UKPSC AE 2021: Uttarakhand Combined State Engineering Service Examination, General Studies (Re-exam)
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General Studies
1. Which of the following pairs are properly matched ?
Tribe State
1. Toda – Tamil Nadu
2. Jarwa – Jharkhand
3. Garasia – Rajasthan
4. Asur – Chhattisgarh
(a) 1, 4 (b) 1, 2, 3 (c) 1, 3 (d) 1, 2, 3, 4
2. The ‘Lava’ soil is commonly found in –
(a) Maharashtra (b) Arunachal Pradesh (c) Rajasthan (d) Ladakh region
3. In which Indian state, the Numaligarh Oil Refinery is located ?
(a) Gujarat (b) Assam (c) Uttarakhand (d) West Bengal
4. Which of the following Indian states have the highest percentage share of irrigated area ?
(a) Haryana (b) Bihar (c) Punjab (d) Uttar Pradesh
5. Which of the following Indian state is also known as “One State, Many Worlds” ?
(a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Karnataka (d) Goa
6. Through how many states of India does the Tropic of Cancer pass ?
(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 6
7. As per 2011 Indian census, the density of population in Uttarakhand is –
(a) 159 (b) 133 (c) 189 (d) 110
8. The river Western Nayar originates from –
(a) Khatling Glacier (b) Chorabari Lake
(c) Sundardhunga (d) Dudhatoli Range
9. Which of the following is not a ‘Natural Lake’ ?
(a) Tehri Lake (b) Khurpatal (c) Vasuki Lake (d) Nachiketa Tal
10. Which of the following ‘Bugyals’ is largest in terms of area ?
(a) Bagji (b) Charthi (c) Dayara (d) Bedini (Bedni)
11. Under which of the following seismic vulnerability zone, Uttrakhand has been placed ?
(a) II (b) III (c) IV (d) V
12. Where is the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing located ?
(a) Nainital (b) Dehradun (c) Haldwani (d) Mussoorie
13. Which Article of the Indian Constitution has provisions regarding original jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court ?
(a) Article 127 (b) Article 129 (c) Article 131 (d) Article 133
14. ‘Saddle Peak’ (737 m) is the highest peak of –
(a) Western Ghats (b) Eastern Ghats
(c) Nilgiris (d) Andaman and Nicobar
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15. Which Amendment of the Indian Constitution provides the Right to Education ?
(a) 76th Amendment (b) 82nd Amendment
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(c) 85 Amendment (d) 86th Amendment
16. Which Article of Indian Constitution deals with the Promotion of International Peace and
Security ?
(a) Article 48A (b) Article 50 (c) Article 51 (d) Article 51A
17. Which one of the following was the only who was not a lawyer in the drafting committee of
the Constitution ?
(a) K.M. Munshi (b) Krishnaswami Iyer
(c) N. Gopalaswami (d) T.T. Krishnamachari
18. Who among the following is the speaker of the Seventeenth Lok Sabha ?
(a) Meira Kumar (b) Nirmala Sitaraman (c) Om Birla (d) Somnath Chatterjee
19. By which of the following Constitutional Amendment, the fundamental duties (Part IV-A)
were added in the Indian Constitution ?
(a) 42nd Amendment (b) 44th Amendment
(c) 73rd Amendment (d) 74th Amendment
20. State Reorganization Act came into existence in which of the following year ?
(a) 1950 (b) 1952 (c) 1954 (d) 1956
21. Which of the following is correct about Higher Education under National Education Policy
(N.E.P.) 2020 ?
(a) Academic Bank of Credits
(b) Higher Education Commission of India
(c) National Research Foundation to be created
(d) All of these
22. Who among the following was the constitutional advisor of the Constituent Assembly ?
(a) B.N. Rau (b) B.R. Ambedkar (c) Rajendra Prasad (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
