1. Who among the following persons, has recently (in May 2016) elected as the first Muslim Mayor of London?
(A) Abu Salim Khan
(B) Sadhik Khan
(C) Abdul Qadir Khan
(D) Shah Shuja Khan
✅ Correct Answer: (B) Sadhik Khan
2. Which of the following state Government has recently decided to provide 10% reservation to economically backward classes to General Category (higher class)? (April 2016)
(A) Haryana
(B) Bihar
(C) Gujarat
(D) Madhya Pradesh
✅ Correct Answer: (C) Gujarat
3. The World Heritage day is Observed on every year.
(A) April 11
(B) April 18
(C) May 8
(D) May 27
✅ Correct Answer: (B) April 18
4. US court has recently slapped (in April 2016) 940 million dollars fine on two Indian companies associated with ______ group.
(A) Sahara
(B) Tata
(C) Reliance
(D) Adani
✅ Correct Answer: (C) Reliance
5. Who is playing the lead role in the recently released hindi film (biopic) "Azhar"?
(A) Farhan Akhtar
(B) Sharman Joshi
(C) Jimmy Sheergill
(D) Emraan Hashmi
✅ Correct Answer: (D) Emraan Hashmi
6. ______ lake of Mandi district is known for its floating Islands.
(A) Parashar
(B) Pandoh
(C) Revalser
(D) Kumarvah
✅ Correct Answer: (C) Revalser
7. Suket Satyagrah was held in ______ year.
(A) 1939
(B) 1948
(C) 1928
(D) 1942
✅ Correct Answer: (C) 1928
8. Uhal Hydro project is situated in ______ district.
(A) Kullu
(B) Kangra
(C) Sirmaur
(D) Mandi
✅ Correct Answer: (D) Mandi
9. Which of the following states is situated in Northern Himachal Pradesh?
(A) Punjab
(B) Haryana
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Jammu-Kashmir
✅ Correct Answer: (D) Jammu-Kashmir
10. Areawise, Himachal Pradesh comes at ______ place in the Country.
(A) 14th
(B) 16th
(C) 18th
(D) 21st
✅ Correct Answer: (C) 18th
10. Areawise, Himachal Pradesh comes at ______ place in the Country.
(A) 14th
(B) 16th
(C) 18th
(D) 21st
✅ Correct Answer: (C) 18th
11. Pong Dam is located on which river?
(A) Ravi
(B) Beas
(C) Jhelum
(D) Satluj
✅ Correct Answer: (B) Beas
12. Nawala Festival is celebrated by
(A) Fisherman
(B) Farmers of Lower Hills
(C) Gaddis
(D) Kahsas
✅ Correct Answer: (C) Gaddis
13. In Local dialect ‘Thoda’ represents
(A) Sport
(B) Kind of Farming
(C) Variety of Mango
(D) Tribal God
✅ Correct Answer: (A) Sport
14. In Local dialect ‘Thoda’ represents
(A) Sport
(B) Kind of Farming
(C) Variety of Mango
(D) Tribal God
✅ Correct Answer: (A) Sport
15. ‘Lavi’ Fair is a/an
(A) Religious fair
(B) Animal fair
(C) Trade fair
(D) Deity fair
✅ Correct Answer: (C) Trade fair
16. In which year part ‘C’ state Bilaspur was merged with Himachal Pradesh?
(A) 1952
(B) 1951
(C) 1956
(D) 1954
✅ Correct Answer: (C) 1954
17. On 1st November, 1966 Himachal Pradesh was enlarged by merging hill areas of the Punjab state. With this merger, total number of districts rose to:
