SOLVED PAPER OF NAIB TEHSILDAR HIMACHAL PRADESH - 2017 - HPGKNOTES

Naib Tehsildar 2017 : HPGKNOTES

 

SOLVED PAPER NAIB TEHSILDAR – 2016   (Held in 2017)

 HPPSC NAIB TEHSILDAR , PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER OF NAIB TEHSILDAR HIMACHAL PRADESH

1) Who was the first biographer of Mahatma Gandhi?

A. Acharya J.B. Kriplani

B. Vinoba Bhave

C. J. Doke

D. Rajendra Prasad

 

2. Which of the following is not a part of Mahatma Gandhi’s ideology in the Hind Swaraj?

A. India’s Varna system is not an ideal one.

B. Indian civilization is undoubtedly the best because of its immense assimilative power.

C.The industrial capitalism of the West is responsible for all conflicts, for it has divorced economic activities from moral concerns.

D. In our contemporary times, the lawyers, the doctors and the railways are making the country poorer.

 

3. Of the following, who were the first two Satyagrahis of Mahatma Gandhi in Individual Satyagraha?

A. Vinoba Bhave and Jawaharlal Nehru

B. Vinoba Bhave and Rajendra Prasad

C. Sardar Patel and Vinoba Bhave

D. Rajendra Prasad and Sardar Patel

 

4. Consider the following statements, and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

1. Gandhi launched the Swadeshi Movement in 1905.

2. In Gandhi’s philosophy, there was no alternative for morality.

3. Gandhi was opposed to renouncing one’s religion.

4. One should not mind meddling into the other’s affairs, if they were opposed to you.

Codes:

A. 1 and 2

B. 2 and 3

C. 3 and 4

D. 4 and 1

 

5. What was not a part of Mahatma Gandhi’s Scheme of Education?

A. Free compulsory education for boys and girls from 7 to 14 years.

B. Vocational education.

C. The University education should be for meritorious students only.

D. Its goal is character building and understanding social responsibilities.

6. The direct effect of deficit financing is that:

A. Employment situation worsens.

B. Demand and Supply of output increases.

C. Pushes up prices.

D. Makes market more competitive.

 

7. In which year was the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act passes?

A. 1991

B. 1999

C. 2005

D. 2010

8. Vijay Kelkar Committee 2012 was related to which of the following subjects?

A. Banking Reforms

B. Fiscal Consolidation

C. Tax Reforms

D. Subsidies

 

9. Which sector has the largest contribution in India’s Gross Domestic Savings?

A. Public Sector

B. Public Sector Enterprises

C. Private Corporate Sector

D. Domestic Sector

 

10. A rolling plan is a plan for:

A. One year

B. Two years

C. Three years

D. Five years

 

11. Among the following, the highest Literacy rate is found in:

A. Sikkim

B. Manipur

C. Uttrakhand

D. Meghalaya

 

12. The headquarters of Western Coalfield Ltd. is located at:

A. Mumbai

B. Nagpur

C. Vadodara

D. Alwar

 

13. Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project Treaty has been signed between:

A. India-Bangladesh

B. India-Bhutan

C. India-Myanmar

D. India-Nepal

 

14. Plateau of India divided as MALNAD and MAIDAN Plateau is:

A. Mysore Plateau

B. Telangana Plateau

C. Chota Nagpur Plateau

D. Malwa Plateau

 

15. Influent drainage, Bangar soil, Doabs are the features of:

A. Indo-Sutlej Plain

B. Ganga Plain

C. Brahmaputra Plain

D. Mahanadi Plain

 

16. TODA are Tribals Comminity found in the state of:

A. Gujarat

B. Kerala

C. Andaman and Nicobar

D. Odisha

 

17. India became a signatory to be Ramsar Convention in 1982. Ramsar Convention is related to:

A. Wetland Conservation

B. Lakes Conservation

C. River Conservation

D. All of the above

 

