Haryana Patwari Exam, 2015

Total Questions: 100

71. What was the name accorded to the military operation in Kargil in 1999?

Correct Answer: (3) Operation Vijay
Solution:To liberate the Kargil region from Pakistani infiltration, the Indian government launched Operation Vijay in 1999. Between May and July 1999, the Kargil war took place along the LOC in Kashmir, marking an armed struggle between India and Pakistan.

72. Who was Femina Miss India 2016?

Correct Answer: (3) Priyadarshini Chatterjee
Solution:Priyadarshini Chatterjee was awarded Femina Miss India World on April 9, 2016. She is an Indian model of Bengali origin from Assam.

73. The Union Cabinet has proposed to provide 'Housing for All' by which year?

Correct Answer: (2) 2022
Solution:The Union Cabinet approved the start of the "Housing for All" program for urban welfare by 2022 in June 2015.

74. Which amendment of the Indian constitution inserted the two words 'socialist' and 'secular' in the Preamble?

Correct Answer: (4) 52nd
Solution:The 42nd amendment of the constitution described India as a "sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic" and changed the phrase "Unity of the Nation" to "Unity and Integrity of the Nation."

75. What is the function of the Finance Commission?

Correct Answer: (4) Adjudicates on the sharing of resources between the center and the states
Solution:The Finance Commission (Article 280) is established to divide the proceeds of divisible taxes between the states and the Union government, or in cases of taxes collected by the center but allocated to the states.

76. Who was the first Indian soldier to refuse to use the greased cartridge?

Correct Answer: (3) Mangal Pandey
Solution:Mangal Pandey was a soldier in the 34th Regiment of the British East India Company's Bengal Native Infantry. He was the first soldier to refuse to use fat-greased cartridges.

77. What changes should be made in tax rates during the period of inflation?

Correct Answer: (1) increase
Solution:If the money supply increases, inflation also rises. To reduce inflation, the government and the central bank enforce strong financial and monetary policies.

78. Select the related number:

25:125::36:?

Correct Answer: (2) 216
Solution:
Accordingly,
6×6=366 \times 6 = 36
6×6×6=2166 \times 6 \times 6 = 216

79. Which one set of letters, when sequentially placed in the gaps in the given letter series, shall complete it?

Correct Answer: (2) xyzxyz
Solution:Y/[Z]X[Y]/[Y]ZX[Y]/Y[Z]XY/[Y]ZXY

80. If in a code language, "RADIO" is written as "ABCDE" and "BROADCAST" is written as "FAEBCGBHI," how will "RATIO" be written in that code?

Correct Answer: (1) ABIDE
Solution:R A D I O

↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓

A B C D E

B R O A D C A S T

↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓

F A E B C G B H I

Hence,

R A T I O

↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓

A B I D E