UKPSC Lower PCS Pre Exam – 10 Nov 2016 (Official Answer Key)

Uttarakhand Public Service Commission Conduct the UKPSC Lower PCS (Nayab Tehsildar) Exam 2016. UKPSC Lower PCS (Nayab Tehsildar) Pre Exam Paper held on 10 November 2016. UKPSC Lower PCS (Nayab Tehsildar)  Exam Paper 2016 with Answer Key Available here. 

Exam – UKPSC Lower PCS (Nayab Tehsildar) 2016
Paper –  General Studies
Date of Exam – 10 November 2016
Total Questions – 150

Uttarakhand Lower PCS (Nayab Tehsildar) Exam 2016
(Official Answer Key)

PART – I (GENERAL STUDIES)

1. Which district of Uttarakhand has the maximum forest area ?
(a) Uttarkashi
(b) Pauri Garhwal
(c) Nainital
(d) Chamoli

2. Match the Lakes given in List-I with the Location in List-II and find the right answer from codes given below :

Codes :
.  A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 2 1 3 4
(d) 4 2 1 3

3. Which tributary of Alaknanda river has its confluence at Rudraprayag ?
(a) Dhauli Ganga
(b) Birahi Ganga
(c) Pindar
(d) Mandakini

4. Which Himalayan zone receives highest rain during monsoon period ?
(a) Shivaliks
(b) Outer Himalaya
(c) Inner Himalaya
(d) Equal in the above three

5. Which soil is most suitable for the cultivation of Tea crop ?
(a) Pasture soil
(b) Brown, red and yellow soil
(c) Sandy soil
(d) Light clay alluvial soil

6. As per the Census 2011, in Uttarakhand district Nainital stands at
(a) 2nd place
(b) 3rd place
(c) 4th place
(d) 6th place

7. Which one of the following tribe traded with Tibet, before 1962 China War ?
(a) Raji
(b) Boxa
(c) Bhotiya
(d) Tharu

8. At which place people of Uttarakhand vowed not to follow the “Coolie Begar”, in January 1921 ?
(a) Bageshwar
(b) Someshwar
(c) Rameswar
(d) Pancheswar

9. ‘Koteswara’ – dam is being constructed on the river
(a) Alaknanda
(b) Dhauli Ganga
(c) Bhagirathi
(d) Birahi Ganga

10. The first dairy federation of Uttarakhand was established at
(a) Dehradun
(b) U.S. Nagar
(c) Haridwar
(d) Haldwani

11. In which year the “Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reform Act” was passed ?
(a) 1950 AD
(b) 1951 AD
(c) 1952 AD
(d) 1953 AD

12. In which year the Garhwal Division was established ?
(a) 1964
(b) 1969
(c) 1972
(d) 1982

13. How many seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes in Uttarakhand Assembly ?
(a) 01
(b) 02
(c) 03
(d) 04

14. Operation Smile of Uttarakhand police is related to
(a) Children
(b) Old person
(c) Women
(d) Transport

15. ‘Mudra Rakshas’, who died in June 2016, is famous as
(a) Theatre Director
(b) Classical Singer
(c) Sanskrit Scholar
(d) Hindi Novelist

16. Under which article the ‘President Rule’ was imposed in Uttarakhand in the year 2016 ?
(a) 346
(b) 376
(c) 356
(d) 386

17. Name the harmful chemical used in Bread preparation ?
(a) Ethyle Bromate
(b) Potassium Bromate
(c) Calcium Carbonate
(d) Methyl Chloride

18. Which group is known as the first ethnic group of Uttarakhand ?
(a) Kol
(b) Kuninda
(c) Ban Raji
(d) Hoona

19. Where was the first capital of Panwar Rulers ?
(a) Srinagar
(b) Tehri
(c) Devalgarh
(d) Chandpur Garhi

20. Who was the editor of the “Garhwali Samachar Patra” ?
(a) Vishwambhar Datt Chandola
(b) Lalita Prasad Naithani
(c) Mukundi Lal
(d) Suman