UKPCS 2015 — विगत वर्ष प्रश्नपत्र

1. 'Abuja' is the capital' of which of the following African countries?

1. Tanzania
2. Mali
3. Nigeria
4. Niger

2. 'Ganga Gai Mahila Dairy' scheme was launched in Uttarakhand by

1. B.C. Khanduri
2. B.S. Koshiyari
3. N.D. Tiwari
4. Harish Rawat

3. 'Tand Tax' was collected from

1. Weavers
2. Blacksmiths
3. Goldsmiths
4. Masons

4. After 1885, when did W.C. Bannerjee become the Congress President for the second time?

1. 1889
2. 1892
3. 1895
4. 1897

5. After whose failure was the Quit India Movement launched by the Indian National Congress?

1. Cripps Mission
2. Shimla Conference
3. Cabinet Mission
4. None of the above

6. Agricultural credit flow target by Government of India for 2014-15 has been fixed at

1. ` 6,00,000 crore
2. ` 8,00,000 crore
3. ` 7,00,000 crore
4. ` 9,00,000 crore

7. Alphonso is a variety of

1. Banana
2. Apple
3. Mango
4. Guava

8. Among the four Dhams of Uttarakhand, which one is situated at the highest altitude?

1. Badrinath
2. Kedarnath
3. Gangotri
4. Yamunotri

9. Ashok Mehta Committee was related to the

1. Centre-State Relations
2. Economic Reforms
3. Panchayati Raj
4. None of the above

10. At what altitude are Alpine forests found?

1. 1800 – 2000 m
2. 900 – 1800 m
3. 2000 – 2500 m
4. 2900 – 3500 m

11. Bugyals are:

1. a tribe of Uttarakhand
2. the plain area covered by snow
3. the grass field in high Himalayan area
4. a range of mountain of Bunder Poonchh

12. By which Amendment Act schedule IX was inserted in Indian Constitution?

1. 44th Amendment Act
2. 25th Amendment Act
3. 42nd Amendment Act
4. 1st Amendment Act

13. By which amendment 'Right to Property' was abolished from the category of Fundamental Rights?

1. 40th
2. 42nd th
3. 44
4. 46th

14. Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) is situated at

1. Bengaluru
2. Mambai
3. Lucknow
4. New Delhi

15. Dispute between states in India comes to the Surpeme Court under

1. Appellate Jurisdiction
2. Original Jurisdiction
3. Advisory Jurisdiction
4. None of the above

16. Doctrine of Prospective overruling was approved for the first time in Constitution interpretation in the case of

1. Kesvanand Bharti v. State of Kerala
2. Goloknath v. State of Punjab
3. A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras
4. Charanjitlal v. Union of India

17. During the Mughal period Mansabdari system was related to

1. Justice
2. Trade
3. Military administration
4. Religious affairs

18. During the Mughal period agricultural loan that was given to the peasants was called

1. Dastur
2. Taqavi
3. Nasq
4. Abwab

19. During the period of 'Chand dynasty' in

1. Khayakar
2. Sirtan
3. Thatwan
4. Dhanti

20. Economically the most important rocks in India are

1. Gondwana rocks
2. Dharwar rocks
3. Vindhyan rocks
4. Cuddpha rocks

21. Gandak river is associated with one of the following river systems :

1. Brahmaputra
2. Indus
3. Ganga
4. None of these

22. Generally the time-span of the Kumbh-Mela in Haridwar, is considered to be

1. Basant Panchmi to Ganga Dushera
2. Makarsankranti to Vaishakhi
3. Mahashivratri to Ganga Dushera
4. Maghpurnima to Akshaya Tritiya

23. If D1 and D2 are the powers of two lenses placed in contact, then the power of the combination will be

1. D1 + D2
2. D1 – D2
3. D1 / D2
4. D1 × D2

24. In an ecosystem green plants are

1. Consumers
2. Parasites
3. Decomposer
4. Producers

25. In connection of whose case did Mahatma Gandhi go to South Africa?

1. Dada Abdullah (Abdullah Sheth)
2. Abdulla Hashim
3. Dada Gaffar
4. Nasir and Company

26. In early months of 2016, which State conducted Panchayati Raj election in which matriculation was fixed as the minimum educational qualification to fight for election?

