Clerk - HP High Court 16 May 2025
HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH. SHIMLA. H.P
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1. Which country hosted the2022 FIFA World Cup?
(A) Qatar (B) Russia
(C) France (D) USA
2. Where is the headquarters of the United Nations?
(A) Geneva (B) Paris
(C) London (D) New York
3. Which is the largest desert in the world?
(A) Arabian (B) Gobi
(C) Antarctic (D) Sahara
4. Which coun0ry is not a G7 member?
(A) Japan (B) Germany
(C) Canada (D) India
5. Who is the current IIN Secretary-General?
(A) Ban Ki-moon (B) Ant6nio Guterres
(C) JavierP€rez (D) Kofi Annan
6. Which strait separates Europe and Asia?
(A) Bosporus (B) Bering Strait
(C) Malacca (D) Gibraltar
7. Which organization monitors global health?
(A) wHo (B) wro
(c) TJNHRC (D) rMF
8. Which country has the most Nobel Prize winners?
(A) UK (B) Germany
(C) France (D) USA
9. Which couirtry recently exited the EU?
(A) UK @) Ireland
(C) Greece (D) poland
10. Which is cited as the longest river in the world?
(A) Yangtze (B) Amazon
(C) Mississippi (D) Nile
f 1. Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
(A) Japan (B) China
(C) Thailand (D) South Korea
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12. Which city is home to the EU headquarters?
(A) Rome (B) Paris
(C) Berlin (D) Brussels
13. The smallest planet in the solhr system is:
(A) Earth @) Mars
(C) Mercury (D) Venus
14. TheEiffel Tower ip located in which country?
(A) Spain (B) Germany
(C) Italy (D) France
15. Which country is the largest by land area?
(A) China (B) USA
(C) Russia (D) Carada
16. Under which Article-can the President of India declare a National Emergency?
(A) Anicle 356 (B) Arricle 360
(C) Article 352 6O) nrticte rOS
17. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution?
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru \ (D) Sardar Vallabhbhai patel
18, which constitutional Amendment inhoduced the Anti-Defection Law?
($ aZnd Amendment (B) 52nd Amendment
(C) 44th Amendment (D) 6lst Amendment
19. The concept of 'Judicial Re,view' in the Indian Constitution is borrowed from which
country?
Kingdom
(A) United (B) United States of America
(C) Canada (D) heland
20. The Directive Principles of State Policy are non-justiciable. Which Article mentions this
feature?
(A) Article 36 (B) Anicle 38
(C) Article 37 (D) Article 39
21. The first session of the Indian National congress in 1885 was held at:
(A) Bombay (B) Ceilcutta
(C) Delhi (D) Madras
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22. Who founded the Arya Samaj in 1875?
(A). Raja Ram Mohan Roy (B). Dayanand Saraswati
(C). Swami Vivekananda (D). Ishwar CJrandra Vidyasagar
23. The Ilbert Bill Controver$y occurred during the tenure ofwhich Viceroy?
(A) Lord Lytton (B) Lord Curzon
(C) Lord Ripon (D) Lord Dufferin
24.The slogan "swaraj is my birthright; and I sha[ have it, was given by:
(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai (D) Bipin Chandra pal
25. The Simon Commission was boycotted because:
(A) It supported partitign (B) It had no Indian members
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(c) It recommended separate electorates (D) It rejected the congress
26.The Non-Cooperation Movement was called offby Gandhi after which incident?
(A),Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (B) Arrest of Gandhi
(c) chauri chaura Incident (D) Death of Lala Lajpat Rai
27.T\e Indian National Army ONA) was reorganizedby Subhas Chandra Bose in which
country?
(A) Singapore (B) Burma
(C) Japan (D) Germany
28. Which isotope is commonly used for dating archaeological finds (radiocarbon dating)?
(A) Uranium-238 (B)Carbon-I2
(C) Carbon-l4 (D) Potassium-4O
29. The functional unit of the kidney is called:
(A) Neuron (B) Nephron
(C) Alveoli (D) Axon
30. which part of the brain regulates body temperatrire and hunger?
