Exam Details
Subject | general studies | |
Paper | ||
Exam / Course | ||
Department | ||
Organization | Uttarakhand Public Service Commission | |
Position | ||
Exam Date | 2015 | |
City, State | uttarakhand, |
Question Paper
1. Through which of the following pairs of the states Kaveri rivers flows
Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu
Karnataka Tamil Nadu
Maharashtra Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka Maharashtra
2. According to Census 2011, which of the following states of India have least population density?
Arunachal Pradesh
Mizoram
Sikkim
Nagaland
3. Which one of the following is not correctly matched:-
National Parks States
Corbet Uttarakhand
Dachigam Jammu Kashmir
Manas Madhya Pradesh
Periyar Kerala
4. Which one of the following countries is the largest producer of coal in the world?
U.S.A.
China
India
Australia
5. Along which of the following the Konkan Railway route runs:
Himadri
Western Ghats
Eastern Ghats
Nilgiri Hills
6. For which of the following Firozabad is famous?
Cotton textile industry
Information technology
Chemical fertilizer industry
Cottage glass industry
7. Which of the following rivers is known as the "Sorrow of China"?
Yangtze Kiang
Sikiang
Hwang Ho
None of the above
8. In which of the following spheres the ozone layer lies?
Ionosphere
Photosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
9. Kirghiz tribes are the inhabitants
Congo Basin
Kalahari Desert
Arctic Tundra Region
Central Asia
10. India accounts for what percentage of the world population?
11.02
12.40
13.28
16.70
11. Which of the following states is the most populous state of India according to 2011 Census?
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Maharashtra
12. Which of the following plants is a bio diesel plant?
Jawa grass
Jatropha
Guggul
Rosha grass
13. Based on percentage of World Population -2010, select the descending sequence of the following continents:
Africa, Europe, North America, South America
Europe, North America, South America, Africa
North America, Europe, Africa, South America
Europe, Africa, South America, North America
14. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes:
List-I (Mineral Fuel) List-II (Highest Producing Countries-2009)
A. Uranium 1. China
B. Coal 2. Saudi Arabia
C. Crude Petroleum 3. U.S.A.
D. Natural Gas 4. Canada
Code:
A B C D
214 3
341 2
412 3
123 4
15. Which of the following is the largge scale map:
Physical map of the world
Political map of India
Road map of Uttarakhand
Topographical map of Dehraddun
16. Sri Jayawardene Pura is the capital of which of the following countries:
Maldives
Thailand
Sri Lanka
Cambodia
17. Which of the following countries s receives the maximum solar insolation in the m month of January:
Egypt
Kenya
Congo
Botswana
18. Identify the Atomic Power Station which is not correctly located on the given map of India:
<img src='./qimages/3399-18.jpg'>
Rawatbhatta
Narora
Tarapur
Kaiga
19. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I (Ports) List-II( States)
A. Haldia 1. Tamil Nadu
B. Tuticorin 2. West Bengal
C. Mangalore 3. Gujarat
D. Kandla 4. Karnataka
Codes:
A B C D
43 2 1
34 1 2
21 4 3
12 3 4
20. For which of the following 'Chal l Khal' is made in the hills of Uttarakhand?
Protection of landslide
Conservation of water
Protection of wild life
For irrigation
21. Which of the following is known as the 'Boiling Tal' of Uttarakhand?
Bhaink Tal
Veni Tal
Bayan Tal
Badani Tal
22. Which of the following Puranas has the description of Uttarakhand?
Airtaiy Brahmana
Skand Purana
Manas and Kedarkhand
Garun Purana
23. Who was the first and only member from the British Kumaon Division (Kumaon and British Garhwal) in the Legislative Assembly of the United Provinces of Agra and Awadh (after independence):
Gobind Ballabh Pant
Victor Mohan Joshi
Barrister Mukundi Lal
Tara Dutt Gairola
24. How many square metre land area is covered under one Nali in hills of Uttarakhand:
100 m2
200 m2
500 m2
1000 m2
25. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the given codes:
List-I (Temples) List-II (Places)
A. Kim Kaleshwar Temple 1. Almora
B. Chitai Temple 2. Pauri
C. Tapkeshwar Temple 3. Nainital
D. Garjia Devi Temple 4. Dehradun
Codes
A B C D
123 4
214 3
321 4
213 4
26. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the given codes:
List-I (Glacier) List-II (Districts)