18. Among the following which river basin having the largest catchment area?

A. Mahanadi

B. Krishna

C. Narmada

D. Kaveri

 

19. Which one of the following stations receivers minimum average annual rainfall?

A. Bhopal

B. Hyderabad

C. Lucknow

D. Raipur

 

20. Among the following, the Eastern-most location city is:

A. Lucknow

B. Jabalpur

C. Hydrabad

D. Bangalore

 

21. Which of the following statements is wrong about earth?

A. Ozone layer protects the life form the harmful ultraviolet radiations coming from sun.

B. Biodiversity is richest in the tropics

C. Microorganisms play an important role in the nutrient cycling.

D. Nearly 29% of the earth surface is covered by water.

 

22. Lithosphere is the:

A. Innermost core of earth

B. Part of the earth covered with water

C. The lowest layer of the earth crust which is capable of supporting life

D. Uppermost layer of the earth crust which is capable of supporting life

 

23. Igneous rocks are formed by the:

A. cooling down of volcanic eruptions

B. deposition and lithification of sediments

C. deposition of plants and dead animals

D. deposition of limestone

 

24. Which city is known as the silicon valley of India?

A. Dhanbad

B. Aligarh

C. Bangalore

D. Nagpur

 

25. Main use of a Nuclear Reactor is to:

A. store the radioactive material

B. produce electrical energy from the energy released during nuclear fission

C. measure electric current in a circuit

D. transmit the optical signals and the two-dimensional pictures

 

26. Compressed natural gas is now being used as better fuel than gasoline for running vehicles because of its:

A. complete combustion and no unburnt release of carbon

B. incomplete combustion and release of methane

C. high ignition temperature

D. low calorific value and the engine remain cool

 

27. Which one of the following is used in the rear view mirror of the vehicles?

A. Concave mirror

B. Convex mirror

C. Plane mirror

D. Convavo-convex mirror

 

28. Which one of the following is responsible for the Ozone depletion?

A. Carbon monoxide

B. Sulphur dioxide

C. Nitrogen oxide

D. Chlorofluorocarbon

 

29. In children, Kwashiorkor and Marasmur disease are caused by the deficiency of:

A. Vitamin D

B. Vitamin B6

C. Protien

D. Fat

 

30. RISHTA project in Himachal Pradesh refers to:

A. LED based street lightning project

B. Tree plantation programme

C. Sarva Sikhsha Abhiyan

D. Road construction

 

31. Who was the Prime Minister of Britain at the time of India’s independence?

A. Clement Attlle

B. Ramsay MacDonald

C. N. Chamerlain

D. Winston Churchill

 

32. The Anti-Terrorism Day is celebrated on:

A. May 23

B. September 31

C. September 30

D. May 21

 

33. The Prime Minister of India recently launched a satellite service for the SAARC countries. It was:

A. GSAT-8

B. GSAT-9

C. GSAT-5

D. GSAT-4

 

34. Digi Yatra is an initiative of:

A. Ministry of Civil Aviation

B. Four Dham Yatra

C. Ministry of Railway

D. Ministry of Road Transport

 

35. Recently Sukama valley came into new for killing of armed forces. The valley is located in:

A. North Kashmir

B. South Kashmir

C. Chhatisgarh

D. Jharkhand

 

36. Which of the following is not correct about Leela Seth?

A. She was the first woman justice of Delhi High Court

B. She was the first woman Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court

C. She was throughout an RTI activist

D. She passed recently

 

37. Which river is called as the Ganges of South?

A. Godavari

B. Krishna

C. Cauvery

D. NOTA

 

38. Which Indian state has the least literacy?

A. Bihar

B. Rajasthan

C. Orissa

D. Arunachal Pradesh

 

39. Which one of the following is correct about corporation tax?

A. It is a tax which is levied by the local bodies

B. It is a tax on the profit of companies

C. It is an indirect tax

D. It is a tax that is levied by Municipal Corporation

 

40. Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress?

