Haryana Public Service Commission Exam : HCS & Other Allied Services Pre General Studies Paper

Haryana Public Service Commission Exam-2012

Exam held on: 25.03.2012

HPSC Pre General Studies Solved Questions

51. Barents Sea in the Arctic Ocean has been controversial over the maritime boundary for 40 years between which of the following two countries? The issue was resolved recently.

• Russia and Norway
• Norway and Finland
• Finland and Russia
• Russia and Denmark

52. Navanentham Pillay, a South African national of India origin was the first non-white women of the High Court of South Africa. What is her current profession?

• Judge of the International Criminal Court
• International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
• United Nation High Commissioner for Human Rights
• United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees

53. Consider the following statement:
1. India and Japan agreed to a sweeping liberalization of their bilateral tax regime during PM Manmohan Singh visit to Tokyo on 27th October 2010
2. This is the first in releasing the Indo-Japanese comprehensive Economic partnership AgreementWhich of the above statement are true?

• Only 1
• Only 2
• Both 1 and 2
• None of the above

54. Consider the following statements about the Ayodhya verdict:
1. 60 years the matter first went in to Litigation Luknow Bench of the High Court of Allahabad ruled in majority judgement on 30th September 2010
2. Disputed sites to be divided into three equal parts: one part goes to Suni Wakf Board, oneto Nirmohi in Akhara and one part representing "Ramlalla Virajman"
3. Status quo to be maintained at disputed sites for three month
4. The bench which delivered the much awaited verdict consisted of Justice Dharam Vir Sharma,Justice S U Khan and Justice Sudhir Agarwal
Which of the above statement are true?

• Only 1
• Only 2
• Only 3
• All the above

55. Parliament has passed SBI (Amendment) Bill 2010 which changes the minimum level of share of the government in SBI's equity

• from 51% to 55%
• from 55% to 51%
• from 74% to 51%
• from 55% to 49%

56. The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi have launched the Adhar Project under Unique Identification Authority of India at tembli in Nandurbar District. Nandurbar is in which of the following states?

• Gujarat
• Maharashtra
• Madhya Pradesh
• Tamilnadu

57. Recently UNO celebrated its 65th Anniversary on date:

• 20th Oct 2010
• 24th Oct 2010
• 29th Oct 2010
• 27th Oct 2010

58. The government has recently announced a Rs.1052 crore incentive package for critical export sectors including
1. Textile
2. Handicraft
3. Leather
Choose the correct answer from the below:

• 1 and 2
• 2 and 3
• 1 and 3
• 1, 2 and 3

59. Who will be heading the National Innovation Council which will give shape to the government's decision to observe the current decades ( 2000 - 2020 ) as the decade of the innovation?

• M S Swaminathan
• C Rangarajan
• Narayanamurthy
• Sam Pitroda

60. Who among the following has been honoured the United Nation?s Millennium Development Goals Award for 2010 for their work in using innovative approaches for poverty and hunger alleviation?

• BRIC
• WHO
• IBSA
• G-20

61. Harappan people had a common burial system which is proved by:

• The earth burial head of the dead normally laid towards the north
• The burial of commonly used items with the dead
• Both above
• The burial of the dead body in the sitting posture

62. In Vedic Period, the people called panis, were:

• Those who controlled trade
• Cattle-breeders
• Cowherds
• Ploughmen

63. In the Vedic Age:

• Polygamy was unknown
• Child marriage became prominent
• Widow could remarry
• Hypergamy was allowed

64. Bring the correct statement regarding the first Buddhist Council:
1. Ananda and Upali laid down the Sutta Pataka and Vinaya Pitaka respectively
2. Its proceedings were conducted in Sanskrit
3. It was held during the life time of Buddha
4. Its main purpose was to maintain the purity of Buddha?s teachings

• 1 and 4
• All of them
• 1 and 2
• 2, 3 and 4

65. The sacred books of Jains are called:

• Agama Sidhanta
• Angas
• Parvas
• Upangas

66. Who founded the Lingayat Movement?

• Basava
• Ramanuja
• Shankracharya
• Kamban

67. What was Abwab?

• Toll tax
• religion tax such as Zakat
• Tax on merchandise and custom duties
• Miscellaneous kinds of taxes like the house tax, grazing tax, irrigation tax etc.

68. The term used for measurement of land in the Delgi Sutanate Period was:

• Kismat-i-ghalla
• Ghalla-bakshi
• Masahat
• Ghazi

69. The earlier Vaishnava Bhakti saints from the South were:

• Alvars
• Nayanars
• Bhagavats
• Virshaivites

70. Identify the Vijayanagar coin which were in the circulation and were the most widely recognized currency all over:

• Dinnar
• Huna
• Panam
• Pagoda

71. Akbar did not construct:

• Purana Quila
• Agra Fort
• Allahabad Fort
• Lahore Fort

72. The main programme of the Red Sirts (Khudai Khidmatgars of Servants of God) organized by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan in support of the Civil Disobedience Movement was

• To proceed on the lines of terrorist and revolutionary activities
• To propagate the Congress programme
• c) To resist the military operations of the government in the north-western frontier portion
• To setup an para-military organization

