HPPSC Shimla PGT Mathematics Paper 1 Question Paper 2024

1. Consider the following about Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh:

(i) Bhoti is spoken in Lower Kinnaur only

(ii) The Tibetans call Kinnaur as ‘Khunu”.

(iii) In Leh this area is called as ‘Maon’.

(iv) Kalidasa does not mention the Kinners.

Choose the correct answer from the following:

(A) (i) and (ii)

(B) (ii) and (iii)

(C) (iii) and (iv)

(D) (iv) and (i)

**Correct Answer: (B)**

2. Which of the following tributaries of the Beas river joins it in district Kangra ?

(A) The Kunah.

(B) The Spin

(C) The Solang

(D) The Sarvari

**Correct Answer: (A)**

3. The Assembly was revived in Himachal Pradesh in year:

(A) 1961

(B) 1962

(C) 1963

(D) 1964

**Correct Answer: (C)**

4. Which of the following districts of Himachal Pradesh had the highest density of population per sq. km, as per Census-2011?

(A) Kangra

(B) Hamirpur

(C) Mandi

(D) Solan

**Correct Answer: (B)**

5. From which of the following states of India, Himachal Pradesh has less Female Literacy Rate, as per Census-2011?

(A) Gujarat

(B) Madhya Pradesh

(C) Karnataka

(D) Goa

**Correct Answer: (B)**

6. Which of the following is correct about the Gross Value Added (GVA) at constant Prices of Secondary Sector in 2022-23 (Advance Estimate)?

(A) It was 7.6 percent

(B) It was more than 2021-22

(C) It was less than 2018-19

(D) It was less than 2019-20

**Correct Answer: (A)**

7. The Swarna Jayanti Nari Sambal Yojana pension is given to those women of Himachal Pradesh who are in the following age group of:

(A) 60-70 years

(B) 65-69 years

(C) After 70 years

(D) No consideration of women’s age group

**Correct Answer: (C)**

8. Which of the following places is matched correctly with its District of Himachal Pradesh?

(A) Sullah Hamirpur

(B) Seraj Kullu

(C) Balichowki – Shimla

(D) Pachhad – Sirmaur

**Correct Answer: (B) and (D)**

9. The Himachal Pradesh Government has implemented the new scheme “Nai Rahein Nai Manzilein” to develop the unexplored areas of State Tourism in:

(A) 2018-19

(B) 2019-20

(C) 2020-21

(D) 2021-22

**Correct Answer: (A)**

10. Identify from the following the district of Himachal Pradesh, which had the 8th rank in District Good Governance Index-2021:

(A) Bilaspur

(B) Kullu

(C) Shimla

(D) Mandi

**Correct Answer: (A)**

11. The rank of Himachal Pradesh in Swachh Survekshan Index-2023, is:

(A) 12

(B) 15

(C) 18

(D) 21

**Correct Answer: (B)**

12. The Iconic Skating Rink of Shimla was built in the year:

(A) 1920

(B) 1917

(C) 1923

(D) 1926

**Correct Answer: (A)**

13. Which of the following is correct about Himachal Pradesh’s border dispute with Jammu & Kashmir?

(A) J & K is claiming its right over the whole of Pangi area of Chamba

(B) J & K is claiming its right over Chamba’s Mani Mahesh area

(C) J & K is claiming its right over the whole Spiti Valley

(D) J & K is claiming its right over Churah area of Chamba district

**Correct Answer: (D)**

14. When was the Himalayan Riyasati Praja Mandal organized?

(A) September, 1938

(B) October, 1938

(C) December, 1938

(D) November, 1938

**Correct Answer: (C)**

15. Identify from the following Himachal Pradesh’s first Indian Police Service woman:

(A) Satwant Atwal Trivedi

(B) Renu Negi

(C) Pratibha Jaswal

(D) Vibha Pathania

**Correct Answer: (A)**

16. Which of the following Articles of Indian Constitution provides safeguards to the Anglo-Indian Community?

(A) 321

(B) 325

(C) 331

(D) 335

**Correct Answer: (C)**

17. Consider the following about the Union Territory of Puducherry:

(i) It is the smallest Union Territory of India

(ii) It was one of the headquarters of the French Government in India

(iii) It is bounded on the North by the Bay of Bengal

(iv) It has nearly 77 large Industrial enterprises.

