Solved HP High Court Clerk Exam Paper held on 18th December 2022
1) Which country has successfully launched the last satellite of its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System?
Answer – China
2) Which is the first country to approve a vaccine against Covid-19?
Answer – United Kingdom
3) Which Country’s rover has mapped abundance of sodium on the moon for the first time?
Answer – India
4) Which country is set to register Himalayan pink salt as Geographical Indications(GI)?
Answer – Pakistan
5) Who among the following is the first batsman to hit six sixers in over?
Answer – Garfield Sobers
6)Whose name are engraved on the base of the ICC World cup Trophy?
Answer – Previous Champions
7) Liz Truss was named as the Prime Minister of which country?
Answer – United Kingdom
8) Sagarmatha is another name of which of the following Mountain Peak?
Answer – Mt. Everest
9)Among Hungry, Kosovo, Czech Republic and Spain which of following is not a land locked country of Europe?
Answer – Spain
10)Who is Known as father of Geography?
Answer – Eratosthenes
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11) Which is the biggest island in the Indian Ocean?
Answer – Madagascar
12) Which pass connects Arunachal Pradesh with Myanmar?
Answer –Dihang Pass
13) Who among the following scientists had discovered Radium?
Answer – Marie Sklodowska- Curie and Pierre Curie
14) Which gas is taken in by plants in the process of Photosynthesis?
Answer – Carbon dioxide
15) Which is the first country to announce a ban on missile tests against space satellites?
Answer – USA
16) Which State/UT recorded the highest number of cybercrime incidents in 2021?
Answer – Karnataka
17) Which state government has announced to celebrate September 17 as ‘National Unity Day?
Answer – Telangana
18) SPARK is a studentship program recently launched in which field?
Answer – Ayurveda
19) PM SHRI Yojana , which was launched recently, is associated with which field?
Answer – Education
20) When is the ‘ National Cinema Day’ celebrated in India?
Answer – September 16 ( Before its was celebrated but now Multiplex Association of India has announced National Cinema day across the nation on 23 September)
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21) What is the new name of the ‘ Raj Path’, the iconic avenue in New Delhi?
Answer – Kartavya Path
22) Which Indian company is the first in the world to design a 3D printed rocket engine?
Answer – Agnikul Cosmos
23) Loktak Lake, the largest freshwater lake in india , is located in which state?
Answer – Manipur
24) Pancha Mahal is located in ?
Answer – Fatehpur Sikri
25) Which among the following is the oldest surviving rock-cut cave in india?
Answer – Barabar Caves
26) Tamil is the official language of which territory region of India?
Answer – Puducherry
27) Tamil is not an official language in which country?(India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Singapore)
Answer – Bangladesh
28) Which festival is celebrated in the memory of forty Sikh martyrs?
Answer – Maghi
29) In which year, print media started in India?
Answer – 1780
30) Which Veda is also known as ‘Book of Chants’?
Answer – Sama Veda
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31) Which bird is the National bird of India?
Answer – Peacock
32) Who among the following was the Constitutional Advisor to the Constituent Assembly? (Sachidanand Sinha , B.N. Rau , H.N Kunzuru, V.N. Menon)
Answer – B.N. Rau
33) For how many times Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for Nobel Peace Prize?
Answer – 5 times (1937,1938, 1939, 1947 and 1948)
34) Who among the following is the writer of the book ‘Satyartha Prakash’?
Answer – Dayanand Saraswati
35) How many States of India share its border with Bhutan?
Answer – 4 states (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and West Bengal.)
36) Geothermal energy is basically a which of the type of energy?
Answer – Renewable
37) Which regions is/are known for cotton- textile industry?
Answer – Mumbai – Pune region, Madurai – Coimbatore region, Indore – Ujjain region
38) Which was the former name of the Gulmarg hill station?
Answer – Gauri Marg
39) Lakshadeep group has a total number of how many islands?
Answer – 36
40) The Yamuna river originates from which of following river?
Answer – Yamunotri
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41) In which month is ‘Sair festival’ celebrated?
Answer – September
42) Which raja of kehloor princely state shifted the capital of his state from Sunhani to Bilaspur?
Answer – Dip Chand
43) At which place in kangra district of H.P. is Jakhni Devi Temple?
Answer – Chandpur
44) In which district of HP is khokhan Sanctuary?
Answer – Kullu
45) Who gave the title of ‘Pahari Gandhi’ to sh. Baba Kanshi Ram?
Answer – Pt. J.L. Nehru
46) ‘Minjar’ fair is celebrated in which district of Himachal Pradesh?
Answer – Chamba
47) Which is the oldest Hydro-electric project in Himachal Pradesh?
