Questions of General Studies, H.P.A.S. Preliminary Examination, 2008-Set 5 (Q.81 to 100)

81. When was National Agricultural Insurance Scheme introduced in H.P.?
(a) 1998-1999
(b) 1997-1998
(c) 1999-2000
(d) 2000-2001

82. Who was the king of Kangra when Jahangir visited it?
(a) Balbhadra
(b) Virbhadra
(c) Balachandra
(d) Ramchandra

83. When did European traveler Moorcraft tour H.P.?
(a) 1880-1882
(b) 1855-1856
(c) 1820-1822
(d) 1825-1827

84. Who was made the chief representative of the Muslim League at the Conference of 21 representatives held at the Viceroy’s residence Viceregal Lodge on June 25, 1945?
(a) Sheikh Sayyid Ahmad
(b) Iqbal Ahmad
(c) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

85. Who was awarded the first Chandra Dhar Sharma Guleri Award for the Hindi literature in 1986?
(a) Sanga pandey
(b) Rajesh Agrawal
(c) Sri Keshav
(d) Vikas Gupta

86. What is ‘Anamika’?
(a) A TV artist belonging to H.P.
(b) A powerful carbine recently developed in India.
(c) A famous fashion designer of India.
(d) A Sanskrit poetess recipient of Sahitya Academy Award.

87. Who has been awarded with the Noble Peace Award for 2008?
(a) Lae Clazeo
(b) Marti Ahitsari
(c) Rozen Yizen
(d) Yoichiro Nambu

88. Who is the newly appointed chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board?
(a) Asif Ali Zardari
(b) Aizaz Butt
(c) Sarfaraz Nawaj
(d) Javed Miandad

89. For which category did Simon Beaufoy won Oscar for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’?
(a) Adopted screenplay
(b) Original song
(c) Sound mixing
(d) None of these

90. Who of the following has not been a student of Viswa Bharati University, Santiniketan?
(a) Former P.M. Indira Gandhi
(b) Former C.M. of West Bengal Dr. B.C. Roy
(c) Amartya Sen
(d) Satyajit Ray

91. When was Katchatheevu island handed over to Sri Lanka by Government of India under s bilateral agreement?
(a) 1972
(b) 1973
(c) 1974
(d) 1975

92. How many Chief Ministers have so far (till March 2009) been defeated in a by-election?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

93. When was Seventh Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas Conference held in Chennai this year?
(a) 10-12 January, 2009
(b) 7-9 January, 2009
(c) 8-10 January, 2009
(d) 9-11 January, 2009

94. Who is the Finance Minister of U.S.A. in Obama Government?
(a) Shaun Donovan
(b) Arne Dunkan
(c) Timothi Geethner
(d) Tom Wilsak

95. Who is the new chief of RAW?
(a) Ashok Chaturvedi
(b) Radha Vinod Raju
(c) S.S.N. Murti
(d) K.C. Verma

96. Who of the following is not the recipient of Padma Bhushan, 2009?
(a) Dr. Vaidyanathan
(b) G. Madhavan Nair
(c) Shamshad Begum
(d) Ram Chandra Guha

97. Who has been awarded the K.K. Birla Foundation Vyas Samman for literature (2008)?
(a) Kunwar Narayan
(b) Mannu Bhandari
(c) Nand Bhardwaj
(d) Devendra Raj Ankur

98. Karling Cup is related to:
(a) Football
(b) Tennis
(c) Badminton
(d) Chess

99. As the highest wicket taker for India Anil Kumble has taken 619 wickets in Test Cricket. In how many Test matches did he achieve this figure?
(a) 130
(b) 132
(c) 133
(d) 135

100. Who has been appointed the captain of the World Eleven Women Cricket Team of the ICC Women World Cup?
(a) Cherlot Edwards
(b) Katherine Brunt
(c) Mitali Raj
(d) Ket Pulford

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