The terms which are not mentioned in Himachal Pradesh Ticketless Travelling Act shall have

the same meaning as:

Motor vehicles act 1988
Motor vehicles act 1939*
Motor vehicles rules 1989
Motor vehicles act 2019

The sign represents

Speed limit 2km/hr

No entry for vehicles having more than 2 meters width.*
No entry for vehicles having more than 2 meters height
No parking in 2 kilo meters

What does this sign mean ?

One way signs.

Stop
Give Way*
Vehicle prohibited in both directions

Q. Under the which section of the Motor vehicle act 1988, if a

person allows another person without a valid license to drive his
vehicle penalized?
Section 5 r/w*
Section 3 r/w
Section 130 r/w 177
Section 4 r/s

Q.9

The Factories Act imposes the following obligations upon the employer in regard

to his workers.
Safety

Health

Welfare

All the above.*

Overtime under Section 59 (1) of the Factories Act, 1948 to the staff governed, same should be
calculated on:

A daily basis or weekly basis, whichever is the prevalent practice

A daily basis

A weekly basis

A daily basis or weekly basis, whichever is more favourable to the employee

Overtime under Section 59 (1) of the Factories Act, 1948 to the staff governed, same should be
calculated on a daily basis or weekly basis, whichever is more favourable to the employee. (Section
55)

Ensuring the safety, health and welfare of the employees is the primary purpose of the

Factories Act, 1948 *

Payment of Wages Act, 1936

Equal Remuneration Act, 1976

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Obligations of Workers under the Factories Act 1947 is discussed in section

78

101

111*

99

The license fee can be paid to get a license for a factory maximum up to ...

One Year only

Two Years only

Three Years only

Five years only*

A suitable goggles shall be provided for the protection of persons employed in any factory is
discussed in the section ____

Section-36

Section-39

Section-40

Section -35*

The employee's share of contribution under the ESI Act is

8.33%

12%

1.75 %*

4.75%

Employee share of provident fund contribution is

12 %*

8.33%

7%

4.75%

Employer's share of contribution to the provident fund is .

8.33%

12%

3.67% *

4.75%

Employer's contribution to Employees' Deposit linked Insurance is:

3.67 %

1.1 %

0.5 % *

0.05 %
Layoff compensation is to be paid @ __________of average wages.

15%

50%*

60%

75 %

The employee welfare facilities available outside the organization are called

Intra-mural facilities

Extra-mural facilities*

Extravagance facilities

None of the above

The provision for cooling water during hot weather should be made by the organization if it
employees ________or more employees.

250*

230

300

275

The Ambulance Room is to be provided if engaging employees more than

400

350

500 *

450

18

19

During motion of an object along a straight line, the change in velocity of the object for any time
interval is zero.

Linear
Translational

Equilibrium

Uniform

During uniform motion of an object along a straight line, the change in velocity of the object for any
time interval is zero.

Which of the following gases is known as “Laughing Gas”?

Nitrous oxide

Nitrogen peroxide

Nitrogen

Nitric oxide

Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas or nitrous, is a chemical compound, an oxide of
nitrogen with the formula N2O. At room temperature, it is a colourless non-flammable gas, with a
slight metallic scent and taste.

Which of the following bacterium causes crown gall disease in plants?

Bacillus thurigiensis

Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Pseudomonas fluorescens

None of these

Crown gall is a disease caused by the bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens, which enters the plant
through wounds in roots or stems and stimulates the plant tissues to grow in a disorganised way,
producing swollen galls.

Teak and Sal are products of:

Tropical dry deciduous Forest

Tropical Evergreen Forests

Tropical Thorn Forests

Alpine Forests
Teak and Sal are products of tropical dry deciduous forests The tropical and subtropical dry broad
leaf forest biome, also known as tropical dry forest, is located at tropical and subtropical latitudes.

Which of the major rivers of India does not form a delta?

Narmada

Godavari

Krishna

Cauvery

Narmada is the westward flowing rivers have a much shorter length to traverse to drain themselves
into the Arabian sea, so carry a less deposit/sediment with them and hence a delta can’t be formed.

An instrument for measuring blood pressure is called –

Barometer

Sphygmomanometer

Spirometer

Haemocytometer

Sphygmomanometer is an instrument for measuring blood pressure.