A. Hakim Azmal Khan

B. Abul Kalam Azad

C. Rafi Ahmad K

D. Badruddin Tyabji

 

41. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt is related to:

A. Santoor

B. Mohan Veena

C. Sarangi

D. Violin

 

42. Education in the Indian Constitution falls in:

A. Concurrent list

B. Central list

C. State list

D. Residuary list

 

43. The Parliament of Israel is known as:

A. Great Hural

B. The Knesset

C. Stortinget

D. Staten

 

44. Who was the key person who presuaded Gandhi to come to Champaran in 1917?

A. Rajkumar Shukla

B. Vinoba Bhave

C. Acharya Kriplani

D. Motilal Nehru

 

45. Which Indian bowler became the first ever to complete 50 wickets in two consecutive calendar

years 2015-16?

A. Ravi Chandra Ashwin

B. Muhammad Sami

C. Jasprit Bumrah

D. NOTA

 

46. Indian Women’s Hockey Team beat which country to win Asian Champion Trophy 2016?

A. Malaysia

B. China

C. Japan

D. South Korea

 

47. Sampriti is a joint military training exercise between:

A. India and Bangladesh

B. India and Russia

C. India and America

D. India and Israel

 

48. World Sanskrit Award 2016 was given to:

A. Professor George Cardona

B. Princess Maha Chakri

C. Professor Sheldon Pollack

D. NOTA

 

49. Who won the best FIFA football player award 2016?

A. Lioni Messi

B. Cristiano Ronaldo

C. Antonie Griezmaan

D. Manuel Neuer

 

50. The Champion of the Earth Award is given by the:

A. United Nations

B. United States of America

C. European Union

D. Sweden

 

 

51. The First BRICS film festival was held in:

A. Delhi

B. Moscow

C. Beijing

D. Peking

 

52. Which of the following films got the Golden Peacock Award at 47th International Film Festival of

India?

A. Bridge of Spies

B. The Danish Girl

C. The Revenant

D. Daughter

 

53. Lalima Abhiyan for anaemia-free state has been launched in:

A. Gujarat

B. Madhya Pradesh

C. Maharashtra

D. Himachal Pradesh

 

54. Jail Jyoti Yojana to promote literacy among the jail inmates was launched in:

A. Kerala

B. West Bengal

C. Orissa

D. Delhi

 

55. Bharatmala is a:

A. Road and highways project connecting the border and port on coastal lines

B. Linking River Project

C. Reviving small airports

D. Linking universities project

 

56. Project Vishwajeet is mooted by:

A. HRD Ministry

B. Defence Ministry

C. Agriculture Ministry

D. Road and Transport Ministry

 

57. Justice R.V. Easwar Committee constituted by the government of India was to deal with:

A. Fiscal Deficit

B. Market borrowing

C. Income tax

D. NOTA

 

58. CASSINI is a joint space mission of:

A. NASA and ISRO

B. NASA and France Space Agency

C. NASA and Eureopean Space Agency

D. ISRO and European Space Agency

 

59. Operation Sankat Mochan was lauched by:

A. Indian Airforce

B. Indian Army

C. Nepalese Army

D. Indian Navy

 

60. Who was selected for the 52 Jnanpeeth Award for 2016?

A. Shankar Ghosh

B. Padma Sachdev

C. Chhatrapal

D. Bulaki Sharma

 

61. TSR Subrahmanyam Committee which recently submitted its report to the government of India

dealth with:

A. National Education Policy

B. National Health Policy

C. Police Reforms

D. NOTA

 

62. Richard Verma is:

A. Governor of California

B. Memeber of the US Senate

C. Member of the House of Representation

D. US Ambassador to India (Former)

 

63. Who among the following received the Nobel Prize in literature for 2016?

A. Bob Dylan

B. Oliver Hart

C. Y. Ohsumi

D. Bernard Feringa

 

