Uttarakhand General Knowledge Question

102. After reorganisation of states in November 2000, Uttarakhand stands—
(A) 25th
(B) 26th
(C) 27th
(D) 28th
Ans : (C)

103. Extent of Uttarakhand state is—
(A) Length—East to West 258 km. Breadth—North to South 420 km.
(B) Length—East to West 358 km. Breadth—North to South 320 km.
(C) Length—East to West 368 km. Breadth—North to South 325 km.
(D) Length—East to West 370 km. Breadth—North to South 330 km.
Ans : (B)

104. Last king of Uttarakhand is known—
(A) Bamshah
(B) Pradhuman Shah
(C) Harsh Dev Joshi
(D) Manvendra Shah
Ans : (B)

105: The capital (Temporary) of Uttarakhand is—
(A) Dehradun
(B) Gairsain
(C) Nainital
(D) Kalagarh
Ans : (A)

106. The cultivated land in Uttarakhand is—
(A) 10.5%
(B) 12.5%
(C) 13.5%
(D) 14.5%
Ans : (B)

107. The density of population of Uttarakhand according to 2001 is—
(A) 150
(B) 159
(C) 160
(D) 161
Ans : (B)

108. The percentage of total literacy in Uttarakhand is—
(A) 70%
(B) 75%
(C) 71.6%
(D) 67.75%
Ans : (C)

109. Female literacy in Uttarakhand is—
(A) 60%
(B) 56.9%
(C) 65.75%
(D) 80.20%
Ans : (B)

110. The sex ratio in Uttarakhand is—
(A) 947
(B) 959
(C) 962
(D) 965
Ans : (C)

111. Maximum female literacy in Uttarakhand is—
(A) Nainital
(B) Dehradun
(C) Almora
(D) Garhwal
Ans : (B)

112. From the point of view of earthquakes, the Uttarakhand has been kept in zone—
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 4 and 5
Ans : (D)

113. Which is the first state in the country, which established Hazard Management Ministry ?
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Himachal
(C) Assarn
(D) Gujarat
Ans : (A)

114. Source of origin of the Ganga is—
(A) Gomukh
(B) Gangotri
(C) Badri Nath
(D) Yamunotri
Ans : (B)

115. At which place does the Ganga enter the plains area?
(A) Haridwar
(B) Dehradun
(C) Moradabad
(D) Garh-Mukteshwar
Ans : (A)

116. Who was the first Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?
(A) Nityanand Swami
(B) Surjeet Singh Barnala
(C) Govind Ballabh Pant
(D) Narain Dutt Tiwari
Ans : (A)

117. Which of the following dams is Sunder Lal Bahuguna opposing?
(A) Pancheshwar Dam
(B) Kisau Dam
(C) Tehri Dam
(D) Lakhwar Dam
Ans : (C)

118. Where is the Sanjeevani whose description is found in the Ramayan ?
(A) Himalayan region
(B) Siberia
(C) Darzeeling
(D) Solan
Ans : (A)

119. Who founded Nainital ?
(A) William Douglas
(B) Berro
(C) Venus
(D) Gorge
Ans : (B)

120. Why is the Pancheshwar Dam project in controversy ?
(A) For the interest of Nepalies
(B) For Indo-Nepal controversy
(C) For the protection of bio-resources
(D) No reason
Ans : (C)

121. Where is the hard base camp of Mansarovar Pilgrimage located?
(A) Almora
(B) Bageshwar
(C) Pithoragarh
(D) Champawat
Ans : (C)

122. When did the earthquake occur in Uttar Kashi ?
(A) In 1990
(B) In 1991
(C) In 1992
(D) In 1998
Ans : (B)

123. The national poet Sumitra Nandan Pant was the resident of—
(A) Kausani (Almora)
(B) Nainital
(C) Bageshwar
(D) Almora
Ans : (A)

124. Kaushik Samiti recommended the appropriate place for Uttarakhand capital—
(A) Dehradun
(B) Gairsain
(C) Haridwar
(D) Haldwani
Ans : (B)

125. What is ‘Milam’ ?
(A) A Glacier
(B) A river
(C) A pass
(D) A mountain range
Ans : (A)

126. Who said “Ranikhet is one of the beautiful hill stations of Uttarakhand” ?
(A) Justice William C. Douglas
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Rajendra Prasad
(D) Sumitra Nandan Pant
Ans : (A)

127. At which place does river Bhagirathi merge with Mandakini ?
(A) Rudra Prayag
(B) Tehri
(C) Dev Prayag
(D) Rishikesh
Ans : (C)

