PAS Pre-2019 General Studies Paper -

PAS Pre-2019 General Studies Paper

Current Affairs

Q1. Which of the following has been included in the 8 wonders of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)?

(a) Bhimbetka caves

(b) Golden Temple

(d) Amber Fort

Answer: (c) Statue of Unity

Q2. To which country India gifted a ‘Made in India’ patrol vessel named ‘KAAMIYAAB’?

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Maldives

(d) Bangladesh

Answer: (b) Maldives

Q3. Which Indian Air Force aircraft was decommissioned on December 27, 2019?

(a) MiG-27

(b) MiG-29

(d) MiG-21

Answer: (a) MiG-27

Q4. Which Tribal refugee community will now be given permission to settle in Tripura following the signing of a historic agreement on January 16, 2020?

(a) Jaintia

(b) Bru-Reang

(d) Deori-Garo

Answer: (b) Bru-Reang

Q5. What is the ranking of Indian Passport in Henley Passport Index 2020?

(a) 40

(b) 52

(d) 84

Answer: (d) 84

Q6. Where is the headquarters of Global Tiger Forum (GTF)?

(a) Kathmandu

(b) New Delhi

(d) Beijing

Answer: (b) New Delhi

Q7. What is ‘BOID QIT’, which was in the news recently?

(a) Biodiversity conservation techniques

(b) Digital monitoring of the borders

(d) F-16 Missile equipment

Answer: (b) Digital monitoring of the borders

Q9. India signed an agreement with which country to establish Addu Tourism?

(a) Maldives

(b) Bhutan

(d) Nepal

Answer: (a) Maldives

Q10. What was India’s rank among 156 countries in the Global Happiness Index 2019?

(a) 140th

(b) 124th

(d) 137th

Answer: (a) 140th

Q11. Which State Government has launched ‘One family, one job’ scheme?

(a) Uttarakhand

(b) Sikkim

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: (b) Sikkim

Q13. Which country topped the list of Global Diplomacy Index 2019 released by Sydney based Lowy institute?

(a) USA

(b) Russia

(d) China

Answer: (d) China

Q14. Which country has criminalized offences related to match-fixing?

(a) Pakistan

(b) South Africa

(d) Sri Lanka

Answer: (d) Sri Lanka

Q15. ‘Bada Dashain’ is the festival celebrated in which country?

(a) India

(b) Nepal

(d) Sri Lanka

Answer: (b) Nepal

Q16. What is the campaign theme of the ‘International Women’s Day 2020’?

(a) Planet 50-50 by 2030

(b) Equality for Women

(d) Each for Equal

Answer: (d) Each for Equal

Q17. The term ‘Operation Car Wash’ that was making news recently, is related to which country?

(a) Brazil

(b) South Africa

(d) Argentina

Answer: (a) Brazil

Q20. The Noble Prize 2019 for Economics has been awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for:

(a) To discover the most effective ways to tackle poverty in the developing world

(b) To discover consumption pattern among rural mass

(d) To discover role of non-economic factors in trade distortions

Answer: (a) To discover the most effective ways to tackle poverty in the developing world

Q23. Which country’s capital name is renamed as ‘Nursultan’?

(a) Kazakhstan

(b) Uzbekistan

(d) Kyrgyzstan

Answer: (a) Kazakhstan

Q35. Which Union Ministry has launched a new web portal ‘Santust’ for effective delivery of public service?

(a) Ministry of Education

(b) Ministry of Environment

(d) Ministry of Finance

Answer: (c) Ministry of Labour and Employment

Q36. Which state topped the good governance index (GGI), launched by the Central Government on 25th December, 2019?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Maharashtra

(d) Gujarat

Answer: (a) Tamil Nadu

Indian History

Q37. Which one of the following was not an Arya Samajist?

(a) Lala Hansraj

(b) Baba Ramchandra

(d) Lala Lajpat Rai

Answer: (b) Baba Ramchandra

Q38. Which of the following organizations was the last to be established?

(a) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

(b) Hindu Maha Sabha

(d) Hindustan Republican Association

Answer: (a) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

Q39. When was the ‘Vernacular Press Act’ passed?

(a) 1878

(b) 1881

(d) 1887

Answer: (a) 1878

Q40. Which one of the following regions did the ‘Pabna’ Revolt (1873-76) take place?

