HPSC – HCS (Ex.Br.) Preliminary Exam 2011 – General Studies Paper

Haryana Public Service Commission HCS (Executive Branch) & Other Allied Services Preliminary Exam 2011 Solved paper of General Studies held on 25th March 2012 (Correct answers are highlighted in deep saffron color)

1.  During which decade did the population record a negative growth rate in India      a) 1921-31      b) 1911-21      c) 1941-51      d) 1931-41          During the decade 1911-21, a negative population growth rate of -2.91 per cent has been recorded due to outbreak          of epidemic (plague) and natural calamities.

2.  Which Central Government Agency is responsible for the mapping and exploration of minerals?      a) The Geological Survey of India      b) Surveyor General of India      c) National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.      d) Indian Bureau of Mines

3.  What is Gomia in Bihar famous for:      a) Coal Fields      b) Manganese Mines      c) Fertilizer Plant      d) Explosive Factory            Jharkhand’s Biggest explosives factory situated at Gomia.

4.  SEBI is a      a) Statutory body      b) Advisory body      c) Constitutional body      d) Non-statutory body         Initially SEBI was a non statutory body without any statutory power. However in 1995, the SEBI was given additional          statutory power by the Government of India through an amendment to the securities and Exchange Board of India Act        1992. In April, 1998 the SEBI was constituted as the regulator of capital market in India under a resolution of the        Government of India.

5.  Economic Planning is in :      a) Union List      b) State List      c) Concurrent List      d) Not any specific list

6.  Lahiri Commission was associated with      a) Indsutrial sickness      b) Minimum support prices of agriculture products      c) Price structure of edible oils      d) Handicraft export

7.  “Open Market Operation” is a part of       a) Income Policy      b) Fiscal Policy      c) Credit Policy      d) Labour Policy

8.  Which of the following is used for the measurement of distribution of income?      a) Laffer Cureve      b) Engel’s Law      c) Gini Lorenz Curve      d) Phillip Curve

9.  Automatic route to FDI implies that a foreign investor bring in his capital      1. Without the approval of the FIPB      2. By informing the RBI within one month of bringing in his investments       3. By informing both the FIPB and RBI within one month of bringing in his/her investment      4. By prior permission of the RBI        Select the correct answer from the above      a) 2 and 3      b) 2 only      c) 1 and 2      d) 2 and 3     4

10. In the context of the Indian Economy consider the following pairs:          Term                                       Most appropriate description      1. Melt Down                –               Fall in Stock Prices      2. Recession                –               Fall in Growth Rate      3. Slow Down               –               Fall in GDP       Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched      a) 1 only      b) 2 and 3 only      c) 1 and 3 only      d) 1, 2 and 3

11. In India which of the following is regulated by the Forward Markets Comission?      a) Currency future trading      b) Commodities future trading      c) Equity futures trading      d) Both Commodities futures and financial futures trading

12. Union Government has announced New Agriculture Policy in July 28, 2000. New Agriculturre       Policy has been described as ‘Rainbow Revolution’ which includes :      a) Green (Food Grain Production)      b) Yellow (Oil Seeds)      c) Blue (Fisheries)      d) It would cover all aspects of the farm sector

13. Sensitive sector as defined by RBI includes:      a) Capital market      b) Real Estate      c) Commodities      d) All the above

14. The RBI is the apex body of Indian Financial System, which of the following functions are       performed by the RBI?      1. Monitoring money supply in the Economy      2. Issues currency other than coins and one Rupees note.      3. Functions as Bankers Bank      4. Works as banker to the Government         Select the Code:      a) 1 & 2 are correct      b) 1, 2 & 3 are correct      c) 2, 3 & 4 are correct      d) All of above are correct

15. Aam Admi Bima Yojana is an insurance scheme for rural landless household introduced by:      a) National Insurance       b) Life Insurance Co.      c) UTI      d) ICICI Life Prudential Co.

16. In India those farmers are called ‘Marginal Farmers’ who hold land upto:      a) 1 hectare      b) 2 hectare      c) 3 hectare      d) 4 hectare             In India, a Marginal Farmer means a cultivator with an unirrigated land holding upto one hectare  or              irrigated land holding upto half hectare.

17. Which one of the following is a measurement of central tendency?      a) Median      b) Standard Deviation      c) Mean Deviation      d) Variance

18. Which one of the following is NOT a measurement of location?      a) Median      b) Mode      c) Range      d) Mean

19. Combustion of a candle is       a) Physical change      b) Reduction reaction      c) Endothermic reaction      d) Exothermic reaction

20. Pure water is obtained from the sea water by :      a) Filteration      b) Distillation      c) Evaporation      d) All the above

21. The method that cannot be used for removing permanent hardness of water is:      a) Adding Sodium Carbonate      b) Disitillation      c) Adding caustic soda      d) Boiling

22. Heavy Water :      a) Contains more dissolved air      b) Contains more dissolved minerals      c) Contains deuterium in place of hydrogen      d) Contains organic impurities          Heavy water (deuterium oxide: D2O) contains deuterium, an isotope of hydrogen with a proton and a neutron          for each deuterium atom.

23. “Fixation of Nitrogen” implies      a) The liquification of nitrogen      b) The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into usefull compounds      c) The conversion of nitrogen into amines      d) The solidification of nitrogen gas into the atmosphere         The energy from lightning causes nitrogen (N2) and water (H2O) to combine to form ammonia (NH3) and nitrates         (NO3). Precipitation carries the ammonia and nitrates to the ground, where they can be assimilated by plants.

