Questions of General Studies, H.P.A.S. Preliminary Examination, 2008 -Set 2(Q.21 to 40)

21. Indian Independence Resolution was brought in Lok Sabha House of Commons on:
(a) July 3, 1947
(b) July 5, 1947
(c) July 7, 1947
(d) July 8, 1947

22. Which one is not true about Mahatma Gandhi?
(a) He believed in the goodness of human heart.
(b) He did not believe in Philosophical Idealism.
(c) He continually served the depressed class.
(d) He was the custodian of the rights of the depressed class.

23. Who is the first pregnant man who gave birth to a baby girl in Los Angeles?
(a) Gary Ackerman
(b) Thomas Beatic
(c) Zen Casio
(d) John Warren

24. Where did the Reliance Industries recently strike huge reserve of oil?
(a) In district Nellore
(b) In Krishna-Godavari Basin
(c) In Narmada Basin
(d) In Vishakhapatnam

25. Area-wise which is the largest Hindu temple in the world?
(a) Akshardham Temple, Delhi,
(b) Akshardham temple, Ahemdabad
(c) Balaji Temple, Tirupati
(d) Mahalaxmi Temple, Mumbai

26. How much prize money is given to the Dada Saheb Phalke Award Winner?
(a) Rs. 15 lacs
(b) Rs. 12 lacs
(c) Rs 10 lacs.
(d) Rs. 5 lacs

27. How many silver medals did Brazil win Beijing Olympics?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 7

28. How many new world records have been set in Beijing Olympics?
(a) 35
(b) 43
(c) 48
(d) 54

29. Who of the following has not been awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?
(a) Vishwanathan Anand
(b) Sania Mirza
(c) Pankaj Advani
(d) Sachin Tendulkar

30. Who is the Head Coach of the Bhiwani oxing Club, who has been conferred upon the Dronacharaya Award by the President Smt. Pratibha Patil?
(a) Jagdish Singh
(b) Jasjeet Singh
(c) Mohan Singh
(d) Amarjit Singh

31. Which Indian duo won the Asia pacific car Rally 2008 Championship held in Indonesia?
(a) Gaurav Gill – Jagdeva Singh
(b) Pawan Sachdeva - Saccha Singh
(c) Manoj Agarwal – Kamta Nath
(d) Sukhdeva Raj – Udai Vir

32. Whence the use of Electronic Votin Machine has started in the Vidhan Sabha Elections?
(a) 1998
(b) 2000
(c) 2002
(d) 2004

33. In how many states the elections for Vidhan Sabha were held in 2006?
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 7

34. Time taken in signing the Indian National Anthem in full is:
(a) About 45 seconds
(b) About 52 seconds
(c) About 58 seconds
(d) About 64 seconds

35. Which one of the following is not included in the Directive Principles of Indian Constitution?
(a) Free education to labours.
(b) Constitution of the Gram Panchayats.
(c) Protection of National Monuments.
(d) Respect for the International Laws.

36. National Judicial Academy building is located in:
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Bhopal
(c) Ahemdabad
(d) New Delhi

37. E.T.A. is a terrorist organization of:
(a) Cyprus
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Spain
(d) South Africa

38. What is the system of governance in the Panchayati Raj set up?
(a) Single tier structure of local self-government at the village level.
(b) Two tier system of LSG at the village and bloc levels.
(c) Three tier structure of LSG at the village and bloc levels.
(d) Four tier system of LSG at village, bloc, district and state levels.

39. Agricultural Income Tax is assigned to the state government by:
(a) The Finance Commission
(b) The National Development Council
(c) The Inter-state Council
(d) The Constitution of India

40. Which of the following are the non-plan expenditures of the Government of India?
(1) Defence expenditure.
(2) Subsidies.
(3) All expenditures linked with the previous plan.
(4) Interest payment.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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