(a) Punjab

(b) Gujarat

(d) Malabar

Answer: (c) Bengal

Q41. In which year was first session of the ‘Chamber of Princes’ held?

(a) 1858

(b) 1905

(d) 1935

Q42. Who presided over the Commission appointed on Famine Policy in 1880?

(a) James Lyall

(b) Richard Strachey

(d) John Lawrence

Answer: (b) Richard Strachey

Q43. Which one of the following attended the ‘Congress of Oppressed Nationalities’ at Brussels in 1927?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi

(b) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

(d) Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer: (d) Jawaharlal Nehru

Q44. What was ‘Ulgulan’?

(a) A Munda Revolt

(b) A Khasi Revolt

(d) A Koya Revolt

Answer: (a) A Munda Revolt

Q45. Which one of the following organizations was the last to be established?

(a) East India Association

(b) Madras Mahajan Sabha

(d) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha

Answer: (b) Madras Mahajan Sabha

Q46. When did the British Prime Minister declare in the British Parliament that transfer of power to responsible Indian hands will be done by June, 1948?

(a) January 26, 1947

(b) February 20, 1947

(d) January 20, 1947

Answer: (b) February 20, 1947

Q47. Which of the following works was written by ‘Sachindranath Sanyal’ to attract the youth to Revolutionary Nationalism?

(a) Bhavani Mandir

(b) Manifesto of Naujawan Sabha

(d) Bandi Jivan

Answer: (d) Bandi Jivan

Geography (India & World)

Q48. Which one of the following is not a soil type in India?

(a) Arid

(b) Peat

(d) Choes

Answer: (d) Choes

Q49. Jalandhar doab is closely related to which of the following?

(a) Area between Ghaggar and Sutlej

(b) Area between Beas and Ravi

(d) Area between Beas and Sutlej

Answer: (d) Area between Beas and Sutlej

Q50. Which of the following is the highest peak in Eastern Ghats?

(a) Madugula Konda

(b) Arma Konda

(d) Vagai Konda

Answer: (b) Arma Konda

Q51. Khetri has rich deposits of:

(a) Mica

(b) Salt

(d) Gypsum

Answer: (c) Copper

Q52. 49th parallel is associated with:

(a) Portugal and Spain

(b) Canada and USA

(d) Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan

Answer: (b) Canada and USA

Q53. Lena river of Russia empties in:

(a) Laptev Sea

(b) Lake Baikal

(d) Barents sea

Answer: (a) Laptev Sea

Q54. Barron Falls are associated with which structural division of Australia?

(a) The Eastern Highlands

(b) The Western Plateau

(d) The Barkley Tableland

Answer: (a) The Eastern Highlands

Q55. Winnipeg in Canada is famous for:

(a) Fur trapping

(b) Softwood collection

(d) Newsprint

Answer: (a) Fur trapping

Indian Polity & Governance

Q25. Which state got a separate high court on 1st January 2019, which is the 25th high court of India?

(a) Telengana

(b) Mizoram

(d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: (d) Andhra Pradesh

Q26. Which of the following states does not have a bicameral Legislature?

(a) Jammu and Kashmir

(b) Telengana

(d) West Bengal

Answer: (d) West Bengal

Q27. Which state first adopted the Panchayati Raj in India in 1959?

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Karnataka

(d) Punjab

Answer: (a) Rajasthan

Q28. Which of the following is/are true regarding Panchayati Raj System?

I. The act won’t apply to Darjeeling district of West Bengal.

II. Allotment of seats in constituencies for Panchayat elections cannot be questioned in any court of law.

(a) Only I

(b) Only II

(d) None of these

Answer: (c) Both I and II

Q29. Which of the following are the recommendation/recommendations of the L.M. Singhvi Committee?

I. Nyaya Panchayats should be created for a cluster of villages.

II. Constitutional recognition for Panchayati Raj institutions.

III. More financial resources for village Panchayats.

(a) II & III

(b) I & III

(d) All of these

Answer: (d) All of these

Q31. Under which schedule of the Constitution of India can the transfer of tribal land to private parties for mining be declared null and void?

