1. Viren Dangwal was awarded Sahitya Academy Award for his book

Syahi Tal

Isi Duniya Mein

Dushchakra Mein Srishta

Kal Ki Baat

2. Environmental Conservation Programme launched by the Government of Uttarakhand, during the Harela Festival-2015, is known as

Hamara Paudha, Hamara Paisa

Hariyali

Ped Bachao

Hamara Ped, Hamara Dhan

3. In which of the following State of America, is the Silicon Valley situated

Florida

California

Texas

Colorado

4. 'Hamari Dharohar' scheme in India is introduced to

promote survival, protection and education of girl child.

provide day care services to children of working women.

improve language development by creating interest in reading and writing.

preserve rich heritage of minority communities of India.

5. The golden rule of fiscal policy is that the governments are expected to borrow over the cycle to finance

Current expenditure

Old loans

Investments

Imported consumer goods

6. The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) recommends minimum support prices at national level for

20 crops

22 crops

23 crops

25 crops

7. Which metal is found at the following places-Hutti, Kolar and Ramgiri in India

Aluminium

Copper

Silver

Gold

8. Agricultural credit flow target by Government of India for 2014-15 has been fixed at

dollar 6,00,000 crore

dollar 8,00,000 crore

dollar 7,00,000 crore

dollar 9,00,000 crore

9. Which of the following is dubbed as a 'living fossil'

Sphenodon

Toad

Echidna

Crocodile

10. Which of the following is not a constitutional prerogative of the President of India

Returning back an ordinary bill for reconsideration

Returning back a money bill for reconsideration

Dissolution of Lok Sabha

Summoning of the session of the Rajya Sabha

11. Upto what age, can the judges of Supreme Court serve

62 years

68 years

65 years

70 years

12. What is the normal tenure of a Panchayat

3 years

4 years

2 years

5 years

13. Economically the most important rocks in India are

Gondwana rocks

Dharwar rocks

Vindhyan rocks

Cuddpha rocks

14. Gandak river is associated with one of the following river systems

Brahmaputra

Indus

Ganga

None of these

15. At what altitude are Alpine forests found

1800 2000 m

900 1800 m

2000 2500 m

2900 3500 m

16. Where is the First Biosphere Reserve of India is located

Nilgiri

Nanda Devi

Sunder van

Great Nicobar

17. The maximum rainfall in India is received from

South-West monsoon

Retreating monsoon

North-Eastern monsoon

Cyclones

18. Integral coach factory is located at

Varanasi

Chitranjan

Gorakhpur

Perambur

19. Who among the following deciphered the Mauryan Brahmi for the first time

William Jones

James Princep

Alexander Cunningham

John Marshall

20. Which Indian National Park is famous for Rhinoceros population

Kaziranga

Jim Corbett

Ranthambor

Bannerghatta

21. Which of the following term was not mentioned in Rig Veda

Jana

Janapada

Samgrama

Gram

22. Bhimbetaka is famous for

Pre-historic paintings

Stupas

Sculptures

Temples

23. The copper coin called Jital was issued by

Mohmmad-bin-Tughlaq

Alauddin Khalji

Balban

Iltutmish

24. Who wrote Jahangir Chandrika

Keshava Dass

Kishandas

Rammanohar Lal

Jadrup Gusain

25. During the Mughal period Mansabdari system was related to

Justice

Trade

Military administration

Religious affairs

26. Shivaji's administration had

Asht Adhayaksha

Asht Sachiva

Asht Pramukha

Asht Pradhana

27. Mahalwari system was related to

Education

Land revenue

Community system

Trade

28. In which of the following session of the Round Table Conference, did Indian National Congress participate

Second

First

First and third

Third

29. The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) was set up in the year

1937 A.D.

1930 A.D.

1920 A.D.

1927 A.D.

30. Who founded the Indian Natal Congress

Mahatma Gandhi

B.R. Ambedkar

B.G. Tilak

Motilal Nehru

31. Which party declared 16th August, 1946 A.D. as the Direct Action Day

Swaraj Party

Indian National Congress

Muslim League

None of these

32. Which of the following statements about the Simon Commission are false

1. The Commission had five members.

2. The Commission had seven members.

3. Liberal Federation supported the Commission.

4. Hindu Mahasabha opposed the Commission.

and 3

only2

2 and 4

only3

33. Which of the following Act made a provision for setting up a Public Service Commission in India

Act of 1909 C.E

Act of 1935 C.E

Act of 1942 C.E

Act of 1947 C.E

34. In which year was the 'All India Women Conference' established

1905 C.E

1920 C.E

1927 C.E

1930 C.E

35. Which of the following sub-caste is not based on place name

(a)Dobhal

Naithani

Gururani

Joshi

36. Which of the following Rajput sub-caste is considered as a Suryavanshi

(a)Rautela

Pal

Chand

Panwar

37. In the temple of a local deity of Uttarakhand, people appeal for justice through letters. Which is that deity

Golu Dev

Bokhnag

Haruheet

Manibhadra

38. Which local deity in Garhwal region is known as 'Chalanda' (wandering)

(a)Badrinath

Mahasu

Harjyu

Sirgul

39. Who composed the 'Gadrajyavanshaka Itihas'

Mola Ram

Ratankavi

Swami Shashidhar

Gumani Pant

40. Which of the following is not a folk-dance song

(a)Tandi

Thadya

Chaufula

Khuderh

41. Generally the time-span of the Kumbh-Mela in Hardwar, is considered to be

Basant Panchmi to Ganga Dushera

Makarsankranti to Vaishakhi

Mahashivratri to Ganga Dushera

Maghpurnima to Akshaya Tritiya

42. Who is the central character of Hiljatra folk play

Lakhiyabhuta

Shiva

Gaura

Ranbhuta

43. Which of the following is more famous for skiing

(a)Mussoorie

Nainital

Pindari

Auli

44. Which type of musical instruments are and 'Ransinga'

Avananddha Vadya

Sushirvadya

Ghanvadya

Tatvadya

45. The prevalent term for a folk art of Uttarakhand, is

(a)Aipan

Rangoli

Thapa

Jyunti

46. In which year the publication of 'Garhwal Samachar' did start

1900 A.D.

1902 A.D.

1908 A.D.

1918 A.D.

47. Which place of Kumaon is famous for 'Rangwali-Pichhaurhi'

(a)Almora

Haldwani

Rudrapur

Kashipur

48. To whom is the Devbhumi Dronacharya Award given

(a)Player

Coach

Referee

Captain of the team

49. Himalayan mountain system originated out of the following geosynclines

Ural geosyncline

Rocky geosyncline

Tethese geosynclines

None of these

50. In how many districts of Uttarakhand the greater Himalaya is spread over

3 districts

4 districts

6 districts

5 districts

51. Which one of the following is not a tributary of river Alaknanda

Bhilangana

Pinder

Mandakini

Nandakini

52. Which part of the Uttarakhand does receive maximum rain during rainy season

Sub-Himalaya

Outer Himalaya

Bhavar

Tarai

53. Which one of the following is a major cash crop of Uttarakhand

Fruits

Vegetables

Sugarcane

Tobacco

54. Out of the following crops which one occupies the major part of the net sown area in Uttarakhand

(a)Sugarcane

Wheat

Rice

Pulses

55. Which one of the following combinations of the districts, shows the correct sequence of magnesite deposits in Uttarakhand

Bagheshwar, Pithoragarh, Chamoli

Dehradun, Tehri Garhwal, Bageshwar

Uttarakashi, Rudraprayag, Nainital

Champawat, Udham Singh Nagar, Pauri Garhwal

56. The natural disaster that took place in Uttarakashi on 20th October, 1991 was due to

Landslide

Flood

Earthquake

Cloud-burst

57. The system of Chattis Rakam Battis Kalam was abolished by

The Chand rulers

The Gorkha rulers

The British administrators

None of these

58. Tarai district was formed in

1842 A.D.

1839 A.D.

1892 A.D.

1857 A.D.

59. Tenth settlement report of Garhwal district was prepared by

V.A. Stowell

E.K. Pauw

H.G. Walton

J.J. Martin

60. The share of Zamindar in the harvested crop in Tehri state was known as

(a)Sawani ser

Rahdari

Prabhu Seva

Tihar

61. Who has the control over civil forests in Uttarakhand

District Magistrate

District Forest Officer

Commissioner

None of these

62. Which of the following posts was hereditary

Peshkar

Padhan

Tahsildar

None of these

63. Which of the following is a Kharif crop

Manduwa

Paddy

Jhangora

All the these

64. Which of the following tribe of Uttarakhand is mainly involved in the sheep rearing

(a)Bhotiya

Raji

Tharu

Boksha

65. G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology was named in the memory of Govind Ballabh Pant

1970 A.D.

1972 A.D.

1965 A.D.

1967 A.D.

66. The wide scale movement for the abolition of Coolie-Begar Pratha on 13th January, 1921 A.D. took place at

(a)Karnaprayag

Dwarhat

Ranibag

Bageshwar

67. What is

A traditional pot to measure the length.

A traditional pot to drink water.

A traditional pot to measure the quantity of grain.

A traditional pot to measure the wool.

68. The term Mutthi is a unit to measure the

Oil

Land

Cloth

None of these

69. Who was the Speaker of the First Elected Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand

Prakash Pant

Harbansh Kapur

Govind Singh Kunjwal

Yashpal Arya

70. In which district of Uttarakhand is Gairsain situated

Almora

Bageshwar

Chamoli

Rudraprayag

71. The President of India, who granted his consent, to the Bill of Creation of Uttarakhand State was

R. Venkatraman

K.R. Narayanan

Shankar Dayal Sharma

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

72. On the basis of formation, Uttarakhand is the thth

(a)27State of Indian Union

26State of Indian Union thth

(c)28State of Indian Union

29State of Indian Union

73. The Chief Justice of Uttarakhand who also became the Chief Justice of India

Justice Ashok A. Desai

Justice P.C. Verma

Justice Barin Ghosh

Justice S.H. Kapadia

74. The number of Rajya Sabha members from Uttarakhand is

(a)one

two

three

five

75. 'Ganga Gai Mahila Dairy' scheme was launched in Uttarakhand by

B.C. Khanduri

B.S. Koshiyari

N.D. Tiwari

Harish Rawat

76. Who was the first Chairman of the Uttarakhand Public Service Commission

N.P. Navani

S.K. Das

Lt. Gen. G.S. Negi

Lt. Gen. M.C. Bhandari

77. Who is the propounder of the 'Green School' concept

Sachidanand Bharti

Virendra Rawat

Jeet Singh Negi

Govind Lal Shah

78. Tiladi massacre took place on th th

30May 1930 C.E

20May 1932 C.E th th

30May 1931 C.E

30May 1929 C.E

79. Which sect did not register its entry at all in Uttarakhand

Kabeer Panth

Satynath Panth

Vairagi Panth

Nastik Panth

80. Which of the following combinations is not correct

Srinagar Ajaipal

Tehri Sudarshan Shah

Almora Kanakpal

Chandpurgarhi Bhanupratap

81. Where did the Mughal Prince Suleman Shikoh take shelter out of the followings

Garhwal

Kumaun

Nepal

Himachal

82. The King of Garhwal who was killed after being defeated by Gorkhas was

Sudarshan Shah

Pradyumna Shah

Pradeep Shah

Fatehpati Shah

83. Paun-Tuti was

An idol

A coin

A tax

A building

84. Who among the following was not a freedom fighter

Gaura Devi

Mahaveer Tyagi

Govind Ballabh Pant

H.N. Bahuguna

85. Which of the following combinations is not correctly matched

Lansdowne Garhwal Rifles

Ranikhet Gorkha Regiment

Dehradun Indian Military Academy

Chamba Gabar Singh Memorial Monument

86. Which of the following places is a famous Muslim religious place

Kailapeer Budha Kedar

Peergaddi Devalgarh

Peeran Kaliar Roorkee

Sidh Bali Kotdwar

87. Which of the following pair is correctly matched

Jim Corbett Politician

B.D. Pande Historian

E.T. Atkinson Artist

Mohan Upreti Engineer

88. Tenth World Hindi Conference was held at

(a)New Delhi

Bhopal

Wardha

Raipur

89. is related to

(a)Space

Science

Defence

Sports

90. The software, which allows you to view the webpage, is called

(a)Website

Web Browser

Interpreter

Operating System

91. Which of the following is not an output device

(a)Plotter

Printer

Monitor

Scanner

92. In fiber-optics, the signal source is

Light waves

Sound waves

a-rays

Cosmic rays

93. In processing cheques which of the following I/O techniques do the banks, generally, follow

(a)OCR

MICR

Barcode

VRT

94. Which of the following is not a scalar quantity

Time

Volume

Density

Momentum

95. Polio is caused by

Fungus

Bacteria

Virus with single stranded RNA

Virus with single stranded DNA

96. The gases, responsible for the acid rain are

SOand NO

Ne and Argon

Ne and He

Hand He 222

97. The metal present in Vitamin B12 is

(a)Cobalt

Magnesium

Iron

Copper

98. The first commercial product produced through genetic engineering is

Paracetamol

Aspirin

Insulin

None of these

99. Which of the following terms is related to rearing of honey-bees

Sericulture

Pisciculture

Tissue culture

Apiculture

100. According to Urban Development Ministry of Government of India which city has been declared the Cleanest City of India for the year 2014-15

Bengaluru

Mysore

Shimla

Dharamshala

101. A number when divided by 357, leaves a remainder 39. If the same number is divided by 17, the remainder will be



3

5

11

102. If A stands on his head with his face towards North, in which direction will his left hand point

North-East

North-West

West

East

103. If the altitude of a triangle is increased by 10% while its area remains the same, its corresponding base will decrease by 11



9 1/11

10%

11

104

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105.

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106. In the following expression, select the correct combination of mathematical signs to replace in order that the resulting expression becomes true 1

6 2 24 3 6

÷

×

÷ ÷

÷

107. Consider the following equation

30 6 ÷ 4+2 × 3=7
Which interchange of signs, among the following, will make the above equation correct

and ×



-and ÷

and ÷

108. A chemical solution contains 30% water and 70% Alkali. What quantity of water should be added to 6 litre of solution so that water content becomes 40%

(a)900 ml

1000 ml

500 ml

700 ml

109. Sushila ranks 73rd from the top in a class of 183 students. What is her rank from the bottom

(a)110

111

112

113

110. In a bag, there are three types of coins one rupee, 50 paise and 25 paise in the ratio 3 8 20. Their total value is 372. The total number of coins is

961

744

612

None of these

111.

If RAM 49 (coded)
SHYAM 69 (coded)
then RAHEEM (coded)



89

100

112

112. Flowers in a basket become double in every two minutes. If the basket gets full in 1 1 hour, then in what time, the basket will be half-filled 2

45 minute

68 minute

78 minute

None of these

113. Words given below have some common property supported by one best reason given as one of the alternatives. What is that alternative SQUARE, RECTANGLE, PARALLELOGRAM

They are figures.

They represent areas.

They are four sided figures.

They are used in Geometry.

114.

If, Monday Tuesday 5 (coded)
Tuesday +Wednesday 13 (coded)
Then Wednesday Thursday (coded)



18

15

14

115. A tank can be filled with water by two pipes P and Q together in 36 minutes. If the pipe Q is stopped after 30 minutes, the tank is filled in 40 minutes. The pipe Q can alone fill the tank in time

60 minutes

70 minutes

90 minutes

100 minutes

116. What will come next in the following series

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117. What conclusion follows from the following two statements

I.All are
II.All are C's.

All are B's.

All are A's.

All are A's.

All are C's.

118. The numbers on an ordinary die are so marked that sum of numbers on opposite faces is same. What can be the minimum difference between the numbers marked on any two opposite faces of such die

1

2

3

None of these

119.

Statement If you are a good writer, we definitely have a film for you.

Conclusions I You are a good writer.
II We are in need for a good writer.

Only conclusion I follows.

Only conclusion II follows.

Both conclusions follow.

Neither of the two conclusions follows.

120. Presently, ages of Nishu and Vijay are in the ratio 6 5. After 9 years, this ratio will be 9 8. What is the difference in their ages presently

years

5 years

7 years

9 years

121. Karishma is taller than Kajal, Kajal is taller than Vimla. Ankita is taller than Kajal and Vimla. Who is tallest amongst them

Karishma

Kajal

Ankita

Cannot be determined

122. If 120 is 20% of a number, then 120% of that number will be

(a)120

360

720

960

123. Find the number in the addition problem given below

4 3 2
6 6 7
1
12 3

1

2

3

None of these

124. The next number in the series

14, 46, 146, …………

(a)440

454

520

554

125. In how many different ways, the letters of the word be arranged to form different words irrespective of the fact that the words have meaning or not (Repetition of letters is not allowed.)



