HPSSC JOA (IT) Post Code 626 (2018) - Practice Test (Part 2)

Question 1

The mineral-rich Shan Massif (Shan Plateau) is a prominent geographical upland region situated in:

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Myanmar (Burma)

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Thailand

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Indonesia

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Malaysia

Question 2

In central India, the decline of Kushan power in the 3rd century AD was followed immediately by the rule of the:

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Murundas

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Kanvas

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Satavahanas

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Guptas

Question 3

Which ancient monastic university established in Bihar in the 5th century AD by Kumargupta I was one of the earliest residential-cum-teaching universities in the world?

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Nalanda Mahavihara

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Vikramashila

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Taxila

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Kanchi

Question 4

Who was elected as the founding monarch of the Pala dynasty of Bengal and Bihar around 750 AD, ending the state of anarchy (Matsyanyaya)?

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Gopala

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Ruhma

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Dhruva

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Dharmapala

Question 5

Eminent Sanskrit poet and dramatist Rajasekhara (author of Kavyamimamsa and Karpuramanjari) was the court poet and guru of which Gurjara-Pratihara king of Kannauj?

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King Mahendrapala I / Mahipala

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Kalhana

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Bana

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Ravikirti

Question 6

Which Delhi Sultan established the famous council of forty loyal Turkish slave-nobles known as 'Turkan-i-Chahalgani' (The Forty / Umara-i-Chahalgani)?

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Shams-ud-din Iltutmish

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Balban

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Sikandar Lodi

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Aram Shah

Question 7

Persian polymath and scholar Al-Beruni (author of 'Kitab-ul-Hind') visited India in the company of Mahmud of Ghazni during which century?

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11th century AD (early 1000s)

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9th century AD

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10th century AD

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12th century AD

Question 8

The imperial Chola dynasty was finally brought to an end in the early 14th century following the southern military invasions led by:

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Alauddin Khilji's general Malik Kafur

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Muhammad bin Tughlaq

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Balban

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Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Question 9

What major political transformation led the Maratha Empire to transition from a centralized monarchy into a loose confederacy of feudal chiefs?

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The rise of hereditary Peshwas under Shahu Maharaj

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Sambhaji's execution

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Ambitions of the old Sardars like Angrias and Bhonsles

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Third Battle of Panipat

Question 10

Which medieval Afghan ruler of the Sur Empire is noted for administrative secularism, religious tolerance, and modernizing the rupee and the Grand Trunk Road?

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Sher Shah Suri (Farid Khan)

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Genghis Khan

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Balban

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Abul Shah

Question 11

The Dual System of Government (Diwani & Nizamat) introduced in Bengal by Robert Clive was officially abolished in 1772 by Governor-General:

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Warren Hastings

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Lord Canning

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Lord Ripon

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Lord Lytton

Question 12

Which militant Indian nationalist assassinated the British Plague Commissioner W.C. Rand in Pune in 1897?

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Damodar Chapekar (Chapekar Brothers)

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Barindra Kumar Ghosh

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Jatindranath Banerjee

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Prafulla Chaki

Question 13

Which of the following prominent nationalist leaders was NOT directly involved in the founding and early leadership of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)?

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M.A. Jinnah

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Lala Lajpat Rai

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B.P. Wadia

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N.M. Joshi

Question 14

In geomorphology, crustal faulting (formation of rift valleys and fault scarps) owes its primary origin to:

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Tensional (Extensional) Tectonic Forces

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Compressional Forces solely

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Convergent Forces

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All of these

Question 15

According to modern radiometric dating of meteorites and lunar rocks, the geological origin of planet Earth dates back to approximately:

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4.6 billion years ago

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3.6 billion years ago

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5.6 billion years ago

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6.6 billion years ago

Question 16

Monsoon wind systems, which reverse their prevailing direction seasonally, fall under which meteorological category of winds?

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Periodic (Seasonal) Winds

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Planetary (Permanent) Winds

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Local Winds

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Variable Winds

Question 17

Which of the following atmospheric phenomena is condensation of water vapor on cold ground surfaces rather than a form of falling precipitation?

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Dew

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Snow

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Sleet

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Hail

Question 18

The astronomical alignment where the Sun, the Moon, and the Earth form a straight line during a New Moon or Full Moon is called:

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Syzygy

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Quadrature

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Opposition solely

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Conjunction solely

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT an environmentally viable method of Municipal Solid Waste Management?

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Uncontrolled Open Dumping

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Incineration with Energy Recovery

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Composting / Vermicomposting

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Engineered Sanitary Landfill Sites

Question 20

Which country leads the world in total marine and aquaculture fish production and absolute annual fish consumption?

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China

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France

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Great Britain

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Japan

Question 21

Commercial mixed farming (combining crop cultivation with livestock and dairy rearing on the same farm) is found throughout:

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Western & Central Europe

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Asia

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Africa

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Northern Australia

Question 22

The Cheviot Hills range forms a natural geographical upland border between:

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England and Scotland

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Ireland and Northern Ireland

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Iceland and Greenland

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Wales and England

Question 23

The Nallamala Hills, Velikonda Range, and Palkonda Hills are discontinuous hill ranges belonging to the:

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Eastern Ghats

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Western Ghats

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Ajanta Range

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Satpura Range

Question 24

Which of the following major Indian peninsular rivers does NOT flow through a tectonic rift valley?

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Godavari

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Narmada

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Tapti

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Damodar

Question 25

The Coromandel Coast of Tamil Nadu receives the bulk of its annual rainfall during the winter months (Oct–Dec) primarily from:

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Retreating (North-East) Monsoon Winds

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Temperate Cyclones

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South-East Trade Winds

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Arabian Sea Monsoon Branch