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UKPSC Draftsman 2023: General Studies

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 
1.    ‘’  
      (a)   (b)                  (c)          (d)  
2.       ‘’     :
      (a)               (b)                 (c)                (d) 
3.    ‘   ’      
      (a)                (b)                 (c)              (d) 
4.    ‘  ’    
      (a)                        (b)    
      (c)                      (d)     
5.    ‘’       ?
      (a)                (b)                (c)              (d) 
6.            , , , , ,     ;   
      (a)                                (b)  
      (c)                                 (d)  
7.      
      (a)              (b)                 (c)                (d) 
8.      
      (a) , , ,           (b) , , ,            (c) , , ,            (d) , , , 
9.        -      ?
      (a) , , ,           (b) , , ,            (c) , , ,            (d) , , , 
10.   ‘’    
      (a)           (b)           (c)             (d)   
11.          :
      (a)                 (b)                 (c)                (d) 
12.   ‘’    
      (a)                 (b)                 (c)                (d) 
13.   ‘’             ?
      (a)                 (b)                   (c)                  (d) 
14.   ‘’    
      (a)                  (b)                  (c)                 (d) 
15.     
      (a)                   (b)                    (c)                  (d) 
Series-A                                             2                                             DTM-1
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16.              
      (a)                                        (b)  
      (c)                                     (d)  
17.   ‘    ’    
      (a)           (b)     (c)     (d)   
18.    ,       ,  
      (a)                 (b)               (c)           (d) 
19.               ,   
      (a)                                (b)  
      (c)                                  (d)  
20.       
      (a)               (b)                 (c)                   (d) 
21.      ‘’      :
      (a)                 (b)                     (c)                     (d) 
22.      ‘’          ?
      (a)                (b)                  (c)                 (d) 
23.   ‘ ’    
      (a)                                    (b)   
      (c)                              (d)      
24.      ‘’    :
      (a)            (b)             (c)            (d)  
25.          ,   
      (a)                 (b)              (c)                 (d) -
26.      ‘’     :
      (a)              (b)                   (c)                (d) 
27.         :
      (a)               (b)                   (c)                   (d) 
28.         :
      (a)                  (b)                    (c)                 (d) 
29.   ‘–’   
      (a)            (b)   (c)               (d)   
30.            ?
      (a)                (b)                    (c)                  (d) 
DTM-1                                             3                                           Series-A
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General Mathematics

31.   If 2x2 + 3x + 1 is divided by (3x + 2), then remainder is :
           1                      1                      2                          2
      (a)                   (b) –                    (c)                    (d) –
           9                      9                      9                          9


32.   When x3 – 3x2 + x + 2 is divided by polynomial g(x), then quotient and remainder are x – 2
      and –2x + 4, respectively. g(x) is :
      (a) x2 – x + 1       (b) x2 + x + 1       (c) x2 + x – 1           (d) x2 – x – 1


33.   Zeroes of the polynomial x3 – 3x2 + x + 1 are a – b, a, a + b, then a + b is :
      (a) –1 + 2          (b) –1 – 2              (c) 1  2                  (d) None of these


34.   If 2x + 6y = 7, then how many integer solutions are possible ?
      (a) 1                 (b) 2                 (c) Infinite solution     (d) No solution


35.   For what value of t, the following pair of equations has unique solution ?
          4x + ty + 6 = 0
          2x + 2y + 2 = 0
      (a) 1                 (b) 2                  (c) Both (a) & (b)      (d) 4

36.   For what value of m, the solution of 2x + 3y = 11 and 2x – 4y = –24 satisfies the equation
      y = mx + 3 ?
      (a) –2             (b) 2                   (c) –1                 (d) 1

37.   For what value of k, the following pair of linear equations have infinitely many solutions :
          kx + 3y – (k – 3) = 0
          12x + ky – k = 0
      (a) 0                (b) 3                    (c) 4                  (d) 6


38.   For what value of k, quadratic polynomial x2 – 2x + k has real zeroes ?
      (a) k > 1            (b) k  1             (c) for all real values (d) None of these


39.   Roots of the equation x2 – 5x + 8 = 0 are :
                                                              1                   1
      (a) real and distinct (b) real and equal          (c)     (5  i 7)   (d)     (3  i 5)
                                                              2                   2


40.   Which term of the A.P. 121, 117, 113, … is its first negative term ?
      (a) 31st           (b) 32nd                (c) 33rd                  (d) 34th

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 
31.    2x2 + 3x + 1  (3x + 2)    ,   
            1                        1                         2                         2
      (a)                    (b) –                       (c)                     (d) –
            9                        9                         9                         9

32.   x3 – 3x2 + x + 2   g(x)         x – 2  –2x + 4  
      g(x) 
      (a) x2 – x + 1         (b) x2 + x + 1              (c) x2 + x – 1          (d) x2 – x – 1

