Uttarakhand Special Question and Answer 5th June 2017

Q-11 Where is the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited situated?
(A) Haridwar, (B) Bhim-Tal, (C) Kotdwar, (D) Nainital
Ans : A

Q-12 On which day is ‘Green-day’ celebrated in Uttarakhand ?
(A) 3rd July, (B) 5th July, (C) 8th July, (D) 15th July
Ans : B

Q-13 How many Polytechnic colleges are there in Uttarakhand ?
(A) 7, (B) 6, (C) 5, (D) 8
Ans : C

Q-14 The proposed no. of Uttaranchal Vidhan Sabha members is-
(A) 60, (B) 70, (C) 75, (D) 80
Ans : B

Q-15 Where is the agriculture universities in Uttarakhand ?
(A) Pant Nagar (Nainital), (B) Pauri, (C) Rudra Prayag, (D) Roorkee (Haridwar)
Ans : A

Q-16 Where has the wild life protection training centre been established in Uttarakhand ?
(A) Almora, (B) Kalagarh, (C) Nainital, (D) Chamoli
Ans : B

Q-17 Which of these is the Mini Switzerland according to Mahatma Gandhi?
(A) Almora (Kausani), (B) Nainital, (C) Badri Nath, (D) Pithoragarh Singh
Ans : A

Q-18 The first leader of the country who owned the responsibility of poverty and backwardness of Uttarakhand was-
(A) Atal Behari Bajpai, (B) Lal Krishan Adwani, (C) Mrs. Indra Gandhi, (D) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
Ans : C

Q-19 What is Lansdowne?
(A) A tourist place, (B) An industrial area, (C) A recreational place, (D) None of these
Ans : A

Q-20 Which one of the following cities is situated at river terraces?
(A) Dev Prayag, (B) Sri Nagar, (C) Pauri, (D) Chakarata
Ans : B

Q-21 In which region of Uttarakhand is ‘Nagrik and Soyam forest development project’ launched?
(A) Kumaon region, (B) Garhwal region, (C) Both in (A) and (B), (D) Entire state
Ans : C

Q-22 Where is the China peak situated?
(A) Chamoli, (B) Almora, (C) Uttar Kashi, (D) Nainital
Ans : D

Q-23 Where is the maximum rice grown in Uttarakhand ?
(A) Nainital, (B) Dehradun, (C) Uddham Singh Nagar, (D) Haridwar
Ans : B

Q-24 The historic achievement of mountai neer Bachhendri Pal is-
(A) Comet and Gamin victory, (B) Mount Black victory, (C) Guide to new mountaineers, (D) Mount Everest victory
Ans : D

Q-25 Who was the leader of Utthan-Parishad in Uttarakhand ?
(A) Soban Singh Jeena, (B) Taradutt Pandey, (C) Badridatt Pandey, (D) Daya Krishna
Ans : C

Q-26 Dr. Pitambar Dutt Badashwal prize 2000, was awarded by Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan to which literary person?
(A) Sailesh Matiyani, (B) Himanshu Joshi, (C) Govind Chatak, (D) Dr. Dinesh Chand Baluni
Ans : D

Q-27 Chandi Prasad the dignity of Uttarakhand, was awarded the international prize, what is that prize?
(A) Nobel prize, (B) Oskar prize, (C) Ramon Magsaysay Prize, (D) None of these
Ans : C

Q-28 The capital (Temporary) of Uttarakhand is-
(A) Dehradun, (B) Gairsain, (C) Nainital, (D) Kalagarh
Ans : A

Q-29 What is Pindari ?
(A) A pass, (B) A mountainous range, (C) A river, (D) A Glacier
Ans : D

Q-30 The cultivated land in Uttarakhand is-
(A) 10.5%, (B) 12.5%, (C) 13.5%, (D) 14.5%
Ans : B

Q-31 At which place does the Ganga enter the plains area?
(A) Haridwar, (B) Dehradun, (C) Moradabad, (D) Garh-Mukteshwar
Ans : A

