HPAS 2019 Prelims : Complete Question Paper with Answers & Solutions
HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q1
Which of the following concentrations of the Ozone in ambient air is considered good?
(A) Upto 0.06 ppm
(B) Upto 0.18 ppm
(C) Upto 0.15 ppm
(D) Upto 0.20 ppm
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q2
The intensity of a normal conversation in decibel is between:
(A) 30-35
(B) 60-80
(C) 35-60
(D) 70-80
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q3
The impacts caused by the construction of dams and reservoirs include all, except:
(A) Loss of flora and fauna
(B) Reservoir-induced seismicity
(C) Waterborne diseases
(D) Desertification
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q4
Which of the following processes does not occur in the water cycle?
(A) Condensation
(B) Infiltration
(C) Evaporation
(D) Composition
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q5
Match List-1 and List-2 and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-1 (Events)
I. Appiko Movement
II. Narmada Bachao Andolan
III. People for Animals
IV. Resurrection of Kali Bein rivulet
List-2 (Names)
i. Maneka Gandhi
ii. Appu and Mamtha
iii. Balbir Singh Seechewal
iv. Medha Patkar
Code:
(A) I-i, II-ii, III-iii, IV-iv
(B) I-i, II-ii, III-iv, IV-iii
(C) I-iv, II-iii, III-ii, IV-i
(D) I-ii, II-iv, III-i, IV-iii
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q6
Match the items given in Column-1 and Column-2 and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Column-1
(P) The Montreal Protocol
(Q) The Paris Agreement
(R) The Rio Summit
(S) First UN IPCC Conference
Column-2
i. 1992
ii. 1995
iii. 1987
iv. 2015
Code:
(A) (P)-i, (Q)-ii, (R)-iii, (S)-iv
(B) (P)-ii, (Q)-iii, (R)-i, (S)-iv
(C) (P)-iii, (Q)-iv, (R)-i, (S)-ii
(D) (P)-iv, (Q)-iii, (R)-ii, (S)-i
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q7
Which of the following is not derived from wild cabbage?
(A) Broccoli
(B) Cauliflower
(C) Kohlrabi
(D) Spinach
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q8
Which of the following scientists is associated with the theory of natural selection during the evolution of life?
(A) Mendel
(B) Darwin
(C) Haldane
(D) Miller
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q9
In which of the following conditions bio-gas is produced?
(A) Presence of oxygen
(B) Action of aerobic microorganisms
(C) Action of anaerobic microorganisms
(D) Presence of fertilizers
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q10
Why do ventricles have thicker muscular walls than atria?
(A) Ventricles receive oxygen-rich blood than atria.
(B) Ventricles have to pump blood into various organs
(C) Atria have to pump blood into various organs
(D) Ventricles first receives blood from the various organs
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q11
Which of the following is not a reflex action?
(A) Breathing
(B) Heart-pumping
(C) Salivation
(D) Movement of hand
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q12
Which part of the brain maintains posture and equilibrium of the body?
(A) Fore-brain
(B) Mid-brain
(C) Hind-brain
(D) Spinal cord
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q13
What is the color of Litmus solution when it is neither acidic nor basic?
(A) Red
(B) Yellow
(C) Blue
(D) Purple
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q14
Which of the following statements is not correct?
(A) All bases are soluble in water
(B) All bases do not dissolve in water
(C) An alkali is a base that dissolves in water
(D) Bases generate hydroxide (OH-) ions in water
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q15
What does ‘p’ represent in pH?
(A) Potential
(B) Property
(C) Power
(D) Potenz
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q16
Which of the following does not represent a refractive defect of vision?
(A) Myopia
(B) Hypermetropia
(C) Presbyopia
(D) Cataract
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q17
During dispersion of white light by the glass prism, which of the following light of the spectrum bends the most?
(A) Blue
(B) Violet
(C) Indigo
(D) Red
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q18
Which of the following phenomena is responsible for twinkling of stars?
(A) Reflection of starlight
(B) Refraction of starlight
(C) Dispersion of starlight
(D) Tyndall effect
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q19
In which year Swiss envoy W.P. Blazer put up a sign board, which formally and officially, declared Khajjair as ‘Mini Switzerland’?
