Uttarakhand General Knowledge Question

51. Which of the following countries, boundaries touch the Uttarakhand state?
(A) Nepal-Pakistan
(B) Tibet-Pakistan
(C) Tibet-China
(D) Tibet-Nepal
Ans : (D)

52. What is Chanchari ?
(A) Dance
(B) Art
(C) Music
(D) Literature
Ans : (A)

53. Where is the Doon valley situated?
(A) At the foot hills of outer Himalayas
(B) In lower Himalayan region
(C) In greater Himalayan region
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

54. What type of education is given at ‘Forest School of Dehradun’ ?
(A) Guide
(B) Ranger
(C) Military
(D) Forester
Ans : (B)

55. How many development authorities are in Uttarakhand ?
(A) Four
(B) Five
(C) Two
(D) Three
Ans : (B)

56. How many types of forests are found in Uttarakhand ?
(A) Four
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Five
Ans : (A)

57. Where is the agriculture universities in Uttarakhand ‘?
(A) Pant Nagar (Nainital)
(B) Pauri
(C) Rudra Prayag
(D) Roorkee (Haridwar)
Ans : (A)

58. Which one of the following cities is situated at river terraces?
(A) Dev Prayag
(B) Sri Nagar
(C) Pauri
(D) Chakarata
Ans : (B)

59. Which of the following institutes in Uttarakhand launched the programme of lahoratories to the field under the agriculture policy’?
(A) Pant Nagar University
(B) Narendra Dev Agriculture University
(C) Chandra Shekhar Azad Agriculture University
(D) Raja Balwant Agriculture University
Ans : (A)

60. How many tahsils are there in Uttarakhand ?
(A) 49
(B) 50
(C) 58
(D) 60
Ans : (A)

61. Karvashram is situated at—
(A) Almora
(B) Dehradun
(C) Haridwar
(D) Garhwal
Ans : (D)

62. Which of these is the Mini Switzerland according to Mahatma Gandhi?
(A) Almora (Kausani)
(B) Nainital
(C) Badri Nath
(D) Pithoragarh Singh
Ans : (A)

63. What is Lansdowne?
(A) A tourist place
(B) An industrial area
(C) A recreational place
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

64. Where is the Rajaji National Park situated?
(A) Dehradun
(B) Chamoli
(C) Pithoragarh
(D) Mussoorie
Ans : (A)

65. How many types of river groups are found in Uttarakhand ?
(A) Three
(B) Two
(C) Four
(D) Six
Ans : (A)

66. Where is the Ardhkumbh fair organised in Uttarakhand ?
(A) Haridwar
(B) Prayag
(C) Nasik
(D) Tehri
Ans : (A)

67. From where does the Upper Ganga canal in Uttarakhand emerge?
(A) Okhla
(B) Banwasa
(C) Haridwar
(D) Narora
Ans : (C)

68. At present what is the area of Uttarakhand ?
(A) 53.483 km2
(B) 55,420 km2
(C) 50,343 km2
(D) 52,530 km2
Ans : (A)

69. According to area which is the biggest district in Uttarakhand ?
(A) Uttar Kashi
(B) Chamoli
(C) Nainital
(D) Dehradun
Ans : (B)

70. Which is the smallest district according to area in Uttarakhand ?
(A) Uttar Kashi
(B) Tehri Garhwal
(C) Dehradun
(D) Bageshwar
Ans : (D)

71. Where is the three metre diameter telescope, the biggest in Asia being established in Uttarakhand in collaboration with Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Mumbai ‘?
(A) Devsthal (Nainital)
(B) Almora
(C) Pithoragarh
(D) Tehri Garhwal
Ans : (A)

72. Where has the wild life protection training centre been established in Uttarakhand ‘?
(A) Almora
(B) Kalagarh
(C) Nainital
(D) Chamoli
Ans : (B)

73. Tiger project is related with—
(A) Corbett National Park
(B) Dudhwa National Park
(C) Nanda Devi National Park
(D) Rajaji National Park
Ans : (A)

74. In which region of Uttarakhand is ‘Nagrik and Soyam forest development project’ launched ‘?
(A) Kumaon region
(B) Garhwal region
(C) Both in (A) and (B)
(D) Entire state
Ans : (C)

75. Where is the tradition of Long and Bhella dance in Uttarakhand ‘?
(A) Garhwal
(B) Nainital
(C) Almora
(D) Dehradun
Ans : (A)