A. Kafni 1. Uttarkashi
B. Milam 2. Bageshwar
C. Gangotri 3. Bageshwar
D. Pindari 4. Pithoragarh
Code
A B C D
2 31 4
2 41 3
3 24 1
4 23 1
27. According to 2011 census, which of the following is the female literacy percentage in Uttarakhand?
76.63%
74.04%
70.70%
65.46%
28. Which one among the following kings sacrificed his life fighting against the Gorkhas in the war of Khurbura?
Praduman Shah
Pradeep Shah
Sudershan Shah
Kirti Shah
29. On which of the following persons "Gandhi Peace Prize" was conferred in 2013?
Sunder Lal Bahuguna
Deep Joshi
Chandi Prasad Bhatt
Vandana Shiva
30. In which of the following districts 'Reetha Meetha Sahib' the holy place of Sikhs, is situated?
Pithoragarh
Udham Singh Nagar
Chamoli
Champawat
31. Which one of the following is related with the SIDCUL Project of Uttarakhand state?
Industrial development
Sports development
Culture and literature development
Agricultural development
32. In which of the following districts 'Fruit Research and Horticulture University' is situated?
Chamoli
Pithoragarh
Pauri
Tehri
33. What is 'PATAL BHUBNESWAR'?
A Cave
A Tal
A Temple
A Peak
34. Who among the following persons lead 'DOLA -PALKI' Andolan in Uttarakhand?
Bhakt Darshan
Jayanand Bharti
Bhairav Dutt Dhuliya
Baldev Singh Arya
35. In which year the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNURM) was launched?
2013
2004
2005
2006
36. Which of the following cities of Uttarakhand is known as 'Tamra-Nagri' (copper city)?
Almora
Rudra Prayag
Uttarkashi
Pauri
37. Which of the following fairs is organized for business purpose?
Jauljivi fair
Purnagiri fair
Jhanda fair
Bissu fair
38. Satnami sect (17th C.) owes its origin to which of the following?
Tulsidas
Kalidas
Kabirdas
Surdas
39. Who among the following has written 'Tohfutul
Al-Beruni
Mirza Jan
Ziauddin Barani
Abul Fazal
40. 'Yangana' belongs to which Buddhist Pitaka?
Sutla
Vinaya
Abhidhamma
None of these
41. The policies of which of the following pairs of British Monarchs have revived the fortunes of English East India Company?
James-I and Charles-I
Charles-II and James-II
James-I and Charles-II
Charles-I and James-II
42. Which of the following Charter Acts allowed Christians to enter India without restriction?
Charter Act of 1793
Charter Act of 1813
Charter Act of 1833
Charter Act of 1853
43. Which of the following British Law Code(s) was/were fully implemented after the revolt of 1857?
The Code of Civil Procedure 1859
The Indian Penal Code 1860
The Criminal Procedure Code 1862
All the above
44. Who among the following had drafted the 'Pakistan Resolution'?
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Rehmat Ali
Sikander Hayat Khan
Fazlul Haque
45. At which of the following places Chandragupta Mauriya had received his higher education:
Takshila
Vaishali
Nalanda
Vikramshila
46. Which one of the following Gupta rulers is referred to as "Lichchhavi Dauhitra"?
Chandragupta-I
Chandragupta-II
Skandgupta
Samudragupta
47. Which of the following inscriptions refers to the defeat of Hunas by Skandgupt?
Gwalior Inscription
Junagarh Inscription
Mandsaur Inscription
None of the above
48. From whom of the following Akbar learnt the doctrines and practices of Parsian religion?
Dastur Mahyarji Rama
Purushottam
Devi
Heer Vijay Suri
49. With which one of the following Sikh Gurus, who blessed the rebel Prince Khusrao, Jahangir was angry?
Guru Ramdas
Guru Angad Dev
Guru Arjun Dev
Guru Har Govind
50. In which of the following chronological order did Dalhousie annexed the states?
Satara, Jaitpur, Jhansi, Udaipur
Jhansi, Jaitpur, Satara, Udaipur
Udaipur, Jhansi, Jaitpur, Satara
Satara, Jaitpur, Udaipur, Jhansi
51. Who among the following leaders had established the 'Ghadar Party' in 1913 at San Fransisco:
Ajit Singh
Lala Hardayal
Bhikaji Cama
B.D. Savarkar
52. Who among the following had returned the British title of 'Knighthood' against the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre on 30th May 1919?
Rabindra Nath Tagore
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Mahatma Gandhi
Annie Beasant
53. Which one of the following terms was applicable to the members of the Swaraj Party?
Revolutionaries
Moderates
No changers
Pro-changers
54. 'Act of 1935 is such a motor which possesses many brakes, not engine'. Who made this statement?