33.    x3 – 3x2 + x + 1   a – b, a, a + b ,  a + b 
      (a) –1 + 2             (b) –1 – 2                  (c) 1  2               (d)    

34.    2x + 6y = 7,        ?
      (a) 1                  (b) 2                       (c)               (d)   

35.   t             ?
            4x + ty + 6 = 0
            2x + 2y + 2 = 0
      (a) 1                 (b) 2                (c)  (a)  (b)         (d) 4

36.   m     , 2x + 3y = 11  2x – 4y = –24    y = mx + 3   
       ?
      (a) –2               (b) 2                   (c) –1                (d) 1


37.   k              ?
           kx + 3y – (k – 3) = 0
           12x + ky – k = 0
      (a) 0                (b) 3                (c) 4                    (d) 6

38.   k        x2 – 2x + k     ?
      (a) k > 1                                   (b) k  1
      (c)                     (d)    

39.    x2 – 5x + 8 = 0   
      (a)                                 (b)   
            1                                                1
      (c)     (5  i 7)                                  (d) (3  i 5)
            2                                                2

40.     121, 117, 113, …        ?
      (a) 31            (b) 32             (c) 33                       (d) 34
DTM-1                                                5                                            Series-A
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41.   The sum of the odd numbers between 0 and 50 is :
      (a) 625             (b) 1250             (c) 750                       (d) 725


42.   For what value of n, nth terms of the two Arithmetic Progressions (A.P.’s) 63, 65, 67, … and
      3, 10, 17, … will be equal ?
      (a) 13               (b) 11                   (c) 10                (d) 12


43.   How many two-digit numbers are divisible by 3 ?
      (a) 30            (b) 29                  (c) 27                       (d) 26


44.   What is the area of following figure, if AE  DB and CF  DB, AE = 8 cm, BD = 15 cm
      and FC = 12 cm ?




      (a) 140 cm2          (b) 150 cm2                (c) 160 cm2            (d) 170 cm2


45.   The point P on the x-axis is equidistant from the points (2, –5) and (–2, 9). The coordinates
      of P is :
      (a) (–5, 0)         (b) (5, 0)               (c) (7, 0)               (d) (–7, 0)


46.   The points A  (2, 3), B  (4, k) and C  (6, –3) are collinear. The value of k is :
      (a) 0                (b) –1                   (c) 1                   (d) –2

47.   Which of the following statements are true ?
      (A) All the congruent figures are similar.
      (B) All the similar figures are congruent.
      (a) Only (A)         (b) Only (B)           (c) Both (A) and (B) (d) Neither (A) nor (B)

                                                                                  AB2
48.   If ABC is an isosceles triangle whose angle C is right angle then value of      is :
                                                                                  AC2
      (a) 4               (b) 3                  (c) 2                    (d) None of these

49.   If area of a right-angled triangle is 24 cm2 and its sides are in ratios 3 : 4 : 5, then the
      hypotenuse is :
      (a) 5 cm             (b) 10 cm              (c) 13 cm               (d) None of these
Series-A                                          6                                          DTM-1
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41.   0  50        
      (a) 625                 (b) 1250                     (c) 750                   (d) 725

42.   n     ,    63, 65, 67, …  3, 10, 17, …  n    ?
      (a) 13                  (b) 11                       (c) 10                    (d) 12

43.   3           ?
      (a) 30                  (b) 29                       (c) 27                    (d) 26

44.        ,  AE  DB  CF  DB, AE = 8 .., BD = 15 ..
       FC = 12 .. ?




      (a) 140 ..2         (b) 150 ..2              (c) 160 ..2           (d) 170 ..2

45.   x-    P,  (2, –5)  (–2, 9)       P   
      (a) (–5, 0)             (b) (5, 0)                   (c) (7, 0)                (d) (–7, 0)

46.    A  (2, 3), B  (4, k)  C  (6, –3)    k   
      (a) 0                   (b) –1                       (c) 1                     (d) –2


47.          ?
      (A)       
      (B)       
      (a)  (A)         (b)  (B)                    (c)  (A)  (B)   (d)   (A)   (B)

                                                                         AB2
48.    ABC       C    AC2   
      (a) 4                   (b) 3                        (c) 2                     (d)    

49.         24  ..       3 : 4 : 5   
        
      (a) 5 ..        (b) 10 ..            (c) 13 ..           (d)    
DTM-1                                                  7                                               Series-A
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50.   In an equilateral triangle ABC, AD : BC is :




      (a)   3:2             (b) 2 : 3                    (c) 1 : 3               (d)   3:1

51.   Sum of the areas of two squares is 468 m2 and the difference of their perimeters is 24 m,
      then the sum of all sides of the two squares is :
      (a) 120 m             (b) 100 m               (c) 80 m            (d) 140 m

