UKPCS 2023 — विगत वर्ष प्रश्नपत्र

1. 'Acworth Committee' was related with which of the following subject?

1. Trade
2. Army/mesvee
3. Education
4. Railways/jsueJes

2. 'Ahom' tribe belongs to which state of India?

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Assam
4. Jharkhand

3. 'Bharara' is related with:

1. 'Bhotiya' Tribe
2. 'Raji' Tribe
3. 'Bhil' Tribe
4. 'Tharu' Tribe

4. 'Chholiya' is a_______of Uttarakhand.

1. River
2. Temple
3. Folk Dance
4. Dish

5. 'Milinda Panha' was composed/written by:

1. Nagsen
2. Nagarjuna
3. Vasubandhu
4. Ashwaghosh

6. 'Nhava Sheva Port' is located in which of the following city?

1. Chennai
2. New Delhi
3. Mumbai
4. Cochin

7. 'Operation Mukti Abhiyan' in Uttarakhand state is related to –

1. Ban on child labour
2. Freedom from drugs amongst youth
3. Freedom from bonded labour
4. Freedom from child-begging

8. 'Uttarakhand Skill Development Mission' was established in:

1. October, 2013
2. February, 2013
3. April, 2013
4. December, 2013

9. According to 2011 census, which of the following districts has highest sex ratio?

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

10. According to Census – 2011, what was the sex ratio in Uttarakhand ?

1. 960
2. 951
3. 963
4. 941

11. According to Census-2011, which state of India has the highest percentages of Urban Population?

1. Goa
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Maharashtra
4. Mizoram

12. An important objective of Forest Policy of

1. To establish environmental stability and ecological balance Geography of Uttarakhand
2. Rural development
3. Rural employment programme
4. None of these

13. Arrange the following districts in the ascending order of density of population as per 2011 census :

1. Chamoli, Almora, Dehradun, Haridwar
2. Almora, Dehradun, Haridwar, Chamoli
3. Dehradun, Haridwar, Almora, Chamoli
4. Haridwar, Almora, Dehradun, Chamoli

14. Arrange the following rivers in order from West to East: (A) Son (B) Chambal (C) Ken (D) Betwa

1. Betwa, Ken, Chambal, Son
2. Chambal, Betwa, Ken, Son
3. Son, Betwa, Chambal, Ken
4. Ken, Son, Chambal, Betwa

15. Article 280 of the Constitution is related to which of the following ?

1. NITI Aayog
2. Finance Commission
3. National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
4. Election Commission

16. As per the Census-2011, which of the following state has maximum population growth rate?

1. Mizoram
2. Meghalaya
3. Tripura
4. Nagaland

17. As per the India State of Forest Report-2021, which district of Uttarakhand has the maximum percentage of forest cover area related to its geographical area?

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

18. Asexual reproduction takes place through budding in _______.

1. Amoeba
2. Yeast
3. Plasmodium
4. Leishmania

19. At which place is the highest herbal park in

1. Chaukori
2. Mana
3. Munsyari
4. Dhanaulti

20. At which place of Uttarakhand first Arya Samaj Temple of India had been constructed?

1. Almora
2. Nainital
3. Kausani
4. Ranikhet

21. At which session of Congress was the proposal 'Poorna Swaraj' passed ?

1. Delhi
2. Lahore
3. Amritsar
4. Bombay

22. Banj (Oaks) and Chestnuts are the predominant species of which of the following vegetationzones?

1. Sub-Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest Geography of India
2. Sub-Tropical Hill Savanah Forest
3. Himalayan Wet Hill Forest
4. Western and Central Sub-Himalayan Forest

23. Black cotton soils are extensively found in –

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Maharashtra
3. Tamil Nadu
4. West Bengal

24. Bokaro Steel Plant was developed with the collaboration of which of the following?

1. United States of America (U.S.A.)
2. Germany
3. Russia
4. England

25. Carbon Dating technique is used to estimate/determine the age of?

1. Fossils
2. Plants
3. Rocks
4. None of them

26. Chambal river is the tributary of which of the following rivers?

1. Betwa
2. Indus
3. Yamuna
4. Ganga

27. Directories in operating system are used for:

1. Keeping tracks of Program
2. Keeping tracks of Process
3. Keeping tracks of Hardware
4. Keeping tracks of Files

28. During the attack on Ranthambhor fort, which General of Alauddin Khilji had been killed?

1. Nusrat Khan
2. Ulugh Khan
3. Rummi Khan
4. All of these

29. During whose Tenure 'Postal-Stamp' service started in India?

1. Sir John Shore
2. Lord Wellesley
3. Lord Ripon
4. Lord Dalhousie

30. Fat is digested by:

1. Proteinase
2. Amylase
3. Lipase
4. Salvin

31. For which of the following age groups of Children, Article 21A makes provision that the state shall provide free and compulsory education ?

