HSSC Constable Exam (23.12.2018-Shift III)

71. Which of the following is not a keyword in python?

(1) Try
(2) Except
(3) Throw
(4) Pass

Correct Answer: (3) Throw

Solution:Some of the common keywords used in python are: false, class, return, try, true, while, yield, assert, import, pass, break, except, raise, etc.except, raise, try are used with exceptions in Python. Exceptions are basically errors that suggests something went wrong while executing our program. pass is a null statement in Python; nothing happens when it is executed.

72. The code name used to launch an invasion on Iraq by USA in 2003 was

(1) Operation All Clear
(2) Operation Iraqi Freedom
(3) Liberation of Iraq
(4) Operation enduring freedom of Iraq

Correct Answer: (2) Operation Iraqi Freedom

Solution:The 2003 invasion of Iraq was code named Operation Iraqi Freedom. It began on 20 March, 2003 and lasted just over one month, including 21 days of major combat operations, in which a combined force of troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland in vaded Iraq. This early stage of the war formally ended on 1 May, 2003.

73. Ekuverin, a bilateral military exercise recently held in Belagavi, was between India and

(1) Sri lanka
(2) Maldives
(3) Nepal
(4) Singapore

Correct Answer: (2) Maldives

Solution:The eight edition of India, Maldives bilateral military exercise Ekuverin 2017 was held in at Belagavi, Karnataka, in October 2017. The aim of the exercise was to conduct military training between armies of both countries with emphasis on counter insurgency, counter terrorism operations (CICT Ops).

74. Find the missing letters in the series ABC, FGH, LMN, ?.

(1) IJK
(2) OPQ
(3) STU
(4) RST

Correct Answer: (3) STU

Solution:

75. Only temple dedicated to Ekalavya is situated in

(1) Khandsa
(2) Yamuna Nagar
(3) Baharpur
(4) Sohna

Correct Answer: (1) Khandsa

Solution:Eklavya temple, located in Khandsa village of Gurgaon Haryana, Is said to be the only temple of the Mahabharata character. As per folklore, this is the place where Eklavya cut his thumb and offered to guru Drona. It was built in 1721 CE by a prosperous villager.

76. Predict the output "sum" in the following program.

sum = 0

for i in range (1, 11. 2):

sum + = i

print "sum=", sum

(1) 11
(2) 22
(3) 24
(4) 25

Correct Answer: (4) 25

Solution:For i range (1, 11, 2)

= {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}

sum + = i

= 0 + 1 + 3 +5 + 7 + 9 = 25

77. Total number of gold medals bagged by India in the recently held Commonwealth Games is

(1) 25
(2) 26
(3) 27
(4) 23

Correct Answer: (2) 26

Solution:India won 26 Gold medals and a total of 66 medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games that was held at Gold Coast, Australia, in April 2018. India finished 3rd in the medals tally, that was topped by Australia. It was India's best position since the 2010 Commonwealth Games, which they hosted.

78. Karthik cultural fest in Gurgaon aims at promoting

(1) Agricultural harvesting
(2) Martial arts and folk arts
(3) Happiness of husband
(4) None of the above

Correct Answer: (2) Martial arts and folk arts

Solution:The Kartik Cultural Festival in Gurgaon aims at promoting different martial arts and folk arts that were on the verge of extinction. It is held at the Nahar Singh Mahal, named after Raja Nahar Singh, a young king who ascended the throne in 1739 during the reign of Bahadur Shah Zafar. They would have faded to oblivion but for this kind of an initiative.

79. The leading Producer of Manganese in India

(1) West bengal
(2) Jharkhand
(3) Odissa
(4) None of the above

Correct Answer: (3) Odissa

Solution:Odisha is the largest producer of manganese ore in India. It produces over 30 percent manganese ore of India. It is obtained from Gondite deposits in Sundargarh district and Kodurite and Khondolite deposits in Kalahandi and Koraput Districts. Manganese is also mined from the lateritic deposits in Bolangir and Sambalpur districts.

80. In python, operators with same precedance are evaluated

(1) Right to left
(2) Left to right
(3) Both (1) and (2)
(4) Cannot be determined

Correct Answer: (2) Left to right

Solution:In python, operators are usually associated from left to right. This means that operators with the same precedence are evaluated in a left to right manner. For example, 2 + 3 + 4 is evaluated as (2 + 3) + 4.