Subhash Chandra Bose
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mahatma Gandhi
Sardar Patel
55. Which one of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the following proposals:
1 Wavel Plan
2 Cabinet Mission
3 Cripps Mission
Wavel plan; Cabinet Mission; Cripps Mission
Cripps Mission; Cabinet Mission; Wavel Plan
Cripps Mission; Wavel Plan; Cabinet Mission
Cabinet Mission; Cripps Mission; Wavel Plan
56. The ozone layer mostly absorbs:
Infrared radiation
Radio waves
Ultraviolet radiation
Visible light
57. Which one of the following is the order of wave length of X-rays?
10-10 m
10-7 m
10-9 m
10-11 m
58. Which of the following includes seedless vascular plants?
Bryophyta
Pteridophyta
Gymnosperm
Angiosperm
59. The photosynthetic symbiont of a lichen is often:
Moss
Brown alga
Green alga
Red alga
60. Which of the following sets of chemical elements constitutes more than 92 percent of living beings?
Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Sodium
Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen
Carbon, Oxygen, Sodium, Potassium
Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Sulphur, Phosphorous
61. Which one of the following statement is true?
Homo eructus had an Asian origin
Australiopithecine had Australian origin
Homosapiens originated in Europe
Homosapiens originated in Africa
62. Which one of the following pairs of plant tissues are found both in xylem and phloem?
Sclerenchyma and Parenchyma
Vessels and Sieve-Tubes
Cortex and Pith
Vascular cambium and cork cambium
63. Which of the following is measured with hygrometer?
Relative humidity
Atmospheric pressure
Seismic waves
Relative density of liquids
64. Which of the following in not affected by HIV?
Helper T cell bearing CD4 receptor
Cytotoxic T-cell
Brain Cell
Macro phages
65. Which of the following diseases/disorders is caused by the death of dopamine secreting brain neuron?
Fibrosis
Depression
Alzheimers disease
Parkinson's disease
66. Bacteria using oxidation of inorganic substance as a source of energy instead of light are known
Photoautotrophs
Chemoautotrophs
Chemoheterotrophs
Saprotrophs
67. Which of the following states has become 29th state of India on 2nd June 2014?
Chhattisgarh
Telangana
Goa
Jharkhand
68. Which of the following National Parks of India has been declared to the included in the World Heritage list of UNESCO?
Rajaji National Park
Great Himalayan Park
Dudhwa National Park
Bandipur National Park
69. Where was the 8th summit Conference of G-20 countries held in 2013?
Saint Petersburg
Brazil
Germany
Indonesia
70. Which of the following cities will be hosting the next Olympic Games to be held in 2016?
Moscow
Melbourne
Rio de Janeiro
Toronto
71. In which of the following games Heena Sidhu has recently won a World Cup Gold Medal for India?
Shooting
Archery
Weight lifting
Boxing
72. Which one of the following is the first Indian indigenous anti submarine stealth warship that been handed over to Navy?
I.N.S. Vikrant
I.N.S. Sunayna
Samudra Ratnakar
I.N.S. Kamorta
73. Where did the sixth Summit Conference of BRICS countries held on 15-16, July 2014?
Fortaleza
Berlin
Chile
Durban
74. In which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution the special power with respect to Delhi is mentioned?
Article 239A
Article 239AA
Article 239
Article 239B
75. Who among the following in the author of the book "The Dramatic Decade: Indira Gandhi Years":
Natwar Singh
Jaswant Singh
Kuldeep Nayyar
Pranab Mukherjee
76. Where is the secretariat of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) located?
Vienna
New York
Paris
London
77. Kyoto Protocol is a part
UNEP
UNFCCC
IPCC
All the above
78. To which one of the following parties Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena belongs?
New Democratic Front
Sri Lankan Freedom Party
United Peoples Freedom Alliance
None of the above
79. On which of the following hills Mawsynram which receives the highest average annual rainfall in the world is located?
Arakan hills
Khasi hills
Garo hills
Jauntia hills
80. Who among the following is the author of the book "Himalaya ki Beti"?
Bachendri Pal
Neema Joshi
Radha Bhatt
Sarla Behan
81. Which one of the following cities has become India's first fully Wi-Fi enabled metro city in 2015?
Jaipur
Pune
Chennai
Kolkata
82. Which of the following structures are common to animals and plant cells?
Chloroplast
Mitochondria
Centriole
Cell wall made of cellulose
83. Which of the following five years plan in India aims at "Inclusive growth":
Fifth Five Years Plan
Sixth Five Years Plan
Eleventh Five Years Plan
Tenth Five Years Plan
84. According to Human Development Report-2014 (HDR-2014) what is India's rank in Human Development Index
134th
135th
136th
137th
85. Which of the following hectorage indicates the marginal farmers in India?
Less than one hectare
1.0 2.0 hectares
2.0 3.0 hectares
More than 3.0 hectares
86. In which of the following years 'National Food Security Mission' was launched?
2001 02
2005 06
2007 08
2010 11
87. The rate at which banks lend to RBI is called:
Bank Rate
Reverse Repo Rate
Repo Rate
Interest Rate
88. Match List-I with List-II and select correct answer from the given codes:
List-I (Place) List-II (Minerals)
A. Khetri 1. Gold
B. Bailadila 2. Marble
C. Makrana 3. Iron ore
D. Kolar 4. Copper
Codes
A B C D
12 3 4
21 3 4
32 1 4
43 2 1
89. Which one of the following is not a warm ocean current?
Brazil current
East Australian current
West Australian current
North pacific current
90. Who among the following is the father of Green Revolution?
Norman Barlaug
M.S. Swaminathan
J. Kostrowicki
Mohammad Shafi
91. 12 men complete a work in 9 days. After they have worked for 6 days, 6 more men join them. How many days will they take to complete the remaining work?