(A) 7th July, 1992
(B) 1st Oct, 1975
(C) 10th March, 1966
(D) 8th June, 1990
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q20
Match List-1 and List-2 and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-1
i. Kiara-dun Valley
ii. Balh Valley
iii. Kangra Valley
iv. Bara Bhangal Valley
List-2
a. Dhauladhar and Shivalik Range
b. Markanda and Dharti Ranges
c. Shimla Ridge and Shivalik Hills
d. Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal Ranges
Codes:
(A) (i)-b, (ii)-d, (iii)-a, (iv)-c
(B) (i)-b, (ii)-c, (iii)-a, (iv)-d
(C) (i)-b, (ii)-a, (iii)-c, (iv)-d
(D) (i)-d, (ii)-c, (iii)-b, (iv)-a
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q21
Which of the following Himalayan Zone has the highest percentage of the total geographical area of H.P.?
(A) Trans Himalayan Zone
(B) Sub-Himalayan Zone
(C) Lower Himalayan Zone
(D) Higher Himalayan Zone
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q22
‘Chola and Dora’ are the popular traditional dress of which of the following tribes?
(A) Swangla
(B) Kinnaura
(C) Gaddi
(D) Khampa
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q23
Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I
i. Swangla
ii. Gaddi
iii. Khampa
iv. Pangwal
List-II
a. Pith-Chuk or chori
b. Phaktum or Phanktum
c. Jhanjrara
d. Rusa-te-byah
Codes:
(A) (i)-d, (ii)-c, (iii)-b, (iv)-a
(B) (i)-d, (ii)-b, (iii)-c, (iv)-a
(C) (i)-d, (ii)-a, (iii)-b, (iv)-c
(D) (i)-a, (ii)-b, (iii)-c, (iv)-d
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q24
In “Vayu Purana’, the following tribe is said to be the inhabitants of ‘Mahand Mountains’?
(A) Pangwal
(B) Lahaulas
(C) Gaddi
(D) Kinnauras
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q25
Out of total 55673 sq. km. geographical area of H.P., what is the area, which falls in scheduled area?
(A) 23655 sq. km
(B) 12970 sq. km
(C) 17755 sq. km
(D) 32555 sq. km
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q26
Which is the earliest specimen of ‘Nagara design’ found in H.P.?
(A) Bajaura Temple
(B) Baijnath Temple
(C) Jwala Mukhi Temple
(D) Masrur Temple
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q27
The ‘Basholi School of Painting’ came into prominence from the time of:
(A) Raja Kirpal Pal
(B) Raja Amrit Pal
(C) Raja Udai Singh
(D) Raja Goverdhan Chand
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q28
Which of the following national parks/sanctuaries of H.P. occupies 1171 sq. km. of area?
(A) Pin Valley National Park
(B) The Great Himalayan National Park
(C) Renuka Sanctuary
(D) Manali Sanctuary
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q29
The govt. of H.P. has changed the name of ‘Kanya Sashaktikaran and Kalyan Board Himachal Pradesh’ to that of:
(A) Mahila Kalian Board
(B) Mahila Sashaktikaran Board, H.P.
(C) Saksham Gudia board, H.P.
(D) Saksham Kanya board, H.P.
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q30
The stone inscriptions found in the Chamba region have mostly been written in which script?
(A) Bhotia or Tibetan
(B) Sharda and Tankri
(C) Kharoshti and Brahmi
(D) Nagri and Kutil
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q31
Who was the signatory for East India Company in the Treaty of Sugauli?
(A) Major McLeod
(B) Col. Thompson
(C) Col. Paris Bradshaw
(D) Major general David Ochterlony
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q32
‘Lanji’, ‘Saro’ and ‘Rajnagar’ in Chamba district are the centers for the development of the following:
(A) Apple
(B) Kinnoo
(C) Olive
(D) Apricot
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q33
What amount of hydro-power has been harnessed out of 27436 MW identified potential in H.P.?
(A) 9230 MW
(B) 8941 MW
(C) 10519 MW
(D) 12415 MW
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q34
Under which scheme all women in the age group of 10 to 75 years, living below the poverty line are covered, in case of their death or disability?
