HSSC Solved Question Paper Clerk Exam 27th Nov, 2016

HSSC Clerk Solved Question Paper 27.11.2016 Evening

(Updated on 20.05.17). Check here solved question paper of Clerk Exam 27th November, 2016 for Evening Session. HSSC conducted screening exam on 27.11.2016 for the post of Clerk against advt. no. 02/2015 & category no. 01 in morning and evening session. Here is solved question paper of Clerk Exam 27.11.2016 for Evening Session. This solved question paper is official paper solution with official answer key of clerk exam November 2016. This paper solution can be used as official answer key for all sets - A, B, C, D.

HSSC Clerk Question Paper 27th Nov. 2016 (Solved) Evening Set-D

1.       In the following series, how many such odd numbers are there which are divisible by 3 or 5, then followed by odd numbers and then also followed by even numbers?

12,19,21,3,25,18,35,20,22,21,45,46,47,48,9,50,52,54,55,56

(a)     Nil

(b)    One

(c)     Two

(d)    Three
Answer: (c)

2.       Six friends A, B, C, D, E and f are sitting in a closed circle facing the center. A is facing D. c is between A and B and also immediate right of A. F is between E and A. Who is to the immediate left of B?

(a)  A

(b)  C

(c)  D

(d)  E
Answer: (b)

3.       Choose the correct alternative.

Reading : knowledge : : Work : ?

(a)    Experience

(b)    Engagement

(c)    Employment

(d)    Experiment
Answer: (a)

4.       Choose out the odd one.

(a)     Ladder

(b)    Staircase

(c)     Bridge

(d)    Escalator
Answer: (c)

5.       If in a certain language, DIUGNAL is the code for LANGUID, which word would be coded as ELKCAHS ?

(a)     SHINGLE

(b)    SHERBET

(c)     SHACKLE

(d)    SHOCKLE
Answer: (c)

6.       Find a positive number which when increased by 17 is equal to 60 times the reciprocal of the number.

(a)     3

(b)    10

(c)     17

(d)    20
Answer: (a)

7.       The salaries of A, B and C are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. If the increments of 15%, 10% and 20% are done to their respective salaries, then find the new ratio of their salaries.

(a)     20 : 33 : 60

(b)    21 : 33 : 60

(c)     22 : 33 : 60

(d)    23 : 33 : 60
Answer: (d)

8.       A number is doubled and 9 is added. If resultant is trebled, it becomes 75.

What is that number?

(a)     8

(b)    10

(c)     12

(d)    14
Answer: (a)

9.       A and B together can complete a piece of work in 4 day. If A alone can complete the same work in 12 days, in how many days can B alone complete that work?

(a)     4 days

(b)    5 days

(c)     6 days

(d)    7 days
Answer: (c)

10.    A man is walking at the rate of 5 km/hr crosses a bridge in 15 minutes. The length of the bridge is

(a)     1000 metres

(b)    1050 metres

(c)     1200 metres

(d)    1250 metres
Answer: (d)

11.    Hygrometer is used to measure

(a)     Relative humidity

(b)    Purity of milk

(c)     Specific gravity of a liquid

(d)    None of these
Ans. : (A)

12.    The element used in an electric filament is

(a)     Copper

(b)    Aluminum

(c)     Iron

(d)    Tungsten
Ans. : (D)

13.    Which of the following is used for silvering of mirrors?

(a)     Silver nitrate

(b)    Zinc nitrate

(c)     Silver oxide

(d)    Pitchblende
Ans. : (A)

14.    Which of the following is the richest resource of vitamin A?

(a)     Orange

(b)    Apple

(c)     Eggs

(d)    None of these
Ans. : (C)

15.    Which of the following disease is caused by virus?

(a)     Smallpox

(b)    Tuberculosis

(c)     Malaria

(d)    Cholera
Ans. : (A)

16.    Out of the alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

TACITURNITY

(a)     Reserve

(b)    Hesitation

(c)     Changeableness

(d)    Dumbness
Ans. : (A)

17.    Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

KNOWLEDGE

(a)     Ignorance

(b)    Illiteracy

(c)     Foolishness

(d)    Backwardness
Ans. : (A)

18.    Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best conveys the meaning of the phrase.