1. Uttarakhand
2. Haryana
3. Delhi
4. Kerala

27. In how many districts of Uttarakhand the greater Himalaya is spread over ?

1. 3 districts
2. 4 districts
3. 6 districts
4. 5 districts

28. In processing cheques which of the following I/O techniques do the banks, generally, follow?

1. OCR
2. MICR
3. Barcode
4. VRT

29. In the Constitution of India 'Education' is included in

1. The Union List
2. The State List
3. The Concurrent List
4. The residuary power

30. In the absence of President and Vice-President who officiates for the President?

1. Prime Minister
2. Lok Sabha Speaker
3. Home Minister
4. Chief Justice of Supreme Court

31. In the name of 'Dronacharya' which place is known as 'Drone Ghati'?

1. Almora
2. Rishikesh
3. Haridwar
4. Dehradun

32. In the temple of a local deity of Uttarakhand, people appeal for justice through letters. Which is that deity ?

1. Golu Dev
2. Bokhnag
3. Haruheet
4. Manibhadra

33. In the world, agriculture is mostly practiced in the

1. River valleys
2. Coastal regions
3. Foothills
4. Plateau region

34. In which district of Uttarakhand 'Baghnath Temple' is located?

1. Uttarkashi
2. Rudraprayag
3. Bageshwar
4. Almora

35. In which district of Uttarakhand is Gairsain situated ?

1. Almora
2. Bageshwar
3. Chamoli
4. Rudraprayag

36. In which of the following State of America, is the Silicon Valley situated?

1. Florida
2. California
3. Texas
4. Colorado

37. In which of the following session of the Round Table Conference, did Indian National Congress participate ?

1. Second
2. First
3. First and third
4. Third

38. In which state is the Jaitapur Nuclear Plant situated?

1. Rajasthan
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Maharashtra
4. Tamil Nadu

39. Integral coach factory is located at

1. Varanasi
2. Chitranjan
3. Gorakhpur
4. Perambur

40. Kanishka was the follower of which sect of Buddhism?

1. Hinayana
2. Mahayan
3. Vajrayan
4. None of these

41. Lokmanya Tilak founded the Home Rule League in April, 1916 at ..............

1. Satara
2. Belgaon
3. Poona
4. Nasik

42. Mayurakshi project is located in

1. West Bengal
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Odisha
4. Madhya Pradesh

43. Montreal protocol' s associated with

1. protection of wildlife
2. protection of Himalayas
3. development of coastal areas
4. protection of stratospheric ozone layer

44. More than 70% of world's fresh water is contained in

1. Ponds
2. Glaciers and Polar ice caps
3. Greenland
4. Oceans

45. Name the famous cinema actor from acting in France

1. Nirmal Pandey
2. Prasoon Joshi
3. Himani Shivapuri
4. None of the above

46. Name the largest producer of iron ore State in India

1. Jharkhand
2. Bihar
3. Odisha
4. Chhattisgarh

47. On whose recommendation amongst the following the Constituent Assembly was constituted?

1. Crips Mission
2. Webel Mission
3. Lord Mountbatten
4. Cabinet Mission Plan

48. Out of the following crops which one occupies 70. Which one of the following district of the major part of the net sown area in 2020-21?

