HSSC CLERK EXAM (21.09.2019)

61. Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary is situated in which district of Haryana?

(1) Rohtak
(2) Gurgaon
(3) Faridabad
(4) Panchkula

Correct Answer: (2) Gurgaon

Solution:Sultanpur National Park, formerly known as Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary, is located at Sultanpur village, Farukhnagar, Gurugram district in Haryana. Every year over a hundred migratory bird species visit here to feed. In winter the sanctuary provides is a panorama of migratory birds such as Siberian crane, greater flamingo, ruff, blackwinged stilt, etc.

62. In Haryana Government minister Narbir Singh belongs to which constituency?

(1) Ambala Cantt
(2) Sonipat
(3) Badshahpur
(4) None of these

Correct Answer: (3) Badshahpur

Solution:Rao Narbir Singh is a politician won as BJP candidate from Badshahpur constituency during the 2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election. Currently, he is Vice President, BJP, Haryana and Cabinet Minister, Government of Haryana for Department of Public Works (B&R), and Department of Public Health Engineering (Water Supply and Sanitation).

63. How many districts were there in Haryana at the time of its formation?

(1) Seven
(2) Ten
(3) Nine
(4) Eight

Correct Answer: (1) Seven

Solution:On 1 November 1966 Haryana was constituted as a separate state with seven districts, according to the partition plan of the then East Punjab. The seven districts were Rohtak, Jind, Hisar, Mahendragarh, Gurgaon, Karnal, Ambala. A further 15 districts were added later by reorganizing the erstwhile districts, taking the total to 22.

64. Who was the last Hindu ruler of the Delhi kingdom?

(1) Harshvardhan
(2) Hemchandra
(3) Rao Tularam
(4) Mohan Singh

Correct Answer: (2) Hemchandra

Solution:Hemu, originally known as Hemchandra, was the last Hindu ruler of ruler who was defeated and killed in the Second Battle of Panipat in 1556. He was a Hindu king who previously served as a general and Chief Minister of Adil Shah Suri of the Suri Dynasty. He had fought Afghan rebels across North India and the Mughal forces of Humayun and Akbar in Agra and Delhi, winning 22 battles for Adil Shah.

65. Bir Bara Ban Wildlife Animal sanctuary is in the district of

(1) Hisar
(2) Jind
(3) Sirsa
(4) Palwal

Correct Answer: (2) Jind

Solution:Bir Bara Ban Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Jind district of Haryana. It is spread over an area of 419.26 hectares. The major wildlife supported in his sanctuary is Neelgai (bluebull), geedar (jackal), langur (Presbytis entellus) and bandar (rhesus macaque), blue peafowl (mor), etc.

66. The woman mountaineer, who climbed the Mount Everest twice, is

(1) Santosh Yadav
(2) Sunita Sharma
(3) Malleshwari
(4) Mamta Kharab

Correct Answer: (1) Santosh Yadav

Solution:Santosh Yadav from Rewari district of Haryana is the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest twice, and the first woman to successfully climb Mt. Everest from Kangshung Face. She climbed the peak first in May 1992 and then again in May 1993.

67. Which one of the following is not correctly matched with reference to ministers and their portfolio?

(1) Captain Abhimanyu Animal Husbandary and Dairying
(2) Vipul Goyal and Commece Industries
(3) Manish Grover Urban Local Bodies
(4) Banwari Lal Public Health Engineering

Correct Answer: (1) Captain Abhimanyu Animal Husbandary and Dairying

Solution:Captain Abhimanyuis cabinet minister with independent charge of eight departments in the Government of Haryana. He holds the departments of Finance, Revenue & Disaster management, Excise & Taxation, Planning, Law & Legislative, Institutional finance and Credit control, Consolidation and Rehabilitation. Om Prakash Dhankar is the Minister of Animal husbandry & Dairying and Fisheries.

68. Thanesar was the capital of which king?

(1) Harshvardhan
(2) Ashoka
(3) Samudragupta
(4) Chandragupta

Correct Answer: (1) Harshvardhan

Solution:Thanesar, also known as Sthanishvara, was the capital of the Vardhana dynasty, which ruled over a major part of North India during the late. 6th and early - 7th centuries AD. It remained as the Vard. han capital till the reign of Harshavardhan who eventually made Kannauj (in present Uttar Pradesh state) his capital.

69. Sportsperson Ram Mehar Singh is associated with

(1) Kabaddi
(2) Hockey
(3) Shot put
(4) Hand Ball

Correct Answer: (1) Kabaddi

Solution:Ram Mehar Singh is a former Kabaddi player who is, at present, serving as the coach of Patna Pirates in the Pro Kabaddi League. He is an Arjuna award winner and former coach of the national Kabaddi team of India.

70. How many members are nominatd in Rajya Sabha from Haryana ?

(1) 2
(2) 4
(3) 5
(4) 7

Correct Answer: (3) 5

Solution:There are 5 Rajya Sabha seats from Haryana. The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. the state of Uttar Pradesh sends maximum 30 members to the Rajya Sabha.