Code of diplomatic etiquette and precedence.

(a)     Formalism

(b)    Statesmanship

(c)     Protocol

(d)    Hierarchy
Ans. : (C)

19.    Fill in the blanks with appropriate Prepositions choosing from the four alternatives given below the sentence:

The art exhibition is to be officially opened_______Wednesday______2 p. m.

(a)     on;at

(b)    at;on

(c)     from;on

(d)    on;from
Ans. : (A)

20.    Choose the correctly spelt word.

(a)     Avairiciuos

(b)    Avaricious

(c)     Avaricious

(d)    Avaricious
Ans. : (C)

21.     भाषा की सबसे छोटी इकाई है

(a) वर्ण

(b) शब्द

(c) पद

(d) वाक्य
Ans. : (a)

22.    ‘घी-खिचड़ी होना’ मुहावरे का अर्थ है

(a) खूब घुलना-मिलना

(b) स्वाद बढ़ाना

(c) ताकत बढ़ाना

(d) मकर-संक्रान्ति पर्व मनाना
Answer: (a)

23.    खण्डन का विलोम शब्द क्या है?

(a) समर्थन

(b) सम्पूर्ण

(c) अपूर्ण

(d) सन्मति
Answer: (A)

24.    ‘बडे भाई’ के लिए शब्द है

(a) कनिष्ठ

(b) पूर्वज

(c) अग्रज

(d) अनुज
Answer: (c)

25.    विसर्ग का उच्चारण किसकी भांति होता है

(a) श

(b) ष

(c) स

(d) ह
Answer: (d)

26.    ‘सच्चिदानंद’ का सही संधि-विग्रह है

(a) सत + चित + आनंद

(b) सत् + चित् + आनंद

(c) सद + चिद + आनंद

(d) सच्चित + आनंद

Answer: (b)

27.    ‘महत्ता’ में कौन सा प्रत्यय ह?

(a) महत

(b) महत्

(c) ता

(d) त् + ता
Answer: (C)

28.    ‘अजातशत्रु’ वह होता है

(a) जिसके बहुत से शत्रु हो

(b) जिसके कम शत्रु हो

(c) जिसके शत्रु भी मित्र बन जाते हैं

(d) जिसका शत्रु पैदा नहीं हुआ है
Answer: (d)

29.    वर्ग ‘अ’ में दिए गए शब्दों को उनके विपरीतार्थक (विलोम) के साथ वर्ग ‘ब’ से मिलन कीजिए :

वर्ग ‘अ’   वर्ग ‘ब’

1. उदार  a. संपन्न

2. गौरव  b. पुरस्कार

3. तिरस्कार c. लाघव

4. विपन्न  d. कृपण

    1 2 3 4

(a) a b c d

(b) d c b a

(c) c a b d

(d) b d a c
Answer: (b)

30.     परम + ईश्वर का संधि-रूप होगा

(a) परमीश्वर

(b) परम ईश्वर

(c) प्रमेश्वर

(d) परमेश्वर
Answer: (d)

31.     Mount Sinabung Volcano, which erupted recently, is located in which country?

(a)     Indonesia

(b)    Japan

(c)     Mexico

(d)    United States
Ans. : (A)

32.     The famous Sun Temple is located in which Indian state?

(a)     Konark, Odisha

(b)    Aurangabad, Maharashtra

(c)     Jaipur, Rajasthan

(d)    None of these
Ans. : (A)

33.    Who amongst the following revolutionaries was not involved in the Alipore Bomb case?

(a)     Aurobinodo Ghosh

(b)    Rasbihari Bose

(c)     Bagha Jatin

(d)    Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans. : (D)

34.     Which city of India is having highest population?

(a)     Kolkata

(b)    Delhi

(c)     Mumbai

(d)    Chennai
Ans. : (C)

35.     Which one is called Upper House of the Parliament?

(a)     Lok Sabha

(b)    Rajya Sabha

(c)     Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha combined

(d)    Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and President combined
Ans. : (B)

36.    Arrange the words given below in a proper order and choose the most appropriate sequence from the alternatives provided below the question

1.       Yarn

2.       Plant

3.       Saree

4.       Cotton

(a)     2,4,1,5,3

(b)    2,4,3,5,1

(c)     2,4,5,1,3

(d)    2,4,5,3,1
Ans. : (A)

37.    Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.