1. Haridwar
2. Nainital
3. Dehradun
4. Udham Singh Nagar

49. Out of the following oceans which one is the deepest?

1. Indian Ocean
2. Pacific Ocean
3. Atlantic Ocean
4. Arctic Ocean

50. Part IX-A of Indian Constitution is related to

1. Panchayats
2. Municipalities
3. State Legislature
4. None of these

51. Paun-Tuti was:

1. An idol
2. A coin
3. A tax
4. A building

52. Power to constitute new states and its determination of boundary vests in

1. Parliament
2. Vice-President
3. Governor
4. None of the above

53. Presence of which of the following is the cause of 'Minamata' disease?

1. Sodium chloride
2. Mercuric chloride
3. Silver nitrate
4. Ethyle isocyanate

54. Pyorrhoea is a disease of

1. Nose
2. Heart
3. Lungs
4. Gums

55. Small pox and Rabies are

1. Viral diseases
2. Bacterial diseases
3. Fungal diseases
4. Deficiency diseases

56. The Chief Justice of Uttarakhand who also became the Chief Justice of India :

1. Justice Ashok A. Desai
2. Justice P.C. Verma
3. Justice Barin Ghosh
4. Justice S.H. Kapadia

57. The Ganga was declared a national river on

1. 15th August, 2003
2. 26th January, 2005
3. 4th November, 2008
4. 1st May, 2012

58. The Governor has the power to impose Governor's Rule in which of the following State?

1. Nagaland
2. Manipur
3. Tripura
4. Jammu & Kashmir

59. The Judges of the Supreme Court can be removed from their office before their normal term by.

1. The President on the recommendation of the two Houses of Parliament
2. The President on his discretion
3. The Council of Ministers
4. The Parliament

60. The King of Garhwal who was killed after being defeated by Gorkhas was:

1. Sudarshan Shah
2. Pradyumna Shah
3. Pradeep Shah
4. Fatehpati Shah

61. The Lucknow Sessions of the Indian National Congress was presided over by

1. Annie Beasant
2. Lokmanya Tilak
3. Sampurnanand
4. Ambika Charan Mazumdar

62. The MRTP Act (1969) has been replaced by the Competition Act (2002) which is in effect from the year.

1. 2007
2. 2009
3. 2011
4. 2013

63. The Parliament of India consists of

1. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
2. the President, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
3. Lok Sabha and Council of Ministers
4. President and Lok Sabha only

64. The President of India, who granted his consent, to the Bill of Creation of Uttarakhand State was

1. R. Venkatraman
2. K.R. Narayanan
3. Shankar Dayal Sharma
4. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

65. The Second Buddhist Council was held at

1. Vaishali
2. Ujjain
3. Pataliputra
4. Kannauj

66. The antibiotic penicillin is produced by

1. Bacteria
2. Fungus
3. Algae
4. Lichens

67. The best soil, for the growth of most plants, is

1. Sandy
2. Clayey
3. Clayey loam
4. Loam

68. The first Transgenic plant was that of

1. Pea
2. Flax
3. Tobacco
4. Cotton

69. The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held on

1. 9th December, 1946
2. 15th August, 1947
3. 26th December, 1949
4. 10th December, 1948

70. The ginger is a

1. Bulb
2. Rhizome
3. Tuber
4. Modified root

71. The largest producer of rice is

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. West Bengal
3. Bihar
4. None of the above UK PSC APS (Mains) -2017

72. The main gold producing state of India is

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Karnataka
3. Bihar
4. Uttar Pradesh

73. The metal present in Vitamin B12 is :

1. Cobalt
2. Magnesium
3. Iron
4. Copper

74. The natural habitat of Indian lion is

1. Sunderban delta in Bengal
2. Gir forest in Gujarat
3. Thorn forest in Rajasthan
4. Deciduous forest in Madhya Pradesh

75. The number of Rajya Sabha members from

1. one
2. two
3. three
4. five

76. The number of Tirthas given in Arthashastra is

1. Fourteen
2. Sixteen
3. Eighteen
4. Twenty one

77. The practical unit of capacity of a capacitor is

1. Coulomb
2. Gauss
3. Henry
4. Farad

78. The present Lok Sabha is

1. Thirteenth
2. Fourteenth
3. Fifteenth
4. Sixteenth

79. The real executive authority under Cabinet Government rests with

1. the Council of Ministers
2. the Prime Minister
3. the Constitution
4. the Parliament

80. The right chronology of Saka Samwat month is

1. Phalguna, Pausa, Bhadra, Jyaistha
2. Pausa, Phalguna, Jyaistha, Bhadra
3. Bhadra, Phalguna, Jyaistha, Pausa
4. Jyaistha, Bhadra, Pausa, Phalguna