52.   Area of the sector of a circle with radius 6 cm and angle of the sector being 60, is :
      (a) 10              (b) 8                   (c) 6                  (d) 4 

53.   Which of the following is true ?
      (A) Tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point of
          contact.
      (B) The lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.
      (a) Only (A)          (b) Only (B)                 (c) Both (A) and (B) (d) Neither (A) nor (B)

54.   If AB is a diameter of a circle whose centre is (2, –3) and co-ordinates of B is (1, 4), then
      co-ordinates of A is :
      (a) (–3, 10)         (b) (–3, –10)          (c) (3, –10)            (d) (3, 10)

55.   Two cubes, each of volume 125 cm3 are joined end to end. The surface area of the resulting
      cuboid is :
      (a) 250 cm2         (b) 225 cm2           (c) 200 cm2            (d) None of these

56.   The slant height of a frustum of radii r1, r2 and height h is :
      (a)    h2 + (r1 – r2)2 (b)   h2 + (r1 + r2)2       (c)   h2 – (r1 – r2)2   (d)   h2 – (r1 + r2)2


57.   Three solid metallic spheres of radii 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm respectively, are melted to form
      a single big solid sphere. The radius of this sphere is :
      (a) 16 cm             (b) 32 cm                (c) 22 cm            (d) 12 cm


58.   A cone of height 12 cm and radius of base 6 cm is made up of modelling clay. If it is reshaped
      into a hemisphere, then radius of hemisphere is :
              
      (a) 3  3 4 cm      (b) 6 3 cm              (c) 6 cm               (d) None of these

Series-A                                             8                                           DTM-1
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50.      ABC , AD : BC 




      (a)    3:2                (b) 2 : 3                  (c) 1 : 3                  (d)    3:1

51.         468 .2       24 . ,      
        
      (a) 120 .             (b) 100 .                 (c) 80 .                 (d) 140 .

52.          ,   6 ..    60  
        
      (a) 10                   (b) 8                     (c) 6                     (d) 4 

53.         ?
      (A)      -           
      (B)        -      
      (a)  (A)          (b)  (B)               (c)  (A)  (B) (d)   (A)   (B)

54.    AB        (2, –3)   B   (1, 4) ,  A   
      (a) (–3, 10)              (b) (–3, –10)              (c) (3, –10)               (d) (3, 10)
55.    ,     125  .. ,           
          
      (a) 250  .. (b) 225  ..          (c) 200  ..       (d)    

56.   r1, r2   h       
      (a)     h2 + (r1 – r2)2                              (b)    h2 + (r1 + r2)2
      (c)     h2 – (r1 – r2)2                              (d)    h2 – (r1 + r2)2

57.    6 .., 8 ..  10 ..            
                :
      (a) 16 ..          (b) 32 ..            (c) 22 ..                (d) 12 ..

58.        12 ..   6 ..          
              ,     
             
      (a) 3  3 4 ..       (b) 6 3 ..             (c) 6 ..               (d)    
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59.   In a OPQ, right angled at P, OP = 7 cm and OQ – PQ = 1 cm, sin Q is equal to :
            7                 24                      7                    7
      (a)                 (b)                    (c)                  (d)
           25                 25                     24                    8

                                                           B + C
60.   If A, B, C are interior angles of a triangle and sin       = cos (x), then x is :
                                                            2 
                                A                                               3A
      (a) A                 (b)                    (c) (–A)                (d)  
                                2                                               2

61.   If sin 3A = cos (A – 26), where 3A is an acute angle, then A is equal to :
      (a) 26              (b) 27                (c) 28                 (d) 29

      sin  – 2 sin3 
62.                    is :
      2 cos3  – cos 
      (a) cot              (b) tan                   (c) sec               (d) cosec 

                                                    n
63.   If –x be A.M. of x1, x2, …, xn, then value of  (xi – –x) is :
                                                   i=1
      (a) 2–x               (b) (n – 1) –x             (c) 1                  (d) 0

64.   What is the median of first five prime numbers ?
      (a) 3               (b) 5                  (c) 7                        (d) 6

65.   A die is thrown twice. What is the probability that ‘5’ will come up at least once ?
          1                   11                       1                        25
      (a)                 (b)                      (c)                     (d)
          3                   36                       6                        36

66.   The value of natural number n, for which 4n ends with the digit zero :
      (a) 11               (b) 12                (c) 18                   (d) None of these

67.   Which of the following is not an irrational number ?
      (a) 15              (b)                     (c) 0.10110111011110… (d) 0.10101010…

68.   The fractional value of 0.712 is :
          47                   47                            47                     47
      (a)                  (b)                         (c)                    (d)
          66                   69                            56                     61