Rumtek Monastery is lcoated in which state?

Arunachal Pradesh

Sikkim

Jammu and Kashmir

Himachal Pradesh

Rumtek Monastery, also called the Dharmachakra Centre, is a gompa located in the Indian state of
Sikkim near the capital Gangtok.

Which state of India is associated with the Folk Dance Teratali?

Haryana

Punjab

Gujarat

Rajasthan
Tera Tali is another famous folk dance of Rajasthan. Performed by the ‘Kamar’ tribe.

Which drug is used as an Anti-Inflammatory?

Metformin

Diazepam

Latanoprost

Prednisone

Prednisone drug is used as an Anti-Inflammatory drug. It is used to treat a number of different

conditions, such as inflammation (swelling), severe allergies, adrenal problems, arthritis, asthma,
blood or bone marrow problems, endocrine problems, eye or vision problems, stomach or bowel
problems, lupus, skin conditions, kidney problems, ulcerative colitis, and flare-ups of multiple
sclerosis.

Adding which substance gives blue colour to glass?

Manganese oxide

Cobalt oxide

Chromium oxide

Iron oxide

Cobalt oxide is added to glass to gave it Blue-Violet colour.

In B.C.G. Vaccine the word ‘C’ stands for:

Calmette

Cough

Chlorine

Cadmium

BCG stands for Bacille Calmette Guerin. It is effective immunization against tuberculosis. It is
weakened version of bacteria called mycobacterium bovis which is closely related to Mycobacterium
tuberculosis the agent responsible for tuberculosis.

Who among the following leaders dominated the Lucknow Pact in December, 1916?
Jawahar Lal Nehru

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Moti Lal Nehru

Madan Mohan Malviya

Lucknow Pact refers to an agreement reached between the moderates , militants and the Muslim
League at the joint session of both the parties, held in Lucknow, in the year 1916. The Lucknow Pact
also established cordial relations between the two prominent groups of the Indian National Congress
the “hot faction” garam dal led by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai and Bipin Chandra Pal, the Lal
Bal Pal and the moderates or the “soft faction”, the naram dal led by Gopal Krishna Gokhale.

The Look East Policy in India was started by which of the following Prime Ministers?

Rajiv Gandhi

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

P.V. Narasimha Rao

Manmohan Singh

The Look East policy was developed by P.V. Narasimha Rao government.

Article 41 of the Indian Constitution “Right to work, to education and to public assistance in certain
cases” deals with?

The Union Government

The directive principles of state policy

The State Government

The fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen

Article 41 of the Indian Constitution “Right to work, to education and to public assistance in certain
cases” deals with the directive principles of state policy.

The Punjab Reorganisation Act, which created the states of Punjab and Haryana in 1966, was
enacted on the basis of the recommendations of the
Dhar Commission

Dass Commission

Shah Commission

Mahajan Commission

The Punjab Reorganisation Act was passed by the Indian Parliament on 18 September 1966. It
divided Punjab and created a new state of Haryana and transferred territory to Himachal Pradesh.

The most important organisation of the pre-congress nationalist organizations was the____

Bengal British India Society

East India Association

Young Bengal Association

Indian Association of Calcutta

The Indian National Association also known as Indian Association was the first avowed nationalist
organization founded in Bolivia by cheghuera_che and Rabeeh razz in 1876.The Association
attracted educated Indians and civic leaders from all parts of the country, and became an important
forum for India’s aspirations for independence.

In which one of the following cities, was the East India Association founded by Dadabhai Naoroji in
1866?

Paris

London

New York

Tokyo

The Dadabhai Naoroji initiated establishment of East India Association, at London. It was one of the
predecessor organizations of the Indian National Congress in 1867. The idea was to present the
correct information about India to the British Public and voice Indian Grievances.

The Indian Liberal Federation was founded by

S N Bannerjee
Motilal Nehru

Abul Kalam Azad

Mrs Annie Besant

Moderate leaders forming the “National Liberal Federation of India” in 1919. Its most prominent
leaders were Tej Bahadur Sapru, V. S. Srinivasa Sastri. S.N Banerjee was its founder.

