UKPSC Upper Subordinate Services (Preliminary) Exam Paper 03 April 2022 (Official Answer Key)

61. In which year VAT was introduced in Uttarakhand ?
(a) 2007
(b) 2010
(c) 2012
(d) 2005

62. Which among the following animal is called as – “Ploughers of the soil” ?
(a) Earthworm
(b) Snake
(c) Frog
(d) None of these

63. Scurvy disease is caused by the deficiency of which vitamin ?
(a) Vitamin A
(b) Vitamin B12
(c) Vitamin C
(d) Vitamin D

64. The sperms used for artificial insemination of cattle are stored in :
(a) Liquid nitrogen
(b) Dry ice
(c) Liquid oxygen
(d) Liquid ammonia

65. To which of the following chemical groups – Cellulose belongs ?
(a) Carbohydrates
(b) Proteins
(c) Lipids
(d) Nucleic acids

66. Two bacteria found to be very useful in genetic engineering experiments are
(a) Nitrosomonas and Kliebsiella
(b) Escherichia coli and Agrobacterium
(c) Nitrobacter and Azotobacter
(d) Rhizobium and Diplococcus

67. A transition zone between two biological communities is referred to as :
(a) Ecosystem
(b) Ecotone
(c) Ecad
(d) Eco-barrier

68. If any one input is HIGH (or 1), and output is also HIGH (or 1), such Gate is :
(a) OR Gate
(b) AND Gate
(C) NOT Gate
(d) NOR Gate

69. The output C of given logic circuit is :

(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) A
(d) B

70. IP addresses are used on which layer of OSI reference model ?
(a) Network Layer
(b) Application Layer
(c) Transport Layer
(d) Datalink Layer

71. Which of the following is primary memory in Computer System ?
(a) Hard Disk
(b) Compact Disk
(c) RAM
(d) Pen Drive

72. Which of the following is function of Control Unit in CPU ?
(a) Decode Program Instruction
(b) Perform Logical Operations
(c) Stores Programme
(d) None of these

73. Light travels at a maximum speed in :
(a) Air
(b) Water
(c) Vacuum
(d) None of these

74. At which place in Uttarakhand did the Indian Meteorological Department install a Doppler Weather Radar?
(a) Dehradun
(b) Chakrata
(c) Mukteshwar
(d) Chamoli

75. In which year the Forest Research Institute was established in India ?
(a) 1896
(b) 1906
(c) 1910
(d) 1950

76. Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary has been established for the conservation of which animal ?
(a) Himalayan Musk Deer
(b) Elephant
(c) Snow Leopard
(d) Monal

77. Which of the following is a state tree of Uttarakhand ?
(a) Sal
(b) Teak
(c) Buransh
(d) Brahma Kamal

78. Who among the following was awarded Nobel Peace Prize – 2021 ?
(a) Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov
(b) Benjamin List and David MacMillan
(c) World Food Programme
(d) Abiy Ahmed

79. Who is the first Indian woman to scale Mt. Annapurna ?
(a) Arunima Sinha
(b) Priyanka Mohite
(c) Shivangi Pathak
(d) Anita Devi

80. In which year India’s highest Civilian Honour ‘Bharat Ratna’ was awarded to Late Lata Mangeshkar ?
(a) 2001
(b) 1998
(c) 2009
(d) 1996