1. The new State ‘Uttarakhand’ came into existence on –
(a) 1st November, 2000
(b) 9th November, 2000
(c) 10th November, 2001
(d) 1st January, 2008
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2002, 2006, Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2003]
Ans. (b) 9th November, 2000
- Uttarakhand was officially created as India’s 27th state on November 9, 2000.
- It was then called Uttaranchal, but its name was changed to Uttarakhand on January 1, 2007.
- President K.R. Narayanan signed the Uttar Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2000 after it was approved by the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
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2. On which of the following date, the name of Uttaranchal State was changed to Uttarakhand?
(a) 9th November, 2006
(b) February, 2007
(c) 1st January, 2007
(d) 9th November, 2007
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]
Ans. (c) 1st January, 2007
- Uttarakhand became the 27th state of India on November 9th, 2000 after the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 was signed by India’s then President, Dr. K.R. Narayanan.
- Initially, the state was called Uttaranchal, but it was changed to Uttarakhand on January 1st, 2007.
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3. Which district of Uttarakhand has the largest area?
(a) Nainital
(b) Dehradun
(c) Almora
(d) Uttarkashi
Ans. (d) Uttarkashi
As per Census 2011, the five largest districts of Uttarakhand are respectively –
District Area (Sq. Km)
The correctly matched lists are as follows :
| Chamoli 8030 |
| Uttarkashi 8016 |
| Pithoragarh 7090 |
| Pauri Garhwal 5230 |
| Nainital 4251 |
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Note – Since, Chamoli is not given in the options, option (d) will be the correct answer.
4. How many districts are there in Uttarakhand?
(a) 15
(b) 12
(c) 13
(d) 10
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]
Ans. (c) 13
- Uttarakhand is split into 13 districts.
- The largest district by area is Chamoli (8030 sq. km) and the smallest is Champawat (1766 sq. km).
- The most populous district is Haridwar (18,90,422) and the least populated is Rudra Prayag (2,42,285).
- The BJP government announced in 2011 that 4 new districts would be formed – Kotdwar, Yamunotri, Ranikhet and Didihat, but this hasn’t been implemented yet.
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5. The total area of Uttarakhand is –
(a) 60,480 square km.
(b) 53,483 square km.
(c) 55,483 square km.
(d) 65,480 square km.
[Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2007]
Ans. (b) 53,483 square km.
- Uttarakhand is a state with an area of 53483 km squared.
- It has hilly terrain, with lots of snow and steep hills.
- It’s divided into two regions, thirteen districts, seventy-eight Tehsils, and ninety-five community development blocks.
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6. Which of the following is not a district of Uttaranchal?
(a) Bageshwar
(b) Champawat
(c) Rudra Prayag
(d) Rudrapur
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]
Ans. (d) Rudrapur
- Uttarakhand has 13 districts: Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Tehri Garhwal, Rudra Prayag, Dehradun, Pauri Garhwal, Pithoragarh, Champawat, Almora, Bageshwar, Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar, and Haridwar.
- Chamoli is the largest district (8030 sq. km) and Champawat is the smallest (1,766 sq. km).
- Haridwar is the most populated district (18,90,422 people) and Rudra Prayag the least (2, 42, 285).
- The BJP government in December, 2011 announced to form four new districts – Kotdwar, Yamunotri, Ranikhet and Didihat, however, it remains unimplemented till date.
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7. Which of the following is not a district of the state of Uttaranchal?
(a) Champawat
(b) Bageshwar
(c) Bijnor
(d) Rudra Prayag
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2002]
Ans. (c) Bijnor
- Uttarakhand is divided into 13 districts: Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Tehri Garhwal, Rudra Prayag, Dehradun, Pauri Garhwal, Pithoragarh, Champawat, Almora, Bageshwar, Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar, and Haridwar.
- Chamoli is the largest district (8030 sq. Km) and Champawat is the smallest (1766 sq. Km).
- Haridwar has the highest population (18,90,422) and Rudra Prayag has the least (2,42,285).
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8. Which of the following is not a district of Uttaranchal?
(a) Roorkee
(b) Rudra Prayag
(c) Uddham Singh Nagar
(d) Bageshwar
[Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2003]
Ans. (a) Roorkee
- Uttarakhand has thirteen districts: Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Tehri Garhwal, Rudra Prayag, Dehradun, Pauri Garhwal, Pithoragarh, Champawat, Almora, Bageshwar, Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar, and Haridwar.
- Chamoli is the biggest district by area at 8030 sq. km and Champawat is the smallest at 1766 sq. km.
- Haridwar has the most people at 1,890,422 while Rudra Prayag has the least at 242,285, according to the 2011 Census.
- The BJP government in December, 2011 announced to form four new districts – Kotdwar, Yamunotri, Ranikhet and Didihat, however, it remains unimplemented till date.
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9. The most populated district of the state of Uttarakhand is–
(a) Almora
(b) Dehradun
(c) Haridwar
(d) Uddham Singh Nagar
[Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2003]
Ans. (c) Haridwar
- According to the 2011 Census, Almora had the smallest population of 622506, followed by Dehradun with 1696694, Haridwar with 1890422 and Udham Singh Nagar with 1648902.
- Haridwar was with the largest population in Uttarakhand
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10. Which one of the following districts of Uttaranchal touches the Nepal border ?
(a) Pauri-Garhwal
(b) Pithoragarh
(c) Uttarkashi
(d) None of the above
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]
Ans. (b) Pithoragarh
- Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand is located close to the border of Nepal and borders Tibet (China).
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11. Which are called ‘Duns’ in Uttarakhand?
(a) Structural Valleys
(b) River Valleys
(c) Alpine Grasslands
(d) Narrow Valleys
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]
Ans. (a) Structural Valleys
- The Dun Valley is a very big and long valley situated between the Himalayan and Shivalik Mountain Range.
- This valley was created by the erosion of the Himalayas and Shivalik mountains.
- It is filled with sand and stones.
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12. In Kumaon and Garhwal, ‘Drone’ was a measurement unit for –
(a) Water
(b) Land and Grains
(c) Land
(d) Wood
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]
Ans. (b) Land and Grains
- In the Kumaon and Garhwal area, drones are used to measure land and food grain.
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13. The measurement of agricultural land in Uttaranchal is done in :
(a) Metre and Centimetre
(b) Yard and Feet
(c) Naalee and Mutthi
(d) Beegha and Biswa
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2002]
Ans. (c) Naalee and Mutthi
- In Uttarakhand, Mutthi is a common measurement of land area.
- 16 Mutthi together make a Nali.
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14. The largest glacier in Uttarakhand is –
(a) Milam
(a) Kafani
(c) Gangotri
(b) Sunderdhunga
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]
Ans. (c) Gangotri
- The biggest glacier in Uttarakhand is the Gangotri Glacier, which is about 30 km long.
- Other main glaciers in Uttarakhand are located in the districts of Uttarkashi, Pithoragarh, Bageshwar, and include Poting, Milam, Namik
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15. The longest glacier in Uttarakhand is –
(a) Pindari Glacier
(b) Chorabari Glacier
(c) Yamunotri Glacier
(d) Gangotri Glacier
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]
Ans. (d) Gangotri Glacier
- Gangotri is situated in Uttarkashi District, Uttarakhand, India close to the border of Tibet.
- This huge glacier provides the Ganges River with its major source of water and has a total capacity of 27 cubic kilometers.
- It is 30 kilometers (19 miles) long and has a width of 2 to 4 kilometers (1 to 2 mi) wide.
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16. Where is Khatling Glacier situated?
(a) Tehri-Garhwal District
(b) Uttarkashi District
(c) Chamoli District
(d) Pithoragarh District
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (a) Tehri-Garhwal District
- Khatling glacier is located in Tehri district.
- It’s an important glacier in the Garhwal Himalaya as it is the source of the Bhilangna River.
- The trek to the glacier begins from Ghuttu, which is approximately 62 km away from Tehri
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17. Which of the following is the highest mountain peak of Uttaranchal?
(a) Badrinath
(b) Kamet
(c) Kedarnath
(d) Nandadevi
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]
Ans. (d) Nandadevi
- Nanda Devi is the highest mountain in Uttarakhand, located in the Kumaun Himalaya area of the Chamoli district.
- It stands at a height of 7818 meters
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18. Which one of the following is the highest snow-covered peak of Uttarakhand State?
(a) Kamet
(b) Trisule
(c) Nanda Devi
(d) Chogori
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]
Ans. (c) Chogori
- Nanda Devi, located in the Kumaun Himalaya of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, is the highest mountain in Uttarakhand, standing at a height of 78
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19. Nahan mountain ranges are located near :
(a) Dehradoon
(b) Haridwar
(c) Rishikesh
(d) Haldwani
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2002]
Ans. (c) Rishikesh
- The Nahan Mountain Ranges are close to Rishikesh, which is situated in the Shivalik Mountain Range.
- Rishikesh is located in Dehradun and has a special religious significance.
- According to Kedarkhand Puran, the sacred pilgrimage area (currently known as Rishikesh) starts after Brahmakund.
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20. Where in Uttarakhand is the ‘Kaliasaur Landslide Zone’ situated?
(a) Between Chamba and Narendra Nagar
(b) Between Kotdwara and Dogadda
(c) Between Agastyamuni and Guptkashi
(d) Between Srinagar and Rudra Prayag
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (d) Between Srinagar and Rudra Prayag
- The Kaliasaur landslide zone is in the Garhwal Himalayan area between Rudra Prayag and Pauri Garhwal.
- It is found along the left side of the Alaknanda River on the Srinagar-Rudra Prayag
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21. Which Hill Station of Uttarakhand has been called as ‘Queen of Hills’?
(a) Ranikhet
(b) Chakrata
(c) Nainital
(d) None of the above
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]
Ans. (d) None of the above
- Mussoorie, located in Uttarakhand, is nicknamed the “Queen of Hills”.
- It is located in the Dehradun district and was founded by FJ Shore when he built a hunting lodge on Camel Back Road.
- Nowadays, Mussoorie is a popular tourist destination in India.
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22. The place where the Upper Ganga Canal originates is –
(a) Haridwar
(b) Kalagarh
(c) Karna Prayag
(d) Tehri
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]
Ans. (a) Haridwar
- The Upper Ganga canal starts in the Haridwar district from the Ganga river.
- Proby T. Cautley designed and built it between 1840 and 1854.
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23. Name the mountain pass that links the ‘Darma’ and ‘Byans’ valleys of Uttaranchal –
(a) Unta Dhura
(b) Jayantia
(c) Sinla
(d) Ralam
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]
Ans. (c) Sinla
- SinLa is a very tall mountain pass in the eastern part of Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district.
- It links Bidang in the Darma Valley to Jolingkong Lake in the Kuthi Yankti Valley.
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24. Kingri-Bingri, Neeti, Shail-shal, and Dharma of Uttaranchal are –
(a) rivers
(b) hills
(c) passes
(d) religious places
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2010, Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2002]
Ans. (c) passes
- Kingri-Bingri, Niti-la, Shail-Shal, Dharma, Lipulekh and Barahoti are important passes of Uttarakhand
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25. Janhavi River is associated with which drainage system more main river?
(a) Alaknanda
(b) Bhagirathi
(c) Yamuna
(d) Western Ramganga
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]
Ans. (b) Bhagirathi
- The Ganga river begins as the Bhagirathi at Gangotri and is later joined by the Kedar Ganga, Jhanvi and Bhilangana.
- The combined flow of Bhagirathi and Alakananda rivers, which meet at Devprayag is known as the Ganga.
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26. The Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers join and are called Ganga.
(a) From Haridwar
(b) From Rishikesh
(c) From Dev Prayag
(d) From Rudra Prayag
[Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2003]
Ans. (c) From Dev Prayag
- The Ganga river starts as the Bhagirathi river from Gangotri.
- The Kedar Ganga, Jhanvi, and Bhilangana rivers then join it.
- From Devprayag, the Ganga then continues after the Bhagirathi and Alakananda from Devprayag is known as the Ganga.
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27. The place where the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers joins and form the Ganga, is –
(a) Haridwar
(b) Rishikesh
(c) Tehri
(d) Dev Prayag
[Uttarakhand Lower Sub. (Pre) 2010]
Ans. (d) Dev Prayag
- The Ganga river begins at Gangotri, where the Kedar Ganga, Jhanvi, and Bhilangana rivers come together.
- From there, the combined rivers of Bhagirathi and Alakananda flow together from Devprayag and Alakananda known as the Ganga.
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28. In which of the following rivers’ confluence is Gobind Ghat located?
(a) Alaknanda and Bhagirathi
(b) Alaknanda and Khirongad
(c) Alaknanda and Laxman Ganga (Bhyundar Gad)
(d) Alaknanda and Dhauli Ganga
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]
Ans. (c) Alaknanda and Laxman Ganga (Bhyundar Gad)
- Govind Ghat is situated in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, where the rivers Alaknanda and Laxman Ganga come together.
- From here, people can begin their journey to Hemkund Sahib and the Valley of Flowers.
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29. ‘Gohna Lake’ which was formed due to blockage of ‘Birahi Ganga’ lasted for how many years?
(a) 84 years
(b) 62 years
(c) 49 years
(d) 77 years
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]
Ans. (d) 77 years
- Gohna Lake was created in 1893 by blocking off the Birahi Ganga river.
- In 1970, a big flood in the Alakananda River brought lots of stones and trees to the lake and, after 77 years, it disappeared.
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30. Which one of the following lakes of Uttaranchal is triangular in shape?
(a) Kedartal
(b) Nainital
(c) Naukuchiyatal
(d) Satopanth Lake
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]
Ans. (d) Satopanth Lake
- Satopanth Lake is shaped like a triangle. People believe that the three gods, Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh meditated at the three corners of the lake.
- It is also believed that the Trimurti (three gods) take a bath in the lake on special days.
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31. Which one of the following pairs is incorrect?
(a) Dodi Tal-Uttarkashi
(b) Devriya Tal – Tehri
(c) Beni Tal-Chamoli
(d) Basuki Tal – Rudra Prayag
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (b) Devriya Tal – Tehri
- Devriya Tal is located in the Rudra Prayag district and is situated at an altitude of 2438 metres.
- This Tal offers a clear view of mountains such as Chankhamba, Nilkantha, and Kedarnath.
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32. Which one of the following is known as the ‘mystery lake’ of Uttarakhand?
(a) Nainital
(b) Sattal
(c) Roopkund
(d) Naukuchiatal
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]
Ans. (c) Roopkund
- Roopkund is an alpine lake located in the Uttarakhand region of India.
- It’s called the Mystery Lake because in 1942 a forest ranger stumbled upon hundreds of human skeletons there.
- That’s why people call it the Mystery Lake.
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33. In which part of Uttaranchal are artesian wells found?
(a) Bhabhar
(b) Shivalik hills
(c) Tarai
(d) None of the above
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]
Ans. (c) Tarai
- A artesian well is a type of well that does not need a pump to get water.
- It gets water to the surface on its own due to the pressure of the underground aquifer.
- They are found in the Tirai Region of Uttarakhand.
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34. Kosi River of Uttaranchal is a tributary of –
(a) Ganga
(b) Ramganga
(c) Sharda
(d) None of the above
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]
Ans. (b) Ramganga
- The Kosi River in Uttarakhand is a stream that flows into the Ramganga River, also known as the Rath Vahini.
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35. On which river is the Koteshwar Dam being built?
(a) Alaknanda
(b) Birahi Ganga
(c) Dhauli Ganga
(d) Bhagirathi
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]
Ans. (d) Bhagirathi
- A dam is being built on the Bhagirathi river in the Tehri district of Uttarakhand.
- It is expected to create 600 MW of electricity.
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36. Tehri Dam is located on the river–
(a) Alaknanda
(b) Bhagirathi
(c) Yamuna
(d) Mandakini
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]
Ans. (b) Bhagirathi
- The Tehri Dam is situated where the Bhagirathi and Bhilangana rivers meet.
- It is the highest dam in India.
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37. Tehri Dam being constructed in Uttaranchal is on the river –
(a) Alaknanda and Mandakini
(b) Bhagirathi and Bhilangana
(c) Bhagirathi and Alaknanda
(d) Yamuna and Ganga
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]
Ans. (b) Bhagirathi and Bhilangana
- The Tehri Dam is situated where the Bhagirathi and Bhilangana rivers meet.
- It is the tallest dam in India.
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38. On which one of the following rivers the ‘Tehri Hydro Power Unit’ is located?
(a) Alaknanda
(b) Bhagirathi
(c) Dhauliganga
(d) Mandakini
[Uttarakhand Lower Sub. (Pre) 2010]
Ans. (b) Bhagirathi
- The Tehri Hydro-electric Unit is in Uttarakhand and is situated on the Bhagirathi River, which is a major part of the Ganges River.
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39. The biggest Hydro-Electric Project of Uttarakhand State is :
(a) Sharda Project
(b) Khadori Project
(c) Pathari Project
(d) Tehri Project
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (d) Tehri Project
- Uttarakhand State has the largest hydroelectric project called the Tehri Project, which is the highest dam in India.
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