Solved HP High Court Clerk Exam Held on 15 October 2026

Question:- 1. When is World Heritage Day observed?

a. 5 June

b. 18 April

c. 22 April

d. 21 May

Answer:- b

Question:- 2. Where are the headquarters of major European Union institutions such as the European Commission and the European Parliament located?

a. Paris and Rome

b. Berlin and Paris

c. Brussels and Luxembourg

d. Madrid and Brussels

Answer:- c

Question:- 3. Based on revenue generation, India ranks at which position among the world’s largest quick commerce markets?

a. First

b. Second

c. Third

d. Fourth

Answer:- c

Question:- 4. Warm-core and cold-core rings are associated with which oceanographic phenomenon?

a. El Niño-Southern Oscillation

b. Gulf Stream

c. Indian Ocean Dipole

d. Thermohaline circulation

Answer:- b

Question:- 5. The “Living Planet Report” is published by which organisation?

a. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

b. World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

c. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

d. World Resources Institute (WRI)

Answer:- b

Question:- 6. Who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

a. Boris Johnson

b. Rishi Sunak

c. Keir Starmer

d. David Cameron

Answer:- c

Question:- 7. In which ocean is the Mariana Trench located?

a. Atlantic Ocean

b. Indian Ocean

c. Pacific Ocean

d. Arctic Ocean

Answer:- c

Question:- 8. Which is the largest gulf in the world?

a. Gulf of Mexico

b. Persian Gulf

c. Gulf of Aden

d. Gulf of California

Answer:- a

Question:- 9. Which country has the largest number of islands in the world?

a. Indonesia

b. Sweden

c. Philippines

d. Japan

Answer:- b

Question:- 10. Which country is the world’s largest producer of uranium?

a. Uzbekistan

b. Kazakhstan

c. USA

d. India

Answer:- b

Question:- 11. Who was the founder of the famous Hindi daily newspaper “Aaj”?

a. Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi

b. Shiv Prasad Gupta

c. Madan Mohan Malaviya

d. Bharatendu Harishchandra

Answer:- b

Question:- 12. Who received the Best Male Athlete of the Year 2025 award at the Indian Athletics Awards?

a. Neeraj Chopra

b. Kishore Jena

c. Avinash Sable

d. Tajinderpal Singh Toor

Answer:- a

Question:- 13. Who was appointed Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities in 2026?

a. Iqbal Singh Lalpura

b. Harjit Singh Grewal

c. Syed Shahezadi

d. S. Munawari Begum

Answer:- b

Question:- 14. Which port became India’s second major port, after Visakhapatnam, to achieve an operational draft capacity of 18 metres?

a. Kamarajar Port

b. Paradip Port

c. Deendayal Port

d. Jawaharlal Nehru Port

Answer:- a

Question:- 15. The “Guwahati Declaration” was adopted by the countries belonging to which organisation?

a. ASEAN

b. BRICS

c. SAARC

d. BIMSTEC

Answer:- b

Question:- 16. In which year was the Wildlife (Protection) Act enacted in India?

a. 1968

b. 1970

c. 1972

d. 1975

Answer:- c

Question:- 17. What is the difference between revenue expenditure and revenue receipts called?

a. Fiscal Deficit

b. Primary Deficit

c. Revenue Deficit

d. Budget Deficit

Answer:- c

Question:- 18. Which site became India’s $45^{th}$ property to be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List?

a. Dholavira

b. Sarnath

c. Nalanda Mahavihara

d. Santiniketan

Answer:- b

Question:- 19. Where was the Central Water and Power Commission established?

a. Mumbai

b. New Delhi

c. Kolkata

d. Shimla

Answer:- b

Question:- 20. When was the Indian Air Force established through a Gazette notification issued from Shimla?

a. 8 October 1930

b. 8 October 1931

c. 8 October 1932

d. 15 August 1932

Answer:- c

Question:- 21. Who became the first Indian to win the Grand Chess Tour title?

a. Viswanathan Anand

b. D. Gukesh

c. R. Praggnanandhaa

d. Arjun Erigaisi

Answer:- c

Question:- 22. According to the RBI Annual Report 2025-26, which denomination has the highest volume of coins in circulation in India?

