HPSSC JOA (IT) Post Code 913 (2021) - Practice Test (Part 2)

Question 1

Brass is an alloy composed primarily of which two metallic elements?

Accepted Answer

Zinc and Copper

Answer

Nickel and Copper

Answer

Nickel and Zinc

Answer

Nickel and Silver

Question 2

Which type of optical glass having high refractive index and dispersion is used in making optical lenses and prisms?

Accepted Answer

Flint Glass

Answer

Soft Glass (Soda-lime)

Answer

Pyrex Glass (Borosilicate)

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Jena Glass

Question 3

The 'Nautical Mile' is a unit of distance based on Earth's meridional circumference used primarily in:

Accepted Answer

Maritime & Aerial Navigation

Answer

Astronomy

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Road Mile Measurement

Answer

None of these

Question 4

Which of the following chemical trace elements is normally NOT found as a physiological component in human blood?

Accepted Answer

Chromium (in bulk)

Answer

Iron

Answer

Copper

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Magnesium

Question 5

What is the total number of ribs (forming 12 pairs) in the normal adult human thoracic cage?

Accepted Answer

24

Answer

12

Answer

18

Answer

20

Question 6

The legal and moral code of conduct of ancient Vedic society was laid down in which genre of Hindu texts?

Accepted Answer

Smritis (Dharmashastras)

Answer

Vedas

Answer

Puranas

Answer

Upanishads

Question 7

Lord Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism, was born at Kundagrama near which ancient city?

Accepted Answer

Vaishali

Answer

Pataliputra

Answer

Sravasti

Answer

Rajgir

Question 8

Which of the following ancient archaeological settlements is NOT an Indus Valley Civilization (Harappan) site?

Accepted Answer

Kaushambi

Answer

Alamgirpur

Answer

Lothal

Answer

Balakot

Question 9

Under which Delhi Sultan did the direct state-controlled crown land (Khalisa land) expand most considerably through agrarian reforms?

Accepted Answer

Alauddin Khilji

Answer

Balban

Answer

Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Answer

Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Question 10

Which Mughal emperor has been widely designated by architectural historians as the 'Prince of Builders'?

Accepted Answer

Shah Jahan

Answer

Babar

Answer

Akbar

Answer

Jahangir

Question 11

When Subhash Chandra Bose resigned from the presidency of the Indian National Congress after the 1939 Tripuri session, who was appointed as Congress President in his place?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Answer

Abul Kalam Azad

Answer

C. Rajagopalachari

Answer

Pattabhi Sitaramayya

Question 12

The primary objective of incorporating Fundamental Rights in Part III of the Constitution of India is to secure:

Accepted Answer

Equality and individual freedom to all citizens against state arbitrariness

Answer

Better material wealth to citizens

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Social justice solely

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Economic justice solely

Question 13

The historic Shakti Devi Temple (famous for 8th-century brass idol cast by master Gugga) is located at which place in HP?

Accepted Answer

Chhatrari (Chamba)

Answer

Bharmour

Answer

Baijnath

Answer

Karsog

Question 14

Which symbol represents the unary 'address-of' operator in C programming language?

Accepted Answer

& (ampersand)

Answer

$ (dollar)

Answer

* (asterisk)

Answer

^ (caret)

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a standard technical specification parameter for a printer?

Accepted Answer

Contrast Ratio

Answer

Duplexing

Answer

DPI (Dots Per Inch)

Answer

PPM (Pages Per Minute)

Question 16

In C programming language, an escape sequence character constant begins with which character?

Accepted Answer

\ (backslash)

Answer

$ (dollar)

Answer

/ (forward slash)

Answer

% (percentage)

Question 17

What color does the letter 'C' represent in the subtractive CMYK printing color model?

Accepted Answer

Cyan

Answer

Cream

Answer

Crimson

Answer

Cherry

Question 18

What is the standard SI unit of frequency (cycles per second)?

Accepted Answer

Hertz (Hz)

Answer

Kbps

Answer

Second

Answer

Ampere

Question 19

What is the Linux command used to display a snapshot of currently running processes?

Accepted Answer

ps

Answer

proc

Answer

ip

Answer

ls

Question 20

Which network protocol/service is responsible for translating human-readable domain names into numerical IP addresses?

Accepted Answer

DNS

Answer

SNMP

Answer

DHCP

Answer

ICMP

Question 21

Which of the following is a standalone email client software application?

Accepted Answer

Mozilla Thunderbird

Answer

FileZilla

Answer

Wireshark

Answer

Mozilla Firefox

Question 22

Which international organization oversees the global allocation and management of public IP address pools and DNS root zones?

Accepted Answer

IANA (ICANN)

Answer

IEEE

Answer

IETF

Answer

W3C

Question 23

What does the open-source software licensing acronym GPL stand for?

Accepted Answer

GNU General Public License

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GNU Private License

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GNU Protective License

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GNU Programming License

Question 24

Which of the following character strings is NOT a valid hexadecimal number?

Accepted Answer

EFG

Answer

CDE

Answer

BCD

Answer

DEF

Question 25

The arithmetic modulo (remainder) operator is represented by which symbol in C programming language?

Accepted Answer

% (percentage)

Answer

/ (forward slash)

Answer

^ (caret)

Answer

! (exclamation)