(A) Cerebrum. (B) Medulla Oblongata
(C) Cerebellum (D) Hypothalamus
31. The rate of chemical reaction is increased by:
(A) Lowering pressure (B) RemoVing a caialyst
(C) Adding a catalyst (D) Decreasing temperature
32.\Vhicn vitamin is water-soluble and not stored in the body?
(A) Vitamin D (B) Vitamin A
(C) Vitamin B-complex (D) Vitamin K
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33. Which disease is caused by the deliciency of iodine?
(A) Rickets (B) Pellagra
(C) Goitre (D) Anaemia
34.Which gas is released during photosynthesis?
(A) Oxygen (B) Carbon Dioxide
(C) Nitrogen (D) Methane
35. What is the main component of biogas?
(A) Ethane (B) Carbon dioxide
36. Who is the Current Chief Justice of India?
(A) Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
(B) Justice BR Gavai
(C) Justice Sanjiv Ktranna
D. None of the above
37. Who is the current Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha?
(A) Amit Shah (B) Jagdeep Dhankhar
(C) Om Birla (D) Rajnath Singh
38. Who is the Governor of the Resere Bank of India (RBI) as of Z02S?
(A) Raghuram Rajan (B) Urjit Patel
Das
(C) Shaktikanta (D) Sanjay Malhotra
39. Who is the present Chief Election Commissioner of India?
(A) RajivKumar (B) Sushil Chandra
Kumar
(C) Gyanesh (D) T.N. Seshan
40. Who is the current Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
(A) SumifraMahajan (B) Om Birla
(C) Meira Kumar (D) Jagat Prakash Nadda
41. Whioh Article of the Indian Constitution establishes the Supreme Court of India?
(A) Article32 (B) Article 124
(C) Article136 (D) Article 226
42.rVhat is the retirement age of a Supreme Court judge in India?
(A) 60 years (B) 62 years
(C) 65 yeais (D) 68 years
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43. The collegium system in appointments is related to:
(A) Appointnent of Govemors
(B) Election of President
(C) Appointment of Supreme Court and High CoUrt Judges
(D) Appointment of Chief Ministers
44. Which Indian state is known as the "Land of Five Rivetrs", popular for cultual tourism?
(A) Haryana (B) Rajasthan
(C) Punjab (D) Gujarat
45. The Incredible India campaign was launched by which ministry?
(A) Ministry of culture (B) Ministry of External Affairs
(C) Ministry of Home Affairs (D) Ministry of Tourism
46 . Which city is widly known as the Yoga Capital of the World, attracting tourists
globally? :
(A) Varanasi (B) Rishikesh
(C) Haridwar (D) Bodh Gaya
47,The Ajanta and Ellora Caves, are located in:
(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Maharashtra
(C) Karnataka
\ (D) Tamil Nadu
48. The Statue of Unity, the world's tallest statue, is a major tourist attraction in:
(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Madhya pradesh
(C) Gujarat (D) Rajasthan
49.6'Mushroom City of India', is in ?
(A) Kashmir (B) Himachal
50. The Himachal Pradesh High Court was established in:
(A) le48 (B) les0
(c) le66 (D) teTt
5l; The Chief Justice of High Court is appointed by:
(A) The Govemor (B) The president of India
(C) The Chief Minister (D) The,Chief Justice of India
52. The First chief Justice of Himachal pradesh High court was:
(A) Justice R.S. Pathak @) Justice S. Ranganathan
(C) Justice V.S. Deshpande (D) Justice M. H.-Beg
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53. Who bgcame the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in wrestling?
