Solved Paper HAS/HPAS ( Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services ) Prelims 2020 [ Part -1 ]

Solved Question Paper HAS/HPAS 2020

Series – A

1. Name the Superintendent of Botanical Garden who set up ‘Delhi Tea Estate’ in 1852?

  1. Major Straut
  2. Dr. Jameson
  3. Alexander Couts
  4. Samuel Stokes

2. After intensive research and success of the project which district of H.P. is likely to emerge as a pistachios bowl of the State?

  1. Lahaul-Spiti
  2. Una
  3. Kangra
  4. Kinnaur

3. Where is the first ‘Emu’ breeding farm of H.P. set up by the multi-level marketing company ‘Easy Way With’?

  1. Gandwal in Una
  2. Jeori in Shimla
  3. Paonta Sahib in Sirmaur
  4. Jwali in Kangra

4. Who amongst the following were the two wildlife experts who were the main force behind setting up Himachali’s first ‘Bird Ringing Station’ at Salropa?

  1. Col. Napier and Donald Macled
  2. Henry Hardings and Hugh Gough
  3. Francis Bunar and T. H. Walker
  4. William Finch and Thomas Coryat

5. Which of the following combination is not correct?

  1. Pangwal – Doghri
  2. Kinner or Kinnaura-Janekang
  3. Gaddi – Satta-Satta
  4. Swangla-Jhanjrara

6. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

        List-I                         List-II

  1. Kayang –                   (A) Sirmaur
  2. Jhanjar –                   (B) Una
  3. Keekli and Bangra – (C) Chamba
  4. Jhoori –                     (D) Lahau
  5.                                       (E) Kinnaur

    (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

  1. EADC
  2. ECBA
  3. DCBA
  4. ACBD

7. Lohri has been declared as a state-level festival and the First Lohri festival was celebrated on 13th January 2010 at which of the following place?

  1. Santokhgarh
  2. Pragpur
  3. Nalagarh
  4. Paonta Sahib

8. Which of the following temple is believed to be constructed by two merchants ‘Ahuka’ and ‘Manyuka’?

  1. Baijnath
  2. Chintpurni
  3. Lakshmi Narayan Temple Chamba
  4. Masroor

9. The largest collection of Kangyur and Tangyur is placed in the library of which of the following Gompa?

  1. Gemur Gompa
  2. Kardang Gompa
  3. Tayul Gompa
  4. Sashur Gompa

10. Which of the following statement is not correct?

  1. The Arki School of painting was founded by Raja Jagat Singh
  2. The Basholi School of painting came into prominence from the time of Raja Kripal Pal
  3. The Kangra painting have got a Geographical Indicator (GI)
  4. Chamba was one of the principal centre of Pahari miniature paintings

11. In which of the following valley, Himachal Pradesh Language, Art and Culture Academy founded 600 years old manuscript that deals with the Ayurvedic System of Medicine?

  1. Sangla Valley
  2. Kullu Valley
  3. Balh Valley
  4. Spiti Valley

12. Which of the following combination is not correct?

  1. Fatehpur Fort: Bandla Dhar
  2. Tiun Fort: Tiun Dhar
  3. Devi Badoli Temple: Jhanjiar Dhar
  4. Dagoga Malhot: Kot Dhar

13. The only coin special to Chamba, five of which makes an ‘anna’ is the 

  1. Dhela
  2. Pi
  3. Chakli
  4. Ratti

14. Who amongst the following was first to examine the archaeological remains in Chamba and Bharmaur?

  1. Colonel Reid
  2. Mr. Vigne
  3. General Cunningham
  4. Sir Henry Davies

15. What is the script of the earliest rock inscription found at Pathiar and Kanihara?

  1. Brahmi
  2. Kharoshti
  3. Pali
  4. Sharda

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16. What is the name of an opera festival which is annually held by the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) at Mcleodganj and was an annual feature in Lhasa prior to 1959?

  1. Losar
  2. Shoton/Shotou
  3. Thanka
  4. Dajyur

17. Which of the following valley is without exception the most rugged glen of Kinnaur district?

  1. Tidong Valley
  2. BaspaValley
  3. Bhabha Valley
  4. Lippa Valley

18. ‘Jeyeshthang’ and ‘Kanishthang’ are the names given to which of the following?

  1. Local Deities of Kinnaur district
  2. Valleys of Lahaul-Spiti
  3. Upper House and Lower House of village khap of Malana
  4. Mountains peaks in Sangla Valley

19. Which of the following country was relegated to the second position by Lahaul-Spiti by achieving the highest per hectare production of potato?

  1. Belgium
  2. Spain
  3. Netherlands
  4. France

20. The first mention of which of the following place came in 1817 from the diary of the Scottish officer brothers?

  1. Dharamshala
  2. Shimla
  3. Kasauli
  4. Subathu

21. Climate change vulnerability assessment is being undertaken for which of the following river basin, covering 9258 villages of four districts with more than 1200 panchayats?

  1. Ravi
  2. Satluj
  3. Beas
  4. Chenab

22. What is the name of the web-based software implemented by the Department of Transport of Himachal Pradesh for issuing a Driving License?

A. Vahan
B. Sarathi
C. Sathi
D. Sahyogi

23. Physiographically Palampur, Dharamshala, and Jogindernagar in Himachal Pradesh are situated in which in of the following zone?

  1. Humid Sub-Tropical
  2. Sub-Temperate
  3. Sub-Humid Tropical
  4. Wet Sub-Temperate

24. Which of the following was not a  princely state or Thakurai which was clubbed to form the Mahasu district in 1948?

  1. Koti
  2. Darkoti
  3. Ghund
  4. Ani

25. ‘Zahor’ is the Tibetan name of which of the following district of Himachal Pradesh?

  1. Kinnaur
  2. Mandi
  3. Lahaul-Spiti
  4. Kullu

26. Which snow-clad peak of Himachal Pradesh is shaped somewhat like Matterhorn in Switzerland?

  1. Gyephang
  2. Reo-Purgyil
  3. Jorkandern
  4. Manirang

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