2 days
3 days
5 days
6 days
92. The value of 2
625
10625
15625
10245
93. The difference between simple and compound interests compounded annually, on a certain sum of money for two years at per annum is Rs.1 The sum
Rs. 625
Rs. 630
Rs. 640
Rs. 650
94. The radius of a circle is increased by then the area of circle will be increased
400%
300%
200%
100%
95. A laboratory has 55 rabbits, some white and rest brown. Which of the following could be the ratio of white to brown rabbits in the lab?
1 3
3 4
5 11
3 8
96. If are in A.P. as well as in G.P., then:
a b c
a not b not
a not b not c
a b c
97. A school has a total enrollment of 250 students. There are 163 students in Physics, 148 taking Chemistry and 120 taking both. How many students are taking neither Physics nor Chemistry?
65
71
59
89
98. Find the missing letters:-
DCBA, ZYXW, HGFE, VUTS, LKJI,
MNOP
RQPO
NOPQ
ONML
99. Find the wrong term in the following series:
14, 31, 64, 137, 280
31
64
137
280
100. A farmer built a fence around his square plot. He used 27 fence poles on each side of the square. How many poles did he need altogether?
100
101
104
108
101. Fill in the blanks choosing the similar word:
Sitar; Guitar; Tanpura;
Mridanga
Violin
Harmonium
Flute
102. In an exam, a student scores 4 marks for every correct answer and looses 1 mark for every wrong answer. If he attempts in all 60 questions and secures 130 marks, the number of questions he attempted correctly
38
35
42
40
103. Choose the odd pair of words from the answers:
Mother-Father
Brother-Sister
Master-Servant
Uncle-Nephew
104. Reena is twice as old as Sunita. Three years ago, she was three times old as Sunita. How old is Reena now?
6 years
7 years
8 years
th nd
105. If it was Saturday on 17th December 2002. What was the day on 22nd December 2004?
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Sunday
106. In a certain code language means 'sweet and means 'coffee is sweet' and means 'tea is hot'. Which of the following would mean 'coffee is
536
731
367
753
107. If L stands for M stands for N stands for P stands for ÷ then 14N10L42P2M8
83
153
216
248
108. If you write down all the numbers from 1 to 100, then how many times the digit 5 is used?
18
19
20
21
109. The monthly salary of a man is Rs. 4,800 and he spends of it. His income increases by of the present salary and his spending also increases by of the present expenditure. His savings will now:
Decrease by Rs.400
Decrease by Rs.800
Increase by Rs.400
Increase by Rs.600
110. The missing letter in the following is:
<img src='./qimages/3399-110.jpg'>
O
R
P
Q
111. A man walks 5 metres straight and then 10 metres to the right. Than he continuously turns left and walks 10, 10 metres respectively. How far is he from his starting point?
5route3 metres
3route5 metres
5route2 metres
10 metres
112. A square of side is divided into four rectangles as shown in the following figure. The lengths of the sides of the rectangles are natural numbers. The area of the two rectangles are indicated in the figure. Then the value of is:
<img src='./qimages/3399-112.jpg'>
10
11
15
Cannot be determined
113. What is the minimum number of different colours required to paint the figure given below such that no two adjacent regions have the same colour?
<img src='./qimages/3399-113.jpg'>
3
4
5
6
114. If the average of 11, 19 and d is to lie between 19 and d (19 which of the following is true?
d 40
d 40
d 40
none of these
115. Statement: Some bags are trunks. All trunks are shirts. Some shirts are books. All books are shops.
Conclusion: I. Some shops are bags
II. Some books are bags
III. Some shops are shirts
IV. Some shirts are bags
Only I and II are true
Only I and III are true
Only III and IV are true
None of these
116. Several teams take part in a competition, each of which must play one game with all other teams. How many teams took part in the competition if they played 45 games in all?
15
20
5
10
117. In a race of 200 metres, A beats B by 20 metres and C by 40 metres. If B and C are running a race of 100 metres with exactly the same speeds as before, then by how many meters will B beat
11.11 metres
12 metres
10 metres
25 metres
118. A clock is set right at 5am. If it loses 16 minutes in 24 hours, what will be the true time when the clock indicates 10 pm on the 4th day?
