HSSC Gram Sachiv Exam (10.01.2021)

Total Questions: 90

11. Which district of Haryana has the highest literacy rate ?

Correct Answer: (2) Gurgaon
Solution:According to Census 2011, Gurgaon district has the highest literacy rate in Haryana i.e.. the literacy rate of 84.7%.

12. Mahatma Gandhi started his famous Dandi march on

Correct Answer: (4) 12th March 1930
Solution:The Second Civil Disobedience Movement was started by Gandhi on 12th March 1930 with his famous Dandi March.
  • Together with 78 chosen followers, Gandhi walked nearly 200 miles from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, a village on the Gujarat sea-coast.
  • There Gandhi and his followers made salt in violation of the salt laws.

13. Which country is not situated in the Horm of Africa?

Correct Answer: (1) Libya
Solution:The Horn of Africa consists of the countries of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia. It is the easternmost extension of African land.

14. Complete the series.

7,26,63, 124, 215,342, ?

 

Correct Answer: (3) 511
Solution:

15. A man has a certain number of small boxes to pack into parcels. If he packs 3, 4, 5 or 6 in a parcel he is left with one box: if he packs 7 in a parcel, none is left over. What is the number of boxes, he may have to pack?

Correct Answer: (3) 301
Solution:LCM of 3, 4, 5 & 6

∴ No. of boxes = 60k + 1

k = 5

Putting k = 5,

No. of boxes = 60 x 5 x 1 = 301

16. In which year, the Sultanpur National Park of Haryana was upgraded to the status of National Park?

Correct Answer: (3) 1991
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 accorded Sanctuary status under section 8 of the Punjab Wild-life Preservation Act of 1959.
  • The status of the park was upgraded to National Park under Section 35 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 on July 5th, 1991.

17. The difference between a number and its three fifth is 50, What is the number?

Correct Answer: (2) 125
Solution:

18. January 1, 2004 was a Thursday. What day of the week lies on January 1, 2005?

Correct Answer: (2) Saturday
Solution:The year 2004 was a leap year.

∴ Number of odd days = 2

January 1, 2005

= Thursday + 2

= Saturday

19. Tiriya ke Masmoom is written by

Correct Answer: (3) Altaf Hussain Haali
Solution:Khwaja Altaaf Husain Haali was a famous poet, prolific scholar and Urdu critic, born in District Panipat of Haryana.
  • He had a good knowledge of Urdu, Persian and Arabic.
  • His prose and poetical work were Tiriya ke Masmoon, Majaalis Ulnisa, Mazaamine-e-Haali, Haayaat-e-Saadi, Mu-qadam-e-Sher-o-Shairi, Yaadgar-e-gaalib, Deewan-e-Haali, and Roobaiyat.

20. Who was the first Chief Minister of Haryana ?

Correct Answer: (2) Bhagwat Dayal Sharma
Solution:Bhagwat Dayal Sharma popularly known as Pandit ji, was the first Chief Minister of Haryana.
  • He later served as Governor of Odisha and Madhya Pradesh from 30 April 1980 to 14 May 1984.
  • The incumbent chief minister is Manohar Lal Khattar, was sworn in on 26 October 2014.