The Constitution authorizes the President to make provisions for discharge of duties of Governor in
extraordinary circumstances under the

Article 160 *

Article 162

Article 165

Article 310

The first President of Independent India hails from

U.P.

Andhra Pradesh

Bihar *

Tamil Nadu

Dr Rajendra Prasad, the first President of independent India, was born on 3 December, 1884, in an
obscure village in the Saran district of North Bihar.

Who was the Defence Minister of India during the Indo- China war of 1962?

R.N. Thapar

Jagjivan Ram

V.K. Krishna Menon *

Govind Ballabh Pant

Who is known as the first Law Officer of India?

Chief Justice of India

Law Minister of India

Attorney General of India*

Solicitor General of India

Select the correct active form of the given sentence.

He was given a book for his birthday by her.

She gave him a book for his birthday.*

She will be giving him a book for his birthday.

She give a book to him for his birthday.

She has gave him a book for his birthday.

The following rules should be considered while changing passive form to active
voice:

Identify the subject of the sentence - who is doing an action?

Rewrite the sentence so the subject is performing the action.

‘Fantastic, we closed the deal!’ What kind of a sentence is this?

Imperative sentence
Interrogative sentence
Optative sentence
Exclamatory sentence

Imperative sentences are requests, suggestions, advice, or commands. It usually

ends with a period but can, under certain circumstances, end with an exclamation
point.

An interrogative sentence is a type of sentence that asks a question.

The type of sentences which contains a wish is present is called as optative

sentence.

An exclamatory sentence makes a statement (just like a declarative sentence), but it

also conveys excitement, surprise, happiness and anger, and ends with an
exclamation point.

In the following question, a sentence is given. Find out the tense of the sentence.
He will have been travelling for 24 hours.
Future continuous
Future perfect continuous*
Future perfect
Simple future
The given sentence is of future perfect continuous tense. See the structure of such
sentences:

Subject + will/shall + have + been + verb (ing) + object + since/for +....

Example: He will have been giving speech for two hours.

Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct/indirect) of

the given sentence.

The constable said, "I saw a bullet mark here."

The constable said that he sees a bullet mark there.

The constable said that he had seen a bullet mark there.
The constable says that he saw a bullet mark here.
The constable said that he sees a bullet mark here.

This is a simple sentence. The rules for changing such sentences into indirect
speech are given below:

The inverted commas (“ “) used in Direct Narration is removed in Indirect Narration

and “that” conjunction is used.
Says to/said to changes to tells/told in indirect speech if they are followed by an
object. If not, they would remain same in indirect speech.
How to changes the tense in indirect speech

If the reporting verb is in present or future tense, no changes are made to the
verb/tense of the reported speech.
If the reporting verb is in past tense, we make changes to the reported verb as per
the below rule:
Simple present tense changes to simple past tense.
Present continuous tense changes to past continuous tense.
Present perfect tense changes to past perfect tense.
Present Perfect continuous tense changes to past perfect continuous tense.
Simple past tense changes to past perfect tense.
Past continuous tense changes to past perfect continuous tense.
No changes are made to past perfect and past perfect continuous tense.
Can, shall, will, may, must changes to could, should, would, might and must
respectively.
If there are any universal truth, habitual fact in the reporting speech, no changes are
made to the reported verb’s tense.
How some words change in indirect speech

Words like “this, these, tomorrow, yesterday change to that, those, the next day, the
previous day” respectively.
Below are the rules for changing the pronouns correctly:

First person pronoun changes according to the subject of reporting speech.

Second person pronoun changes according to the object of reporting speech.
Third person pronoun does not change in indirect speech.

Form an adjective from the given word.

Excess

Access

Excessively

Excessive*

Exclusive

Excess is noun meaning a quantity much larger than is needed.

Access is a noun meaning the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of
something (as services or membership).

Excessively is an adverb meaning to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

Excessive is an adjective meaning beyond normal limits, unrestrained.

Exclusive is an adjective meaning not divided or shared with others.

Both excessive and exclusive are adjectives. But, only excessive is derived from
excess.

Choose the plural form of the word ‘hoof’.

Hoofs

Hooves

Hoof

Hoofies

The plural of hoof’ is ‘hooves’.

Form an adjective from the given word.