(A) 8
(B) 10
(C) 9
(D) 6
✅ Correct Answer: (C) 9
18. As per 2011 census report, sex ratio of Himachal Pradesh (per thousand) is:
(A) 972
(B) 970
(C) 968
(D) 965
✅ Correct Answer: (A) 972
19. According to 2011 Census report, literacy rate of Himachal Pradesh stands at:
A) 80.8%
(B) 85.3%
(C) 82.80%
(D) 89.10%
✅ Correct Answer: (B) 82.80%
20. Kandraur Bridge in district Bilaspur across the river Satluj was inaugurated in the year:
(A) 1962
(B) 1965
(C) 1966
(D) 1968
✅ Correct Answer: (D) 1968
21. Which one of the following places never remained the capital of the erstwhile Bushahar state?
(A) Kamru
(B) Rampur
(C) Sarahan
(D) Kalpa
✅ Correct Answer: (A) Kamru
22. Suketi Fossil park is situated in which district?
(A) Shimla
(B) Solan
(C) Kullu
(D) Sirmaur
✅ Correct Answer:(D) Sirmaur
23. Which of the following city celebrated its 1000 years of formation / establishment in 2006?
(A) Chamba
(B) Shimla
(C) Mandi
(D) Dharamshala
✅ Correct Answer: (A) Chamba
24. Sanjay kumar, Param Veer Chakra winner belongs to which district?
(A) Hamirpur
(B) Una
(C) Bilaspur
(D) Kangra
✅ Correct Answer: (A) Hamirpur
25. The author of the book ‘Himalaya’s Abode of Light’ is:
(A) J. Hutchinson
(B) Nicholas Roerich
(C) Vikram Kayasth
(D) D.N Mazumdar
✅ Correct Answer: (B) Nicholas Roerich
26. Night-Blindness is caused due to the deficiency of which vitamin?
(A) B₁₂
(B) A
(C) D
(D) C
✅ Correct Answer: (B) A
27. ‘NACO’ is related to which disease?
(A) Hepatitis B
(B) Tuberculosis
(C) Polio
(D) AIDS
✅ Correct Answer: (D) AIDS
28. Life span of RBC is:
(A) 80 days
(B) 150 days
(C) 120 days
(D) 60 days
✅ Correct Answer: (C) 120 days
29. The Chemical name of ‘Neela Thotha’ is:
(A) Copper sulphate
(B) Zinc oxide
(C) Copper oxide
(D) Copper chloride
✅ Correct Answer: (A) Copper sulphate
30. Gamma radiation is used for
(A) Sterilizing food stuff
(B) Controlling pests
(C) Cancer therapy
(D) All these
✅ Correct Answer: (D) All these
31. The Solar system belongs to the galaxy called:
(A) Andromeda nebula
(B) Milky way
(C) Radiogalaxy
(D) Magellanic cloud
✅ Correct Answer: (B) Milky way
32. Who was the Governor General of India during the partition of Bengal in the year 1905?
(A) Lord Dalhousie
(B) Lord Rippon
(C) Lord William Bentinck
(D) Lord Curzon
✅ Correct Answer: (D) Lord Curzon
33. Who was the first Portuguese explorer to reach India?
(A) Nicolo Conti
(B) Marco Polo
(C) Vasco da Gama
(D) Columbus
✅ Correct Answer: (C) Vasco da Gama
34. ‘Tripitakas’ contain the teachings of:
(A) Adi Shankaracharya
(B) Mahavira
(C) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
(D) Buddha
✅ Correct Answer: (D) Buddha
35. In which town in India did Gandhi make his first experiment in Satyagraha?
(A) Khera
(B) Dandi
(C) Champaran
(D) Sabarmati
✅ Correct Answer: (C) Champaran
36. The name ‘Mussolini’ is associated with:
(A) USA
(B) Russia
(C) Germany
(D) Italy
✅ Correct Answer: (D) Italy
37. Which of following layer of atmosphere is associated with reflection of radio waves and thus resulting in radio communication?
