II and identify the correct
below : answer from the codes given below:
i. University Grants Commission List-I (Events)

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I. Millennium Development A. Hindu Code Bill
II. National Commission for Women B. Indian Code Bill
III. Ministry of Women and Child Development C. Hindu Marriage Bill
IV. National Mission for Empowerment of D. Human Rights Bill
Women 82. Which one of the following igneous rocks has
List-II (Year) the highest density?
i. 2010 A. Basalt
ii. 2006 B. Olivine
iii. 1992 C. Pyroxene
iv. 2011 D. Quartz
Codes: 83. Which one of the following is not correctly
(I) (II) (III) (IV) matched?
A. (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) A. Slate-Sandstone
B. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) B. Schist-Shale
C. (i) (iv) (iii) (ii) C. Marble-Limestone
D. (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) D. Quartzite-Sandstone
76. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms were 84. Which one of the following planets has the
introduced in India in the year : shortest day?
A. 1881 A. Earth
B. 1902 B. Mars
C. 1909 C. Mercury
D. 1919 D. Venus
77. B.R. Ambedkar was born at : 85. The term outwash plain is associated with :
A. Poona A. Glaciers
B. Bombay B. Rivers
C. Mhow C. Sea waves
D. Satara D. Wind action
78. Which of the following leaders had worked for 86. Which one of the following has the largest
tribal upliftment? number of active volcanoes?
A. Mahatma Gandhi A. Alaska
B. A.V. Thakkar B. Aleutian Islands
C. B.R. Ambedkar C. Hawaii Islands
D. Jagjivan Ram D. Iceland
79. Which of the following leaders was never 87. The concept of Normal Cycle of Erosion was
associated with the Indian National Congress? given by :
A. V.D. Savarkar A. Davis, W.M.
B. Lala Lajpat Rai B. Penck, W.
C. Vallabhbhai Patel C. Strahler, A.
D. S. C. Bose D. Thornbury, W.D.
80. Which of the following was not a socialist 88. The term Ria stands for :
leader? A. A submerged river valley
A. Ram Manohar Lohiya B. A submerged glacial valley
B. Jaiprakash Narain C. An emerged river valley
C. S.C. Bose D. An emerged glacial valley
D. M.R. Jaiyakar 89. The term deflation is associated with :
81. Which of the following Bills was drafted by Dr. A. Glaciers
B.R. Ambedkar as the first Law Minister of India? B. Running water Sea-water

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C. Sea-waves 98. The town of Rishira is known for the industry
D. Wind action of :
90. The rate of decrease of temperature in the A. Cotton Textile
troposphere is : B. Jute Textile
A. 5.4 degree Celcius C. Silk Textile
B. 6.4 degree Celcius D. Woolen Textile
C. 7 degree Celcius 99. Koraput has rich deposits of :
D. 4 degree Celcius A. Bauxite
91. The term Operation Flood is associated with : B. Copper
A. Blue Revolution C. Iron-ore
B. Golden Revolution D. Mica
C. White Revolution 100. How many sustainable developments are there
D. Yellow Revolution in the U.N. Agenda 2030?
92. The National Forest Policy was launched in : A. 14
A. 1988 B. 15
B. 1990 C. 16
C. 1994 D. 17
D. 1996
93. Which one of the following states have the   
highest percentage of irrigated area?

A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Haryana
C. Jammu & Kashmir
D. Sikkim
94. Oil refinery at Bhatinda is being established by:
A. BPCL
B. HPCL
C. CRL
D. IOC
95. Which one of the following is the largest
industry in India?
A. Cement
B. Iron & Steel
C. Petroleum
D. Textile
96. Tata Iron and Steel Company at Jamshedpur was
established in:
A. 1914
B. 1912
C. 1910
D. 1908
97. The first industrial policy was announced in :
A. 1948
B. 1956
C. 1964
D. 1972

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