UKPSC AE 2013: Uttarakhand Assistant Engineer (AE) Exam, AE GENERAL STUDIES
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GENERAL STUDIES
A solar cell unit is basically a:
(a) A semiconductor Triode
(b) A semiconductor Diode
(c) A Junction between two good conductors
(d) None of the above
2. If 10 electrones move out of a body to mother body every second how much time it requires
to get a 1 coulomb charge on the other body?
[Given that ; lyr 3 x 10 sec]
(a) About 2000 years (b) About 200 years
(c) About 20 years (d) About 02 years
3. As per Einsteins theory, energy equivalent of I gm (One gram) substance will be:
(a) 5.6 x 1026 Mev (b) 9.09 x 10's Mev
(c) 5.6 x 1029 Mev (d) 5.6 x 1032 Mev
4. There is no atmosphere on the moon. It is because :-
(a) There is no gravitational force
(b) The gravitational force is comparitively small
(c) Gravitational force is very high
(d) Molecules of different gases repell one another on the moon
5. What is browser?
(a) Software to browse a source code
(b) Software to browse virus and malware
(c) Software that enables internet users to view a web page
(d) Software to provide operating system and security
6. Which coding scheme is used in computer to represent data internally?
(a) Decimal (b) Integral
(c) Binary (d) None of the above
7. Which is a multi user, time-sharing operating system?
(a) DOS (b) UNIX
.(c) Ms-Office (d) Android
8. What is RAM?
(a) Volatile Memory (b) Non-Volatile Memory
(c) Cache Memory (d) None of the above
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9. A public switching telephone network (PSTN) uses which switching technique?
(a) Packet (b) Message
(c) Circuit (d) None of these
10. The memory management scheme that permits the physical address space of a process to
non-contiguous space is called :-
(a) Paging (b) Spooling
(c) Swapping (d) None of the above
11. Which of the following is fastest memory?
(a) Secondary Memory (b) Cache Memory
(c) Auxiliary Memory (d) None of the above
12. Firewall application is used for :-
(a) Trapping inbound or outbound packets
(b) Scanning viruses
(c) Encrypting Message
(d) None of the above
13. CPU stands for :-
(a) Central Protection Unit (b) Central Processing Unit
(c) Central Power Unit (d) Central Prerogative Unit
14. Information is defined as :-
(a) Processed Data (b) Unprocessed Data
(c) Raw-facts (d) None of the above
15. GUlstandsfor:-
(a) Graphic Utility Input (b) Graphical User Interface
(c) Graphics Use Input (d) None of the above
16. Noise pollution is measured in :-
(a) Fathoms (b) Decibel
(c) Ton (d) Kilogram
17. In which state the land slides are major problem?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Uttarakhand
(c) Chhattisgarh (d) Madhya Pradesh
18. Which of the following is identified as most backward tribe in Uttarakhand?
(a) Jaunsari Tribe (b) Tharu Tribe
(c) Van-Raji (d) Bhotia-Tribe
19. The name of the person who is the originator of 'Save Childhood Movement' and recipient of
Nobel Prize for social work is :-
(a) Malala Yousufzai (b) Arundhati Roy
(c) Devendra Satyarthi (d) Kailash Satyarthi
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20. Name the atmospheric layer that has following characteristics:
I This layer extends to a height of about 440 km.
II In this layer, temperature rises dramatically reaching upto 1480°C.
III This is due the fact that the gas molecules in this layer absorb the X-rays and ulisa-
violet radiation of the sun.
IV It protects Earth from meteors and satellites as its high temperature burns up nearly
all the debris coming towards the earth.
(a) Thermosphere (b) Mesosphere
(c) Stratosphere (d) Toposphere
21. Which produce was not cultivated under Harappan Civilization?
(a) Barley (b) Sugarcane
(c) Rice (d) Wheat
22. 'Harshacharita' was written by :-
(a) Hsuan Tsang (b) Jayasi
(c) Kaihan (d) Banabhatta
23. Who is known as 'Napolean of India'?
(a) Akbar (b) Malik Ambar
(c) Chandragupta Maurya (d) Samudragupta
24. The first Tirthankar of Jam religion was :-
(a) Mahavir (b) Parshwanath
(c) Rishabhdev (d) Neminath
25. The Ajanta Caves were built in :-
(a) 500 BCE to 1800 BCE
(b) 500 BCE to 1000 BCE
(c) 200 BCE to 700 CE
(d) 300 CE to 1000 CE
26. Which philosophy is associated with the Mahayana Buddhism:-
(a) Vaibhashika (b) Sautrantika
(c) Shunyavada (d) Syad Vada
27. For which purpose 'Araghattaghati-Yantra' was used
(a) For irrigation (b) For weaving cloth
(c) For calculating time (d) For the construction of building
28. Which ruler completed the structure of Qutub Minar?
(a) Qutbuddin Aibak (b) Balban
(c) Razia Sultana (d) Iltutmish
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29. Who was the author of the book 'Wonder that was India'?