73. The result of the Poona Pact was that the number of the seats reserved for the depressed classes out of general electorate seats were:

• Abolished
• Increased
• Retained in the same level
• Decreased

74. Cripps proposal were rejected because:

• It refused to release all the arrested national leaders
• of the intention to partition India
• It suggested the formation of an interim government
• it refused to hand over effective power to the Indians

75. Who presided over the Cabinet Mission?

• Clement Attlee
• Sir P Lawrence
• Strafford Cripps
• A V Alexander

76. The Mountbatten Plan (June 3, 1947) was about:

• Guidelines for the formation of a Constitution for India by the Constituent Assembly
• Creation of fedral government
• A plan for controlling communal riots raising all over India at the same time
• The method by which power was to be transferred from British to Indian hands

77. The first Muslim to be elected as President of the Indian National Congress was :

• M A Jinnah
• Maulana Azad
• Baddrudin Tyabji
• Whooping cough

78. The Non-Cooperation Movement was adopted by the Congress at a Special Session held at ________ in September 1920.

• Bombay
• Calcutta
• Wardha
• Allahabad

79. The Non-Cooperation Movement was called off by Mahatma Gandhi because :

• of Gandhi-Irwin Pact
• of mob-violence at Chauri-Chaura
• the Khilafat issue fizzled out with abolition of the office of the Caliph in Turkey
• the government accepted the demand in tow

80. Which of the following Fundamental Rights have been deleted from the Constitution through the Constitutional Amendment?

• Right against expolitation
• Right of freedom of religion
• Right of property
• Freedom of speech and expression

81. How many Fundamental Rights are enjoyed by the Indians?

• Nine
• Ten
• Seven
• Six

82. The basic difference between the Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles is:

• Fundamental Rights are Positive while Directive Principles are Negative
• Directive Principles are given precedence over the Fundamental Rights by the Court in all the cases
• Fundamental Rights are justifiable while Directive Principles are not
• None of the above

83. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has been described as the friend, philosopher and guide of :

• the Estimate Committee
• the committee of the public Undertaking
• the Public Account Committee
• all the Parliamentary committees

84. Part -V of the Constitution deals with

• Union executives
• Parliamnet
• Supreme Court and High Court
• Comptroller and Auditor General

85. If there is a vacancy in the offices of both President and Vice-President, who has been empowered to function as President:

• Chief Justice of India
• Chief of Army Staff
• A person appointed by Parliament
• None of these

86. If president returns the bill to the legislature for reconsideration

• a re-passage of the bill by the two-thirds majority will compel him to give his assent
• a re-passage of the bill by the simple majority will compel him to give his assent
• a joint sitting will have to be called to pass it again
• the legislature must accept amendments proposed by the President

87. To whom does the President address the letter of resignation?

• the Prime Minister
• the Vice President
• the Speaker
• the Chief justice

88. Two houses of the Parliament enjoy co-equal power in all spheres except:
1. Financial matters
2. Responsibilities of the Council of Ministers3. Amendment Procedure
4. Election of President

• 3 and 4
• 2, 3 and 4
• 1, 2 and 3
• 1 and 2

89. Impeachment proceedings against the President of Indian can be initiated

• by the Supreme Court
• only in the Lok Sabha
• in either House of the Parliament
• only in the joint sitting of the two Houses

90. Gulf Stream the most important current of the Atlantic Ocean takes its birth from the Gulf of Mexico.Its importance lies in :

• Cooling effect
• Warming effect
• Area of influence
• Influence on travel

91. Which of the following sub-races belong to Mongoloids?

• Bantu
• Eskimoid
• Nordic
• Alpine

92. Consider the following statements:
1. The Masai is a tribe of settled cultivators who once wondered with their herds with the cattle in the central highlands of East Africa.
2. The cattle kept by the Masaiare the ?Zebu? cattle with the humps and long horns
Which of the statement is/are correct?

• Only 1
• Neither 1 or 2
• Both 1 and 2
• Only 2

93. Which of the following are not the Pastoral Nomads?

• Pygmies
• Kazaks
• Masai
• Lapps

94. The world's most commercial fishing grounds are located in:

• Cool waters of the Northern Hemisphere in comparatively higher latitudes
• Cool waters of the Northern Hemisphere in comparatively lower latitudes
• Both above mentioned areas
• A widespread area near the Poles

95. Which of the following used to be considered a buffer state?

• France
• Switzerland
• Belgium
• West Germany

96. The Australian trans-continental railway joins

• Perth to Darwin
• Hobart to Perth
• Sydney to Perth
• Adelaide to Perth

97. When did the EEC( European Economic Community) change into EU(European Union)

• 1992
• 1995
• 1996
• 1991

98. Territorial waters of India extends up to

• 5 Nautical Miles
• 12 Nautical Miles
• 15 Nautical Miles
• 2 Nautical Miles

99. Which of the following river lies in the Rift Valley?

• Luni
• Chambal
• Son
• Tapti

100. Khaddar soils are found in:

• Piedmont Plains
• Flood Plains
• Over low Palteaux
• Over Steep Slopes