76. Where is the Motichoor sanctuary situated ‘?
(A) Pithoragarh
(B) Champawat
(C) Haridwar
(D) Chamoli
Ans : (C)

77. On which river is the Ichari dam situated ‘?
(A) Bhagirathi
(B) Tons
(C) Yamuna
(D) Kali
Ans : (B)

78. Where is the Pant College of Technology situated in Uttarakhand ‘?
(A) Dehradun
(B) Roorkee
(C) Bhimtal
(D) Pant Nagar
Ans : (D)

79. Which is the highest peak of Uttarakhand ‘?
(A) Nandakot
(B) Trishul
(C) Nanda Devi
(D) Kamet
Ans : (C)

80. At the bank of which river is Rishikesh pilgrim centre in Uttarakhand situated?
(A) Ghaghara
(B) Ganga
(C) Sharda
(D) Yamuna
Ans : (B)

81. Previously what was the name of Uttarakhand ?
(A) Karam Bhumi
(B) Uttrakhand
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Kurmanchal
Ans : (B)

82. Where is the Bhuvneshwari fair organised at Uttarakhand ?
(A) Pauri
(B) Almora
(C) Bageshwar
(D) Tehri
Ans : (A)

83. When did the Khateema incident happen?
(A) 7th Sept., 1994
(B) 20th Oct., 1996
(C) 2nd Sept., 1995
(D) 2nd Oct., 1995
Ans : (C)

84. When was the Kumaon Council formed?
(A) 1927
(B) 1928
(C) 1926
(D) 1925
Ans : (C)

85. Who was the leader of Utthan-Parishad in Uttarakhand ?
(A) Soban Singh Jeena
(B) Taradutt Pandey
(C) Badridatt Pandey
(D) Daya Krishna
Ans : (C)

86. Chandi Prasad the dignity of Uttarakhand, was awarded the international prize, what is that prize?
(A) Nobel prize
(B) Oskar prize
(C) Ramon Magsaysay Prize
(D) None of these.
Ans : (C)

87. Where is the maximum rice grown in Uttarakhand ?
(A) Nainital
(B) Dehradun
(C) Uddham Singh Nagar
(D) Haridwar
Ans : (B)

88. What is Pindari ?
(A) A pass
(B) A mountainous range
(C) A river
(D) A Glacier
Ans : (D)

89. Where is the copper found in Uttarakhand ?
(A) Pithoragarh
(B) Kumaon
(C) Almora
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)

90. At present who is the Chairman of Public Service Commission of Uttarakhand ?
(A) N. P. Nawani
(B) Ajay Vikram Singh
(C) K. Arya
(D) Satpal Maharaj
Ans : (C)

91. What is the field of activity Sunder Lal Bahuguna in the state?
(A) Politics
(B) Literature
(C) Environment
(D) Education
Ans : (C)

92. Which is the small Kashmir of Uttarakhand ?
(A) Mussoorie
(B) Nainital
(C) Almora
(D) Pithoragarh
Ans : (D)

93. Where is the Sarovar Nagri in the state?
(A) Nainital
(B) Dehradun
(C) Ranikhet
(D) Badri Nath
Ans : (A)

94. The economy of Uttarakhand is known as—
(A) Stable economy
(B) Money order economy
(C) Borrowed economy
(D) Unstable economy
Ans : (B)

95. The historic achievement of mountai neer Bachhendri Pal is—
(A) Comet and Gamin victory
(B) Mount Black victory
(C) Guide to new mountaineers
(D) Mount Everest victory
Ans : (D)

96. Dr. Pitambar Dutt Badashwal prize 2000, was awarded by Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan to which literary person?
(A) Sailesh Matiyani
(B) Himanshu Joshi
(C) Govind Chatak
(D) Dr. Dinesh Chand Baluni
Ans : (D)

97. Sundari Ritu Uppadhyay won a beautiful title. the title is—
(A) Miss World
(B) Miss Universe
(C) Miss Asia Pacific
(D) Miss India World-wide
Ans : (D)

98. The distinguished lady of the state who has been honoured with an international recognition in 2000 is—
(A) Mranal Pandey
(B) Shivani
(C) Kalawati Rawat
(D) Tara Pandey
Ans : (C)

99. At present who is the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand ?
(A) Bhagat Singh Kaushiari
(B) Narain Dutt Tiwari
(C) Nityanand Swami
(D) Matwar Singh Bhandari
Ans : (B)

100. The Chief Minister who formed ‘Kaushik Samiti’ for Uttarakhand was—
(A) Kalyan Singh
(B) Mulayam Singh
(C) Mayawati
(D) Rajnath Singh
Ans : (B)

101. First national park of S.E. Asia was ‘Haily National Park’, what is its present name?
(A) Govind National Park
(B) Rajaji National Park
(C) Corbett National Park
(D) Dudhwa National Park
Ans : (C)