64. Article 280 of the Indian Constitution deals with:

A. Planning Commission

B. Inter-State Council

C. Finance Commision

D. The Supreme Court of India

 

65. The Financial Emergency under Indian Constitution is mentioned in:

A. Article 360

B. Article 354

C. Article 359

D. NOTA

 

66. Which state of India has the largest coastline?

A. Gujarat

B. Maharashtra

C. Kerala

D. Tamilnadu

67. Shunglu Committee was formed by Lt. Governor of Delhi to examine:

A. 400 files on which AAP governement had taken decision

B. Specifically Tanker Scam in Delhi

C. Water Supply in Delhi

D. Electricity Supply in Delhi

 

68. In which state were the Panchayati Raj Institutions introduced first?

A. Maharashtra

B. Rajasthan

C. Gujarat

D. Karnataka

 

69. In whom the executive authority of India is vested by the Constitution?

A. The President of India

B. The Council of Ministers

C. The Prime Minister

D. Cabinat

 

70. Which organ break fat to produce Cholesterol?

A. Liver

B. Kidney

C. Pancreas

D. NOTA

 

71. Which mountain pass joins Manali and Kullu Districts of Himacal Pradesh?

A. Dulchi

B. Padri

C. Drati

D. Tori

 

72. Around which century were rock temples of Masrur in Kangra Districts of Himachal Pradesh built?

A. 3rd and 4th century

B. 7th and 8th century

C. 9th and 10th century

D. 11th and 12th century

 

73. The Government of India has sanctioned five Model School for the educationally backward blocks

of Chamba and Sirmaur Districts of Himachal Pradesh. How many of them are in Chamba District?

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four

 

74. With which region of Himachal Pradesh is Bakayang folk dance associated?

A. Chamba

B. Kinnaur

C. Kangra

D. Lahaul Spiti

 

75. Near which town of Himachal Pradesh is Daranghati Sanctuary?

A. Solan

B. Shimla

C. Rampur Bushahr

D. Arki

 

76. On the bank of which river is Suketi Fossil Park?

A. Giri

B. Bata

C. Markanda

D. Andhra

 

77. In which town of Himachal Pradesh was the first Skill Development Center set up in 2013 A.D.?

A. Nahan

B. Bilaspur

C. Hamipur

D. Gagret

 

78. Which sanitation campaign was replaced by Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) in 2014-15?

A. Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan

B. Swachh Gramin Abhiyan

C. Rajiv Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

D. Indira Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan

 

79. Approximately what percentage of total area of Himachal Pradesh falls in Lahaul Spiti District?

A. 14.03

B. 18.64

C. 24. 85

D. 28.16

 

80. What is the approximate altitude of Shikari Devi temple situated in Karsog region of Mandi District

of Himachal Pradesh?

A. 5000 ft.

B. 10000 ft.

C. 15000 ft.

D. 20000 ft.

 

81.Which Raja of Bilaspur princely state was exiled from the state around 1903 A.D. and ordered to

stay at Benaras?

A. Amar Chand

B. Mahan Chand

C. Hira Chand

D. Bijai Chand

 

82. When was the custom of Rit/Reet Marriage abolished in the Bushahr princely state?

A. 1915 A.D.

B. 1920 A.D.

C. 1925 A.D.

D. 1930 A.D.

 

83. In 1946 which was the smallest state/ Thakurai among the Simla Hill states?

A. Delath (6.5 sq. km)

B. Dhadi

C. Ratesh (20 sq. km)

D. Beja (7 sq. km)

(Scrapped)

 

84. During the reign of which Raja of Kullu was Lahaul conquered by the Raja of Chamba?

A. Suraj Pal

B. Raksh Pal

C. Rudar Pal

D. Karn Pal

 

85. The quantum of land revenue in Bilaspur princely state which was paid in kind till 1863 was ….

A. One- third of the produce

B. One- fourth of the produce

C. One- fifth of the produce

D. One- sixth of the produce

 

86. Which Raja of Mandi princely state was son of Ishwari Sen by a concubine?

A. Zalim Sen

B. Balbir Sen

C. Shamser Sen

D. Bijai Sen

 

87. Which of the following restored the territory of Kutlehar princely state which had been seized by

Raja Sansar Chand of Kangra?