(a)     Conceive

(b)    Diurnal

(c)     Conceit

(d)    Concentrate
Ans. : (C)

38.    Pune is bigger than Jhansi and Sitapur is bigger than Chittor. Raigarh is not as big as Jhansi, but is bigger than Sitapur. Which is the smallest?

(a)     Pune

(b)    Jhansi

(c)     Sitapur

(d)    Chittor
Ans. : (D)

39.    Choose the correct alternative.

Elegance : Vulgarity : : Graceful :?

(a)     Awkward

(b)    Comely

(c)     Asperity

(d)    Dirty
Ans. : (A)

40.    Find out the wrong term in the given series.

56,72,90,110,132,150

(a)     72

(b)    90

(c)     110

(d)    150
Ans. : (D)

41.    A shopkeeper cheats to the extent of 10% while buying and selling, by using false weights. His total gain is

(a)     20%

(b)    21%

(c)     22%

(d)    23%
Ans. : (B)

42.    In a class there are three divisions. The number of students and the average marks in mathematics in the three divisions are 30, 40, 30, and 40%, 30% and 50% respectively. What are the average marks in mathematics of the class?

(a)     39

(b)    40

(c)     41

(d)    51
Ans. : (A)

43.    If LCM of two numbers is 693, HCF of same two numbers is 11 and one number is 99 then find other.

(a)     34

(b)    77

(c)     12

(d)    45
Ans. : (B)

44.    If (0.04)-1.5=x, then x is equal to

(a)     25

(b)    125

(c)     250

(d)    625
Ans. : (B)

45.    Pipe A can fill a tank in 5 hours, pipe B in 10 hours and pipe C in 30 hrs. If all the pipes are open simultaneously, in how many hours will the tank be filled?

(a)     2.5 hours

(b)    2 hours

(c)     3.5 hours

(d)    3 hours
Ans. : (D)

46.    Gas Balloons are filled with

(a)     Oxygen

(b)    Nitrogen

(c)     Helium

(d)    Argon
Ans. : (C)

47.    Which of the following are examples of electromagnetic waves?

1.       X-rays

2.       Ultrasonic

3.       -rays

4.       -rays

(a)     1 only

(b)    2 only

(c)     1,3 and 4

(d)    2,3 and 4
Ans. : (A)

48.    Which metal is used in storage batteries?

(a)     Copper

(b)    Lead

(c)     Aluminium

(d)    Zinc
Ans. : (B)

49.    Which lenses are used by people having short-sightedness?

(a)     Concave

(b)    Convex

(c)     Plain

(d)    Photochomatic
Ans. : (A)

50.    The highest point in the blood pressure or upper reading of blood pressure is called

(a)     Systolic pressure

(b)    Diastolic pressure

(c)     Hypotension

(d)    Hypertension
Ans. : (A)

51.    According to Census-2011, which district of Haryana possesses lowest women literacy rate?

(a)     Mewat

(b)    Mahendragarh

(c)     Rewari

(d)    Bhiwani
Ans. : (A)

52.    In 1797, which place of present Haryana was made as Capital by George Thomas?

(a)     Jahajgarh

(b)    Hansi

(c)     Tohana

(d)    Rohtak
Ans. : (B)

53.    Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which district of Haryana?

(a)     Rewari

(b)    Mahendragarh

(c)     Palwal

(d)    Mewat
Ans. : (A)

54.    Who was the Editor of ‘Haryana Tilak’ weekly magazine?

(a)     Nekiram Sharma

(b)    Shriram Sharma

(c)     Baldeo Singh

(d)    Sir Chhotu Ram
Ans. : (B)

55.    In Haryana Government minister Krishanlal Panwar belongs to which constituency?

(a)     Ambala Cantt.