(A) Matri Shakti Bima Yojna
(B) Janani Suraksha Yojna
(C) Beti Bachao Yojna
(D) P.M. Matri Vandana Yojana
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q35
Which of the following has been declared as public service by state govt. under H.P. Public Service Guarantee Act. 2011?
(A) Kisan Credit Card
(B) Organic Farming
(C) Soil Testing
(D) Seed Certification Programme
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q36
Arrange the following with its correct combination and accordingly give the answer as per codes given below:
List – 1
i. Gaiety Theatre
ii. Kalka-Shimla Railway
iii. Satyakam
iv. Old Shimla Bank
List – 2
a. Samuel Evans Stokes
b. Mortimer Durand
c. M. S. Harrington
d. Henry Irwin
e. Messors Barrett & CO.
Codes:
(A) (i)-a, (ii)-c, (iii)-d, (iv)-e
(B) (i)-b, (ii)-e, (iii)-c, (iv)-d
(C) (i)-d, (ii)-c, (iii)-a, (iv)-e
(D) (i)-d, (ii)-c, (iii)-e, (iv)-b
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q37
‘Black Nude’. Sitting Nude’ and ‘Young Girls’ are some of the famous works of which artist?
(A) Amrita Pritam
(B) Amrita Shergil
(C) Norah Richards
(D) Sobha Singh
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q38
The important decision to invade Afghanistan in 1938 and after four years the same decision was criticized at Shimla by the British was taken in the:
(A) Kennedy House
(B) Auckland House
(C) U.S. Club
(D) The Ravenswood
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q39
Who has been awarded 2018 Einstein Prize?
(A) Abhay Ashtekar
(B) Peter Bergman
(C) John Wheeler
(D) William Nordhaus
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q40
‘eDrishti’ software is launched to facilitate:
(A) Prime Minister to monitor implementation of policies
(B) To help railway minister to keep track of punctuality of trains
(C) To help the Home Minister to watch law and order problems
(D) To help soldiers on border for night vision
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q41
Which of the following won the Fields Medal in Mathematics?
(A) Akshay Venkatesh
(B) Caucher Birkar
(C) Peter Scholze
(D) All of these
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q42
In 2018, which of the following has been awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
(A) George Smith
(B) Frances Arnold
(C) Greg Winter
(D) All of these
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q43
Who is appointed as Chairman, Competition Commission of India?
(A) Arvind Saxena
(B) Ashok Kumar Gupta
(C) S.S. Deswal
(D) Sanjay Mishra
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q44
Which state in India was given FAO’s Future Policy Award, 2018 for its 100% organic state?
(A) Goa
(B) Assam
(C) Sikkim
(D) Tripura
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q45
What is QUAD?
(A) It is an informal mechanism between India, USA, Australia and Japan for the security in Pacific Region.
(B) It is formal organization of India, USA, Japan and Australia for Global Security.
(C) It is quadrilateral security dialogue between India, USA, Vietnam and Japan.
(D) None of these
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q46
What is Blue economy?
(A) It is the high growth rate economy
(B) It is sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth
(C) It is low growth rate economy
(D) It is economy not sustainable for longer period
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q47
ASI is undertaking renovation of which three temple groups in Vietnam?
(A) Angkor Wat
(B) My Son Temple
(C) Ananda Temple
(D) To Prohm Temple
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q48
Where is the Nongkrem dance festival being celebrated?
(A) Mizoram
(B) Tripura
(C) Meghalaya
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q49
Who has been awarded 2018 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development?
(A) Manmohan Singh
(B) UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)
(C) Indian Space Research Organisation
(D) Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q50
What is the theme of International Energy Agency publication – World Energy Outlook, 2018?
(A) Nuclear Energy
(B) Solar energy
(C) Electricity
(D) Hydropower
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q51
What is the name of first microprocessor developed by IIT, Madras?
(A) Shakti
(B) Speed
(C) Atal
(D) Bharat
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q52
Recently USA announced its withdrawal from INF treaty with Russia. When was this treaty signed?