A. The Sikhs

B. The Gurkhas

C. The British

D. The Mughals

 

88. To which region of Kangra District of H.P. did Justice Mehar Chand Mahajan belong?

A. Palampur

B. Shahpur

C. Nurpur

D. Nagrota

 

89. Among the following which was the last Thakurai to be granted Sanad by the British?

A. Kumarsain

B. Kuthar

C. Darkoti

D. Thraroach

 

90. According to the Sanad granted to the Raja of Sirmaur in 1815 A.D. which of the following territories

was returned to him?

A. Jaunsar-Bawar

B. Morni

C. Babar

D. Kayar-Da-Dun

 

91. What is the number of members from the tribal areas in the H.P. Vidhan Sabha elected in 2012

A.D.?

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four

 

92. What was the Consumer Price Index Numbers for industrial workers in H.P. during 2014-15?

(Base 2001=100)

A. 175

B. 195

C. 213

D. 225

 

93. Which was the ancestral village of famous Hindi writer Yashpal in Hamirpur District of H.P.?

A. Rangas

B. Rail

C. Bhumpal

D. Kalyan

 

94. Besides Chinni Tehsil of Mahasu District, how many villages of Rampur Tehsil were transferred to

constitute Kinnaur District in 1960 A.D.?

A. 14

B. 18

C. 22

D. 26

 

95. Who was the first Speaker of H.P. Vidhan Sabha (1952)?

A. Krishan Chand

B. Krishna Mohini

C. Desraj Mahajan

D. Jaiwant Ram

 

96. According to 2010-11 Agricultural census what is the percentage of small and marginal holdings in

H.P.?

A. 69.78

B. 70.34

C. 80.61

D. 87.95

 

97. Which District of H.P. recorded the highest growth rate of population during 2001-2011 decade?

A. Sirmaur

B. Una

C. Solan

D. Chamba

 

98. Which craftsman in the court of Raja Meru Varman of Chamba built the metal alloy (ashtdhatu) images

at Bharmour and Chhatrari temples?

A. Gugga 

B. Nainsukh

C. Manaku

D. Nikla

 

99. Adolescent girls of which age-group are covered under the Kishori Shakti Yojna in H.P.?

A. 10-16 years

B. 11-17 years

C. 11-18 years

D. 12-20 years

 

100. When was Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act passed in H.P.?

A. 1970  B.1976

C. 1980  D. 1987

 

101. When was the Amrit Bazar Patrika started in Bangla?

A. 1865 A.D.  B. 1866 A.D

C. 1868 A.D.   D. 1870 A.D.

 

102. Which is not correct about the Faraizi Movement?

A. It originated in Bihar.

B. Its aim was the religious purification of Islam.

C. It used the Bangla language in the Initiation Ceremony.

D. It’s founders believed in scriptural fundamentalism.

 

103. Which Act conceded the demand of Legislative Council members to discuss the Budget?

A. Charter Act of 1833

B. Charter Act of 1853

C. Indian Councils Act of 1861

D. Indian Councils Act of 1892

 

104. Of the following, who was not the member of Hindu Mahasabha?

A. Madan Mohan Malaviya

B. Ras Bihari Bose

C. B.S. Munje

D. Lala Lajpat Rai

 

105. Sohan Singh Bhakna and Baba Harnam Singh were associated with:

A. Naujawan Bharat Sabha

B. Ghadar Movement

C. Congress Socialist Party

D. Hindu Mahasabha

 

106. Which of the following is not matched correctly?

A. Abul Kalam Azad- India Wins Freedom

B. Deenbandhu Mitra- Neeldarpan

C. Katherine Mayo- Mother India

D. Sarojini Naidu- Nation in Making

 