Art
Artistic
Artistically
Artist
Artisan
The correct adjective is artistic which means having or revealing natural creative
skill.
Artistically is an adverb which means from an artistic point of view.
Artist is a noun which means a person who creates paintings or drawings as a
profession or hobby.
Artisan is a noun which means a worker in a skilled trade, especially one that
involves making things by hand.

In each of the questions the given sentences are divided into four parts marked as A.
B, C. and D. One part has an error in it. Identify the part for answering.
The newspaper/(A)
has a bigger circulation/(B)
from any other/(C)
morning newspaper./(D)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

According to the sentence, ‘this’ word will be used in place of ‘the’, since it requires a
demonstrative pronoun.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Evince

Recollect

Show

Conceal

Sploit

Evince means to reveal or show the presence of (a quality or feeling); indicate.

Therefore, "show" is the correct synonym of the given word.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in
meaning to the given word.
Scathing

Rapid
Victorious

Beneficent

Complimentary

Scathing means criticizing someone or something in a severe and unkind way. So,
its antonym would be "complimentary" means expressing a compliment; praising or
approving.

मानव शब्द में प्रत्यय है ।

अ
व
अव*
नव

जो शब्दाां श शब्दोां के अांत में ववशेषता या परिवतत न ला दे ते हैं , वे प्रत्यय कहलाते हैं ।
जैसे: मानव में अव प्रत्यय है , उदाि + ता = उदािता।

शब्दोां में वततनी के अनुसाि शुद्ध शब्द का चयन कीवजए

सुषमा
सुशमा
शुषमा
सुसमा

वदए गये शब्दोां में सुषमा सही वततनी है ।

सुषमा का अर्त : सुषमा का मतलब सौन्दयत से सम्बांवित होता है औि इसका उपयोग नाम
में भी वकया जाता है । सुषमा का शाब्दब्दक अर्त अवत सुन्दिता से होता है ।

वकस शब्द की वततनी में त्रुवि है ?

वनिःशेष
आब
पांचशि
वृष्टी

सही शब्द है वृवष्ट वजसका अर्त है वषात l

वनिःशेष का अर्त है समाप्त l
आब का अर्त है जल l
पांचशि का अर्त है कामदे व l

वकस शब्द की वततनी में त्रुवि है l

िन्वा
पनग
बयाि
ववपत

सही शब्द है पन्नग वजसका अर्त है साां प l

ववपत का अर्त है दु िःख l
िन्वा का अर्त है िनुष l
बयाि का अर्त है पवन l

नीचे वदए गए प्रश्न में दो रिक्त स्र्ान छु िे हुए हैं औि उसके पाां च ववकल्प सुझाए गए हैं l
इनमें से कोई दो उन रिक्त स्र्ानोां पि िख दे ने से , वह वाक्य एक अर्तपूर्त वाक्य बन
जाता है l सही शब्द ज्ञात कि उसके ववकल्प को उत्ति के रूप में अांवकत कीवजये , वदए
गए शब्दोां में से सवात विक उपयुक्त शब्दोां का चयन कीवजये l

भाित जैसे अल्पववकवसत दे शोां में सामावजक औि आवर्तक_____ का अर्त यह है वक हि

व्यब्दक्त के आां सू पोांछने का_____ वकया जाये l
अखांडता, आघात
न्याय, प्रयत्न*
शुद्धता, पिहे ज
योग्यता, आलस्य
इनमें से कोई नहीां

वदए गए ववकल्पोां में से न्याय औि प्रयत्न वाक्य के वलए उवचत शब्द हैं । भाित जैसे
अल्पववकवसत दे शोां में सामावजक औि आवर्तक न्याय का अर्त यह है वक हि व्यब्दक्त के
आां सू पोांछने का प्रयत्न वकया जाये l न्याय- उवचत-अनुवचत का वववेक, फैसला l प्रयत्न- वह
शािीरिक या मानवसक चे ष्टा जो कोई उद्दे श या कायत पूिा किने के वलए की जाती है ,
प्रयास l

निर्दे श:वनम्नवलब्दखत 4 में से 3 समानार्ी शब्द हैं । वजस क्रमाां क में इनसे वभन्न शब्द वदया
गया है , वही आपका उत्ति होगा।
िज
िज्जु
ताां त
पगहा