11 pm
10:44 pm
10:28 pm
11:04 pm
119. Find the missing number in tthe following figure:
<img src='./qimages/3399-119.jpg'>
120. Which of the following grou ups of letters when placed serially in the blankks in the following series, will complete the series s
c b a b
c b c a
c b a a
c b a c
Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu
Karnataka Tamil Nadu
Maharashtra Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka Maharashtra
2. According to Census 2011, which of the following states of India have least population density?
Arunachal Pradesh
Mizoram
Sikkim
Nagaland
3. Which one of the following is not correctly matched:-
National Parks States
Corbet Uttarakhand
Dachigam Jammu Kashmir
Manas Madhya Pradesh
Periyar Kerala
4. Which one of the following countries is the largest producer of coal in the world?
U.S.A.
China
India
Australia
5. Along which of the following the Konkan Railway route runs:
Himadri
Western Ghats
Eastern Ghats
Nilgiri Hills
6. For which of the following Firozabad is famous?
Cotton textile industry
Information technology
Chemical fertilizer industry
Cottage glass industry
7. Which of the following rivers is known as the "Sorrow of China"?
Yangtze Kiang
Sikiang
Hwang Ho
None of the above
8. In which of the following spheres the ozone layer lies?
Ionosphere
Photosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
9. Kirghiz tribes are the inhabitants
Congo Basin
Kalahari Desert
Arctic Tundra Region
Central Asia
10. India accounts for what percentage of the world population?
11.02
12.40
13.28
16.70
11. Which of the following states is the most populous state of India according to 2011 Census?
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Maharashtra
12. Which of the following plants is a bio diesel plant?
Jawa grass
Jatropha
Guggul
Rosha grass
13. Based on percentage of World Population -2010, select the descending sequence of the following continents:
Africa, Europe, North America, South America
Europe, North America, South America, Africa
North America, Europe, Africa, South America
Europe, Africa, South America, North America
14. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes:
List-I (Mineral Fuel) List-II (Highest Producing Countries-2009)
A. Uranium 1. China
B. Coal 2. Saudi Arabia
C. Crude Petroleum 3. U.S.A.
D. Natural Gas 4. Canada
Code:
A B C D
214 3
341 2
412 3
123 4
15. Which of the following is the largge scale map:
Physical map of the world
Political map of India
Road map of Uttarakhand
Topographical map of Dehraddun
16. Sri Jayawardene Pura is the capital of which of the following countries:
Maldives
Thailand
Sri Lanka
Cambodia
17. Which of the following countries s receives the maximum solar insolation in the m month of January:
Egypt
Kenya
Congo
Botswana
18. Identify the Atomic Power Station which is not correctly located on the given map of India:
<img src='./qimages/3399-18.jpg'>
Rawatbhatta
Narora
Tarapur
Kaiga
19. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I (Ports) List-II( States)
A. Haldia 1. Tamil Nadu
B. Tuticorin 2. West Bengal
C. Mangalore 3. Gujarat
D. Kandla 4. Karnataka
Codes:
A B C D
43 2 1
34 1 2
21 4 3
12 3 4
20. For which of the following 'Chal l Khal' is made in the hills of Uttarakhand?
Protection of landslide
Conservation of water
Protection of wild life
For irrigation
21. Which of the following is known as the 'Boiling Tal' of Uttarakhand?
Bhaink Tal
Veni Tal
Bayan Tal
Badani Tal
22. Which of the following Puranas has the description of Uttarakhand?
Airtaiy Brahmana
Skand Purana
Manas and Kedarkhand
Garun Purana
23. Who was the first and only member from the British Kumaon Division (Kumaon and British Garhwal) in the Legislative Assembly of the United Provinces of Agra and Awadh (after independence):
Gobind Ballabh Pant
Victor Mohan Joshi
Barrister Mukundi Lal
Tara Dutt Gairola
24. How many square metre land area is covered under one Nali in hills of Uttarakhand:
100 m2
200 m2
500 m2
1000 m2
25. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the given codes:
List-I (Temples) List-II (Places)
A. Kim Kaleshwar Temple 1. Almora
B. Chitai Temple 2. Pauri
C. Tapkeshwar Temple 3. Nainital
D. Garjia Devi Temple 4. Dehradun
Codes
A B C D
123 4
214 3
321 4
213 4
26. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the given codes:
List-I (Glacier) List-II (Districts)
