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Full Kharidar preliminary mock: 30 GK questions and 20 BOST/mental ability questions.
This Lok Sewa practice set has 50 multiple-choice questions (Subject: Kharidar Paper I (General Knowledge and Basic Office Skills) · For: Kharidar · Level: Mixed). Take the quiz above first; after that, use the study list below to revise every question with its correct answer and a short explanation.
Study list: all 50 questions with answers and explanations
Titles, honours and decorations are conferred by the President under:
- A) Article 277 ✔
- B) Article 276
- C) Article 66
- D) Article 274
Why: Article 277 lets the President confer titles, honours and decorations.
The lowest point of Nepal, Kechana Kalan, is about:
- A) 59 m ✔
- B) 70 m
- C) 100 m
- D) 30 m
Why: Kechana Kalan in Jhapa is about 59 m above sea level.
The Postal Highway is also called:
- A) Hulaki Rajmarga ✔
- B) Mid-Hill
- C) BP Highway
- D) Karnali Highway
Why: The Postal Highway is the Hulaki Rajmarga, running across the southern Terai.
The Constitution of Nepal was promulgated on:
- A) 3 Ashwin 2072 ✔
- B) 1 Baisakh 2072
- C) 15 Jestha 2065
- D) 7 Falgun 2007
Why: It was promulgated on 3 Ashwin 2072 BS (20 September 2015).
Demographic dividend refers to benefits from a large:
- A) Working-age population ✔
- B) Elderly population
- C) Child population
- D) Foreign population
Why: Demographic dividend is the economic boost a country can get when its working-age population is large compared with dependants.
Rabies is transmitted by:
- A) Bite of infected animals ✔
- B) Water
- C) Mosquito
- D) Air
Why: Rabies spreads through bites of infected animals, mainly dogs.
Which forest type is given to poor households to reduce poverty?
- A) Leasehold forest ✔
- B) Religious forest
- C) Protected forest
- D) Private forest
Why: Leasehold forests are handed to poor households to use and improve, which helps reduce poverty.
NTA stands for:
- A) Nepal Telecommunications Authority ✔
- B) National Tax Authority
- C) Nepal Tourism Agency
- D) National Trade Association
Why: NTA stands for Nepal Telecommunications Authority, the regulator of telecom and internet services in Nepal.
Kalu Pande was killed in the first attack on:
- A) Kirtipur ✔
- B) Nuwakot
- C) Makwanpur
- D) Sindhuli
Why: Kalu Pande, Prithvi Narayan Shah's commander, was killed in the first attack on Kirtipur (1814 BS).
Angel Falls is in:
- A) Venezuela ✔
- B) Brazil
- C) USA
- D) Zambia
Why: Angel Falls, the world's highest waterfall, is in Venezuela.
Which region was ceded east of the Mechi?
- A) Sikkim territory up to Teesta ✔
- B) Darjeeling only
- C) Bhutan
- D) Assam
Why: Under the Sugauli Treaty, Nepal gave up the Sikkim territory east of the Mechi up to the Teesta.
Nepal government's central data centre is the:
- A) Government Integrated Data Center (GIDC) ✔
- B) NTA cloud
- C) NEA data hub
- D) NRB server only
Why: The Government Integrated Data Center (GIDC) hosts government systems and data.
Budhi Gandaki is a:
- A) Storage project of about 1,200 MW ✔
- B) Run-of-river 50 MW
- C) Solar plant
- D) Wind farm
Why: Budhi Gandaki is a planned storage hydropower project of about 1,200 MW.
Underemployment means:
- A) Working less than capacity or below skill ✔
- B) Not working at all
- C) Working overtime
- D) Retired
Why: Underemployment means working fewer hours than wanted or below one's skills.
The Ashoka Pillar is in:
- A) Lumbini ✔
- B) Kapilvastu only
- C) Kathmandu
- D) Janakpur
Why: The Ashoka Pillar is in Lumbini, confirming it as Buddha's birthplace.
