Questions of General Studies, H.P.A.S. Preliminary Examination, 2008-Set 3 (Q.41 to 60)

41. “The girl who has no younger sister is unsuitable for marriage”. This statement is of:
(a) Vatsyayana
(b) Manu
(c) Manu and Bhardwaj
(d) Vatsyayana, Manu and Bhardwaj

42. In which year did Subhash Chandra Bose first meet Mahatma Gandhi?
(a) 1914
(b) 1918
(c) 1920
(d) 1921

43. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Krishna Deva Raya – Samarangana Sutradhara
(b) Mahendra Varman – Matta Vilas Prahasan
(c) Bhoj Deva – Manasollas
(d) Someshwar – Amukta Malyada

44. The Ryotwari settlement was introduced by the British in the:
(a) Bengal Presidency
(b) Madras Presidency
(c) Bombay Presidency
(d) Madras Presidency and Bombay Presidency

45. Which is the correct sequence of the following events?
(1) Tilak’s Home Rule League
(2) Kamagatamaru Incident
(3) Mahatma Gandhi’s arrival in India.
(a) 1,2, 3
(b) 3,2,1
(c) 2,1,3
(d) 2,3,1

46. Who was the leader of the revolt during 1857 at Bareilly?
(a) Khan Bahadur
(b) Kunwar Singh
(c) Maulwi Ahmad Shah
(d) Virjis Kadir

47. Which of the following peaks are in the Pakistan occupied region?
(1) Noonkoon
(2) Rakaposhi
(3) Sia Kangri
(4) Kangtu
(a) 2, 4
(b) 1, 2
(c) 3, 4
(d) 1, 2, 3

48. When was A.P.M.D.T.C Ltd. Established?
(a) 1989
(b) 1991
(c) 1992
(d) 1994

49. What is the length of the Bay of Bengal-coast-line in the east of Andhra Pradesh?
(a) 965 kms
(b) 974 kms
(c) 978 kms
(d) 981 kms

50. Agricultural land in Assam is:
(a) 36.53 lakh hectares
(b) 38.76 lakh hectares
(c) 39.83 lakh hectares
(d) 40.16 lakh hectares

51. National Leechi Research Centre is located here:
(a) Dehradun
(b) Shimla
(c) Muzaffarpur
(d) Siliguri

52. Which one of the following pairs of primitive tribes and places of their inhabitations is not correctly matched?
(a) Buksa – Pauri-Gharwal
(b) Kol – Jabalpur
(c) Munda – Chhota Nagpur
(d) Kodagu – Korba

53. ‘National Institute of Fisheries Post Harvest Technology and Training’ is located here:
(a) Cochin
(b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai
(d) Goa

54. Which one is correct about the National Highway-7A?
(a) From Ahemdabad to Mandavi
(b) From Palain Katai to Tuti Korin
(c) From Porebandar to Bamanbor
(d) From Chennai Baharagora

55. In which of the following places Central Water Commission has its regional organization?
(1) Bhubaneshwar
(2) Nagpur
(3) Ahemdabad
(4) Ajmer
(a) 1,2,3,4
(b) 1, 3
(c) 2,3,4
(d) 1,2

56. Laterite soils are predominant in:
(a) Malabar Coastal Region
(b) Coromandal Coastal Region
(c) Bundelkhand
(d) Baghelkhand

57. What is the number of Coral-islands in Lakshadweep?
(a) 10
(b) 11
(c) 12
(d) 14

58. Who invented RNA?
(a) Urine Colmate
(b) Izakman
(c) Arther Berg and Jones
(d) None of these

59. When was country’s first commercial service started in New Delhi?
(a) February 5, 1994
(b) February 2, 1994
(c) February 11, 1994
(d) February 12, 1994

60. Which British actress recently died of cervical cancer?
(a) Jack Tweed
(b) Zed Gudi
(c) Kerisa
(d) None of these

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