1. For age group of 3 to 14 years
2. For age group of 4 to 16 years
3. For age group of 5 to 15 years
4. For age group of 6 to 14 years.

32. From which part of Cinchona plant, quinine is obtained?

1. Bark of stem
2. Flower
3. Fruit
4. Leaves

33. Gautamiputra Satkarni was the ruler of which dynasty ?

1. Satvahana
2. Vakataka
3. Chalukya
4. Kanva

34. Gochar airstrip is located in which district ?

1. Uttarkashi
2. Chamoli
3. Pithoragarh
4. Pauri

35. Goriganga Geography of India Codes : A

1. 4
2. 3
3. 2
4. 1 C D

36. How many of the following members from Rajya Sabha are there in Public Accounts Committee ?

1. 5 members
2. 7 members
3. 10 members
4. 15 members

37. How many seats are reserved for women in Panchayati Raj institutions of Uttarakhand?

1. 33%
2. 40%
3. 50%
4. 55%

38. How many seats in Uttarakhand Assembly are reserved for Scheduled Tribes ?

1. 1
2. 3
3. 2
4. 4

39. How many stations are proposed in the Rishikesh -Karnaprayag railway line which is under construction?

1. Eight
2. Ten
3. Twelve
4. Fourteen

40. How many women have served as Speaker of

1. Three
2. One
3. Two
4. None of these

41. How many women were elected to Uttarakhand Assembly in 2022 election ?

1. 9
2. 7
3. 8
4. 5

42. In Sustainable Development Goals 2030, which of the following is identified as a Goal-4 ?

1. Education
2. Health
3. Hunger, Poverty and Nutrition
4. Environment

43. In a food chain herbivores are:

1. Primary consumers
2. Producers
3. Secondary consumers
4. Decomposers

44. In computer one KB equals to –

1. 1000 bytes
2. 1024 bytes
3. 1025 bytes
4. 1048 bytes UK PSC (Pre)-2004-05,

45. In the Koppen's climatic classification, 'Aw' represents –

1. Semi-arid Steppe type
2. Tropical Savana type
3. Hot Desert type
4. Monsoon type with dry winter

46. In the famous Bagwal fair of Devidhura which among the following does not participate ?

1. Lamgariya
2. Chamyal
3. Latwal
4. Wallick

47. In the following, there are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R): Assertion (A) : Unpolished rice should be eaten. Reason (R): Polished rice lacks Vitamin B. Choose the correct option from the options given below :

1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

48. In the fourth 'State Food Safety Index' of India for the year 2021-22, what is the rank of

1. 10th
2. 8th
3. 7th
4. 5th

49. In the year 1928-29 the court of Tehri hired the services of Dr. F. Heske as Forest Advisor. He was inhabitant of which country?

1. Italy
2. Germany
3. France
4. Spain

50. In which 'Jaunsari-folk dance' Ramtulla musical instrument is essentially played?

1. Budiyal
2. Harul
3. Tandi
4. Pandvant

51. In which Himalayan region 'Kausani', a tourist place is located ?

1. Greak Himalaya
2. Lesser Himalaya
3. Trans-Himalaya
4. Shivalik

52. In which area of Uttarakhand 'Kham' system was introduced by the British Administration?

1. Rawain
2. Jaunpur
3. Tarai-Bhabar
4. Bhotantik Area

53. In which district of Uttarakhand the 'NalDamayanti Tal' is located ?

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

54. In which district of Uttarakhand the historical 'Ek Hathiya Naula' is located ?

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

55. In which district the remains of the old capital of Garhwal, Chandpurgarhi, are located ?

1. Tehri
2. Pauri
3. Chamoli
4. Rudraprayag

56. In which of the Vedas 'Sabha and Samiti' are called 'two daughters of Prajapati'?

1. Rigveda
2. Yajurveda
3. Atharvveda
4. Samveda

57. In which of the following cases, the Supreme Court of India, propounded the doctrine of 'Basic Structure of the Constitution'?

1. Berubari Case
2. Golaknath Case
3. Kesavanand Bharti Case
4. Minerva Mills Case

58. In which of the following parts of Indian Constitution, the provision for setting up three tiers of Panchayats is provided ?

