UKPSC RO/ARO Pre Exam Paper – 17 December 2023 (Official Answer Key)

61. Which of the following National Park is the largest in terms of area?
(a) Corbett
(b) Valley of Flowers
(c) Gangotri
(d) Rajaji

62. Which of the following pair is NOT correctly matched ?
River – Hydro-power Project
(a) Asan – Kulhal
(b) Bhilangana – Maneri-Bhali
(c) Alaknanda – Vishnuprayag
(d) Bhagirathi – Koteshwaram

63. Which of the following district of Uttarakhand has maximum forest area (%) as per India – State of Forest Report-2021 ?
(a) Nainital
(b) Uttarkashi
(c) Chamoli
(d) Champawat

64. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Kushkalyan Bugyal — Tehri Garhwal
(b) Dayara Bugyal — Rudraprayag
(c) Bedni Bugyal — Chamoli
(d) Khaliya Bugyal — Pithoragarh

65. In the year 1928-29 the court of Tehri hired the services of Dr. F. Heske as Forest Advisor. He was inhabitant of which country?
(a) Italy
(b) Germany
(c) France
(d) Spain

66. In which year did Gardner implement the first Revenue Settlement of Kumaun and Garhwal ?
(a) 1799
(b) 1815
(c) 1856
(d) 1902

67. Who was the last ruler of the undivided Garhwal Kingdom?
(a) Sudarshan Shah
(b) Mahipat Shah
(c) Fateh Shah
(d) Pradyuman Shah

68. Who was the first elected member of Lok Sabha from Garhwal Parliamentary Constituency?
(a) Bhakta Darshan
(b) Kamlendumati Shah
(c) D.D. Pant
(d) Mukundi Lal

69. How many seats are reserved for women in Panchayati Raj institutions of Uttarakhand?
(a) 33 percent
(b) 40 percent
(c) 50 percent
(d) 55 percent

70. In which district of Uttarakhand, production of sugarcane is the maximum?
(a) Nainital
(b) Udham Singh Nagar
(c) Dehradun
(d) Bageshwar

71. The fiscal deficit of Uttarakhand budget 2023-24 is targeted at:
(a) 2.7 percent of GSDP
(c) 1.8 percent of GSDP
(b) 2.0 percent of GSDP
(d) 1.5 percent of GSDP

72. Which one of the following is the largest hydro-power project of Uttarakhand?
(a) Kotli-Bhel hydro-power project
(c) Maneri-Bhali hydro-power project
(b) Vishnuprayag hydro-power project
(d) Tehri hydro-power project

73. ‘Char Dham’ project underway in Uttarakhand is related to which of the following works?
(a) Road construction
(c) Pollution control
(b) Upkeep of temples
(d) Cleanliness of city areas

74. Which one of the following crops is not grown in Uttarakhand?
(a) Apple
(b) Litchi
(c) Coconut
(d) Sweet Orange

75. An important objective of Forest Policy of Uttarakhand is :
(a) To establish environmental stability and ecological balance
(b) Rural development
(c) Rural employment programme
(d) None of these

76. Irrigated agricultural land in Uttarakhand is known as:
(a) Talou/Talaon
(b) Jalou/Jalaon
(c) Uprou/Upraon
(d) Khel

77. In which of the following group of districts is ‘Char Dham’ (Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badri and Kedar) of Uttarakhand situated?
(a) Uttarkashi – Chamoli – Tehri
(c) Uttarkashi – Rudraprayag – Tehri
(b) Uttarkashi – Tehri – Pauri
(d) Uttarkashi – Rudraprayag – Chamoli

78. What is the chemical name of Vitamin E ?
(a) Riboflavin
(b) Calciferol
(c) Niacin
(d) Tocopherol

79. In a food chain herbivores are:
(a) Primary consumers
(c) Secondary consumers
(b) Producers
(d) Decomposers

80. Quinine popular malaria drug is obtained from
(a) Fruits of cinchona
(b) Bark of cinchona
(c) Roots of cinchona
(d) Leaves of cinchona