(A) 1977
(B) 1987
(C) 1981
(D) 1975
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q53
What do you mean by Mariculture?
(A) It is a specialized branch of Aquaculture
(B) It involves the cultivation of massive plants and animals
(C) It is related to water bodies having tidal influences
(D) All of these
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q54
Which are the projects selected by World Economic Forum to be launched as Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution in India?
(A) Drones
(B) Blockchain
(C) Artificial Intelligence
(D) All of these
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q55
Where is Banni Grassland situated?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Himachal Pradesh
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q56
Match List-1 and List-2 and give correct answer with the help of codes given below:
List-1 (Country)
i. France
ii. USA
iii. South Africa
iv. UK
List-2 (Time Zones)
A. 11
B. 12
C. 09
D. 02
Codes:
(A) (i)-A, (ii)-B, (iii)-C, (iv)-D
(B) (i)-B, (ii)-C, (iii)-D, (iv)-A
(C) (i)-B, (ii)-A, (iii)-D, (iv)-C
(D) (i)-C, (ii)-A, (iii)-D, (iv)-B
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q57
UN observes which day as International Rural Women’s Day?
(A) 8 March
(B) 2 October
(C) 15 October
(D) 10 December
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q58
‘Bathukamma’ Festival is related to:
(A) It is floral festival of Telangana
(B) New South Wales Parliament, Sydney celebrated this for the first time
(C) It means- ‘Mother Goddess come Alive’
(D) All of these
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q59
Who propounded the idea of Partyless democracy?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Veer Savarkar
(C) Indira Gandhi
(D) Jai Prakash Narayan
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q60
By which Act an element of the election was introduced in India for the first time?
(A) Indian Council Act, 1861
(B) Indian Council Act, 1892
(C) Government of India Act, 1902
(D) Government of India Act, 1919
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q61
Match the items in List-1 with List-2 and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-1
a. Drain of wealth theory
b. Swaraj as my birth right
c. Separate Communal electorate
d. Entry into legislation
List-2
1. C.R. Das
2. M. Ali Jinnah
3. B. G. Tilak
4. Dadabhai Naoroji
5. Subhash Chandra Bose
Codes:
(A) a-4, b-5, c-3, d-2
(B) a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
(C) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
(D) a-2, b-5, c-3, d-4
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q62
Match List-1 with List-2 and identify the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I
i. Formation of village panchayat
ii. Uniform civil code
iii. Agriculture and animal husbandry
iv. Separation of judiciary from the executive
List-II
1. Article 50
2. Article 48
3. Article 40
4. Article 44
Codes:
(A) (i)-3, (ii)-4, (iii)-2, (iv)-1
(B) (i)-4, (ii)-3, (iii)-2, (iv)-1
(C) (i)-2, (ii)-3, (iii)-1, (iv)-4
(D) (i)-1, (ii)-2, (iii)-3, (iv)-4
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q63
What constitutes the definition of money bill under article 110 of the Indian constitution?
(A) The imposition, abolition, alternation in the regulation of any tax
(B) The regulation of borrowings of money
(C) The appropriation of money out of the consolidated fund of India
(D) All of the above
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q64
Under which article of Indian constitution amendment process has been given?
(A) 361
(B) 364
(C) 368
(D) 370
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q65
Which of the following constitutional amendment act restricted the size of the council of ministers to 15 percent of the total members of the Lok Sabha?
(A) 89th Constitutional Amendment Act. 2001
(B) 90th Constitutional Amendment Act. 2002
(C) 91st Constitutional Amendment Act. 2003
(D) 93rd Constitutional Amendment Act. 2003
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q66
What is the security deposit amount which a candidate contests election for the posts of president and vice-president of India has to tender?
(A) 25,000 and 20,000 respectively
(B) 20,000 and 15,000 respectively
(C) 20,000 each
(D) 15,000 each
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q67
Which article of Indian constitution mention about president’s power of pardon?
(A) Article 52
(B) Article 62
(C) Article 72
(D) Article 82
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q68
Financial emergency under article 360 has been imposed in India in the year.
(A) 1962
(B) 1965
(C) 1971
(D) None of the above
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q69
Who was Taluqdar?