a. 1 coin

b. 2 coin

c. 5 coin

d. 10 coin

Answer:- a

Question:- 23. Who was the first woman Vice-Chancellor in India?

a. Sarojini Naidu

b. Hansa Jivraj Mehta

c. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit

d. Sucheta Kriplani

Answer:- b

Question:- 24. Who started the newspaper Sudharak?

a. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

b. Gopal Ganesh Agarkar

c. Mahatma Jyotiba Phule

d. Behramji Malabari

Answer:- b

Question:- 25. Which state of India is known as the “Molasses Basin”?

a. Tripura

b. Mizoram

c. Manipur

d. Nagaland

Answer:- b

Question:- 26. When is National Hindi Day observed in India?

a. 10 January

b. 14 September

c. 26 January

d. 15 August

Answer:- b

Question:- 27. Which place was India’s first fossil of the ‘Gourami’ fish discovered?

a. Dehradun, Uttarakhand

b. Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh

c. Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

d. Siwalik, Punjab

Answer:- a

Question:- 28. Where was the world’s largest solar tree installed in India in 2020?

a. Bengaluru, Karnataka

b. Pune, Maharashtra

c. Durgapur, West Bengal

d. Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Answer:- c

Question:- 29. Which female cricketer was awarded the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for August 2026?

a. Lucy Barnett

b. Hayley Matthews

c. Deepti Sharma

d. Beth Mooney

Answer:- a

Question:- 30. Who recently became the first Indian male archer to win the Archery World Cup Final?

a. Naveen Rana

b. Bajrang Garhwal

c. Dhiraj Bommadevara

d. Ramesh Mehlawat

Answer:- c

Question:- 31. Who is the author of the book “Barf Ke Heere”?

a. Ratan Singh Himesh

b. Prof. Som Ranchan

c. Yashpal

d. Satyendra Sharma

Answer:- d

Question:- 32. Which valley lies between the Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal ranges in Himachal Pradesh?

a. Balh Valley

b. Bara Bhangal Valley

c. Kiara Dun Valley

d. Pabbar Valley

Answer:- b

Question:- 33. Which pass is known as “Shingo-La”?

a. Rohtang Pass

b. Bara-Lacha Pass

c. Zanskar Pass

d. Jalori Pass

Answer:- c

Question:- 34. The spoken language of which district of Himachal Pradesh was described by Rahul Sankrityayan as “Hamakada” or “Hamskada”?

a. Lahaul

b. Kinnaur

c. Chamba

d. Shimla

Answer:- b

Question:- 35. Which three cooperative banks were amalgamated to establish the Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Bank Ltd. in 1953?

a. Mahasu Central Cooperative Bank, Mandi Central Cooperative Bank and Chamba Central Cooperative Bank

b. H.P. Gramin Bank, Jogindra Central Cooperative Bank and Mahasu Central Cooperative Bank

c. Mandi Central Cooperative Bank, Chamba Central Cooperative Bank and H.P. Gramin Bank

d. Mandi Central Cooperative Bank, Jogindra Central Cooperative Bank and H.P. Gramin Bank

Answer:- a

Question:- 36. “Telangi Selection” and “Ribba Selection” are local varieties of which dry fruit?

a. Walnut

b. Pistachio

c. Almond

d. Apricot

Answer:- c

Question:- 37. With effect from which date did the Central Government extend the jurisdiction of the Delhi High Court Act, 1966 to the Union Territory of Himachal Pradesh?

a. 18 December 1970

b. 25 January 1971

c. 1 May 1967

d. 15 August 1966

Answer:- c

Question:- 38. What is the name of the old Secretariat building of Himachal Pradesh?

a. Peterhoff Building

b. Ellerslie Building

c. Barnes Court

d. Armsdale

Answer:- b

Question:- 39. The Pathankot area that was transferred to Himachal Pradesh on 1 November 1966 was previously a part of which district?

a. Shimla

b. Gurdaspur

c. Chamba

d. Bilaspur

Answer:- b

Question:- 40. Until 1942-43, Shimla served as the capital-in-exile of which country?

a. China

b. Japan

c. Burma

d. Tibet

Answer:- c

Question:- 41. Who is the Registrar General of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh?

