1. On February 29, 2016 who took over as the chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)

Shri Arijit Pasayat

Shri A.K. Sikri

Shri T.S. Thakur

Shri H.L. Dattu

2. Which country won the T20 Asia Cup 2016 organised in Bangladesh

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

Bangladesh

India

3. In early months of 2016, which State conducted Panchayati Raj elections in which matriculation was fixed as the minimum educational qualification to fight for election

Uttarakhand

Haryana

Delhi

Kerala

4. Which country's Parliament became first in the world to run entirely on solar power, in February, 2016

Pakistan

China

Canada

England

5. From which of the following countries will India, buy fighter jets 'Rafale'

Russia

U.S.A.

France

England

6. In which city of India first monorail was tested in February, 2014

Ahmedabad

Mumbai

Bengaluru

Mysore

7. Which city has become the permanent venue for the International Film Festivals in India

Goa

Mumbai

New Delhi

Pune

8. To which country Madhesi agitation is related

Bangladesh

Nepal

Myanmar

Bhutan

9. The right chronology of Saka Sawant month is

Phalguna, Pausa, Bhadra, Jyaistha

Pausa, Phalguna, Jyaistha, Bhadra

Bhadra, Phalguna, Jyaistha, Pausa

Jyaistha, Bhadra, Pausa, Phalguna

10. Bashar Al Assad is the President of

UAE

Syria

Malaysia

Cyprus

11. With which of the following countries Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar all have a frontier

China

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Nepal

12. In Under-19, ICC World Cup Cricket, organised in Bangladesh in 2016, West Indies won the final by defeating which country

Sri Lanka

India

Bangladesh

Pakistan

13. Silk Road Train was in news in February, 2016 which arrived in from

Moscow, Kabul

Srinagar, Kanyakumari

Tehran, China

Kabul, Delhi

14. In which of the following States, Mr. Pawan Chamling become the longest serving Chief Minister

Sikkim

Assam

Meghalaya

Arunachal Pradesh

15. 'The Turbulent Years' is written by

Pranab Mukherjee

Shobha De

Sonia Gandhi

L.K. Advani

16. The Second Buddhist Council was held at

Vaishali

Ujjain

Pataliputra

Kannauj

17. Where did Gautam Buddha attain enlightenment

Rajagriha

Lumbini

Sravasti

Bodh Gaya

18. The number of Tirthas given in Arthashastra is

Fourteen

Sixteen

Eighteen

Twenty one

19. Kanishka was the follower of which sect of Buddhism

Hinayana

Mahayan

Vajrayan

None of these

20. Of which of the following rulers, was 'Kaviraj' a title

Chandragupta Maurya

Samudragupta

Skandagupta

Kanishka

21. Which of the following Sultans was the first Sultan who started the translation of religious texts of Hindus into Persian language

