Download 2008 Held Exam Paper Himachal Pradesh Sub-Inspector’s
This screening test held on 28-12-2008.For appearing this test a candidates must posses a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in science or Engineering from a university recognised by the H.P. /Central Government.The candidate must have attained of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 26 years.The preliminary objective examination of qualifying nature consisting of General knowledge, Everyday science, General English, General Hindi and current affairs. 200marks.
Download Himachal Pradesh Police Sub-Inspector,s Exam 2008
Ques:- Which is the most important and oldest source of Indian Philosophy ?
Ans:- Vedas
Ques:- In which state are the Gir Forests (well known for Asiatic Lions) located ?
Ans:- Gujarat
Ques:- Which is the most urbanized state in India ?
Ans:- Tamilnadu (43.9% Urban Population)
Ques:- Who was the President of Indian National Congress at the time of Indiann’s Independence ?
Ans:- J.B.Kriplani
Ques:- In which year Swadeshi movement Lauinched in India ?
Ans:- 1905
Ques:- Who was the first Finance Minister of Independent India ?
Ans:- R.K.Shanmukham Chetty
Ques:- Who was the founder of Khalsa ?
Ans:- Guru Govingd Singh
Ques:- 42 Km. Pong lake over Beas river in distt. Kangra is also known as
Ans:- Maharana Pratap Sagar Reservoir
Ques:- Kamaksha Devi Temple is located at
Ans:- Harsog (Distt. Mandi)
Ques:- Vyas Gufa is located at
Ans:- Bilaspur
Quies:- Which is the largest Airport in Himachal Pradesh ?
Ans:- Gaggal (Kangra)
Ques:- Which is the only broad guage railway line in H.P. ?
Ans:- Una-Nangal (14KM.)
Ques:- When did H.P. Agriculture University Palampur establish ?
Ans:- 1978
Ques:- Which districts were founded in 1972 ?
Ans:- Solan, Una, Hamirpur
Ques:- Nuclear bomb (named Lite Boy) drop-ped on Hiroshima ,Japan) on
Ans:- Aug. 6 (Monday), 1945
Ques:- Dronacharya Award is given to
Ans:- Sports Coaches
Ques:- Who was the 1st chief justice of H.P. High Court ?
Ans:- Mr. Justice M.H. Begh
Ques:- Dada Sahib Phalke Award is given in the field of
Ans:- Cinema
Ques:- Ranji Trophy is related to which game ?
Ans:- Cricket
Ques:-Kosi project is situated in which state
Ans;- Bihar
Ques:- Tons is the tributary of river /
Ans:- Yamuna
Ques;- Which country won the first Twenty-20 cricket World Cup 2008 held in South Africa ?
Ans:- India 9by defeating Pakistan)
Ques;- Name of the first Indian Governor-General of India after Independence ?
Ans;- C.Rajgopalachari
Ques:- Sunlight provides
Ans;- Vitamin D (Calciferol)
Ques;- National Commission for women was established in the year
Ans:- 1992
Ques;- When India Launched its first moon mission Chandrayan-1 /
Ans:- Oct. 22, 2008
Ques;- Mrikula Devi Temple is situated in which distt. Of Himachal Pradesh ?
Ans:- Lahaul-Spiti
Who is known as Pahari Gandhi from Dehra Gopipur (Kangra) ?
Ans:- Baba Kanshi Ram
Ques:- When Himachal Day is celebrated ?
Ans:- 15th April
Ques:- Which district in Himachal Pradesh has highest population density ?
Ans:- Hamirpur (369 persons per Sqkm.)
Ques:- Tea is grown in which valley of H.P. ?
Ans:- Kangra valley
Ques:- Agriculture University Palampur is named after which personality ?
Ans:- Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar
Ques:- Which distt. In H.P. has highest number of small scale industries ?
Ans:- Distt. Kangra
Ques;- AT which place of Himachal Pradesh the first radio station established /
Ans:- Shimla
Ques;- Which districts of Himachal Pradesh marks boundary with Haryana ?
Ans:- Sirmour & Solan
Ques:- Rewalsar lake is situated in which distt. /
Ans:- Mandi
Ques:- Which place of H.P. called mini Switzerland ?
Ans:- Khajjiar
Ques:- Which is the longest dam in the world ?
Ans;- Hirakud dam (4.8 km.) over Mahanadi river in Orissa
Ques;- Haridwar is famous religious place of India is situated in which state ?
Ans:- Uttarakhand
Ques;- Which was the first state to implement Panchayati Raj system in India ?
Ans:- Rajsthan (at Nagaur on 2 october 1959)
Ques:- Who is the supreme commander of defence force in India ?
Ans:- President of India
Ques:- How many national Highways are there in H.P. ?
Ans:- Eight
Ques:- Who gave the name Pahari Gandhi to Kanshi Ram ?
Ans:- Jawahar Lal Nehru
Ques:- State flower is H.P. is
Ans:- Pink Rodhodendron
Ques;- In which year the construction of Pathankot-Jogindernagar narrowgauge railways
Line was started /
Ans:- 1926 A.D.
Ques:- Which place of India is called Varanasi of south ?