(b)    Israna

(c)     Faridabad

(d)    None of these
Ans. : (B)

56.    Kakroi Micro Hydroelectrical Project is constructed on

(a)     Bhiwani Canal

(b)    Bhakra Canal

(c)     Gurgaon Canal

(d)    Western Yamuna Canal
Ans. : (D)

57.    Which of the following Lok-Sabha seat falls under General Category?

(a)     Ambala

(b)    Sirsa

(c)     Gurgaon

(d)    All these
Ans. : (C)

58.    ‘Satyarth Prakash’ is authored by

(a)     Swami Dayanand

(b)    Swami Shraddhanand

(c)     Swami Ramdeo

(d)    Acharya Baldeo
Ans. : (A)

59.    In which field Shri Dinanath Batra contributed the most?

(a)     Agriculture

(b)    Politics

(c)     Employment

(d)    Education
Ans. : (D)

60.    Rio Olympics Bronze Medalist Shakshi Malik belongs to which village of Rohtak?

(a)     Nindana

(b)    Mokhra

(c)     Chandi

(d)    None of these
Ans. : (B)

61.    On advise of which Guru, Banda Bahadur left Sanyasa and started fighting wars?

(a)     Guru Teg Bahadur

(b)    Guru Gobind Singh

(c)     Guru Arjun Deo

(d)    Guru Nanak Deo
Ans. : (B)

62.    In Haryana, majority of people are following the religion

(a)     Hindu

(b)    Bauddh

(c)     Islam

(d)    Yahudi
Ans. : (A)

63.    Brahma Sarovar pilgrimage is located at

(a)     Pehowa

(b)    Kaithal

(c)     ]kurukshetra

(d)    Jind
Ans. : (C)

64.    Official language of Haryana is

(a)     Urdu

(b)    Punjabi

(c)     English

(d)    Hindi
Ans. : (D)

65.    Which of the following river is not originated from Shivalik Range?

(a)     Yamuna

(b)    Saraswati

(c)     Markanda

(d)    Ghaggar
Ans. : (A)

66.    Rakhigarhi, which is associated with Harappan Civilization, is located in the district

(a)     Rohtak

(b)    Kaithal

(c)     Hisar

(d)    Sirsa
Ans. : (C)

67.    Foundation of which University of Haryana was placed by Dr. Rajendra Prasad?

(a)     Rohtak

(b)    Kurukshetra

(c)     Jantpali

(d)    Sirsa
Ans. : (B)

68.    The Headquarters of International Solar Alloance is established in which city of Haryana?

(a)     Karnal

(b)    Gurgaon

(c)     Faridabad

(d)    Panipat
Ans. : (B)

69.    Who is well-known (successful) Haryanavi Film Actor?

(a)     Devi Shankar Prabhakar

(b)    Jagat jakhar

(c)     Anoop Singh

(d)    Sunil Dutt
Ans. : (B)

70.    In Haryana, Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centre is located at

(a)     Pinjore

(b)    Panchkula

(c)     Yamunanagar

(d)    Karnal
Ans. : (A)

71.    Name the military general of Alauddin Khilji who invaded the Tamil kingdoms and returned with great riches.

(a)     Balban

(b)    Nasiruddin

(c)     Malik Kafur

(d)    Jalauddin
Ans. : (C)

72.    Name the Muslim king who could barely read or write, but at his court lived great poet Amir Khusro.

(a)     Aluddin Khilji

(b)    Muhammad Tughlaq

(c)     Firoz Shah

(d)    Sher Shah
Ans. : (A)

73.    Which one of the following Indian states is not bisected by the Tropic of Cancer?

(a)     Odisha

(b)    Gujarat

(c)     Rajasthan

(d)    West Bengal
Ans. : (A)

74.    Name the river which rises in the Aravalli ranges and enters the Arabian Sea through the Rann of Kutch.

(a)     Kalinadi

(b)    Amravati

(c)     Luni

(d)    Beas
Ans. : (C)

75.    Which Article has given a special status to Jammu & Kashmir?

(a)     367

(b)    369

(c)     370

(d)    371
Ans. : (C)

76.    Which one of the following is no longer a Fundamental Right?

(a)     Right against exploitation

(b)    Right to freedom

(c)     Right to property

(d)    Cultural and educational rights
Ans. : (C)

77.    How many banks were nationalized in the year 1969?

(a)     9

(b)    14

(c)     17

(d)    20
Ans. : (B)