81. The share of Zamindar in the harvested crop in Tehri state was known as

1. Sawani ser
2. Rahdari
3. Prabhu Seva
4. Tihar

82. The software, which allows you to view the webpage, is called

1. Website
2. Web Browser
3. Interpreter
4. Operating System

83. The system of Chattis Rakam Battis Kalam was abolished by

1. The Chand rulers
2. The Gorkha rulers
3. The British administrators
4. None of these

84. Thickness of ozone layer is measured in

1. Decibel
2. Dobson
3. Pascal
4. Weber

85. Tiladi massacre took place on

1. 30th May 1930 C.E/30
2. 20th May 1932 C.E/20
3. j30th May 1931 C.E/30
4. 30th May 1929 C.E/30

86. To whom Gautam Buddha gave his last sermon at Kushinagar?

1. Subhadd
2. Anand
3. Sariputra
4. Upali

87. Under the Indian Constitution, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, has been kept in

1. Union List
2. State List
3. Concurrent List
4. None of the above

88. Under the Uttarakhand Police Act, 2007, who is empowered to create Railway Police Districts?/

1. Director General of Police
2. Superintendent of Police
3. State Government
4. Governor

89. Under which article of the Constitution of India, the Government of India can borrow on the security of the consolidated fund of India?

1. Article 290
2. Article 292
3. Article 260
4. Article 265

90. Unit of sea distance is

1. Naute
2. Nautical mile
3. Fathom
4. Lambert

91. What is the normal tenure of a Panchayat ?

1. 3 years
2. 4 years
3. 2 years
4. 5 years

92. What was the main objective of Wahabi Movement?

1. To establish good relation with the British
2. For Purification of Islam
3. To support English education
4. To oppose social reforms

93. Where did Gautam Buddha attain enlightenment?

1. In Rajgriha
2. In Lumbini
3. In Shrawasti
4. In BodhGaya

94. Where did the Mughal Prince Suleman Shikoh take shelter out of the followings ?

1. Garhwal
2. Kumaun
3. Nepal
4. Himachal

95. Where is the First Biosphere Reserve of India is located ?

1. Nilgiri
2. Nanda Devi
3. Sunder van
4. Great Nicobar

96. Which Articles amongst the following were added by the 97th Amendment Act of Indian Constitution?

1. Article 243(P) to Article 243(ZG)
2. Article 243(ZH) to Article 243(ZT)
3. Article 243(a) to Article 243(O)
4. Article 243(ZG) to Article 243(ZR)

97. Which Indian National Park is famous for Rhinoceros population ?

1. Kaziranga
2. Jim Corbett
3. Ranthambor
4. Bannerghatta

98. Which among the following State is not a natural source of Crude Oil in India?

1. Gujarat
2. Assam
3. Maharashtra
4. Madhya Pradesh

99. Which country's Parliament became first in the world to run entirely on solar power, in February, 2016?

1. Pakistan
2. China
3. Canada
4. England

100. Which district is known as 'Copper City'?

1. Rudraprayag
2. Pauri Garhwal
3. Nainital
4. Almora

101. Which district of Uttarakhand has the highest rural population as per Census of 2011?

1. Udham Singh Nagar
2. Dehradun
3. Haridwar
4. Nainital

102. Which gas exists in the highest concentration in the Earth's atmosphere?

1. Hydrocarbons
2. Ozone
3. Oxygen
4. Nitrogen

103. Which local deity in Garhwal region is known as 'Chalanda' (wandering) ?

1. Badrinath
2. Mahasu
3. Harjyu
4. Sirgul

104. Which metal is found at the following placesHutti, Kolar and Ramgiri in India?

1. Aluminium
2. Copper
3. Silver
4. Gold

105. Which of the Articles of the Constitution of India empowers the President to appoint acting Chief Justice of a High Court?

1. Article 223
2. Article 224
3. Article 224A
4. Article 225

106. Which of the following Amendment Act of the Constitution provided for the appointment of one person as Governor of two or more states?

