H.P.Police Sub-Inspector’s Exam 2006
Ques:- Which metal is used as filament in Electric bulbs ?
Ans:- Tungesten
Ques:- The height of Kandraur bridge is
Ans:- 263 feet (80 Mtrs.)
Ques:- Rong-Tong Hydel Project is situated in
Ans:- Distt. Lahaul Spiti
Ques:- “Kanthapura” was written by
Ans:- Raja Rao
Ques:- Charminar is located at
Ans:- Hyderabad
Ques:- “Golden Ball” Award is associated with a game viz
Ans:- Football
Ques:- Who is the Director of National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) ?
Ans:- Prof. Krishna Kumar
Ques:- Katas Raj-Shiva temple is located with ?
Ans:- Pakistan
Ques:- Which game is Sania Mirza associated with ?
Ans:- Lawn Tennis
Ques:- Ustad Zakir Hussain is associated with
Ans:- Tabla
Ques:- Who is the author of the play “Merchant of Venice “?
Ans:- William Shekespeare
Ques:- Forbidden city is
Ans:- Lahasa
Ques:- The country smallest in area is
Ans:- Vatican city (0.44 Sqkm.)
Ques:- Unsuccessfully launched Agni III was designed to hit enemy target at a distance of
Ans:- 3000 km – 3500 km
Ques:- Which of the following players won the 2006 U.S. open Tennis men’s title ?
Ans:- Roger Federer
Ques:- Proposed “1020 MW. Khab power project” in distt. kinnaur is to be constructed on the river
Ans:- Sutlej
Ques:- Which place is called Ajanta of Himalayas ?
Ans:- Tabo Monastery
Ques:- Total population of Himachal Pradesh under 2001 census is
Ans:- 60,77,248
Ques:- Female literacy rate in Himachal Pradesh under 2001 census is
Ans:- 68.08%
Ques:- “Perichu lake” is in
Ans:- Tibet
Ques:- Recently gutted 10th century “Bodh Temple” is at
Ans:- Ribba (Kinnaur)
Ques:- Who was first Chairman of the Territorial Council of Himachal Pradesh in 1957 ?
Ans:- Thakur Karam Singh
Ques:- Greater Himalayan National Park is in
Ans:- Distt. Kullu
Ques:- Which place in H.P. is known as Mini Switzerland ?
Ans:- Khajjiar (Chamba)
Ques:- How are main PURANAS are there ?
Ans:- 18
Ques:- The foundation stone of Indian Parliament House was laid by
Ans:- Duke of Cannaught on Feb.12,1921
Ques:- “The Suketi Fossil Park” is in
Ans:- Distt. Sirmour
Ques:- “Mohana” is a famous song of
Ans:- Bilaspur (H.P.)
Ques:- Sobha Singh Art-Gallery is at
Ans:- Andhreta (Palampur)
Ques:- The language spoken by the Aryans was
Ans:- Sanskrit
Ques:- Whose son was Ajatashatru ?
Ans:- Bimbisara
Ques:- “Pangwal Tribe” resides in district
Ans:- Chamba
Ques:- ‘GODAN” was written by
Ans:- Munshi Prem Chand
Ques:- AIDS day is celebrated on
Ans:- 1st December
Ques:- Blood was classified into four groups by
Ans:- Karl Landsteiner in 1900 A.D.
Ques:- Anaemia is caused due to the deficiency of
Ans:- Iron
Ques:- Disorder in Pancreas causes
Ans:- Diabetes
Ques:- “Some books are to tasted, others to be swallowed and some few to be chewed and digested.” Who spoke these words ?
Ans:- Francis Bacon
Ques:- Leukaemia is a disease also called
Ans:- Blood cancer
Ques:- How many bones are there in human body ?
Ans:- 206
Ques:- Penicillin is widely used as
Ans:- Antibiotic
Ques:- EEG helps in diagnosis of major disorder of
Ans:- Brain
Ques:- Which part of the human body is called “Adam’s Apple” ?
Ans:- Larynx (Thorax)
Ques:- “Ultimate Clean Bomb” is
Ans:- Hydrogen Bomb
Ques:- Maharishi Pantanjali gave the concept of yoga in
Ans:- 200-100 B.C.