a. Bhupesh Sharma

b. Vikas Bhardwaj

c. Rajeev Bali

d. Nitin Kumar

Answer:- b

Question:- 42. Which of the following river streams does not flow through Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh?

a. Bakar

b. Sukar

c. Mundkhar

d. Sir

Answer:- c

Question:- 43. Between which latitudes and longitudes is Himachal Pradesh geographically located?

a. $30^\circ 22′ 40”$ N to $33^\circ 12′ 40”$ N latitude and $75^\circ 45′ 55”$ E to $79^\circ 04′ 20”$ E longitude

b. $29^\circ 22′ 40”$ N to $32^\circ 12′ 40”$ N latitude and $74^\circ 45′ 55”$ E to $78^\circ 04′ 20”$ E longitude

c. $31^\circ 22′ 40”$ N to $34^\circ 12′ 40”$ N latitude and $76^\circ 45′ 55”$ E to $80^\circ 04′ 20”$ E longitude

d. $30^\circ 12′ 40”$ N to $34^\circ 22′ 40”$ N latitude and $75^\circ 15′ 55”$ E to $80^\circ 04′ 20”$ E longitude

Answer:- a

Question:- 44. Before the establishment of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, which institution was replaced by the Himachal Bench of the Delhi High Court at Shimla?

a. District Court

b. Court of Judicial Commissioner

c. Supreme Court Bench

d. Sessions Court

Answer:- b

Question:- 45. Who led the movement for the merger of Rampur with Himachal Pradesh and India?

a. Devilal

b. Annulal

c. Ramprasad

d. Devkinandan

Answer:- d

Question:- 46. Which state shares Himachal Pradesh’s western boundary?

a. Haryana

b. Punjab

c. Jammu and Kashmir

d. Uttarakhand

Answer:- b

Question:- 47. Kangra Fort is situated on the banks of which river in Himachal Pradesh?

a. Ravi River

b. Sutlej River

c. Banganga River

d. Beas River

Answer:- c

Question:- 48. In which year was the first salt mine opened in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh?

a. 1844

b. 1841

c. 1843

d. 1842

Answer:- b

Question:- 49. In which district of Himachal Pradesh is the Andhraa Hydroelectric Project located?

a. Shimla

b. Kullu

c. Una

d. Chamba

Answer:- a

Question:- 50. In which district of Himachal Pradesh is the Central Research Institute (CRI) located?

a. Sirmaur

b. Solan

c. Una

d. Chamba

Answer:- b

Question:- 51. Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan, the third Chief Justice of India, belonged to which area of Kangra district?

a. Palampur

b. Nagrota

c. Shahpur

d. Nurpur

Answer:- b

Question:- 52. Why did Timur (Temur-Lang) not invade Nagarkot in 1399?

a. Heavy Rainfall

b. Revolt in his army

c. Difficult Terrain

d. None of the above

Answer:- d

Question:- 53. The forces of Alexander refused to cross which of the following rivers and returned back?

a. Beas

b. Chenab

c. Ravi

d. Satluj

Answer:- a

Question:- 54. Bhadal merges with which of the following rivers to form the Ravi River in Himachal Pradesh?

a. Tant-giri

b. Bhaga

c. Miyar Nullah

d. Sansari Nala

Answer:- a

Question:- 55. What percentage of India’s total geographical area is covered by Himachal Pradesh?

a. 1.5%

b. 1.7%

c. 2.1%

d. 2.5%

Answer:- b

Question:- 56. Which of the following lakes was referred to as “Chanderkup Tal” by the Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsang?

a. Chandratal

b. Suraj Tal

c. Saketi Lake

d. Renuka Lake

Answer:- a

Question:- 57. On which date did Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia assume charge as the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court?

a. 23 December 2024

b. 27 December 2024

c. 29 December 2024

d. 31 December 2024

Answer:- b

Question:- 58. As of September 2026, what is the sanctioned strength of Judges in the Himachal Pradesh High Court, including the Chief Justice?

a. 15

b. 17

c. 18

d. 20

Answer:- b

Question:- 59. Which Act granted full statehood to Himachal Pradesh?

a. Himachal Pradesh Territorial Council Act, 1951

b. State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970

c. Himachal Pradesh Statehood Act, 1971

d. States Reorganisation Act, 1956

Answer:- b

Question:- 60. Who was the first Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the newly formed Himachal Pradesh in 1952?