1. 2nd Amendment
2. 3rd Amendment
3. 5th Amendment
4. 7th Amendment

107. Which of the following National Parks is shared by Pauri Garhwal and Nainital district?

1. Valley of flowers
2. Rajaji National Park
3. Corbett National Park
4. Govind National Park

108. Which of the following Sultans was the first Sultan who started the translation of religious texts of Hindus into Persian language?

1. Firozshah Tughlaq
2. Allauddin Khalji
3. Muhammad-bin Tughlaq
4. Iltutmish

109. Which of the following colours of light travels slowest in glass?

1. Red
2. Green
3. Violet
4. All travel with the same speed.

110. Which of the following combinations is not correctly matched ?

1. Lansdowne – Garhwal Rifles
2. Ranikhet – Gorkha Regiment
3. Dehradun – Indian Military Academy
4. Chamba – Gabar Singh Memorial Monument

111. Which of the following disease spreads through air?

1. Common cold
2. Pneumonia
3. Tuberculosis
4. All of these

112. Which of the following is a dye?

1. Proline
2. Orlon
3. Indigo
4. Nicotine

113. Which of the following is an explosive?

1. DDT
2. O2
3. TNT
4. MRI

114. Which of the following is not a folk-dance song?

1. Tandi
2. Thadya
3. Chaufula
4. Khuderh

115. Which of the following is not a green house gas?

1. Hydrogen
2. Carbon Dioxide
3. Methane
4. Chlorofluorocarbons

116. Which of the following is not a mammal?

1. Duck billed platypus
2. Bat
3. Whale
4. Great India Bustard

117. Which of the following is not a programming language of a computer?

1. Fortran
2. Java
3. COBOL
4. Windows

118. Which of the following is the longest mountain range of the world?

1. Andes
2. Rockies
3. Himalaya
4. Alps

119. Which of the following places is a famous Muslim religious place?

1. Kailapeer – Budha Kedar
2. Peergaddi – Devalgarh
3. Peeran Kaliar – Roorkee
4. Sidh Bali – Kotdwar

120. Which of the following regions was not assigned to Iqtadars by Allauddin Khalji?

1. Marwar
2. Malwa
3. Mewar
4. Doab

121. Which of the following term was not mentioned in Rig Veda ?

1. Jana
2. Janapada
3. Samgrama
4. Gram

122. Which of the following tribe of Uttarakhand is mainly involved in the sheep rearing?

1. Bhotiya
2. Raji
3. Tharu
4. Boksha

123. Which one among the following is a Kumaoni language film?

1. Megha Aa
2. Jagwal
3. Chhoti Bwari
4. Chalda Jatra

124. Which one of the following combinations of the districts, shows the correct sequence of magnesite deposits in Uttarakhand ?

1. Bagheshwar, Pithoragarh, Chamoli
2. Dehradun, Tehri Garhwal, Bageshwar
3. Uttarakashi, Rudraprayag, Nainital
4. Champawat, Udham Singh Nagar, Pauri Garhwal