(a) Third Schedule

(b) Fifth Schedule

(d) Twelfth Schedule

Answer: (b) Fifth Schedule

Q32. Rajya Sabha can delay the Finance Bill sent for its consideration by the Lok Sabha for a maximum period of:

(a) 14 Days

(b) 15 Days

(d) 6 Months

Answer: (a) 14 Days

Q33. The constitution 86th Amendment Act, 2002 deals with:

(a) Right to Education a Fundamental Right for children in the range of 6-14 years

(b) Right to employment a fundamental right

(d) Right to Education a fundamental right for children in the range of 5-13 years

Answer: (a) Right to Education a Fundamental Right for children in the range of 6-14 years

Q34. The National Human Rights Commission is a:

(a) Constitutional Body

(b) Extra Constitutional Body

(d) Public-Private Body

Answer: (c) Statutory Body

Economic & Social Development

Q19. In a latest report (2019) World Bank appreciated India’s efforts and policies to

(a) Reduce poverty by half since 1991

(b) Provide clean and wholesome water to all

(d) Achieve gender parity in primary education

Answer: (a) Reduce poverty by half since 1991

Q22. Among the following, which one is the largest exporter of rice in the world in the last five years?

(a) China

(b) India

(d) Vietnam

Answer: (b) India

Q24. Which of the followings are called ‘Brettonwoods Twins’?

(a) IMF & International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

(b) IMF & World Trade Organization

(d) None of these

Answer: (a) IMF & International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

Q30. Pahal scheme is related with?

(a) Agriculture Loan

(b) Direct Transfer of LPG Subsidy

(d) Child Education

Answer: (b) Direct Transfer of LPG Subsidy

Q56. Which among the following variables/factors are not used in constructing Human Development Index of India?

(a) Life expectancy at birth

(b) Real GDP per capita

(d) All of these

Answer: (c) Morbidity

Q57. Disguised unemployment means:

(a) Marginal productivity of labour is zero

(b) Marginal productivity of labour is positive

(d) Both (a) and (b)

Answer: (a) Marginal productivity of labour is zero

Q58. Human Development Index does not use which parameter while measuring gender inequality:

(a) Sex Ratio

(b) Health

(d) Command over economic resources

Answer: (a) Sex Ratio

Q59. SANKALP is launched to provide:

(a) Better healthcare for rural poor

(b) Better healthcare for urban poor

(d) Market relevant training to youths

Answer: (d) Market relevant training to youths

Q60. Golden rule of fiscal policy in India is:

(a) Borrowing only for current expenditure

(b) Borrowing only for public investment

(d) Borrowing for budget expenditure

Answer: (b) Borrowing only for public investment

Q61. Which of the following is an example of management performance indicator?

(a) Raw material used per unit of product

(b) Number of complaints from public or employees

(d) Change in ground water level

Answer: (b) Number of complaints from public or employees

Q62. Which of these is the dimension of Corporate Social Responsibility?

(a) Physiological

(b) Political

(d) Philanthropic

Answer: (d) Philanthropic

Q63. NGOs are recognized as ___________ to focus and fix the problems present in the development process.

(a) Favoured child

(b) Unfavoured child

(d) Unmagic bullet

Answer: (c) Magic bullet

Environment & Ecology

Q8. What is the status of House Sparrow in India as per the State of India’s Birds 2020 Report?

(a) Stable

(b) Uncertain

(d) Data not available

Answer: (a) Stable

Q12. Which cities are called ‘Non-attainment cities’ in India?

(a) The cities where solid waste management system has not been implemented

(b) The cities that are not following water quality standards

(d) Consistently showing poorer air quality than the National Ambient Air Quality Standards

Answer: (d) Consistently showing poorer air quality than the National Ambient Air Quality Standards

Q18. Which country will host the UN Climate Summit ‘COP26’?

(a) USA

(b) UK

(d) India

Answer: (b) UK

Q21. Why is there a great concern about the ‘microbeads’ that are released into environment?

(a) They are considered harmful to marine ecosystems

(b) They are considered to cause skin cancer in children

(d) They are often found to be used as food adulterants.

Answer: (a) They are considered harmful to marine ecosystems

Q64. Which of the following is the primary goal for sustainable development?

