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HSSC Group D-21/10/2023 (Morning Shift)

📆 November 19, 2024

Total Questions: 100

11. What is the full form of 'MAA' programme?

Correct Answer: (a) Mother's Absolute Affection
Solution:The full form of 'MAA' Programme is "Mother Absolute Affection".
  • The Mothers' Absolute Affection (MAA) program is a health department initiative that aims to improve the nutrition of children by promoting breastfeeding and infant young child feeding  practices.
  • The program was launched nationally on 5th August, 2016.
  • The program is implemented at three levels:

(i) Macro-level: Through mass media

(ii) Meso-level: In all health facilities

(iii) Micro-level: At communities

12. Lugda' is a kind of which one of the following that is worn in Chhattisgarh?

Correct Answer: (a) Saree
Solution:In Chhattisgarh, the sarees are called Lugda, worn with polkha or blouse.
  • It is typically made of cotton or silk and is characterised by its vibrant colours and intricate designs.
  • These sarees are handwoven, and the motifs are either geometric or derived from flora and fauna.
  • Kachhora is a typical mannerism in which the tribal women from Chhattisgarh wear their sarees.

13. Where is Jamia Islamia University situated?

Correct Answer: (c) Delhi
Solution:Jamia Millia Islamia is a central university situated in New Delhi, India.
  • It was established at Aligarh in United Provinces (present day Uttar Pradesh) during the British Period in 1920, it moved to its current location in Okhla in 1935. It became a Central University by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1988.
  • Responding to Gandhiji's call to boycott all educational institutions supported or run by the colonial regime, a group of nationalist teachers and students quit Aligarh Muslim University, protesting against its pro-British inclinations. The prominent members of this movement were Maulana Mehmud Hasan, Maulana Mohamed Ali, Hakim Ajmal Khan, Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari, and Abdul Majid Khwaja.

14. Which one of the following refers to the programme introduced in all government elementary schools to provide children with cooked lunch?

Correct Answer: (b) Mid-day meal
Solution:The Mid-Day Meal Scheme is the programme introduced in all government elementary schools to provide children with cooked lunches.
  • It was launched on 15th August, 1995 This program provides cooked meals to children in government and government-aided schools in India. The program's goals include:
  • Improving the nutritional status of children.
  • Increasing school enrollment and attendance.
  • Reducing the drop-out rate.
  • Addressing malnutrition.
  • Empowering women through employment
  • Improving socialisation among children.

15. Bihu' festival is celebrated in which Indian State?

Correct Answer: (d) Assam
Solution:The Bihu festival is celebrated in the state of Assam.
  • The word 'Bihu' comes from the Sanskrit word 'Bishu', which means "to ask the Gods for prosperity during the season of harvests".
  • The festival is a prominent cultural event in Assam that celebrates the changing seasons and the start of the Assamese New Year.

16. If a person's kidney stops working. The cannot survive unless their blood is filter by artificial kidney. This process is called:

Correct Answer: (b) Dialysis
Solution:If a person's kidney stops working they cannot survive unless their blood is filtered by artificial kidney. This process is called dialysis. Dialysis is a type of renal replacement therapy that removes excess water, toxins and solutes from the blood.

17. Which of the following is not a terrestrial habitat?

Correct Answer: (a) Pond
Solution:Pond is not a terrestrial habitat, it is a aquatic habitat.

Deserts, rainforests and grasslands are all considered terrestrial habitats.

18. The SI unit of mass is:

Correct Answer: (b) kilogram
Solution:The Sl unit of mass is kilogram. Mass is a fundamental physical quantity which is found Independent in nature. This is describe as a measurement of quantity of matter. It is constant quantity which is not affected by time, temperature pressure and place.

19. A boy is standing at a distance of 50 cm from the plane mirror. What will be the distance between the mirror and the image?

Correct Answer: (c) 50 cm
Solution:Given that, A boy is standing from plane mirror at a distance = 50 cm. We know that the image obtained from plane mirror is formed at the same distance behind the mirror as the distance between the object and plane mirror.

Hence, the distance between image and mirror is also will be 50 cm.

20. No medium is required for transfer of heat by the process of............

Correct Answer: (a) Radiation
Solution:No medium is required for transfer of heat by the process of radiation.
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