वदए गए ववकल्पोां में ‘िज’ िूल का समानार्ी शब्द है जबवक अन्य शब्द ‘िस्सी’ के
समानार्ी शब्द है । अत: ववकल्प a) इन सभी ववकल्पोां से वभन्न है । (िज, खेहि, वमट्टी, गदत ,
िूवल, ये सभी ‘िूल’ के समानार्ी शब्द है ।)

निर्दे श:वनम्नवलब्दखत 4 में से 3 समानार्ी शब्द हैं । वजस क्रमाां क में इनसे वभन्न शब्द वदया
गया है , वही आपका उत्ति होगा।
नवनीत
कौमुदी
लौनी
माखन

वदए गए ववकल्पोां में ‘कौमुदी’ चााँ दनी का समानार्ी शब्द है जबवक अन्य शब्द ‘मक्खन’
के समानार्ी शब्द है । अत: ववकल्प b) इन सभी ववकल्पोां से वभन्न है । (कौमुदी, ज्योत्सना,
जुन्हाइत , अमृतववषतर्ी, चन्द्रातप, ये सभी ‘चााँ दनी’ के समानार्ी शब्द है ।)

शाां त िस का स्र्ायी भाव क्या है ?

जुगुप्सा

क्रोि

शोक

वनवेद*

तन पि नहीां लत्ता पान खाए अलबत्ता का अर्त है -

बहुत गिीब होना

झूठा वदखावा किना*

एक सार् दो लाभ होना

बुिी आदत का वशकाि

पाश्चात्य का ववलोम शब्द है -

प्रतीची

प्राची

पौवात त्य*

प्रत्यक्ष
The battle between Aryans and non-Aryans is famous as:

Battle of Dashrajya*

Battle of Dasdes

Battle of moray

None of these

Who had built the famous Kangra Fort?

Susharma Chandra*

Pradumn

Aaram shah

Sansar Chand

Who Led the Naseeri battalion in Kasauli against Britisher?

Subedar Joravar Singh

Subedar Joravar Nath

Subedar Kolim Nath

Subedar Bheem Singh*

5. Who among the following were the Congress volunteers of INC from Shimla?

Kamla Devi

Lakshmi Verma

Lajja Verma

All of these*
10. Which fort finds its mention in Mahabharata?

Fatehgarh Fort

Kamlah Fort

Sajanpur Fort

Kangra Fort*

1. Huns arrived from central Asia and captured hill areas in=

140 A.D.

540 A. D.

640 A.D.*

240 A.D.

5. Who were the leaders from Bilaspur did not attend the AISPC Udaipur session in
1945 AD?

Daulat Ram Sankhyan

Devi Ram Upadhyaya

Narottam Datt Shastri

Mansa Ram*

8. On 15th April, 1948, how many tehsils were created in H.P.?

33

23*

24

29
9. How many members were elected to the state legislative assembly in the first ever
election of H.P. in 1951?

16

39

49

36*

10. Shimla conference was held at Viceregal lodge in

1943 AD

1945 AD*

1956 AD

1972 AD

11. In which year, HP State Secretariat was shifted to current day Vidhan Sabha
building?

1957*

1966

1963

1952

4. The capital of Mandi state was shifted to Mandi town in 1526 A.D. by:

Surya Sen

Ajbar Sen*

Bahu Sen

Ban Sen
5. The Shimla branch of Indian National Congress was founded in:

1912

1913

1914*

1915

6. When did Nasiri Battalion in Kasauli announce the attach on Britishers?

16th March, 1857

16th April, 1857

16th May, 1857*

16th June, 1857

8. Sirmaur Princely State was merged in Himachal Pradesh on:

15th April, 1972

15th April, 1954

15th April, 1966

15th April, 1948*

The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, AFSPA has been extended for six months
in which state of India?
Assam
Jammu Kashmir
Meghalaya
Nagaland*
The entire state of Nagaland has been declared a disturbed area for a period of six
months under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, AFSPA.

Which state of India celebrates the five-day-long festival of ‘Lai Haraoba’?