(A) SainaNehwal (B) Mary Kom
(C) P.V. Sindhu (D) Sakshi Malik
54 . The first Indian cricketer to score a double century in a One-Day lntemational (ODI) is:
(A) Virender Sehwag (B) Rohit Sharma
(C) Sachin Tendulkar (D) MS Dhoni
55. The Khelo India Youth Games were launched by the Government of India in:
(A)20t6 (B) 2018
(c)2020 (D) 2015
56. Which orgln in.the human body is primarily responsible for filtering blood?
a (A) Heart (B) Kidney i
(C) Liver (D) Lungs
57. The smallest bone in the human body is found in the:
(A) Hand (B) Foot
(C) Ear (D) Nose
58. Which part of the brain contols balance and coordination?
(A) Cerebrum (B) Medulla Oblongata
(C) Hypothalamus (D) Cerebellum
59. The largest internal organ of the human body is:
(A) Skin (B) Stomach
(C) Liver (D) Intestine
60.Red blood cells are primarily produced in:
lAl tiver (B) Heart
(C) Bone milrow (D) Spleen
61. The Green Revolution in India was mainly associated with:
(A) Cotton ' (B) Rice
(C) Wheat (D) Sugarcane.
62.Soil erosion can be prevented by which method?
(A) Overgrazing (B) Deforestation
ploughing
(C) Contour (D) Excessive irrigation
63. Which Indian state is the largest producer of sugarcane?
(A) Maharashtra (B) Punjab
Pradesh
(C) Uttar (D) Tamil Nadu
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64. Which mission aims to provide tap water connections to all rural householdsby 2024?
(A) Swachh Bharet Abhiyan (B) National Water Mission
(C) Jal Jeevan Mission (D) Ganga Action plan
65. The Ayushman Bharat - PM Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) offers health insurance
coverage to eligible families up to:
(A) {l
laktr per family (B) t2 lakh per family
(C) <3 lakh per family (D) t5 lakh per family
66. What-does the IP address identiff in a computer network?
(A) The operating system (B) The physical location
(c) The unique device on the network (D) The MAC address of the router
67. What is the role of an operating system in a computer?
(A) Runs antivirus software
(B) Connects to the internet
(C) Manages hardware and software resources
(D) Compiles programming code
68. What does phishing refeg to in the context of cybersecdrity?
(A) Cracking passwords using brute force
(B) A type of computer virus
(C) Sending fake emails to steal personal data
(D) Monitoring internet usage
69. Which of these is an open-source operating system?
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(A) Windows (B) Linux
(C) macOS (D) iOS
70. Which of the following is not a function of a web browser?
(A) Displaying HTML content (B) Sending emails
(C) Running JavaScript (D) Storing cookies
71. If the price of a shirt is increased from t500 to {575, what is the percentage increase?
(A) l2o/o (B) 15%
(C) l3o/o (D)20%
72.'Which regulatory body is responsible for regulating the securities market in India?
(A) RBr (B) SEBr
(C) Ministry of Finance (D) IRDA
73. r$/hat is the full form of the term ,'NSE"?
(A) National Stock Exchange
@) National Securities Exchange
(C) Npw Securities Exchange
(D) Nation atized Stock Exchange
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74. What is the scientific name of the apple?
(A) Citus aurantium (B) Malus domestica
(C) Prunuspersica (D) Vitis vinifera
25. Which of the following is the primary psychoactive compound found in alcoholic
beverages?
(A)Acltone (B) Ethanol
(C)Methanol (D) GlYcerol
76. Which of the fotlowing can be used as evidence for alcohol consumption while driving
under the Motor Vehicles Act?
(A) Breath analyzer test (B) Blood test
(C) Urine test (D) All of the above
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77.Thte Sundarbans is located in which part of tndia?