1. Part-VI
2. Part-VIII
3. Part-IX
4. Part-X

59. In which of the following states is the Singrauli Coal Mine situated ?

1. Chhattisgarh
2. Odisha
3. Jharkhand
4. Madhya Pradesh

60. In which of the following years was the Indian National Food Security Act passed ?

1. 2011
2. 2013
3. 2015
4. 2018

61. In which of the following years, the 73rd and 74th Amendment Acts were implemented in India ?

1. 1991
2. 1992
3. 1993
4. 1994

62. In which one of the following pairs in incorrectly matched ? Newspaper Editor

1. Shakti Badri Dutt Pande
2. Karmabhumi Bhairab Dutt Dhulia
3. Purusharth Manohar Pant
4. Tarun Kumaun Mukandi Lal

63. In which place the 'Regional Ayurveda Research Centre' is located in Uttarakhand ?

1. Dehradun
2. Ranikhet
3. Mukteshwar
4. Chakrata

64. In which place the G-20 meeting held in

1. Ramnagar
2. Haldwani
3. Dehradun
4. Haridwar

65. In which script the 'Kalsi Inscription' of Ashoka is written?

1. Kharoshthi
2. Aramaic
3. Brahmi
4. Devanagri

66. In which year did Gardner implement the first Revenue Settlement of Kumaun and Garhwal?

1. 1799
2. 1815
3. 1856
4. 1902

67. In which year the "Hill State Council" was established ?

1. 25th June, 1967
2. 25th June, 1968
3. 25th June, 1969
4. 25th June, 1970

68. In which year was the Wadi Institute of Himalayan Geology established ?

1. 1960
2. 1963
3. 1968
4. 1972

69. Integrated Circuits have been introduced in which computer generation?

1. 2nd generation
2. 3rd generation
3. 1st generation
4. None of these

70. Into how many macro agricultural regions has Randhawa divided India?

1. Four
2. Six
3. Five
4. Eight

71. Irrigated agricultural land in Uttarakhand is known as :

1. Talou/Talaon
2. Jalou/Jalaon
3. Uprou/Upraon
4. Khel

72. Jamrani dam is proposed on which river of

1. Kosi
2. Ramganga
3. Gaula
4. Nayar

73. Lignite is a type of: found in India is?

1. Plutonium
2. Radium
3. Thorium
4. Uranium

74. Looking for the need of better management of forests in 1864 British Government established forest department with the experts of which country ?

1. France
2. Italy
3. U.S.A
4. Germany

75. Mumbai Code:

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3. 3 and 4
4. 2 and 4

76. Name of the gas which excretes out from the 'Paddy fields', causing rise in earth's temperature is:

1. Nirogen
2. Methane
3. Carbon monoxide
4. Carbon dioxide

77. OMR stands for

1. Optical Mark Reader
2. Operating Mark Reader
3. Operating Menu Reader
4. None of these

78. On the basis of

1. 11.30 Percent
2. 13.37 Percent
3. 12.55 Percent
4. 9.67 Percent

79. On which of the following days, the National Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated ?

1. April 24
2. May 24
3. November 26
4. December 26

80. Presently how many Development Blocks are there in Uttarakhand ?

1. 90
2. 95
3. 88
4. 85

81. Process of finding bug in a program is called –

1. Designing
2. Coding
3. Debugging
4. Bugging

82. Sixteen Mahajanapadas Which among the following was the first capital of Magadh Kingdom?

1. Vaishali
2. Rajgriha
3. Champa
4. Patliputra

83. Sona Nadi Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in which of the following district?

1. Nainital
2. Haridwar
3. Pauri Garhwal
4. Dehradun

84. Sona Pani glacier is located in which of the following districts of Uttarakhand?

1. Pithoragarh
2. Chamoli
3. Uttarkashi
4. Bageshwar

85. The 'Bangar' of the northern great plain of India is –

1. Wide Marshy Tract
2. Composed of old alluvium
3. A narrow belt along the foot of the Shiwalik
4. Composed of newer alluvium

86. The 'National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD & PR) is located at which of the following places ?

