HP Patwari Question Paper 2019

Hindi Language — Solved Questions

1. Q1: ‘कठोर’ के लिए समानार्थक शब्द है:
   Answer: C — परुष
   The correct answer is परुष. Key Points - परुष is the tatsama synonym of कठोर (hard, harsh, rough). - It describes both physical hardness and harshness of speech — परुष वचन means harsh words. Additional Information - Other synonyms of कठोर:
2. Q2: “पेड़ से कई आम गिरे।” में कौन-से करक का प्रयोग है?
   Answer: C — अपादान कारक
   The correct answer is अपादान कारक. Key Points - अपादान कारक marks separation — the point from which something departs. Its विभक्ति चिह्न is से (अलग होने के अर्थ में). - In "पेड़ से कई आम गिरे", the mangoes separate from the tree,
3. Q3: अव्ययीभाव समास का उदाहरण है:
   Answer: B — भरपेट
   The correct answer is भरपेट. Key Points - In अव्ययीभाव समास the first member is an अव्यय (indeclinable) and the compound as a whole functions as an adverb. - भरपेट = भरकर पेट तक — the whole word acts adverbially, so it is अव्ययीभाव. Additio
4. Q4: “मंगल भवन अमंगल हारी। हरहु नाथ मम संकट भारी ।।” में छंद है:
   Answer: A — चौपाई
   The correct answer is चौपाई. Key Points - चौपाई is a सम मात्रिक छंद of four charans with 16 मात्रा each, ending in two गुरु or equivalent — never a जगण at the end. - The quoted line is from Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas, which is composed overw
5. Q5: वेदों की रचना किस भाषा में हुई?
   Answer: B — वैदिक संस्कृत
   The correct answer is वैदिक संस्कृत. Key Points - The four Vedas — ऋग्वेद, यजुर्वेद, सामवेद, अथर्ववेद — were composed in वैदिक संस्कृत (Vedic Sanskrit), the oldest attested stage of the language. - लौकिक (Classical) संस्कृत is the later, Pa
6. Q6: “गीता मंद-मंद मुस्कुरा रही है।” में मंद-मंद क्या है?
   Answer: A — क्रियाविशेषण
   The correct answer is क्रियाविशेषण. Key Points - A word that qualifies a क्रिया (verb) is a क्रियाविशेषण (adverb). - In "गीता मंद-मंद मुस्कुरा रही है", मंद-मंद tells how the smiling happens, so it modifies the verb. Exam Tip - Tes
7. Q7: प्रवीण बड़ी चतुर है – में “बड़ी” है:
   Answer: A — प्रविशेषण
   The correct answer is प्रविशेषण. Key Points - A प्रविशेषण qualifies a विशेषण or a क्रियाविशेषण — an intensifier, not a direct qualifier of the noun. - In "प्रवीण बड़ी चतुर है", चतुर is the विशेषण and बड़ी intensifies it, so बड़ी i
8. Q8: ‘अपनाना’ क्रिया किससे बनी है?
   Answer: C — सर्वनाम से
   The correct answer is सर्वनाम से. Key Points - अपनाना is formed from the सर्वनाम अपना by adding the verb-forming suffix, i.e. a नामधातु क्रिया built on a pronoun. - Verbs derived from a संज्ञा, सर्वनाम or विशेषण rather than from a धातु are
9. Q9: ‘ज्ञ’ में मिलन है:
   Answer: D — ज् + ञ
   The correct answer is ज् + ञ. Key Points - The संयुक्त व्यंजन ज्ञ is formed from ज् + ञ. - Hindi has four such संयुक्त व्यंजन taught as single letters: क्ष (क् + ष), त्र (त् + र), ज्ञ (ज् + ञ), श्र (श् + र). Exam Tip - Pronunciation mislead
10. Q10: “यह समस्या अत्यंत कठिन है।” में अत्यंत क्या है?
    Answer: C — प्रविशेषण
    The correct answer is प्रविशेषण. Key Points - In "यह समस्या अत्यंत कठिन है", कठिन is the विशेषण describing समस्या, and अत्यंत intensifies कठिन. - A word qualifying a विशेषण is a प्रविशेषण. Exam Tip - Same principle as the "बड
11. Q11: कलानिधि का पर्यायवाची है:
    Answer: B — राकेश
    The correct answer is राकेश. Key Points - कलानिधि means "treasury of kalā (digits/phases)" — an epithet of the चंद्रमा (moon). - राकेश = राका (full-moon night) + ईश (lord) = lord of the full moon, i.e. the moon. Additional Informa
12. Q12: धर्मा धर्म समास है:
    Answer: D — बहुव्रीहि समास
    The correct answer is बहुव्रीहि समास. Key Points - In बहुव्रीहि, neither member is prominent — the compound points to a third entity outside itself. - धर्माधर्म denotes the whole considered set of what is dharma and what is not, rather than
13. Q13: ‘भाषा’ से तात्पर्य है:
    Answer: C — ध्वन्यात्मक शब्दों द्वारा विचार प्रकट करना
    The correct answer is ध्वन्यात्मक शब्दों द्वारा विचार प्रकट करना. Key Points - भाषा is the systematic means by which humans express thought through articulate, meaningful sounds (ध्वन्यात्मक शब्द). - Speaking, listening, reading and writing
