UKPCS 2009 — विगत वर्ष प्रश्नपत्र

1. 'Hill-Jatra' was introduced by :

1. Gurkhas
2. Britishers
3. Muslim rulres
4. King of Tehri

2. 'Kesari' was

1. an organisation devoted to social reform
2. a Marathi newspaper
3. a Punjabi newspaper
4. None of the above

3. 'Right to Information' is defined under

1. Section 2(f) of the Right of Information Act,
2. Section 2(j) of the Right of Information Act,
3. Section 4 of the Right of Information Act,
4. Section 2(b) of the Right of Information Act,

4. 'Servants of India Society' was started by

1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
3. Motilal Nehru
4. Madan Mohan Malviya

5. 'Sonalika' is a high yielding variety of

1. Paddy
2. Wheat
3. Maize
4. Bajra

6. A monument resembling the Taj Mahal was built by Aurangzeb in

1. Aurangabad
2. Daulatabad
3. Hoshangabad
4. Ahmedabad

7. According to State of Forests Report 2005, what was the forest cover of the country in terms of percentage?

1. 33.1
2. 20.60
3. 44
4. 42

8. Among the following who was honoured with the highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna?

1. Hemavati Nandan Bahuguna
2. Gobind Ballabh Pant
3. Narayan Dutt Tiwari
4. None of the above

9. An Assistant Session Judge is appointed by

1. State Government
2. State Public Service Commission
3. Session Judge
4. High Court of the concerned state

10. Article 21-A was added in the Constitution by

1. 86th Constitutional Amendment
2. 88th Constitutional Amendment
3. 89th Constitutional Amendment
4. 90th Constitutional Amendment

11. By which Amendment of the Indian Constitution Sikkim was included as fullfledged State of the Indian Territory?

1. Thirty-Second Constitutional Amendment
2. Thirty-six Constitutional Amendment
3. Forty-four Constitutional Amendment
4. Forty-Second Constitutional Amendment

12. Diabetes is caused by the dysfunctioning of

1. liver
2. lung
3. pancreas
4. kidney

13. Fiji Islands lie in

1. Asia
2. Africa
3. Australia
4. America

14. Forward Block was started by

1. Motilal Nehru
2. Narendra Dev
3. Subhas Chandra Bose
4. Vallabhbhai Patel

15. Heavy Electrical Industrial unit of Uttarakhand

1. Rishikesh
2. Pantnagar
3. Haridwar
4. None of these

16. How many railway junctions will fall on the rail journey route between Roorkee and Kathgodam via Rudrapur city

1. 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. 7

17. In India, which Institution holds ultimate authority to accept 'Five Year Plans'?

1. Planning Commission
2. National Development Council
3. Central Cabinet
4. Parliament

18. In Uttarakhand female literacy rate is lowest in the district of:

1. Haridwar
2. Uttar Kashi
3. Chamoli
4. Udham Singh Nagar

19. In Uttarakhand the head of revenue police in a district is the

1. Superintendent of Police
2. Divisional Commissioner
3. Collector (District Officer)
4. Additional Collector (Additional District Officer)

20. In matters of inheritance to property, who among the Smritikars, placed the widow next to the son?

1. Brihaspati
2. Katyayana
3. Manu
4. Yajnavalkya

21. In terms of area which Indian State is the largest?

1. Rajasthan
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Maharashtra
4. Uttar Pradesh

22. In the International Court of Justice

1. There is a President and 15 members
2. There are President, Vice-President and 15 other members
3. There are President, Vice-President and 14 other members
4. There are President, Vice-President and 13 other members

23. In which city was established the Forest Research Institute?

1. Rishikesh
2. Haldwani
3. Dehradun
4. Roorkee

24. In which one of the following specialized agencies, representatives of Governments, employers and workers participate?