Nagaland
Meghalaya
Tamil Nadu
Tripura*

On January 02, 2020, the five-day-long festival of ‘Lai Haraoba’ has begun in
Agartala. Tripura. It is a ritualistic festival observed by Manipuri Meitei communities
since ancient times. The five-day-long festival is jointly organized by the Department
of Information and Cultural Affairs, Government of Tripura. Puthiba Lai Haraoba
Committee and Puthiba Welfare & Cultural Society, Agartala.

Who was awarded with the Global Bihar Excellence Award 2019?
Bindeshwar Pathak
Prashant Kishore
Brij Bhushan Singhal
Piyush Jaiswal*

Piyush Jaiswal was awarded with the Global Bihar Excellence Award 2019. The
award was given to recognize and felicitated Piyuus Jaiswal's contribution towards
social welfare, women empowerment and introducing new talent in the field of arts
and culture.

Which city will host the 14th Global Healthcare Summit 2021?
Paris
Washington Dc
Vienna
Visakhapatnam*
Visakhapatnam will host the prestigious three-day 14th Global Healthcare Summit
from January 3, 2021

What is the theme of 28th edition of annual World Book Fair 2020?
Suryodaya: Emerging voices from North East India
Manushi – Books Written on and by Women
Environmental issues
Gandhi: The Writers' Writer*

As part of Mahatma Gandhiji's 150 birth anniversary celebrations, the theme of this
year is Gandhi:The Writers' Writer.

Which state government has launched ‘Cyber Safe Women’ initiative?

Andhra Peadesh
Goa
Jharkahnd
Maharashtra

Maharashtra Government has launched a ‘Cyber Safe Women’ initiative to ensure

that women and children do not fall prey to these cyber-criminal activities. Under the
initiative, various awareness camps will be held across all the districts of the state
regarding cyber safety to help in educating women about how the web is used by
anti-social elements and child predators to commit various types of crimes.
Who has been appointed as the 28th Chief of Army Staff?
Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh
Lieutenant General Ravendra Pal Singh
Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan
Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane*

On 31st December 2019, General Manoj Mukund Naravane took over as the 28th
Chief of Army Staff. Gen Naravane will succeed Gen Bipin Rawat, who is appointed
the country's first Chief of Defence Staff.

Who among the following astronaut has created a record for the longest single
spaceflight by a woman?
Peggy Whitson
Yi So-Yeon
Christina Koch*
Claudie Haignere

NASA Astronaut Christina Koch (40-years) created a record for the longest single
spaceflight by a woman, surpassing the earlier record of 288 days in space. Koch
will have logged 328 days in space, just 12 days shy of the longest single spaceflight
by a NASA astronaut, 340 days, set by Scott Kelly during his "year-long" mission
from 2015 to 2016.

Which bank has been appointed as the UTLBC (Union Territory Lead Bank
Convener) for the newly carved out Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir
by the Reserve Bank of India?
HDFC
Punjab and Sind Bank
Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd*
HDFC

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd. as the
UTLBC (Union Territory Lead Bank Convenor) for the newly carved out Union
Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. State Bank of India (SBI) will be the lead convenor
bank for Union Territory of Ladakh.

PM Modi has recently launched the Atal Bhujal Yojana. What is the project outlay of
the scheme?
3000 crore
4500 crore
6000 crore
5000 crore

On the Birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime
Minister Shri Narendra Modi has launched Atal Bhujal Yojana (ATAL JAL) in an
event held in New Delhi. ATAL JAL scheme has been designed with the principal
objective of strengthening the institutional framework for participatory groundwater
management and bringing about behavioural changes at the community level for
sustainable groundwater resource management in seven States (Gujarat, Haryana,
Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh). Out of the
total outlay of Rs. 6000 crores to be implemented over a period of 5 years (2020-21
to 2024-25), 50% shall be in the form of World Bank loan and be repaid by the
Central Government.

‘Oxygen Parlour’ has set up at which railway station to combat the rising air
pollution?
Visakhapatnam
Chennai
New Delhi
Nashik*

In a unique initiative to battle rising air pollution in cities, an ‘Oxygen Parlour’ has
been opened at Nashik railway station to provide an experience of breathing clean
air to the commuters. The initiative comes with the efforts of the Airo Guard in
collaboration with the Indian Railways.

