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UKPSC - Uttarakhand Public Service Commission Previous Year aptitude solved question paper on general studies
Uttarakhand Public Service Commission Previous Year Paper
1.The earliest reference of âMagnetic Compassâ is found in
(a) Miftahul Fuzala
(b) Chachnama
(c) Ranazatuâs Safar
(d) Jawamiul Hikayat
2.After the downfall of the Delhi Sultanate, who was the first ruler to issue the gold coin ?
(a) Akbar
(b) Humayun
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Sher Shah
3.Treaties of âSTART-Iâ and âSTART-IIâ were signed
(a) Between USA and USSR
(b) Between USA and China
(c) Between USSR and China
(d) None of the above
4.Which monument is not at Fatehpur Sikri ?
(a) Golden Palace
(b) Panch Mahal
(c) Jodha Bai Palace
(d) Akbari Mahal
5.Which one of the following Ashrams related to Mahatma Gandhi, is the oldest ?
(a) Sabarmati
(b) Phoenix
(c) Wardha
(d) Sadaqat
6.The first Chief Justice of Supreme Court established by the East India Company was :
(a) Elijah Impey
(b) Courtney Ilbert
(c) Phillip Francis
(d) None of the above
7.Who was the author of âNeel-Darpanâ ?
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(b) Bankim Chandra Chatterji
(c) Nabagopal Mitra
(d) Dinabandhu Mitra
8.Azimullah Khan was an advisor to
(a) Nana Saheb
(b) Tantya Tope
(c) Rani Laxmi Bai
(d) Kunwar Singh
9.Who established âSatya Sodhak Samajâ ?
(a) B.R. Ambedkar
(b) Santram
(c) Jotiba Phule
(d) Bhaskar Rao Jadhav
10.Muzaffar Ahmad, S.A. Dange, Shaukat Usmani and Nalini Gupta were jailed for which conspiracy ?
(a) Kakori train heist
(b) Chittagong Armoury raid
(c) Meerut conspiracy case
(d) Kanpur Bolshevik conspiracy case
11.The longest glacier in Uttarakhand is
(a) Pindari Glacier
(b) Chorabari Glacier
(c) Yamunotri Glacier
(d) Gangotri Glacier
12.According to 2011 Census, which of the following districts of Uttarakhand had negative population growth-rate ?
(a) Pithoragarh
(b) Almora
(c) Rudraprayag
(d) Uttarkashi
13.Which are called âDunsâ in Uttarakhand ?
(a) Structural valleys
(b) River valleys
(c) Alpine grasslands
(d) Narrow valleys
14.In which of the following riversâ confluence is Gobindghat located ?
(a) Alaknanda and Bhagirathi
(b) Alaknanda and Khirongad
(c) Alaknanda and Laxman Ganga (Bhyundar Gad)
(d) Alaknanda and Dhauli Ganga
15.Which of the following is a biosphere reserve in Uttarakhand ?
(a) Gobind
(b) Corbett
(c) Rajaji
(d) Nanda Devi
16.Which one is the most extensive part of the oceanic floor ?
(a) Ocean Deeps
(b) Continental Slope
(c) Continental Shelves
(d) Deep Sea Plains
17.Grenada is located in
(a) Pacific Ocean
(b) Indian Ocean
(c) Caribbean Sea
(d) Mediterranean Sea
18.A telegram was sent from Greenwich at 12.00 Noon.The time for transmission was 12 minutes. It reached a town at 6.00 p.m. The longitude of the town will be
(a) 97° E
(b) 87° E
(c) 87° W
(d) 97° W
19.Which one of the following is not a member of âBRICSâ ?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) Brazil
20.Which one of the following is not associated to the âgroupâ ?
(a) Gneiss
(b) Sandstone
(c) Limestone
(d) Shale
21.The state having highest literacy rate as per 2011 Census is
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Manipur
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Mizoram
22.Basaltic Lava rocks over Indian Deccan Plateau are formed in the following period :
(a) Cretaceous period
(b) Pleistocene period
(c) Carboniferrous period
(d) Miocene period
23.Who was the first Indian to join as a member of UN Human Rights Commission,constituted in 1946 ?
(a) Smt. Sarojini Naidu
(b) Smt. Hansa Mehta
(c) Smt. Vijaya Laxmi Pandit
(d) None of the above
24.Which one of the following rivers is associated with Sardar Sarovar Project ?
(a) Narmada
(b) Tapti (Tapi)
(c) Godawari
(d) Cauvery (Kaveri)
25.Which river among the following does not join the Ganga river from left ?
(a) Gomati
(b) Ghaghra
(c) Kosi
(d) Son
26.Which one of the following groups is the correct sequence of mountain peaks from east to west ?
(a) Everest, Kanchenjunga, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri
(b) Kanchenjunga, Everest, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri
(c) Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Everest
(d) Everest, Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna
27.Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the States of India in descending order of their area ?
(a) Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh
(b) Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
(c) Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
(d) Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh
28.When did the Protection of Human Rights Act come into force in India ?
(a) 1990
(b) 1991
(c) 1992
(d) 1993
29.Under which agreement International Monetary Fund was established ?
(a) Bretton Woods Agreement
(b) Bretton Stone Agreement
(c) S. Woods Agreement
(d) U. Thant Agreement
30.When was South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) established ?
(a) 1984
(b) 1987
(c) 1985
(d) 1989
