Uttarakhand General Knowledge Question

1. The first leader of the country who owned the responsibility of poverty and backwardness of Uttarakhand was—
(A) Atal Behari Bajpai
(B) Lal Krishan Adwani
(C) Mrs. Indra Gandhi
(D) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
Ans : (C)

2. What is the main cause of the formation of Uttarakhand ?
(A) Land and identity of hilly people
(B) Backwardness, poverty, inconvenience and migration
(C) Protection of hill peoples culture
(D) Political awarness of hilly people
Ans : (B)

3. Among the High Courts of the country, the Uttarakhand High Court ranks—
(A) 18th
(B) 19th
(C) 20th
(D) 21st
Ans : (C)

4. On which day is ‘Green-day’ celebrated in Uttarakhand ?
(A) 3rd July
(B) 5th July
(C) 8th July
(D) 15th July
Ans : (B)

5. How many districts are there in Uttarakhand ?
(A) 10
(B) 12
(C) 13
(D) 15
Ans : (C)

6. According to 2001 census the total population of Uttarakhand is—
(A) 80.75 Lac
(B) 84.39 Lac
(C) 85.89 Lac
(D) 82.69 Lac
Ans : (B)

7. Where is the I.M.A. (Indian Military Academy) situated?
(A) Dehradun
(B) Pithoragarh
(C) Udham Singh Nagar
(D) Almora
Ans : (A)

8. Where is Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy situated?
(A) Dehradun
(B) Mussoorie
(C) Nainital
(D) Almora
Ans : (B)

9. In which district of Uttarakhand is the state forest services college situated?
(A) Nainital
(B) Sri Nagar
(C) Dehradun
(D) Pauri
Ans : (C)

10. Chipko Movement is related with—
(A) Forest conservation
(B) Wild life conservation
(C) Air conservation
(D) Water conservation
Ans : (A)

11. In which of the following districts are the maximum no. of scheduled tribes people found?
(A) Nainital
(B) Dehradun
(C) Tehri Garhwal
(D) Pithoragarh
Ans : (A)

12. What is the percentage of forested area in Uttarakhand ?
(A) 60%
(B) 61%
(C) 63%
(D) 49%
Ans : (C)

13. The specific identity of Uttarakhand is—
(A) Hilly culture
(B) Natural beauty
(C) Population
(D) Over all development
Ans : (B)

14. When was the U.P. reorganisation Bill passed in Lok Sabha ?
(A) 1st August, 2000
(B) 5th August, 2000
(C) 28th August, 2000
(D) 30th August, 2000
Ans : (A)

15. Papers were thrown in U.P. Assembly for the formation of Uttarakhand on—
(A) 19th August, 1994
(B) 19th August, 1995
(C) 19th August, 1996
(D) 19th August, 1997
Ans : (A)

16. Among the past glories of the state Chandan Singh Garhwali was—
(A) A man of literature
(B) A politician
(C) A freedom fighter
(D) A doctor
Ans : (C)

17. Total no. of seats in Lok Sabha for Uttarakhand is—
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 2
Ans : (B)

18. The proposed no. of Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha members is—
(A) 60
(B) 70
(C) 75
(D) 80
Ans : (B)

19. The 1991-2001 decadal increase in the population of Uttarakhand is—
(A) 20%
(B) 21%
(C) 20.41%
(D) 18.2%
Ans : (C)

20. Main source of income of Uttarakhand is—
(A) Energy
(B) Forest resources and tourism
(C) Industry
(D) Agriculture
Ans : (B)

21. The world famous ‘Valley of flowers’ is situated at—
(A) Nainital
(B) Chamoli
(C) Uttar Kashi
(D) Pauri
Ans : (B)

22. Which one of the following districts has largest no. of peoples (population) ?
(A) Nainital
(B) Dehradun
(C) Haridwar
(D) Udham Singh Nagar
Ans : (C)

23. Who is known as ‘Garh Keshari’ of state?
(A) Sunder Lal Bahuguna
(B) Hemwati Nandan Bhauguna
(C) Ansuiya Prasad Bahuguna
(D) Vijay Bahuguna
Ans : (C)

24. Who is known as the Kumaon Keshari of the state?
(A) Badri Prasad Pandey
(B) Hemwati Nandan Bhauguna
(C) Murli Manohar Joshi
(D) Kashi Singh Airie
Ans : (A)