14. Q14: ‘विश्व हिंदी दिवस’ कब मनाया जाता है?
    Answer: D — 10 जनवरी
    The correct answer is 10 जनवरी. Key Points - विश्व हिंदी दिवस (World Hindi Day) is observed on 10 January, marking the first World Hindi Conference held at Nagpur on 10 January 1975. - It was first celebrated in 2006, on the initiative of t
15. Q15: 'ऋजु' का विलोमार्थी शब्द है:
    Answer: C — वक्र
    The correct answer is वक्र. Key Points - ऋजु means straight, upright, simple; its विलोम is वक्र (crooked, bent). - The pair ऋजु–वक्र also carries a figurative sense: straightforward versus devious. Additional Information - In geometry, ऋजु
16. Q16: ‘समुद्र की आग’ के लिए उपयुक्त शब्द है:
    Answer: C — बड़वानल
    The correct answer is बड़वानल. Key Points - बड़वानल (वडवानल) is the mythic fire that burns beneath the sea — literally "the mare-fire", from वडवा (mare) + अनल (fire). - It is the standard one-word substitute for समुद्र की आग. Addi
17. Q17: कोस-कोस पर पानी बदले, चार कोस पर बानी – में किस परिवर्तन का उल्लेख है?
    Answer: D — पानी स्वाद और बोली के शब्दों का
    The correct answer is पानी स्वाद और बोली के शब्दों का. Key Points - The proverb "कोस-कोस पर पानी बदले, चार कोस पर बानी" observes that in India the taste of water changes every kos and the dialect (बानी = वाणी) every four kos. - It
18. Q18: ‘पन’ प्रत्यय वाला शब्द है:
    Answer: B — बड़प्पन
    The correct answer is बड़प्पन. Key Points - बड़प्पन = बड़ा + पन, where पन is a तद्धित प्रत्यय forming abstract nouns (भाववाचक संज्ञा) from adjectives. - पनघट is not a suffix formation — it is पानी + घाट, a compound. Additional Information -
19. Q19: महर्षि का संधि विच्छेद है:
    Answer: C — महा + ऋषि
    The correct answer is महा + ऋषि. Key Points - महर्षि = महा + ऋषि, a case of गुण संधि: आ + ऋ → अर्. - The rule: when अ/आ meets ऋ, the result is अर्. Additional Information - Same rule: देव + ऋषि = देवर्षि, राजा + ऋषि = राजर्षि, सप्त + ऋषि =
20. Q20: शुद्ध वाक्य है:
    Answer: C — यह गाय का ‘असली’ दूध है।
    The correct answer is यह गाय का 'असली' दूध है। Key Points - The modifier must sit next to the word it actually qualifies. It is the दूध that is असली, not the गाय. - "यह असली गाय का दूध है" wrongly reads as milk of a real cow; plac
21. Q21: ‘तत्सम’ शब्द कौन-सा है?
    Answer: A — उज्ज्वल
    The correct answer is उज्ज्वल. Key Points - उज्ज्वल is the correct तत्सम form, taken unchanged from Sanskrit उद् + ज्वल्. - उजाला is its तद्भव descendant; उज्जवल is simply a common misspelling (the conjunct is ज्ज्व, not ज्जव). Additional I
22. Q22: ‘आधा तीतर आधा बटेर होना’ का अर्थ होगा:
    Answer: C — बेमेल तथा बेढंगा
    The correct answer is बेमेल तथा बेढंगा. Key Points - 'आधा तीतर आधा बटेर' describes something mismatched and ill-assorted — half one thing, half another, and therefore incongruous. - It is applied to clothing, arrangements or language that m
