HSSC CET Exam (06.11.2022-Shift I)

Total Questions: 99

21. Which dance form of Haryana is also known as 'Haryanavi Gidda'?

Correct Answer: (4) Jhumar
Solution:Jhumar dance is popularly known as the 'Hariyanvi Gidda'.
  • This traditional dance is specially performed by the young girls who are married. The dance is performed to the beats of the musical instruments such as dholak and thali.
  • The folk dance of Jhumar initially originated from the Balochistan and Multan.

22. Who among the following is knwon as the 'Harayana Hurricane'?

Correct Answer: (1) Kapil Dev
Solution:Kapil Dev captained the Indian cricket team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup and is still the youngest captain (at the age of 24) to win the World Cup for any team.
  • His emergence as a fast bowler and an athletic all rounder in the 1975 matches won him the title of 'Haryana Hurricane'.
  • In 1982, he was awarded Pad-ma Shri and Padma Bhushan in 1991.

23. Nirmal Gulia from Haryana is associated with which sport?

Correct Answer: (3) Gymnastics
Solution:Nirmal Gulia from Haryana is associated with Gymnastics.

24. Who among the following per sonalities from Haryana received the Padma Shri in 2022 in the field of Social Work?

Correct Answer: (4) Om Prakash Gandhi
Solution:Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra and Paralympic gold medallist SumitAntil were awarded Padma Shri 2022.
  • Apart from them, Haryana's Om Prakash Gandhi will be awarded with the Padma Shri for social work, while Moti Lal Madan for science and engineering and Raghuvendra-Tanwar for literature and education.

25. Gugga Naumi festival is celebrated all over Haryana in_______ .

Correct Answer: (3) The lunar month of Bhadon
Solution:GuggaNaumi is a celebration held in reverence of snakes.
  • This religious celebration is commended all around Haryana in the Hindu month of Bhadra (August-September).

26. Rearrange the following parts of a sentence labelled as PQRS to make a meaningful sentence.

P. power to work is a blessing and

Q. let us realize that the privilege

R. the love of work is success

S. to work is a gift, the

Correct Answer: (3) QSPR
Solution:QSPR

27. Choose the correct passive voice form of the following sentence.

Bring a cup of coffee.

Correct Answer: (4) Let a cup of coffee be brought.
Solution:The given sentence is an imperative sentence. It will be changed into passive voice as follow.

Let + Object + be + V₃ + OW.

Let a cup of coffee be brought.

28. Pick out the part of the following sentence which has an error. If there is no error, your answer is (4).

One of the state in which./A

Satyagraha was offered was Rajkot./B

where he spent his youth./C

Correct Answer: (3) A
Solution:The expression - 'One of the' is followed by a plural noun. Hence, one of the states will be the right usage.

29. In olden days, street theatre_______villages or small localties of the city.

Street theatre in India is a well established ancient art form. Despite the proliferation of modern means of entertainment and communication, street theatre continues to flourish in India.

Street theatre as a channel of communication has for centuries been propagating reforms by high lighting social, economic and political issues present in the society. Unlike in the olden days, its performance is no longer restricted to villages or small localities of the city. They create or raise awareness over a particular issue of public importance.

Correct Answer: (2) was restricted to
Solution:It can be concluded from the second paragraph that in olden days, street theatre was restricted to villages or small localities of the city.

30. Modern means of entertainment communication________street theatre.

Street theatre in India is a well established ancient art form. Despite the proliferation of modern means of entertainment and communication, street theatre continues to flourish in India.

Street theatre as a channel of communication has for centuries been propagating reforms by high lighting social, economic and political issues present in the society. Unlike in the olden days, its performance is no longer restricted to villages or small localities of the city. They create or raise awareness over a particular issue of public importance.

Correct Answer: (3) does not affect
Solution:It can be concluded from the first paragraph of the passage that modern means of entertainment and communication does not affect street theatre.