1. FAO
2. UNESCO
3. WHO
4. ILO

25. In which year financial emergency was proclaimed under Article 360 in India?

1. 1962
2. 1965
3. 1975
4. Never

26. Indian Council of Agricultural Research is located in

1. Mumbai
2. Jorhat
3. New Delhi
4. Karnal

27. Joint Meeting of both Houses of Parliament is chaired by

1. President of India
2. Chairman of Rajya Sabha
3. Speaker of Lok Sabha
4. None of the above

28. Kalsi rock inscriptions are related to:

1. Ashoka
2. Kharvela
3. Satvahan King
4. Samudra Gupta

29. Mana Pass is located in

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Uttarakhand
3. jammu-Kashmir
4. Himachal Pradesh

30. Nana Saheb, the great hero of the 1857 War of Independence had his headquarters at

1. Bahraich
2. Badaun
3. Bareilly
4. Bithoor (Brahmavarta)

31. On which one of the following longitudes is based the Indian Standard Time?

1. 88½º
2. 86½º
3. 84½º
4. 82½º

32. On which river of Uttarakhand the Kisau Dam is undergoing construction?

1. Tons
2. Ganga
3. Alaknanda
4. Bhagirathi

33. On whose recommendation the financial distribution between, the 'Union' and 'States' takes place?

1. The Finance Commission
2. The National Development Council
3. The Planning Commission
4. The Inter-State Council

34. P's passport was cancelled by the authority without giving him any reasonable opportunity of being heard which was mandatory. In such case

1. A writ of mandamus can be issued
2. A writ of mandamus can not be issued as the authority has no obligation to act fairly
3. Since cancellation of passport is always done in interest of security of India, no one can challenge the cancellation
4. A writ of prohibition can be issued

35. Participation of workers in management of industries is provided under Indian Constitution:

1. In Article 44 A
2. In Article 48 A
3. In Article 43 A
4. In Article 45

36. Shivaji stationed his capital in

1. Singhgarh
2. Raigarh
3. Purandar
4. Pune

37. Tehri Dam which is being constructed in Uttaranchal lies on–

1. Alaknanda and Mandakani river
2. Bhagirathi and Bhilangana river
3. Bhagirathi and Alaknanda river
4. Yamuna and Ganga river

38. The Article of the Indian Constitution which automatically become suspended on Proclamation of Emergency is

1. Article 14
2. Article 19
3. Article 21
4. Article 32

39. The Black rust disease of wheat is caused by

1. Puccinia graminis
2. Xanthomonas graminis
3. Puccinia recondita
4. None of the above

40. The Charter of the United Nations was signed at San Francisco on

1. June 26, 1945
2. August 15, 1943
3. January 26, 1946
4. December 30, 1941

41. The Court which has jurisdiction over election disputes under Section 80 of the Representation of People Act, 1951 is

1. Supreme Court
2. High Court
3. District Court
4. Election Tribunal

42. The Directive Principles of State Policy in the Constitution of India have been taken from which one of the following?

1. The Constitution of Ireland
2. The Constitution of United States of America
3. The Constitution of Australia
4. The Constitution of Canada

43. The Indian State producing the largest quantity of mineral oil is

1. Assam
2. Maharashtra
3. Gujarat
4. Tamil Nadu

44. The Maiti Movement in Uttarakhand is 14. The Chipko movement began as a reaction initiated by: against ______.

1. Shell Sports Goods Factory
2. Simon Sports Goods Factory
3. Springer Sports Goods Factory
4. Southampton Sports Goods Factory

