Hssc Group ‘d’ Exam (Shift – I)

Total Questions: 90

11. Which of the following forms an arithmetic progression?

Correct Answer: (4) โˆš4,โˆš16,โˆš36,..........
Solution:The difference between two consecutive terms of an arithmetic progression is constant.

12. Find the missing number (?) in the following sequence.

2, 5, 10, 17, ?, 37

Correct Answer: (2) 26
Solution:The pattern is:

2+3=5

5+5=10

10+7=17

17 + 9 = boxed 26

26+11=37

13. A ladder 17 m long, reaches a window of a building 15 m above the ground. What is the distance of the foot of the ladder from the wall?

Correct Answer: (1) 8 m
Solution:

14. Manganese is found in the_______ district of Haryana.

Correct Answer: (2) Mahendragarh
Solution:Haryana is not counted as a mineral rich state. However, deposits of limestone, marble, iron ore and slate are found in varying quantities in Mahendragarh district. Similarly, asbestos, calcite, copper ore, kyanite, manganese ore, mica and vermiculite are found in Mahendragarh.

15. Which of the following is not an example for macroeconomic constituents?

Correct Answer: (4) None of the above
Solution:Macroeconomics is a branch of economics dealing with the performance, struc-ture, behavior, and decision-making of an economy as a whole. In macroeconomics, a variety of economy-wide phenomena is thoroughly examined such a GDP, unemployment rates, national income, price indices, savings, investment, international trade, and international finance. Budget comes under fiscal policy. It is usually implemented through two sets of tools: fiscal and monetary policy. In the monetary policy, the central banks control the money supply through several mech-anisms such as buying bonds to increase money supply, lowering interest rates, or having a contractionary monetary policy wherein banks sell bonds and take money out of circulation. In fiscal policy, the government uses revenues and expenditures including taxes and debts to influence the economy.

16. The first manifesto of Urdu poetry was written by

Correct Answer: (1) Altaf Haali Hussain
Solution:Khwaja Altaf Hussein Haali (1837-1914), the famous poet, prolific scholar and Urdu critic, wrote 'Muqad-mae sher-o-shayari' as a pref-ace to his collection of poetry. Ahmad Sarwar called it "the first manifesto of Urdu poetry." There are about 116 ghazals composed by him, which consist of about 1300 shers.

17. If 'EYE' can be coded as 35, then 'OFF' can be coded as

Correct Answer: (3) 27
Solution:

18. Banabhatta wrote

Correct Answer: (4) Harshacharita
Solution:The Harshacharita is the biography of Indian emperor Harsha by Banabhatta, who was a Sanskrit writer of seventh century CE. He was the Asthana Kavi, meaning Court Poet, of Harsha. The Harshacharita was the first composition of Bana and is considered to be the beginning of writing of historical poetic works in Sanskrit language.

19. If '+' means 'x', 'x' means '+','' means '+' and '+' means '-', then

16 * 2 \4 +7- 8=

Correct Answer: (2) 29\2
Solution:

16 * 2 / 4 + 7 - 8 = ?

โˆด?= 16 + 2 - 4* 7/8

โ‡’ ? = 16 +2 - 7\2

โ‡’ ? = 32 + 4 - 7\2

โ‡’ ? = 36 - 7 \ 2 = 29\2

20. Which of the following rivers is not a right bank tributary of Ganga river?

Correct Answer: (3) Sindhu
Solution:Some of the right-bank tributaries of the Ganges are: Yamuna, Tamsa, Son, Punpun, Tons, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal., Hindon, Kunta, Gir, Rishiganga, Hanuman Ganga, Sasur Khaderi. Ramganga, Gomti, Karnali, Gandaki, Koshi, Mahananda are its left bank tributaries.

The Sindhu River, also commonly referred to as the Indus River, is not a tributary of the Ganges.