23. The Constituent Assembly was established on the basis of which of the following ?
(a) Simon Commission (b) Cripps Mission
(c) Cabinet Mission (d) Shimla Conference
24. Which Article of the Constitution deals with the Power of Governor to promulgate ordinances ?
(a) Article 210 (b) Article 213 (c) Article 263 (d) Article 260
25. Joint meetings of two or more zonal councils are presided over by which of the following ?
(a) Prime Minister (b) President (c) Home Minister (d) Defence Minister
26. In which year the Citizenship Amendment Bill was passed by the Parliament ?
(a) 2019 (b) 2020 (c) 2014 (d) 2016
27. Which one of the following countries is not a member of QUAD ?
(a) U.S.A. (b) India (c) France (d) Japan
28. Which of the following revolutionaries assumed the name of “Ram Mohammad Singh Azad” ?
(a) Shambhu Dutt Sharma (b) Shaukat Ali
(c) Sah Mal (d) Udham Singh
29. The foundation stone for the world’s largest and unique Divyang Park – Anubhuti Inclusive
Park is laid in which of the following ?
(a) Kurukshetra (b) Nagpur (c) New Delhi (d) Chandigarh
30. Which of the following is not a characteristic of good Governance ?
(a) Transparency (b) Equity (c) Participation (d) Arbitrariness
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31. Recently a renowned female singer was honoured with the Lata Deenanath Mangeskar
Award. What is the name of the singer ?
(a) Anuradha Paudwal (b) Alka Yagnik
(c) Asha Bhosle (d) Neha Kakkar
32. Which spiritual leader was honoured by the Raman Magsaysay Award Foundation recently ?
(a) Dalai Lama (b) B.K. Shivani
(c) Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev (d) Shri Shri Ravi Shankar
33. The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami recently inaugurated the
innovative “Patch Repairing App” to deal with the problems related to which of the following ?
(a) Schools (b) Forests (c) Roads (d) Rivers
34. Which among the following won the best film award at the 68th Filmfare award ?
(a) Badhaai do (b) Gangubai Kathiawadi
(c) Anek (d) Shiva
35. Who has been appointed as a ‘National Ambassador’ for children rights by the UNICEF ?
(a) Amitabh Bachchan (b) Ayushman Khurana
(c) Amir Khan (d) Priyanka Chopra
36. What is Tarkash ? Select the correct answer from the following.
(a) Computer Game (b) App (c) Missile (d) Military Exercise
37. Which country has joined NATO recently as its 31st member ?
(a) Norway (b) Finland (c) North Macedonia (d) Estonia
38. The term ‘Big Data’ has become very popular in these days. What does it mean ?
(a) Internet Data (b) Production of data in huge quantity
(c) Data produced by Government (d) Youtube videos and audios
39. Where is the stadium in the name of an Indian Woman Player, Rani Rampal located ?
(a) Varanasi (b) Rae Bareli (c) Lucknow (d) Hissar
40. In which state, the third edition of “Khelo India Games” was held ?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Delhi (d) Andhra Pradesh
41. What is “Meghraj” ?
(a) GI cloud (b) AI cloud (c) Data software (d) Browser
42. “Jara Sochiye” an initiative of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is related to which
of the following ?
(a) Covid (b) Diabetes (c) Blood Pressure (d) Tuberculosis
43. United Nations General Assembly has declared the year 2023 as the International Year of
which of the following ?
(a) Millets (b) Food (c) Girl Child (d) Peace
44. The lotus in the logo of India’s G-20 presidency symbolises which of the following ?
(a) Environment and Nature
(b) India’s ancient wisdom
(c) India’s ancient heritage, faith and thought
(d) India’s Art and Culture
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45. Tax Commission in India established in the year :
(a) 1947 (b) 1951 (c) 1961 (d) 1971
46. Fiscal Policy is used :
(a) to control foreign exchange (b) to stabilize business cycle
(c) to regulate money supply (d) for growth of trade
47. Which of the following is the main source of revenue for government of India ?
(a) Goods and Service Tax (GST) (b) Corporate Tax
(c) Income Tax (d) Import Duty
48. The concept of inclusive growth refers to economic growth that :
(a) benefits all sections of society (b) benefits environmental sustainability
(c) benefits technology transfer (d) benefits income redistribution
49. A firm under perfect competition in long run will earn :
(a) Economic profit (b) Normal profit
(c) Abnormal profit (d) Super normal profit
50. ‘Balance of payments’ is a record of :
(a) Exports and imports of goods only.
(b) Imports and exports of goods and services.
(c) Capital flow between countries.
(d) All transactions of a country with the rest of the world.
51. Which of the following districts have started ‘Adolescent Girls Yojana’ in Uttarakhand ?
(a) Haridwar & Dehradun (b) Haridwar & Nainital
(c) Haridwar & Udham Singh Nagar (d) Dehradun & Nainital
52. How much maximum subsidy is provided in hill areas under ‘Deendayal Upadhyaya
Homestay Subsidy Yojana’ ?
(a) ` 7.5 Lakh (b) ` 10 Lakh (c) ` 12.5 Lakh (d) ` 15 Lakh
53. Objective of Parvatmala scheme is –
(a) to promote development (b) to promote rail network
(c) to promote tourism (d) to promote culture
54. Where is I.T. Park situated in Uttarakhand ?
(a) Haridwar (b) Dehradun
(c) Udham Singh Nagar (d) Pauri
55. Milk, cheese and eggs are the source of which of the following vitamins ?
(a) B and C (b) A and D (c) C and D (d) A and C
56. Select the odd one out from the following :
(a) Mercury (b) Hydrogen (c) Nitrogen (d) Oxygen
57. Which southern state of India is set to make history by declaring itself as the country’s first
“Total e-governed state” ?
(a) Kerala (b) Karnataka (c) Telangana (d) Odisha
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58. Which of the following is correctly matched ?
(a) Rainbow – Industry (b) Blue – Fisheries
(c) Yellow – Agriculture and allied services (d) White – Cotton
59. Which one of the following is not a root ?
(a) Carrot (b) Potato (c) Beet root (d) Radish
60. Which one of the following gases is produced during photosynthesis ?
(a) Nitrogen (b) Hydrogen (c) Oxygen (d) Carbon dioxide
61. Which of the following chemical is released during allergic reaction ?
(a) Heptane (b) Histamine (c) Heparin (d) Sulphuric acid
62. A covalent molecule having a double bond between its atoms is :
(a) Hydrogen (b) Oxygen (c) Water (d) Ammonia
63. Which of the following is a outermost layer of skin ?
(a) Epidermis (b) Dermis (c) Endodermis (d) Mesodermis
64. Which of the following is chemical name of the bleaching powder ?
(a) Calcium oxychloride (b) Sodium chloride
(c) Calcium chloride (d) Calcium tetrachloride
65. Which of the following is a popular social networking platform ?
(a) Microsoft Excel (b) Google Drive
(c) Twitter (d) Adobe Photoshop
66. Which of the following memory locations are first referred by CPU while searching
data/instruction ?
(a) Main Memory (b) Cache Memory (c) ROM (d) Secondary Memory
67. Which of the following application software is used for presentation purpose ?
(a) MS-PowerPoint (b) MS-Excel
(c) MS-Access (d) MS-Word
68. There are ______ bits in one byte.
(a) 16 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 2
69. Which of the following is not a Web Browser ?
(a) Google Chrome (b) Mozilla Firefox (c) Internet Explorer (d) MS-Word
70. The programs and instructions that help the computers in carrying out their processing are
known as _______.
(a) Hardware (b) Data (c) Software (d) None of these
71. Who is the CEO of “Open AI” ?
(a) Sam John (b) Elon Musk (c) Sam Altman (d) Bill Gates
72. Which of the following is not an output device ?
(a) Plotter (b) Printer (c) Scanner (d) Speaker
73. The thickness of ozone layer is measured in :
(a) Light year (b) Dobson unit (c) Tesla (d) Kilometer
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74. In Kalhan’s ‘Rajatrangni’ which state has been mentioned ?
(a) Gujarat (b) Uttrakhand (c) Kerala (d) Jammu and Kashmir
75. Who was the author of ‘Harshacharita’ ?
(a) Kalhan (b) Bilhana (c) Banabhatt (d) Rajshekhar
76. With whom is ‘Turkan-e-Chahalgani’ associated with ?
(a) Balban (b) Razia Sultan (c) Firozshah Tughlaq (d) Iltutmish
77. Famous musicians ‘Adarang’ and ‘Sadarang’ were in the court of which Mughal ruler ?
(a) Muhammad Shah(b) Jahandar Shah (c) Babar (d) Akbar
78. Who among the following started the Hindi newspaper “Bangdoot” ?
(a) Raja Rammohan Roy (b) Bhartendu Harishchandra
(c) Sadal Mishra (d) Mahaveer Prasad Dwivedi
79. ‘Woods despatch’ was related to which of the following subjects ?
(a) Military (b) Economy (c) Education (d) Police
80. Who was the first Governor General of Bengal ?
(a) Lord Clive (b) Lord Hastings (c) Warren Hastings (d) Lord Cornwallis
81. Who founded the ‘Swaraj Party’ ?
(a) Chitranjan Das (b) Surendranath Banerjee
(c) Pherozeshah Mehta (d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
82. Who of the following wrote the document ‘The philosophy of the bomb’ on the request of
Azad ?
(a) Ram Prasad Bismil (b) Bhagvati Charan Vohra
(c) Ajit Singh (d) Sukhdev
83. Who was the founder of the organization ‘Khudai Khidmatgar’ ?
(a) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (b) Ajit Singh
(c) Sayyad Ahmed Khan (d) Jinnah
84. Which revolutionary was hanged in the Muzaffarpur Bomb case ?
(a) Madan Lal Dhingra (b) Khudiram Bose
(c) Prafull Chaki (d) Rasbihari Bose
85. Which newspapers were published by Bal Gangadhar Tilak ?
(a) Maratha and Kesari (b) Yugantar and Yugvarta
(c) Kranti and Yugkranti (d) Hitkari and Yugdharma
86. Who was the Viceroy when Bengal was divided (1905) ?
(a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord Minto (c) Lord Chelmsford (d) Lord Ripon
87. Who propounded the ‘Samkhya Philosophy’ ?
(a) Charak (b) Kapil (c) Patanjali (d) Kautilya
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88. Who wrote the famous novel ‘The Room on the Roof’ ?
(a) Fredrick Wilson (b) William Sax
(c) Claus Peter Zoller (d) Ruskin Bond
89. Who was the author of ‘Gadhrajyavamsha Kavya’ and ‘Ganika-Natak’ ?
(a) Gumani Pant (b) Sudarshan Shah (c) Maula Ram Tomar (d) Wilson
90. In which year the biggest disaster occurred in Kedarnath ?
(a) 16-17 June, 2013 (b) 17-18 June, 2016
(c) 20-22 June, 2021 (d) None of these
91. Which one of the following women was originally known as ‘Miss Catherine Mary Halimen’ ?
(a) Sarla Behn (b) Radha Behn (c) Kunti Verma (d) Gaura Devi
92. After an interval of how many years ‘Nanda Devi Rajjat Yatra’ is being organized ?
(a) 3 years (b) 6 years (c) 12 years (d) None of these
93. Which one of the following was the founder president of ‘Uttarakhand Kranti Dal’ ?
(a) D.D. Pant (b) Diwakar Bhatt (c) Kashi Singh Airy (d) Indramani Badoni
94. When was the foundation stone of the Engineering college in Roorkee laid ?
(a) 1846 A.D. (b) 1847 A.D. (c) 1848 A.D. (d) 1849 A.D.
95. Who was the Pioneer of ‘Pani Rakho Andolan’ ?
(a) Radha Behn (b) Kalyan Paul (c) Vijay Jaddhari (d) Sachidanand Bharti
96. Who was the pioneer of ‘Seed Save Movement’ ?
(a) Vijay Jaddhari (b) Sundarlal Bahuguna
(c) Dhoom Singh Negi (d) Chandi Prasad Bhatt
97. Which one of the following is the longest mountain range in the world ?
(a) The Himalayas (b) The Alps (c) The Andes (d) The Pamirs
98. Which of the following state has the largest solar energy plant in India ?
(a) Uttarakhand (b) Gujarat (c) Maharashtra (d) Rajasthan
99. Which one of the following pairs is not properly matched ?
Rock-system State
(a) Dharwar system – Karnataka
(b) Cudappa system – Rajasthan
(c) Gondwana system – Sikkim
(d) Tertiary system – Uttarakhand
100. Sridev Suman was associated with –
(a) Tehri Rajya Prajamandal (b) Kuli Begar
(c) Kuli Utar (d) Dola-Palki Movement
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