23. Q23: ‘देव + आलय’ में कौन-सी संधि है?
    Answer: A — दीर्घ संधि
    The correct answer is दीर्घ संधि. Key Points - देव + आलय = देवालय, where अ + आ → आ. - When two similar (सवर्ण) vowels meet, they merge into their long form — this is दीर्घ संधि. Additional Information - More examples: विद्या + आलय = विद्याल
24. Q24: ‘सूचक’ का समानार्थक शब्द है:
    Answer: A — छोतक
    The correct answer as printed is (A), and the intended word is द्योतक. Key Points - द्योतक means that which reveals, indicates or signifies — the standard synonym of सूचक. - Every available copy of this paper prints the four options in a co
25. Q25: ‘जंगम’ का विलोम है:
    Answer: C — स्थावर
    The correct answer is स्थावर. Key Points - जंगम means movable / mobile; its विलोम is स्थावर, meaning immovable, fixed. - The pair is used precisely in revenue and legal Hindi: जंगम संपत्ति = movable property, स्थावर संपत्ति = immovable prop

General English — Solved Questions

1. Q26: He deals stationery.
   Answer: D — In
   The correct answer is In. Key Points - Deal in = to trade in a commodity. "He deals in stationery" means stationery is what he sells. Additional Information - The verb changes meaning entirely with the preposition: - deal in — tra
2. Q27: The tiger was killed the hunter.
   Answer: B — By
   The correct answer is By. Key Points - In the passive voice, the person or thing performing the action — the agent — is introduced by by. - Here the hunter does the killing, so the agent takes by. - With would mark the instrument rather tha
3. Q28: He is weak chemistry.
   Answer: B — In
   The correct answer is In. Key Points - Weak in is the fixed collocation for a subject or skill — "He is weak in chemistry." Additional Information - Weak at is used mainly for games and activities in British usage, while weak in i
4. Q29: Choose the right sentence:
   Answer: A — Kalidas is the Shakespeare of India.
   The correct answer is Kalidas is the Shakespeare of India. Key Points - A proper noun normally takes no article — hence Kalidas, not the Kalidas. - But when a proper noun describes someone as the equivalent of a famous figure, it takes the:
5. Q30: ‘We reached safe and sound’. Which part of speech is ‘sound’?
   Answer: C — Adjective
   The correct answer is Adjective. Key Points - In "We reached safe and sound", both words describe the subject "we", not the manner of reaching — so they are adjectives functioning as a subject complement, not adverbs. -
6. Q31: Choose the correct gender of Fox (feminine):
   Answer: B — Vixen
   The correct answer is Vixen. Key Points - The feminine of fox is vixen. Additional Information - Commonly tested gender pairs: - ox → cow, boar → sow, drake → duck - gander → goose, stag → hind/doe, colt → filly - ram → ewe, bull → cow, coc
7. Q32: Young one of ‘sheep’:
   Answer: B — Lamb
   The correct answer is Lamb. Key Points - The young of a sheep is a lamb. Additional Information - Young-of-animal terms asked repeatedly: - cow → calf, horse → foal, dog → puppy - cat → kitten, goat → kid, deer → fawn - lion/bear/tiger → cu
8. Q33: Vocation :
   Answer: C — Occupation
   The correct answer is Occupation. Key Points - Vocation means one's occupation, profession or calling — the work a person is suited to. Additional Information - Do not confuse with the near-homophone vacation, which means a holiday. That si
9. Q34: Imperious:
   Answer: A — Proud
   The correct answer is Proud. Key Points - Imperious means arrogant, domineering, overbearing — behaving as though entitled to command. - Among the options, proud is the closest synonym. Additional Information - Distinguish the look-alikes:
10. Q35: ‘She will have been served food’ is in:
    Answer: D — Future perfect tense
    The correct answer is Future perfect tense. Key Points - "She will have been served food" is future perfect in the passive voice. - Structure: will have been + past participle = future perfect passive. The active form would be &qu
11. Q36: The lesson is difficult.
    Answer: B — Very
    The correct answer is Very. Key Points - Very is the standard intensifier before a positive-degree adjective — "The lesson is very difficult." - Too implies excess beyond a limit ("too difficult to solve") and needs that
12. Q37: ‘A word or law no longer in use’ is called:
    Answer: D — Obsolete
    The correct answer is Obsolete. Key Points - Obsolete = no longer in use, out of date. It is the precise one-word substitute for "a word or law no longer in use". Additional Information - Others in this family: obsolescent (going
13. Q38: I love my books so much so that I cannot part them.
    Answer: B — With
    The correct answer is With. Key Points - Part with = to give up or surrender possession of something. "I cannot part with my books." Additional Information - Part from is used of people — "She parted from her friends at the s
14. Q39: Choose the word that is spelt correctly from the given alternatives:
    Answer: A — Deceive
    The correct answer is Deceive. Key Points - The correct spelling is deceive, following the rule "i before e, except after c" — after c, the order is ce-i. Additional Information - Same rule: receive, perceive, conceive, ceiling. -
