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UKPSC Question-Paper

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 ‘Magnetic Compass’ is found in
(a) Miftahul Fuzala 
(b) Chachnama
(c) Ranazatu’s 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 ‘START-I’ and ‘START-II’ 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 ‘Neel-Darpan’ ?
(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 ‘Satya Sodhak Samaj’ ?
(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 ‘Duns’ in Uttarakhand ?
(a) Structural valleys 
(b) River valleys
(c) Alpine grasslands 
(d) Narrow valleys

14.In which of the following rivers’ 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 ‘BRICS’ ?
(a) India 
(b) China
(c) Saudi Arabia 
(d) Brazil

20.Which one of the following is not associated to the ‘group’ ?
(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

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