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

81. Which of the following writs judiciary can issue to prevent a person from holding a position which he is not entitled to ?
(a) Mandamus
(b) Certiorary
(c) Quo-Warranto
(d) Prohibition

82. Which one of the following is a regulatory body?
(a) National Development Council
(b) Joint Stock Company
(c) Steel Authority of India Ltd.
(d) Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

83. Which Article of the Constitution of India makes provision for District Planning Committee ?
(a) Article 243 ZD
(b) Article 362
(c) Article 356
(d) Article 368

84. To which of the following is the 124th Constitutional Amendment Act related to ?
(a) Reservation to Women in Government Services
(b) Protection Against Atrocities
(c) Protection to Children against abuse
(d) Reservation for economically backward sections.

85. By which Constitutional Amendment was the 12th schedule incorporated in the Indian Constitution ?
(a) 71st Constitutional Amendment
(b) 72nd Constitutional Amendment
(c) 73rd Constitutional Amendment
(d) 74th Constitutional Amendment

86. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India submits his Annual Report to
(a) President of India
(b) Union Minister of Finance
(c) Prime Minister of India
(d) Parliament of India

87. The Chairman of the GST Council is
(a) President of India
(b) Union Finance Minister
(c) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
(d) Prime Minister of India

88. Which Indian State has got the highest rank in NITI Aayog’s Sustainable Development Goals Index-2021 ?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Maharashtra

89. World’s highest movie theatre has been inaugurated in August 2021, at
(a) Ladakh
(b) Sikkim
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Nagaland

90. What is the ‘Human Development Index’ rank of India in the world according to U.N.D.P. Human Development Report 2020 ?
(a) 120
(b) 122
(c) 125
(d) 131

91. For the crop year 2020-21 the foodgrain production target at the national level in India was
(a) 301 million tonnes
(b) 306 million tonnes
(c) 308 million tonnes
(d) 310 million tonnes

92. “Open Market Operations” are the feature of which of the following policy ?
(a) Revenue Policy
(b) Fiscal Policy
(c) Monetary Policy
(d) Labour Policy

93. “National Food Security Mission” was launched in
(a) 2007-08
(b) 2004-05
(c) 2002-03
(d) 2000-01

94. On the basis of Tendulkar methodology, the poverty rate of India for the year 2011-12
(a) 40.62 %
(b) 35.52 %
(c) 29.32 %
(d) 21.92 %

95. Which of the following is the best quality of coal ?
(a) Lignite
(b) Peat
(c) Anthracite
(d) Bituminous

96. Which of the following soils is most suitable for the cultivation of cotton crop ?
(a) Red soil
(b) Black soil
(c) Sandy soil
(d) Alluvial soil

97. As per the census 2011 the literacy rate of India is
(a) 70%
(b) 79%
(c) 71 %
(d) 74.04 %

98. The Main Central Thrust separates
(a) Gangetic Plain and Siwalik Hills
(b) Lesser Himalaya and Siwalik Hills
(c) Greater Himalaya and Lesser Himalaya
(d) Tibatan Plateau and Greater Himalaya

99. Which one of the following is a Constitutional Body ?
(a) University Grants Commission
(b) Competition Commission of India
(c) Election Commission of India
(d) Central Electricity Regulatory Commission

100. The major task of the Sarkaria Commission was to
(a) examine the administrative system of Union Government.
(b) evaluate the performance of Government Expenditure.
(c) re-investigate the Centre – State Relations.
(d) consider the Foreign Direct Investments.