15. Q40: He is one-eyed person.
    Answer: B — A
    The correct answer is A. Key Points - The article depends on the initial sound, not the initial letter. One begins with a consonant sound /w/ ("wun"), so it takes a — "a one-eyed person". Additional Information - Same pr
16. Q41: Choose the correct synonym of ‘audacity’:
    Answer: D — Boldness
    The correct answer is Boldness. Key Points - Audacity = daring, boldness; it can also carry the sense of impudence. - Timidity and humility are its antonyms, offered here as traps. Additional Information - Word family: audacious (adj.), aud
17. Q42: Choose the correct antonym of ‘Malice’:
    Answer: A — Goodwill
    The correct answer is Goodwill. Key Points - Malice = the intention to do harm, ill-will. Its antonym is goodwill (benevolence). - Ill-will, spite and hate are all synonyms of malice — the question asks for the opposite. Exam Tip - In anton
18. Q43: The teacher said to the students,”Let us start a new lesson.”
    Answer: D — The teacher suggested to the students that they should start a new lesson.
    The correct answer is The teacher suggested to the students that they should start a new lesson. Key Points - "Let us" in direct speech is reported with suggested/proposed that ... should. - Because the teacher and the students ar
19. Q44: He said to his teacher, “Good night, sir.”
    Answer: D — He respectfully bade his teacher good night.
    The correct answer is He respectfully bade his teacher good night. Key Points - Greetings and farewells in direct speech are reported with wish/bid, and the word "sir" is conveyed by the adverb respectfully rather than repeated. -
20. Q45: PROHIBIT:
    Answer: C — Ban
    The correct answer is Ban. Key Points - Prohibit means to forbid by authority, so ban is its synonym. - Allow, grant and sanction are all antonyms — sanction is the trap, since it means to permit officially. Additional Information - Sanctio
21. Q46: REGRET:
    Answer: D — Repent
    The correct answer is Repent. Key Points - Regret = to feel sorrow or remorse for something done; repent carries the same sense of contrition. Additional Information - Related: remorse (n.), contrition (n.), rue (v., literary). - Note the i
22. Q47: WHIMSICAL :
    Answer: A — Amusing
    The correct answer is Amusing. Key Points - Whimsical means fanciful, playfully odd, given to sudden changes of mood. - Of the options given, amusing is the only one that captures its playful, quaint quality. Additional Information - From w
23. Q48: INTERMITTENT :
    Answer: C — Periodic
    The correct answer is Periodic. Key Points - Intermittent = stopping and starting at intervals, not continuous — hence periodic. - "Intermittent rain" means rain that comes and goes. Additional Information - Contrast with incessan
24. Q49: OBSTINATE:
    Answer: B — Stubborn
    The correct answer is Stubborn. Key Points - Obstinate = stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action. Additional Information - Synonyms: headstrong, adamant, intransigent, dogged, obdurate, recalcitrant. - Obsolete (out
25. Q50: CARDINAL:
    Answer: A — Chief
    The correct answer is Chief. Key Points - Cardinal as an adjective means principal, chief, of fundamental importance — as in cardinal rule, cardinal sin. Additional Information - The word has three distinct senses tested in exams: - adjecti

Quantitative Aptitude — Solved Questions

1. Q51: 1000 रूपये पर 10% वार्षिक दर से 2 साल का चक्रवृद्धि ब्याज (Compound Interest) है:
   Answer: B — रु०210
   The correct answer is रु० 210. Key Points - Amount = P(1 + R/100)^T = 1000 × (1.1)² = रु० 1210. - Compound Interest = Amount − Principal = 1210 − 1000 = रु० 210. Exam Tip - Option (A) रु० 1210 is the amount, not the interest — the commonest
2. Q52: एक रेलगाड़ी 3750 कि०मी० की दूरी 25 घण्टे में तय करती है, तो एक घण्टे में रेलगाड़ी की औसत तय दूरी कितनी होगी?
   Answer: C — 150 कि०मी०
   The correct answer is 150 कि०मी०. Key Points - Average speed = total distance ÷ total time = 3750 ÷ 25 = 150 km/h. Additional Information - Unit conversions worth memorising: 1 km/h = 5/18 m/s and 1 m/s = 18/5 km/h. - Average speed is never
3. Q53: (-1)¹⁰⁰⁰ का मान है:
   Answer: B — 1
   The correct answer is 1. Key Points - (−1) raised to an even power is +1; raised to an odd power it is −1. - 1000 is even, so (−1)^1000 = 1. Exam Tip - Only the parity of the exponent matters, never its size. (−1)^999 = −1, (−1)^1000 = 1. A
4. Q54: अर्जुन की आयु श्रेया की आयु की दुगुनी है। 5 वर्ष पहले उसकी आयु श्रेया की आयु की तिगुनी थी। दोनों की आयु ज्ञात कीजिए:
   Answer: B — 5 वर्ष, 10 वर्ष
   The printed key marks (B) 5 वर्ष, 10 वर्ष, but no option actually satisfies the condition. Key Points - Let Shreya = S, Arjun = 2S. Five years ago: 2S − 5 = 3(S − 5) → 2S − 5 = 3S − 15 → S = 10. - So Shreya is 10 and Arjun is 20 — a pair th