(A) A small cultivator
(B) A large landlord
(C) Who managed religious shrines
(D) Who collected the Jaziah from people
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q70
Which congress session supported the Swadeshi and boycott movement for Bengal in 1905?
(A) Calcutta
(B) Belgaum
(C) Karachi
(D) Benaras
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q71
Who chartered the ship Komagatumaru for taking the Indians to Vancouver?
(A) Hardit Singh
(B) Mohammad Barakatullah
(C) Ram Chandra
(D) Balwant Singh
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q72
Consider the following governor generals and arrange them in chronological order by choosing the correct code:
i. Lord Lytton
ii. Lord Curzon
iii. John Lawrence
iv. Lord Dufferin
Codes:
(A) I, II, III, IV
(B) I, IV, III, II
(C) III, I, IV, II
(D) III, IV, I, II
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q73
The president of the moderate faction of Congress session in Lucknow 1916, who welcomed Tilak and his supporters back into the Congress, was:
(A) Ambika Charan Mazumdar
(B) Annie Besant
(C) Abul Kalam Azad
(D) Lajpat Rai
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q74
As a compromise with the planters, Gandhi agreed that they refund the money they had taken illegally from the peasants. What percentage was being refunded by them?
(A) 15%
(B) 50%
(C) 75%
(D) 25%
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q75
In whose Viceroyalty, Gandhi Launched the individual Satyagraha and the Quit India Movement and the Cripps Mission arrived in India?
(A) Lord Irwin
(B) Marquess of Linlithgow
(C) Lord Wavell
(D) Earl of Wellington
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q76
Who says that if the religion does not sanction social reforms, it should be changed as it is man made?
(A) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
(B) Swami Vivekananda
(C) B. G. Tilak
(D) Dadabhai Naoroji
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q77
Which theory/concept on the ‘Origin of Monsoon’ states that the ‘monsoons are produced due to differential heating of continents and ocean basins’?
(A) Dynamic concept of Flohn
(B) Thermal concept of Halley
(C) Jet Stream Theory
(D) Air Mass Theory
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q78
Arrange the following soil types of India from high to low in terms of percent share in total area:
a. Black Soil
b. Red Soil
c. Laterite Soil
d. Desert Soil
Select the correct code:
(A) a-b-c-d
(B) a-c-b-d
(C) b-a-d-c
(D) b-a-c-d
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q79
Which of the following is the largest tribal group of India?
(A) Bhils
(B) Gonds
(C) Santhals
(D) Tharus
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q80
Which of the following pair is not correct?
(A) Kalbaisakhi-West Bengal
(B) Mango Showers-Karnataka
(C) Blossom Shower-Kerala
(D) Norwester-Haryana
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q81
Match the forest types with their percent share in total forest cover of India?
List-1
a. Tropical Evergreen
b. Subtropical
c. Tropical Moist Deciduous
d. Tropical dry deciduous
List-2
i. 37.0%
ii. 28.8%
iii. 12.1%
iv. 9.5%
Select the correct code:
(A) a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-ii
(B) a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii
(C) a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-iv
(D) a-iii, b-iv, c-ii, d-i
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q82
Which of the following pair does not match correctly?
(A) Mahim Bay – Maharashtra
(B) Kori Creek – Gujarat
(C) Mal Bank – Gujarat
(D) Point Calimere – Kerala
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q83
Match List 1 and List-2 and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-1
a. Cape Leuwin
b. Ozark Plateau
c. Katanga Plateau
d. Kamchatka Peninsula
List-2
i. Russia
ii. United States
iii. Australia
iv. Democratic Republic of Congo
Select the correct code:
(A) a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i
(B) a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-i
(C) a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-ii
(D) a-iii, b-ii, c-i, d-iv
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q84
Match the following mining regions for which it is famous for:
List-1
a. Carajas
b. Kalgoorlie
c. Salobo
d. Haerwusu
List-2
i. Coal
ii. Copper
iii. Gold
iv. Iron ore
Select the correct code:
(A) a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii
(B) a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv
(C) a-iv, b-iii, c-i, d-ii
(D) a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q85
The world’s highest tides occur at which of the following places?
