Test: HP TGT Arts General Awareness and EVS Mock - 8 - Software Development MCQ

Prior to India's independence from the British, Himachal comprised the hilly regions of Punjab province of British India. After independence, many of the hilly territories were organized as the Chief Commissioner's province of Himachal Pradesh which later became a union territory. In 1966, hilly areas of the neighboring Punjab state were merged into Himachal and it was ultimately granted full statehood in 1971.

The Kyoto Protocol is a legally binding agreement on climate change. It has been accepted in the third session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) i.e. COP held in the year 1997 in the city of Kyoto, Japan. Under this, a limit has been fixed for the reduction of emissions (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons etc.) for the developed countries.

The complete source of energy in the ecosystem is the sun. On Earth, almost all the energy needed to sustain life comes from the Sun. This energy reaches from one place to another through waves and the division of energy is based on the length of these waves.

Gambhari Devi was a veteran Indian folk singer, folklorist and dancer from Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, noted for her contribution to the folk culture of Himachal Pradesh. She was awarded the Tagore Akademi Award (Tagore Akademi Puruskar) by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, the National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama in 2011, given to 100 artists from across India to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, for her contribution in the field of performing arts.

In the reign of Governor-General Lord Dalhousie, Wajir Ram Singh Pathania was deported to Singapore for declaring his local State independent.

He was born on 10 April 1824 at the residence of Shyam Singh, a minister of the state of Nurpur. His father was the minister of Raja Veer Singh in the state of Nurpur. Due to the British-Sikh Convention in 1846, most of the princely states of Himachal Pradesh were under the British Empire. In the reign of Governor-General Lord Dalhousie, Wajir Ram Singh Pathania was deported to Singapore for declaring his local State independent. Pathania had launched an armed revolution against British rule in India in 1846. He died on this day in 1849 at the age of 24, while languishing in jail. At the same time, King Veer Singh died. At that time his son Javsant Singh was the successor of the throne.

In this way, he made a conspiracy and when Ram Singh was reciting the worship, he was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to Kalapani.

The 8th Asia Economic Dialogue will be held in Pune from February 29 to March 2. Organized jointly by the Ministry of External Affairs and Pune International Centre, this annual conference focuses on addressing geo-economic challenges under the theme 'Geo-economic Challenges in an Era of Flux'.

Winning is not the objective of games and sports.

• The analysis is considered to be a process skill because there are some steps in analyzing any problem like breaking the problem into components, understanding the relationship between them, and finally concluding. So this indicates the process of analysis.
• The analysis is also considered to be a cognitive process because it involves mentally taking something apart to understand better the relationship of the parts to each other and the whole.
• A psychological skill involves critical thinking, goal setting, drawing conclusions, and solving problems. These all processes are also involved in analysis, so it can also be considered a psychological skill.

​So, we can conclude that analysis is a process skill, cognitive process, and psychological skill.

The study of ecology is mainly done under the following two branches. Auto (auto) is the branch of ecology in which the interaction of living and non-living factors of an individual organism or of the same species with its environment is studied.

There is an ancient rock temple at Masrur. The Masrur temple is one of the monolithic rock-cut temples found in India. It is Located in the Kangra Valley of Beas River in Himachal Pradesh. The temple complex referred to as the 'Ellora of the North', excavated on the single outcrop, is the only one found in the Himalayas. Due to carved interlocked male and female sculptures, the cluster of temples is also known as Ellora's of North India.

The naval commanders conference 2023 of India took place on INS Vikrant.

"To establish an autonomous council in the tribal areas" are not the objectives of Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act, 1996.

Objectives of the Act:

1. To extend the provisions of Part IX of the Constitution relating to the Panchayats to the scheduled areas with certain modifications.
2. To provide self-rule for the bulk of the tribal population.
3. To have village governance with participatory democracy.
4. To evolve a suitable administrative framework consistent with traditional practices.
5. To safeguard and to preserve the traditions and customs of tribal communities.
6. To empower panchayats at the appropriate levels with specific powers conducive to tribal requirements.
7. To prevent panchayats at the higher level from assuming the powers and authority of panchayats at the lower level of the gram sabha.

The Golden Temple is a Gurdwara located in Amritsar, Punjab.

The Temple preeminent spiritual site of Sikhism. The Temple is also known as Harmandir Sahib.

The European traveler "Moorcraft" visited Himachal Pradesh during the period 1820-1822 AD.

He was a veterinary surgeon who, after maintaining a veterinary practice for a time in London, was engaged in 1807 by the East India Company to manage its breeding of horses. He arrived in India in 1808 and took charge of the company’s stud operations at Pusa, Bengal.

In 1811 and 1812 he undertook journeys to the northwest in search of larger and better stud horses than he was able to find in India. In May 1819 Moorcroft received permission from the East India Company to travel to Bukhara (in present-day Uzbekistan).