Answer – Shanan
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48) Who was the first Lieutenant Governor of Himachal Pradesh?
Answer – Maj. Gen. Himmat Singh
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49)Which lake is the source of Parvati river ?
Answer – Mantalai Lake
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50) Where is Angora rabbit farm in kangra district of Himachal Pradesh?
Answer – Kandwari
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51) Who founded the Nurpur princely state?
Answer – Jeth Pal
52) In which region of Himachal Pradesh is Darati Pass?
Answer – Chamba Region
53) Which of the following glaciers is located in the Chandra Valley of Lahaul?
Answer – Bara Shigri
54) With which ancient sage is Renuka lake of Sirmaur District of HP associated?
Answer – Parashuram
55) Near which town of Mandi District is Macchial lake?
Answer – Jogindernagar
56) In which year was Mountaineering institute set up near Manali?
Answer – 1961
Explanation :– Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports (abbreviated to ABVIMAS) is an Indian institute, which provides specialized training in skiing, mountain rescue and mountaineering, founded in 1961. The institute is located in Manali, Himachal Pradesh).
57) When were Hamirpur and Una district carved out of kangra district?
Answer – 1972 (September 1st 1972).
58) Which Raja of Bushahr princely state helped Tibet in the Tibetan-Ladakh-Mughal war around 1681 A.D.?
Answer – Kehri Singh
59) Who was the first non-congress chief minister of Himachal Pradesh?
Answer – Shanta Kumar
60)In which princely state did the Praja Mandal leaders launch the ‘Bhai do na pai do’ movement around 1939 A.D.?
Answer – Bushahr
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61) Which one of the following HP temples is in Pagoda architectural style?
Answer – Hidimba Devi, Manali
62) Which Raja of Nurpur transferred its capital from Pathankot to Dhameri?
Answer – Bas Dev
63) Consider the following statements:
a)The Satluj river enters Shimla district at Badhal in Rampur tehsil.
b)Satluj forms boundary line of shimla district with nirmand, karsog and anni tehsil of kullu.
c)Giri originates from the base of Chandranahan peak.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
Answer – b and c only.
64) Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a.Lord Dalhousie and Bishop Ray- Daniel Wilson of calutta laid the foundation stone of the Ridge Church.
b.Lord Hardings started the construction of ‘Hindustan Tibet Road’.
Answer – None of above
65) Himachal Pradesh University has adopted which of the following as its academic robes for convocation?
Answer – Loia and Pahari Cap
66) In which of the following valleys, the Jhanvar (witch doctor) is called to find out whether the bod should be burnt, buried or cut into pieces?
Answer – Spiti Valley
67) Consider the following statements:
a.Chhamb is a masked dance performed in Chamba and Kinnaur district.
b.Ghure is the leader whose footsteps are followed by all the dancers.
c.‘Chhamb’ is performed by both males and females.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Answer – All of above
68) At which of the following places, the trial of Nathu Ram Godse was conducted?
Answer – Petterhoff
69)Consider the following statements:
a.Doru is used in Chamba and Kinnaur district.
b.Chapkan is a type of trousers used by men only.
c.Reshta is a jacket used by both men and women in Rohru tehsil of shimla.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Answer – 1 only
70)Which ruler helped Jahangir invade the kangra fort in 1620AD?
Answer – Raja Jagat Singh
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71) Arrange in descending order the units of memory TB, KB, GB,MB:
Answer – TB>GB>MB>KB
72) Which one of these stores more than a DVD? (among CD ROM, Floppy, Blue Ray Disk and Red Ray Disk)
Answer – Blue Ray Disk
73) Ms-Word is an example of ?
Answer – Application Software
74) Using Miscrosoft word we can simply: (Paste Picture, Type, Format a text , All of above function)?
Answer – All of above function
75) RAM is also called?
Answer – Volatile Memory
76) The CPU and memory are located on the?
Answer – Motherboard
77) PARAM is an example of :
Answer – Super Computer
78) Which of following is/are operating system?(Among Windows, Unix, Os/2 , all of these)?
Answer – All of these
79) ____ is an high end printers?
Answer – Laser Printer
80) ____ computers are large size?
Answer – Mainframe computer
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81) If ‘Noida’ is written as ‘OPJEB’, then what will be code for Delhi?
Answer – EFMIJ
Explanation :-
82) Suppose a series is 6,11,21,36,56, ? the number comes at place of question mark in the given series is ?
Answer – 81
Explantion:-
83) Among Driving, Diving, Swimming and sailing which of following is the odd from the given alternatives?
Answer – Driving
84) Statement 1: John runs faster than George.
Statement 2: Tom runs faster than John.