45. The Mughal rulers who wrote their autobiographies were

1. Akbar and Jahangir
2. Babar and Jahangir
3. Babar and Humayun
4. Aurangzeb and Shahjahan

46. The State who launched "Atal Khadyanna Yojana" is

1. Gujarat
2. Bihar
3. Uttarakhand
4. Jharkhand

47. The appointing authority of Patwaris in

1. Governor
2. Board of Revenue
3. Commissioner
4. Collector (District Officer)

48. The army officer of Kumaun Regiment who was honoured by the first Param Vir Chakra, was:

1. Major Shaitan Singh
2. Major Somnath Sharma
3. Captain Anas Ahmad
4. Major Rajesh Singh Adhikari

49. The famous fair of Almora is

1. Nandadevi Mela
2. Devidhura Mela
3. Baisakhi Mela
4. Gauchar Mela

50. The foundation of Mughal rule in India was laid by Babur in the year

1. 1857
2. 1835
3. 1526
4. 1600

51. The grasslands of Argentina are known as

1. Campos
2. Pampas
3. Selvas
4. Catingas

52. The height of Tehri Dam is:

1. 140 metres
2. 200 metres
3. 260.5 metres
4. 300 metres

53. The maximum period of continuation of emergency under Article 356 of the Indian Constitution is

1. 3 years
2. 6 months
3. 1 year
4. 2 years

54. The most abundant gas in the earth's atmosphere is

1. Carbon dioxide
2. Hydrogen
3. Nitrogen
4. Oxygen

55. The river on which Kalagarh Dam has been constructed, is.

1. Sharda
2. Yamuna
3. Ganga
4. Ramganga

56. Through which mountain range passes the Konkan Railway track?

1. Himadri
2. Western Ghat
3. Eastern Ghat
4. Nilgiri Hills

57. Two official languages of the United Nations are

1. English and Hindi
2. English and German
3. English and Urdu
4. English and French

58. Under which Article of the Constitution of India, Parliament may admit a new State in the Indian Union?

1. In Article 1
2. In Article 2
3. In Article 3
4. In Article 4

59. Uttaranchal came into existence as a separate State carved out of Uttar Pradesh on

1. 8th November, 2000
2. 9th November, 2000
3. 10th November, 2000
4. 8th November, 2001

60. What was to be discussed at the Copenhagen Summit held in December, 2009?

1. Economic recession
2. Child malnutrition
3. Nuclear war threat
4. Climate change

61. Where among these places the Sun will set earliest?

1. Delhi
2. Dehradun
3. Dhaka
4. Islamabad

62. Where does the river Ganga originate?

1. Yamnotri
2. Kedarnath
3. Gaumukh
4. Gangotri

63. Where is 'Arid Research Institute' located?

1. Jodhpur
2. Jaipur
3. Bharatpur
4. Jaisalmer

64. Where is the headquarters of SAARC?

1. New Delhi
2. Colombo
3. Kathmandu
4. Rawalpindi

65. Where the head office of the United Nations is situated?

1. Washington
2. Geneva
3. New York
4. The Hague

66. Where would the proposed Nalanda University be established in Bihar?

1. Bhagalpur
2. Rajgir
3. Bodh Gaya
4. Vaishali

67. Which district of Uttarakhand has the highest number of females per 1000 males according to the provisional census report-2011?

1. Almora
2. Rudraprayag
3. Pithoragarh
4. Pauri

68. Which is the largest Dun in Uttarakhand?

1. Haraki Dun
2. Dehra Dun
3. Patali Dun
4. Kota Dun

69. Which one of the following has been declared a World Heritage in Uttarakhand?

1. Corbett Park
2. Rajaji Udyan
3. Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
4. None of these

70. Which one of the following is not one of the principal organ of United Nations?

1. Economic and Social Council
2. Trusteeship Council
3. International Labour Organization
4. International Court of Justice

71. Which one of the following schedule was added in the Constitution by the 73rd Constitution Amendment?

1. Schedule XII
2. Schedule VI
3. Schedule XI
4. Schedule IX

72. Which one of the following statements is correct about Titanium?

1. It is a gas
2. It is a metal which is used in the production of defense materials
3. It is a bacteria
4. None of the above

73. Which one of these is not a dance of Uttarakhand?

1. Jagar
2. Chanchari
3. Terahtali
4. Thadia

74. Which one of these is not a viral disease?

1. Dengue
2. Malaria
3. Influenza
4. Swine Flu

75. Which one of these tribes is not found in

1. Tharu
2. Boksa
3. Raji
4. Bheel

76. Which tribe of Uttarakhand practices transhumance?

1. Tharu
2. Moksa
3. Bhotia
4. Raji

77. Who among the following is known as the 'Grand Oldman of India'?

1. Mahadev Govind Ranade
2. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
3. Rabinranath Tagore
4. Dadabhai Naoroji

78. Who among the following people use 'sledge' for transportation?

1. Bushmen
2. Massais
3. Eskimos
4. Tharus

79. Who among these English Commissioners started land survey in Uttarakhand?

1. Traill
2. Gardner
3. Batten
4. Ramsay

80. Who among these headed the Interim Government formed in 1946?

1. Rajendra Prasad
2. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
3. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Vallabhbhai Patel

81. Who is the head of the 'State-Executive'?

1. The State Legislature Assembly
2. The State Cabinet
3. The Chief Minister
4. The Governor

82. Who was the editor of the periodical 'Maratha'?

1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. Mahadev Govind Ranade
3. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
4. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

83. Who was the first 'Satyagrahi' of the individual Satyagraha launched in 1940?

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Vallabhbhai Patel
3. Vinoba Bhave
4. Jawaharlal Nehru

84. Who was the first Commissioner of Kumaun?

1. Traill
2. Lushington
3. Gardner
4. Goven

85. Who was the first Woman President of the Indian National Congress?

1. Annie Besant
2. Sarojini Naidu
3. Indira Gandhi
4. None of the above