Which plan introduced the concept of regional development (development regions)?
- A) Fourth Plan ✔
- B) First Plan
- C) Tenth Plan
- D) Fifteenth Plan
Why: The Fourth Plan (2027–2032 BS) introduced regional development with development regions.
In which House can a Money Bill be introduced?
- A) In either House
- B) Only in the House of Representatives ✔
- C) Only in the National Assembly
- D) Only in a joint sitting
Why: A money bill can be introduced only in the House of Representatives.
'Deuce' is a term used in:
- A) Tennis ✔
- B) Football
- C) Chess
- D) Boxing
Why: Deuce (40–40) is a tennis term.
Madan Bhandari, UML leader, died in a jeep accident at:
- A) Dasdhunga, 2050 BS ✔
- B) Narayanghat
- C) Pokhara
- D) Bhaktapur
Why: He died at Dasdhunga, Chitwan, in 2050 BS.
The five-kingdom classification was proposed by:
- A) R.H. Whittaker ✔
- B) Linnaeus
- C) Aristotle
- D) Haeckel
Why: R. H. Whittaker proposed it in 1969.
Which is the longest river in the world?
- A) Amazon
- B) Nile ✔
- C) Yangtze
- D) Mississippi
Why: The Nile, at about 6,650 km, is usually given as the longest river in the world. The Amazon carries the most water.
Which blood vessel carries oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs?
- A) Pulmonary artery ✔
- B) Pulmonary vein
- C) Capillary of the skin
- D) Main vein of the leg
Why: The pulmonary artery carries oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs; it is the only artery carrying such blood.
The Mahakali in India is called:
- A) Sarda (Sharda) ✔
- B) Ghaghara
- C) Gandak
- D) Son
Why: The Mahakali is called the Sarda (Sharda) in India.
Interpol headquarters is in:
- A) Lyon ✔
- B) Paris
- C) Geneva
- D) Brussels
Why: Interpol's headquarters is in Lyon, France.
Galvanization protects iron from rusting by coating it with which metal?
- A) Tin
- B) Copper
- C) Silver
- D) Zinc ✔
Why: Galvanisation coats iron with zinc, which protects it from rust.
The federal executive is in Part:
- A) 7 ✔
- B) 6
- C) 8
- D) 11
Why: Part 7 of the Constitution of Nepal (Articles 74–82) covers the Federal Executive: the President's role, the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers.
Laxmi Prasad Devkota was born on:
- A) Laxmi Puja day, 1966 BS ✔
- B) Dashain
- C) Teej
- D) Holi
Why: He was born on Laxmi Puja day in 1966 BS.
Which slopes get more sun and rain in Nepal?
- A) North-facing
- B) South-facing ✔
- C) East-facing only
- D) None
Why: In Nepal the sun shines from the south, so south-facing slopes get more sunlight and more monsoon rain. They are warmer and better for farming.
Who publishes the Economic Survey of Nepal?
- A) Nepal Rastra Bank
- B) Ministry of Finance ✔
- C) National Planning Commission
- D) Office of the Auditor General
Why: The Ministry of Finance publishes the Economic Survey every year, just before the budget is presented on 15 Jestha.
Nepal's forest cover, as highlighted at the UN climate meeting, is over:
- A) 46% ✔
- B) 25%
- C) 60%
- D) 30%
Why: Nepal reports forest cover of over 46% of its area, a recovery helped by community forestry.
In descending order, which comes first: 8034, 8304, 8043, 8340?
- A) 8034
- B) 8304
- C) 8043
- D) 8340 ✔
Why: Descending means largest first. Compare the hundreds digit: 8340 is the largest.
Verification questions mainly test:
- A) Memory
- B) Speed and accuracy ✔
- C) Mathematics formulas
- D) Grammar
Why: Verification questions test speed and accuracy in checking details.
Find the next term: A, C, E, G, ?