60

120

160

126. Sarita was asked to multiply a certain number by 36. By mistake, she multiplied it by 63 and got the answer, 3834 more than the correct one. What was that number

(a)126

142

152

163

127. If means means means and means then 40 ÷ 20 4 8 × 6 is equal to

(a)120

140

198

202

128. The angle formed by the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 2:15 p.m. is 11

221/2 degree

271/2 degree

30 degree

45 degree 2 2

129. The digit in the unit's place of the integer denoting the sum

4+.........+ 49 is



1

2

3

130. In a football league of 25 matches, four points are scored for a win, two points for a draw and one point is subtracted for a defeat. If one of the team ends the season with 17 points and remains unbeaten in 40% of its games, then how many matches were played as draw by that team



6

8

12

131. The arithmetic mean of two numbers is 9 and their geometric mean is 6. Their harmonic mean will be

3

4

3route 6

7.5

132. The value of

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133. It is 9:30 a.m. now. Due to some fault, hour's hand of the clock sticks to its present position whereas minute's hand continues to move at its normal speed. What will be the angle between two hands of the clock after half an hour



45°

60°

75°

134. Consider the statement and the assumptions given below and decide which of the assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement

Statement Unemployment allowance should be given to all unemployed Indian youth above 18 years of age.
Assumptions I There are unemployed Indian youth who need financial support.
II :The government has sufficient funds to provide allowance to all unemployed Indian youth.

Assumption I is implicit.

Assumption II is implicit.

Both I and II are implicit.

Neither I nor II is implicit.

135. Ram starts from a point and walks 10 km towards North, turns right and walks 15 km, turns left and walks 8 km, turns towards south and walks 25 km. He again turns right and walks 15 km. In which direction is Ram going now

East

West

North

South

136. A is the brother of B is the brother of C is the husband of D and E is the father of A. D is related to E as

sister-in-law

sister

daughter

daughter-in-law

137. The adjoining pie-chart shows the land distribution of a housing complex. If the total area of the complex is 5 acres, answer the question given below Question Land allotted for green zone is greater than that for commercial purpose by how much

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138. Consider the pair of words given below
Geeta Quran
Choose the pair of words from the options given below, having the same relationship/ analogy as in the pair mentioned above.

Army Defence

Temple Worship

Orange Mango

Good Man

139. A man can row 6 km./hr. in still water and the river is flowing at 4 km./hr. If the man 1 takes 1 1/2 hrs to row a place and then back, how far is the place

(a)2.5 km.

2.6 km.

3.5 km.

3.6 km.

140. Introducing a man, a woman said, "His wife is the only daughter of my mother". How is the woman related to the man

Mother-in-law

Wife

Aunt

None of these

141. If X Y and X Y what mathematical relation exists between Y and Z

Y>Z

Z>Y

Z=Y

None of these

142. If is coded as 415, then is coded as

6925

6945

6845

None of these

143. A candidate who scores 30% fails by 5 marks, while another who scores 40% gets 10 more marks than the minimum pass marks. The minimum marks required to pass are

40

50

55

65

144.

If 2 5 (coded)
4 18 (coded)
6 39 (coded)
then 10 (coded)

45

81

104

105

145. If the word 'MUMBAI' is written as then 'CHENNAI' is written as

AFCLLYG

AECLLYG

AFCMMYG

AFDMMYG

146. What is the number, missing in the third column

4 8 15
13 26
40 80 147

64

51

48

45

147. How many triangles are there in the following figure

<img src='./qimages/3399-147.jpg'>
10

11

12

13

148. If the average of m numbers is n2 and that of n numbers is m2, then the average of such m n numbers is

mn

m n

n/m

n m/2

149. Which number would replace the question mark in the following sequence 14, 23, 47

27

34

38

43

150.

If 38 15 32 (coded
and 62 91 7 (coded)
then 74 81 (coded)

53

38

30

29