Ques:- Pomology is a study of
Ans:- Fruits
Ques:- Nobal Prize winner Norman E. Borlaug (USA) is the father of
Ans:- Green Revolution
Ques:- Bamboo is a
Ans:- Grass
Ques:- The chief constituent of Gober Gas is
Ans:- Methane (Marsh Gas)
Ques:- The function of Dynamo is to convert
Ans:- Mechanical Energy into Electrical Energy
Ques:- Which food is the best source of Protein ?
Ans:- Pulses
Ques:- The most abundant element in earth’s atmosphere is
Ans:- Nitrogen (78.03%)
Ques:- Name the country which leads in the production of industrial Diamond (Borts)
Ans:- Zaire (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Ques:- Which Indian state is the largest producer of cotton ?
Ans:- Maharashtra
Ques:- “Monsoon” is derived from
Ans:- Arabic word ‘Mausim’ which means Season
Ques:- Demography is the study of
Ans:- Population
Ques:- Radcliffe line demarcates the boundary between
Ans:- India – Pakistan
Ques:- “Comet” is a
Ans:- Heavenly body of huge clouds of frozen gases & dust with a tail away from the sun
Ques:- Which instrument is used to record the magnitude of Earthquake ?
Ans:- Seisomograph
Ques:- “Cloud burst” means
Ans:- Extreme Heavy & Sudden down pour of rain
Ques:- “OASIS” means
Ans:- A fertile place in the midst of desert having water & vegetation
Ques:- “IGLOO” is a
Ans:- Cone shaped hut made of blocks of hard snow
Ques:- The Indus river rises from
Ans:- Mount Kailash (Mansarovar Lake)
Ques:- Halley National Park (Estd. In 1936) is now called
Ans:- Corbett National Park
Ques:- Which State in the main producer of rubber in India ?
Ans:- Karala
Ques:- Raja Sansar Chand was the king of which state ?
Ans:- Kangra
Ques:- Which country is the most densely populated country in the world ?
Ans:- Monanco (23660 persons per Sqkm.)
Ques:- Which mountains are said to be the World’s oldest in India ?
Ans:- Aravallis
Ques:- South-West monsoon winds blow in India during
Ans:- June – September
Ques:- “Diego Garcia” (of Chagas Archepelagio) is an island situated in
Ans:- Indian Ocean
Ques:- Red Soil is found in
Ans:- Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa
Ques:- Alexander invaded India in
Ans:- 327 – 325 B.C.
Ques:- Birth place of Gautam Buddha
Ans;- Lumbini (Near Kapilvastu in Nepal)
Ques;- Which hydro electric project situated in the territory of H.P. is still under the control of another State ?
Ans:- Shanan Hydro Electric Project (Distt. Mandi)
Ques;- Who brought revenue record upto date during Akbar ?
Ans:- Raja Todar Mal
Ques:- Who created the “Khalsa” ?
Ans:- Guru Govind Singh
Ques:- “Cholas” ruled their kingdom with the help of
Ans:- Council of Ministers
Ques:- Who was called “Indian Napolean” by V.A. Smith ?
Ans:- Samudra Gupta
Ques:- The first to bring Islam into India were
Ans:- Arabs
Ques:- Changez Khan, who invaded India in 1221 A.D. belonged to
Ans:- Mongolia
Ques:- Who was the first Viceroy of India when the British Crown took over the reign from Esat Company in 1858 ?
Ans:- Lord Canning
Ques:- The highest institution of Panchayati Raj in India is
Ans:- Zila Parishad
Ques:- “Swaraj is my birth right; I shall have it” who said these words ?
Ans:- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ques:- Gandhi founded “Sabarmati Ashram” in 1916 at
Ans:- Ahmedabad (in Gujarat)
Ques:- In which movement “Vande Mataram” was adopted as a slogan for agitation ?
Ans:- Partition of Bengal
Ques:- India’s first satellite- Aryabhatta was launched on
Ans:- April 19, 1975
Ques:- Which Indian Revolutionary helped Subhash Chander Bose in raising I.N.A. (Azad Hind Fauj) ?
Ans:- Rasbihari Bose
Ques:- ‘Poorna Swaraj’ was declared by the Congress in its 44th Session under the Pt. J.L. Nehru on Dec. 31, 1929 at
Ans:- Lahore (on the bank of the Ravi river)
Ques:- Who was the first Indian to go into space ?