- A) I ✔
- B) H
- C) J
- D) K
Why: Each letter skips one: A(+2)C(+2)E(+2)G(+2)I.
If BAG is coded as 10 because 2 + 1 + 7 = 10, what is the code for HEN?
- A) 25
- B) 26
- C) 27 ✔
- D) 28
Why: H = 8, E = 5, N = 14; 8 + 5 + 14 = 27.
Find the odd one out: Kathmandu, Pokhara, Biratnagar, Delhi
- A) Delhi ✔
- B) Pokhara
- C) Biratnagar
- D) Kathmandu
Why: Kathmandu, Pokhara and Biratnagar are in Nepal; Delhi is in India.
BD : FH :: JL : ?
- A) NP ✔
- B) MO
- C) KM
- D) OQ
Why: Each letter moves 4 forward (B→F, D→H). So J→N and L→P: NP.
A clock seen in a mirror shows 6:00. The actual time is:
- A) 6:00 ✔
- B) 12:00
- C) 3:00
- D) 9:00
Why: 11:60 − 6:00 = 5:60 = 6:00, so the time looks the same.
A triangle with one line from its top vertex to its base contains how many triangles?
- A) 3 ✔
- B) 2
- C) 4
- D) 1
Why: There are 3 lines from the top, giving 3C2 = 3 triangles.
18 of 60 employees are on leave. What percentage is on leave?
- A) 18%
- B) 25%
- C) 30% ✔
- D) 36%
Why: 18 ÷ 60 × 100 = 30%.
Write the word STAFF in reverse order. Result?
- A) FFATS ✔
- B) FATSF
- C) TAFFS
- D) STAFF
Why: Reading STAFF backwards gives FFATS.
P, Q, R, S, T sit in a row from left to right in that order. Who is in the middle?
- A) R ✔
- B) Q
- C) S
- D) P
Why: With 5 people, the 3rd is in the middle: R.
Chandra is older than Amit, and Amit is older than Binod. Who is the youngest?
- A) Binod ✔
- B) Amit
- C) Chandra
- D) Cannot say
Why: Chandra > Amit > Binod, so Binod is the youngest.
13% VAT on Rs 1,000 is:
- A) Rs 130 ✔
- B) Rs 13
- C) Rs 1,300
- D) Rs 113
Why: 1,000 × 13% = Rs 130.
In a two-candidate election, one got 35% of votes and lost by 6,000 votes. Total votes:
- A) 20,000 ✔
- B) 18,000
- C) 30,000
- D) 15,000
Why: The winner got 65%, so the gap is 30% = 6,000. Total = 6,000 ÷ 0.30 = 20,000.
A husband's younger brother is called in Nepali:
- A) Dewar ✔
- B) Jethaju
- C) Sala
- D) Bhinaju
Why: A husband's younger brother is देवर (dewar).
Your mother's father is your:
- A) Maternal grandfather ✔
- B) Paternal grandfather
- C) Uncle
- D) Father-in-law
Why: Your mother's father is your maternal grandfather (हजुरबुबा, मावली पक्ष).
The average of 4 numbers is 20. A fifth number 30 is added. The new average is:
- A) 22 ✔
- B) 25
- C) 24
- D) 21
Why: (4 × 20 + 30) ÷ 5 = 110 ÷ 5 = 22.
Five years ago A was 20. Five years from now A will be:
- A) 30 ✔
- B) 25
- C) 35
- D) 20
Why: A is now 25, so in 5 years A will be 30.
You are facing South and turn right. Which direction are you facing now?
- A) East
- B) West ✔
- C) North
- D) South-East
Why: Turning right (clockwise) from South gives West.
A man walks 5 km North, turns right and walks 3 km, then turns right again and walks 5 km. Where is he from the start?
- A) 3 km West
- B) 13 km North
- C) 5 km East
- D) 3 km East ✔
Why: North 5, then east 3, then south 5 cancels the north: he is 3 km east of the start.