Firozshah Tughlaq

Allauddin Khalji

Muhammad-bin Tughlaq

Iltutmish

22. Which of the following regions was not assigned to Iqtadars by Allauddin Khalji

Marwar

Malwa

Mewar

Doab

23. Which was the biggest gold coin in the reign of Akbar

Ilahi

Jalali

Asharfi

Shahanshah

24. During the Mughal period agricultural loan that was given to the peasants was called

Dastur

Taqavi

Nasq

Abwab

25. Who coined the word Pakistan

Choudhary Khaliq-uz-Zaman

Fazlul Haq

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Choudhary Rehmat Ali

26. Who among the following was not in the Cabinet Mission

Stafford Cripps

Pethic Lawrence

A.V. Alexander

John Simon

27. Who helped Shah Alam II to ascend the throne in Delhi in 1771

Warren Hastings

Siraj-ud-Daula

Mahadji Sindhia

Haider Ali

28. Who among the following made 'Sanyasi Rebellion' famous through his writings

Bankim Chandra

Sisir Kumar Ghosh

Deen Bandhu Mitra

Harish Chandra Mukherjee

29. Lokmanya Tilak founded the Home Rule League in April, 1916 at

Satara

Belgaon

Poona

Nasik

30. Who was the commander of the East India Company's army in the Battle of Buxar

Clive

Warren Hastings

Hector Munro

Watson

31. Which of the following is not a ferromagnetic material

Iron

Steel

Copper

Cobalt

32. If D1 and D2 are the powers of two lenses placed in contact, then the power of the combination will be

D1+ D2

D1- D2

D1/ D2

D1× D2

33. Electrons may be emitted from a metal surface if light falling on it has

small wavelength

large wavelength

lesser velocity

some negative charge

34. The practical unit of capacity of a capacitor is

Coulomb

Gauss

Henry

Farad

35. Which gas exists in the highest concentration in the Earth's atmosphere

Hydrocarbons

Ozone

Oxygen

Nitrogen

36. The natural habitat of Indian lion is

Sunderban delta in Bengal

Gir forest in Gujarat

Thorn forest in Rajasthan

Deciduous forest in Madhya Pradesh

37. Which of the following is not a major contributor to the greenhouse effect

Carbon dioxide

Hydrogen

Chlorofluorocarbons

Methane gas

38. More than 70% of world's fresh water is contained in

Ponds

Glaciers and Polar ice caps

Greenland

Oceans

39. Which of the following is a dye

Proline

Orlon

Indigo

Nicotine

40. Which of the following is an explosive

DDT

O2

TNT

MRI

41. Which of the following disease is spread through air

Common cold

Pneumonia

Tuberculosis

All of these

42. Alphonso is a variety of

Banana

Apple

Mango

Guava

43. Pyorrhoea is a disease of

Nose

Heart

Lungs

Gums

44. Unit of sea distance is

Naute

Nautical mile

Fathom

Lambert

45. Thickness of ozone layer is measured in

Decibel

Dobson

Pascal

Weber

46. Name the river which crosses the equator twice.

Zaire

Niger

Nile

Amazon

47. Name the State having the lowest population density as per 2011 Census.

Assam

Mizoram

Arunachal Pradesh

Uttarakhand

48. Name the State having the largest area under forests.

Arunachal Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Odisha

Chhattisgarh

49. Which of the following countries is not included in Great Britain

England

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

50. Which of the following States is the largest producer of rice in India

Punjab

Uttar Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

West Bengal

51. Which of the following States is the largest producer of pulses in India

Maharashtra

Rajasthan

Uttar Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

52. Which of the following African countries, is the capital

Tanzania

Mali

Nigeria

Niger

53. Out of the following oceans which one is the deepest

Indian Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Arctic Ocean

54. Which of the following is the longest mountain range of the world

Andes

Rockies

Himalaya

Alps

55. Name the largest producer of iron ore State in India.

Jharkhand

Bihar

Odisha

Chhattisgarh

56. The MRTP Act (1969) has been replaced by the Competition Act (2002) which is in effect from the year

2007

2009

2011

2013

57. Which one of the following institutions is operates in the capital market

Central Bank

Commercial Bank

Investment Bank

Bill brokers

58. Which one of the following tax is not levied by the Central Government of India

Service tax

Corporate tax

Entertainment tax

Income tax

59. The main thrust of the Industrial Policy Statement, 1977 was on

large scale industries

medium scale industries

small and cottage industries

None of the above

60. Which industrial policy resolution has contemplated a mixed economy structure in India

Industrial Policy 1948

Industrial Policy 1956

Industrial Policy 1977

Industrial Policy 1980

61. In which State is the Jaitapur Nuclear Plant situated

Rajasthan

Andhra Pradesh

Maharashtra

Tamil Nadu

62. When the rate of tax decreases as the tax base increases, then these taxes are called

Progressive tax

Regressive tax

Proportional tax

Degressive tax

63. Under which article of the Constitution of India, the Government of India can borrow on the security of the consolidated fund of India