(a) Increasing emissions

(b) Eliminating wastes and emissions

(d) Moderating emission and wastes

Answer: (b) Eliminating wastes and emissions

Q65. Eco-mark label of India is-

(a) A blue-bird

(b) An earthen pot

(d) White rabbit

Answer: (b) An earthen pot

Q66. Mass extinction of species do not occur due to which of the following factors-

(a) Global cooling

(b) Falling sea levels

(d) Predation

Answer: (c) Excessive rainfall

General Science

Q67. A 40 watt electric bulb is used 6 hours every day. The number of electric units it consumes in 30 days are:

(a) 12

(b) 1.2

(d) 7.2

Answer: (d) 7.2

Q68. In nuclear fission of U235 with a slow neutron bombardment produces energy approximately:

(a) 50 MeV

(b) 100 MeV

(d) 930 MeV

Answer: (c) 200 MeV

Q69. The dental alloy used for teeth filing contains:

(a) Silver, mercury, tin, copper and zinc

(b) Silver, gold, tin, copper and zinc

(d) Gold, Mercury, tin, copper and zinc

Answer: (a) Silver, mercury, tin, copper and zinc

Q70. Which one of the following substances is not responsible for water hardness?

(a) Calcium carbonate

(b) Magnesium carbonate

(d) Calcium hydrogen nitrate

Answer: (c) Calcium nitrate

Q71. The different plant parts in which leucoplasts present are:

(a) Roots and underground stem

(b) Green leaves

(d) Green parts of young stems

Answer: (a) Roots and underground stem

Q72. Pteridophyta do not have:

(a) Leaves

(b) Stem

(d) Flowers

Answer: (d) Flowers

Q73. In which group of animals, coelom is filled with blood?

(a) Annelida

(b) Arthropoda

(d) Echinodermata

Answer: (b) Arthropoda

Q74. Lack of oxygen in muscles often leads to cramps among athletes. The reason for this is:

(a) Conversion of pyruvate to ethanol

(b) Conversion of pyruvate to lactic acid

(d) Conversion of pyruvate to glucose

Answer: (b) Conversion of pyruvate to lactic acid

Himachal Pradesh Specific GK

Q75. Physiographically Palampur, Dharamshala and Jogindernagar in Himachal Pradesh are situated in which of the following zone?

(a) Humid sub-Tropical

(b) Sub-Temperate

(d) Wet Sub Temperate

Answer: (d) Wet Sub Temperate

Q76. Which of the following was not a princely state or Thakurai which was clubbed to form the Mahasu district in 1948?

(a) Koti

(b) Darkoti

(d) Ani

Answer: (d) Ani

Q77. ‘Zahor’ is Tibetan name of which of the following district of Himachal Pradesh?

(a) Kinnaur

(b) Mandi

(d) Kullu

Answer: (b) Mandi

Q78. Which snow clad peak of Himachal Pradesh is shaped somewhat like Matterhorn in Switzerland?

(a) Gyephang

(b) Reo-Purgyil

(d) Manirang

Answer: (a) Gyephang

Q79. Which of the following combination is not correct?

(a) Pangwal-Doghri

(b) Kinner or Kinnaura-Janekang

(d) Swangla-Jhanjrara

Answer: (d) Swangla-Jhanjrara

Q80. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

List-I | List-II

(i) Kayang | (A) Sirmaur

(ii) Jhanjar | (B) Una

(iii) Keekli and Bangra | (C) Chamba

(iv) Jhoori | (D) Lahaul

| (E) Kinnaur

(a) (i)-E, (ii)-A, (iii)-D, (iv)-C

(b) (i)-E, (ii)-C, (iii)-B, (iv)-A

(d) (i)-A, (ii)-C, (iii)-B, (iv)-D

Answer: (b) (i)-E, (ii)-C, (iii)-B, (iv)-A

Q81. Lohri has been declared as state level festival and ‘First Lohri Festival’ was celebrated on 13th January 2010 at which of the following place?

(a) Santokhgarh

(b) Pragpur

(d) Paonta Sahib

Answer: (b) Pragpur

Q82. Which of the following temple is believed to be constructed by two merchants ‘Ahuka’ and ‘Manyuka’?

(a) Baijnath Temple

(b) Chintpurni Temple

(d) Masroor Temple

Answer: (a) Baijnath Temple

Q83. The largest collection of ‘Kangyur’ and ‘Tangyur’ is placed in the library of which of the following Gompa?

