HSSC CET Group-C Exam (06.08.2023)

Total Questions: 100

21. What is the reason behind Red soil developing a reddish colour?

Correct Answer: (2) Due to the presence of high tron oxide
Solution:Red soil contains a fairly high percentage of iron content, which is the reason for its color since iron oxide (FeO) is reddish-brown in color.
  • Red soil is deficient in common nutrients like nitrogen, humus, phosphoric acid, lime, magnesium, etc. but it is fairly rich in potash, and the pH of the soil ranges from neutral to acidic.
  • Its formation occurs due to the weathering of ancient crystalline and metamorphic rocks.
  • Yelllow and red soils are also found in parts of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, southern parts of the middle Ganga plain and along the piedmont zone of the Western Ghats.

22. The sum of 2 numbers is 184. If one-third of the one exceeds one-seventh of the other by 8. find the smaller number.

Correct Answer: (4) 72
Solution:

23. If a radio is purchased for Rs. 490 and sold for Rs. 465.50, find the loss percent.

Correct Answer: (1) 5%
Solution:

24. Which among the following lakes is located in Rohtak District of Haryana?

Correct Answer: (3) Tilyar lake
Solution:
Lake District
Karna LakeKarnal
Brahma Sarovar LakeKurukshetra
Tilyar LakeRohtak
Blue BirdLake Hisar

25. What value will replace the question mark in the following equation?

Correct Answer: (2) 3 ²⁄₅
Solution:

26. Complete the following analogy.

Fish : Aquarium : : Poultry :____

Correct Answer: (1) Farm
Solution:Fish are kept in a glass container filled with water is called Aquarium. Similarly Poultry are kept in a Farm.

27. _______was the Editor of Haryana's first newspaper Haryana Jhajjar'

Correct Answer: (2) Bhagwat Dayal Sharma
Solution:The first newspaper printed in Haryana which was published from Jhajjar. Pandit Deen Dayal Sharma was its editor.
  • Refay Aam' was the second newspaper edited by him which also circulated in Haryana in pre Independence period.
  • Another important newspaper from Haryana was Jaat Samachar first published in 1889. It's editor was Babu Kanhiya Lal.
  • In 1916 Jat Gazette was published from Rohtak. Chaudhary Chotu Ram was its editor.

28. If 2x+3y+z=55, x+z-y=4 and y-x+z =12, then what is the value of z?

Correct Answer: (4) 8
Solution:

29. The Karnataka State Co-opeгаtive Marketing Federation Ltd. plays a major role in supplying

Correct Answer: (4) All of the above
Solution:At the state level the Karnataka State Co-operative Marketing Federation is functioning at the apex institution and Taluk Agricultural Produce Co-operative Marketing societies at the taluk levels are functioning as primaries.
  • All the taluks in the states are covered by these primary marketing cooperatives.
  • The Karnataka State Co-operative Marketing Federation Ltd plays a major role in supplying chemical fertilizers, pes ticides, seeds.
  • Agricultural Implements and other agricultural inputa to the farmers. It is also engaged in marketing certain consumer articles.

30. Full form of RKVY.

Correct Answer: (3) Rashtriya Krishi vikas Yo-Jana
Solution:Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yo Jana (RKVY) was initiated in 2007 as an umbrella scheme for ensuring holistic development of agriculture and allied sectors.
  • The scheme incentivizes States to increase public in vestment in Agriculture & allied sectors.
  • The Cabinet has approved (as on 1st November, 2017) for the continuation of the ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme (State Plans) - Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) as Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana. Remunerative Approaches oaches for Agriculture and Allied Sector Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR).