Patwari Exam Mixed Practice Set (50 MCQs)
This practice set is based on the HPRCA Patwari syllabus, covering History, Geography, Polity, Science, Math, English, Hindi, and Computer Awareness.
Questions
1. Which of the following phases of the Stone Age is characterized by the introduction of microliths (small stone tools)? A) Palaeolithic Age B) Mesolithic Age C) Neolithic Age D) Chalcolithic Age
2. The ‘Lothal’ archaeological site of the Indus Valley Civilization is famous for having a: A) Great Bath B) Granary C) Dockyard D) Ploughed field
3. Who was the founder of the Mamluk (Slave) dynasty in India? A) Iltutmish B) Qutub-ud-din Aibak C) Balban D) Razia Sultan
4. The ‘Permanent Settlement’ (Land Revenue System) was introduced in Bengal by: A) Lord Dalhousie B) Lord Cornwallis C) Warren Hastings D) Lord Wellesley
5. Which movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi after the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre? A) Civil Disobedience Movement B) Quit India Movement C) Non-Cooperation Movement D) Swadeshi Movement
6. The 1929 Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress is significant because it passed the resolution for: A) Self-government B) Purna Swaraj (Complete Independence) C) Partition of Bengal D) Local Self-government
7. Which planet is known as the ‘Red Planet’ in our solar system? A) Venus B) Jupiter C) Mars D) Saturn
8. The ‘Narmada River’ originates from which of the following places? A) Satpura Range B) Amarkantak Plateau C) Brahmagiri Hills D) Mahabaleshwar
9. Which of the following is NOT a Himalayan river? A) Ganga B) Indus C) Brahmaputra D) Godavari
10. In the context of the Indian economy, the ‘Tertiary Sector’ is also known as the: A) Agricultural Sector B) Manufacturing Sector C) Service Sector D) Industrial Sector
11. Which organization is responsible for formulating the Global Trade Rules? A) World Bank B) IMF C) WTO D) UNESCO
12. The idea of ‘Fundamental Rights’ in the Indian Constitution was borrowed from the constitution of which country? A) UK B) USA C) Ireland D) Canada
13. Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides for the ‘Right to Equality’? A) Article 14-18 B) Article 19-22 C) Article 25-28 D) Article 32
14. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act is related to: A) Municipalities B) Fundamental Duties C) Panchayati Raj Institutions D) Anti-Defection Law
15. Who acts as the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha? A) President B) Prime Minister C) Vice-President D) Speaker of Lok Sabha
16. Find the HCF of 24 and 36. A) 6 B) 12 C) 18 D) 72
17. If the cost price of an article is ₹500 and the selling price is ₹600, what is the profit percentage? A) 10% B) 15% C) 20% D) 25%
18. Solve for x: $3x + 5 = 20$. A) 5 B) 15 C) 7.5 D) 4
19. What is the sum of the first 10 natural numbers? A) 45 B) 55 C) 60 D) 100
20. A cylinder has a radius of 7 cm and a height of 10 cm. Find its curved surface area. (Use $\pi = 22/7$) A) 440 cm² B) 154 cm² C) 220 cm² D) 616 cm²
21. Which nutrient is primarily tested using Iodine solution to detect its presence in food? A) Protein B) Fat C) Starch D) Vitamin C
22. Which of the following is a ‘Chemical Change’? A) Melting of ice B) Dissolving sugar in water C) Rusting of iron D) Glowing of an electric bulb
23. The ‘Powerhouse of the Cell’ is: A) Nucleus B) Ribosome C) Mitochondria D) Golgi apparatus
24. Newton’s First Law of Motion is also known as the Law of: A) Force B) Inertia C) Action-Reaction D) Momentum
25. Which acid is present in an Ant’s sting? A) Acetic acid B) Citric acid C) Formic acid (Methanoic acid) D) Lactic acid
26. Which mirror is used by dentists to see enlarged images of teeth? A) Convex mirror B) Plane mirror C) Concave mirror D) Cylindrical mirror
27. What is the SI unit of Electric Current? A) Volt B) Ohm C) Ampere D) Watt
28. Which gas is predominantly found in LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas)? A) Methane B) Butane C) Hydrogen D) Oxygen
29. ‘Deficiency of Vitamin A’ leads to: A) Scurvy B) Rickets C) Night Blindness D) Beri-beri
30. Select the correctly punctuated sentence: A) Alas! we lost the match. B) alas we lost the match. C) Alas, we lost the match? D) Alas! We lost the match.
31. Choose the Antonym of ‘ABANDON’: A) Leave B) Retain C) Forsake D) Quit
32. Choose the Synonym of ‘CANDID’: A) Honest B) Greedy C) Secretive D) Cruel
33. Fill in the blank: “He has been living here ________ 2010.” A) For B) Since C) From D) By
34. Change the voice: “She writes a letter.” A) A letter was written by her. B) A letter is written by her. C) A letter is being written by her. D) A letter has been written by her.
35. One word substitution: “A person who hates mankind.” A) Philanthropist B) Misanthrope C) Optimist D) Egoist
36. हिन्दी वर्णमाला में ‘क्ष’ किसके योग से बना है? A) क + ष B) क + च C) क + स D) क + श
37. ‘यथाशक्ति’ में कौन सा समास है? A) तत्पुरुष B) द्वन्द्व C) अव्ययीभाव D) बहुब्रीहि
38. ‘पवन’ का सही सन्धि-विच्छेद क्या है? A) प + वन B) पो + अन C) पौ + अन D) प + अन
39. ‘आँखें फेर लेना’ मुहावरे का अर्थ है: A) नाराज होना B) उदासीन हो जाना C) प्यार करना D) ध्यान देना
40. ‘संज्ञा’ के कितने भेद होते हैं? A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6
41. Which component is known as the “Brain of the Computer”? A) RAM B) Hard Disk C) CPU D) Monitor
42. Full form of RAM is: A) Read Access Memory B) Random Access Memory C) Run Access Memory D) Rapid Access Memory
43. Which of the following is an Output Device? A) Keyboard B) Mouse C) Printer D) Scanner
44. What is ‘HTTP’ in web terminology? A) High Text Transfer Protocol B) Hypertext Transfer Protocol C) Hyperlink Text Transfer Protocol D) Hypertext Technical Protocol
45. Short-cut key to ‘Undo’ a task in MS Word is: A) Ctrl + C B) Ctrl + V C) Ctrl + Z D) Ctrl + Y
46. Which district of Himachal Pradesh has the highest literacy rate as per Census 2011? A) Kangra B) Hamirpur C) Solan D) Shimla
47. The ‘Rohtang Pass’ connects Kullu Valley with: A) Kinnaur Valley B) Lahaul and Spiti Valley C) Chamba Valley D) Kangra Valley
48. Find the missing number in the series: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ? A) 36 B) 40 C) 42 D) 45
49. If ‘COKE’ is coded as ‘DPLF’, how is ‘MIND’ coded? A) NJOE B) NJPE C) OJOE D) NKPE
50. Who is the current Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh? (As of early 2024) A) Jai Ram Thakur B) Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu C) Virbhadra Singh D) Shanta Kumar
Answer Key & Detailed Solutions
| Q. No | Ans | Explanation | | 1 | B | Mesolithic Age is the middle stone age where tools became smaller (microliths). | | 2 | C | Lothal in Gujarat was a vital trade center with a massive dockyard. | | 3 | B | Qutub-ud-din Aibak founded the Slave dynasty in 1206. | | 4 | B | Introduced in 1793 to fix land revenue for zamindars. | | 5 | C | Launched in 1920 to protest against the Rowlatt Act and the massacre. | | 6 | B | Presided over by Nehru, it declared ‘Purna Swaraj’ as the goal. | | 7 | C | Mars appears red due to iron oxide on its surface. | | 8 | B | Originates from the Amarkantak hills in Madhya Pradesh. | | 9 | D | Godavari is a peninsular river, often called ‘Dakshin Ganga’. | | 10 | C | Tertiary sector involves services like banking, transport, and teaching. | | 11 | C | WTO (World Trade Organization) sets rules for international trade. | | 12 | B | The Bill of Rights in the US Constitution inspired Indian Fundamental Rights. | | 13 | A | Article 14 (Equality before law) to 18 (Abolition of titles) cover this. | | 14 | C | It gave constitutional status to Panchayats in 1992. | | 15 | C | Under the Constitution, the VP of India presides over the Rajya Sabha. | | 16 | B | Factors of 24: 1,2,3,4,6,8,12,24; 36: 1,2,3,4,6,9,12,18,36. Highest common is 12. | | 17 | C | Profit = 100. Profit % = (100/500) * 100 = 20%. | | 18 | A | 3x = 15 => x = 5. | | 19 | B | Sum = n(n+1)/2 = 10(11)/2 = 55. | | 20 | A | CSA = $2\pi rh = 2 \times (22/7) \times 7 \times 10 = 440$ cm². | | 21 | C | Starch turns blue-black when it reacts with iodine. | | 22 | C | Rusting creates a new substance (iron oxide), which is irreversible. | | 23 | C | Mitochondria generate ATP (energy) for the cell. | | 24 | B | Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion. | | 25 | C | Ant stings contain formic acid, which causes the burning sensation. | | 26 | C | Concave mirrors produce an enlarged, virtual image when close. | | 27 | C | Ampere measures the rate of flow of electrons. | | 28 | B | Butane and Propane are the main components of LPG. | | 29 | C | Vitamin A is essential for retinal health. | | 30 | D | Sentences starting with interjections need an exclamation mark and a capital letter for the next word. | | 31 | B | Abandon means to leave; Retain means to keep. | | 32 | A | Candid means frank or outspoken. | | 33 | B | ‘Since’ is used for a point in time (2010). | | 34 | B | Present simple (writes) changes to ‘is written’ in passive. | | 35 | B | Mis (hate) + anthrope (man/human). | | 36 | A | क्ष एक संयुक्त व्यंजन है जो क् + ष से मिलकर बना है। | | 37 | C | ‘यथा’ उपसर्ग होने के कारण यह अव्ययीभाव समास है। | | 38 | B | अयादि सन्धि के अनुसार ‘पो + अन’ = पवन होता है। | | 39 | B | उदासीन हो जाना या प्रतिकूल हो जाना। | | 40 | C | व्यक्तिवाचक, जातिवाचक, भाववाचक, समूहवाचक और द्रव्यवाचक। | | 41 | C | CPU (Central Processing Unit) processes all instructions. | | 42 | B | Random Access Memory is volatile storage. | | 43 | C | Printer provides the output on paper. | | 44 | B | Standard protocol used to transfer data over the web. | | 45 | C | Ctrl + Z is universally used for Undo. | | 46 | B | Hamirpur traditionally holds the highest literacy rank in HP. | | 47 | B | It is a gateway to Lahaul and Spiti through the Atal Tunnel/Pass. | | 48 | C | Pattern: $+4, +6, +8, +10, +12$. So $30 + 12 = 42$. | | 49 | A | Pattern: $+1$ to each letter. $M \to N, I \to J, N \to O, D \to E$. | | 50 | B | Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu took office in Dec 2022. |