25. The first Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court is—
(A) Justice P.C. Verma
(B) Justice M.C. Jain
(C) Justice A.A. Desai
(D) Justice A. Vanketchalliya
Ans : (C)

26. Who among the following has been the Vice-Chancellor of Kumaon University?
(A) Dr. Ramsher Singh
(B) M.D. Uppadhyay
(C) G.L. Shah
(D) Chand Lal Shah
Ans : (B)

27. Which of the following temples is situated at Kedar Nath?
(A) Vishnu
(B) Shiva
(C) Brahma
(D) Kali
Ans : (B)

28. Where is the Sahastradhara water fall ?
(A) Badri Nath
(B) Dehradun
(C) Pithoragarh
(D) Kedar Nath
Ans : (B)

29. Where is the Har-Ki-Pauri situated at the bank of river Ganga?
(A) Haridwar
(B) Prayag
(C) Raj Ghat
(D) Rishikesh
Ans : (A)

30. Where is the Building Research Institute and Structural Engineering Centres?
(A) Kanpur
(B) Delhi
(C) Roorkee
(D) Gorakhpur
Ans : (C)

31. Antibiotic medicines manufacturing factory with the collaboration of Russia ts located in which of the following districts?
(A) Rishikesh
(B) Nainital
(C) Dehradun
(D) Tehri Garhwal
Ans : (A)

32. Corbett National Park is situated in which district of Uttarakhand ?
(A) Chamoli
(B) Nainital
(C) Rishikesh
(D) Garhwal
Ans : (B)

33. Which of the following pilgrimage centres is a place of re-establishment of Hindu religion by Shankracharya ?
(A) Haridwar
(B) Badri Nath
(C) Kader Nath
(D) Rishikesh
Ans : (B)

34. In which of the following hilly places famous is ‘Kempti fall’ situated ?
(A) Lansdowne
(B) Mussoorie
(C) Nainital
(D) Tapovan
Ans : (B)

35. Where is the Survey Department of India situated in Uttarakhand ?
(A) Dehradun
(B) Nainital
(C) Almora
(D) Pithoragarh
Ans : (A)

36. Which of the following places is situated at the highest point at Uttarakhand ?
(A) Dehradun
(B) Nainital
(C) Mussoorie
(D) Ranikhet
Ans : (C)

37. Which one of the following was the summer capital during the British period?
(A) Mussoorie
(B) Nainital
(C) Ranikhet
(D) Sri Nagar
Ans : (B)

38. Where is the Sat-tal lake situated at Uttarakhand ?
(A) Nainital
(B) Chamoli
(C) Almora
(D) Pauri
Ans : (A)

39. Which one of the following is known as the queen of hills of Uttarakhand ?
(A) Mussoorie
(B) Ranikhet
(C) SriNagar
(D) Badri Nath
Ans : (A)

40. Where is the National Indian Military College situated?
(A) Dehradun
(B) Nainital
(C) Mussoorie
(D) Pithoragarh
Ans : (A)

41. Which one of the following places is reserved for Scheduled Caste?
(A) Tehri
(B) Garhwal
(C) Haridwar
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)

42. Where is the Tapovan at Uttarakhand situated?
(A) Rishikesh
(B) Nainital
(C) Almora
(D) Haridwar
Ans : (A)

43. Where is the museum situated at Uttarakhand ?
(A) Mussoorie
(B) Nainital
(C) Ranikhet
(D) Dehradun
Ans : (D)

44. Which of the following passes is in Uttarakhand ?
(A) Mana
(B) Darma
(C) Kungri-Bigri
(D) Lipulekh
Ans : (A)

45. Where is the China peak situated?
(A) Chamoli
(B) Almora
(C) Uttar Kashi
(D) Nainital
Ans : (D)

46. Where is the Bhart Heavy Electrical Limited situated?
(A) Haridwar
(B) Bhim-Tal
(C) Kotdwar
(D) Nainital
Ans : (A)

47. How many Polytechnic colleges are there in Uttarakhand ?
(A) 7
(B) 6
(C) 5
(D) 8
Ans : (C)

48. Where does the Bhotia tribe?
(A) Punjab
(B) Bihat
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Haryana
Ans : (C)

49. From Geographical point of view in how many regions can the Uttarakhand be divided?
(A) 4
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 2
Ans : (D)

50. How many universities are there in Uttarakhand ?
(A) 5
(B) 10
(C) 3
(D) 11
Ans : (D)