HSSC CLERK EXAM (21.09.2019)

71. Which of the following metals was not known to the people of the Indus Valley Civilisation?

(1) Iron
(2) Tin
(3) Copper
(4) Lead

Correct Answer: (1) Iron

Solution:The Indus valley people knew the use of copper, bronze, silver, gold but not iron. Pure copper (unalloyed copper) was extensively familiar to the Indus Valley people and silver made initial appearance during this era only. Iron made its advent during the Vedic and post Vedic ages. The earliest usage of iron goes back to South Indian megalithic culture.

72. Where did Buddha deliver his first sermon?

(1) Lumbini
(2) Sanchi
(3) Gaya
(4) Sarnath

Correct Answer: (4) Sarnath

Solution:Gautam Buddha gave his first sermon to five monks at the Deer Park in Sarnath. He taught the Four Noble Truths by addressing the existence of suffering, its cause, and its end. This sermon is known as Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta which means the Turning of the Wheel of Truth.

73. Which river flows between the Satpura and the Vindhya mountains?

(1) Narmada
(2) Godavari
(3) Tapti
(4) Yamuna

Correct Answer: (1) Narmada

Solution:The Narmada originates in eastern Madhya Pradesh and flows west across the state, through a narrow valley between the Vindhya Range and spurs of the Satpura Range. It flows westward and drains into the Arabian Sea. the Vindhya and Satpura ranges divide Indian Subcontinent into the Indo Gangetic plain of northern India and the Deecan Plateau of the south.

74. Which will you find the Bandipur National Park?

(1) Karnataka
(2) Tamil Nadu
(3) Andhra Pradesh
(4) Kerala

Correct Answer: (1) Karnataka

Solution:Bandipur National Parkis located in Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka. Togeth er with the adjoining Nagar hole National Park, Mudumalai National Park and Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, it is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. It is one of the premier Tiger Reserves in the country.

75. Who presides over a joint session of Parliament?

(1) The Speaker
(2) The President
(3) The Prime Minister
(4) The Vice President

Correct Answer: (4) The Vice President

Solution:As per Article 108 of Constitution, a Joint session of Parliament is presided over by the Speaker of Lok Sabha or, in his absence, by the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha or in his absence, the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. The joint sitting of the Parliament is called by the President.

76. Arvind Panagariya is vice chairman of

(1) NITI Aayog
(2) Election Commission
(3) Finance Commission
(4) None of these

Correct Answer: (1) NITI Aayog

Solution:Arvind Panagariya, an Indian American economist and a professor of economics at Columbia University, served as first vice chairman of the government of India think tank NITI Aayog between January 2015 and August 2017.Rajiv Kumaris currently the vice-chairman of the NITI Aayog.

77. When was the RBI established?

(1) 1920
(2) 1935
(3) 1947
(4) 1949

Correct Answer: (2) 1935

Solution:The Reserve Bank of India was founded on 1 April 1935 to respond to economic troubles after the First World War. It was established following the Reserve Bank of India Act of 1934. Though privately owned initially, it was nationalised in 1949 and since then fully owned by Government of India (Gol).

78. During which period did India observe Plan Holiday?

(1) 1962-63 to 1965-66
(2) 1966-67 to 1968-69
(3) 1971-72 to 1975-76
(4) 1947-48 to 1951-52

Correct Answer: (2) 1966-67 to 1968-69

Solution:Due to miserable failure of the Third Plan the government was forced to declare "plan holidays" (from 1966-67, 1967-68, and 1968-69). Three annual plans were drawn during this intervening period. The main reasons for plan holidays were the war, lack of resources and increase in inflation.

79. Till which year lion was the national animal of India?

(1) 1947
(2) 1952
(3) 1972
(4) 1980

Correct Answer: (3) 1972

Solution:After India attained independence the lion capital of the Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath (300 BC) was adopted as the emblem of the nation and later the lion was declared as its national animal. Till 1972, Lion was the national animal of India. It was then replaced by the Tiger. The Bengal Tiger was declared as the national animal of India in April 1973, with the initiation of Project Tiger, to protect tigers in India.

80. What is the normal playing time of the full version of the National Anthem?

(1) 53 seconds
(2) 56 seconds
(3) 52 seconds
(4) 36 seconds

Correct Answer: (3) 52 seconds

Solution:The playing time of the full version of the national anthem is approximately 52 seconds. A short version consisting of the first and last lines of the stanza (playing time approximately 20 seconds) is also played on certain occasions.