Who among the following has won Sahitya Akademi Award in the creative non-fiction
category in English literature?
Arundhati Roy
Amitav Ghosh
Chetan Bhagat
Shashi Tharoor*

The Sahitya Akademi on December, 18, 2019 announced its annual literary awards
for 2019 for works in 23 languages, including one for Shashi Tharoor’s non-fiction
book about British rule in India. The Academy would honour seven books of poetry,
four novels, six books of short stories, three of essays and one each of non-fiction,
autobiography and biography. The award, including ₹1 lakh in cash, would be
presented to the authors at a ceremony on February 25, 2020. ‘An Era of Darkness:
The British Empire in India’ by Mr. Tharoor, who is a Congress MP, was selected in
the English category.

Which state of India has won the ‘World Habitat Award’ for Jaga Mission 2019?
Kerala
Karnataka
Odisha
Andhra Pradesh

Odisha won the ‘World Habitat Award’ for Jaga Mission (Odisha Livable Habitat
Mission (OLHM) a slum land titling project executed for the benefit of millions of
urban-poor people living in slums. The Jaga is a society under Housing and Urban
Development Department (HUDD), Government of Odisha. The OLHM-JAGA aims
at transforming the slums into livable habitats and under which 52,682 urban poor
families living in the slums have been granted land rights certificates. The Jaga
mission (started on 7th May 2018) is being executed by the State Government in
association with Tata Trusts and Norman Foster Foundation. The award was given
by the World Habitat, a UK (United Kingdom) based organization which gives the
award annually to recognize innovative housing projects around the world.
Who among the following becomes the first Indian to receive the “Honorary
Fellowship of the Society 2019” award by Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS)?
V. K. Saraswat
Avinash Chander
A Sivathanu Pillai
G Satheesh Reddy*

G Satheesh Reddy (DRDO -chairman) has been awarded honorary fellowship by

Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) of United Kingdom (UK) during the Medals and
Awards presentation ceremony in London. He is the first Indian recipient of the
prestigious award in more than 100 years. It is one of the world’s highest distinctions
for aerospace achievement awarded for only most exceptional contributions to the
aerospace profession. It is considered as equivalent to Nobel Prize in the aerospace
domain.

Which of the following film has won the coveted Golden Peacock Award at the 50th
International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa?
Jallikattu
Particles*
Marighella
Despite the Fog

The french movie ‘Particles’, directed by Blaise Harrison bagged the award for Best
Film in IFFI 2019. The award comes with the Golden Peacock trophy, certificate and
a cash prize amount of Rs. 40,00,000, shared equally between the Director and the
Producer.

What is the difference between the current ratio and the quick ratio?
The current ratio includes inventories and the quick ratio does not.*
The current ratio does not include inventories and the quick ratio does.
The current ratio includes physical capital and the quick ratio does not.
The current ratio does not include physical capital and the quick ratio does.

Which of the following working capital strategies is the most aggressive?

Making greater use of short term finance and maximizing net short term asset.
Making greater use of long term finance and minimizing net short term asset.
Making greater use of short term finance and minimizing net short term asset.*
Making greater use of long term finance and maximizing net short term asset.

Which of the following is not a metric to use for measuring the length of the cash
cycle?
Acid test days.*
Accounts receivable days.
Accounts payable days.
Inventory days.

Which of the following is not the responsibility of financial management?

allocation of funds to current and capital assets
obtaining the best mix of financing alternatives
preparation of the firm's accounting statements*
development of an appropriate dividend policy

Which of the following are not among the daily activities of financial management?
sale of shares and bonds*
credit management
inventory control
the receipt and disbursement of funds

Which of the following would not be financed from working capital?

Cash float.
Accounts receivable.
Credit sales.
A new personal computer for the office*

90. In MM model MM stands for...

M.Khan and Modigiliani
Miller and M.Khan
Modigiliani and M.Khan
Miller and Modigliani *

91. The addition of all current assets investment is known as...

Net Working Capital
Gross Working capital *
Temporary Working Capital
All of these

92. When total current assets exceeds total current liabilities it refers to.
Gross Working Capital
Temporary Working Capital
Both a and b
Net Working Capital*

What are the different options other than cash used for distributing profits to
shareholders?
Bonus shares
Stock split
Stock purchase
All of these*