107. What of the following is not correct about the Home Rule League?

A. It was based on the model of Ireland.

B. Annie Besant established it.

C. Annie Besant wanted to make India free through it.

D. B.G. Tilak also established it.

 

108. Where was held the I.C.S. examination in India for the first time?

A. Allahabad   B. Agra

C. Delhi   D. Varanasi

 

109. Consider the following statements and select your answer from the code below:

1. Gandhi gave up his membership of Congress in 1940.

2. The Lucknow Pact was signed in 1916.

3. The Crisp Mission was sent to India by Lord Wavell.

4. V.D. Savarkar organised the Abhinav Bharat

Codes:

A. 1 and 3   B. 2 and 4

C. 3 and 1    D. 4 and 3

 

110. Who appointed the Boundary Commission in 1947 for delimiting the boundaries of India and Pakistan

in Punjab and Bengal?

A. C. Rajagopalachari

B. Jawaharlal Nehru

C. Sardar Patel

D. Lord Mountbatten

 

 

111. Which of the following is not correct about the Christian Missionaries which came to India?

A. The Danish Protestant Mission was the first to come to India.

B. The Missionaries enjoyed the privileges of being the members of the ruling power.

C. Most of the Indian Reform Movements of 19th century opposed them.

D. The Charter Act of 1853 granted then the right to visit India and liberty to preach Christianity

there.

 

112. Which of the following is not matched correctly?

A. Syed Ahmed Khan – The Deoband Movement

B. Atmaram Pandurang – The Prarthana Samaj

C. Vivekanand – Ramakrishna Mission

D. Madam Blavatsky – The Theosophical Society

 

113. Who of the following established the Indian Society of Oriental Art?

A. Rabindranath Tagore

B. Abhindranath Tagore and Gagnendranath Tagore

C. Surrendranath Banerji and Anandiya Banerji

D. Subhash Chandra Bose

 

114. Henry Vivian Derozio is associated with:

A. Self – Respect Movement

B. Arya Samaj Movement

C. Seva Sadan

D. Young Bengal Movement

 

115. Arrange the following in chronological order, and select the answer from the codes given below:

1. The Indian Universities Act

2. The Saddler Commission

3. The Ilbert Bill

4. The Swadeshi Movement

Codes:

A. 1,2,3,4    B. 2,4,1,3

C. 3,1,4,2    D. 4,3,2,1

 

116. Consider the following statements and select your answer from the codes given below:

1. Munshi Prem Chand started writing first in Urdu.

2. B.R. Ambedkar is associated with the Bahishkrit Hitkarini Sabha.

3. The Indian Universities Act was passed in the time of Lord Hardinge.

4. The newspaper “Ghadar” was first published in Hong Kong.

Codes:

A. 1 and 2   B. 2 and 3

C. 3 and 4    D. 4 and 2

 

117. Which of the following is true about Raja Ravi Verma, a great painter?

A. He belonged to a royal family of Rajasthan.

B. He combined the Indian and Western styles in his paintings.

C. He disregarded the Indian mythological themes in paintings.

D. He learnt paintings at the age of 40.

 

118. Who designed the Victoria Memorial Hall in Calcutta in 1906?

A. Sir William Emerson   B. R.F. Chisholm

C. H. Irwin   D. None of the above

 

119. Consider the following statements about the Theosophical Society:

1. Its doctrines were influenced by occult mysticism

2. It used the Hindu and Buddhist terms and concepts

3. Annie Besant was a Scottish woman

4. She became the member of Congress in 1905

Select your answer from the codes giver below:

A. 1 and 3

B. 2 and 4

C. 2 and 3

D. 1 and 2

 

120. Which of the following is not matched correctly?

A. M.S. Subalakshi – Carnatic Music

B. Rukmini Devi -Bharatnatyam

C. Hari Narain Apte – Oriya Literature

D. Allauddin Khan – Hindustani