1. New Delhi
2. Lucknow
3. Jaipur
4. Hyderabad

87. The Gurkhas imposed tax on leather goods which was known as

1. Salai
2. Maanga
3. Mijhari
4. Kushahi

88. The Lesser Himalaya is separated from the 'Dun' by which of the following ?

1. Main Boundary Thrust
2. Great Boundary Fault
3. Main Central Thrust
4. Askot-Baijnath Crystalline Thrust

89. The National Commission for Scheduled Castes presents its annual report to whom of the following ?

1. NITI Aayog
2. The Election Commission
3. The Home Minister
4. The President

90. The Preamble of the Indian Constitution is based on which of the following documents/ laws?

1. Nehru Report
2. Objectives Resolution
3. Government of India Act, 1935
4. Indian Independence Act, 1947

91. The Right of Privacy is envisaged in which Article of the Indian Constitution?

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

92. The Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution is related with:

1. President and Governor of States
2. Council of States
3. Union List, State List and Concurrent List
4. Languages

93. The Vice-President of India is elected by?

1. People
2. Electoral College that Elects the President of India
3. Members of both houses of Parliament
4. State legislatures

94. The deity 'Chaumu' is propitiated for the protection of which of the following ?

1. Forests
2. Crops
3. Water resources
4. Livestock

95. The first Grass Conservatory of India has been established near which town of Uttarakhand ?

1. Roorkee
2. Pithoragarh
3. Tanakpur
4. Ranikhet

96. The first Municipal Corporation to be set up in

1. Karnaprayag
2. Uttarkashi
3. Srinagar
4. Agustmuni

97. The first woman elected for Rajya Sabha from

1. Kalpana Saini
2. Manorama sharma Dobriyal
3. Ritu Khanduri
4. Rekha Arya

98. The highest population Growth Rate decade in India was :

1. 1951-61
2. 1961-71
3. 1971-81
4. 1981-91

99. The joint session of both Houses of Parliament is presided over by

1. Chairman of Rajya Sabha
2. Prime Minister
3. Speaker of Lok Sabha
4. Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha

100. The radioactive material do not emit, which of the following?

1. Electrons
2. Gamma rays
3. Protons
4. Helium nuclei

101. The ship building yard Mazgaon Dock is situated at:

1. Vishakhapatnam
2. Cochin
3. Kolkata
4. Mumbai

102. The songs sung by the people after Krishna Janmashtmi in the Kumaun region are called :

1. Sayana songs
2. Thulkhel
3. Duda songs
4. None of these

103. The southernmost point of India is –

1. Dhanushkodi
2. Lakhpat
3. Kanyakumari
4. Indira Point

104. The thermal conductivity of a rod depends on :

1. Length
2. Mass
3. Area of cross-section
4. Material of the rod

105. Traditionally the Rawal Priests of Badrinath originally hail from which state?

1. Assam
2. Maharashtra
3. Telangana
4. Kerala

106. Tropic of Cancer does not pass through which of the following state?

1. Chhattisgarh
2. Tripura
3. Mizoram
4. Manipur

107. Twitter has been rebranded as:

1. Z
2. T
3. X
4. W

108. UNFCC (COP-27) conference was organized in November, 2022 in_______.

1. Paris, France
2. Glassgow, Scotland
3. Sharam-Al-Sheikh, Egypt
4. New Delhi, India

109. Under which of the following Article of the Indian Constitution, the qualifications for the election of President of India are provided?

1. Article 56
2. Article 58
3. Article 57
4. Article 59

110. Under whose leadership the first land settlement was started by the Gorkhas in Kumaun ?

1. Bhawani Shah
2. Kirti Shah
3. Jogamall Shah
4. Fateh Shah

111. Uttarakhand Start-up Policy 2023 has been launched to –

1. promote Industrialization in Education
2. professionalization of Innovation in Educational Institutes
3. promote Industrialization amongst women
4. All of these

112. V2X technology, which was seen in the news, is related to :

1. Computer Graphics
2. Automobile
3. Printing currency notes
4. Electronic Gadgets

113. Water is the good solvent for ionic salts because of:

1. High specific heat
2. High refractive index
3. High boiling point
4. High dielectric constant

114. What is quorum of either House of the Parliament?

1. One-tenth of the present members of the House
2. One-tenth of the majority party
3. One-fifth of the members of the House
4. One-tenth of the total members of the House

115. What is the chemical name of Vitamin E?

1. Riboflavin
2. Calciferol
3. Niacin
4. Tocopherol

116. What is the full form of RADAR ?

1. Radio detection and ranging
2. Radio divergence and ranging
3. Radio detection and radiation
4. Radial distance and ranging

117. What is the length of the Rishikesh – Karnaprayag railway line under construction ?

1. 97. 6 kms
2. 112. 4 kms
3. 134. 6 kms
4. 125.2 kms

118. What is the prescribed standard for supply of Clean Drinking Water Litre Per Capita Daily (LPCD) in urban areas in Uttarakhand ?