Select the correct answer from the following:

(A) (i) and (iii)

(B) (ii) and (iv)

(C) (iii) and (ii)

(D) (iv) and (i)

**Correct Answer: (B)**

18. Which of the following is correct about the State of Goa?

(A) Its forest cover is above the national requirement

(B) The major port of Goa is Panaji

(C) The Terekhol river runs on its south

(D) It provides a subsidy of 75 per cent for construction of polyhouses and greenhouses

**Correct Answer: (A)**

19. Identify the correct female sex ratio of Haryana State in the year 2023, from the following:

(A) 927

(B) 923

(C) 930

(D) 916

**Correct Answer: (A)**

20. Which of the following is projected as India’s Gross Domestic Product in the First Advance Estimates for 2023-24:

(A) 6.9 percent

(B) 7.5 percent

(C) 7.3 percent

(D) 7.6 percent

**Correct Answer: (C)**

21. India’s space craft Aditya-l reached the parking spot after a mission of days in January, 2024.

(A) 126 days

(B) 122 days

(C) 124 days

(D) 123 days

**Correct Answer: Scrapped as per final answer key!**

22. The Dronacharya Award in Lifetime-Category-2023 is given to Bhaskaran E. for coach in the sport of:

(A) Hockey

(B) Basketball

(C) Volleyball

(D) Kabaddi

**Correct Answer: (A)**

23. Which of the following Dams is the highest in India?

(A) Hirakud Dam

(B) Tehri Dam

(C) Bhakra Dam

(D) Godavari Dam

**Correct Answer: (B)**

24. Of the following, which is the latest International Environmental Agreement?

(A) Montreal Protocol

(B) Kyoto Protocol

(C) Basel Convention

(D) Glasgow Climate Pact

**Correct Answer: (D)**

25. Ajit Singh Gill, a hockey Olympian who died in January 2024, was a national of:

(A) Canada

(B) England

(C) Singapore

(D) Australia

**Correct Answer: (C)**

26. Which former Prime Minister of United Kingdom has assumed the office of Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Dev. Affairs ?

(A) John Philip

(B) David Cameron

(C) Camila

(D) B. Johnson

**Correct Answer: (B)**

27. Which of the following Deserts lies in Eastern Asia?

(A) The Gobi Desert

(B) The Sahara Desert

(C) The Kalahari Desert

(D) The Atacama Desert

**Correct Answer: (A)**

28. Identify the smallest Ocean from among the following:

(A) The Indian Ocean

(B) The Pacific Ocean.

(C) The Atlantic Ocean.

(D) The Arctic Ocean

**Correct Answer: (D)**

29. Which of the following authors is matched correctly with his/her book?

(A) Brenden Slocumb Romantic Comedy

(B) Paul Lynch – Prophet Song

(C) Abraham Verghese – The Fraud

(D) Emma Cline – The List

**Correct Answer: (B)**

30. Which of the following statements about Aspirin is not correct?

(A) It is effective in relieving pain

(B) It has anti-blood clotting action

(C) It belongs to narcotic analgesics

(D) It is a neurologically active drug

**Correct Answer: (C)**

31. कुछ दूध मेरे लिए छोड़ देना। रेखांकित पद विशेषण का भेद है:

(A) गुणवाचक

(B) संख्यावाचक

(C) परिमाणवाचक

(D) सार्वनामिक

**Correct Answer: (C)**

32. नौकरानी के हाथ से चम्मच गिर गई। रेखांकित परसर्ग किस कारक का है?

(A) करण कारक का

(B) अपादान कारक का

(C) अधिकरण कारक का

(D) कर्म कारक का

**Correct Answer: (B)**

33. लौहपुरुष ने सभी देसी रियासतों के एकीकरण को संभव बनाया। रेखांकित पद संज्ञा का भेद है:

(A) जातिवाचक

(B) व्यक्तिवाचक

(C) समूहवाचक

(D) द्रव्यवाचक

**Correct Answer: (B)**

34. निम्नलिखित में से कौनसा युग्म भाववाचक संज्ञा नहीं है?