(a) Gemur Gompa

(b) Kardang Gompa

(d) Sashur Gompa

Answer: (b) Kardang Gompa

Q84. Which of the following statement is not correct?

(a) The Arki School of painting was founded by Raja Jagat Singh

(b) The Basholi School of painting came into prominence from the time of Raja Kripal Pal

(d) Chamba was one of the principal centre of Pahari miniature paintings

Answer: (a) The Arki School of painting was founded by Raja Jagat Singh

Q85. In which of the following valley, Himachal Pradesh Language, Art and Culture Academy founded 600 years old manuscript that deals with the Ayurvedic System of Medicine?

(a) Sangla Valley

(b) Kullu Valley

(d) Spiti Valley

Answer: (d) Spiti Valley

Q86. Which of the following combination is not correct?

(a) Fatehpur Fort : Bandla Dhar

(b) Tiun Fort : Tiun Dhar

(d) Dagoga Malhot : Kot Dhar

Answer: (a) Fatehpur Fort : Bandla Dhar

Q87. The only coin special to Chamba. Five of which makes an ‘anna’ is the-

(a) Dhela

(b) Pi

(d) Ratti

Answer: (c) Chakli

Q88. Who amongst the following was first to examine the archaeological remains in Chamba and Bharmaur?

(a) Colonel Reid

(b) Mr. Vigne

(d) Sir Henry Davies

Answer: (c) General Cunningham

Q89. What is the script of earliest rock inscription found at Pathiar and Kanihara?

(a) Brahmi

(b) Kharoshti

(d) Sharda

Answer: (a) Brahmi

Q90. What is the name of an opera festival which is annually held by the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) at Mcleodganj and was an annual feature in Lhasa prior to 1959?

(a) Losar

(b) Shoton

(d) Dajyur

Answer: (b) Shoton

Q91. Which of the following valley is without exception the most rugged glen of Kinnaur district?

(a) Tidong Valley

(b) Baspa Valley

(d) Lippa Valley

Answer: (a) Tidong Valley

Q92. ‘Jeyeshthang’ and ‘Kanishthang’ are the names given to which of the following?

(a) Local Deities of Kinnaur district

(b) Valleyas of Lahaul Spiti

(d) Mountain peaks in Sangla Valley

Answer: (c) Upper House and Lower House of village khap of Malana

Q93. Which of the following country was relegated to second position by Lahual-Spiti by achieving the highest per hectare production of potato?

(a) Belgium

(b) Spain

(d) France

Answer: (c) Netherland

Q94. The first mention of which of the following place came in 1817 from the diary of the Scottish officer brothers?

(a) Dharamshala

(b) Shimla

(d) Subathu

Answer: (b) Shimla

Q95. Climate change vulnerability assessment is being undertaken for which of the following river basin, covering 9258 villages of four districts with more than 1200 panchayats?

(a) Ravi

(b) Satluj

(d) Chenab

Answer: (c) Beas

Q96. What is name of the web-based software implemented by the department of Transport of Himachal Pradesh for issuing Driving License?

(a) Vahan

(b) Sarathi

(d) Sahyogi

Answer: (b) Sarathi

Q97. Name the Superintendent of Botanical Garden who set up ‘Delhi Tea Estate’ in 1852?

(a) Major Straut

(b) Dr. Jameson

(d) Samuel Stokes

Answer: (b) Dr. Jameson

Q98. After an intensive research and success of the project which district of H.P. is likely to emerge as pistachios bowl of the State?

(a) Lahaul Spiti

(b) Una

(d) Kinnaur

Answer: (d) Kinnaur

Q99. Where is the first ‘Emu’ breeding farm of H.P. set up by multi level marketing company ‘Easy Way With’?

(a) Gandwal in Una

(b) Jeori in Shimla

(d) Jwali in Kangra

Answer: (a) Gandwal in Una

Q100. Who amongst the following were the two wild life experts who were main force behind setting up Himachal’s first ‘Bird Ringing Station’ at Salropa?

(a) Col. Napier and Donald Macleed

(b) Henry Hardings and Hugh Gough

(d) William Finch and Thomas Coryat

Answer: (c) Franscis Bunar and T.H. Walkar