41. Who constitutes the State Finance Commission to review the financial position of the Panchayats in Uttarakhand ?
(a) Governor
(b) Chief Minister
(c) Home Minister
(d) Finance Minister

42. Which year was the Atal New India Challenge (ANIC) started ?
(a) 2015-16
(b) 2018-19
(c) 2020-21
(d) 2014-15

43. Where was the “Rural and Agriculture Development Committee” established ?
(a) Dehradun
(b) Haldwani
(c) Nainital
(d) Pauri

44. In which year was the “Raj Bhavan’ established in Nainital ?
(a) 1857
(b) 1997
(c) 1987
(d) 1897

45. Kumaun Mandal Vikas Nigam and Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam were established on
(a) 30th March, 1971
(b) 31st March, 1973
(c) 31st March, 1976
(d) 30th March, 1980

46. As per the 2011 census the percentage of Schedule Caste among total population of Uttarakhand State is
(a) 12.20%
(b) 18.76%
(c) 21.44 %
(d) 30.56 %

47. Where from did the “Chipko Movement” start?
(a) Tehri
(b) Chamoli
(c) Uttarkashi
(d) Almora

48. The area under forests in Uttarakhand State is
(a) 34651 sq. km.
(b) 30662 sq. km.
(c) 28462 sq. km.
(d) 22462 sq. km.

49. Which mineral is mainly found in Jhiroli (Bageshwar) and Chandak (Pithorgarh) ?
(a) Magnesite
(b) Graphite
(c) Gypsum
(d) Dolomite

50. At which place is the Centre for Aromatic Plants (CAP) in Uttarakhand situated ?
(a) Bhagwanpur
(b) Rudrapur
(c) Kashipur
(d) Selaqui

51. As per census-2011, which district of Uttarakhand had the lowest female literacy?
(a) Udham Singh Nagar
(b) Tehri – Garhwal
(c) Uttarkashi
(d) Dehradun

52. The Uttarakhand Livelihoods Improvement Project for Himalayas (ULIPH) is managed by
(a) Uttarakhand Gramya Vikas Samiti
(b) District Rural Development Agency (DRDA)
(c) Parvatiya Vikas Jan Samiti
(d) None of these

53. Match the facts given in List – I with locations in List – II and find the right answers from codes given below :
.    List – I                     –         List – II
A. Max. Geographical area district – 1. Dehradun
B. Min. Geographical area district – 2. Haridwar
C. Max. population district – 3. Uttarkashi
D. Highest Literacy district – 4. Champawat
Codes :
A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 3 2 4 1

54. Which one of the following items is not included in Primary Sector to estimate Gross State Domestic product of Uttarakhand during the year 2019-20 ?
(a) Animal Husbandry (Livestock)
(b) Forestry and Logging
(c) Mining and Quarrying
(d) None of these

55. On which date was the “Kisan Protsahan Pension Yojna” – initiated by Uttarakhand government ?
(a) 5th June, 2013
(b) 15th August, 2014
(c) 7th April, 2016
(d) 18th May, 2016

56. In which year, for first time, symposium on Environment was proposed at Stockholm?
(a) 1968
(b) 1972
(c) 1980
(d) 1982

57. Isotonic solutions have identical
(a) Vapour pressure
(c) Surface tension
(b) Viscosity
(d) Osmotic pressure

58. Due to which of the following, sky appears to be blue ?
(a) Refraction
(b) Reflection
(c) Diffraction
(d) Scattering

59. Name of the first transgenic animal is
(a) Ravi
(b) Dolly
(c) Gauri
(d) Sharda

60. Which of the following is not a volatile organic compound ?
(a) Acetaldehyde
(b) Formaldehyde
(c) Hydrochloric Acid
(d) Dichloromethane