5. Q55: यदि वृत्त की परिधि 132 से०मी० हो, तो उस वृत्त का क्षेत्रफल क्या होगा?
   Answer: A — 1386 वर्ग से०मी०
   The correct answer is 1386 वर्ग से०मी०. Key Points - Circumference = 2πr → 132 = 2 × (22/7) × r → r = 21 cm. - Area = πr² = (22/7) × 21 × 21 = 1386 cm². - Note that options (A) and (B) are printed identically (both 1386) in every available
6. Q56: यदि 567567567 को 567 से भाग दिया जाए, तो भागफल होगा:
   Answer: C — 1001001
   The correct answer is 1001001. Key Points - 567567567 = 567 × 1001001, because the digit block "567" repeats three times. - Dividing by 567 leaves 1001001. Exam Tip - A 3-digit block repeated twice (abcabc) = abc × 1001; repeated
7. Q57: (¾)⁷ × (4/3)⁷ = ?
   Answer: A — 1
   The correct answer is 1. Key Points - (3/4)⁷ × (4/3)⁷ = [(3/4) × (4/3)]⁷ = 1⁷ = 1. - Since the bases are reciprocals raised to the same power, the product is always 1. Additional Information - Law used: aⁿ × bⁿ = (ab)ⁿ. Also recall a⁰ = 1 f
8. Q58: उस गोले का आयतन, जिसकी त्रिज्या 2d/3 है, होगा:
   Answer: A — (32/81)πd³
   The correct answer is (32/81)πd³. Key Points - Volume of a sphere = (4/3)πr³, with r = 2d/3. - r³ = (2d/3)³ = 8d³/27. - V = (4/3)π × 8d³/27 = 32πd³/81. Additional Information - Related sphere formulae: surface area = 4πr², hemisphere volume
9. Q59: यदि दो क्रमागत सम संख्याओं का योग 66 है, तो छोटी सम संख्या है:
   Answer: B — 32
   The correct answer is 32. Key Points - Consecutive even numbers differ by 2. Let them be x and x + 2 → 2x + 2 = 66 → x = 32. - The pair is 32 and 34, so the smaller is 32. Exam Tip - For any two consecutive even (or odd) numbers, the smalle
10. Q60: श्रृंखला 2, 5, 11, 20, 32, 47, , 86 में लुप्त संख्या ज्ञात कीजिए:
    Answer: B — 65
    The correct answer is 65. Key Points - Take first differences: 5−2=3, 11−5=6, 20−11=9, 32−20=12, 47−32=15. - The differences rise by 3 each time, so the next is 18 → 47 + 18 = 65, and then +21 → 65 + 21 = 86, which matches the given last te
11. Q61: मोहन एक कार को रु० 8000 में खरीदता है और एक वर्ष बाद 25% हानि पर बेच देता है। कार का विक्रय मूल्य ज्ञात कीजिए:
    Answer: B — रु० 6000
    The correct answer is रु० 6000. Key Points - SP = CP × (100 − loss%)/100 = 8000 × 75/100 = रु० 6000. Additional Information - On profit, SP = CP × (100 + profit%)/100. - Note the classic trap: selling one article at 25% profit and another a
12. Q62: 5 + (1/100) + (5/1000) + (51/10000) का मान है:
    Answer: C — 5.0201
    The correct answer is 5.0201. Key Points - Convert each fraction to a decimal: 1/100 = 0.01, 5/1000 = 0.005, 51/10000 = 0.0051. - Sum: 5 + 0.01 + 0.005 + 0.0051 = 5.0201. Exam Tip - Align the decimal places before adding; most errors here c
13. Q63: (3p²qr³) × (–4p³qr²) × (7pq³r) बराबर है:
    Answer: C — –84 p⁶q⁵r⁶
    The correct answer is –84 p⁶q⁵r⁶. Key Points - Coefficients: 3 × (−4) × 7 = −84. - Powers add when like bases multiply: - p: 2 + 3 + 1 = 6 - q: 1 + 1 + 3 = 5 - r: 3 + 2 + 1 = 6 - Result: −84 p⁶q⁵r⁶. Exam Tip - The sign is decided by the cou
