2 - Answers for APPSC Hostel Welfare Officers

31. In the area of Animal Husbandry, which of the following is not identified as a key growth driver by the State of Andhra Pradesh ?
(1) Milk
(2) Meat
(3) Eggs
(4) Fur, Skins and Hides

Answer : 4

32. If Kilo is Thousand, then Deka is ?
(1) One
(2) Ten
(3) Hundred
(4) Ten Thousand

Answer : 2

33. In the diagrams given below, what comes next?

Answer : 3

34. Find the next number in the series 0, 6, 24, 60, 120, 210, ?
(1) 320
(2) 380
(3) 336
(4) 356

Answer : 3

35. Find out the missing number in the diagram. ?

(1) 11
(2) 12
(3) 14
(4) 15

Answer : 3

36. If NUMBER is UNBMRE, then GHOST would be ?
(1) HGOST
(2) HOGST
(3) HOGTS
(4) HGSOT

Answer : 4

37. Balu travelled from his school straight 400 metres. He then turned left and travelled 500 metres straight. Then he turned left again and travelled 400 metres straight. Thereafter, he turned right and walked for another 600 metres straight. How far is he from the school?
(1) 1 kilometre
(2) 1.1 kilometres
(3) 1.4 kilometres
(4) 1.8 kilometres

Answer : 2

38. Anu is mother of Bala and Charu, Damu is husband of Charu. Mala is wife of Bala. What would Damu call Mala as ?
(1) Sister-in-law
(2) Niece
(3) Sister
(4) Daughter

Answer : 3

39. If "/ " is for addition, "+" for multiplication, " - " for division and "x" for subtraction, then 10 + (8/2)- (7 x 2) would be ?
(1) 20
(2) 30
(3) 50
(4) 100

Answer : 1

In questions no. 40 to 44, look at the cost of living graph showing variation of Inflation Index with years (Y0, Y1, Y2 and Y3) and answer the following questions

40. In the diagram , what is the base value of the Inflation Index ?
(1) 80
(2) 120
(3) 100
(4) 0

Answer : 3

41. Which of the items showed increase in price in the period Y2 to Y3 ?
(1) Houses
(2) Food
(3) Water
(4) Petrol

Answer : 3

42 Which of the items has the highest inflation rate?
(1) Houses
(2) Food
(3) Petrol
(4) Water

Answer : 2

43. what is the average increase in price for Houses from Y0 to Y2 ?
(1) 59%
(2) 2.5%
(3) 10%
(4) 0%

Answer : 2

44. In which period, water prices had the highest percentage decrease?
(1) Yo to Y1
(2) Y1 to Y2
(3) Y2 to Y3
(4) Same in all years

Answer : 2

45. Pir Panjal mountain range is in ?
(1) Himadris
(2) Outer Himalayas
(3) Lesser Himalayas
(4) Higher Himalayas

Answer : 3

46. Which of the following is the highest peak in Eastern Ghats ?
(1) Arma Konda (Sitamma Konda)
(2) Mahendra giri
(3) Deomali
(4) Gali Konda

Answer : 1

47. The Deccan Plateau is generally slanted towards ?
(1) South
(2) East
(3) West
(4) Flat

Answer : 2

48. Out of the following, which is the longest canal in India ?
(1) Buckingham Canal
(2) Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal
(3) Sharda Canal
(4) Indira Gandhi Canal

Answer : 4

49. Approximately, how much percentage of GDP of India is spent towards public expenditure on education (choose the nearest figure) ?
(1) 1%
(2) 4%
(3) 8%
(4) 12%

Answer : 2

50. which of the following is not counted while computing GDP?
(1) value of final agricultural produce
(2) value of services rendered by Banks
(3) value of motors produced by Industry
(4) value of services rendered by a Housewife

Answer : 4

51. What happens to production in agricultural sector, if large number of people shift out of agricultural sector in India ?
(1) There would be marginal decrease in production
(2) The production may not decrease
(3) There would be steep decrease in production
(4) None of the given answers

Answer : 2

52. In the recent years, what is the approximate ratio of shares of formal and informal sectors to the GDP of India (choose the nearest figure) ?
(1) 25:75
(2) 30:70
(3) 50:50
(4) 70:30

Answer : 3

53. Which of the following would not cause major influence on the climate of a place ?
(1) Latitude
(2) Longitude
(3) Altitude
(4) Distance from the Coast

Answer : 2

54. Which of the following is the largest contributor to Green House Effect ?
(1) Methane
(2) Carbon dioxide
(3) Chlorofluorocarbons
(4) Water Vapour

Answer : 4

55. Which of the following countries did not join the League of Nations ?
(1) China
(2) India (British Raj)
(3) Cuba
(4) United States of America

Answer : 4

56. As per the Gregorian calendar, the Bolshevik Revolution (October Revolution) occurred on ?
(1) 25th october
(2) 15th October
(3) 7th November
(4) 15th November

Answer : 3

57. What did Mahatma Gandhi do on the first independence day, i.e., 15-08-1947 ?
1) He undertook a 24-hour fast at Kolkata.
(2) He unveiled the tricolour on Red Fort.
(3) He oversaw the procession of lakhs of people at Raisina Hill.
(4) He addressed a massive public meeting on communal harmony at Kolkata.

Answer : 1

58. The following is an example of Divide and Rule policy of the British in India. ?
(1) Dividing the country into different provinces and ruling them
(2) Encouraging Hindus and Muslims to fight against one another
(3) Separating administration of cities and villages
(4) Discrimination of Indians against the British citizens

Answer : 2

59. Out of the below mentioned persons, who is known for relentless work on widow remarriages ?
(1) Kandukuri Veeresalingam
(2) Duggirala Gopala Krishnaiah
(3) Tanguturi Prakasam
(4) Panuganti Lakshmi Narasimha Rao

Answer : 1

60. Which of the following is not an indication of true democracy ?
(1) Free and fair elections
(2) Respect for individual
(3) Equality before law
(4) Rule by majority only

Answer : 4