HSSC CLERK EXAM, 23.09.2019 (Shift-I)

61. On 24th October 2015, Haryana Government announced to start Sanskrit University at

(1) Mundri Village
(2) Vidhan Sabha
(3) Rohtak
(4) Ambala District

Correct Answer: (1) Mundri Village

Solution:Haryana government on 24 October, 2015 announced to open a Sanskrit University for Schedule Castes (SCs) at Mundri village in Kaithal district, which will be named after Maharishi Valmiki. The announcement was made during an address at Bhagwan Valmiki Prakat Diwas Samaroh, which was celebrated as Samrasta Diwas in the state.

62. Post are made in Haryana by using clay on the

(1) Wheel
(2) Nagotsav
(3) Table
(4) Ladder

Correct Answer: (1) Wheel

Solution:Terracotta is the type of clay used to produce terracotta pottery on a potter's wheel. The potter at a full tilt rotates the wheel with his hands and gives the ball of clay a shape. The pot or object, after being left to dry is kept on top of combustible materials in a pit and fired. Haryana produces a large variety of terracotta products such as lamps, pitchers, flower vases, pots, musical instruments, clay toys, goblets, human and animal figures, plaques, medallions, etc.

63. Minimum support prices for various agricultural crops announced by

(1) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
(2) Parliament Estimates Committee
(3) Parliament Committee on Public Accounts
(4) None of the above

Correct Answer: (1) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

Solution:Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, a decentralised agency of the government of India, recommends Minimum Support prices (MSPs) for crops. The MSPs for different crops are announced by Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, headed by the Prime Minister. MSP is intended to incentivize the cultivators to adopt modern technology, and raise productivity and overall grain production in line with the emerging demand patterns in the country.

64. If DELHI can be coded as CCIDD, how would you code BOMBAY?

(1) AJMTVT
(2) MJXVSU
(3) AMJXVS
(4) WXYZAX

Correct Answer: (3) AMJXVS

Solution:

65. Choose the word which is least like other words in the group.

(1) Geometry
(2) Trigonometry
(3) Algebra
(4) Stoichiometry

Correct Answer: (4) Stoichiometry

Solution:Except stoichiometry, all others are different branches of Mathematics. Stoichiometry means the quantitative relationship between the reactants and products of a specific reaction or equation.

66. Phag dance is performed in the month of

(1) Vaishakh
(2) Pushya
(3) Phalguna
(4) Jyeshta

Correct Answer: (3) Phalguna

Solution:is a seasonal dance of the farmers usually performed in the month of 'Phalgun' (February-March). It is performed by woman wearing colorful traditional clothes and men displaying their colorful turbans. The dance is accompanied by the beats of "Tasha', 'Nagada', and 'Dhol'.

67. Choose the one which is different from the rest.

(1) 7
(2) 31
(3) 15
(4) 57

Correct Answer: (4) 57

Solution:Except the number 57, all other numbers can be expressed as a power of 2 minus one. 7=2³-1; 15=2⁴-1; 31=2⁵-1

But, 57-2⁶-7

68. The major Kharif crop of Haryana is

(1) Wheat
(2) Jower
(3) Ragi
(4) Rice

Correct Answer: (3) Ragi

Solution:Kharif crops or monsoon crops are cultivated and harvested during the rainy (monsoon) season in the South Asia, which lasts between April and October. The major Kharif crops of Haryana are rice, jowar, bajra, maize, cotton. jute, sugarcane, sesame and groundnut.Major rabi crops are wheat, barley, mustard, etc.

69. EGIK : FILO :: FHJL : ?

(1) GJMP
(2) JGMP
(3) GMJP
(4) JGPM

Correct Answer: (1) GJMP

Solution:

70. If a relation R on the set {1, 2, 3) be defined by R = {(1,2), (3,3)} then R is

(1) reflexive
(2) symmetric
(3) transitive
(4) equivalence

Correct Answer: (1) reflexive

Solution:A = {1, 2, 3}

Reflexive {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 2), (2, 3}

Symmetric → {(1, 2), (2, 1),(2, 3), (3, 2), .....}

Transitive {(1, 2), (2, 3),

(1, 3), .....)