HSSC Constable Exam (23.12.2018-Shift III)

Total Questions: 99

81. BRICS stands for

Correct Answer: (1) Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa
Solution:BRICS is the acronym coined for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Originally the first four were grouped as "BRIC" (or "the BRICS"), before the induction of South Africa in 2011

82. A convex lens of focal length 20 cm is placed co-axially with a convex mirror of radi-us of curvature 20 cm. The two are kept 15 cm apart from each other. A point object is placed 60 cm in front of the convex lens. The position of the image formed by the combination is

Correct Answer: (3) 30 cm
Solution:For convex lens ,

Focal length, f = + 20 cm

Object distance, u= -60 cm

Now, using the lens formula,we have

1/v - 1/u - 1/f

Putting in the values, we get image distance, v = + 30 cm

Now, for convex mirror

Object distance, u

= + (30 - 15) cm = 15 cm

Focal length, f = + 20/2 cm

= + 10 cm

Now, using the mirror formula we have Putting all the values, we get Image distance, v = + 30 cm

83. The mean deviation of the data 3, 10, 10, 4, 7, 10, 5 from the mean is

Correct Answer: (2) 2.57
Solution:

84. Which of the following is not award presented by Haryana Sanskrit Academy?

Correct Answer: (4) Mahakavi Kalidasa Samman
Solution:The awards presented by Haryana Sanskrit Akademi are: Sanskrit Gaurav Samman. Maharishi Valmiki Samman. Maharishi Vedvyas Samman. Mahakavi Banabhatta Samman. Vidhyamartand Pandit Sitaram Shastri Acharya Samman, Guru Virjanand Acharya Samman, Pandit Yudhistir Mimansak Sanskrit Samaradhak Samman, Swami Dharamdev Sanskrit Samaradhak Samman. The Akademi also presents awards under the Pustak Puraskar Yojna.

85. A and B are married couples X and Y are brothers. X is the brother of A. How Y is related to B?

Correct Answer: (2) Brother-in-law
Solution:X is brother of A and Y. Y is brother of A and X. A and B are married couple. Therefore, Y is brother-in-law of B.

86. There are four bus routes between A and B. three bus routes between B and C. A man can travel round trip in the number of ways by bus from A to C via B. If he does not want to use a bus route more than once, in how many ways can he make round trip ?

Correct Answer: (1) 72
Solution:From A to B โ‡’ 4 ways

From B to C โ‡’ 3 ways

From C to B โ‡’ 2 ways

From A to B โ‡’ 3 ways

Total number of ways

= 4 x 3 x 2 x 3 = 72

87. Which of the following districts of Haryana is richest in mineral resources?

Correct Answer: (2) Mahendragarh
Solution:Mahendragarh district is richest in mineral resources in Haryana, though Ambala, too, is well endowed. Some of the mineral resources of Mahendragarh are limestone, quartz/silica sand, slate, barytes, calcite, felspar, marble, copper, dolomite, etc. Haryana is the principal holder of country's resources of tin (64%), quartzsilica sand (52%) and quartzite (49%).

88. Benny had finished cooking when the visitors_______ .

Correct Answer: (3) entered
Solution:For two events of the past, the later event is expressed in past simple.

89. He______two wickets before play was interrupted by the rain.

Correct Answer: (1) had taken
Solution:Here, Past Perfect (earlier event) will be used.

90. As soon as the speech started

Correct Answer: (2) the demonstrators rushed to the platform
Solution:As soon as the speech started, the demonstrators rushed to the platform.

No sooner did the speech start than the demonstrators rushed to the platform.