Organisation : Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (Personnel Wing), Puducherry
Exam Name : Home Guard Exam
Document Type : Question Paper
Year : 2024
Website : https://dpar.py.gov.in/Archives/Question_Paper/Question.htm
DPAR Puducherry Home Guard Question Paper
Home Guard exam held on 30.06.2024.
Time : 2 Hours
QUESTION BOOKLET NO. : 102285
QUESTION BOOKLET SERIES : A
Total Marks: 100
1. Which of the following is a non-metal?
(A) Iron
(B) Copper.
(C) Oxygen
(D) Silver
2. What is the chemical formula for gypsum?
(A) CaSO
(B) CaSO, 2H₂O
(C) CaCO3
(D) Ca(OH)2
3. The process of conversion of sugar into alcohol is known as :
(A) Fermentation
(B) Photosynthesis
(C) Respiration
(D) Combustion
4. Which of the following is not ´greenhouse gas?
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Methane
(C) Nitrogen
(D). Water vapour
5. What is the SI unit of force?
(A) Newton
(B) Joule
(C) Watt
(D) Pascal
6. If a triangle has angles measuring 45°, 45′ and 90°, what type of triangle is it?
(A) Equilateral
(B) Isosceles
(C) Scalene
(D) None of the above
7. What is the value of ‘y’ in the equation 2y²-5=13?
(A) 4
(B). 7
(C) 3
(D) 11
8. The perimeter of a square is 36 cm. What is the area of the square?
(A) 36 cm²
(B) 81 cm²
(C) 324 cm²
(D) None of the above
9. What is the value of x in the equation 2x+3=√225?
(A) 6
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 9
10. If the quadratic equation 2x²-4x+2=0 is solved, what are the roots?
(A) x = 1, x = -1
(B) x=1
(C) x = 0.5
(D) No real roots
11. Who said ‘Imperialism’ is the highest stage of Capitalism?
(A) Lenin
(B) Marx
(C) Sun Yat Sen
(D) Mao Tsetung
12. Who was the first President of the United States of America?
(A) Thomas Jefferson
(B) George Washington
(C) Abraham Lincoln
(D) John Adams
13. The ‘Quit India Movement’ was launched in which year?
(A) 1935.
(B) 1942
(C) 1947
(D) 1950
14. Who drew the attention of the British to the suffering of Indigo Cultivation through his play “Nil Darpan”?··
(A) Dina Bandhu Mitra
(B) Romesh Chandra Dutt
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji
(D) Birsa Munda
15. The term “Democracy” originated from which language?
(A) Latin
(B) Greek
(C) Sanskrit
(D) French
(C) 1947
(D) 1950
16. Which of the following is not a landform?
(A) Plateau
(B) Peninsula
(C) Glacier
(D) Tornado
17. The Equator passes through which country?
(A) Brazil
(B) Egypt
(C) India
(D) Canada
18. What is the largest fresh water lake by volume on Earth? –
(A) Sambhar Lake
(B) Lake Baikal
(C) Caspian Sea
(D) Wular lake
19. Which river is known as the “Sorrow of Bihar”?
(A) Ganga
(B) Kosi
(C) Yamuna
(D) Ghaghra
20. Which of the following is a renewable resource?
(A) Coal
(B) Oil
(C) Sunlight
(D) Natural Gas
21. Who among the following decides whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not?
(A) The President
(B) The Attorney General
(C) Parliamentary Affairs Minister
(D) Speaker of Lok Sabha
22. Which river is the longest river in Tamil Nadu?
(A) Kaveri
(B) Vaigai
(C) Palar
(D) Thamirabarani
23. Who was the founder of the Chola dynasty?
(A) Raja Raja Chola I
(B) Rajendra Chola
(C) Parantaka Chola I
(D) Vijayalaya Chola
24. Which festival is celebrated during the Tamil month of Thai?
(A) Pongal
(B) Dusshera
(C) Navratri
(D) Deepavali
25.A.V.Murugaiyan from Puducherry was awarded Padmashri in 2022 for his contribution in the field of
(A) Agriculture
(B) Social Work
(C) Art
(D) Literature and Education
Instructions To Candidate
1. Write Roll Number in the space provided in this booklet above.
2. The candidate should check the question paper that question paper consists of all the pages, it is not torn, Booklet Number and series is printed on the first page.
3. Please write the Roll No. etc on the Answer coding sheet using Black Ball point pen.
4. The candidate shall use only “BLACK BALL POINT PEN” for marking the answers.
5. There are 100 questions. For every correct answer 1 mark will be awarded and for each wrong answer 0.25 mark will be deducted. Select only one alternative (A, B, C, D) for each question.
6. Use of eraser / Whitener / correction fluid is prohibited on OMR answer sheets.
7. Use of calculators, cell phones, logarithmic table, etc. are strictly prohibited.
8. For any rough work use the rough page given at the end of this booklet.
9. The candidate has to deposit the original copy of OMR answer sheet after the completion of examination and may carry the duplicate for reference.
10. No Candidate is allowed to leave the examination centre premises till the completion of the entire examination process.
11. Please avoid overwriting or marking on question paper.
12. The questions in English version alone will be taken as authentic though questions are given in other languages for the convenience of the candidates.
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