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HSSC GROUP ‘D’ EXAM 18.11.2018 (shift-I)

📆 March 29, 2025

Total Questions: 90

21. Read the following statements :

a. These regions are hot and receive heavy rainfall throughout the year.
b. As there is no particular dry season, the tree do not shed their leaves.
c. These thick forests occur in the regions near the equator and close to the tropics.

The above statements are referred to

Correct Answer: (4) Tropical evergreen forest
Solution:(4) Tropical evergreen forests occur in the regions near the equator and close to the tropics. They are hot and receive heavy rainfall throughout the year. As there is no particular dry season, the trees do not shed their leaves altogether and hence these forests are also called evergreen. Hardwood trees like rosewood, ebony, mahogany are common in the tropical rainforests.

22. The battle of Karnal was fought between

Correct Answer: (2) Nadir Shah and Mohammad Shah
Solution:(2) On February 24, 1739, the Battle of Karnal was fought between the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah and the invading Iranian army of Nader Shah. Nader's forces defeated the army of Muhammad Shah within three hours, paving the way for the Persian sack of Delhi. The engagement is considered the crowning jewel in Nader's military career.

23. A spherical mirror and thin spherical lens have each of focal length of + 25 cm. The mirror and the lens are likely to be

Correct Answer: (2) Both convex
Solution:(2) Since the mirror and lens are spherical, these may be concave or convex. As the focal length is positive +25 for both lens as well as mirror, so both of these are convex, i.e. the mirror is likely to be convex mirror and lens is likely to be convex lens. This is because convex lens or convex mirror has always positive focal length.

24. Raindrops are spherical due to

Correct Answer: (4) Surface tension of water
Solution:(4) Raindrops take up the spherical shape due to the surface tension of water which is caused due to the tendency of water molecules to stick together. This surface tension is the "skin" of a body of water that makes the molecules stick together. The cause is the weak hydrogen bonds that occur between water molecules.

25. ______ is used in the manufacture of borax.

Correct Answer: (1) Washing soda
Solution:(1) Washing soda is used in the manufacture of sodium compounds like borax, also known as sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate. Washing soda is a chemical compound with the formula Na₂CO₃, known as sodium carbonate, and it is a salt of carbonic acid.

26. The third battle of Panipat was fought during

Correct Answer: (1) 1761
Solution:(1) The Third Battle of Pani-pat was fought on January 14, 1761 between the Marathas under Sadashivrao Bhau Peshwa and forces of the Afghan ruler Ahmad Shah Abdali. It resulted in the worst defeat of Marathas in their history.

27. A corporate entity which was recently became 2nd Trillion Dollar public listed company in the world is

Correct Answer: (2) Amazon
Solution:(2) Amazon, in September 2018, became the second company to reach a stock market value of $1 trillion just weeks after Apple hit the same milestone. Crossing the $1tn threshold marks the latest chapter in an astonishing story of growth for the company, founded by businessman Jeff Bezos in Seattle in 1994.

28. Who plundered the peacock throne of Shah Jahan?

Correct Answer: (1) Nadir Shah
Solution:(1) The original Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was taken away as a war trophy in 1739 by the Persian king Nader Shah. It has been lost ever since. A replacement throne based on the original was commissioned afterwards and existed until the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The Peacock throne was located in the Diwan-i-Khas of Red Fort of Delhi.

29. Find the number which is not like the other 3 numbers.

Correct Answer: (3) 39
Solution:(3) Except the number 39, all others are Prime Numbers.

39 = 3 x 13

30. HUHM means

Correct Answer: (1) Haryana Urban Health Mission
Solution:(1) HUHM stands for Haryana Urban Health Mission, a sub-mission of National Health Mission (NHM) that had been approved by the Cabinet on 1May, 2013. It envisages to meet health care needs of the urban population with the focus on urban poor, by making available to them essential primary healthcare services and reducing their out of pocket expenses for treatment.
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