Finance Minister Sitharaman announced that the economic growth in the current year is estimated to be at 7 percent.

Himachal Pradesh is known worldwide for its variety of apples and has earned the nicknames the “Apple State” and the “Apple Garden of India.” The Shimla apple industry attracts thousands of international tourists and locals, and they come together to visit orchards, pick apples, and, of course, sample the fruits.

A Gram panchyat's term of office is five years. Every five years elections take place in the village. All people over the age of who are residents of the territory of that village's Gram panchayat can vote.

Biological potential is the maximum rate of growth of a population under ideal environmental conditions. Such environmental condition is favorable (ideal) to the living species, as it is enriched with all the elements for its growth i.e. food, water, light, habitat etc.

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. The main language here is Hebrew, which is written from right to left. The 'Israeli shekel' is the currency of Israel.

During British rule in India, there was a lack of independent development of industries due in part to the preference of the rich to invest in land. The British colonial policies in India favored the export of raw materials and agricultural goods, and discouraged the development of local industries.

Questions are often asked by the students when they understand the concept very well and also when they don't understand the concept. In both the circumstances, one thing common is that student has the curiosity and he is trying to understand the concept. 

• Questions help to assess a student's knowledge because his/her level of understanding can be calculated by the type of question a student asks. The teacher will be able to decide whether the student is a proficient or a beginner in that particular concept according to the question asked to him easily.
• Questions without any doubt provide an opportunity for the students to express themselves because when a teacher completes any concept or lesson a student's mind will be filled with several doubts that he/she wishes to discuss with the teacher. So students asking doubts should always be encouraged by the teacher.
• Questions also indicate the curiosity of the students towards the topic, as soon as a student gets any urge or doubt he/she will be very curious to clarify that one by their teacher to check that whatever was there in their mind is right or not. 

So, we can conclude that only A, B, and C are correct.

Himachal Pradesh, the state of India, is in the extreme northern part of the Asian subcontinent. 

It is bounded by Jammu and Kashmir union territory to the northwest.

Ladakh union territory to the northeast, by the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the east, and by the states of Uttarakhand to the southeast, Haryana to the south, and Punjab to the west. 

Himachal Pradesh occupies a region of scenic splendour in the western Himalayas, offering a multitextured display of lofty snow-clad mountains, deep gorges, thickly forested valleys, large lakes, terraced fields, and cascading streams.

Indeed, the name of the state is a reference to its setting: Himachal means “snowy slopes” and Pradesh means “state.”

The city of Shimla was the summer headquarters of pre-independence British viceroys; it is now the state capital and, at an elevation of about 7,100 feet (2,200 metres), one of the largest and most popular mountain resorts in the country.

Formerly a union territory, Himachal Pradesh became a state of India on January 25, 1971.

Raja, an EVS teacher uses as assessment tool that clearly indicates achievement criteria across all the components of students' work from written to oral to visual. Teacher is using rubrics.

A rubric is an assessment tool that indicates achievement criteria across all the components of any kind of student work, from written to oral to visual. It can be used for marking assignments, class participation, or overall grades. 

Features of rubrics:

• A task description or a descriptive title of the task students are expected to produce or perform.
• A scale (and scoring) that describes the level of mastery.
• Components/dimensions students are to attend to in completing the assignment/tasks.
• Description of the performance quality (performance descriptor) of the components/dimensions at each level of mastery.

Swaythling Cup is related to Table Tennis. The 'Swaythling Cup' - World Table Tennis Championship had begun in the year 1934.

Dolphin is a carnivorous aquatic animal. It is a blind mammal, whose olfactory power is very intense. It is found in fresh water in the world; Like-Amazon River, Ganges River, Indus River, Irawati River, Yangtze River etc. Dolphin found in India, also known as Sensu, is an endangered aquatic animal, so it has been declared as 'National Aquatic Animal' by the Government of India.

Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Chamba district.

Kugti Sanctuary is the second largest sanctuary in the state of Himachal Pradesh. It's situated at an altitude ranging from 2,195 m to 5,040 m. On the west side, Tundah Sanctuary surrounds this sanctuary by a forest corridor.

NCF 2005 proposed environmental studies to be included as a separate portion along with other subjects in various classes. The primary objective of this subject is to train students so that they can find and comprehend relationships that lie between social, cultural, and natural environments.

NCF 2005 conveyed the idea that Environmental Studies should be taught as an:

• The integrated curricular area at the primary level. 
• Integrated approach purpose 'themes' that allow for an inter-related understanding in an interconnected manner that is basically child-centered.

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd launched GAINS 2023' - GRSE Accelerated Innovation Nurturing Scheme 2023 in Kolkata, West Bengal (WB) to utilize the eco-system that tackles current and future challenges in the ship design and construction sector.