69.   (1101)2 + (11101)2 is equal to :
      (a) (1101001)2      (b) (101010)2                (c) (110101)2          (d) (1010101)2

70.   The number 25 in binary system is written as :
      (a) (10110)2       (b) (11100)2            (c) (11001)2                 (d) (10011)2

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59.    OPQ , P  , OP = 7 .., OQ – PQ = 1 .. sin Q   
             7                    24                            7                      7
      (a)                   (b)                          (c)                     (d)
            25                    25                           24                      8

                                                        B+C
60.    A, B, C       sin  2  = cos (x),  x 
                                A                                                  3A
      (a) A                 (b)                        (c) (–A)                (d)  
                                2                                                  2

61.    sin 3A = cos (A – 26),  3A   ,  A   
      (a) 26               (b) 27                      (c) 28                 (d) 29

      sin  – 2 sin3 
62.
      2 cos3  – cos 
                       
      (a) cot              (b) tan                     (c) sec                (d) cosec 

                                                   n
63.    x1, x2, …, xn    –x ,   (xi – –x)   
                                                 i=1
      (a) 2–x               (b) (n – 1) –x               (c) 1                   (d) 0

64.           ?
      (a) 3                 (b) 5                        (c) 7                   (d) 6

65.                 ‘5’       ?
            1                     11                           1                       25
      (a)                   (b)                          (c)                     (d)
            3                     36                           6                       36

66.     n      4n (    )       ?
      (a) 11               (b) 12                 (c) 18                    (d)    

67.            ?
      (a) 15                                             (b) 
      (c) 0.10110111011110...                            (d) 0.10101010...

68.   0.712    
          47                   47                              47                      47
      (a)                (b)                             (c)                     (d)
          66                   69                              56                      61

69.   (1101)2 + (11101)2  
      (a) (1101001)2        (b) (101010)2                (c) (110101)2           (d) (1010101)2

70.   -    25   
      (a) (10110)2          (b) (11100)2                 (c) (11001)2            (d) (10011)2

