Uttarakhand Forest Guard (Van Arakshi) Exam 09 April 2023 (Official Answer Key)

81. Which one of the following has been appointed the Director General of Uttarakhand State Council for Science & Technology (UCOST) by the Government of Uttarakhand?
(a) Dr. Rajendra Dobhal
(b) Dr. Anil Prakash Joshi
(c) Prof. Durgesh Pant
(d) None of the above

82. Trainees of Nehru Mountaineering Institute died due to an avalanche in Oct. 2022 at which of the following peaks?
(a) Labachu – 1
(b) Chandrabhaga
(c) Dropadi ka Danda-2
(d) Hanuman Tibba

83. Under Swachch Bharat Mission (Rural) Uttarakhand became the ______ State to be free from Defecation in open.
(a) Second
(b) Third
(c) Fourth
(d) Fifth

84. Which of the following district has maximum forest area as per Forest Survey of India Report 2021 ?
(a) Chamoli
(b) Dehradun
(c) Pithoragarh
(d) Uttarkashi

85. With reference to alpine musk deer consider the following statements:
1. Solitary animal, observing them in captivity is difficult.
2. It is listed as least concern IUCN Red data list.
3. The species is threatened by poaching in Uttarakhand.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) Only 1 and 2
(b) Only 1 and 3
(c) Only 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3

86. Who among the following is the author of “Akshansh Darpan”?
(a) Nain Singh
(b) Kishan Singh
(c) Man Singh
(d) R.S. Tolia

87. Which of the following pair is NOT correctly matched?
(a) Borasu Pass – Uttarkashi
(b) Barahoti Pass – Uttarkashi
(c) Tunjan Pass – Chamoli
(d) Lamkhaga Pass – Uttarkashi

88. Govind Wild Life Sanctuary is situated in which of the following district?
(a) Uttarkashi
(b) Chamoli
(c) Nainital
(d) Almora

89. Who among the following is the author of “The Chipko Movement: A Peoples’ History”?
(a) Sunder Lal Bahuguna
(b) Chandi Prasad Bhatt
(c) Ramesh Chandra
(d) Shekhar Pathak

90. Which of the following Urban Centre of Uttarakhand has registered highest negative population growth (%) during 2001-2011 ?
(a) Landsdowne Cantonment Board
(b) Almora Cantonment Board
(c) Dehradun Cantonment Board
(d) Roorkee Cantonment Board

91. Which of the following are the tributaries of River Kali ?
(a) Pindar and Dhauli Ganga
(b) Eastern Dhauli and Kuthi – Yankti
(c) Song and Khoh
(d) Dabka and Nihal

92. Who is the author of the book “Hari Bhari Ummeed” ?
(a) Pushpesh Pant
(b) Sunder Lal Bahuguna
(c) Chandi Prasad Bhatt
(d) Shekhar Pathak

93. Under the rule of Panwar dynasty ‘Supkarpati’ __________ was the
(a) Security officer of King
(b) Incharge of Royal Kitchen
(c) Chief Administrative Officer
(d) Prince

94. In 1886 who represented Uttarakhand in the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress ?
(a) Jwaladatt Joshi
(b) Munshi Sadanand Sanwal
(c) Badridatt Pandey
(d) Buddhi Ballabh Pant

95. Which Panwar ruler went to Mughal emperor Jahangir’s court with gifts?
(a) Manshah
(b) Balbhadra shah
(c) Shyam Shah
(d) None of the above

96. According to the report of Uttarakhand Migration Commission, which one of the following districts has got the maximum number of “Ghost Villages”?
(a) Haridwar
(b) Dehradun
(c) Udhamsingh Nagar
(d) Pauri

97. Pappu Karki was associated with which form of art?
(a) Music
(b) Dance
(c) Painting
(d) Sculpture

98. In which year did the Kumaun Parishad merge with congress?
(a) 1923
(b) 1925
(d) 1931
(c) 1926

99. In which district of Uttarakhand the famous ‘Neelkanth-Mahadev’ Temple is situated?
(a) Tehri Garhwal
(b) Pauri Garhwal
(c) Uttarkashi
(d) Chamoli

100. Which of the following pair is NOT correctly matched?
(a) Gona Landslides – 1893
(c) Tawaghat Landslide – 1998
(b) Nainital Landslide – 1880
(d) Karmi Landslide – 1983