Questions of General Studies, H.P.A.S. Preliminary Examination, 2008-Set 6 (Q.101 to 120)

101. Which Indian lady has recently been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of the Houston Univeristy, USA?
(a) Aditi Lahiri
(b) Sriti Wadera
(c) Dr. Renu Khator
(d) Heenal Raichura

102. Which one of the following is a Kharif crop?
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Gram
(d) Peas

103. The Headquarter of IMF is located at:
(a) Geneva
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) London
(d) Paris

104. In which year Gandhiji for the first time coined the word ‘Satyagraha’?
(a) 1905
(b) 1906
(c) 1907
(d) 1908

105. Which one of the following is not included in the constructive programme (for Poorna Swaraj) proposed by Gandhi?
(a) Communal unity
(b) Removal of untouchability
(c) National language
(d) Respect of foreign languages

106. ‘Metagenomix’ is an ultra modern branch of science. It is generally related to the study of:
(a) Genome of microbes
(b) Genome of human beings
(c) Genome of animals
(d) None of these

107. ‘White Dwarf’ is related to:
(a) Astronomy
(b) Agriculture
(c) Genetics
(d) None of these

108. When was Bhabha Atomic Research Centre established?
(a) 1949
(b) 1950
(c) 1965
(d) 1955

109. Where was Muslim league constituted?
(a) Lahore
(b) Calcutta
(c) Peshawar
(d) Dhaka

110. Who was the founder of Indian Independence League?
(a) Ras Bihari Ghosh
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Surendra Nath Banerjee
(d) Bipin Chandra Pal

111. The bigges lake ‘Chilka’ of India is located at:
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Orissa
(c) Karnataka
(d) Tamil Nadu

112. Motivation given to Multinational Companies in India means encouragement to:
(a) Privatization policy
(b) Globalization policy
(c) Liberalization policy
(d) All of these policies

113. Who was the propounder of the ‘Shuddhadwaitavada’?
(a) Ramanujacharya
(b) Madhwacharya
(c) Vallabhacharya
(d) Ramanand

114. Presidential form of government was first formed in:
(a) Yugoslavia
(b) Egypt
(c) USA
(d) Switzerland

115. From which year was FERA promulgated?
(a) 2003
(b) 2002
(c) 2000
(d) 1999

116. Who is presently (March 2009) the Prime Minister of France?
(a) Nicholas Sarkozi
(b) Frankvice Fillan
(c) Jean Paul Proust
(d) Louis Japotaro

117. Which components of light are absorbed by chlorophyll?
(a) Violet and red
(b) Indigo and Orange
(c) Blue and Red
(d) Violet and Yellow

118. An aeroplane rises above because:
(a) Of the upward reaction of air.
(b) The density of the air above the plane is less than below it.
(c) The pressure above its wings is less than the pressure below it
(d) Its nose points upwards.

119. X-rays are actually:
(a) Slow moving electrons
(b) Fast moving electrons
(c) Electromagnetic waves
(d) Slow moving electrons

120. Indian National Congress had constituted a British society in 1889. This society had started the publication of magazine. What was the name of this magazine?
(a) Hamari Awaj
(b) Jagaran
(c) India
(d) Dhruvatara

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