Ans;- Rameshwaram
Ques:- When wildlife weak observed in India ?
Ans:- October 1-7
Ques;- What is border security force (B.S.F) estd. On Dec. 1,1965 ?
Ans:- A paramilitary force of India
Ques:- Electronic city of India is
Ans:- Bangalore
Ques:- Headquarter of ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) is
Ans:- Dehradun
Ques:- Which Sikh Guru started the institution of langer to ward off casteism ?
Ans:- Guru Amar Dass (3rd Sikh Guru)
Ques;- Which place in India receives lowest rainfall ?
Ans:- Leh
Ques:- Who won FIFA football World cup 2006 ?
Ans;- Italy by defeating France
Ques:- Coconut is the National Tree of
Ans;- Maldives
Ques:- Which fruit is grown in maximum area of H.P. ?
Ans:- Apple
Ques;- Who was the first woman ruler of India ?
Ans;- Razia Sultana
Ques;- Which place in the world has the highest annual temperature ?
Ans:- Al Aziziyah, Libya in Africa
Ques:- Headquarter of Indian space Research organisation (ISRO, Established on Aug 15, 1969) is
Ans:- Bangalore (Karnatka)
Ques;- Who started Van Mahotsava /
Ans:- K.M. Munshi, Union Minister for agriculture & food in 1950
Ques;- When was Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) started ?
Ans:- Dec. 25, 2000
Ques;- Who was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi ?
Ans;- Qutab-ud-din-Aibak (in 1206 A.D)
Ques:- When Burma (now called Myanmar) was separated from India ?
Ans:- April 1, 1937
Ques:- Who remarked “Nehru is a Patriot while Jinnah is a Politician”?
Ans:- Mohammad lqbal
Ques:- Which country has the longest written constitution in the world ?
Ans;- India
Ques:- Ritcher scale is used to register the intensity of
Ans:- Earthquake
Ques:- Highest Airport in India is
Ans:- Leh (Koshak Bakola) Airport
Ques:- On Apr. 19, 1975 first satellite launched by India was named as
Ans:- Aryabhatta
Ques:- At which place sun temple is located in H.P. /
Ans:- Nirath (Distt. Shimla)
Ques:- Which Hydel project in H.P. is situated totally underground ?
Ans:- Sanjay Vidhyut Priyojana (Kinnaur)
Ques:- State bird of H.P. is
Ans;- Western Tragopan
Ques:- In which year Pujab hill areas were merged with H.P. ?
Ans:- 01-11-1966
Ques:- Which distt. Of H.P. has least population denisity ?
Ans:- Lahaul-spiti (2 persons/ sqkm)
Ques;- Who was the first speaker ofH.P. legislative assembly ?
Ans:- Pandit Jaiwant Ram
Ques:- Lavi fair of Rampur (Distt. Shimla) is a
Ans:- Trade fair
Ques:- Which district of H.P. makes boundary with Tibet ?
Ans:- Lahaul-spiti
Ques:- On which river Bhakhra Nangal Dam constructed ?
Ans:- Sutlej
Ques;- Which is the folk dance of Rajsthan ?
Ans:- Ghoomer
Ques:- Who gave the3 salogan “Jai Hind” ?
Ans:- Netaji S.C.Bose
Ques:- Which state is the 2nd largest producer of ginger after Kerala ?
Ans:- Himachal Pradesh
Ques:- Sania Mirza is a
Ans:- Lawn Tennis Player
Ques;- Which country has largest geographical area in the world ?
Ans:- Russia
Ques;- Blue revolution is associated with
Ans:- Fish production
Ques:- Who invented revolver ?
Ans:- Samuel colt
Ques:- Sarojini Naidu was a
Ans:- Poetess
Ques:- Who’s Birthday is celebrated as teacher’s day ?
Ans:- Dr. S.Radhakrishanan (1st Vice-President of India)
Ques:- Mani Mahesh lake is situated in which distt. Of H.P.?
Ans:- Chamba
Ques:- Which gas is present in highest proportion in the atmosphere ?
Ans:- Nitrogen (78.08%)
Ques:- Which is the most industrialised district of H.P. ?
Ans:- Solan
Ques:- Which crop requires water logging for its cultivation ?
Ans:- Rice
Ques:- Who was the first Vice-chancellor of Horticulture university Nauni, Solan ?
Ans:- Dr. M.R.Thakur
Ques:- The National Highway from Amritsar to Delhi is numbered ?
Ans:- NH-1
Ques:- Whose signature appears on ten rupees currency note ?
Ans:- Governor, Reserve Bank of India
Ques;- Himachal is also called the
Ans:- Apple State of India
Ques:- Who gifited the statue of liberty standing off the New York Port to the USA on its first centenary celebration ?
Ans:- France
Ques:-Name of the building at Shimla where the trial of Mahatma Gandhi murder case was conducted ?
Ans:- Peterhoff
Ques;- To which direction of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh is located ?
Ans:- North
Ques;- Badadurgarh fort was the summer palace of the Raja of Bilaspur named
Ans:- Bijai Chand
Ques:- The famous Jakh Dhar is located in district
Ans:- Hamirpur
Ques:- Strait of Dover connects the United Kingdom with
Ans:- France