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[QUOTE=muthukalee;177368][CENTER][B]H.P. Administrative Service ( Preliminary) Examination 2010[/B]
[B]SAMPLE QUESTIONS[/B]
[B]GENERAL STUDIES (Paper-I)[/B]
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Note: In each of the following questions choose the correct option

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1. Given below ( in list I ) are the names of some authors who have written about the Himalayan region and ( in list –II) the titles of their works. Identify the correct match.
List I List-II
a) Visakhadutta i) Bachitra Natak
b) Guru Govind Singh ii) Si- yu- Ki
c) Hiven Tsang iii) Kinner Desh
d) Rahul Sanskritayan iv) Mudrarakshasa
Select from the codes given below:
a) a-i, b-iv, c-iii, d-ii
b) a-iv, b-I, c-iii, d-ii
c) a-iv, b-I, c-ii, d-iii
d) a-ii, b-iii, c-I, d-iv
2. Identify the correct chronological order of the following events.
i) Suket- Satyagraha
ii) Dhami Firing
iii) Pajhota Andolan
iv) Formation of Himalayan Hill states Regional Council
Select from the code given below:
a) iii, iv, ii, i
b) ii, iii, iv, i
c) 1, ii, iv, iii
d) Ii, iii, iv, I
3. Which district of Himachal Pradesh is the largest producer of fish?
a) Chamba b) Kangra c) Bilaspur d) Shimla
4. Who built the Tabo Monastery ?
a) Rinchen Jango b) Ye Sashoad c) Sarjan Rinchain d) Lama Norbu
5. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a) Sheep breeding Farm – Tal ( Hamirpur District) b) Wild Life sanctuary- Shilli ( Solan District)
c) Fruit Museum- Jarol ( Mandi District) d) Akshay Urja Project – Dangar ( Bilaspur District)
6. Which princely state of Shimla Hill state signed the Stand Still Agreement with British Govt. in 1947?
a) Bilaspur b) Sirmaur  c) Chamba d) Suket
7. Given blow ( in list I ) are the names of some players and ( in list II) the name of games with which they are associated. Identify the correct match. List I List
a) Novak Djokovic i) Badminton 
b) Leonal Messi ii) Cricket
c) Hashim Amla iii) Tennis
d) Kasumatsuti iv) Football
Select from the codes given below:
a) a- iv, b- i, c- iii, d- ii
b) a- ii, b- i, c-iv, d- iii
c) a- iii, b- iv, c- ii, d- i
d) a- iii, b- ii, c- i, d- iv
8. What is the name of the student who designed the new symbol of Indian rupee?
a) Uday Kumar b) Udit Kumar c) Vijay Kumar d) Ajay Kumar 
9. The Tunisian revolution is called jasmine revolution because jasmine is national
a) anthem of Tunisia b) flag of Tunisia  c) flower of Tunisia d) fruit of Tunisia
10. Identify the correct chronological order of the following kings of Gupta dynasty.
(i) Samudargupta (ii) Kumar Gupta-I (iii) Chandragupta-II (iv) Skandagupta
Select from the code given below:
a) i, iii, ii, iv
b) iii, iv, i, ii
c) i, iv, iii, ii
d) iv, i, iii, ii
11. The year 1761 was very bad for India because
i. the Marathas were defeated in the third battle of Panipat
ii. Shah Alam –II was defeated by the British
iii. Lally surrendered Pondicherry to the British
Which of the above statements are true ?
a) i and ii
b) i and iii
c) ii and iii
d) i, ii and iii
12. Who set up “Abhinav Bharat”?
a) B.G. Tilak b) B.C. Pal c) Lala Hardyal d) V.D. Savarkar
13. Which of the following was not included in the Government of India Act- 1919?
a) Bicamearl legislature at the centre b) Extension of Franchise
c) Extension of reservation for different communities d) Dyarchy at the centre
14. Who acts as President of India when the offices of president as well as Vice president fall vacant?
a) Speaker of Lok Sabha b) Chief Justice of India c) Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha d) Chief of the Army Staff 
15. What is the upper limit for the total number of minsters in the union council of ministers ?
a) 15 percent of the total strength of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha 
b) 15 percent of the total strength of Lok Sabha
c) 10 percent of the total strength of Lok Sabha
d) There is no upper limit
16. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? Dam/ Lake River
a) Gobind Sagar : Sutlej b) Kolleru Lake : Krishna c) Ukai Reservoir: Tapti d) Wular Lake : Jhelum
17. “ Use of white marble, long legs and slender frames, human beings as central characters and prominence of kings, princess and places” were the characteristic features of which one of the following ancient art forms of India?
a) Amaravati School of Art b) Gandhara School of Art c) Mathura School of Art d) Pahari School of Art
18. In the Individual satyagraha Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first satyagrahi. Who was the second ?
a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru c) C. Rajagopalachari d) Sardar Vallabhabhai 
19. Which of the following hill range passes from Himachal
a) Shivalik Hills b) Khasi Hills c) Sayadhari Hills d) Arravali Hills
20. According to latest census poupulation of Himachal is around
a) 70,00,000 b) 60,00,000 c) 1,60,00,000 d) 80,00,000
21. In which district of Himachal Jwalaji shrine is located
a) Hamirpur b) Una c) Kangra d) Kullu[/QUOTE]

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