78.    On which of the following items is excise duty levied?

(a)     Import of goods

(b)    Export of goods

(c)     Production of goods

(d)    Sale of goods
Ans. : (C)

79.    Who of the following is not associated with Carnatic music?

(a)     Shyama Shastri

(b)    Tyagaraja

(c)     Bhatkhande

(d)    Muthuswami Dikshitar
Ans. : (C)

80.    Who composed the National Anthem?

(a)     Rabindranath Tagore

(b)    Muhammad Iqbal

(c)     Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

(d)    Sri Aurobindo
Ans. : (A)

81.    Who was the first Indian woman to win the Jnanpith Award?

(a)     Amrita Pritam

(b)    Mahadevi Varma

(c)     Mahashweta Devi

(d)    Ashapoorna Devi
Ans. : (D)

82.    When were electronic voting machines introduced for election in India?

(a)     1998

(b)    1996

(c)     1990

(d)    1982
Ans. : (A)

83.    How many nuclear tests were conducted by India in May 1998?

(a)     Three

(b)    Two

(c)     Five

(d)    Six
Ans. : (C)

84.    In which year did Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reach the peak of Mt. Everest?

(a)     1953

(b)    1952

(c)     1955

(d)    1954
Ans. : (A)

85.    Who defeated Napoleon in the Battle of Waterloo?

(a)     Nelson

(b)    Duke of Wellington

(c)     Louis XVIII

(d)    Ali Pasha
Ans. : (B)

86.    When was Roman ruler Julius Caesar assassinated?

(a)     58 BC

(b)    48 BC

(c)     44 BC

(d)    4 AD
Ans. : (C)

87.    What is the duration of a day at the equator?

(a)     24 hr

(b)    12 hr

(c)     14 hr

(d)    16 hr
Ans. : (B)

88.    Which planet has two small satellites called Phobos and Deimos?

(a)     Neptune

(b)    Uranus

(c)     Mars

(d)    Venus
Ans. : (C)

89.    Where is the headquarters of the World Bank?

(a)     New York

(b)    London

(c)     Washington

(d)    Paris
Ans. : (C)

90.    Where is the headquarters of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)?

(a)     London

(b)    Paris

(c)     Vienna

(d)    Rome
Ans. : (B)

91.    Which of the following is not a mammal?

(a)     Fish

(b)    Cow

(c)     Goat

(d)    Whale
Ans. : (A)

92.    Which drug is extracted from the bark of a cinchona tree?

(a)     Erythromycin

(b)    Ibuprofen

(c)     Quinine

(d)    Paracetamol
Ans. : (C)

93.    With which game is FIFA Cup associated?

(a)     Hockey

(b)    Football

(c)     Table Tennis

(d)    Badminton
Ans. : (B)

94.    Khajuraho is located in

(a)     M.P.

(b)    U.P.

(c)     Bihar

(d)    Odisha
Ans. : (A)

95.    What is the capital of Brazil?

(a)     Rio de Janeiro

(b)    San Salvador

(c)     Brasilia

(d)    Buenos
Ans. : (C)

96.    Which committee has been constituted to prepare a draft plan on Ganga river?

(a)     Girdhar Malviya Committee

(b)    Shankar Acharya Committee

(c)     Mukesh Kumar Singla Committee

(d)    B.D. Shekatar Committee
Ans. : (A)

97.    Who among the following has been chosen for the 23^rd Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award?

(a)     Kailash Kher

(b)    Shubha Mudgal

(c)     Sukhwinder Singh

(d)    Ila Arun
Ans. : (B)

98.    The first meeting of SAARC Home Ministers was held on May 11, 2006 at

(a)     Kabul

(b)    Colombo

(c)     Dhaka

(d)    Islamabad
Ans. : (C)

99.    “Yaad karo Kurbani” celebration was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on

(a)     9^th August, 2016

(b)    10^th August, 2016

(c)     12^th August, 2016

(d)    15^th August, 2016
Ans. : (A)

100.  The official name of Rio Olympics- 2016 was

(a)     XXXII Olympiad

(b)    XXIX Olympiad

(c)     XXXI Olympiad

(d)    XXX Olympiad 

Ans. : (C)

Note : This question paper is solved completely with clerk answer key of 27th November 2016.