1. 110 litre
2. 115 litre
3. 125 litre
4. 135 litre

119. What name had ISRO given to the Rover sent along with 'Chandrayaan-3' Mission?

1. Pragyan
2. Shiv-Shakti
3. Vikram
4. Mission Mangal

120. What was the original name of 'Gumani', a famous poet of Kumaun ?

1. Lokratna Pant
2. Gangadatt Upreti
3. Taradatt Pandey
4. Shivprasad Dabral

121. When is the 'Himalaya Diwas' celebrated in

1. September 15
2. September 11
3. September 13
4. September 9

122. When was 'Kumaun Water Rules' introduced?

1. 1915
2. 1917
3. 1921
4. 1936

123. Where is the 'Gorkha Udyar' rock shelter located?

1. Dungri (Chamoli)
2. Kalsi (Dehradun)
3. Kimni (Chamoli)
4. Falsima (Almora)

124. Where was headquarters of "Yugantar Ashram" located ?

1. Vancouver
2. Lahore
3. London
4. San Francisco

125. Where was the ''State Vaccine Institute'' established in 1903 ?

1. Patwadangar
2. Dehradun
3. Mukteshwar
4. Lansdowne

126. Where was the first recognized power-centre of Katyuris situated in Garhwal ?

1. Joshimath
2. Karnaprayag
3. Uttarkashi
4. Srinagar

127. Where were native doctors appointed by Traill in 1833 ?

1. Nainital
2. Almora
3. Dehradun
4. Srinagar

128. Which Logic Gate is known as Universal Gate?

1. AND
2. NAND
3. NOT
4. XOR

129. Which book refers that King Subahu's capital was Srinagar?

1. The Ramayana
2. The Mahabharata
3. The Raghuvansha
4. The Rig-Veda

130. Which district of Uttarakhand is not situated along the International boundary ?

1. Uttarkashi
2. Chamoli
3. Pithoragarh
4. Almora

131. Which of the following Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the procedure of amendment of the Constitution?

1. Article 280
2. Article 352
3. Article 360
4. Article 368

132. Which of the following Article provides for the Constitution of Finance Commission to review the financial position of Panchayats?

1. Article 243 A
2. Article 243 B
3. Article 243 D
4. Article 243 I

133. Which of the following Commissioners of Kumaun was the relative of Governor General Lord Dalhousie ?

1. George William Traill
2. J.H. Batten
3. Percy Wyndham
4. Henry Ramsay

134. Which of the following National Park is the largest in terms of area?

1. Corbett
2. Valley of Flowers
3. Gangotri
4. Rajaji

135. Which of the following National Parks is not situated in Uttarakhand ?

1. Kanha National Park
2. Nanda Devi National Park
3. Govind National Park
4. Valley of Flowers

136. Which of the following States of India has the largest population of Scheduled Tribes according to 2011 census?

1. Rajasthan
2. Odisha
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Manipur

137. Which of the following countries shares its maximum border with India?

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

138. Which of the following country/group of countries got membership in the G-20 Conference, 2023 organised by India?

1. Nepal
2. Pakistan
3. Bangladesh
4. African Union

139. Which of the following crops contains Nitrogen fixing bacteria?

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

140. Which of the following departments is the nodal department for the operation of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana in Uttarakhand ?

1. Agriculture Department
2. Labour Department
3. Planning Department
4. None of these

141. Which of the following district has maximum forest area as per Forest Survey of India Report 2021?

1. Chamoli
2. Dehradun
3. Pithoragarh
4. Uttarkashi

142. Which of the following district of Uttarakhand has maximum forest area (%) as per India – State of Forest Report-2021?

1. Nainital
2. Uttarkashi
3. Chamoli
4. Champawat

143. Which of the following districts of the 2011 Census?

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

144. Which of the following group of districts in

1. Champawat, Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar
2. Pithoragarh, Chamoli, Uttarkashi
3. Chamoli, Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag
4. Chamoli, Pithoragarh, Bageshwar

145. Which of the following is a/an plant hormone?

1. Insulin
2. Thyroxin
3. Estrogen
4. Cytokinin

146. Which of the following is not a Electroto control _______. magnetic wave ?

1. α-Rays
2. β-Rays
3. Infrared Rays
4. X-Rays

147. Which of the following is related to the 'Kuposhan Mukt Bharat'?

1. NITI Aayog
2. Wardha Committee
3. Agricultural Seva Aayog
4. Census Department of India

148. Which of the following is the largest cultivable valley in the Himalayas?

1. Indus
2. Kashmir
3. Kangra
4. Doon

149. Which of the following is the largest fresh water lake in India?

1. Sambhar
2. Puskar
3. Chilka
4. Wular

150. Which of the following is/are not a/the renewable source(s) of energy? (i) Coal (ii) Bio-mass (iii) Sunlight (iv) Petroleum

1. Both (i) and (ii)
2. Both (i) and (iv)
3. Both (ii) and (iii)
4. Both (iii) and (iv)

151. Which of the following leaders went to South Africa and helped Gandhiji in his mission?

1. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Lala Lajpat Rai
3. Aurbindo Ghosh
4. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

152. Which of the following natural elements is the primary element used in computer chips ?

1. Silicon
2. Carbon
3. Iron
4. Uranium

153. Which of the following pair is NOT correctly matched? River Hydro-owerProject

1. Asan - Kulhal
2. Bhilangana - Maneri-Bhali
3. Alaknanda - Vishnuprayag
4. Bhagirathi - Koteshwaram

154. Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched ?

1. Karna prayag - Alaknanda and Bhagirathi
2. Vishnu Prayag - Alaknanda and Dhauli Ganga
3. Rudra prayag - Alaknanda and Mandakini
4. Nandpraya - Alaknanda and Nandakini

155. Which of the following passes of Uttarakhand is located near the origin-point of the Kali river?

1. Niti
2. Mana
3. Lipulekh
4. Milam

156. Which of the following river valley project is related to the Tons river ?

1. Deval
2. Khodri
3. Chilla
4. Kotli-Bhel

157. Which of the following states does the Tropic of Cancer not pass through?

1. Jharkhand
2. Chhattisgarh
3. Tripura
4. Manipur

158. Which of the following states of India has the literacy-rate of more than 90 percent as per 2011 census?

1. Tripura
2. Goa
3. Mizoram
4. Tamil Nadu

159. Which of the following uses parasitic nutritive strategy ?

1. Cow
2. Mushroom
3. Tape-worm
4. Lion

160. Which one among the following is a nonconstitutional body?

1. Central Vigilance Commission
2. Goods and Services Tax Council
3. State Public Service Commission
4. Advocate General of the State

161. Which one among the following is not a blown musical instrument ?

1. Vinai
2. Bhankora
3. Ransingha
4. Nagfani

162. Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution gives Parliament the power for the formation of new states ?

1. Article 1
2. Article 4
3. Article 3
4. Article 5

163. Which one of the following Articles states for the Uniform Civil Code for the citizens?

1. Article 43
2. Article 44
3. Article 47
4. Article 48

164. Which one of the following Dams is on the Beas river?

1. Tilaiya
2. Pong
3. Bhakra
4. Rihand

165. Which one of the following Tribes live in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

1. Apatani
2. Jarawa
3. Munda
4. Santhal

166. Which one of the following authors have not been associated with Uttarakhand ?

1. George Orwell
2. Ruskin Bond
3. Steven Alter
4. Bill Aitken

167. Which one of the following crops is not grown in Uttarakhand?

1. Apple
2. Litchi
3. Coconut
4. Sweet Orange

168. Which one of the following folk singers does not hail from Uttarakhand ?

1. Heera Singh Rana
2. Malini Awasthi
3. Kabutari Devi
4. Mohan Singh Rithagadi

169. Which one of the following is a kind of aerophone?

1. Hudka
2. Nagfani
3. Dhol
4. Dotara

170. Which one of the following is also called Sahyadri Hills ?

1. Shiwalik Range
2. Western Ghats
3. Mahadeo Hills
4. Vindhyachal

171. Which one of the following is not a 'folk dance' of Uttarakhand?

1. Thadiya
2. Mitai
3. Jhumelo
4. Chaufula

172. Which one of the following is not a marriage tradition of the Tharu tribe ?

1. Apna-Paraya
2. Baat-Katti
3. Chala
4. Pakki-Paudi

173. Which one of the following is not an archaeological site of Uttarakhand ?

1. Thapla
2. Ranihat
3. Dhankhal
4. Barahoti

174. Which one of the following is the Author of the book "The Chipko Movement: A People's History"?

1. Shekhar Pathak
2. Ramchandra Guha
3. Chandiprasad Bhatt
4. Sundar Lal Bahuguna

175. Which one of the following is the largest river basin?

1. Narmada
2. Cauvery (Kaveri)
3. Tapi
4. Mahanadi

176. Which one of the following is the largest hydropower project of Uttarakhand?

1. Kotli-Bhel hydro-power project
2. Maneri-Bhali hydro-power project
3. Vishnuprayag hydro-power project
4. Tehri hydro-power project

177. Which one of the following medicine is used for treating indigestion?

1. Antibiotic
2. Analgesic
3. Antacid
4. Antiseptic

178. Which one of the following mineral resource reserve is related to Bajun-Khurpatal area in the Lesser Himalaya ?

1. Limestone
2. Dolomite
3. Soapstone
4. Magnesite

179. Which one of the following ornament is not worn in hands ?

1. Dhagul
2. Gonkhle
3. Paunchhi
4. Murkhali

180. Which one of the following pairs in incorrectly matched ? Place Temple

1. Pauri Kyunkaleshwar Vishwanath
2. Uttarkashi Kandoliya,
3. Devprayag Gopinath
4. Gopeshwar

181. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (Project) (River)

1. Khodri – Yamuna
2. Dhalipur – Ganga
3. Maneri-Bhali – Bhagirathi
4. Kalagarh – Ramganga

182. Which one of the following passes was not a part of Indo-Tibetan Trade ?

1. Mana
2. Untadhura
3. Niti
4. Malari

183. Which one of the following ranges is not a Trans-Himalayan range?

1. Pir Panjal
2. Zaskar
3. Karakoram
4. Kailash

184. Which one of the following scholars studies the 'Pandav-Lila of Garhwal'?

1. Gerald Berreman
2. Dhirendra Nath Majumnar
3. William Sax
4. Verrier Elwin

185. Which one of the following states of India has highest percentage of Scheduled Tribe population as per 2011 census?

1. Odisha
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Rajasthan
4. Chhattisgarh

186. Which one of the following temples is located in Garhwal?

1. Dhaulinag
2. Berinag
3. Nagnath Pokhari
4. Kalinag

187. Which one of the following towns does not have the post of Mayor ?

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

188. Which one of the following was the first political organization of India?

1. Land Holder's Society
2. British Indian Association
3. Madras Native Association
4. Bombay Association

189. Which period of Indian Political System is characterised as 'Single Party-Dominant System'?

1. 1947-67
2. 1967-71
3. 1977-79
4. 2004-09

190. Which protocol is used for email message between different machines?

1. FTP
2. RPC
3. SNTP
4. SMTP

191. Which protocol is used for file transfer ?

1. TCP/IP
2. SMTP
3. FTP
4. All of these

192. Which schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with the distribution of legislative powers between Centre and States?

1. 5th schedule
2. 6th schedule
3. 7th schedule
4. 8th schedule

193. Which sequence is activated when we switch-on the computer machines?

1. ROM
2. Boot
3. RAM
4. All of these

194. Which state has the least availability of alluvial soil?

1. Punjab
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Bihar

195. Which tribe is also known as "Shoka" (Shauka)?

1. Tharu
2. Boksa
3. Bhotia
4. Munda

196. Which year has been declared as 'International Year of Millets' by the United Nations General Assembly (U.N.G.A.)?

1. 2020
2. 2021
3. 2022
4. 2023

197. Who among the following Muslim leaders was associated with the Home Rule League of Annie Besant?

1. Muhammad Iqbal
2. Abul Kalam Azad
3. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
4. Sir Syyed Ahmad Khan

198. Who among the following does not enjoy the Parliamentary Privileges?

1. The Members of Parliament
2. The President of India
3. The Cabinet Ministers of India
4. The Attorney General of India

199. Who among the following formed the 'Goraksha Mandal' in 1941 A.D.?

1. Vinoba Bhave
2. Govind Ballabh Pant
3. Madan Mohan Malviya
4. Mahatma Gandhi

200. Who among the following founded the city of Jaunpur ?

1. Alauddin Khilji
2. Muhammad Tughlaq
3. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
4. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

201. Who among the following had been imprisoned along with Gandhiji during 'Salt Satyagrah'?

1. Badridatt Pandey
2. Govind Ballabh Pant
3. Bhairav Datt
4. Jyotiram Kandpal

202. Who among the following has the power to appoint the members of State Information Commission?

1. The President of India
2. The Chief Central Information Commissioner
3. The Chief Minister of the State
4. The Governor of the State

203. Who among the following is called as 'Prince among Travellers'?

1. Fa-Hien
2. Hieun-Tsang
3. Barbosa
4. Al-Biruni

204. Who among the following leaders from of India ?

1. Vidya Sagar Nautiyal
2. Soban Singh Jeena
3. Indramani Badoni
4. Gagan Singh Rajwar

205. Who among the following never became the President of Indian National Congress ?

1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Motilal Nehru
4. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

206. Who among the following was known by the name "Gosain Dutt" in his childhood?

1. Lokratna Pant
2. Sumitranandan Pant
3. Govind Ballabh Pant
4. Gangadutt Upreti

207. Who among the following was not a famous Painter of Uttarakhand?

1. Shyamdas Tomar
2. Maularam
3. Manohar
4. Kehardas

208. Who among the following was not arrested in 1931 while boycotting the British clothes?

1. Kunti Verma
2. Mangla Devi
3. Bhagirathi Devi
4. Homvati Devi

209. Who among the following was not associated with the Indian National Army?

1. B.C. Dutt
2. Rashid Ali
3. P.K. Sehgal
4. Shahnawaj

210. Who among the following was not associated with the establishment of 'Home rule league' in Kumaun?

1. Mohan Joshi
2. Sridhar Azad
3. Chiranji Lal
4. Badridatt Pandey

211. Who among the following was not the Governor of Uttarakhand?

1. Smt. Baby Rani Maurya
2. Smt Margaret Alva
3. Dr. K.K. Paul
4. Sri Suresh Agarwal

212. Who among the following was the first Chief justice of the Supreme Court of discharge the function of the President of India?

1. Justice H.J. Kania
2. Justice K. Subba Rao
3. Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah
4. Justice P.N. Bhagwati

213. Who among the following, had called the annual session of Indian National Congress the "Festival of Educated Indians"?

1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. Lala Lajpat Rai
3. Bipin Chandra Pal
4. Ras Bihari Bose

214. Who constructed the mausoleum of 'Itmad-uddaula' in her father's memory?

1. Razia
2. Zahanara
3. Noorjahan
4. Gulbadan Begum

215. Who discovered the 'Valley of Flowers' ?

1. Joseph Hooker
2. William Moorcroft
3. Frank Smythe
4. Nain Singh Rawat

216. Who is known as the father of Civil Services in India ?

1. Warren Hastings
2. William Bentinck
3. Lord Cornwallis
4. Lord Dalhousie

217. Who is the author of the book, "The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation"?

1. Granville Austin
2. Prabhu Chawla
3. Susanne Rudolf
4. M.P. Singh

218. Who nominates the 12 members for Rajya Sabha in India?

1. Prime Minister
2. Chief Justice
3. President
4. Vice President

219. Who started the newspaper 'Garhwali' ?

1. Vishvambhar Dutt Chandola
2. Harsh Chandola
3. Girija Dutt Naithani
4. Tara Dutt Gairola

220. Who was the Chairman of the 'Forest Grievance Committee' set up in 1921?

1. Campbell
2. Wyandham
3. Finlay
4. Ibbotson

221. Who was the Chairman of the committee constituted for the 'Tax Reforms' in 1991 ?

1. Dr. Manmohan Singh
2. K.R. Narayanan
3. R.J. Chelliah
4. S. Tendulkar

222. Who was the founder of Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College ?

1. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
2. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
3. Nawab Abdul Latif
4. Mohammad Ali

223. Who was the last ruler of the undivided Garhwal Kingdom?

1. Sudarshan Shah
2. Mahipat Shah
3. Fateh Shah
4. Pradyumna Shah

224. Whose reign has been termed as the 'Golden Period of Kumaun'?

1. Somchand
2. Jagatchand
3. Laxmichand
4. Bajbahadurchand

225. Why was 15th August, 1947 was chosen by Lord Mountbatten for transfer of power?

1. This was the birthday of Mountbatten.
2. This was a pious day in Hindu calendar.
3. This was the birthday of Clement Atlee.
4. This was the second anniversary of victory of Allied powers over Japan in the Second World War.

226. With which community the 'Dola-palki' movement was associated?

1. Other Backward Classes
2. Kshatriya Caste
3. Scheduled Tribes
4. Dalits

227. With which of the following was Sir Richard Strachey Commission related?

1. Education
2. Famine
3. Police Reform
4. Railways

228. declared about Product (GEP)'?

1. 2018
2. 2019
3. 2020 the 'Gross
4. 2021