a. Dina Nath

b. Vidya Dhar

c. Jaswant Ram

d. None of these

Answer:- c

Question:- 61. One Megabyte (MB) is equal to how many Kilobytes (KB) in the conventional computer measurement system?

a. 100 KB

b. 512 KB

c. 1024 KB

d. 2048 KB

Answer:- c

Question:- 62. Computers that combine both measuring and counting are called:

a. Analog Computers

b. Digital Computers

c. Hybrid Computers

d. All of these

Answer:- c

Question:- 63. Which of the following is used to remove a software bug or defect and is generally provided free of cost by the software provider?

a. Version

b. Update

c. Help

d. Patch

Answer:- d

Question:- 64. What is the text styling feature of MS Word known as?

a. WordArt

b. WordFill

c. WordStyle

d. WordLooks

Answer:- a

Question:- 65. Which keyboard shortcut is used to change the case of selected text in MS Word?

a. Ctrl+H

b. Alt+F8

c. Shift+F3

d. Ctrl+Shift

Answer:- c

Question:- 66. Which of the following keyboard shortcuts is used to add an outline border to the selected cell(s) in MS Excel?

a. Ctrl+Shift+/

b. Ctrl+Shift+&

c. Alt+Shift+/

d. Alt+Shift+B

Answer:- b

Question:- 67. What are malicious computer programs called that gain root or administrative access to a computer?

a. Antivirus

b. Spamware

c. Rootkits

d. Backdoors

Answer:- c

Question:- 68. What is the use of the ‘Ctrl+;’ key combination in MS Excel?

a. Inserts the current date

b. Inserts the current time

c. Inserts the current day in a box

d. Inserts the current timestamp

Answer:- a

Question:- 69. What is an embedded system?

a. A program that arrives by being wrapped

b. A program that is a permanent part of the computer

c. A computer and software system designed to control a machine

d. A computer that is part of a larger computer

Answer:- c

Question:- 70. Which of the following programming languages is classified as a low-level language?

a. BASIC, COBOL and FORTRAN

b. Prolog

c. C and C++

d. Assembly language

Answer:- d

Question:- 71. Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a computer?

a. Gathering data

b. Processing data into information

c. Analyzing the data or information

d. Storing the data or information

Answer:- c

Question:- 72. Collecting personal information and effectively posing as another individual is known as the crime of:

a. Spooling

b. Identity theft

c. Spoofing

d. Hacking

Answer:- b

Question:- 73. What is the default file extension for a Microsoft Word document?

a. .pdf

b. .docx

c. .xls

d. .txt

Answer:- b

Question:- 74. Which of the following storage devices has the fastest access speed in the computer?

a. HDD

b. SSD

c. USB Flash Drive

d. CD-ROM

Answer:- b

Question:- 75. Properly arranged data is known as:

a. Field

b. Words

c. File

d. Information

Answer:- d

Question:- 76. A cloud application is experiencing latency issues. What could be a potential cause?

a. High CPU utilization

b. Network congestion

c. Incorrect DNS settings

d. Insufficient disk space

Answer:- b

Question:- 77. Which device can understand the difference between data & programs?

a. Input device

b. Output device

c. Memory

d. Microprocessor

Answer:- d

Question:- 78. What does “CC” stand for in an email?

a. Carbon Copy

b. Creative Copy

c. Carbon Certificate

d. Confidential Copy

Answer:- a

Question:- 79. How do you add an attachment to an email?

a. By clicking on the “Attach File” icon

b. By copying and pasting the file into the message

c. Attachments are automatically added

d. By clicking on the “Attach File” icon *(Note: duplicate options present in source)*

Answer:- a

Question:- 80. What is the shortcut key to start a PowerPoint slideshow from the beginning?

a. F1

b. Ctrl+Shift+S

c. Ctrl+F5

d. F5

Answer:- d

Question:- 81. Look closely at the letter pattern and choose the series from the options given that will correctly fill the blank.