Article 290

Article 292

Article 260

Article 265

64. Who gains during the period of rising prices

Debtors

Creditors

Both

None of these

65. Who has written the book entitled 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India'

Gunnar Myrdal

P.C. Mahalanobis

Dada Bhai Naoroji

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

66. Which part of the Indian Constitution is called 'The Soul of the Constitution'

Election of President

Fundamental Rights

Directive Principles of State Policy

Preamble

67. The Constitution of India was adopted on th th

9December, 1946

15August, 1947 th th

26November, 1949

26January, 1950

68. By which amendment 'Right to Property' was abolished from the category of Fundamental Rights th nd th th

40

42

44

46

69. The Parliament of India consists of

Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

the President, Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha

Lok Sabha Council of Ministers

President and Lok Sabha only

70. In the absence of President and Vice-President who officiates for the President

Prime Minister

Lok Sabha Speaker

Home Minister

Chief Justice of Supreme Court

71. Generally the gap between the two Sessions of the Parliament should not be more than

six months

four months

five months

three months

72. The Judges of the Supreme Court can be removed from their office before their normal term by

the President on the recommendation of the two Houses of Parliament

the President on his discretion

the Council of Ministers

the Parliament

73. Which one of the following is the highest Revenue Court

Magistrate's Court

Commissioner's Court

Deputy Commissioner's Court

The Board of Revenue

74. The real executive authority under Cabinet Government rests with

the Council of Ministers

the Prime Minister

the Constitution

the Parliament

75. Part IX-A of Indian Constitution is related to

Panchayats

Municipalities

State Legislature

None of these

76. After whose failure was the Quit India Movement launched by the Indian National Congress

Cripps Mission

Shimla Conference

Cabinet Mission

None of the above

77. What was the main objective of Wahabi Movement

To establish good relation with the British

For Purification of Islam

To support English education

To oppose social reforms

78. The Lucknow Session of the Indian National Congress was presided over by

Annie Besant

Lokmanya Tilak

Sampurnanand

Ambika Charan Mazumdar

79. Who among the following was an extremist leader

Surendra Nath Banerjee

Dadabhai Naoroji

Aurobindo Ghosh

Mahadev Govind Ranade

80. Who was the pioneer of Peasant Movement in Bihar in the 1930s

C.R. Das

Swami Sahajanand

Muzaffar Ahmad

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

81. Name the famous cinema actor from Uttarakhand who was awarded for his best acting in France.

Nirmal Pandey

Prasoon Joshi

Himani Shivapuri

None of the above

82. Who is the author of the book "Borivali Se Boribunder Tak"

Ramesh Chandra Shah

Gaura Pant 'Shivani'

Manohar Shyam Joshi

Shailesh Matiyani

83. When was sub-office of R.B.I. established in Uttarakhand

30thDecember, 2000

1st June, 2001

30thJune, 2006

30thMay, 2008

84. Which district is known as 'Copper City'

Rudraprayag

Pauri Garhwal

Nainital

Almora

85. Which district of Uttarakhand has the highest rural population as per Census of 2011

Udham Singh Nagar

Dehradun

Haridwar

Nainital

86. Which one among the following is a Kumauni language film

Megha Aa

Jagwal

Chhoti Bwari

Chalda Jatra

87. In the name of 'Dronacharya' which place is known as 'Drone Ghati'

Almora

Rishikesh

Haridwar

Dehradun

88. In which district of Uttarakhand 'Baghnath Temple' is located

Uttarkashi

Rudraprayag

Bageshwar

Almora

89. During the period of 'Chand dynasty' in Uttarakhand the land owner was called as

Khayakar

Sirtan

Thatwan

Dhanti

90. Which district of Uttarakhand produces maximum sugarcane

Haridwar

Dehradun

Nainital

Udham Singh Nagar

91. Chipko Movement was first started from the district of

Uttarkashi

Tehri

Chamoli

Almora

92. Which district of Uttarakhand has highest number of Development Blocks

Pauri-Garhwal

Almora

Pithoragarh

Uttarkashi

93. On which date the name Uttaranchal was changed to Uttarakhand th th

9November, 2001

10February, 2004 st th

1January, 2007

9November, 2010

94. In Uttarakhand, the revenue police system was introduced in

1860

1865

1874

1892

95. When was the reservation quota for women in Panchayats increased from 33% to 50% in Uttarakhand

2001

2003

2005

2008

96. Who elects the head of Block Pramukh

Gram Pradhans

Members of Panchayat

Sarpanch

All residents of Panchayat

97. The minimum age of candidate for the election of Gram Pradhan will be

18 years

21 years

25 years

30 years

98. Bugyals are

a tribe of Uttarakhand

the plain area covered by snow

the grass field in high Himalayan area

a range of mountain of Bunder Poonchh

99. The author of 'The Valley of Flowers' is

Jim Corbett

John Margret

Garden Child

Frank S. Smythe

100. The Ganga was declared a national river on th th

15th August, 2003

26th January, 2005

4th November, 2008

1st May, 2012