Uttarakhand Lower PCS Pre Exam 12 Dec 2021 (Official Answer Key)

61. Which of the followings is not an Operating System ?
(a) Unix
(b) Linux
(c) Java
(d) Windows-11

62. A diode can be used to
(a) amplify electrical signal
(b) convert alternating current to direct current
(c) produce electrical signal
(d) produce gamma rays

63. Which of the followings is best indicator of Sulphur dioxide pollution ?
(a) Bryophytes
(b) Lichens
(c) Ferns
(d) Algae

64. The nitrogenous waste-uric acid is excreted out by
(a) Human
(b) Birds
(c) Lizards
(d) Birds and Lizards both

65. Who started the famous Newspaper the ‘Indian Opinion’?
(a) Raja Mahendra Pratap
(b) Lala Hardayal
(c) Mohandas Karam Chand Gandhi
(d) None of above

66. Wardha Scheme of Education was proposed by
(a) Dr. Radha Krishnan
(b) D.S. Kothari
(c) W.W. Hunter
(d) Mahatma Gandhi

67. There are sixteen chromosomes in leaf of a gymnosperm. How many chromosomes would occur in its endosperm ?
(a) Eight
(b) Thirty two
(c) Sixty four
(d) Twenty four

68. Pheromones are example of
(a) Growth hormones
(c) Ectohormones
(b) Endohormones
(d) None of the above

69. To which movement was ‘Teenkathiya Contract related ?
(a) Champaran Satyagraha
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Quit India Movement
(d) Salt Satyagraha

70. What was the theme of 16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas ?
(a) Contributing to Aatmanirbhar Bharat
(b) Apna Bharat, Apna Gaurav
(c) Stand up India, Start up India
(d) None of the above

71. Who is the recipient of Sahitya Academic Award for Hindi Poetry in 2020 ?
(a) Anamika
(b) Ramesh Kuntal Megh
(c) Chitra Mudgal
(d) Nand Kishore Acharya

72. Who is presently the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi ?
(a) Kiran Bedi
(b) Tejendra Khanna
(c) Najeeb Jung
(d) Anil Baijal

73. Who has been appointed as the new president of FICCI for 2020-2021 ?
(a) Sangita Reddy
(b) Udday Shankar
(c) Vijay Gokhle
(d) Aditya Birla

74. Which of the following players has won Gold Medal in Athletics in Tokyo Paralympics ?
(a) Pramod Bhagat
(b) Sumit Antil
(c) Manish Narwal
(d) Krishna Nagar

75. 108th Indian Science Congress will be hosted in 2022, at
(a) Gandhinagar
(b) Silchar
(c) Pune
(d) New Delhi

76. To which Country are the winners of Nobel Peace Prize 2021 related ?
(a) Egypt and Australia
(b) Malaysia and Italy
(c) Philippines and Russia
(d) Germany and Japan

77. Who is the fifth winner of the ‘High Commissioner for a Day’ contest organized to celebrate International Girl Child Day ?
(a) Sanjana Kumari
(b) Rudrali Patil
(c) Chaitanya Venkateswaran
(d) Aditi Maheshwari

78. Who was regarded as the father of Electric telegraph in India ?
(a) Lord Canning
(b) William Bentinck
(c) Lord Dalhousie
(d) None of above

79. Who was the biographer of A.O. Hume and who later became the President of Indian National Congress ?
(a) H.S. Olcott
(b) A.C. Banerjee
(c) Subramania Iyer
(d) William Wedderburn

80. Which one of the following cannot be dissolved but can be abolished ?
(a) State Legislative Assembly
(b) State Legislative Council
(c) Rajya Sabha
(d) Lok Sabha