14. Q64: (–7) / (21/13) = ?
    Answer: B — –13/3
    The correct answer is –13/3. Key Points - Dividing by a fraction means multiplying by its reciprocal: (−7) ÷ (21/13) = −7 × 13/21. - 7 and 21 cancel to 1 and 3, leaving −13/3. Exam Tip - Cancel before multiplying — it avoids large intermedi
15. Q65: किसी लंब-वृत्तीय बेलन के आधार की परिधि 44 से०मी० है और इसकी ऊँचाई 15 से०मी० है। बेलन का आयतन (से०मी० में) है (π = 22/7):
    Answer: D — 2310
    The correct answer is 2310. Key Points - Base circumference = 2πr → 44 = 2 × (22/7) × r → r = 7 cm. - Volume of a cylinder = πr²h = (22/7) × 7² × 15 = 22 × 7 × 15 = 2310 cm³. - Note that 1540 is what the same cylinder would hold at a height
16. Q66: वह सबसे छोटी संख्या ज्ञात कीजिए जो 4, 9 और 10 प्रत्येक से विभाजित हो जाए:
    Answer: D — 360
    The correct answer as printed is 360. Key Points - The smallest number divisible by 4, 9 and 10 is their LCM = 180 — which is not among the options. - Both 360 (= 2 × 180) and 900 (= 5 × 180) are divisible by 4, 9 and 10, but 360 is the sma
17. Q67: एक व्यक्ति के वेतन में 10% वृद्धि होती है। यदि उसका नया वेतन रु० 1,54,000 है, तो उसका मूल वेतन है:
    Answer: C — रु० 1,40,000
    The correct answer is रु० 1,40,000. Key Points - A 10% rise means the new salary is 110% of the original. - Original = 154000 × 100/110 = रु० 1,40,000. Exam Tip - Never subtract 10% of the new figure. Percentage increases are always compute
18. Q68: यदि 56 – 45 + √x = 17, तो x = ?
    Answer: A — 36
    The correct answer is 36. Key Points - 56 − 45 = 11, so 11 + √x = 17 → √x = 6 → x = 36. Exam Tip - The radical is faint in most reprints of this paper; without it the equation would give x = 6, which is not among the options — the presence
19. Q69: 1331/216 का घनमूल है:
    Answer: C — 11/6
    The correct answer is 11/6. Key Points - 1331 = 11³ and 216 = 6³. - So the cube root of 1331/216 = 11/6. Additional Information - Rule: ∛(a/b) = ∛a / ∛b — take the cube root of numerator and denominator separately. - Cubes worth memorising:
20. Q70: एक गाँव की आबादी 5000 है और 2% की दर से हर वर्ष बढ़ती है। दो वर्ष बाद कितनी आबादी होगी?
    Answer: C — 5202
    The correct answer is 5202. Key Points - Population growth compounds: P(1 + R/100)^T = 5000 × (1.02)². - 5000 × 1.0404 = 5202. Exam Tip - Option (B) 5200 is simple interest thinking (2% of 5000 twice = 200). The extra 2 is the interest on t
21. Q71: यदि एक 240 मी० लम्बी रेलगाड़ी एक खंबे को 16 सेकेण्ड में पार कर लेती है, तो उस रेलगाड़ी की चाल है:
    Answer: B — 54 किमी०/घं०
    The correct answer is 54 किमी०/घं०. Key Points - To pass a pole, a train covers exactly its own length: 240 m in 16 s = 15 m/s. - Convert: 15 × 18/5 = 54 km/h. Additional Information - Crossing a pole/man → distance = length of train. - Cro
22. Q72: 4, 6, 12, 15 का लघुत्तम समापवर्तक (L.C.M.) = ?
    Answer: B — 60
    The correct answer is 60. Key Points - Prime factorise: 4 = 2², 6 = 2×3, 12 = 2²×3, 15 = 3×5. - LCM = highest power of each prime = 2² × 3 × 5 = 60. Exam Tip - Verify by division: 60 ÷ 4 = 15, ÷ 6 = 10, ÷ 12 = 5, ÷ 15 = 4 — all exact, and n
23. Q73: 2⁰ × 3⁰ × 4⁰ = ?
    Answer: A — 1
    The correct answer is 1. Key Points - Any non-zero number raised to the power 0 equals 1. - So 2⁰ × 3⁰ × 4⁰ = 1 × 1 × 1 = 1. Exam Tip - The zero exponents are printed faintly in most reprints of this paper, which makes the expression look l
24. Q74: 0.42 + 0.042 + 0.0042 – 0.00042 का योग है:
    Answer: B — 0.46578
    The correct answer is 0.46578. Key Points - 0.42 + 0.042 = 0.462 - 0.462 + 0.0042 = 0.4662 - 0.4662 − 0.00042 = 0.46578 Exam Tip - Pad every number to the same number of decimal places before adding or subtracting — here five places — and t
25. Q75: 3½ को प्रतिशत में लिखिए:
    Answer: B — 350%
    The correct answer is 350%. Key Points - 3½ = 3.5, and to convert a number to a percentage you multiply by 100. - 3.5 × 100 = 350%. Exam Tip - Option (C) 3.5% is the trap of simply appending a % sign. Remember: a value greater than 1 must c

General Knowledge — Solved Questions

1. Q76: कम्प्यूटर का दिमाग किसे कहते हैं?
   Answer: C — सी.पी.यू.