A. Kafni 1. Uttarkashi
B. Milam 2. Bageshwar
C. Gangotri 3. Bageshwar
D. Pindari 4. Pithoragarh
Code
A B C D
2 31 4
2 41 3
3 24 1
4 23 1
27. According to 2011 census, which of the following is the female literacy percentage in Uttarakhand?
76.63%
74.04%
70.70%
65.46%
28. Which one among the following kings sacrificed his life fighting against the Gorkhas in the war of Khurbura?
Praduman Shah
Pradeep Shah
Sudershan Shah
Kirti Shah
29. On which of the following persons "Gandhi Peace Prize" was conferred in 2013?
Sunder Lal Bahuguna
Deep Joshi
Chandi Prasad Bhatt
Vandana Shiva
30. In which of the following districts 'Reetha Meetha Sahib' the holy place of Sikhs, is situated?
Pithoragarh
Udham Singh Nagar
Chamoli
Champawat
31. Which one of the following is related with the SIDCUL Project of Uttarakhand state?
Industrial development
Sports development
Culture and literature development
Agricultural development
32. In which of the following districts 'Fruit Research and Horticulture University' is situated?
Chamoli
Pithoragarh
Pauri
Tehri
33. What is 'PATAL BHUBNESWAR'?
A Cave
A Tal
A Temple
A Peak
34. Who among the following persons lead 'DOLA -PALKI' Andolan in Uttarakhand?
Bhakt Darshan
Jayanand Bharti
Bhairav Dutt Dhuliya
Baldev Singh Arya
35. In which year the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNURM) was launched?
2013
2004
2005
2006
36. Which of the following cities of Uttarakhand is known as 'Tamra-Nagri' (copper city)?
Almora
Rudra Prayag
Uttarkashi
Pauri
37. Which of the following fairs is organized for business purpose?
Jauljivi fair
Purnagiri fair
Jhanda fair
Bissu fair
38. Satnami sect (17th C.) owes its origin to which of the following?
Tulsidas
Kalidas
Kabirdas
Surdas
39. Who among the following has written 'Tohfutul
Al-Beruni
Mirza Jan
Ziauddin Barani
Abul Fazal
40. 'Yangana' belongs to which Buddhist Pitaka?
Sutla
Vinaya
Abhidhamma
None of these
41. The policies of which of the following pairs of British Monarchs have revived the fortunes of English East India Company?
James-I and Charles-I
Charles-II and James-II
James-I and Charles-II
Charles-I and James-II
42. Which of the following Charter Acts allowed Christians to enter India without restriction?
Charter Act of 1793
Charter Act of 1813
Charter Act of 1833
Charter Act of 1853
43. Which of the following British Law Code(s) was/were fully implemented after the revolt of 1857?
The Code of Civil Procedure 1859
The Indian Penal Code 1860
The Criminal Procedure Code 1862
All the above
44. Who among the following had drafted the 'Pakistan Resolution'?
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Rehmat Ali
Sikander Hayat Khan
Fazlul Haque
45. At which of the following places Chandragupta Mauriya had received his higher education:
Takshila
Vaishali
Nalanda
Vikramshila
46. Which one of the following Gupta rulers is referred to as "Lichchhavi Dauhitra"?
Chandragupta-I
Chandragupta-II
Skandgupta
Samudragupta
47. Which of the following inscriptions refers to the defeat of Hunas by Skandgupt?
Gwalior Inscription
Junagarh Inscription
Mandsaur Inscription
None of the above
48. From whom of the following Akbar learnt the doctrines and practices of Parsian religion?
Dastur Mahyarji Rama
Purushottam
Devi
Heer Vijay Suri
49. With which one of the following Sikh Gurus, who blessed the rebel Prince Khusrao, Jahangir was angry?
Guru Ramdas
Guru Angad Dev
Guru Arjun Dev
Guru Har Govind
50. In which of the following chronological order did Dalhousie annexed the states?
Satara, Jaitpur, Jhansi, Udaipur
Jhansi, Jaitpur, Satara, Udaipur
Udaipur, Jhansi, Jaitpur, Satara
Satara, Jaitpur, Udaipur, Jhansi
51. Who among the following leaders had established the 'Ghadar Party' in 1913 at San Fransisco:
Ajit Singh
Lala Hardayal
Bhikaji Cama
B.D. Savarkar
52. Who among the following had returned the British title of 'Knighthood' against the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre on 30th May 1919?
Rabindra Nath Tagore
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Mahatma Gandhi
Annie Beasant
53. Which one of the following terms was applicable to the members of the Swaraj Party?
Revolutionaries
Moderates
No changers
Pro-changers
54. 'Act of 1935 is such a motor which possesses many brakes, not engine'. Who made this statement?