24. The pH value of the solution obtained by complete neutralization of hydrochloric and sodium      hydroxide solution will be :      a) Exactly 7      b) Zero      c) More than 7      d) Less than 7

25. Coloured glasses for goggles contain:      a) Ferrous oxide      b) Lanthanide oxide      c) Nickel oxide      d) Ferric oxide

26. Which of the following statement is NOT true for soap?      a) Soaps are bio-degradbale      b) Soaps cannot be  used in acidic medium      c) Soaps form a white curdy precipitate with hard water      d) Soaps are relatively stronger in their cleaning action than synthetic detergents

27. Which one is a viral disease:      a) Cholera      b) Typhoid      c) Rabbies      d) Whooping cough

28. Rubella virus cause:      a) Chicken pox      b) Measles      c) Small pox      d) Mumps

29. I’m tired. I’d rather __________ out this evening, if you don’t mind.      a) don’t go      b) not go      c) not going      d) not to go

30. Anthropologists are of the view that Haryana was known by his name because in      Post-Mahabharta period lived:      a) Abhiras      b) Aryans      c) Haryanvis      d) None of the above

31. According to Delhi Museum Hariana “the Heaven on the Earth” dates back to:      a) 1126 AD      b) 1328 AD      c) 1500 AD      d) 1750 AD            The Delhi Museum Inscription of the reign of Muhammad Tughluq (A.D. 1328) gives the name as  Hariyana            ‘The very Heaven on Earth and where lies the city Dhillika (Delhi), built by the  Tomaras.

32. Haryana state was formed on 1 November 1966 on recommendation of:      a) Lal Bahadur Shastri      b) Indira Gandhi      c) Sardar Hukam Singh      d) Sir Chottu Ram

33. Haryana is a landlocked state lies between:      a) 28 Degree 37 Minutes to 31 Degree 35 Minutes North      b) 24 Degree 26 Minutes to 27 Degree 28 Minutes North      c) 29 Degree 20 Minutes to 31 Degree 30 Minutes North      d) 27 Degree 37 Minutes to 30 Degree 35 Minutes North

34. Population density according to 2011 census is      a) 1002 people/per sqkm      b) 642 people/per sqkm      c) 573 people/per sqkm      d) 945 people/per sqkm

35. Haryana has      a) 5682 villages      b) 6759 villages      c) 4890 villages      d) None of the above

36.  How many divisions the state is divided for Administrative purpose?      a) 5      b) 3      c) 4      d) None         one of my gk shortcuts :  GHAR = Gurgaon, Hisar, Ambala, Rohtak (4 divisions in Haryana)

37. Which of the District is not part of the Gurgaon Division?      a) Faridabad      b) Palwal      c) Hisar      d) Rewari

38. Haryana Board of School Education established in Sept. 1969 and shifted in 1981 to       a) Sonepat      b) Chandigarh      c) Bhiwani      d) Rohtak

39. Haryana has adopted New Sports Policy on:      a) 15th August 2008      b) 21st August 2009      c) 26th january 2009      d) 2nd October 2008

40. KMP stands for      a) Kurukshetra – Manesar – Panipat Expressway      b) Kundli – Manesar – Palwal Expressway      c) Kurukshetra – Manesar – Pautodi Expressway      d) Kurukshetra – Mahendragarh – Panipat Expressway

41. Haryana Industrial and Investment Policy – 2011 became effective in:      a) 1-1-2011      b) 26-1-2011      c) 15-8-2011      d) None of the above

42. Haryana Special Economic Zones Act came in existence in:      a) 2006      b) 2008      c) 2009      d) None of the above         In India, The Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Act, 2005 along with SEZ Rules came into effect on 10th February, 2006.         The SEZ Act was enacted in Haryana on 23rd January 2006.

43. Literacy rate (%) in Haryana is:      a) 70.75 percent      b) 68.60 percent      c) 62.50 percent      d) 58.25 percent          Either incomplete statement or wrong options.          According to 2011 Census Literacy Rate in Haryana is : 76.44%           According to 1991 Census, it is 67.91%  and here close figure is 68.60%

44. Arrange the sectoral growth in Haryana      a) Service   –   Agriculture   –  Industry      b) Industry  –   Service        –  Agriculture      c) Agriculture   –   Industry  –  Service      d) Service   –     Industry     –  Agriculture

45. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme has been extended in the      entire Haryana from:      a) 1st January 2008      b) 1st July 2009      c) 1st January 2010      d) None of the above          Firstly in Haryana, MGNREGA scheme was launched in Sirsa and Mahendragarh on 2nd Feb 2006. Further, this           scheme was extended to Ambala and Mewat districts w.e.f 1st April 2007.The remaining districts of the State          have been covered under the scheme w.e.f. 1st April 2008.

46. Average Yield per hectare of Wheat and Rice during 2010-11 in Haryana is estimated at:      a) 4560kg for Wheat and 2750 kg for rice      b) 4500kg for Wheat and 2700 kg for rice      c) 4250kg for Wheat and 2750 kg for rice      d) None of the above              Wheat : 4650 kgs and Rice : 2750 Kgs

47. Haryana State Annual Plan for 2011-12 approved by Planning Commision, Govt. of India is:      a) Rs. 20158 Crore      b) Rs. 20258 Crore      c) Rs. 20358 Crore      d) Rs. 20458 Crore

48. Which buffalo is called as Black Gold in Haryana?      a) Bhadavari      b) Niti-Ravi      c) Mehsana      d) Murrah

49. The Haryana Special Economic Zone came in the year      a) 2005      b) 2006      c) 2007      d) 2008

50. The Haryana Government’s Land Acquisation Policy,      a) has decided to double, even higher in some areas, the minimum floor rate (MFR) payable          for acquisition of land      b) increase both the annuity amount payable over 33 years as well as its incremental annual          hike and give bigger-size plots in case one’s residential property is acquired      c) the affected farmers would alsobe offered Government jobs, industrial and commercial plots      d) All the above

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