Ans:- Rakesh Sharma
Ques:- Which is the state being ruled by one party for the last three decade ?
Ans:- West Bengal
Ques:- What is the existing GDP of India ?
Ans:- 7%
Ques:- “The Gilt Edged Market” deals in
Ans:- Govt. Securities
Ques:- Who is the exponent of the theory of “Economic Drain of India” during British Rule ?
Ans:-Dada Bhai Naoroji
Ques:- Custom Duty is a tax on
Ans:- Imports
Ques:- Kautilya is also known as
Ans:- Chanakya & Vishnu Gupta
Ques:- Ashoka the Great invaded Kalinga in
Ans:- 261 B.C.
Ques:- First man-made Satellite sent in space by Russians in 1957, is known as
Ans:- Sputnik
Ques:- Which is the smallest planet in solar system ?
Ans:- Mercury
Ques:- Sterling is the name given to the currency of
Ans:- United Kingdom
Ques:- In which country was G-8 Summit 2006 of industrialised Nations held recently ?
Ans:- Russia
Ques:- Fourteen carat Gold is
Ans:- Gold containing 49% Copper
Ques:- International Monetary Fund(IMF) has its headquarter at
Ans:- Washington D.C.
Ques:- Sodium is a
Ans:- Metal
Ques:-What is soft curreny ?
Ans:- Currency in plentiful supply on foreign exchange
Ques:- National Bank for Agriculture & Rural development (NABARD) was established on
Ans:- July 12, 1982
Ques:- How many verses are there in Ramayana ?
Ans:- 24000
Ques:- When do we observe National Consumer day ?
Ans:- December 24
Ques:- Under 10th Five year plan the target GDP is fixed at ?
Ans:- 8%
Ques:- Name the department for which a separate Annual Budget is presented in the Parliament of India ?
Ans:- Railways
Ques:- Who is the vice-Chairman of planning Commission of India ?
Ans:- Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Ques:- Which Govt. has introduced for the first time ‘Out Come Budget’ in parliament of India ?
Ans:- UPA Govt.
Ques:- Which political party, does Sh. Somnath Chatterjee, the speaker of the Lok Sabha, belong to ?
Ans:-Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Ques:- Plastic bags donot decompose esily in nature because they are
Ans:- Non-biodegradable
Ques:-How many elected members are there in the Rajya Sabha ?
Ans:- 238 (presently 233)
Ques:-The President of India elected by
Ans:- The electoral college consisting of elected members of Lok Sabha; Rajya Sabha; all the state Legislative Assemblies ; National Capital Delhi & Puducherry
Ques:- How many times Indian President has been impeached by the Parliament ?
Ans:- Never
Ques:- Who replaced Sh. D.P. Khaitan member of Drafting Committee of Indian Constitution after his death in Feb. 1947 ?
Ans:- T.T.Krishnamchary
Ques:- Who decides whether a bill is money bill or non-money bill ?
Ans:- Speaker of Lok Sabha
Ques:- How many times Article 360 (Fi9nancial Emergency) of the Constitution has been invoked by the President of India ?
Ans:- Never
Ques:- Under which constitutional amendement, woman are provided 33% reservation in Panchyats and Urban bodies ?
Ans:- 74th
Ques:- Attorney General of India, Comptroller & Auditor General of India, & Governors of the States are appointed by
Ans:- President of India
Ques:- Who is the Supreme Commander of the defence forces in India ?
Ans:- President of India
Ques:- Panchayati Raj System in India is
Ans:- Three Tier System
Ques:- Which is the highest Civilian Award of India ?
Ans:- Bharat Ratna
Ques:- Everyday functioning of the Parliament begins with
Ans:- Question Hour
Ques:- Fish breathe through the
Ans:- Gills
Ques:- The oldest style of Indian classical Dance is
Ans:- Bharatnatyam
Ques:- SAARC was established on
Ans:- December 8, 1985
Ques:- Capital of Lebanon is
Ans:- Beirut
Ques:- Which country’s Parliament is called “Jatiya Sansad” ?
Ans:- Bangladesh
Ques:- “Yuan” is the currency of
Ans:- China