UKPSC Forest Ranger Officer (FRO) Pre Exam 2015 (Official Answer Key)

41. Generally the time-span of the Kumbh-Mela in Hardwar, is considered to be
(a) Basant Panchmi to Ganga Dushera
(b) Makarsankranti to Vaishakhi
(c) Mahashivratri to Ganga Dushera
(d) Maghpurnima to Akshaya Tritiya

42. Who is the central character of Hiljatra folk play ?
(a) Lakhiyabhuta
(b) Shiva
(c) Gaura
(d) Ranbhuta

43. Which of the following is more famous for skiing ?
(a) Mussoorie
(b) Nainital
(c) Pindari
(d) Auli

44. Which type of musical instruments are ‘Turi’ and ‘Ransinga’ ?
(a) Avananddha Vadya
(b) Sushirvadya
(c) Ghanvadya
(d) Tatvadya

45. The prevalent term for ‘Alpana’, a folk art of Uttarakhand, is
(a) Aipan
(b) Rangoli
(c) Thapa
(d) Jyunti

46. In which year the publication of ‘Garhwal Samachar’ did start ?
(a) 1900 A.D.
(b) 1902 A.D.
(c) 1908 A.D.
(d) 1918 A.D.

47. Which place of Kumaon is famous for ‘Rangwali-Pichhaurhi’ ?
(a) Almora
(b) Haldwani
(c) Rudrapur
(d) Kashipur

48. To whom is the Devbhumi Dronacharya Award given ?
(a) Player
(b) Coach
(c) Referee
(d) Captain of the team

49. Himalayan mountain system originated out of the following geosynclines :
(a) Ural geosyncline
(b) Rocky geosyncline
(c) Tethese geosynclines
(d) None of these

50. In how many districts of Uttarakhand the greater Himalaya is spread over ?
(a) 3 districts
(b) 4 districts
(c) 6 districts
(d) 5 districts

51. Which one of the following is not a tributary of river Alaknanda ?
(a) Bhilangana
(b) Pinder
(c) Mandakini
(d) Nandakini

52. Which part of the Uttarakhand does receive maximum rain during rainy season ?
(a) Sub-Himalaya
(b) Outer Himalaya
(c) Bhavar
(d) Tarai

53. Which one of the following is a major cash crop of Uttarakhand ?
(a) Fruits
(b) Vegetables
(c) Sugarcane
(d) Tobacco

54. Out of the following crops which one occupies the major part of the net sown area in Uttarakhand ?
(a) Sugarcane
(b) Wheat
(c) Rice
(d) Pulses

55. Which one of the following combinations of the districts, shows the correct sequence of magnesite deposits in Uttarakhand ?
(a) Bagheshwar, Pithoragarh, Chamoli
(b) Dehradun, Tehri Garhwal, Bageshwar
(c) Uttarakashi, Rudraprayag, Nainital
(d) Champawat, Udham Singh Nagar, Pauri Garhwal

56. The natural disaster that took place in Uttarakashi on 20th October, 1991 was due to
(a) Landslide
(b) Flood
(c) Earthquake
(d) Cloud-burst

57. The system of Chattis Rakam Battis Kalam was abolished by
(a) The Chand rulers
(b) The Gorkha rulers
(c) The British administrators
(d) None of these

58. Tarai district was formed in
(a) 1842 A.D.
(b) 1839 A.D.
(c) 1892 A.D.
(d) 1857 A.D.

59. Tenth settlement report of Garhwal district was prepared by
(a) V.A. Stowell
(b) E.K. Pauw
(c) H.G. Walton
(d) J.J. Martin

60. The share of Zamindar in the harvested crop in Tehri state was known as
(a) Sawani ser
(b) Rahdari
(c) Prabhu Seva
(d) Tihar