Subhash Chandra Bose
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mahatma Gandhi
Sardar Patel
55. Which one of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the following proposals:
1 Wavel Plan
2 Cabinet Mission
3 Cripps Mission
Wavel plan; Cabinet Mission; Cripps Mission
Cripps Mission; Cabinet Mission; Wavel Plan
Cripps Mission; Wavel Plan; Cabinet Mission
Cabinet Mission; Cripps Mission; Wavel Plan
56. The ozone layer mostly absorbs:
Infrared radiation
Radio waves
Ultraviolet radiation
Visible light
57. Which one of the following is the order of wave length of X-rays?
10-10 m
10-7 m
10-9 m
10-11 m
58. Which of the following includes seedless vascular plants?
Bryophyta
Pteridophyta
Gymnosperm
Angiosperm
59. The photosynthetic symbiont of a lichen is often:
Moss
Brown alga
Green alga
Red alga
60. Which of the following sets of chemical elements constitutes more than 92 percent of living beings?
Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Sodium
Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen
Carbon, Oxygen, Sodium, Potassium
Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Sulphur, Phosphorous
61. Which one of the following statement is true?
Homo eructus had an Asian origin
Australiopithecine had Australian origin
Homosapiens originated in Europe
Homosapiens originated in Africa
62. Which one of the following pairs of plant tissues are found both in xylem and phloem?
Sclerenchyma and Parenchyma
Vessels and Sieve-Tubes
Cortex and Pith
Vascular cambium and cork cambium
63. Which of the following is measured with hygrometer?
Relative humidity
Atmospheric pressure
Seismic waves
Relative density of liquids
64. Which of the following in not affected by HIV?
Helper T cell bearing CD4 receptor
Cytotoxic T-cell
Brain Cell
Macro phages
65. Which of the following diseases/disorders is caused by the death of dopamine secreting brain neuron?
Fibrosis
Depression
Alzheimers disease
Parkinson's disease
66. Bacteria using oxidation of inorganic substance as a source of energy instead of light are known
Photoautotrophs
Chemoautotrophs
Chemoheterotrophs
Saprotrophs
67. Which of the following states has become 29th state of India on 2nd June 2014?
Chhattisgarh
Telangana
Goa
Jharkhand
68. Which of the following National Parks of India has been declared to the included in the World Heritage list of UNESCO?
Rajaji National Park
Great Himalayan Park
Dudhwa National Park
Bandipur National Park
69. Where was the 8th summit Conference of G-20 countries held in 2013?
Saint Petersburg
Brazil
Germany
Indonesia
70. Which of the following cities will be hosting the next Olympic Games to be held in 2016?
Moscow
Melbourne
Rio de Janeiro
Toronto
71. In which of the following games Heena Sidhu has recently won a World Cup Gold Medal for India?
Shooting
Archery
Weight lifting
Boxing
72. Which one of the following is the first Indian indigenous anti submarine stealth warship that been handed over to Navy?
I.N.S. Vikrant
I.N.S. Sunayna
Samudra Ratnakar
I.N.S. Kamorta
73. Where did the sixth Summit Conference of BRICS countries held on 15-16, July 2014?
Fortaleza
Berlin
Chile
Durban
74. In which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution the special power with respect to Delhi is mentioned?
Article 239A
Article 239AA
Article 239
Article 239B
75. Who among the following in the author of the book "The Dramatic Decade: Indira Gandhi Years":
Natwar Singh
Jaswant Singh
Kuldeep Nayyar
Pranab Mukherjee
76. Where is the secretariat of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) located?
Vienna
New York
Paris
London
77. Kyoto Protocol is a part
UNEP
UNFCCC
IPCC
All the above
78. To which one of the following parties Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena belongs?
New Democratic Front
Sri Lankan Freedom Party
United Peoples Freedom Alliance
None of the above
79. On which of the following hills Mawsynram which receives the highest average annual rainfall in the world is located?
Arakan hills
Khasi hills
Garo hills
Jauntia hills
80. Who among the following is the author of the book "Himalaya ki Beti"?
Bachendri Pal
Neema Joshi
Radha Bhatt
Sarla Behan
81. Which one of the following cities has become India's first fully Wi-Fi enabled metro city in 2015?
Jaipur
Pune
Chennai
Kolkata
82. Which of the following structures are common to animals and plant cells?
Chloroplast
Mitochondria
Centriole
Cell wall made of cellulose
83. Which of the following five years plan in India aims at "Inclusive growth":
Fifth Five Years Plan
Sixth Five Years Plan
Eleventh Five Years Plan
Tenth Five Years Plan
84. According to Human Development Report-2014 (HDR-2014) what is India's rank in Human Development Index
134th
135th
136th
137th
85. Which of the following hectorage indicates the marginal farmers in India?
Less than one hectare
1.0 2.0 hectares
2.0 3.0 hectares
More than 3.0 hectares
86. In which of the following years 'National Food Security Mission' was launched?
2001 02
2005 06
2007 08
2010 11
87. The rate at which banks lend to RBI is called:
Bank Rate
Reverse Repo Rate
Repo Rate
Interest Rate
88. Match List-I with List-II and select correct answer from the given codes:
List-I (Place) List-II (Minerals)
A. Khetri 1. Gold
B. Bailadila 2. Marble
C. Makrana 3. Iron ore
D. Kolar 4. Copper
Codes
A B C D
12 3 4
21 3 4
32 1 4
43 2 1
89. Which one of the following is not a warm ocean current?
Brazil current
East Australian current
West Australian current
North pacific current
90. Who among the following is the father of Green Revolution?
Norman Barlaug
M.S. Swaminathan
J. Kostrowicki
Mohammad Shafi
91. 12 men complete a work in 9 days. After they have worked for 6 days, 6 more men join them. How many days will they take to complete the remaining work?
