Punjab/Haryana High Court Exam (10.11.2019)

Total Questions: 70

41. Fire Temple is the place of worship of which of the following religion?

Correct Answer: (3) Zoroastrianism
Solution:A fire temple in Zoroastrianism is the place of worship for Zoroastrians, often called dare mehr (Persian) or agiyari (Gujarati).
  • In the Zoroastrian religion, fire (see atar), together with clean water (see aban), are agents of ritual purity.
  • As of 2019, there were 167 fire temples in the world, of which 45 in Mumbai, 105 in the rest of India, and 17 in other countries.
  • There is a religious custom in India of not allowing Zoroastrian women to enter the Fire Temple and the Tower of Silence if they marry a non. Zoroastrian person.
  • This custom has been challenged before the Supreme Court of India after a Zorona trian woman was denied entry into Zoroastrian institutions.

42. First China War was fought between ?

Correct Answer: (1) China and Britain
Solution:The first China War or Opium War (1839-42) was fought between China and Britain.
  • Second Opium War (1856. 60), also known as the Arrow War or the AngloFrench War in China, was fought by Britain and France against China.
  • In each case the foreign powers were victorious and gained commercial privileges and legal and territorial concessions in China.

43. Goergia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan became the members of UNO in the year_______?

Correct Answer: (2) 1992
Solution:Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan became the members of UNO in 1992.
  • United Nations (UN), inter national organization established on October 24, 1945.
  • Headquartered in New York City.
  • Its official languages are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
  • There is two non member ob-server states of the United Nations General Assembly: the Holy See and the State of Palestine.

44. During World War II, when did Germany attack France?

Correct Answer: (1) 1940
Solution:During World War II, 1940 Germany attack France.
  • The Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War.
  • On 3 September 1939 France had declared war on Germa ny, following the invasion of its ally Poland.
  • Axis powers Germany, Italy, and Japan
  • Allies Power France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China.

45. Escape velocity of a rocket fired from the Earth towards the Moon is a velocity to get rid of the?

Correct Answer: (1) Earth's Gravitational Pull
Solution:Escape velocity of a rocket fired from the earth to wards the moon is a velocity to get rid of the Earth's gravitational pull.
  • Escape velocity is the speed at which the sum of an ob ject's kinetic energy and its gravitational potential ener-gy is equal to zero.
  • An object which has achieved escape velocity is neither on the surface, nor in a closed orbit.

46. For seeing objects at the surface of water from a submarine under water, the instrument used is?

Correct Answer: (2) Periscope
Solution:For seeing objects at the surface of water from a submarine under water, the instrument used is periscope.
  • The word "periscope" comes from the Greek words peri and scopus, which mean "around" and "look."
  • Periscopes are similar to telescopes in how they're built and how they work.
  • The main part of a periscope is a long tube that has a mirror at each end. The mirrors are attached so that they are parallel to each other at a 45-degree angle.

47. G-15 is an economic grouping of?

Correct Answer: (3) Third World Nations
Solution:G-15 is an economic grouping of Third World Nations.
  • The countries listed in G-15 group are Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe.
  • It was established at the Ninth Non Aligned Movement Summit Meeting in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in September 1989.
  • Peru, a founding member-state, decided to leave the G-15 in 2011.
  • Membership has since expanded to 18 countries. Chile, Iran and Kenya have since joined the Group of 15, where as Yugoslavia is no longer part of the group.

48. Himalayan Mountaineering institute is at ?

Correct Answer: (1) Darjeeling
Solution:The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute was established in Darjeeling, on 4 November 1954 to encourage mountaineering as an organized sport in India.

49. The minimum age to qualify for election to the Lok Sabha is?

Correct Answer: (1) 25 years
Solution:Article 84 (b) of Constitution of India provides that the minimum age for becoming a candidate for Lok Sabha election shall be 25 years.
  • For Rajya Sabha he must be at least 30 years of age.

50. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for a term?

Correct Answer: (1) of six years
Solution:Rajya Sabha member is elected for a term of six years.
  • Rajya Sabha is a permanent body and is not subject to dis-solution.
  • However, one third of the members retire every second year, and are replaced by newly elected members.
  • The Vice President of India is the exofficio Chairman of Rajya Sabha.