128. The origin of Pindar river is from—
(A) Milam
(B) Badri Nath
(C) Pindari glacier
(D) Kedar Nath
Ans : (C)

129. Who availed the longest term of Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, elected from Uttarakhand ?
(A) Chaudhari Charan Singh
(B) Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna
(C) Govind Ballabh Pant
(D) Narain Dutt Tiwari
Ans : (C)

130. Where is the Naina-Saini aerodrome in Uttarakhand ?
(A) Dehradun
(B) Pithoragh
(C) Pant Nagar
(D) Nainital
Ans : (B)

131. The Council of Ministers in Uttarakhand was formed on—
fA) 20th November, 2000
(B) 18th November, 2000
(C) 19th November, 2000
(D) 9th November, 2000
Ans : (D)

132. Which of the following universities has been given the status of I.I.T. ?
(A) Kumaon University
(B) Garhwal University
(C) Gurukul Kangri University
(D) Roorkee University
Ans : (D)

133. Where is the Jawahar Lal Nehru Mountaineering Institute ‘?
(A) Dehradun
(B) Uttar Kashi
(C) Chamoli
(D) Bageshwar
Ans : (B)

134. Where is the Tiffin Top situated?
(A) Nainital
(B) Bhimtal
(C) Haldwani
(D) Ranikhet
Ans : (A)

135. Where has an I.I.T. in collaboration with I.I.T. Switzerland been opened?
(A) Dehradun
(B) Nainital
(C) Chamoli
(D) Almora
Ans : (B)

136. Who has been appointed the 1st Advocate General of Uttarakhand ?
(A) Sudhansu Dhulia
(B) Nanda Ballabh Tiwari
(C) U. K. Uniyal
(D) G. C. S. Rawat
Ans : (A)

137. Who was appointed the first Registrar General of Uttarakhand High Court?
(A) L. P. Nathani
(B) G. C. S. Rawat
(C) M. M. Ghandiyal
(D) Sudhansu Dhulia
Ans : (B)

138. Who was the first Prime Minister to announce the formation of Uttarakhand state on indepences day’?
(A) Atal Bihari Bajpai
(B) Rajeev Gandhi
(C) Chandrashekhar
(D) H. D. Devgowda
Ans : (D)

139. Who was the first regional leader to think about the formation of Uttarakhand ?
(A) Inder Singh Nayal
(B) Nityanand Swami
(C) Dr. Indra Hirdayesh
(D) Badri Dutt Pandey
Ans : (D)

140. By which name is the Haridwar known ‘?
(A) Kumbh Nagri
(B) Sant Nagri
(C) Ganga Nagri
(D) (A) and (B) both
Ans : (D)

141. Chief of the Army General B.C. Joshi was the resident of—
(A) Chamoli
(B) Dehradun
(C) Nainital
(D) Almora
Ans : (D)

142. Who was the first Commissioner of Uttarakhand ?
(A) Mr. Gardener
(B) Mr. Robert
(C) Mr. Jim
(D) Mr. William Douglas
Ans : (A)

143. When was the Gurukul Kangri Museum Haridwar established?
(A) 1907-08
(B) 1910-11
(C) 1905-06
(D) 1960-61
Ans : (A)

144. Ex-central Minister Satpal Maharaj is originally—
(A) A Politician
(B) A Environmentalist
(C) A Spiritual Guru
(D) A Literate
Ans : (C)

145. First D.G.P. (Director General Police) Sir Ashok Kant Saran belongs to—
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Uttarakhand
Ans : (D)

146. British woman Hielamen known as ‘Sarla Bahen’ her working field was—
(A) Reform in Uttarakhand state
(B) Medical services in Uttarakhand state
(C) Organis’ation of freedom fighting in the state
(D) Propagation of Christianity -in the state
Ans : (C)

147. Ajay Vikram Singh, the First Administrator of the state is a—
(A) Director General of Police
(B) Home Secretary
(C) Chief Secretary
(D) Chlcf Justice
Ans : (C)

148. The Commission for Uttarakhand was—
(A) Fazal Ali Commission
(B) Kaushik Commission
(C) Pant Commission
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

149. The capital of Katyuri King was—
(A) Katyuri
(B) Baijnath
(C) Mussoorie
(D) Almora
Ans : (B)

150. Who presented the 1st budget (State Budget) 2001-2002, on 3rd May, 2001 in Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha ?
(A) Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
(B) Nitya Nand Swami
(C) Prakash Pant
(D) Matwar Singh Bhandari
Ans : (A)