(A) Bay of Biscay
(B) Miami Coasts
(C) Bay of Fundy
(D) Ungawa Bay
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q86
Match the following ocean currents with which they are named:
List-1
a. Canary current
b. Labrador Current
c. Agulhas Current
d. Peruvian Current
List-2
i. A Sea Coast
ii. A Country
iii. A Sea
iv. An Island
Select the correct code:
(A) a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-ii
(B) a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-i
(C) a-iv, b-i, c-iii, d-ii
(D) a-iv, b-iii, c-i, d-ii
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q87
Which of the following rivers does not cross equator, tropic of cancer and tropic of Capricorn twice?
(A) Mahi
(B) Negro
(C) Limpopo
(D) Zaire
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q88
Which of the following pair does not match correctly?
(A) Malacca strait — Andaman sea
(B) Yucatan strait – Caribbean sea
(C) Sunda strait – Gulf of Aden
(D) Bass strait – Tasman sea
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q89
Which one is incorrect regarding sustainable development?
(A) The development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
(B) Economic development refers to the flow of goods and services in the economy for a long period of time only.
(C) It is the practice of developing land and construction projects in a manner that reduces their impact on the environment by allowing them to create energy efficient models of self-sufficiency.
(D) To conserve natural resources and to develop alternate sources of power while reducing pollution and harm to the environment.
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q90
Sustainable development goals and targets are to be achieved by:
(A) 2020
(B) 2025
(C) 2030
(D) 2050
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q91
Which one of the following is not a part of the strategy of a direct attack on poverty?
(A) Integrated rural development Programme
(B) Family Planning Programme
(C) National Rural Employment Programme
(D) Jawahar Rojgar Yojna
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q92
Over the years, the government has been following approach/es to reduce poverty in India:
I. Specific Poverty Alleviation Programmes
II. Growth-oriented development
III. Meeting the minimum needs of the poor
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(A) I and III only
(B) I and II only
(C) II and III only
(D) I, II and III all
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q93
Poverty gap reflects:
(A) Gap in infrastructural facilities between developed nations and developing nations
(B) The difference between the poverty line and actual income of all those below that line
(C) Gap between developed nations and developing nations
(D) Gap between the rich people and the poor people
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q94
NITI Aayog action agenda for enhancing digital connectivity is based on:
I. Developing software for services that can be provided digitally
II. Enhancing digital infra-structure
III. Empowering citizens digitally
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(A) I and II only
(B) I and III only
(C) II and III only
(D) I, II and III only
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q95
Which of the following is not an indicator of economically underdeveloped countries?
(A) Low per capita income
(B) High rate of population growth
(C) Low proportion of labour force in the primary sector
(D) High level of illiteracy
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q96
What is/are the objectives of the Competition Commission of India (CCI)?
I. To ensure freedom of trade carried on by other participants in markets in India.
II. To protect the interests of consumers.
III. To promote and sustain competition in markets.
IV. To prevent practices having an adverse effect on competition
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(A) I, II and IV only
(B) I, II and III only
(C) II, III and IV only
(D) I, II, III and IV all
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q97
Which year is known as the year of demographic divide?
(A) 1901
(B) 1911
(C) 1921
(D) 1931
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q98
The total fertility rate is:
(A) The birth of women divided by the total female population
(B) The number of births divided by the total population
(C) The number of children a women will likely bear in her lifetime
(D) The births to women of a given age divided by the total number of women at that age
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q99
The national food security mission (NFSM) aims to enhance the production of:
I. Pulses
II. Vegetables
III. Rice
IV. Wheat
V. Fruits
VI. Coarse cereals
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(A) I, II III and IV only
(B) I, III, IV and VI only
(C) II, IV, V and VI only
(D) III, IV, V and VI only
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2019 Prelims Question Paper -Q100
Which of the following schemes aims at creating 300 rural clusters across India to strengthen financial, job and lifestyle facilities in rural areas?
(A) Standup India
(B) DeenDayal UpadhyayaGrameen Kaushal Yojna
(C) Shyama Prasad MukherjiRurban Mission
(D) Skill India
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Answer: C
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