(A) Punjab (B) Uttar Pradesh
Bengal
(C) West (D) Kerala
78. The Thar Desert is primarily located in which of the following Indian states?
(A) Rajasthan (B) Gujarat
(C) Haryana (D) None of above
79. What is the scientific name of Himalayan Cedar?
(A) Cedrus deodara (B) Pinus roxburghii
(CiQu.rrus robur (D) Abies pindrow
80. The Nalanda University, one of the aircientruorld's greatest centers of learning, was
founded during the reign of ruler?
(A) Kumargupta | (B) SamudraguPta
(C) Chandragupta II (D) Harsha
81. BODMAS is used to remember the order of operations in mathematics. Which of
the
following correctly represents the full form of BODMAS?
(A) Brackets, Orders, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction
(B) Brackets, Order, Division, Mi4us, Addition, Sum
(C) nractcets, Operations, Division, Modifi cation, Allocation, Subtraction
iOi nractcets, Oiders, Division, Multiplication, Assignment, Subfiaction
32. Whaidoes "machine learning" refer to in AI?
(A) Teaching humans to operate computers
(B) A robot fixing another robot
programmed again and again
iCi ffr. ability ofa computer to learn from data without being
(D) Writing books with the help of AI
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83. What is the study of weather and atmosphere known as?
(A)A'sronomy @) Ecology
(C)Meteorology (D) HydrologY
84. Which branch of science is concemed with the study of motion, force, and energy?
(A) Biology (B) Physics
(C) Astronomy (D) Ecology
85. Which dam is built on the Sutlej River in Himachal Pradesh?
(A) BhakraDam (B) Tehri Dam
(C) Pong Dam (D) Hirakud Dam
,,qu6en of Hills"?
86. Which Himachal town is known as the
(A) Solan (B) Kasauli
(C) Shimla (D) Dalhousie
87. The Great Himalayan National Park is located in which district?
(A) Kangra (B) Kullu
(C) Mandi (D) Chamba
88. Which famous fair is celebrated in Bilaspur district of HP?
(A) Minjar Mela (B) Sair Fair
(C) Renuka Fair (D) Nalwari Fair
89. Who founded the princely state of Chamba?
(A) Meru Varman (B) Saltil Varman
(C) RajendraVarman (D) Pratap Varman
90. What is the name of the highest peak in Himachal Pradesh?
(A) Deo Tibba (B) Shilla
(C) Hanuman Tibba (D) Reo Purgyil
91. Who was the first woman Governor of Himachal Pradesh?
(A) Shila Dixit (B) sheila Kaul
(C) Urmila Singh (D) Prabha Rau
92.The Bhuri Singh Museum is located in:
(A) Shimla (B) Solan
(C) Chamba (D) Kangra
93. The Kangra paintings belong to which School of Art?
(A) Mughal painting school. (B) Rajput painting school.
(C) Pahari painting school (D) Rajasthani painting school.
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94. Which Himachal district is famous for troutfish farming?
(A)Mandi (B) Kullu
(C)Chamba (D) Bilaspur
95. Who appoints the Chief Justice of High Court?
(A) President of India (B) Governor
India
(C) Chief Justice of (D) Parliament
96. Which pass lyes benveen Latraul and Spiti
(A) Pin Parbati (B) Kugti Pass
(C) Kunzum La (D) Animal Pass
97. Which shape has only one pair of parallel sides?
a (A)Square (B) Rectangle
(C)Trapezium (D) Rhombus
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98. A circle has radius 3 cm. What is its area? (Take n= 3.14)
(A)9.42 cm2 \ (B) 18.84 cm'z
(C)28.26 cm'? (D)25.12 cmz
99. What is the area of a triangle witlfbase 8 cm and height 5 cm?
(A) 20 cm'z (B) 30 cm'z
(C) 40 cm'? (D) 50 cm'?
100. Which of the following correctly explains the Pythagoras Theorem?
(A) In any triangle, the sum of all angles is l80o
(B) In a right-angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares
of the other two sides
(C) In a circle, the diameter is twice the radius
(D) The area of a triangle is half the prbduct of its base and height
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