HP Executive Officer / Secretary Exam Answer Key 27 September 2020 PART-4

49)  the refractive indices of kerosene, turpentine, water and ice are 1.44, 1.47,1.33 and 1.31 respectively. Through which of these media light travels fast ?

a) Water

b) Ice 

c) Turpentine

d) Kerosine

50) For hydrogen gas which one is not correct

a) Is odourless 

b) is not soluble in water 

c) burns with yellow flame 

d) lighter than air

51) The phenomena of shrinkage of protoplast from the cell wall due to exosmosis in a plant cell when placed in a hypertonic solution is called

a) Phagocytosis

b) Exocytosis

c) Plasmolysis

d) De plasmolysis

52) Biomagnification of mercury in fishes through food chain result in a disease in fish eating populace the name of the disease is

a) Itai-Itai

b) Minamata

c) Peptic Ulcer

d) Skin Cancer 

53) Under which Article of the Indian constitution, the Governor of a state can resume a Bill for the consideration of the President?

a) Article 196
b) Article 200
c) Article 202
d) Article 204

54) Which of the following is/are true regarding the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee?

1. Recommended establishment of a three-tier Panchayati Raj System
2. There should be direct elections for Panchayat Samiti
3. Establishment of Scheme of Democratic Decentralisation
4. District Collector should be the chairman of the Zila Parishad

a) 1, 2 & 3
b) 1, 3 & 4
c) 2, 3 & 4
d) 1, 2 & 4

55) Which of the following statements is correct about ‘Directive Principles of State Policy’?

a) They are not moral and political
b) Their nature is socialist
c) These are automatically applied to the state
d) They can be legally enforced by the court

56) Which one of the following is closely related to the Yamuna River?

a) Pirpanjal
b) Nag Tibba
c) Verinag
d) Rohtang Pass

57) The word ‘Sadagraha’ was suggested to Gandhi by:

a) Kasturba
b) Rambha
c) Maganlal Gandhi
d) Harilal Gandhi

58) To whom did Gandhi Ji refer affectionately as ‘Deshbandhu’?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) C.R. Das
c) Vinoba Bhave
d) M.N. Roy

59)  Name the reformer of 10th 19th Century who is called as the ‘Father of Indian Social Revolution’?

a) Rammohan Roy
b) Swami Vivekanand
c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) Jotirao Phule

60) Who was the founding father of Harijan Sevak Sangh?

a) G.D. Birla
b) A.V. Thakkar
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Jagjivan

61) ‘Kuchipudi’ is a famous dance form of which among the following states?

a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Karnataka
d) Orissa

62) Which one the following is not correctly matched?

a) Dandia – Gujarat
b) Veethi – Andhra Pradesh
c) Ganesha Utsava – Maharashtra
d) Bihu – Uttrakhand

63) Who launched the Non-Brahman Movement in Madras Presidency?

a) E.V.R. Pariyar
b) M.C. Rajah
c) Mahatma Jotirao Phule
d) C. Rajagopalachari

64) Which of the following Satyagrahas Mahatma Gandhi did not lead in his life?

a) Champaran Satyagraha
b) Khera Satyagraha
c) Bardoli Satyagraha
d) Individual Satyagraha

65) Which one of the following states of India experiences a maximum percentage area under floods?

a) Haryana
b) Rajasthan
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Punjab

66) Which of the following is not a type of drought?

a) Agricultural drought
b) Socio-economic drought
c) Industrial drought
d) Ecological drought

67) Which one of the following is not associated with earthquakes in India?

a) National Geophysical Laboratory
b) Geological Survey of India
c) India Meteorological Department
d) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

68) Patland is related to which one of the following?

a) Meghalaya Plateau
b) Chotta Nagpur Plateau
c) Deccan  Plateau
d) Chattisgarh  Plateau

69) Which of the following tribes does not belong to India?

a) Gaddis
b) Bhils
c) Khasis
d) Masai

70) Clean Environment Cess is imposed on:

a) Cutting of green trees
b) Pollution of rivers
c) Production of coal
d) Air pollution by factories

71) Inclusive growth objective was given for the first time in which plan of India?

a) 9th five-year plan
b) 10th five-year plan
c) 11th five-year plan
d) 12th five-year plan

72) The phenomenon of the demographic dividend of a country is related to:

a) A sharp decline in the total population
b) A decline in infant mortality rate
c) An increase in the sex ratio
d) An increase in the population in the working age group

73). Infant mortality rate includes children of the age group

a) upto 14 years

b) upto 5 years

c) upto 2 years

d) upto 1 year

74)The objective of Gram Udai Se Bharat Udai Abhiyan is to improve:

a) Rural livelihood only
b) Social harmony only
c) Rural livelihood and social harmony
d) Agriculture production

75) The process of providing alternate land to community displaced by man-made projects is called:

a) Resettlement
b) Decentralization
c) Displacement
d) Rehabilitation

76) Which of the following is one of the eco-friendly jewelry makers in India?

a) Blue Banyan
b) Tata Motors
c) Organic Weave
d) Eco-Earth Conscious Optics

77) Which of the following peasant struggles is famous with the title ‘Dungli Chor’ (Onion Thief)?

a) Bardoli
b) Kheda
c) Champaran
d) Vaikom

78) During Raisina Dialogue,2020 India signed a MOU on " Green Strategic Partnership" with which country ?

a) Denmark

b) Finland

c) Russia 

d) Maldives

79) What are Nidhi companies ?

a) They receive deposits from and lending to its members only for their mutual benefits

b) They are non-banking financial companies (NBFC)

c) They deal with their share-holders members only

d) All of these

80) What is not related to Bhoomi Rashi Portal

a) It is related to the maintenance of revenue records

b) Launched in 2018 by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

c) It is a single point platform for online processing of land acquisition project

d) It has been integrated with the Public Finance Management System

81)  What is ROPAX service

a) It is a ferry service launched between Mumbai and Mandwa (Maharashtra)

b) For this ROPAX Vessel M2M-1 will be used

c) It can carry 200 cars and 1000 passengers

d) All of these

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