Statement 3: George runs faster than Tom.
If statements 1 and 2 are true, statement 3 will be?
Answer – False
Explantion:-
85) Arrange the following words in a meaningful sequence:
1) Frog
2) Grass
3) Grasshopper
4) Eagle
5) Snake
Answer – 2,3,1,5,4
Explanation:
(2)Grass→(3)Grasshopper→(1)Frog→(5)Snake→(4)Eagle.
parts of a food chain
86) If Fish: School, then
Answer – Wolf : Pack
Explanation :- A group of fish is a school(shoal); a group of wolf is a pack.
87) Pointing to a photograph, a man said ‘I have no brother or sister but that man’s father is my father’s son”. Whose photograph was it?
Answer – His son’s
Explanation:- Since the narrator has no brother, his father’s son is he himself.
So, the man who is talking is the father of the man in the photograph or the man in the photograph is his son.)
88) A is the mother of B and C. If D is the husband of C. What is A to D?
Answer – Mother-in-law
Explanation -:
89) Which of following pair of words are differently related?
Answer – Slow: Sluggish
90) What will be missing letters in the series EQ,FS,HW,KA, ?, TL?
Answer – OF
Explanation: It is a mixed series.
The pattern for the first letter of each segment is;
E+1, F+2, H+3, K+4, O+5, T+6
The pattern for the second letter of each segment is;
Q+2, S+3, W+4, A+5, F+6, L+7
Therefore, the missing pair is OF
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91) A is the mother of B, B is the sister of C, C is the father of D. So, A is related to D?
Answer – Grandmother
92) Read the following information to answer the given question:
1) Antman, Batman, Cylops, Deadpool, Electro, Falcon and Gambit are standing near a wall and all of them facing East.
2) Cylops is on immediate right of Deadpool.
3) Batman is at an extreme end and has Electro as his neigbour.
4) Gambit is between Electro and Falcon.
5) Deadpool is standing third from the south end.
Deadpool is standing in between which of following pairs?
Answer – Cylops – Falcon
Explanation: Since all of them are facing East, the left and right should be taken into consideration accordingly.
When a person is facing east, ‘Person’s Right’ will be towards South and ‘Person’s Left’ will be towards North.
2) Cyclops is to the right of Deadpool.
5) Deadpool is the third from south.
3) So, Batman will be at extreme end from the north because it should have Electro as neighbor.
4) Gambit is between Electro and Falcon.
So, the sequence is –
Batman
Electro
Gambit
Falcon
Deadpool
Cyclops
Antman
93) Read the following information to answer the given question:
On a fine evening sunset, “The Victim” and “Dr. Hannibal’ were talking facing each other. Dr. Hannibal’s shadow was exactly to the right of Dr. Hannibal. In which direction was the Victim facing?
Answer – South
94) Read the following information to answer the given question:
1) Antman, Batman, Cylops, Deadpool, Electro, Falcon and Gambit are standing near a wall and all of them facing East.
2) Cylops is on immediate right of Deadpool.
3) Batman is at an extreme end and has Electro as his neigbour.
4) Gambit is between Electro and Falcon.
5) Deadpool is standing third from the south end.
Who is standing at the fourth position from north end?
Answer – Falcon
95) Choose the word which is least like the other words in group?(Volcano, Tsunami, Avalanche, Explosion)
Answer – Explosion
Explanation : All others are natural calamities except explosion.
96) Choose the odd pair:
Answer – Coke – shoe polish
97) Read the following information carefully and answer the question below.
1.Rambo walked 40 m towards north and killed a terrorist.
2.Then he silently turned right and walked 60 m.
3.Then he turned right, walks 70 m and again he turned left, walks 30 m.
4.Finally, he turned left and walks 30 m.
In which direction and how far is he from the starting position?
Answer – 90m East
Explanation:-
98) The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of clock when the time is 8:30 Pm, is:
Answer – 75⁰
Explanation: To get the angle, Θ =30H−11/2M
can be used, where H is hours and M is minutes
Θ=(30×8)−(11/2×30)= 75⁰
99) The question given below has a set of three or four statements. Each set of statements is divided into three segments. Choose the alternatives where the third segment in the statements be logically deduced using both the preceding two, but not just one of them.
Statements:
1) All beggars are poor. All lions are poor. So, all lions are beggars.
2) All people are boxes. All foxes are people. So, all boxes are foxes.
3) All men can run. All Women are men. So all women can run.
Answer – 3 (All men can run. All Women are men. So all women can run.)
100) The following questions consists of some problems figures followed by other figures marked called the answer figures.
Find out the correct answer figure that should come in the next sequence of problem figure
Answer – 1