   The correct answer is सी.पी.यू. (CPU). Key Points - The Central Processing Unit is called the brain of the computer because it executes instructions and performs all arithmetic and logical operations. - Its three parts: ALU (Arithmetic Logi
2. Q77: सौर ऊर्जा का स्रोत क्या है?
   Answer: A — नाभिकीय संलयन
   The correct answer is नाभिकीय संलयन (nuclear fusion). Key Points - The Sun's energy comes from nuclear fusion, in which hydrogen nuclei fuse into helium at temperatures of about 15 million °C in the core. - The lost mass converts to energy
3. Q78: 1939 के धामी आन्दोलन के नेता कौन थे?
   Answer: D — भागमल सौठा
   The correct answer is भागमल सौठा. Key Points - The Dhami Goli Kand (Dhami firing) of 16 July 1939 was led by Bhagmal Sautha, who headed the Dhami Prem Pracharini Sabha. - Protesters marching against begar (forced labour) and for civil right
4. Q79: भारत में सबसे पहली रेलगाड़ी कब चली थी?
   Answer: A — 16 अप्रैल, 1853
   The correct answer is 16 अप्रैल, 1853. Key Points - India's first passenger train ran on 16 April 1853 from Bori Bunder (Bombay) to Thane, a distance of about 34 km. - It was hauled by three locomotives — Sahib, Sindh and Sultan — and carri
5. Q80: भूकंप का मुख्य कारण है:
   Answer: C — विवर्तनिक बल
   The correct answer is विवर्तनिक बल (tectonic forces). Key Points - Most earthquakes are caused by the sudden release of accumulated stress along faults as tectonic plates move against one another. - The point of origin inside the earth is t
6. Q81: हिमाचल प्रदेश उच्च न्यायालय की स्थापना कब हुई?
   Answer: D — 26 जनवरी, 1971
   The correct answer is 26 जनवरी, 1971. Key Points - The Himachal Pradesh High Court was established on 26 January 1971, the day Himachal Pradesh attained full statehood as India's 18th state. - It is located at Shimla. Additional Information
7. Q82: शुष्क बर्फ क्या है?
   Answer: C — ठोस कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड
   The correct answer is ठोस कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड. Key Points - Dry ice is solid carbon dioxide (CO₂), at about −78.5 °C. - It is called "dry" because it sublimes — passing straight from solid to gas without a liquid stage — leaving no
8. Q83: सौरमण्डल का सबसे गर्म ग्रह कौन-सा है?
   Answer: B — शुक्र
   The correct answer is शुक्र (Venus). Key Points - Venus is the hottest planet, with surface temperatures near 462 °C, because its dense carbon dioxide atmosphere traps heat in a runaway greenhouse effect. - Mercury is closer to the Sun but
9. Q84: नेशनल एकेडमी ऑफ एग्रीकल्चरल रिसर्च मेनेजमेंट (NAARM) स्थित है?
   Answer: B — हैदराबाद
   The correct answer is हैदराबाद. Key Points - The National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) is located at Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, established in 1976 under the ICAR. - It trains agricultural scientists in rese
10. Q85: दांतों की सबसे बाहरी परत को क्या कहते हैं?
    Answer: A — इनेमल
    The correct answer is इनेमल (enamel). Key Points - Enamel is the outermost layer of a tooth and the hardest substance in the human body, composed mainly of calcium phosphate. - Beneath it lies dentine, and at the centre the pulp cavity with
11. Q86: प्राचीन ग्रंथों में शिवालिक पर्वत को किस नाम से जाना जाता है?
    Answer: A — मैनाक पर्वत
    The correct answer is मैनाक पर्वत. Key Points - In ancient Indian texts the Shivalik range is referred to as Manak Parvat (मैनाक पर्वत). - Shivalik literally means "tresses of Shiva"; these are the outermost and youngest Himalayan
12. Q87: ‘कुफरी जीवन’ और ‘कुफरी ज्योति’ दो प्रसिद्ध किस्में हैं:
    Answer: B — आलू
    The correct answer is आलू (potato). Key Points - Kufri Jyoti and Kufri Jeevan are well-known potato varieties, named after Kufri near Shimla, where the Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) is located. - CPRI was established in 1949 and
