1. Haryana was known with which among the following terms during the Mahabharata age?
[A]Haritdesha
[B]Haritpradesha
[C]Bahudhhanyaka
[D]Haritdhanyaka
Bahudhhanyaka
Haryana was known as Bahudhannyaka or the land of “plentiful grains’ during the Mahabharata age.
2. The 1200 MW Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project is located in which among the following districts of Haryana?
[A]Hissar
[B]Fatehabad
[C]Sirsa
[D]Faridabad
Khedar, Hissar
The two units of 1200 MW Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project at Khedar, Hisar were commissioned in April, 2010 and October, 2010 in a record period
of 38 months and 44 months respectively
3. The Renuka, Kishau and Lakhwar Vyasi dams have been constructed on which among the following rivers of Haryana?
[A]Gagghar
[B]Yamuna
[C]Tangri
[D]None of them
Yamuna
4. The Haryana Government has launched the ‘Banjh Mukt Pashudhan’ scheme under which among the following programmes / bodies ?
[A]Gau Seva Aayog
[B]Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
[C]National Animal Husbandry Project
[D]None of them
Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
A unique programme of ‘Banjh Mukt Pashudhan’ recently launched will also be a continued feature in the year 2011-12 under RKVY, in which rural youth
after training, will provide A.I. services to the livestock at the farmers’ door steps.
5. The Kalesar National Park of Haryana is famous for which among the following Fauna?
[A]Tigers
[B]Birds
[C]Monkeys
[D]Rusty Spotted Cat
Birds
Kalesar National Park is a protected area located in eastern Haryana, India, 150 km from Chandigarh. It is a popular destination for bird-watching. It is
home to the red jungle fowl among other birds. It is a sal forest in Shivalik Hills, a name given to the foot-hills of the Himalayas is spread across 11,000
acres (45 km2)
6. Who among the following are eligible for the land plots in Haryana under Mahatma Gandhi Gramin Basti Yojna?
[A]SCs
[B]BCs
[C]BPL families
[D]All of above
All of above
Mahatma Gandhi Gramin Basti Yojna is the flagship programme of the State Government under which free residential plots of 100 sq. yards each are
allotted to eligible SCs, BCs(A) and BPL families.
7. How much amount is given by the Government of Haryana for marriage of eligible girls of BPL and SC families under the “Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Vivah Shagun Yojana”?
[A]Rs. 15000
[B]Rs. 21000
[C]Rs. 31000
[D]Rs. 51000
Rs. 31000
To honour the girl child and ensure that she is not a burden to the parents it is befitting that the girls from relatively poor (BPL, Scheduled Castes families
and daughters of widows) are married gracefully. For this mission, under the “Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Vivah Shagun Yojana” a grant of Rs. 15000/-
was being given by the Haryana Govt. to BPL persons belonging to scheduled Castes/Denotified tribes/ Tapriwas Jatis (and also widows of all the
sections of society) and Rs. 5100/- was being given to the persons of other sections of the society. This grant has been enhanced to Rs. 31000/- and
Rs. 11000/- respectively from 26th January, 2010. During the year 2010-11, from 16th December, 2010 a grant of Rs. 31000/- will also be given to all the
destitute girls living in Govt. / Aided NGOs/ institutions on the occasion of their marriage.
8. Which among the following two cities of Haryana were established by Firoz Shah Tughlaq?
[A]Hissar and Ballabhgarh
[B]Hissar and Faridabad
[C]Hissar and Fatehabad
[D]Kaithal and Hissar
Hissar and Fatehabad
Firoz Shah was also a remarkable builder. He had a passion of founding and naming the towns. When his son Fatah Khan was born on his march to
Delhi, he founded a town at the site of the happy event as Fatahabad (now in Haryana). During his Bengal campaign he renamed two towns and founded
Jaunapur, in honor of his late cousin. He established second Firozabad on the banks of Yamuna River near Delhi. Here he established one of the Asokan
Pillars which he had removed from its original places. He also founded a city of Hissar-i-Firoza in the modern Haryana which is now the town of Hisar.
9. Mithatal which is also known as “Eastern Domain” of the Indus, or Harappan, Civilization, is located in which among the following districts of Haryana?
[A]Kaithal
[B]Bhiwani
[C]Haryana
[D]Panipat
Bhiwani
10. A nuclear power plant at Gorakhpur village is coming up in Haryana in which among the following districts?
[A]Sirsa
[B]Fatehabad
[C]Faridabad
[D]Ambala
Fatehabad
The nuclear power plant would be of 2,800 MW capacity, and four units of 700 MW each would be established in this plant. The land for the plant is being
acquired from three villages: Gorakhpur, Baropal and Kajalheri. Haryana would get 65 per cent of the electricity generated by the plant.
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11. The Government of Haryana has recently accepted the recommendations of a committee for improvement of the standard of polytechnic education in Haryana. Who among the following headed this committee?
[A]Shruti Choudhry
[B]Navin Jindal
[C]Sampat Singh
[D]B D Sharma
Navin Jindal
With a view to improve the standard of polytechnic education in Haryana, the state government has decided to accept the recommendations of a committee
headed by Kurukshetra MP Naveen Jindal. The Haryana State Board of Technical Education has also increased the number of polytechnics from 37 to 43
and that of intake capacity from 8,665 to 9,705 seats.
12. Haryana Animal Husbandry and Dairying Department will conduct the which among the following Livestock Census in the state from September 15 to October 15, 2012?
[A]15th
[B]17th
[C]18th
[D]19th
18th
13. In comparision to national average per capita milk avaialbility in India (262 grams), the per capita milk avaialbility in Haryana is ___?
[A]1.5 times
[B]2.0 times
[C]2.5 times
[D]3.0 times
2.5 times
The annual milk production in Haryana has reached 62.67 lakh tonnes as compared to 52.22 lakh tonnes during 2004-05. Haryana Animal Husbandry and
Dairying department official said that per capita per day availability of milk in the state is 680 gram as compared to national average of 262 grams.
14. What is the current approximate power generation capacity of Haryana?
[A]1580 MW
[B]2245 MW
[C]3480 MW
[D]4200 MW
3480 MW
Haryana’s power generation capacity has increased from 1587 MW in 2005 to 3480 MW at present. The power plants at Yamunanagar and Khedar were
generating power and the first unit of 500 MW of Jharli power plant had also started generation. The Government of India has also accorded its approval
to set up a 2,800 MW nuclear power plant at village Gorakhpur in district Fatehabad.
15. The state Government of Haryana has established “Centre of Excellence for Vegetables” under Indo-Israeli project at which among the following places?
[A]Tohana in Fatehabad
[B]Ladrawan in Jajjhar
[C]Gharaunda in Karnal
[D]Nangal Sirohi in Mahendragarh
Gharaunda in Karnal