Miscellaneous (Uttarakhand)– Old Year Questions and Answers
1. Name the only player originally from Uttarakhand to have played Test Cricket.
(a) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(b) Sunil Joshi
(c) Raghuram Bhatt
(d) Amit Bhandari
[Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2007]
2. What is the percentage of horizontal reservation provisioned for women in all categories of services in the state of Uttaranchal?
(a) 5 percent
(b) 10 percent
(c) 30 percent
(d) 20 percent
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]
3. The first Woman Director General of Police of Uttarakhand was –
(a) C.C. Bhattacharya
(b) Kaushal C. Bhattacharya
(c) Kanchan C. Bhattacharya
(d) None of the above
[Uttarakhand Lower Sub. (Pre) 2010]
4. The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration is located in
(a) Delhi
(b) Nainital
(c) Mussoorie
(d) Hyderabad
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
5. Who was the first Chairman of the Uttarakhand Public Service Commission?
(a) Shri A.P. Navani
(b) Shri A.K. Das
(c) Lt. Gen. G.S. Negi
(d) Lt. Gen. M.C. Bhandari
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
6. Who among the following was the Lady Governor of Uttarakhand?
(a) Ms. Kamla Beniwal
(b) Ms. Mridula Sinha
(c) Ms. Margret Alva
(d) Ms. Sheila Dikshit
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
7. In the erstwhile, Tehri State ‘Dola-Palki’ movement was associated with
(a) Brahmans
(b) Craftsman
(c) Rajputs
(d) Islam
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]
8. From which district of Uttarakhand State is the Chipko Movement’ organised?
(a) Chamoli
(b) Uttarkashi
(c) Tehri Garhwal
(d) Pauri-Garhwal
[Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2003, Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]
9. Mrs Gaura Devi of Reni Village of Chamoli district has been associated with the–
(a) Beej Bachao Andolan
(b) Maiti
(c) Chipko Andolan
(d) Nashabandi Andolan
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]
10. The name of the person popularly known as ‘Tree Man’ of Uttaranchal is –
(a) Govind Ballabh Pant
(b) Sunder Lal Bahuguna
(c) Chandi Prasad Bhatt
(d) Visheshwar Dutt Saklani
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2002]
11. In which language, Uttarakhand’s ‘Jagwal’ film is produced?
(a) Kumaoni
(b) Garhwali
(c) Hindi
(d) Jaunsari
[Uttarakhand Lower Sub. (Pre) 2010]
12. Which State University of Uttarakhand has been granted the status of Central University?
(a) Doon University
(b) Kumaun University
(c) H.N.B. Garhwal University
(d) G.B. Pant Agriculture University
[Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2007]
13. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
A. The lower Himalayan region of the Uttarakhand The state is more populated.
B. The outer Himalaya (Siwalik) is mostly forested.
C. Bhabar region (Foot-hill zone) mostly contains thick deposits of soil.
Code :
(a) A and B are correct
(b) B and C are correct
(c) A and C are correct
(d) All are correct
[Uttarakhand Lower Sub. (Pre) 2010]
14. In Uttaranchal the variety of herbs found is about –
(a) 100
(b) 500
(c) 1000
(d) 1800
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2002]
15. Who is the Brand Ambassador of Uttarakhand Tiger Conservation Mission?
(a) Amitabh Bachchan
(b) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(c) Sania Mirza
(d) Jai Ram Ramesh
[Uttarakhand Lower Sub. (Pre) 2010]
16. When was the Joshimath-Auli Rope-way started?
(a) September, 1992
(b) September, 1993
(c) October, 1993
(d) November, 1994
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]
17. Which is the second State language of Uttarakhand –
(a) Urdu
(b) Sanskrit
(c) English
(d) Punjabi
[Uttarakhand Lower Sub. (Pre) 2010]
18. Which of the following natural disasters may have the most devastating effect in Uttarakhand?
(a) Earthquake
(b) Landslide
(c) Avalanche
(d) Flood
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]
19. The most recurring natural hazard in Uttarakhand is
(a) Earthquake
(b) Landslide
(c) Flood
(d) Drought
[Uttarakhand Lower Sub. (Pre) 2010]
20. The Valley of Flowers is in –
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Sikkim
(d) Uttaranchal
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]
21. What is the historical name of Uttarkashi?
(a) Govishan
(b) Gangadwar
(c) Brahmpur
(d) Barahat
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
22. World Heritage site in Uttarakhand is –
(a) Munsiyari
(b) Valley of Flowers
(c) Mansa Devi
(d) Badrinath
[Uttarakhand Lower Sub. (Pre) 2010]
23. Kedar Valley disaster of June 2013, was caused by heavy rain in the catchment area of a river, which was –
(a) Alaknanda
(b) Bhagirathi
(c) Yamuna
(d) Mandakini
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]
24. Which of the following statements related to Tehri is not correct?
(a) The state of Tehri was included in the Indian Republic in 1949
(b) The Tehri dam project was proposed in 1972.
(c) Tehri dam has gobbled up the Bhagirathi river
(d) After its merger, the region was separated to form a division.
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]
25. Which of the following earthquakes was highest in magnitude?
(a) Kapkote 1958
(b) Dharchula 1980
(c) Chamoli 1999
(d) Uttarkashi 1991
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]
26. The name of the place is 165 kilometres away from District Pithoragarh, where woollen goods, shawl, carpets, pankhi, pashmina dushale, herbs, etc., are found is named:
(a) Gwal – dam
(b) Joshimath
(c) Munsyari
(d) Mana
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2002]
27. Which of the following airports of Uttarakhand is most operational?
(a) Pantnagar
(b) Gauchar
(c) Jolly Grant
(d) Bharkot
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]