(A) वृद्धत्व–वार्धक्य

(B) विधवा–वैधव्य

(C) सुहद–सौहार्द

(D) कुटुम्ब–कुटुम्बजन

**Correct Answer: (D)**

35. ‘बिल्ली‘ का पुल्लिंग रूप है:

(A) बिल्ला

(B) बिलाव

(C) बिल्लौटा

(D) उद्विलाव

**Correct Answer: (B)**

36. इस पुस्तक को देखो, यह कितनी उपयोगी है। रेखांकित पद सर्वनाम का प्रकार है:

(A) अनिश्चयवाचक

(B) निश्चयवाचक

(C) संबंधवाचक

(D) निजवाचक

**Correct Answer: (B)**

37. ‘भारतरत्न‘ समस्त पद किस समास का उदाहरण है?

(A) कर्मधारय

(B) तत्पुरुष

(C) अव्ययीभाव

(D) द्वंद्व

**Correct Answer: (A)**

38. भारत की श्रेष्ठ गायिका लता मंगेशकर जब गाती हैं तो सब झूम उठते हैं। इस वाक्य में उद्देश्य है:

(A) भारत की

(B) श्रेष्ठ गायिका

(C) लता मंगेशकर

(D) भारत की श्रेष्ठ गायिका लता मंगेशकर

**Correct Answer: (D)**

39. ओह! कितना घुप अँधेरा है। अर्थ की दृष्टि से वाक्य का प्रकार है:

(A) संदेहवाचक

(B) इच्छावाचक

(C) विस्मयादिबोधक

(D) प्रश्नवाचक

**Correct Answer: (C)**

40. “राघव की चतुरंग चमू–चय को गने केशव राजसमाजनि। सूर तुरंगन के उरझे पग तुंग पताकनि की पट साजनि।।” किस अलंकार का उदाहरण है?

(A) अन्योक्ति

(B) अतिशयोक्ति

(C) समासोक्ति

(D) व्याजस्तुति

**Correct Answer: (B)**

41. Choose the right option to fill in the blanks. You can do ……… now. ………. our system permits.

(A) more, permits.

(B) what, saying

(C) that, allow

(D) whatever, allows

**Correct Answer: (D)**

42. Choose the right option to fill in the blanks. I happened to meet……….. interesting performers, and brilliant artist in annual party yesterday.

(A) an, a, an

(B) any, the, an

(C) some, a, the

(D) a little, few, the

**Correct Answer: (C)**

43. Choose the correct indirect form of the following: You say to me, “I will help you in completing the task.” Choose the correct sentence:

(A) You told that you would help me in completing the task.

(B) You tell me that you will help me in completing the task.

(C) You told to me that you would help me in completing the task.

(D) You say that you would help me in completing the task.

**Correct Answer: (B)**

44. Choose the correct active voice form of the given sentence: I was guided by Saroj in choosing my subjects.

(A) Saroj has guided me in choosing my subjects.

(B) Saroj guided me in choosing my subjects.

(C) My subjects were guided to me by Saroj.

(D) Saroj guides me in choosing my subjects.

**Correct Answer: (B)**

45. Choose the correct passive voice form of the given sentence: How many books have they sent you ?

(A) How many books have to be sent to you by them?

(B) How many books are sent to you by them?

(C) How many books are you being sent by them?

(D) How many books have been sent to you?

**Correct Answer: (D)**

46. Indicate the correct sentence:

(A) You are supposed to be on time in yesterday’s party.

(B) You have been supposed to be on tine in yesterday’s party.

(C) You were supposed to be on time in yesterday’s party.

(D) You were suppose to be on time in yesterday’s party.

**Correct Answer: (C)**

47. Indicate the incorrect sentence:

(A) I used to play a lot when I was a child.

(B) I use to reach school in time.

(C) There used to be a tree at this place.

(D) I am used to this kind of behaviour.

**Correct Answer: (B)**

48. Choose the option which can replace the underlined segment without changing the meaning. The debate was going nowhere, so I had to cut in with some facts.

(A) interrupt

(B) accolade

(C) compliment

(D) agitate

**Correct Answer: (A)**

49. Indicate the synonym of the underlined word: The news of global recession disquieted me.

(A) calmed

(B) reassured

(C) worried

(D) despised

**Correct Answer: (C)**

50. Indicate the antonym of the underlined word: I have firm conviction that everyone is equal.

(A) candor

(B) certitude

(C) felicitation

(D) distrust

**Correct Answer: (D)**