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Daily UKPSC / UKSSSC MCQs : Uttarakhand
04 November, 2025
Q1. Which scholar discovered 73 cup-marks at Naulagram in the Western Ramganga Valley?
(A) Yashwant Kathauch
(B) Rivett-Carnac
(C) Yashodhar Mathpal
(D) M. P. Joshi
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Explanation: Dr. Yashodhar Mathpal discovered 73 cup-marks at Naulagram in the Western Ramganga Valley. This discovery serves as evidence of the wide spread of the Megalithic Culture in the Uttarakhand region.
Q2. Who discovered the cup-marks in Devidhura?
(A) Rivett-Carnac
(B) M. P. Joshi
(C) Yashodhar Mathpal
(D) Yashwant Kathauch
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Explanation: Dr. M. P. Joshi discovered the cup-marks in the Devidhura region. His findings proved that the Megalithic Culture was not confined to a single area but was spread across various parts of Uttarakhand.
Q3. Which scholar discovered the cup-marks at Mandal near Gopeshwar and at Gwad and other places in the Western Nayar Valley?
(A) Rivett-Carnac
(B) Yashodhar Mathpal
(C) Yashwant Kathauch
(D) M. P. Joshi
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Explanation: Dr. Yashwant Kathauch discovered the cup-marks at Mandal near Gopeshwar and at Gwad and other places in the Western Nayar Valley. This indicates that the Megalithic Culture also developed in the Garhwal region.
Q4. In the Cist Megalithic Culture, what was the purpose of the stone-built structures?
(A) For religious worship
(B) As tombs or burial sites
(C) For water storage
(D) As agricultural tools
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Explanation: In the Cist Megalithic Culture, stone-built structures were used as tombs or burial monuments. These structures reflect the ancient community’s funeral customs and their spiritual beliefs concerning life and death.
Q5. Which is considered to be the first human group to inhabit Uttarakhand?
(A) Kirata
(B) Naga
(C) Kol
(D) Khasa
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Explanation: The Kol are considered to be the earliest human group to have settled in Uttarakhand. They are associated with the region’s primitive human civilization and are regarded as its earliest known inhabitants.
