Hssc Mandi Supervisor Exam, 2016 (Evening Shift)

Total Questions: 100

31. Soaps and detergents lower the of water.

Correct Answer: (2) Surface tension
Solution:Detergent molecules have a very clever property, with one end hydrophilic, or water loving, and the other hydro-phobic, or repelled by water. It is also very effective at re-ducing the surface tension of water by pushing apart water molecules with the hydropho-bic end of the detergent molecule.

32. Sansad adarsh gram yojana, in which each member of the parliament has to adopt a village for development, was launched on the birth anniversary of

Correct Answer: (4) Jayaprakash narayan
Solution:Sansad adarsh gram yojana (sagy) is a village development project launched by gov-ernment of india in october 2014, under which each member of parliament will take the responsibility of develop-ing physical and institutional infrastructure in three villages by 2019. It was started on 11 October, 2014 remembering the birth anniversary of Jay Prakash Narayan.

33. Which organization has launched a mobile application named 'pashu poshak' on 7th july, 2015 with an aim to provide information about the balanced diet for cows and buffaloes to the farmers?

Correct Answer: (2) National dairy development board
Solution:National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) launched a mobile application that will recommend a bal-anced diet for cows and buf-faloes to help boost dairy farmers'. The mobile applica-tion, named 'pashu poshan', was launched by NDDB people will get information about balanced ration for their cows and buffaloes

34. Which organization among the following has released the first 'environmental democ racy index?

Correct Answer: (1) World resources institute
Solution:India has ranked 24th out of 70 countries in the first environmental democracy in-dex (edi). The index was recently released by washington-based world resources in-stitute (wri) and access ini-tiative. In the first edition of this index, lithuania has topped among the 70 countries.

35. In view of the rising disabled population initiated in rural areas, which state initiated to have a university of disability studies?

Correct Answer: (4) Kerala
Solution:Kerla has established dis-ability studies university in order to aware the people regarding disability.

36. Which state/union territory has highest forest cover in percent of geographical area?

Correct Answer: (4) Mizoram
Solution:As per the latest estimate by forest survey of india (fsi), in 2015, the forest cover stood at 21.34 per cent of india's total geographical area, with a marginal rise from 20.05 per cent in 2009, it said. Mizoram with 89 per cent has the highest forest cover among the states and union territories in the country.

37. Where was the 'mera gaon mera gaurav' programme launched by Prime minister Narendra Modi on 25th march. 2015?

Correct Answer: (4) Ranchi
Solution:'Mera gaon mera gaurav' program was launched by PM Narendra Modi on 25th March, 2015 in Ranchi.

38. Which among the following is not an objective of Deendayal Upadhyaya gram jyoti yojana?

Correct Answer: (3) Providing free electricity to farmers
Solution:The ministry of power, government of india has launched deen dayal upadhyaya gram jyoti yojana for rural areas with the following objectives: To provide electrification to all villages. Feeder separation to ensure sufficient power to farmers and regular supply to other consumers.

39. Which among the following was the first major rural development programme of independent india?

Correct Answer: (3) Community development programme
Solution:The first major rural development program of inde-pendent India was community development program. This program was started by the first PM of India Pd. Jawahar Lal Nehru on 2nd October, 1952.

40. For the given sequences of food grains in india, which one is correct in the decreasing order of production?

Correct Answer: (2) Rice, wheat, coarse cereals. pulses
Solution:The decreasing order of food grains produced in India is as follows- Rice, Wheat, coarse cereals, Pulses.