2 days
3 days
5 days
6 days
92. The value of 2
625
10625
15625
10245
93. The difference between simple and compound interests compounded annually, on a certain sum of money for two years at per annum is Rs.1 The sum
Rs. 625
Rs. 630
Rs. 640
Rs. 650
94. The radius of a circle is increased by then the area of circle will be increased
400%
300%
200%
100%
95. A laboratory has 55 rabbits, some white and rest brown. Which of the following could be the ratio of white to brown rabbits in the lab?
1 3
3 4
5 11
3 8
96. If are in A.P. as well as in G.P., then:
a b c
a not b not
a not b not c
a b c
97. A school has a total enrollment of 250 students. There are 163 students in Physics, 148 taking Chemistry and 120 taking both. How many students are taking neither Physics nor Chemistry?
65
71
59
89
98. Find the missing letters:-
DCBA, ZYXW, HGFE, VUTS, LKJI,
MNOP
RQPO
NOPQ
ONML
99. Find the wrong term in the following series:
14, 31, 64, 137, 280
31
64
137
280
100. A farmer built a fence around his square plot. He used 27 fence poles on each side of the square. How many poles did he need altogether?
100
101
104
108
101. Fill in the blanks choosing the similar word:
Sitar; Guitar; Tanpura;
Mridanga
Violin
Harmonium
Flute
102. In an exam, a student scores 4 marks for every correct answer and looses 1 mark for every wrong answer. If he attempts in all 60 questions and secures 130 marks, the number of questions he attempted correctly
38
35
42
40
103. Choose the odd pair of words from the answers:
Mother-Father
Brother-Sister
Master-Servant
Uncle-Nephew
104. Reena is twice as old as Sunita. Three years ago, she was three times old as Sunita. How old is Reena now?
6 years
7 years
8 years
th nd
105. If it was Saturday on 17th December 2002. What was the day on 22nd December 2004?
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Sunday
106. In a certain code language means 'sweet and means 'coffee is sweet' and means 'tea is hot'. Which of the following would mean 'coffee is
536
731
367
753
107. If L stands for M stands for N stands for P stands for ÷ then 14N10L42P2M8
83
153
216
248
108. If you write down all the numbers from 1 to 100, then how many times the digit 5 is used?
18
19
20
21
109. The monthly salary of a man is Rs. 4,800 and he spends of it. His income increases by of the present salary and his spending also increases by of the present expenditure. His savings will now:
Decrease by Rs.400
Decrease by Rs.800
Increase by Rs.400
Increase by Rs.600
110. The missing letter in the following is:
<img src='./qimages/3399-110.jpg'>
O
R
P
Q
111. A man walks 5 metres straight and then 10 metres to the right. Than he continuously turns left and walks 10, 10 metres respectively. How far is he from his starting point?
5route3 metres
3route5 metres
5route2 metres
10 metres
112. A square of side is divided into four rectangles as shown in the following figure. The lengths of the sides of the rectangles are natural numbers. The area of the two rectangles are indicated in the figure. Then the value of is:
<img src='./qimages/3399-112.jpg'>
10
11
15
Cannot be determined
113. What is the minimum number of different colours required to paint the figure given below such that no two adjacent regions have the same colour?
<img src='./qimages/3399-113.jpg'>
3
4
5
6
114. If the average of 11, 19 and d is to lie between 19 and d (19 which of the following is true?
d 40
d 40
d 40
none of these
115. Statement: Some bags are trunks. All trunks are shirts. Some shirts are books. All books are shops.
Conclusion: I. Some shops are bags
II. Some books are bags
III. Some shops are shirts
IV. Some shirts are bags
Only I and II are true
Only I and III are true
Only III and IV are true
None of these
116. Several teams take part in a competition, each of which must play one game with all other teams. How many teams took part in the competition if they played 45 games in all?
15
20
5
10
117. In a race of 200 metres, A beats B by 20 metres and C by 40 metres. If B and C are running a race of 100 metres with exactly the same speeds as before, then by how many meters will B beat
11.11 metres
12 metres
10 metres
25 metres
118. A clock is set right at 5am. If it loses 16 minutes in 24 hours, what will be the true time when the clock indicates 10 pm on the 4th day?
11 pm
10:44 pm
10:28 pm
11:04 pm
119. Find the missing number in tthe following figure:
<img src='./qimages/3399-119.jpg'>
120. Which of the following grou ups of letters when placed serially in the blankks in the following series, will complete the series s
c b a b
c b c a
c b a a
c b a c
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