HSSC Gram Sachiv Exam (10.01.2021) Shift-II

Total Questions: 88

51. Which district of Haryana is known as 'City of Weavers'?

Correct Answer: (4) Panipat
Solution:Panipat city is famous in India by the name of "City of Weavers" and "Textile City". It is also known as the "cast off capital" due to being "the global centre for recycling textiles".
  • It is the biggest center for quality blankets and carpets in India and has a hand loom weaving industry. Panipat city is the biggest centre of "shoddy yarn" in the World. Blankets prepared through hand looms and power looms are sent to soldiers.
  • The three battles fought near the city in 1526, 1556 and 1761 were all turning points in Indian history.

52. La³⁺ ion is

Correct Answer: (4) Diamagnetic
Solution:lons which contain all paired electrons are diamagnetic while those containing unpaired electrons are paramagnetic. Among the lanthanides, La³+ are diamagnetic. All trivalent lanthanide ions are paramagnetic due to unpaired electrons.

53. Which of the following bird sanctuary is located in Gurugram of Haryana?

Correct Answer: (4) Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary
Solution:Sultanpur National Park & Bird Sanctuary is located in Gurugram district of Haryana, On April 2, 1971, the Jheel (an area of 1.21 sq. Km.) was ne corded Sanctuary status under section 8 of the Punjab Wildlife Preservation Act of 1950.

The status of the park waa upgraded to National Park under Section 35 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 on July 5th, 1991.

54. Which physician demonstrated that blood is pumped through the body by the heart?

Correct Answer: (4) Willian1 Harvey
Solution:William Harvey was the first to recognize the full circulation of the blood in the human body and to provide experiments and arguments to sup port this idea.

He was appointed physician to James 1 in 1618 and continued as physician to Charles I upon Charles's accession to the throne in 1625.

55. Which of the following dance form of Haryana is in practice since the days of the epic war Mahabharata?

Correct Answer: (2) Dhamal
Solution:Dhamal dance form of Haryana is an ancient dance form, because from the days of great Hindu epic war Mahabharata, this dance form is in practice.
  • Among the area of Gurgaon, this Dhamal dance form is very much famous, as Ahir community people are residing there.
  • Men perform this dance outdoors only on moonlit nights of Phalgun month. They sing and dance with the sound of the Dhamal beats. It is said that the people perform this dance whenever their crop is ready for the purpose of the harvest.

56. In which place of Haryana is the Ancient site of Theh Polar situated?

Correct Answer: (2) Kaithal
Solution:Theh Polar at Siwan, Kaithal dates back to the Kushana period 2,000 years ago. The ruins situated on the south bank of the Saraswati river, about 4 km from Siwan village and 10 km from Kaithal, are said to mark the site of an ancient village destroyed during the Mahabharata period.
  • During the excavations, the place yielded about 465 antiquities including coins, clay seals, weights, pottery, copper vessels and other minor objects.
  • The encroachers have built nearly 500 houses. Dense habitation at the top of the mound and random digging for laying of sewerage tanks have disturbed the levels.

57. A man has 37.5 metres of cloth and he has to make 8 pieces out of a metre of cloth. How many pieces can he make out of this cloth?

Correct Answer: (4) None of these
Solution:In 1 metre, there are 8 pieces

∴Number of pieces in 37.5

metre cloths = 37.5 x 8 = 300

58. Where was the Revolt of 1857 started in Haryana?

Correct Answer: (1) Ambala
Solution:On May 10, 1857, (Sunday) around nine hours before the outbreak of the uprising at Meerut, 60th Native Infantry openly revolted at Ambala. The Sepoys left their lines as a man seized arms from the regimental area and arrested their European officers. But to their great surprise, the next moment they found themselves surrounded by a superior number of European forces. Under the circumstances, the Sepoys could not proceed further with their plan.

On hearing the news of the happenings at Ambala, Meerut and Delhi, people of Haryana also rose up and opposed the British authorities.

59. In the Rigveda, there is a mention of as local selfunits.

Correct Answer: (4) All of the above
Solution:In the Rigveda, there is a mention of Sabha, Samiti and Vidatha as local selfunits. These were the democratic bodies at the local level. The king used to get the approval of these bodies regarding certain functions and decisions.
  • Vidatha appears for 122 times in the RigVeda
  • The term Sabha denotes both the assembly (in early RigVedic) and the assembly hall (later RigVedic).
  • Samiti was a folk assembly in which people of the tribe gathered for transacting tribal business.

60. The average of two of them is 3.4, while the average of the other two is 3.85. What is the average of the remaining two member?

Correct Answer: (1) 4.6
Solution: