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Haryana GK Questions and Answers (Haryana GK MCQ)
361 practice questions on Haryana General Knowledge for HSSC CET, with answers; most also have an explanation or a worked solution. Try each one before you open its answer.
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Q.51
Phulkari, the embroidery tradition shared by Haryana and Punjab, is traditionally worked with:
- A Gold and silver zari thread on a base of velvet or satin
- B Untwisted silk floss (pat) on coarse hand-spun cotton (khaddar)
- C Fine woollen yarn on a base of pashmina cloth
- D Cotton thread with small mirror pieces on silk
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Correct answer: (B) Untwisted silk floss (pat) on coarse hand-spun cotton (khaddar)
Phulkari ('flower work') is stitched, mostly with a darning stitch, in bright untwisted silk floss on khaddar. Zari on velvet is zardozi work.
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Q.52
In the sandy south-western parts of Haryana, such as Sirsa, Bhiwani and Mahendragarh, the wind-blown sand dunes are locally called:
- A Choe
- B Johad
- C Tibba
- D Khadar
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Correct answer: (C) Tibba
Tibba is the local word for the sand dunes of the dry south-west, where wind erosion and drifting sand are common. Choes are seasonal torrents of the Shivalik foothills, and khadar is new floodplain alluvium.
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Q.53
Lala Lajpat Rai, who practised law at Hisar from 1886, moved his practice in 1892 to which city?
- A Amritsar
- B Delhi
- C Lahore
- D Ambala
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Correct answer: (C) Lahore
In 1892 Lajpat Rai left Hisar for Lahore, which became the centre of his later legal and political work. At Hisar he had been a founding member of the local Bar and active in the Arya Samaj and Congress.
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Q.54
Which leader from Haryana, popularly called 'Tau', served as Deputy Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1991?
- A Chaudhary Devi Lal
- B Chaudhary Bansi Lal
- C Rao Birender Singh
- D Bhajan Lal
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Correct answer: (A) Chaudhary Devi Lal
Chaudhary Devi Lal, twice Chief Minister of Haryana, was Deputy Prime Minister under V.P. Singh and Chandra Shekhar. He was born in 1914 in present-day Sirsa district.
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Q.55
Where does the Ghaggar, the main seasonal river of Haryana, rise?
- A In the Aravalli hills of Rajasthan
- B In the Shivalik hills of Himachal Pradesh
- C At the Yamunotri glacier in Uttarakhand
- D In the Pir Panjal range of Jammu and Kashmir
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Correct answer: (B) In the Shivalik hills of Himachal Pradesh
The Ghaggar rises in the Shivalik hills of Himachal Pradesh and enters Haryana near Panchkula. The Aravalli hills of Rajasthan are the source of southern streams such as the Sahibi.
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Q.56
The Delhi-Topra pillar, the only Ashokan pillar bearing all seven pillar edicts, was brought to Delhi from Topra in Haryana by which ruler?
- A Alauddin Khalji
- B Iltutmish
- C Firoz Shah Tughlaq
- D Sher Shah Suri
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Correct answer: (C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Firoz Shah Tughlaq moved the pillar from Topra to his citadel of Firozabad (Feroz Shah Kotla) in Delhi in the 14th century. He also brought another Ashokan pillar to Delhi from Meerut.
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Q.57
Pandit Jasraj, the Hindustani classical vocalist born in a village of Hisar district (now in Fatehabad district), belonged to which gharana?
- A Mewati
- B Kirana
- C Gwalior
- D Patiala
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Correct answer: (A) Mewati
Pt. Jasraj, born at Pili Mandori in 1930, was the leading voice of the Mewati gharana. Kirana, Gwalior and Patiala are other major khayal gharanas.
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Q.58
Bhagwanpura in Kurukshetra district is archaeologically important because it showed an overlap between which two cultures?
- A Late Harappan and Painted Grey Ware (PGW)
- B Mesolithic and Neolithic
- C Northern Black Polished Ware and Kushana
- D Harappan and Megalithic
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Correct answer: (A) Late Harappan and Painted Grey Ware (PGW)
Excavations by J.P. Joshi at Bhagwanpura found late Harappan pottery occurring together with Painted Grey Ware, the pottery associated with the later Vedic period.
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Q.59
Banawali, a Harappan site in Haryana excavated by R.S. Bisht, is best known for which find?
- A A dockyard
- B The bronze 'dancing girl'
- C The Great Bath
- D A terracotta model of a plough
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Correct answer: (D) A terracotta model of a plough
Banawali (Fatehabad district) yielded a clay plough model and good evidence of barley. The dockyard is at Lothal, while the dancing girl and the Great Bath come from Mohenjo-daro.
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Q.60
The Tangri, a seasonal stream of the Ghaggar system, flows past which town of Haryana, often flooding its low-lying areas in the monsoon?
- A Hisar
- B Rohtak
- C Ambala Cantonment
- D Rewari
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Correct answer: (C) Ambala Cantonment
The Tangri comes down from the Shivalik hills and flows past Ambala Cantonment as part of the Ghaggar system. Hisar, Rohtak and Rewari lie far to the south-west and south.
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Q.61
Before he met Guru Gobind Singh at Nanded in 1708, Banda Singh Bahadur lived as a bairagi ascetic under which name?
- A Mati Das
- B Sati Das
- C Madho Das
- D Dayal Das
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Correct answer: (C) Madho Das
Born Lachhman Dev, he became the bairagi Madho Das; after meeting Guru Gobind Singh he was named Banda Singh and sent to Punjab.
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Q.62
Bhagat Phool Singh, the Arya Samaj reformer, founded a gurukul for girls in 1936 at which place, now home to a state women's university named after him?
- A Rohtak
- B Bhainswal Kalan (Sonipat)
- C Jhajjar
- D Khanpur Kalan (Sonipat)
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Correct answer: (D) Khanpur Kalan (Sonipat)
He set up the girls' gurukul at Khanpur Kalan in 1936, and Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya was established there in 2006. His earlier gurukul at Bhainswal Kalan (1919) was for boys.
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Q.63
Which body, which manages the Bhakra and Beas projects shared mainly by Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, was originally set up under the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966?
- A Central Water Commission
- B Bhakra Beas Management Board (originally the Bhakra Management Board)
- C Upper Yamuna River Board
- D Narmada Control Authority
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Correct answer: (B) Bhakra Beas Management Board (originally the Bhakra Management Board)
The Bhakra Management Board was created under the 1966 Act to run the Bhakra project after Punjab's division, and it was renamed the Bhakra Beas Management Board in 1976. The Upper Yamuna River Board deals with Yamuna water.
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Q.64
Under which 1985 agreement was Chandigarh to be transferred to Punjab, a provision that was never implemented?
- A Indira–Sheikh Accord
- B Rajiv–Longowal Accord (Punjab Accord)
- C Shimla Agreement
- D Assam Accord
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Correct answer: (B) Rajiv–Longowal Accord (Punjab Accord)
The Rajiv–Longowal Accord of July 1985 provided for Chandigarh to go to Punjab, with some Hindi-speaking areas to be transferred to Haryana, but the transfer never took place. Chandigarh therefore remains a Union Territory and the shared capital.
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Q.65
Consider the following statements about the dialects of Haryana: 1. G.A. Grierson's Linguistic Survey of India counted Bangaru (Bangru) among the dialects of Western Hindi. 2. Grierson placed Mewati in the Rajasthani group of dialects. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A 1 only
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: (C) Both 1 and 2
Grierson grouped Bangaru with Hindustani (Khari Boli), Braj, Kanauji and Bundeli under Western Hindi, while he treated Mewati (with Ahirwati) as a dialect of Rajasthani.
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Q.66
Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary, the largest wetland of Haryana and a haven for migratory birds, is in which district?
- A Jhajjar
- B Rewari
- C Sirsa
- D Karnal
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Correct answer: (A) Jhajjar
Bhindawas is a man-made, canal-fed wetland in Jhajjar district. Sultanpur in neighbouring Gurugram district is the other famous bird wetland.
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Q.67
The agricultural university at Hisar is named after Chaudhary Charan Singh. Who was he?
- A The first Chief Minister of Haryana
- B A peasant leader from Uttar Pradesh who became Prime Minister of India
- C A co-founder of the Unionist Party of Punjab
- D A leader of the 1857 revolt at Rewari
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Correct answer: (B) A peasant leader from Uttar Pradesh who became Prime Minister of India
Chaudhary Charan Singh, a farmers' leader from western Uttar Pradesh, was Prime Minister in 1979–80; the university was later renamed after him. The Unionist Party co-founder was Sir Chhotu Ram.
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Q.68
Who was the first Governor of Haryana?
- A Gurumukh Nihal Singh
- B Jairamdas Daulatram
- C B.N. Chakravarty
- D Dharma Vira
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Correct answer: (D) Dharma Vira
Dharma Vira became the first Governor when the state was formed in 1966. Gurumukh Nihal Singh was the first Governor of Rajasthan and Jairamdas Daulatram the first Governor of Bihar after Independence.
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Q.69
Haryana was carved out of Punjab in 1966 essentially as a state for the areas speaking which language?
- A Hindi
- B Punjabi
- C Urdu
- D Rajasthani
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Correct answer: (A) Hindi
The reorganisation followed linguistic lines: the Punjabi-speaking areas remained in Punjab, while the Hindi-speaking areas formed Haryana.
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Q.70
On which date did Haryana come into existence as a separate state?
- A 1 November 1966
- B 1 November 1956
- C 26 January 1950
- D 15 August 1967
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Correct answer: (A) 1 November 1966
Haryana was created on 1 November 1966 under the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, and the day is celebrated as Haryana Day. 1 November 1956 is the date on which the States Reorganisation Act came into force.
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Q.71
Match the lakes with the districts in which they lie: A. Tilyar lake B. Blue Bird lake C. Karna lake D. Brahma Sarovar; 1. Kurukshetra 2. Karnal 3. Hisar 4. Rohtak
- A A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
- B A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
- C A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
- D A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
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Correct answer: (B) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
Tilyar lake is in Rohtak, Blue Bird lake in Hisar, Karna lake at Uchana in Karnal (named after Karna of the Mahabharata) and Brahma Sarovar in Kurukshetra.
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Q.72
The National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra was originally set up in 1963 under what name?
- A Indian Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra
- B Haryana Institute of Technology
- C Kurukshetra Polytechnic Institute
- D Regional Engineering College, Kurukshetra
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Correct answer: (D) Regional Engineering College, Kurukshetra
It began as one of the Regional Engineering Colleges in 1963 and was upgraded to a National Institute of Technology in 2002. It is now an institute of national importance.
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Q.73
The Anangpur dam, an early medieval masonry dam near Faridabad, is attributed to which ruler?
- A Surajpal Tomar
- B Prithviraj Chauhan
- C Anangpal Tomar
- D Firoz Shah Tughlaq
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Correct answer: (C) Anangpal Tomar
The dam at Anangpur village is ascribed to the Tomar king Anangpal (8th century), after whom the village is named.
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Q.74
Which town of present-day Haryana was raided by Mahmud of Ghazni, who carried its bronze idol of Chakraswamin back to Ghazni?
- A Hansi
- B Pehowa
- C Thanesar
- D Agroha
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Correct answer: (C) Thanesar
Al-Biruni records that Mahmud took the bronze Chakraswamin (Vishnu) idol from Thanesar to Ghazni. The raid took place early in the 11th century.
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Q.75
After the 1857 revolt, the Dadri territory confiscated from its Nawab, Bahadur Jang Khan, was given as a reward for loyalty to which princely state?
- A Patiala
- B Jind
- C Nabha
- D Kapurthala
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Correct answer: (B) Jind
Raja Sarup Singh of Jind received Dadri for helping the British, and Charkhi Dadri remained with Jind until 1948. Patiala received the Narnaul–Kanaud area.
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Q.76
The Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre at Pinjore, India's first centre of its kind, breeds which birds?
- A Great Indian bustards
- B Sarus cranes
- C Black francolins
- D Vultures
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Correct answer: (D) Vultures
Vulture numbers crashed in the 1990s because of the veterinary drug diclofenac; the Pinjore centre, run with the Bombay Natural History Society, breeds endangered Gyps vultures.
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Q.77
The Tomar rulers, who held the Delhi–Haryana region before the Chauhans, are credited with founding which city?
- A Ajmer
- B Kannauj
- C Sthanvishvara
- D Dhillika (Delhi)
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Correct answer: (D) Dhillika (Delhi)
Tradition and inscriptions credit the Tomars with founding Dhillika, the early Delhi with the Lal Kot fort. Ajmer was founded by the Chauhans.
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Q.78
Which British officer, commanding the column sent from Delhi, was mortally wounded in the battle of Nasibpur (Narnaul) in November 1857?
- A John Nicholson
- B Colonel Gerrard
- C Henry Havelock
- D Hugh Rose
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Correct answer: (B) Colonel Gerrard
Colonel Gerrard led the British force against the rebels at Nasibpur on 16 November 1857 and died of his wounds, though his column won the day. John Nicholson was killed in the assault on Delhi in September 1857.
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Q.79
Pandit Lakhmi Chand, the great poet-performer of Saang, was born in the village of Janti Kalan. In which present-day district does it lie?
- A Rohtak
- B Jhajjar
- C Sonipat
- D Panipat
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Correct answer: (C) Sonipat
Janti Kalan, Lakhmi Chand's village, is in Sonipat district; in his lifetime the area was part of Rohtak district, from which Sonipat district was carved out in 1972.
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Q.80
Rakhigarhi, regarded as the largest Harappan site in India, is located in which district of Haryana?
- A Fatehabad
- B Bhiwani
- C Jind
- D Hansi
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Correct answer: (D) Hansi
Rakhigarhi, on the plain of the Ghaggar-Chautang system, was in Hisar district until December 2025, when Hansi district was carved out of Hisar with the Hansi and Narnaund subdivisions; Rakhigarhi falls in the new district. Banawali and Bhirrana are in Fatehabad, and Mitathal is in Bhiwani.
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Q.81
Banda Singh Bahadur, who had made Lohgarh his stronghold, was captured at Gurdas Nangal and executed at Delhi in 1716 during the reign of which Mughal emperor?
- A Farrukhsiyar
- B Bahadur Shah I
- C Aurangzeb
- D Muhammad Shah
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Correct answer: (A) Farrukhsiyar
Banda was captured in 1715 and put to death in Delhi in 1716 under Farrukhsiyar. Earlier, Bahadur Shah I had campaigned against him and taken Lohgarh.
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Q.82
Tikkar Taal, a pair of natural lakes popular with tourists, lies in which hills of Haryana?
- A Tosham hills
- B Dhosi hill
- C Morni hills
- D Aravalli hills near Sohna
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Correct answer: (C) Morni hills
The twin lakes of Tikkar Taal (Bada Tikkar and Chhota Tikkar) lie in the Morni hills, part of the Shivalik range in Panchkula district. The other hills named are Aravalli outliers in the south.
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Q.83
Milk and milk products of the Haryana Dairy Development Cooperative Federation are sold under which brand name?
- A Vita
- B Verka
- C Saras
- D Nandini
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Correct answer: (A) Vita
Vita is the brand of Haryana's cooperative dairy federation. Verka belongs to Punjab, Saras to Rajasthan and Nandini to Karnataka.
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Q.84
The Battle of Nasibpur (November 1857), in which Rao Tula Ram's forces fought the British, took place near which town?
- A Hisar
- B Ambala
- C Sonipat
- D Narnaul
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Correct answer: (D) Narnaul
Nasibpur lies near Narnaul in Mahendragarh district. Though the British won, it is remembered as one of the fiercest battles of the revolt in Haryana.
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Q.85
Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, established in 1976, is named after the founder of which organisation?
- A Arya Samaj
- B Brahmo Samaj
- C Prarthana Samaj
- D Ramakrishna Mission
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Correct answer: (A) Arya Samaj
MDU honours Swami Dayanand Saraswati, who founded the Arya Samaj in 1875; the Arya Samaj had a strong following in Haryana. The Brahmo Samaj was founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
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Q.86
Tosham hill, an isolated rocky outlier of the Aravallis rising from the sandy plain, is located in which district of Haryana?
- A Mahendragarh
- B Hisar
- C Rewari
- D Bhiwani
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Correct answer: (D) Bhiwani
Tosham hill stands near Tosham town in Bhiwani district and is one of the Aravalli outliers scattered across south-western Haryana. Hisar district lies to its north, but the hill itself falls in Bhiwani district.
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Q.87
Karoh peak, the highest point of Haryana, lies in which hills?
- A Dhosi hill in Mahendragarh district
- B Tosham hills in Bhiwani district
- C Aravalli ridge near Sohna
- D Morni hills (Shivalik) in Panchkula district
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Correct answer: (D) Morni hills (Shivalik) in Panchkula district
Karoh peak in the Morni hills of Panchkula district is the state's highest point; the same hills hold the Tikkar Tal lakes. Dhosi and Tosham are isolated Aravalli hills in the south.
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Q.88
Arrange the following in chronological order: (A) Commissioning of the Panipat oil refinery (B) Opening of the Kalka-Shimla railway (C) Completion of the Bhakra dam (D) Founding of Atlas Cycles at Sonipat
- A D, B, C, A
- B B, C, D, A
- C B, D, C, A
- D B, D, A, C
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Correct answer: (C) B, D, C, A
The Kalka-Shimla railway opened in 1903, Atlas Cycles was founded at Sonipat in 1951, the Bhakra dam was completed in 1963 and the Panipat refinery was commissioned in 1998.
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Q.89
Which kharif crop is best suited to, and widely grown in, the dry sandy districts of south-western Haryana such as Bhiwani and Mahendragarh?
- A Rice
- B Sugarcane
- C Jute
- D Bajra (pearl millet)
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Correct answer: (D) Bajra (pearl millet)
Bajra needs little water and tolerates heat and sandy soils, so it is the main kharif cereal of the dry south-west. Rice and sugarcane need assured irrigation, and jute is a crop of humid eastern India.
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Q.90
The tractor manufacturing unit of the public sector company HMT in Haryana, closed in 2016-17, was located at:
- A Kalka
- B Sonipat
- C Ballabhgarh
- D Pinjore
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Correct answer: (D) Pinjore
HMT set up its tractor division at Pinjore in Panchkula district, alongside a machine-tool unit; the Union Cabinet approved closing the loss-making tractor division in October 2016. Pinjore is also known for the Mughal-era Yadavindra Gardens.
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Q.91
In 1801 George Thomas was driven back to Hansi, besieged and forced to accept terms of surrender. Who defeated him?
- A Scindia's Maratha army under French officers of Perron's command, joined by Sikh chiefs
- B The East India Company's army under Lord Lake
- C Zaman Shah's Afghan army
- D Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Khalsa army
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Correct answer: (A) Scindia's Maratha army under French officers of Perron's command, joined by Sikh chiefs
A Maratha force of Daulat Rao Scindia, led by Louis Bourquin under the French general Perron and joined by Sikh contingents from Jind and Kaithal, besieged Thomas; he accepted terms on 1 January 1802. Lord Lake's campaign against the Marathas came later, in 1803.
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Q.92
Sainik School Kunjpura, established in 1961, is in which district of Haryana?
- A Kurukshetra
- B Karnal
- C Yamunanagar
- D Panipat
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Correct answer: (B) Karnal
Kunjpura, once the seat of an Afghan Nawab, lies a few kilometres from Karnal city towards the Yamuna. The school prepares students for entry into the armed forces.
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Q.93
Jhajjar in Haryana is traditionally known for which craft?
- A Brass and copper utensils
- B Clay pottery, especially surahis (water pitchers)
- C Plywood and veneer sheets
- D Lac and glass bangles
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Correct answer: (B) Clay pottery, especially surahis (water pitchers)
Jhajjar's potters are known for thin-walled clay surahis and other earthenware that keep water cool. Plywood is associated with Yamunanagar.
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Q.94
After his defeat at Nasibpur, Rao Tula Ram left India to seek foreign help against the British. Where did he die in 1863?
- A Kathmandu
- B Kabul
- C Tehran
- D Rangoon
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Correct answer: (B) Kabul
Rao Tula Ram went to Afghanistan in search of support and died in Kabul in September 1863. Rangoon is where Bahadur Shah Zafar died in exile.
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Q.95
Which of the following is the correct pair of the state tree and the state flower of Haryana?
- A Khejri and rohida
- B Neem and marigold
- C Peepal and lotus
- D Banyan and palash
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Correct answer: (C) Peepal and lotus
Haryana's state tree is the peepal and its state flower the lotus. Khejri and rohida are Rajasthan's state tree and flower.
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Q.96
Which is the only perennial river flowing through Haryana?
- A Ghaggar
- B Yamuna
- C Markanda
- D Sahibi
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Correct answer: (B) Yamuna
The snow-fed Yamuna flows all year and forms Haryana's eastern boundary with Uttar Pradesh. The Ghaggar, Markanda and Sahibi are seasonal, monsoon-fed streams.
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Q.97
General George Anson, Commander-in-Chief of the British army in India, marched from Ambala towards Delhi in May 1857 but died of cholera at which town of present-day Haryana?
- A Panipat
- B Karnal
- C Sonipat
- D Kurukshetra
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Correct answer: (B) Karnal
Anson died of cholera at Karnal on 27 May 1857, and command of the Delhi Field Force passed to General Henry Barnard. Panipat lay further south on the same road.
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Q.98
Which folk wind instrument, played in Haryana and neighbouring states, consists of two separate flutes held together and blown at the same time?
- A Shehnai
- B Bansuri
- C Turhi
- D Algoza
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Correct answer: (D) Algoza
The Algoza is a pair of wooden or bamboo flutes played together, usually one carrying the melody and the other a drone. The Shehnai is a single double-reed pipe and the Turhi a kind of trumpet.
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Q.99
The Pinjore Heritage Festival, organised by Haryana Tourism in the Mughal garden at Pinjore, is held in which district?
- A Ambala
- B Panchkula
- C Yamunanagar
- D Kurukshetra
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Correct answer: (B) Panchkula
Pinjore and its Yadavindra Gardens lie in Panchkula district, on the road from Chandigarh to Kalka and Shimla.
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Q.100
The Union Budget 2020–21 announced five archaeological sites, including Rakhigarhi in Haryana, for development as 'iconic sites' with on-site museums. Which of the following was also on that list?
- A Lothal
- B Kalibangan
- C Banawali
- D Dholavira
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Correct answer: (D) Dholavira
The five sites named were Rakhigarhi, Hastinapur, Shivsagar, Dholavira and Adichanallur. Lothal, Kalibangan and Banawali were not on the list.
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