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71.   During whose Tenure ‘Postal-Stamp’ service started in India ?
      (a) Sir John Shore (b) Lord Wellesley (c) Lord Ripon                    (d) Lord Dalhousie
72.   Who among the following Muslim leaders was associated with the Home Rule League of
      Annie Besant ?
      (a) Muhammad Iqbal                             (b) Abul Kalam Azad
      (c) Muhammad Ali Jinnah                        (d) Sir Syyed Ahmad Khan
73.   Who among the following was not associated with the Indian National Army ?
      (a) B.C. Dutt        (b) Rashid Ali            (c) P.K. Sehgal          (d) Shahnawaj
74.   Who was the first elected Chief Minister of Uttarakhand ?
      (a) Nityanand Swami                            (b) Narayan Datt Tiwari
      (c) Harish Rawat                               (d) Bhagat Singh Koshyari
75.   Where was the National Games 2022 held ?
      (a) Goa              (b) Gujarat               (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Haryana
76.   UNFCC (COP-27) conference was organized in November 2022 in ______.
      (a) Paris, France                              (b) Glasgow, Scotland
      (c) Sharam-Al-Sheikh, Egypt                    (d) New Delhi, India
77.   Which option among the following is correct about the members of QUAD ?
      (a) India, Japan, Germany, America             (b) India, Israel, Japan, Germany
      (c) India, Japan, France, Australia            (d) India, Australia, America, Japan
78.   President Draupadi Murmu belongs to which schedule tribe of India ?
      (a) Santhal          (b) Garo                  (c) Khasi                (d) Buksa
79.   The Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution is related with –
      (a) President and Governor of States           (b) Council of States
      (c) Union List, State List and Concurrent List (d) Languages
80.   Which one among the following is a non-constitutional body ?
      (a) Central Vigilance Commission               (b) Goods and Services Tax Council
      (c) State Public Service Commission            (d) Advocate General of the State
81.   The 86th Constitutional Amendment is related to :
      (a) Right to Education                         (b) Right to Information
      (c) Right to Food                              (d) Right to Development
82.   What is quorum of either House of the Parliament ?
      (a) One-tenth of the present members of the House
      (b) One-tenth of the majority party
      (c) One-fifth of the members of the House
      (d) One-tenth of the total members of the House
83.   What is the name of the Chief Justice of India, who took the charge of the President of India
      first time ?
      (a) Justice M. Hidaytullah                     (b) Justice M. Varraktullah
      (c) Justice S. Ansari                          (d) Justice R. Rahman
84.   Who among the following was not the Governor of Uttarakhand ?
      (a) Smt. Baby Rani Maurya                      (b) Smt. Margaret Alva
      (c) Dr. K.K. Paul                              (d) Sri Suresh Agrawal
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 
71.        ‘-’    ?
      (a)             (b)         (c)             (d)  
72.                    ?
      (a)   (b)    (c)    (d)    
73.              ?
      (a) ..              (b)             (c) ..           (d)  
74.          ?
      (a)   (b)    (c)                        (d)  
75.     2022      ?
      (a)                  (b)               (c)               (d) 
76.   ..... (-27)  , 2022  ______     
      (a) ,            (b) ,  (c) --,  (d)  , 
77.                 ?
      (a) , , ,                    (b) , , , 
      (c) , , ,                 (d) , , , 
78.              ?
      (a)                  (b)                (c)                  (d) 
79.      7   
      (a)                  (b)  
      (c)  ,              (d)  
80.      -     ?
      (a)                             (b)     
      (c)                             (d)   
81.   86    
      (a)    (b)    (c)    (d)   
82.             ?
      (a)                    (b)     
      (c)                        (d)       
83.                    ?
      (a)  .                      (b)  . 
      (c)  .                           (d)  . 
84.            ?
      (a)                             (b)   
      (c) . ..                               (d)   
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85.   The first woman elected for Rajya Sabha from Uttarakhand is –
      (a) Kalpana Saini                          (b) Manorama Sharma Dobriyal
      (c) Ritu Khanduri                          (d) Rekha Arya
86.   Which of the following is the largest fresh water lake in India ?
      (a) Sambhar         (b) Puskar               (c) Chilka               (d) Wular
87.   ‘Banni grassland’ is located in which of the following states ?
      (a) Maharashtra      (b) Gujarat             (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) None of these
88.   Which one of the following Dams is on the Beas river ?
      (a) Tilaiya         (b) Pong              (c) Bhakra                  (d) Rihand
89.   Lignite is a type of :
      (a) Limestone          (b) Coal                 (c) Iron Ore          (d) Copper
90.   Which one of the following Tribes live in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ?
      (a) Apatani         (b) Jarawa              (c) Munda           (d) Santhal
91.   The ship building yard Mazgaon Dock is situated at :
      (a) Vishakhapatnam                        (b) Cochin
      (c) Kolkata                               (d) Mumbai
92.   Which of the following ports of India are the natural harbour ? Select the correct answer
      from the code given below the list :
      1.    Chennai 2.       Kochi 3.      Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) 4. Mumbai
      Code :
      (a) 1 and 2         (b) 2 and 3            (c) 3 and 4            (d) 2 and 4
93.   Which of the following States of India has the largest population of Scheduled Tribes
      according to 2011 census ?
      (a) Rajasthan       (b) Odisha           (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Manipur
94.   When is the ‘Himalaya Diwas’ celebrated in Uttarakhand ?
      (a) September 15 (b) September 11               (c) September 13        (d) September 9
95.   ‘Chholiya’ is a ______ of Uttarakhand.
      (a) river               (b) temple              (c) folk dance          (d) dish
96.   Arrange the following Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand in their chronological order and select
      the correct code :
      (i) Ramesh Pokhriyal                            (ii) Bhagat Singh Koshyari
      (iii) Pushkar Singh Dhami                       (iv) N.D. Tiwari
      Code :
      (a) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i) (b) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) (c) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) (d) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
97.   Who among the following is the winner of ‘Himalay Prahari’ Award 2023 ?
      (a) Dhoom Singh Negi                            (b) Arvind Arora
      (c) Tara Gandhi                                 (d) Vijay Jardhari
98.   Who is the singer of ‘Uttarakhand Dev Bhumi-Matrubhumi’ – The Official State Song of
      Uttarakhand ?
      (a) Narendra Singh Negi                         (b) Malini Awasthi
      (c) Karan Navani                                (d) Shivam Sadana
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85.           
      (a)                                    (b)   
      (c)                                    (d)  
86.                 ?
      (a)               (b)                 (c)                    (d) 
87.   ‘ ’         ?
      (a)             (b)                (c)               (d)    
88.             ?
      (a)              (b)                 (c)                    (d) 
89.      
      (a) -  (b)                    (c)               (d)  
90.                ?
      (a)              (b)                 (c)                    (d) 
91.         
      (a)   (b)                   (c)               (d)  
92.             ?            
      1.               2.                  3.  () 4. 
       