125. Which one of the following is not a State University in Uttarakhand?

1. Gurukul Kangri University
2. Kumaun University
3. HNB Medical University
4. Shridev Suman University

126. Which one of the following is the highest Revenue Court?

1. Magistrate's Court
2. Commissioner's Court
3. Deputy Commissioner's Court
4. The Board of Revenue

127. Which one the following Union Territories has a High Court of its own?

1. Chandigarh
2. Delhi
3. Puducherry
4. Lakshadweep

128. Which part of the Uttarakhand does receive maximum rain during rainy season ?

1. Sub-Himalaya
2. Outer Himalaya
3. Bhavar
4. Tarai

129. Which party declared 16th August, 1946 A.D. as the Direct Action Day?

1. Swaraj Party
2. Indian National Congress
3. Muslim League
4. None of these

130. Which place of Kumaon is famous for 'Rangwali-Pichhaurhi' ?

1. Almora
2. Haldwani
3. Rudrapur
4. Kasipur

131. Which sect did not register its entry at all in

1. Kabeer Panth
2. Satynath Panth
3. Vairagi Panth
4. Nastik Panth

132. Which section of Uttarakhand Police Act, 2007 defines 'witness'?

1. Section 2(a)
2. Section 2(b)
3. Section 2(zb)
4. Section 2(zc)

133. Who among the following deciphered the Mauryan Brahmi for the first time?

1. William Jones
2. James Prinsep
3. Alexander Cunningham
4. John Marshall

134. Who among the following made 'Sanyasi Rebellion' famous through his writings?

1. Bankim Chandra
2. Sisir Kumar Ghosh
3. Deen Bandhu Mitra
4. Harish Chandra Mukherjee

135. Who among the following was an extremist leader?

1. Surendra Nath Banerjee
2. Dadabhai Naoroji
3. Aurobindo Ghosh
4. Mahadev Govind Ranade

136. Who among the following was not in the Cabinet Mission?

1. Stafford Cripps
2. Pethic Lawrence
3. A.V. Alexander
4. John Simon

137. Who amongst the following had called Gandhiji "One man boundary force"?

1. Louis Fischer
2. Valentine Chirole
3. Lord Mountbatten
4. Jawahar Lal Nehru

138. Who amongst the following has drafted the Preamble to the Indian Constitution

1. Mr. Rajendra Prasad
2. Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Mr. B.R. Ambedkar
4. Mr. Vallabh Bhai Patel

139. Who coined the word Pakistan?

1. Choudhary Khaliq-uz-Zaman
2. Fazlul Haq
3. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
4. Choudhary Rehmat Ali

140. Who elects the head of Block Pramukh?

1. Gram Pradhans
2. Members of Panchayat
3. Sarpanch
4. All residents of Panchayat

141. Who founded the Natal Indian Congress ?

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. B.R. Ambedkar
3. B.G. Tilak
4. Motilal Nehru

142. Who gains during the period of rising prices?

1. Debtors
2. Creditors
3. Both (a) and (b)
4. None of these

143. Who has the control over civil forests in

1. District Magistrate
2. District Forest Officer
3. Commissioner
4. None of these

144. Who has written the book entitled 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India'?

1. Gunnar Myrdal
2. P.C. Mahalanobis
3. Dada Bhai Naoroji
4. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

145. Who helped Shah Alam II to ascend the throne in Delhi in 1771?

1. Warren Hastings
2. Siraj-ud-Daula
3. Mahadji Sindhia
4. Haider Ali

146. Who is the Chairman of National Development Council?

1. President
2. Prime Minister
3. Finance Minister
4. None of the above

147. Who is the first women of Uttarakhand awarded "Dronacharya Award'?

1. Hansa Manral
2. Harshwanti Bisht
3. Bachendri Pal
4. Parigya

148. Who of the following was the Constitutional advisor to the Constituent Assembly?

1. Rajendra Prasad
2. B.R. Ambedkar
3. B.N. Rau
4. J.L. Nehru UK PSC RO/ARO (Pre)- 2023/2006

149. Who shall be the Chairman of the Council of States in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of India?

1. President of India
2. Vice-President of India
3. Prime Minister of India
4. None of the above

150. Who was the Speaker of the First Elected Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand ?

1. Prakash Pant
2. Harbansh Kapur
3. Govind Singh Kunjwal
4. Yashpal Arya

151. Who was the first Chairman of the

1. N.P. Navani
2. S.K. Das
3. Lt. Gen. G.S. Negi
4. Lt. Gen. M.C. Bhandari

152. Who was the pioneer of Peasant Movement in Bihar in the 1930s?

1. C.R. Das
2. Swami Sahajanand
3. Muzaffar Ahmad
4. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

153. Who wrote Jahangir Chandrika ?

1. Keshava Das
2. Kishandas
3. Rammanohar Lal
4. Jadrup Gusain

154. With which of the following countries and Bihar all have a frontier?

1. China
2. Bangladesh
3. Bhutan
4. Nepal