13. Q88: हिमाचल प्रदेश की सबसे बड़ी प्राकृतिक झील किस जिले में है?
    Answer: D — सिरमौर
    The correct answer is सिरमौर. Key Points - Renuka Lake, in Sirmaur district, is the largest natural lake in Himachal Pradesh, with a circumference of about 3.2 km. - Its outline is said to resemble a reclining woman, and it is named after R
14. Q89: भारत की सबसे लंबी सुरंग कौन-सी है?
    Answer: D — चेनानी-नाशरी
    The correct answer is चेनानी-नाशरी. Key Points - At the time of this 2019 examination, the Chenani-Nashri Tunnel in Jammu & Kashmir — now the Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel — was India's longest road tunnel at about 9.28 km. It opene
15. Q90: शौंगटौंग करछम जल विद्युत परियोजना किस नदी पर स्थित है?
    Answer: D — सतलुज
    The correct answer is सतलुज. Key Points - The Shongtong-Karcham Hydroelectric Project (450 MW) is being built on the Satluj river in Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh. Additional Information - The Satluj is Himachal's most heavily harnesse
16. Q91: ग्रेट हिमालयन नेशनल पार्क कहाँ स्थित है?
    Answer: D — हिमाचल प्रदेश
    The correct answer is हिमाचल प्रदेश. Key Points - The Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) lies in Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, established in 1984 and given national park status in 1999. - It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage S
17. Q92: संस्कृत भाषा में व्याकरण की रचना किसने की?
    Answer: C — पाणिनि
    The correct answer is पाणिनि. Key Points - Panini composed the Ashtadhyayi, the definitive grammar of Sanskrit, in about the 5th-4th century BCE. - Its roughly 4000 sutras in eight chapters form the earliest known systematic, generative gra
18. Q93: खाने के पैकेट पर भूरा या लाल निशान खाने की किस विशेषता को दर्शाता है?
    Answer: B — मांसाहारी
    The correct answer is मांसाहारी (non-vegetarian). Key Points - Under FSSAI packaging rules, a brown/maroon (commonly shown as red) filled circle inside a square outline marks a non-vegetarian product. - A green filled circle in a square mar
19. Q94: ‘कालिन्दी’ किस नदी का वैदिक नाम है?
    Answer: C — यमुना
    The correct answer is यमुना. Key Points - Kalindi is the Vedic and classical name of the Yamuna, derived from Mount Kalind, near which it rises. - The Yamuna originates from the Yamunotri glacier in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. Additional Infor
20. Q95: भूतनाथ मंदिर कहाँ है?
    Answer: C — मण्डी
    The correct answer is मण्डी. Key Points - The Bhootnath Temple is in Mandi, built in 1527 CE by Raja Ajbar Sen, the founder of Mandi town. - It is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is the focal point of Mandi's celebrated Shivratri fair. Addition
21. Q96: कौन-सा ऐसा जीव है, जो पक्षी नहीं है फिर भी उड़ता है?
    Answer: D — चमगादड़
    The correct answer is चमगादड़ (bat). Key Points - The bat is the only mammal capable of true, sustained flight, yet it is not a bird. - It is a mammal because it is warm-blooded, gives birth to live young, feeds them milk and has hair, not
22. Q97: भारत का कौन-सा स्थान ‘लिटिल ल्हासा’ कहलाता है?
    Answer: C — धर्मशाला
    The correct answer is धर्मशाला. Key Points - Dharamshala in Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, is known as "Little Lhasa" because it hosts the 14th Dalai Lama and the Central Tibetan Administration (the Tibetan government-in-exile
23. Q98: मानव पाचन तंत्र का सबसे लम्बा भाग क्या है?
    Answer: B — छोटी आंत
    The correct answer is छोटी आंत (small intestine). Key Points - The small intestine is the longest part of the human digestive tract, roughly 6-7 metres long, against about 1.5 metres for the large intestine. - It has three sections: duodenu
24. Q99: विश्व जल दिवस कब मनाया जाता है?
    Answer: A — 22 मार्च
    The correct answer is 22 मार्च. Key Points - World Water Day is observed on 22 March each year, established by the UN General Assembly in 1992 at the Rio Earth Summit and first marked in 1993. - It highlights the importance of freshwater an
25. Q100: पत्तों का हरा रंग किस तत्व के कारण होता है?
    Answer: C — क्लोरोफिल
    The correct answer is क्लोरोफिल (chlorophyll). Key Points - Leaves are green because of chlorophyll, the pigment in chloroplasts that absorbs blue and red light and reflects green. - Chlorophyll captures light energy for photosynthesis, con

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