ELFA, GLHA, ILJA, _____, MLNA

a. OLPA

b. KLMA

c. LLMA

d. KLLA

Answer:- d

Question:- 82. Ramesh said, “Sunita is the wife of the grandson of my sister’s mother.” How is Ramesh related to Sunita?

a. Father

b. Father-in-law

c. Brother-in-law

d. Grandfather

Answer:- b

Question:- 83. In the school midterm exams, Raj has lower marks than Priya, but has more than Anjali. However, Vikram also has more marks than Raj. Who has the lowest marks?

a. Raj

b. Priya

c. Anjali

d. Vikram

Answer:- c

Question:- 84. Ravi prefers Economics to Maths, English to Social Science, and Political Science to History. If he prefers Maths to History, and Social Science to Maths, which is Ravi’s least preferred subject?

a. History

b. Maths

c. Social Science

d. Economics

Answer:- a

Question:- 85. Choose the word that cannot be formed using letters from “ENCOURAGEMENT”:

a. COURAGE

b. MEANT

c. GENERATE

d. CEMENT

Answer:- c

Question:- 86. Which diagram represents the relationship: Birds, Parrots, Eagles?

a. Three intersecting circles

b. A small circle within a big circle

c. Two overlapping circles

d. None of these *(Parrots and Eagles are both distinct types of birds contained within the category of birds)*

Answer:- b

Question:- 87. S1: Some people doubt that God exists.

S2: Belief in the existence of God is universal.

The second sentence:

a. contradicts the assertion of the first

b. contrasts the assertion of the first

c. confirms the assertion of the first

d. qualifies the assertion of the first

Answer:- a

Question:- 88. In a club, there are 58 members. Among them, 25 members drink tea, 23 members drink coffee and only 7 members drink both tea and coffee. What is the ratio of the number of members who drink tea or coffee but not both, to the number of members who drink neither tea nor coffee?

a. 1:2

b. 1:3

c. 3:1

d. 2:1

Answer:- d

Question:- 89. Based on the alphabetical order, three of the following four are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? (NQT, DGJ, LNQ, PSV)

a. NQT

b. DGJ

c. LNQ

d. PSV

Answer:- c

Question:- 90. Arun started from point A and walked 10 km East to point B, then turned to North and walked 3 km to point C, then turned West and walked 12 km to point D, then again turned South and walked 3 km to point E. In which direction is he from his starting point?

a. East

b. South

c. West

d. North

Answer:- c

Question:- 91. During a certain period the cost of living index number goes up from 110 to 200 and the salary of a worker is also raised from 330 to 500. The worker does not get real gain. Then the real wages decreased by:

a. 45.45

b. 43.25

c. ₹100

d. None of these

Answer:- c

Question:- 92. If RED is coded as 6720, then GREEN would be coded as:

a. 9207716

b. 167129

c. 1677209

d. 1672091

Answer:- c

Question:- 93. Find the missing number in the following series: 2, 7, 27, 107, 427, ?

a. 1707

b. 4027

c. 4207

d. 1207

Answer:- a

Question:- 94. Sita is the niece of Ashok. Ashok’s mother is Lakshmi. Kalyani is Lakshmi’s mother. Kalyani’s husband is Gopal. Parvathi is the mother-in-law of Gopal. How is Sita related to Gopal?

a. Great grandson’s daughter

b. Gopal’s Sita’s father *(typo in paper)*

c. Sita is Gopal’s great grand-daughter

d. Grand niece

Answer:- c

Question:- 95. Choose the option that is different from the other three:

a. Mango

b. Orange

c. Sweet lime

d. Walnut

Answer:- d

Question:- 96. Choose the option that is different from the other three:

a. Cauliflower

b. Litchi

c. Pointed gourd

d. Brinjal

Answer:- b

Question:- 97. Choose the option that is different from the other three:

a. Spinach

b. Bathua

c. Fenugreek

d. Peas

Answer:- d

Question:- 98. Force: Newton :: Work: ?

a. Pascal

b. Ohm

c. Joule

d. Watt

Answer:- c

Question:- 99. Thermometer: Temperature :: Ammeter: ?

a. Electric current

b. Power

c. Potential difference

d. None of these

Answer:- a

Question:- 100. Choose the option in which the words have the same relationship with each other as the words of the word pair given below. Clock: Time

a. Ammeter: Current

b. Tensiometer: Wind

c. Anemometer: Tension

d. Balance: Measure

Answer:- a