      (a) 1  2           (b) 2  3             (c) 3  4                (d) 2  4
93.          2011    ,    
        ?
      (a)             (b)               (c)                  (d) 
94.     ‘ ’     ?
      (a) 15           (b) 11             (c) 13                (d) 9 
95.   ‘’  / _______  
      (a)                 (b)                 (c)                 (d) 
96.                 
      (i)                                (ii)  
      (iii)                              (iv) .. 
       :
      (a) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i) (b) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)        (c) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)   (d) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
97.     ‘ ’ -2023    ?
    (a)         (b)        (c)             (d)  
98.     ‘  ’     ?
    (a)       (b)         (c)              (d)  
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99.   Twitter has been rebranded as :
      (a) Z               (b) T                     (c) X                (d) W
100. Noble prize winner for literature in 2023 belongs to which of the following countries ?
     (a) Germany         (b) Finland              (c) Norway              (d) France
101. Opening match of Cricket World Cup-2023 was played between the teams of which of the
     following two countries ?
     (a) Australia – England                (b) Australia – New Zealand
     (c) England – New Zealand              (d) England – South Africa
102. A person of Indian origin has been elected as the Prime Minister of Singapore in 2023. What
     among the following is his name ?
     (a) Sharatbhai Patel                         (b) Kartikey Reddi
     (c) Tharman Shanmugaratnam                   (d) Om Chandi
103. Which year has been declared as ‘International Year of Millets’ by the United Nations
     General Assembly (U.N.G.A) ?
     (a) 2020          (b) 2021               (c) 2022               (d) 2023
104. What name has ISRO given to the Rover sent along with ‘Chandrayaan-3’ Mission ?
     (a) Pragyan      (b) Shiv-Shakti         (c) Vikram            (d) Mission Mangal
105. Which of the following countries will be the Chairman of G-20 Summit after India ?
     (a) China           (b) Brazil              (c) Japan            (d) None of these
106. Which Chand king had refused to give refuge to Suleman Shikoh, the fugitive son of Dara
     Shikoh ?
     (a) Jagat Chand                          (b) Baj Bahadur Chand
     (c) Roopchand                            (d) Kalyan Chand
107. Which one of the following place was not a capital of Parmar rulers of Garhwal ?
     (a) Chandpur Garhi (b) Dehradun            (c) Devalgarh           (d) Srinagar
108. Which one of the following was a land tax during the Gorkha Rule ?
     (a) Timari          (b) Salami             (c) Sonya Phagun       (d) Pungadi
109. Who among the following was not associated with the establishment of ‘Home rule league’
     in Kumaun ?
     (a) Mohan Joshi (b) Sridhar Azad         (c) Chiranji Lal       (d) Badridatt Pandey
110. Who among the following was not arrested in 1931 while boycotting the British clothes ?
     (a) Kunti Verma (b) Mangla Devi           (c) Bhagirathi Devi (d) Homvati Devi
111. Who had started ‘Individual Satyagraha’ in 1940 in Kumaun ?
     (a) Hargovind Pant                         (b) Badridatt Pandey
     (c) Govind Ballabh Pant                    (d) Durgadatt Joshi
112. Who among the following had been imprisoned along with Gandhiji during ‘Salt Satyagrah’ ?
     (a) Badridatt Pandey                      (b) Govind Ballabh Pant
     (c) Bhairav Datt                          (d) Jyotiram Kandpal
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99.             ?
      (a)                (b)                         (c)                   (d) 

100.   2023             ?
      (a)                (b)                   (c)                 (d) 

101.  -2023                ?
      (a)  –                             (b)  – 
      (c)  –                                (d)  –  

102.   2023        ,        ?
      (a)          (b)           (c)        (d)  

103.    (....)     ‘  ’     ?
      (a) 2020                (b) 2021                    (c) 2022                 (d) 2023
104.   ‘-3’             ?
      (a)                 (b) -                (c)                  (d)  

105.    -20           ?
      (a)                  (b)                    (c)                 (d)    

106.                    ?
      (a)               (b)             (c)                 (d)  

107.                ?
      (a)           (b)                 (c)                (d) 

108.            ?
      (a)               (b)                    (c)           (d) 

109.       ‘-’       ?
      (a)           (b)                (c)             (d)  

110.           1931       ?
      (a)            (b)                (c)           (d)  
111.   1940  ‘ ’        ?
      (a)         (b)               (c)        (d)  
112.     ‘-’         ?
      (a)           (b)           (c)                (d)  
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113. Who was the Chairman of the ‘Forest Grievance Committee’ set up in 1921 ?
     (a) Campbell      (b) Wyandham           (c) Finlay             (d) Ibbotson
114. At which place of Uttarakhand first Arya Samaj Temple of India had been constructed ?
     (a) Almora          (b) Nainital           (c) Kausani           (d) Ranikhet
115. Which one of the following sport persons does not belong to Uttarakhand ?
     (a) Lakshya Sen                            (b) Unmukta Chand
     (c) Ekta Bisht                             (d) Madhumita Goswami
116. ‘Bharara’ is related with :
     (a) ‘Bhotiya’ Tribe                            (b) ‘Raji’ Tribe
     (c) ‘Bhil’ Tribe                               (d) ‘Tharu’ Tribe

