hpsc.gov.in HCS Preliminary Exam General Studies Question Paper : Haryana Public Service Commission

Name of the Organization : Haryana Public Service Commission
Name of the Exam : HCS Preliminary Examination
Subject : General Studies
Document Type : Previous Question Paper
Year : 2014

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HCS Preliminary Examination General Studies Question Paper :

1. Champaran Satyagraha was led by
(A) Amaresh Chakravar-ty
(B) Gandhi
(C) Pulinbehari Sarkar
(D) Patel

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2. Critical minimum effort theory was designed by which of the following given economist?
(A) H.Leibenstien
(B) Rosenstein Rodan
(C) W.W.Rostow
(D) None of above

3. Narsimham committee was related to which of following reforms?
(A) High education reforms
(B) Tax structure reforms
(C) Planning implementation reforms
(D) Banking structure reforms

4. The slogan ‘Garibi Hatao’ was introduced in –
(A)First plan
(B) Fifth plan
(C) Second plan
(D) Fourth plan

5. Khadi and village industry commission was established in –
(A) Third plan
(B) Second plan
(C) Fourth plan
(D) First plan

6. The slogan- “pure banking, nothing else” is raised by
(A) ICICI bank
(B) HDFC bank
(C) UTI bank
(D) SBI

7. which of the following processes helps in the formation of rift valley?
(A) Seismism
(B) Faulting
(C) Volcanisrn
(D) Folding

8. Which of the following rocks is different from the remaining three on the basis of its mode of origin?
(A)Limestone
(B) Sandstone
(C) Marble
(D) Shale

9. Which of the following names is given to the planetary winds blowing between the tropics?
(A) Monsoon
(B) Polar winds
(D) Trade winds
(C) Westerlies

10. Which of the following latitudes is a circle?
(A) Equator
(B) 66″N
(D) 23’s
(c) 20″s

11. Pamir Mountains are formed by the junction or “knot” of the
(A)Tian Shan. Karakoram, Kunlun, and Dhauladhar ranges
(B) Naga. Parbat. Karakoram. Kunlun, and Hindu Kush ranges
(C) Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, and Hindu Kush ranses
(D)None of the above

12. TheMcMahon Line is a line agreed to by Britain and Tibet as part of the Simla Accord, a treaty signed in
(A) 1912
(B) 1914
(c) 1947
(D) 1962

13. Who of the following discovered the laws of planetary orbits?
(A)Galileo Galilei
(B) Nicholas Copernicus
(C) Isaac Newton
(B) Johannes Keplar

14. ‘Asur’ is a tribe of;
(A) Ranchi District
(B) Palamu District
(C) Goddah District
(D) Singhbhum District

15. Who conducted worldwide study of 102 submarine canyons?
(A)Francis Shepard
(B) Charles Bead
(C) None of these
(D) Both of these

16. Selective scattering is caused by
(A)Gases
(B) Dust particles
(C) Hygroscopic nuclei
(D) All of the above

17. The most important component responsible for Albedo is
(A)Cloud cover
(B) Ozone laYer
(C) Ice-cover
(D) Dust Particles

18. Gutenberg discontinuity is found between the
(A)Crust and mantle
(B) Upper mantle and lower mantle
(C) Earth’s silicate mantle and its liquid iron-nickel outer core
(D)Upper core and lower core

19. Coriolis force deflects surface currents;
(A) At an angle of about 45 degrees to the wind-to the right in the Northern Hemisphere, left in the Southem Hemisphere.

(B) At an angle of about 45 degrees to the wind-to the left in the Northern Hemisphere, right in the Southem Hemisphere’
(C) At an angle of about 25 degrees to the wind-to the right in the Northem Hemisphere, left in the Southern Hemisphere.
(D) At an angle of about 25 degrees to the wind-to the left in the Northern Hemisphere, right in the Southern Hemisphere’

20. Dependency theory is the notion
(A )resources flow from a “periphery” of poor and underdeveloped states to a “core” of wealthy states, enriching the latter at the expense of the former
(B) That resources flow between Third World countries
(C) That resources flow among countries of a region
(D)That resources flow among the advanced countries

2I.The Govemment of India Act, 1919 was based upon:
(A) Morley-Minto Reforms
(B) Montagu-Chelmsford Report
(C) Ramsay MacDonald Award
(D) Nehru Report

22.Fromwhich one of the following perspectives, has the notion of human rights been criticised?
(A)Universalism
(B) Cultural identity
(C) Secularism
(D) Individualism

23.In Marxist thought, the Concept of Hegemony is closely associated with whom among the following?
(A) F. Engels
(B) Rosa Luxemburg
(C) Gramsci
(D) Mao-Tse-Tung

24. Who among the following have emphasized the environmental factor in decision-making approach?
(A)Graham Allison and Ole Holsti
(B) Talcott Parsons and Edward Shils
(C) Harold and Margaret Sprout
(D) Herbert Simon and J.W Burton

25. Who among the following argued that justice is the first virtue of social institutions?
(A)G.W.F. Hegel
(B) Karl Marx
(C) Charles Taylor
(D) John Rawls

26. Who among the following made the statement; “sovereignty is the supreme power of State, over citizens and subjects unhindered by law”?
(A)Bodin
(B) H. Gardner Harold
(C) J. Laski
(D) Ayatollah Rohallah Khomeini

27 . The members of the standing committee are taken from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in the ratio of
(A)two and one respectively
(B) three and one respectively
(C) four and one respectively
(D) equal members for both the Houses

28. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
1. Samuel Huntington : Clash of Civilization
2. Fred Riggs : Comparative Public Administration
3. David Easton : Political systems theory
4. David Apter : Political Modernization
(A) l, 2,3 and 4
(B) 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and4
(D) l, 2 and3

29.Under which constitution amendment, 10 Fundamental Duties of the citizens were
included in the constitution?
(A)24’h
(B) 38’h
(c) 42″d
(D) 44th

30. Jyotiba Phule was one of the prominent . . . . .of the I 9ti’ century India.
(A) Scientists
(B) Politicians
(C) Economists
(D) Social reformers