(a) Gulbadan Begum (b) R.C. Majumdar
(c) A.L. Basham (d) Romila Thapar
30. The name of the guru of Kabir Das was :-
(a) Tulsidas (b) Ramananda
(c) Ramanujacharya (d) Vallabhacharya
31. The founder of Vijaynagar Kingdom were :-
(a) Harihar and Dev Rai (b) Harihar and Bukka
(c) Bukka and Achutdeva (d) Harihar and Sadashiv
32. The 'Treaty of Purandar' was signed between :-
(a) Akbar and Rana Pratap (b) Jai Singh and Shivaji
(c) Aurangzeb and Sahu (d) Jai Singh and Golkunda
33. Who founded in 1828 the Brahmo Sabha or Brahmo Samaj?
(a) Ram Mohan Roy (b) Dayananda
(c) Vivekananda (d) Ram Krishna Paramhansa
34. The Revolt of 1857 was started in Meerut on
(a) 10 March, 1857 (b) 18 May, 1857
(c) 10 May, 1857 (d) 18 June. 1857
35. Moplah Rebellion brokeout in Kerala in :-
(a) 1905 CE (b) 1921 CE
(c) 1928 CE (d) 1933 CE
36. Who adopted the policy of 'Doctrine of Lapse'?
(a) Clive (b) Curzon
(c) Daihousie (d) William Bentinck
37. 'Quit India Movement' was started in
(a) August 1931 (b) April 1921
(c) August 1942 (d) April 1932
38. 'Azad Hind Fauj' was formed by Captain Mohan Singh at :-
(a) Tokyo (b) Beijing
(c) Bangkok (d) Singapore
39. Which social reformer did not give importance to the existence of God and supernatural
questions :-
(a) Swami Dayanand (b) Keshava Chandra Sen
(c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (d) Swami Vivekanand
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40. 'Shulva Sutras' were related to :-
(a) Rules of the society
(b) Medicine
(c) Military techniques
(d) Measurements and construction of fire altars
41. Which bank has started the facility of cardless cash-withdrawal from ATM?
(a) SB! (b) Axis Bank
(c) ICIC! Bank (d) HDFC Bank
42. Which two international cricketers have been selected as Bradman Honourees-20 14?
(a) Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli (b) Virat Kohli and Steve Waugh
(c) Shane Wame and Sachin Tendulkar (d) Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh
43. The Planet which has largest number of satellites is
(a) Mars (b) Jupiter
(c) Venus (d) Saturn
44. 'Playing it my way' is the autobiography of which cricketer?
(a) Sourav Ganguly (b) Rahul Dravid
(c) Yuvraj Singh (d) Sachin Tendulkar
45. With which of the following countries was the 2014 edition of SIMBEX Naval exercise
conducted by India?
(a) China (b) Hong Kong
(c) Singapore (d) Japan
46. In 2015, Bharat Ratna' was conferred post-humously, on
(a) B. R. Arnbedkar (b) J.L. Nehru
(c) Madan Mohan Malviya (d) Nelson Mandela
47. On which route India plans to start its Bullet train
(a) Deihi-Agra (b) Ahmedabad-Chennai
(c) Mumbai-Delhi (d) Mumbai-Ahmedabad
48. Who wrote the book 'Little India at risk'?
(a) Natwar Singh (b) Jaswant Singh
(c) Arun Jaitley (d) Man Mohan Singh
49. Who is the present Attorney General of India?
(a) Ranjit Kumar (b) Rajiv Mathur
(c) Mukul Rohatgi (d) Suresh K. Reddy
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50. Who is the National Security Advisor (NSA) under the present BJP Government at centre?
(a) Ajit Doval (b) Shivshankar Menon
(c) Brajesh Mishra (d) Gen. V.K. Singh
51. Who was given the Pulitzer prize for poetry in the year 2014?
(a) Arun Shourie (b) Vijay Seshadri
(c) Arundhati Roy (d) Chitra Subramanyam
52. Date of creation of Uttarakhand state in Indian Republic was :-
(a) 1s January 2000 (b) 91 November 2000
(c) 1t January 2001 (d) 9th November 2004
53. Presently how many Articles and Schedules are there in the Indian Constitution?
(a) 410 Articles and 12 Schedules (b) 412 Articles and 10 Schedules
(c) 423 Articles and 11 Schedules (d) 395 Articles and 12 Schedules
54. Which Constitutional Amendment puts a legal check on defection?
(a) 5t Constitutional Amendment
(b) 52nd and 91St Constitutional Amendments
(c) 531d Constitutional Amendment
(d) 5 5" Constitutional Amendment
55. Vice-President of India is.elected by :-
(a) Rajya Sabha
(b) By the people
(c) By the members of both the houses of Parliament
(d) By Parliament and Legistative Assemblies of the states
56. The Preamble of the Constitution declares India as :-
(a) Sovereign Democratic Republic
(b) Sovereign Socialist Democratic Republic
(c) Sovereign Republic
(d) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic
57. Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the promotion of International Peace and
Security?
(a) Article 52 (b) Article 65
(c) Article 50 (d) Article 51
58. How many seats are reserved for women in Panchayats by the 73 Constitutional Amendment?
(a) 1/4
Seats (b) , Seats
(c) 20 Percent (d) No Reservation
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59. The purpose of Adjournment Motion in Parliament is
(a) Discussion on urgent matter of public importance.
(b) Oppositions attempt to collect information from Ministers
(c) To demand reduction in the amount of a grant
(d) To demand check on the violent behaviour of some members
60. The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and the State
falls under which jurisdiction?
(a) Advisory Jurisdiction (b) Appellate Jurisdiction
(c) Original Jurisdiction (d) Writ Jurisdiction
61. President of India can be removed from office through
(a) No-Confidence Motion (b) Impeachment
(c) Judicial Process (d) None of these
62. In which of the following regions, is maximum amount of Insolation received?
(a) Polar regions (b) Sub-Tropical region
(c) Cold region (d) Temperate region
63. On which river is the Pong Dam constructed?
(a) Ganga (b) Tapti
(c) Yamuna (d) Beas
64. Nanda Raj-Jat yatra starts from :-
(a) Kansua (b) Nauti
(c) Nand Prayag (d) Kurur
65. Match the List-I with the List-I! and select the correct answer from the codes given
below:-
List-I List-I!
(National parklwild life sanctuary) Location
A. Bandipur National Park I. Mysore
B. Chandraprabha Sanctuary 2. Varanasi
C. Dachigam Sanctuary 3. Jammu and Kashmir
D. Namdapha National Park 4. Arunachal Pradesh
Code:A B C D
(a) 3 4 1 2
(b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 4 2 3 1
(d) 1 2 3 4
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66. Which temple of Uttarakhand is popularly known as 'Supreme Court' :-
(a) Barahi Devi temple (Champawat) (b) Kalimath (Rudraprayag)
(c) Chitai (Almora) (d) Dhari Dcvi (Pauri Garhwal)
67. Ozone layer is mainly made up of :-
(a) Ozone gas (b) Carbon dioxide gas
(c) Nitrogen gas (d) Hydrogen gas
68. What is the status of the Earth in the Solar System?
(a) A Satellite (b) A Planet
(c) A Star (d) A Comet
69. On which route of the Uttarakhand is Om Parvat situated :-
(a) Roopkund -Gwaldam (b) Kedamath-Kakbhusandj
(c) Malpa-Mansarovar (d) Badrinath-Satopanth
70. Which seismic wave covers longest distance and is most violent and destructive?
(a) 'P'wave (b) S'wave
(c) 'Pg-Sg' wave (d) 'L' wave
71. The Jet aircrafts fly very easily and smoothly in the lower stratosphere.
What could be the correct explanation for this?
1. There are no clouds or water vapour in the lower stratosphere.
2. There is no vertical wind in the lower stratosphere.
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both I and 2 (d) Neither I nor 2
72. Consider the following statement and select the correct answer from the given code:
Assertion A: In Himalaya, different forest belts lie within a particular altitude.
Reason R: The Himalaya has different types of forests due to climatic variations.
Ans:
Code
(a) A and R both are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) A and R, both are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) AistruebutRjs false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
73. Make in India' Campaign started on :-
(a) 01 September 2014 (b) 25 September2014
(c) 01 March2015 (d) 25 March2015
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74. 'Clean India Mission' was inaugurated on
(a) 1St January 2015 (b) 2 October 2013
(c) 2 October 2014 (d) 1' January 2014
75. Prices of total commodities produced and services within a country in, a given year, is known
as:-
(a) GNP (b) GDP
(c) Personal Income (d) Per Capita Income
76. Which of the following function is not related to RBI :-
(a) Credit control
(b) Issue of currency notes
(c) Lending of money to public
(d) Lender of the money to commercial banks as a last resort
77. If the impact and incidence of tax is imposed on one and the same person, then it is known
as:-
(a) Direct Tax (b) Indirect Tax
(c) Progressive Tax (d) Regressive Tax
78. When was "Special Economic Zone" (SEI) introduced?
(a) March 1991 (b) April 1998
(c) April 2000 (d) April 2014
79. Data collected originally for an investigation is known as :-
(a) Primary Data (b) Secondary Data
(c) Source Data (d) None of the above
80. Who estimates the National Income data in India?
(a) Planning Commission (b) Reserve Bank of India
(c) Finance Ministry (d) Central Statistical Organization
81. Characteristics of a developing country are :-
(a) Low per capita income
(b) Increasing pressure of population on economy
(c) Capital deficiency
(d) All of the above
82. Disorder of which of the following organs, causes the disease-Diabetes in humans?
(a) Liver (b) Kidney
(c) Lungs (d) Pancreas
83. Typhoid fever is an extremely serious infection of the gastrointestinal tract. It is caused by:-
(a) Salmonella typhi (b) Vibrio Cholerae
(c) Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (d) Trypamosoma
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84. Presence of which hormone in the urine is the basis for the common test for pregnancy?
(a) Growth hormone (b) Testasterone
(c) Human chorionic gonadotropin (d) Relaxin
85. Ebola Virus causes :-
(a) Hepatitis. (b) Hemorrhagic fever
(c) Encephalitis (d) Spring Viremia
86. Tetanus is caused by :-
(a) Bacteria (b) Virus
(c) Fungi (d) Protozoa
87. Betadine is an antibacterial solution containing :-
(a) Formaldehyde (b) Hydrogen Peroxide
(c) liodine (d) Alcohol
88. Which plant group is commonly known as amphibians of plant kingdom?
(a) Bryophytes (b) Pteridophytes
(c) Algae (d) Gymnosperms
89. Who proposed natural system of plant's classification?
(a) Carolus Linnaeus (b) Bentham and Hooker
(c) Engler and Prantl (d) Hutchinson
90. Which part is absent in Gymnosperm?
(a) Embiyo (b) Endospenn
(c) Ovule (d) Ovary
91. Which fungus grows on a bread?
(a) Aspergillus (b) Rhizopus
(c) Yeast (d) Synchytrium
92. The class of hormones that stimulates cell division in plants is
(a) Cytokinins (b) Abscisic Acid
(c) Hydroxyindole acetic acid (d) Ethylene
93. National Botanical Research Institute is situated at
(a) Lucknow New Delhi
(c) Kolkata Mumbai
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94. Acid rain is primarily due to
(a) Presence of dust in air (b) Presence of water vapour in air
(c) Carbon-di-oxide (d) Oxides of Sulphur and Nitrogen
95. Match List-I with List-I! and select the correct answer from the given codes:
List-I List-I!
A. Flows between Satpura and 1. Mahanadi
the Vindhyan
B. Forms a delta in Odisha 2. N armada
C. Hemavati, Herangi and
Amravati are its tributaries 3. Brahrnaputra
D. River also known as Tsangpo 4. Cauvery
Code: A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 4 2 3
(d) 3 4 1 2
96. Which of the following is not a green house gas?
(a) Hydrogen (b) Carbon Dioxide
(c) Methane (d) Chiorofluorocarbons
97. What is responsible for the Nitrogen fixation by legumes?
(a) Mycorrhiza (b) Rhizospheric microflora
(c) Rhizombia (d) Soil fungi
98. Stone cancer of Taj Mahal is primarily due to pollution from?
(a) Emissions from Mathura refinery (b) Growing population of Agra
(c) Change in climate (d) Pollution from tanneries
99. Who is known as architect of Green Revolution in India?
(a) Dr. Kurien (b) Dr. Swaminathan
(c) Dr. Pachauri (d) None of the above
100. In the process of production of energy in Sun, it is :-
(a) Conversion of hydrogen into oxygen
(b) Conversion of carbon into hydrogen
(c) Conversion of hydrogen into helium
(d) Conversion of helium into hydrogen
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