117. Which one of the following is not a ‘folk dance’ of Uttarakhand ?
     (a) Thadiya         (b) Mitai               (c) Jhumelo           (d) Chaufula

118. Which one of the following is not included in ‘Panch Kedar’ ?
     (a) Tunganath       (b) Rudranath           (c) Kalpeshwar         (d) Jageshwar

119. Who among the following was not a famous Painter of Uttarakhand ?
     (a) Shyamdas Tomar                      (b) Maularam
     (c) Manohar                             (d) Kehardas

120. Which one of the following weapons is invariably found in the temples of the Nathpanthi
     order in Uttarakhand ?
     (a) Sword           (b) Dagger           (c) Spear               (d) Trident

121. In which ‘Jaunsari-folk dance’ Ramtulla musical instrument is essentially played ?
     (a) Budiyal         (b) Harul             (c) Tandi                (d) Pandvart

122. Bageshwar town is situated on the confluence of which rivers ?
     (a) Pindar and Alaknanda                   (b) Kosi and Ramganga
     (c) Kali and Gauri                         (d) Saryu and Gomti

123. Sona Pani glacier is located in which of the following districts of Uttarakhand ?
     (a) Pithoragarh      (b) Chamoli             (c) Uttarkashi           (d) Bageshwar

124. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
           (Project)              (River)
      (a) Khodri            –     Yamuna
      (b) Dhalipur          –     Ganga
      (c) Maneri-Bhali –          Bhagirathi
      (d) Kalagarh          –     Ramganga

125. According to 2011 census, which of the following districts has highest sex ratio ?
     (a) Almora         (b) Dehradun            (c) Pauri               (d) Pithoragarh
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113. 1921   ‘  ’     ?
     (a)             (b)                (c)                     (d) 
114.               ?
     (a)         (b)             (c)              (d) 
115.           ?
     (a)           (b)             (c)                     (d)  

116. ‘’  
     (a) ‘’                              (b) ‘’  
     (c) ‘’                                  (d) ‘’  

117.         ‘-’   ?
     (a)               (b)             (c)                      (d) 

118.       ‘ ’     ?
     (a)            (b)                  (c)                  (d) 

119.            ?
     (a)   (b)              (c)                        (d) 

120.       ‘’            ?
     (a)              (b)             (c)                  (d) 

121. ‘’    ‘-’        ?
     (a)          (b)                 (c)                 (d) 

122.          ?
     (a)                                (b)   
     (c)                                   (d)   
123.             ?
     (a)           (b)            (c)                      (d) 
124.           ?
        ()         ()
     (a)        –     
     (b)       –     
     (c) -   –     
     (d)        –     
125. 2011    ,         ?
     (a)         (b)             (c)                 (d) 
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126. Which one of the following districts of Uttarakhand has the maximum forest area ?
     (a) Uttarkashi      (b) Dehradun             (c) Haridwar         (d) Nainital
127. ‘Uttarakhand Skill Development Mission’ was established in :
     (a) October, 2013 (b) February, 2013     (c) April, 2013            (d) December, 2013
128. When ‘Atal Aayushman Uttarakhand Yojana’ was started ?
     (a) 25th September, 2018              (b) 1st November, 2018
     (c) 25th December, 2018               (d) 25th October, 2018
129. In which of the following districts the ‘National Institute of Technology of Uttarakhand’ is
     situated ?
     (a) Rudra Prayag (b) Nainital                (c) Pauri Garhwal       (d) Dehradun
130. A is three times as old as B. C was twice as old as A four years ago. In four years time, A
     will be 31. What are the present ages of B and C ?
     (a) 10, 50           (b) 10, 46              (c) 9, 50             (d) 9, 46

131. The greatest number among the numbers 1, 4 3, 5 4, 10 6 is
     (a) 10 6             (b) 5 4                      (c) 4 3           (d) 1
132. If a clock takes seven seconds to strike seven, how long will it take to strike ten ?
                                                        1                          1
     (a) 9 seconds        (b) 10 seconds          (c) 9 seconds            (d) 10 seconds
                                                        2                          2
133. Three positions of a die are given. Based on them, find out which number is found opposite
     the number 2 in the given cube.