Q-32 The density of population of Uttarakhand according to 2011 is-
(A) 150, (B) 189, (C) 160, (D) 161
Ans : B

Q-33 Who was the first Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?
(A) Nityanand Swami, (B) Surjeet Singh Barnala, (C) Govind Ballabh Pant, (D) Narain Dutt Tiwari
Ans : A

Q-34 When did the earthquake occur in Uttar Kashi ?
(A) In 1990, (B) In 1991, (C) In 1992, (D) In 1998
Ans : B

Q-35 The percentage of total literacy in Uttarakhand is-
(A) 70%, (B) 75%, (C) 71.6%, (D) 67.75%
Ans : C

Q-36 The national poet Sumitra Nandan Pant was the resident of-
(A) Kausani (Almora), (B) Nainital, (C) Bageshwar, (D) Almora
Ans : A

Q-37 Which one of the following is not the policy matter of New Industrial Policy of Uttarakhand ?
(A) No Subsidy to new industries, (B) 2% rebate of interest at the loan of 2 lac, (C) Rehabilitation of handicrafts, handloom industries etc, (D) To exempt from tax upto five years
Ans : D

Q-38 What is the total percentage of population having the age group of 0 to 6 in Uttarakhand ?
(A) 15.56%, (B) 16.04%, (C)17.32%, (D) 14.15%
Ans : A

Q-39 Kaushik Samiti recommended the appropriate place for Uttarakhand capital-
(A) Dehradun, (B) Gairsain, (C) Haridwar, (D) Haldwani
(Ans : B)

Q-40 Who has been appointed the 1st Advocate General of Uttarakhand ?
(A) Sudhansu Dhulia, (B) Nanda Ballabh Tiwari, (C) U.K. Uniyal, (D) G.C.S. Rawat
Ans : A

Q-41 The origin of Pindar river is from-
(A) Milam, (B) Badri Nath, (C) Pindari Glacier, (D) Kedar Nath
Ans : C

Q-42 Who was appointed the first Registrar General of Uttarakhand High Court?
(A) L.P. Nathani, (B) G.C.S. Rawat, (C) M.M. Ghandiyal, (D) Sudhansu Dhulia
Ans : B

Q-43 Who is the first Chairman of the Public Service Commission of Uttarakhand ?
(A) N.P. Nawani, (B) K. Arya, (C) Ajay Vikram Singh, (D) Ashok Kant Saran
Ans : A

Q-44 Who said “Ranikhet is one of the beautiful hill stations of Uttarakhand” ?
(A) Justice William C. Douglas, (B) Mahatma Gandhi, (C) Rajendra Prasad, (D) Sumitra Nandan Pant
Ans : A

Q-45 Who presented the 1st budget (State Budget) 2001-2002, on 3rd May, 2001 in Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha ?
(A) Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, (B) Nitya Nand Swami, (C) Prakash Pant, (D) Matwar Singh Bhandari
Ans : A

Q-46 Where has an I.I.T. in collaboration with I.I.T. Switzerland been opened?
(A) Dehradun, (B) Nainital, (C) Chamoli, (D) Almora
(Ans : B)

Q-47 Who has the record of being Protem speaker for maximum period i.e. (46 days) ?
(A) Dharam Singh (U. P. Assembly), (B) InderSinghNamdhari (Jharkhand Assembly), (C) Kazi Mohiuddin (Uttarakhand Assembly),

(D) Rajendra Prasad Shukla (Chhattisgarh Assembly)
Ans : C

Q-48 Who was the first Prime Minister to announce the formation of Uttarakhand state on indepences day?
(A) Atal Bihari Bajpai, (B) Rajeev Gandhi, (C) Chandrashekhar, (D) H.D. Devgowda
Ans : D

Q-49 At which place does river Bhagirathi merge with Alakananda ?
(A) Rudra Prayag, (B) Tehri, (C) Dev Prayag, (D) Rishikesh
Ans : C

Q-50 Where is the museum situated at Uttarakhand ?
(A) Mussoorie, (B) Nainital, (C) Ranikhet, (D) Dehradun
Ans : D