HSSC Gram Sachiv Exam (10.01.2021)

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

(1) Faridabad
(2) Gurgaon
(3) Bhiwani
(4) Panchkula

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

(1) 12th April 1980
(2) 6th March 1930
(3) 6th April 1930
(4) 12th March 1930

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?

(1) Libya
(2) Somalia
(3) Eritrea
(4) Ethiopia

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, ?

(1) 481
(2) 391
(3) 511
(4) 421

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?

(1) 106
(2) 309
(3) 301
(4) 400

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?

(1) 1994
(2) 1992
(3) 1991
(4) 1995

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?

(1) 75
(2) 125
(3) 100
(4) None of these

Correct Answer: (2) 125

Solution:

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

(1) Thursday
(2) Saturday
(3) Friday
(4) Sunday

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

(1) Allabaksh
(2) Amir Khusro
(3) Altaf Hussain Haali
(4) Umrao Jan

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 ?

(1) Rao Virender Singh
(2) Bhagwat Dayal Sharma
(3) Bhajan Lal
(4) Bansi Lal

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.