     (a) 6                (b) 5                        (c) 3             (d) 1
134. Identify the number in the position of * :




     (a) 16               (b) 18                       (c) 20            (d) 24
135. Two numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3. If 5 is added to each number, then ratio becomes 5 : 7.
     Numbers are –
     (a) 10, 15           (b) 30, 45              (c) 20, 30             (d) 40, 60
136. P, Q and R are educated; P, R and S are hard working; R, S and T are employed; P, Q, S and
     T are polite. Who is educated, hard working, polite but not employed ?
     (a) P                (b) R                   (c) Q                  (d) T
137. Which of the following interchange of signs would make the given equation correct ?
         24  14 + 7 – 6 = 20
     (a) – and +          (b)  and =             (c)  and –            (d) + and 
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126.              ?
     (a)         (b)               (c)                               (d) 
127. ‘   ’    
     (a) , 2013  (b) , 2013    (c) , 2013                            (d) , 2013 
128. ‘   ’     ?
     (a) 25 , 2018 (b) 01 , 2018    (c) 25 , 2018                        (d) 25 , 2018
129. ‘  , ’        ?
     (a)               (b)             (c)             (d) 
130. A, B          C, A          A 31     
     B  C      ?
     (a) 10, 50              (b) 10, 46             (c) 9, 50                 (d) 9, 46
131.   1, 4 3, 5 4, 10 6      
       (a) 10 6                 (b) 5 4                        (c) 4 3                    (d) 1
132.          ,         ?
       (a) 9               (b) 10                    (c) 9 12              (d) 10 12 
133.            ,        2    
           




       (a) 6                    (b) 5                          (c) 3                      (d) 1
134. *       




       (a) 16                   (b) 18                         (c) 20                     (d) 24
135.   2 : 3          5      5 : 7      
     (a) 10, 15                (b) 30, 45                   (c) 20, 30                  (d) 40, 60
136. P, Q  R  ; P, R  S  ; R, S  T  ; P, Q, S  T    
       , ,  ,    ?
       (a) P                    (b) R                          (c) Q                      (d) T
137.            ?
     24  14 + 7 – 6 = 20
     (a) –  +             (b)   =           (c)   –                         (d) +  
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138. ‘Decibel’ is the unit of :
     (a) Intensity of light                         (b) Intensity of radio-wave
     (c) Intensity of sound                         (d) Intensity of heat

139. Toxic metal associated with ‘Minimata Episode’ is :
     (a) Lead            (b) Arsenic           (c) Mercury                 (d) Cadmium

140. Water is the good solvent for ionic salts because of :
     (a) High specific heat                       (b) High refractive index
     (c) High boiling point                       (d) High dielectric constant

141. Name of the gas which excretes out from the ‘Paddy fields’, causing rise in earth’s
     temperature is :
     (a) Nitrogen     (b) Methane          (c) Carbon monoxide (d) Carbon dioxide

142. Fat is digested by :
     (a) Proteinase       (b) Amylase               (c) Lipase             (d) Saliva

143. Which protocol is used for email message between different machines ?
     (a) FTP             (b) RPC               (c) SNTP               (d) SMTP

144. Which sequence is activated when we switch-on the computer system ?
     (a) ROM            (b) Boot              (c) RAM                (d) All of these

145. Directories in operating system are used for :
     (a) keeping tracks of Program                (b) keeping tracks of Process
     (c) keeping tracks of Hardware               (d) keeping tracks of Files

146. Who was the last ruler of Mauryan dynasty ?
     (a) Ashok           (b) Kunal             (c) Vrihadrath              (d) None of these

147. Who constructed the mausoleum of ‘Itmad-ud-daula’ in her father’s memory ?
     (a) Razia          (b) Zahanara          (c) Noorjahan           (d) Gulbadan Begum

148. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
     (a) Mudrarakshas – Kalidasa                 (b) Swapnavasavdatta – Shudrak
     (c) Mrichchkatikam – Bhasa                  (d) Laghujatak – Varahmihir

149. During the attack on Ranthambhor fort, which General of Alauddin Khilji had been killed ?
     (a) Nusrat Khan (b) Ulugh Khan            (c) Rummi Khan         (d) All of these

150. Which one of the following was the first political organization of India ?
     (a) Land Holder’s Society                   (b) British Indian Association
     (c) Madras Native Association               (d) Bombay Association
                                        __________

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138. ‘’  
     (a)                                     (b) -   
     (c)                                     (d)    

139. ‘ ’     
     (a)                 (b)                   (c)                 (d) 

140.         ,  
     (a)                 (b)    
     (c)  ‘ ’       (d)    

141. ‘  ’                
     (a)            (b)                   (c)       (d)  

142.     
     (a)    (b)                (c)         (d)   

143.               ?
     (a) FTP                (b) RPC                   (c) SNTP                    (d) SMTP
144.      ,        ?
     (a)            (b)                     (c)                         (d)  

145.          
     (a)                        (b)      
     (c)                      (d)      

146.        ?
     (a)              (b)                       (c)                (d)    

147.      ‘--’     ?
     (a)               (b)           (c)                      (d)  

148.         ?
     (a)  –                                (b)  – 
     (c)  –                                  (d)  – 

149.                 ?
     (a)          (b)              (c)              (d)  

150.            ?
     (a)                          (b)   
     (c)                          (d)  
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