Himachal Pradesh State Eligibility Test (S.E.T) - 2014 Paper 1 (1-10)

1. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?
Carbon dioxide
Methane
Oxygen
Nitrous Oxide

2. Which Indian was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2014?
Kailash Satyarthi
Amartya Sen
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
Malala Yousafzai

3. The author of the book "Time Machine" is
H.G. Wells
Gunter Grass
Edward Luce
Eleanor Catton

4. Who was the "Man of the Tournament" for the Cricket World Cup 2015?
Shane Watson
George Bailey
Steven Smith
Mitchel Starc

5. Which of the following rights is a constitutional right and not a fundamental right?
Right to freedom of expression
Right to freedom of religion
Right to move freely
Right to property

6. Articl 45 under the Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution provides for
Rights of minorities to establish educational institutions
Free and compulsory primary education
Education for weaker sections of the country
Giving financial assistance to less advanced states

7. The judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by
Prime Minister of India
President of of India
Speaker of Rajya Sabha
Ministry of Law and Justice

8. Who is the first Indian to become the World No.1 in Badminton?
P.V. Sandhu
Aparna Balan
Saina Nehwal
Sania Mirza

9. To which age does the Indus Valley Civilization belong?
Bronze
Lead
Iron
None of these

10. What is the primary aim of Dhanlakshmi Yojana?
Improve the child sex ratio
Promote intercaste marriages
Change the mentality of seeing girl child as a financial burden
Provide scholarships to bright girl students to pursue PG or Ph.D