HPSC Prelims 2014

Champaran Satyagraha was led by_________.

Critical minimum effort theory was designed by which of the following economists?

Narasimham Committee was related to which of the following reforms?

The slogan 'Garibi Hatao' was introduced in–

Khadi and Village Industries Commission was established in

The slogan "Pure banking, nothing else" is raised by

Which of the following processes helps in the formation of a rift valley?

Which of the following rocks is different from the other three on the basis of its mode of origin?

Which of the following names is given to the planetary winds blowing between the tropics?

Which of the following latitudes is a great circle?

Pamir Mountains are formed by the junction or “knot” of the

The McMahon Line is a line agreed to by Britain and Tibet as part of the Simla Accord, a treaty signed in

Who among the following discovered the laws of planetary orbits?

'Asur' is a tribe of:

Who conducted a worldwide study of 102 submarine canyons?

Selective scattering is caused by:

The most important component responsible for Albedo is:

Gutenberg discontinuity is found between the:

Coriolis force deflects surface currents:

Dependency theory is the notion:

The Government of India Act, 1919 was based upon:

From which one of the following perspectives has the notion of human rights been criticised?

In Marxist thought, the concept of Hegemony is closely associated with whom among the following?

Who among the following have emphasized the environmental factor in decision-making approach?

Who among the following argued that justice is the first virtue of social institutions?

Who among the following made the statement: “Sovereignty is the supreme power of State, over citizens and subjects unhindered by law”?

The members of the Standing Committee are taken from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in the ratio of

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. Samuel Huntington : Clash of Civilizations 2. Fred Riggs : Comparative Public Administration 3. David Easton : Political systems theory 4. David Apter : Political Modernization

Under which Constitution Amendment were 10 Fundamental Duties of the citizens included in the Constitution?

Jyotiba Phule was one of the prominent _______ of 19th-century India.

Which Article ensures abolition of untouchability?

Committees on Panchayati Raj were formed in: 1. Balwant Rai Mehta : 1957 2. V. T. Krishnamachari : 1960 3. Takhtmal Jain Study Group : 1966 4. Ashok Mehta Committee : 1977 Match the correct answer:

High Courts are instituted as:

Harsamadhan, a Centralized Public Grievances Redress and Monitoring System of Haryana, was launched on

HARIS provides information related to: 1. Registration of properties & land, linked to mutation & jamabandis 2. Issuance of copy of registered deed 3. Biometric and photograph of sub-registrar along with buyer & seller introduced to bring greater transparency 4. None of the above

Haryana State Labour Policy came into existence in:

The Haryana Dairy Development Co-operative Federation Ltd., registered under Haryana Co-operative Societies Act, came into existence on:

Dairy Cooperatives in Haryana work as per the following three-tier system: 1. Milk Producers Cooperative Societies at village level 2. Milk Producers Cooperative Societies at Block level 3. Milk Unions at District level 4. State Dairy Federation at State level Match the correct answer:

The State Government of Haryana on 5 May 2013 issued Shiksha Setu Cards. 1. For Government schools to keep students and teachers updated about the performance of students. 2. Issued for ensuring individual attention to every student as this will help to impart quality education to students in Government schools. 3. Considered as a State Government’s step towards effective implementation of Section 134-A of the Right to Education Act, which envisages admission of children belonging to poor and needy families in private schools. 4. These cards will act as the report cards for the students. Which of the following is correct?

Haemoglobin is:

Increased concentration of CO₂ in the atmosphere is responsible for:

Bohr model can explain:

The temperature of a system decreases in an:

Solar eclipse will take place when:

When an electrolyte is added to a colloidal solution it:

The movement of molecules of a dispersed phase in a zig-zag manner is termed as:

Which part of the new Encyclopaedia Britannica is useful for ready references?

The Asian Games 2014 will be held in:

India, with which other country, released the first encyclopaedia on their age-old cultural contacts tracing back over 2,000 years?

The SPOT-7 satellite, which was recently launched on board India’s PSLV-C23 flight, belongs to:

For which novel has Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri been listed for the Man Booker Prize 2013?

Which of the following was a recommendation of Hunter’s Commission?

Who among the following was involved in the Alipore Bomb case?

Which of the following upheavals took place in Bengal immediately after the Revolt of 1857?

The officer responsible for the safe custody of land records during the Gupta period was known as:

During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organiser of underground activity in:

Who among the following Governor-Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service?

Pine, fir, spruce, cedar, larch and cypress are famous timber-yielding plants, several of which also occur widely in the hilly regions of India. All these belong to:

Movement of a cell against a concentration gradient is called:

Osmosis is the flow of solution from higher concentration to a solution of lower concentration through a semi-permeable membrane. What is incorrect in this statement?

The absorption of ink by blotting paper involves:

Electromagnetic waves consist of periodically oscillating electric and magnetic vectors:

Solar spectrum is an example of:

The maximum kinetic energy of emitted electrons in a photo-electric effect does not depend upon:

China has signed an agreement with which of the following countries to help make the East China Sea "a sea of peace, co-operation and friendship"?

Opening a savings bank account of a minor girl will be called which of the following in banking terminology?

Which of the following tests is conducted to know if a sportsman has taken any performance-enhancing drugs?

SEBI is a —

Which part of the Indian Constitution provides for establishing India as a Welfare State?

The National Flood Control Programme (NFCP) for flood control in India was launched in the year:

What is the precise time taken by the earth for one rotation?

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is mainly a mixture of:

Which is the most common isotope of uranium found in nature?

Which strait divides Europe from Africa?

Nangal is known for:

Which one of the following ranges forms the water divide between the Narmada and Tapti rivers?

Indian Standard Time is the local time of:

Which river of India is called ‘Vridha Ganga’?

Duncan Passage is situated between:

Which one is NOT a “previous company law”?

The Haryana State Board of Technical Education has been constituted by the Government of Haryana vide:

Firoz Shah Tughlaq established a fort in 1354:

Seed plant technique is followed in:

In India, the Gene Bank of wheat is located at:

Bio-fertilizers are

Living cells are not essential for—

The major fungi that affect food-grains in storage are:

Mastitis in animals is due to

Whose speeches at the World’s Parliament of Religions held in September 1893 made him famous as an ‘orator by divine right’ and as a ‘Messenger of Indian wisdom to the Western world’?

Sati was declared a punishable offence in ____________.

Who instituted the Scientific Society in 1863 to create a scientific temperament among the Muslims and to make Western knowledge available to Indians in their own language?

The East India Association was founded by _______ in 1866.

In 1877 the entrance age to the I.C.S. was reduced from 21 to

Who was the first to give the call for Swarajya—“India for Indians”?

National Book Trust was established by the Government of India

The Environmental (Protection) Act enacted in 1986 was last amended in:

The National Green Tribunal in India has been established in the year:

The Biological Diversity Act, 2002, was born out of India’s attempt to realise the objectives enshrined in the:

The Government of India enacted the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, with the objective of: