UKPSC Assistant Prosecuting Officer (APO) 2009: Pre Examination
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GEI\IERAL STT]DIES
I In a recent judgement of the Supreme Court it is held that household voltage stabilizers are
(a) electrical goods
(b) electronic goods
(c) electrochemical goods
(d) electromagneticgoods
2. Declaration of 'Pooma Swaraj' was made by Indian National Congress in the year
(a) tg28 O) rszs
(c) 1930 (d) l93t
3. The foundation of Mughal rule in India was laid by Babar in the year
(a) 18s7 (b) 1835
(c) 1526 (d) 1600
4. When did the Cripps Mission arrive in India to find out a formula for Indian
independence ?
(a) t92t (b) 1928
(c) tYt2 (d) 1946
5. Who was the editor of the periodical 'Maratha' ?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
O) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(c) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
6. Who was the first Woman President of the Indian National Congress ?
(a) Annie Besant (b) Sardini Naidu
(c) Indira Gandhi (d) None of the above
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7 The site of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre lies in
(a) Kurukshetra (b) Ambala
(c) Patiala , (d) Amritsar
8. 'Kesari'was
(a) an organisation devoted to social reform
(b) a Marathi newspaper
(c) a Punjabi newspaper
(d) None of the above
9 Forward Block was started by
(a) Motilal Nehru
(b) Narendra Dev
(c) Subhas Chandra Bose
(d) Vallabhbhai Patel
10. Who was the first 'Satyagrahi' of the individual Satyagraha launched in 1940 ?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi O) Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Vinoba Bhave (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
11. Who led the no-tax movement of the Bardoli peasants it 1922 ?
(a) Vallabhbhai Patel (b) Gandhiji
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Morarji Desai
12. Bhula Bhai Desai was a
(a) Teacher (b) Medical practitioner
(c) lrgal practitioner (d) Writer
13. Nana Saheb, the great hero of the 1857 War of Independence had his headquarters at
(a) Bahraich O) Badaun
(c) Bareilly (d) Bithoor (Brahmavarta)
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14. 'Servants of India Society' was started by
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Motilal Nehru
(d) Madan Mohan Malviya
15. October 2010 marks the
(a) 5'h O) 4th
(c) 3rd (d) 2nd
anniversary of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
16. The language of Sangam Literature was
(a) Sanskrit (b) Pati
(c) hakrit (d) Tamil
17. Who among the following is known as the 'Grand Oldman of India' ?
(a) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(b) Mohandas Ikramchand Gahdhi
(c) RabindranathTagore
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji
lE. Where would the proposed Nalanda University be established in Bihar ?
(a) Bhagalpur O) Rajgir
(c) Bodh Gaya (d) Vaishali
19. The Hurriyat Conference in Kashmir is led by
(a) Mirwaiz Omar Farooq
(b) Mehbooba Mufti
(c) Aasiya Aridrabi
(d) Syed Ali Shah Geelani
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20. When was the 'First Royal Commission on Agriculturc' set up ?
(a) t9t4 O) 1927
(c) 1930 (d) 1933
21. Who is tho author of the book 'India Today' ?
(a) R.P. Dutt (b) BiPan Chandra
(c) A.R. Desai (d) R.L. Shukla
22. The Political Guru of Mahagna Gandhi was
(a) Gopal lftishna Go*fiale
(b) M. ahadev Govind Ranade
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) DadabhaiNaoroji
23. Kalsi rock inscriptions are related to
(a) Asoka o) Kharvela
(c) Satvahana King (d) Samudra Gupta
74. The Mughal rulers who wrote their autobiographies were
(a) Akbar and Jahangir
(b) Bahar and Jahangir
(c) Babar and Hunayun
(d) Aurangzeb and Shahjahan
25. A monunrent rcsembling the Taj Mahal was got created by Aurangzeb in
(a) Aurangabad O) Daulatabad
(c) Hoshangabad (d) Ahmedabad
X. Shivaji stationed his capital in
(a) Singhgadr (b) Raigarh
(c) Purandar (d) Pune
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n. Who among these headed the Interim Govemment formed in 1946 ?
(a) Rajendra Prasad
(b) ChakravartiRajgopalachari
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Vallabhbhai Parel
?8- In matters of inheritance to property, who among these Smritikars, placed the widow next
to the son ?
(a) Brihaspati o) Katyayana
(c) Manu (d) Yajnavalkya
29. The last Nawab of Avadh was
(a) Nasir Ali Shah
(b) Faiz Ali Shah
(c) Mohammad Ali Shah
(d) lVajid Ali Shah
30. Hunter Education Commission was formed in the year
(a) 1883 (b) 1888
(c) 1882 (d) 1881
31. The grasslands of Argentina are known as
(a) Campos (b) Pampas
(c) Selvas (d) Catingas
32. Helsinki is the capital of
(a) Denmark o) Sweden
(c) Norway (d) Finland
33. According to state of Forests Report 2005, what was the forest cover of the country in
terrns of percenAge ?
(a) 33.1 O) 20.60
(c) 4 (d) 42
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34. On which one of the following longitudes is based the Indian Standard Time ?
(a) r+; (b) 86'
(c) 84 (d) ,*;
35. Which crop among these brings highest foreign earnings to India ?
'(a) Sugarcane O) Jure
(c) Tobacco (d) Tea
36. The river on which Kalagarh Dam has been constructed, is
. (a) Sharda O) yamuna
(c) Ganga (d) Ramganga
37. In terms of area which Indian State is the largest ?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Madhya pradesh
(c) Maharashtra (d) Uuar pradesh
38. The two countries separated by MacMohan boundary line are
(3) India - Myanmar (b) India - pakistan
(c) India - Afghanistan {d) India - China
39. Zojila pass connects . '
(a) Kashmir and Tibet o) Nepal and Tibet
(c) L,eh and Srinagar (d) lrh and lkrgil
fi. Through which mountain range passes the Konkan Railway fack ?
(a) Himadri O) Western Ghat
(c) Eastem Ghar (d) Neelgiri Hills
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41. 'Khadar'is
(a) New Alluvial Soil
(b) Old Alluvial Soil
(c) Dry Sandy Soil
(d) Black Soil
A. The Indian State producing the largest quantity of mineral oil is
(a) Assam O) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat (d) Tamil Nadu
43. Who among the following people use 'sledge' for transportation ?
(a) Bushmen (b) Massais
(c) Eskimos (d) Tharus
4. Where is 'Arid Research Institute' located ?
(a) Jodhpur (b) Jaipur
(c) Bharatpur (d) Jaisalmer
45. The author of'Polyandry in the Himalayas' is
(a) Y. S. Parmar
(b) D. N. Majumdar
(c) K. P. Nautiyal
(d) . None of the above
6. The Maiti Movement in Utttarakhand is initiated by
(a) Kalyan Singh Rawat
O) Chandi Prasad Bhatt
(c) Sunder Lal Bahuguna
(d) . Parthsarthi Dabral
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47. Which one of the following is associated with industrial development in Uttarakhand ?
(a) SIDCUL (b) BI{EL
(c) Glvruv (d) KMVIV
4E. Heavy Electrical Industrial unit of Uttarakhand is located in
(a) Rishikesh (b) Pantnagar
(c) Haridwar (d) Dehradun
49. Which is the largest Dun in Uttarakhand ?
(a) Haraki Dun O) Dehra Dun
(c) Patali Dun (d) Kota Dun
50. . Where does the river Ganga originate ?
(a) Yarnotri o) Kedamath
(c) Gaumi*h (d) Gangotri
51. On which river of Unarakhand the Kisau Dam is undergoing construction ?
(a) Tons (b) Ganga
(c) Alaknaoda (d) Bhagirathi
52. Who arnong these English Commissioners started land survey in Uttarakhand ?
(a) Traill (b) Gardner
(c) Batten (d) Ramsay
5'. Who was the ffmt Commissioner of Kumaun ?
(a) Traill (b) Lushington
(c) Gardner (d) Goven
54. In Uttrakhotd the head of revenue police in a district is the
(a) Superintendent of Police
O) Divisi'olralCommissioner
(c) Collector @istrict Ofhcer)
(d) Additional Collector (Additional District Officer)
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55 The appointing authority of patwaris
in Uttarakhand is
(a) Governor (b) Board of Revenue
(c) Commissioner (d) Collector (District Officer)
56. uttaranchal came into existence as
a separa* state carved out of
Uttar pradesh on
(a) 86November,2000
16) 96 November,20,0
(c) 10d November, 2000 (d) gsNovember,200l
57 The Right to Infornation Act is
being enforced in Uttarakhand
by
(a) District Magistrate
(b) Director of Information
(c) State Information Commission
(d) District Information Office
58. Uttaranchal was renamed Uttarakhand on
(a) 5s December, 2006
O) 76 December, 2006
(c) 286 December, 2006 (d) 29ft December, 2006
59 China Peak lies in the district
of
(a) Chamoli (b) AImora
(c) UnffKashi (d) Nainital
60. In Uttarakhand female literacy
rate is lowest in the district
of
(a) Haridwar (b) Unar Kashi
(c) Chamoli
(d) Udham Singh Naga
61. The famous fair of Almora is
(a) Nandadevi Mela (b) Devidhura Mela
(c) Baisakhi Mela (d) Gaucliar Mela
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62. The 'Hilljatra' festival is celebrated in rhe district of
(a) Pithoragarh (b) Almora
(c) Pauri (d) Unar Kashi
63. Indian Military Academy was established at Dehradun in the year
(a) t922 (b) 1932
(c) 1933 (d) l93s
a. The army ofFrcer of Kumaun Regiment who was honoured by the first param vir chakra,
wils
(a) Major Shaitan Singh
(b) Major Somnath Shanna
(c) Captain Anas Ahmad
(d) Major Rajesh Singh Adhikari
65. Where does Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhanshala exist ?
(a) Almora O) Dehradun
(c) Nainital (d) Haridwar
6. Govind National Park is situated in district
(a) Chamoli O) Uttar Kashi
(c) Tehri (d) Pauri
tl. The village woman who led the Chipko Movement was
(a) Bachhendri Pal
O) Sarla Devi
(c) Gaura Devi
(d) None of the above
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68. Besides the Kumbh Mela which fair is celebrated in Uttarakhand after every twelve years ?
(a) Nanda Rajjat Yatra
(b) Uttarayani Mela
(c) Punyagiri Mela
(d) Dunagiri Mela
69. In which city was established the Forest Research Institute ?
(a) Rishikesh (b) Haldwani
(c) Dehradun (d) Roorkee
70. Which one of these tribes is not found in Uttarakhand ?
(a) Tharu (b) Boksa
(c) Raji (d) Bheel
71. Amon! the following who was honoured with the highest civilian award, the Bharat
Ratna ?
(a) Hemavati Nandan Bahuguna
(b) Gobind Ballabh Pant
(c) Narayan Dun Tiwari
(d) None of the above
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72. Which river joins the Alaknanda at Kamprayag ?
(a) Mandakini O) Pindar
(c) Ramganga (d) Saryu
73. The famous Tehri Dam has been constructed at the confluence of rivers
(a) Kali and Gauri
(b) Saryu and Kal i
(c) Alaknanda and Bishnu Ganga
(d) Bhagirathi and Bhilangana
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74. Bachhendri Pal is a well-lnown
(a) Social Worker (b) Writer
(c) Mountaineer (d) Player
75. Among the following districts which is most densely populated ?
(a) Udham Singh Nagar (b) Haridwar
(c) Dehradun (d) Almora
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75. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy carries a cash award of rupees
(a) Slakhs O) 7.5 lakhs
(c) lO.lakhs (d) 2.5 lakhs i]
77. How many railway junctions will fqll on the rail journey route between Roorkee and
Kathgodam via Rudrapur city ?
(a) 4 (b) s
(c) 6 (d) 7
7t TheheightofTehriDamis
(a) 140 rneres o) 200 metres
(c) 260.5 metres (d) 300 metres
79. A disastrous earthquake occurred on 206 January, 2010 in
(a) Costa Rica O) Haiti
(c) Nicaragua (d) Cuba
80. Which one of the following statements is correct about the 'Radcliffe Line' ?
(a) It is a boundary line between Germany and Poland.
(b) It demarcates the frontiers of India and China.
(c) It demarcates the boundary between IDdia and Pakistan.
(d) None of the above.
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tl. In which one of the following specialized agencies, representatives of Governments,
employers and workers participdt€ ?
(a) FAO (b) IJNESCO
(c) wnO (d) ILo
U. What was to be discussed at the Copenhagen Summit held in December 2009 ?
(a) Economic recession
(b) Child malnutrition
(c) Nuclear war threat
(d) Climate change
83. Where lies the headquaf,ters of SAARC ?
(a) New Delhi (b) Colombo
(c) Kathmandu (d) Rawalpindi
E4. Fiji islands lie in
(a) Asia (b) Africa
(c) Ausnalia (d) America
E5. Saina Nehwal, a Padma Shri Awardee is associated with
(a) Cricket (b) Hockey
(c) Tennis (d) Ba&iinton
E5. lndian Council of Agricultural Research is located in
(a) Mumbai (b) Iorhat
(c) New Delhi (d) Karnal
U. In 2010 Parimarjan Negi received
(a) Dronacharya Award
O) Dhyan Chand Award
(c) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
(d) Arjun Award
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EE. Teflon is a .
(a) plastic (b) painkiller
(c) aquatic animal (d) game
E9. The Black rust disease of wheat is caused by
(a) Puccinia graminis
(b) Xanthomonasgraminis
(c) Puccinia recondita
(d) None of the above
90. Which one of the following statements is correct about Titanium ?
.(a) It is a gas.
O) It is a metal which is used in the production of defence materials.
(c) It is a bacteria.
(d) None of the above.
91. Diabetes is caused by the dysfunctioning of
(a) liver G) lung
(c) panoeas (d) kidney
92. The disease caused due to Vitamin D deficiency, is
(a) Beri-Beri (b) Rickers
(c) Scurvy (d) Haemophilia
93. Where among these places the Sun will set earliest ?
(a) Delhi O) Dehradun
(c) Dacca (d) Islamabad
94. Which one of these is not a viral disease ?
(a) Dengue O) Malaria
(c) Influenza (d) Swine Flu
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95. The chemical name of Vitamin C is
(a) Tocopherol
(b) Retinol
(c) Cyanocobalamine
(d) Ascorbic Acid
96. Who won the title at Wimbledon 2010 ?
(a) Mahesh Bhupari (b) Leander Paes
(c) Rohan Bopanna (d) Sania Mirza
n. The most abundant gas in the earth's atrnosphere is
(a) Carbon dioxide
O) Hydrogen
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Oxygen
98. The neighbouring country which has urad, moong and tur dal to export, is
(a) Bangladesh (b) Nepal
(c) Pakistan (d) Myanmar
99. 'Sonalika' is a high yielding variety of
(a) Paddy o) Wheat
(c) Maize (d) Bajra
lfl). In the capital city of which country, a disgruntled cop highjacked in August 2010 a bus
carrying tourists ?
(a) Philippines (b) Thailand
(c) Indonesia (d) Malaysia
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