(A) Troposphere
(B) Stratosphere
(C) Exosphere
(D) Ionosphere
✅ Correct Answer: (D) Ionosphere
38. Which of following desert is associated with China and Mongolia?
(A) Kalahari
(B) Gobi
(C) Sahara
(D) Patagonia
✅ Correct Answer: (B) Gobi
39. The town named ‘Malihabad’ is famous for
(A) Brass items
(B) Mangoes
(C) Carpets
(D) Leather Chappals
✅ Correct Answer: (B) Mangoes
40. ‘Taj Mahal’ is located on the bank of river
(A) Gomati
(B) Saryu
(C) Ganga
(D) Yamuna
✅ Correct Answer: (D) Yamuna
41. Which of the following is false about Indian Constitution?
(A) Combination of Rigidity and Flexibility
(B) Dual Citizenship
(C) Federal system with unitary bias
(D) Bulkiest Constitution in the World
✅ Correct Answer: (B) Dual Citizenship
42. Which of the following is not a Fundamental Right?
(A) Right to Property
(B) Right to Equality
(C) Right to Education
(D) Right to Freedom
✅ Correct Answer: (A) Right to Property
43. The President appoints 2 members of Anglo-Indian Community in _____
(A) Lok Sabha
(B) Rajya Sabha
(C) Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
(D) None of the above
✅ Correct Answer: (A) Lok Sabha
44. ‘Male’ is the Capital of
(A) Mauritius
(B) Maldives
(C) Malaysia
(D) Morocco
✅ Correct Answer: (B) Maldives
45. Who wrote the famous book ‘Das Kapital’?
(A) Hitler
(B) Karl Marx
(C) Adam Smith
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
✅ Correct Answer: (B) Karl Marx
46. ‘International Labour Day’ is observed on _____ every year.
(A) May 1st
(B) May 10th
(C) April 21st
(D) May 21st
✅ Correct Answer: (A) May 1st
47. _____ was popularly known as ‘Mr. Dependable’
(A) Navjot Singh Sidhu
(B) Anil Kumble
(C) Rahul Dravid
(D) Kapil Dev
✅ Correct Answer:(C) Rahul Dravid
48. ‘Durand Cup’ is associated with
(A) Football
(B) Hockey
(C) Cricket
(D) Lawn Tennis
✅ Correct Answer: (A) Football
49. Which of the following song (Patriotic) is compiled in the book ‘Anandmath’?
(A) Jana Gana Mana
(B) Vande Mataram
(C) Sare Jahan Se Achchha
(D) Sarfaroshi ki tammana ab hamare dil mein hai
✅ Correct Answer: (B) Vande Mataram
50. ‘Yellow Revolution’ is associated with the production of:
(A) Mango
(B) Banana
(C) Oil Seeds
(D) Flower
✅ Correct Answer: (C) Oil Seeds
51. Complete the Series: CAE, HFJ, MKO, ___
(A) RQT
(B) QTR
(C) RPT
(D) TPR
✅ Correct Answer: (A) RQT
52. Choose the odd one out:
(A) Mother
(B) Son
(C) Daughter
(D) Sister
✅ Correct Answer: (A) Mother
53. Millions of people were put _____ death by the Nazis.
(A) on
(B) for
(C) in
(D) to
✅ Correct Answer: (D) to
54.General Pardon conferred on convicts or exemption from prosecution
(A) Apologise
(B) Amnesty
(C) Appeasement
(D) Corporal punishment
✅ Correct Answer: (B) Amnesty
55. Give the synonym of the word ‘Scarcity’
(A) Abundance
(B) Plenty
(C) Dearth
(D) Weak
✅ Correct Answer: (C) Dearth
56. Choose the correct meaning of the phrase: ‘To bite the dust’.
(A) To work very hard
(B) To get into trouble
(C) To suffer defeat
(D) To quarrel constantly
✅ Correct Answer: (C) To suffer defeat
57. दूसरी जाति का
(a) सजातीय
(b) वैजातीय
(c) वर्णाश्रमी
(d) विजातीय
✅ Correct Answer: (d) विजातीय
58. ‘दग’ का पर्यायवाची है
(a) तलवार
(b) विद्या
(c) भोजन
(d) मुंह
✅ Correct Answer: (d) मुंह
59. ‘आंख दिखाना’ का अर्थ है
(a) धोखा देना
(b) श्रद्धा देना
(c) क्रूरता डालना
(d) मृत्यु को प्राप्त होना
✅ Correct Answer: (c) क्रूरता डालना
60. ‘व्यापक’ का संधि विच्छेद है
(a) व्य + आपक
(b) व्यो + पक
(c) व्यो + आपक
(d) वि + आपक
✅ Correct Answer: (a) व्य + आपक