21. Silurian rocks are related to which of the following rock systems?
(a) The Dravidian Rock System
(b) The Purana Rock System.
(c) The Aryan Rock System
(d) The Archaean Rock System

22. Which of the following is not among the seven priorities named as ‘Saptarishis’ in the Union Budget of India 2023-24 ?
(a) Reaching the last mile
(b) Green Growth
(c) Youth Power
(d) Women Empowerment

23. To help earthquake hit Turkey, which of the following operations is launched by India?
(a) Operation Sahyog
(b) Operation Hope
(c) Operation Dost
(d) Operation Rahat

24. The first bilateral air exercise, ‘Veer Guardian 23’ is the joint venture of which of the following countries?
(a) India and Indonesia
(b) India and Japan
(c) India and Nepal
(d) India and Bangladesh

25. What is the name of Artificial Intelligence (AI) service launched by Google?
(a) Chat GPT
(b) Bard
(c) Meta
(d) MAI

26. In which of the following states of India, ‘Khelo India Winter Games’ were held in February 2023?
(a) Haryana
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Assam
(d) Gujarat

27. Article 1 of the Constitution declares India a/an
(a) Union of States
(b) Federal State
(c) Co-operative State
(d) Independent State

28. Which of the following states hosted India’s first Rural Science Congress held in February 2023 ?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Uttarakhand

29. What was ‘Dastoor’ under the Chand administration ?
(a) Land revenue
(b) Judicial fee
(c) Customary fee
(d) None of the above

30. Taleshwar copper plate belongs to which of the following king of Uttarakhand ?
(a) Dyutivarman
(b) Vishnuvarman I
(d) Agnivarman
(c) Varishavarman

31. Which of the following dynasty of Uttarakhand is mentioned by Hieun Tsang ?
(a) Katyuri
(b) Paurav
(c) Chand
(d) Parmar

32. Rani Karnawati was the regent of whom among the following Parmar Ruler ?
(a) Mahipat Shah
(b) Fateh Shah
(c) Maan Shah
(d) Prithvi Shah

33. Kashipur was earlier known as :
(a) Kartikeypur
(b) Govishan
(c) Katarmal
(d) Lakhanpur

34. Who was the first political leader of Uttarakhand to be jailed during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
(a) Mohan Singh Mehta
(b) Badri Dutt Pandey
(c) Govind Ballabh Pant
(d) Anusuya Prasad Bahuguna

35. ‘Hardoodha’ is associated with :
(a) Goddess Durga
(b) Lord Krishna
(c) Naag Devta
(d) All of the above

36. Chhapeli is a form of
(a) Song
(b) Dance
(c) Ornament
(d) Animal

37. In Uttarakhand the duty of a ‘KAMIN’ was to :
(a) Collect revenue in certain villages
(b) Manage water supply
(c) Collect food from forests
(d) Arrange marriages

38. ‘Hill-Jatra’ was introduced by :
(a) Gurkhas
(b) Britishers
(c) Muslim rulers
(d) King of Tehri

39. Which one of the following fairs is related to fish catching?
(a) Gaucher Fair
(b) Devidhura Fair
(c) Maun Fair
(d) Magh Fair

40. Bhadraj is the Folk-god of
(a) Jaunsar Bawar
(b) Niti Valley
(c) Kali Kumaun
(d) Rath area of Garhwal