Paper 1:

Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: Which one of the following states in India is the largest
producer of iron-ore as per the Annual Report (2023-24) of the Ministry of Mines, Government of
India ? Option: (a) Jharkhand (b) Odisha (c) Karnataka (d) Chhattisgarh Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: In which of the following year was the National Population
Policy of India launched ? Option: (a) 1991 (b) 2000 (c) 2005 (d) 2010 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: India’s First Underwater Metro is launched in which State ?
Option: (a) Gujarat (b) Maharashtra (c) West Bengal (d) Odisha Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: Who is the first female Chairperson of SEBI ? Option: (a)
Madhabi Puri Buch (b) Shyamala Gopinath (c) Arundhati Bhattacharya (d) Anuradha Rao Correct
Option: (a)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: For the first time Gross Environment Product (GEP) was
launched by which of the following States ? Option: (a) Uttarakhand (b) Assam (c) Himachal
Pradesh (d) Madhya Pradesh Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Which is the first European country to accept Unified
Payments Interface (UPI) facility of India ? Option: (a) Britain (b) Italy (c) France (d) Germany
Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: Which out of the following tax was imposed on Weavers,
Sellers of Ghee during the Chand period ? Option: (a) Dala (b) Syook (c) Rakhia (d) Mejhari
Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: According to Census – 2011, choose the pair of districts
showing highest sex-ratio. Option: (a) Almora – Bageshwar (b) Dehradun – Almora (c) Almora –
Pauri Garhwal (d) U.S. Nagar – Bageshwar Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: The high growth of population in Garhwal region during British
rule was influenced by which one of the following ? Option: (a) Pressure of Nepali Administrators
(b) Return of Peasant Communities (c) Recolonization by Banjaras (d) Return of floating
population Correct Option: (b)
Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: What is the percentage of total cultivated area to total
geographical area of Uttarakhand in 2023 ? Option: (a) About 15% (b) About 20% (c) About 25%
(d) About 30% Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: As per the aims of Uttarakhand Tourism Policy – 2023, which
of the following statement(s) is / are correct ? Statement 1 : Atleast 15 percent contribution of the
Tourism sector in the State Gross domestic product. Statement 2 : Minimum 20 percent women
participation in tourism and related industries. Option: (a) Only statement 1 is correct. (b) Only
statement 2 is correct. (c) Both statements 1 and 2 are correct. (d) Both statements 1 and 2 are
incorrect. Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: As per the One District – Two Products (ODTP) Scheme,
which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? Option: (a) Almora – Tweed and Bal Mithai
(b) Dehradun – Bakery products and Mushroom (c) Haridwar – Herbal products and Wooden
furniture (d) Bageshwar – Copper craft products and Ragi biscuits Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: Consider the following statements :

 1. Mahila Udhyami Vishesh Protsahan Yojana was introduced on 15 August, 2018 in
Uttarakhand.

2. The objective of this scheme is to ensure adequate participation of women in the micro and
small industries sector.

3. In this scheme a capital subsidy of 25% on fixed capital investment – upto the maximum of
` 25 lakh is provided to women entrepreneurs. Which of the above statements are correct ?
Option: (a) Only 1 and 2 (b) Only 2 and 3 (c) Only 1 and 3 (d) Statements 1, 2 and 3 are
correct. Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: Which is not included in the following various schemes being
run for poverty alleviation and employment promotion in Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) Indira Amma
Bhojnalaya Yojana (b) Gaura Devi Kanyadhan Yojana (c) Special Area Development Programme
(d) Shilpi Gram Yojana Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: In accordance with the Uttarakhand Mineral Policy, by which
organisation is the mining work done in the forest areas ? Option: (a) Uttarakhand Forest
Development Corporation (b) State Directorate of Geology and Minerals (c) State Mining
Development Corporation (d) Geological Survey of India Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: What was the Multi-dimensional poverty rate in Uttarakhand
in 2021 according to NITI Aayog ? Option: (a) 12.5% (b) 15.3% (c) 20.2% (d) 9.67% Correct
Option: (d)

Sr.No: 17 Question complete type: During ancient India Gadhia was Option: (a) Land tax (b)
Religious order (c) Coin (d) None of the above Correct Option: (c)

Paper 2:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: The ‘State of economy report’ in India is released by : Option:
(a) Reserve Bank of India (b) Ministry of Finance (c) NITI Aayog (d) Ministry of Commence and
Industry Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: When was ‘Government e-marketplace’ (Gem) set up ?
Option: (a) 2014 (b) 2016 (c) 2018 (d) 2020 Correct Option: (b)
Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: When was Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya
Yojana announced ? Option: (a) 2012 (b) 2014 (c) 2016 (d) 2018 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: When was the first ever National Agricultural Policy come into
existence in India ? Option: (a) 1998 (b) 2000 (c) 2002 (d) 2004 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: When was the ‘Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme’
(AIBP) launched by the central government in India ? Option: (a) 1996-97 (b) 1997-98 (c) 1999-
2000 (d) 2000-2001 Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Which Finance Commission’s recommendations are being
implemented presently in India ? Option: (a) 13th Finance Commission (b) 14th Finance
Commission (c) 15th Finance Commission (d) 16th Finance Commission Correct Option: (c)
Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: When was ‘Start-up India’ scheme started ? Option: (a) 2021
(b) 2020 (c) 2016 (d) 2018 Correct Option: (c)
Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: In which year population census was conducted in India for
the first time ? Option: (a) 1872 (b) 1891 (c) 1901 (d) 1951 Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: In which year GST was implemented in India ? Option: (a)
2008 (b) 2014 (c) 2015 (d) 2017 Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: In which year NITI Aayog was set-up in India ? Option: (a)
2004 (b) 2014 (c) 2015 (d) 2020 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: Which among the following mountain pass was ancient trade
route between India and Lhasa (Tibet) ? Option: (a) Banihal Pass (b) Khandwa Pass (c) Shipkila
Pass (d) Zojila Pass Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: Which of the following pair of Power station and their State
location is not correctly matched ? Option: (a) Satpura power station : Maharashtra (b) Neyveli
power station : Tamil Nadu (c) Kottagudem power station : Telangana (d) Kota power station :
Rajasthan Correct Option: (a)
Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: ‘Balaghat-Bhandara-Nagpur’ region is known for the reserve
of which mineral ? Option: (a) Bauxite (b) Manganese (c) Tungsten (d) Copper Correct Option:
(b)
Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: In which country India’s first overseas Jan Aushadhi Kendra
was inaugurated ? Option: (a) Austria (b) Mauritius (c) Russia (d) Nepal Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: The first banking robot “Laxmi” of India was launched from
which state ? Option: (a) Kerala (b) Karnataka (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Delhi Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: What was the main work of the officials named ‘Bhogpati’
and ‘Shaulkik’ in the Katyuri records ? Option: (a) Taking force labour (b) Collection of land
revenue (c) Collection of taxes like yog and shulk etc. (d) None of the above Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 17 Question complete type: Who maintained the records of revenue collection from the
villagers during the Chand rule ? Option: (a) Prahari (b) Kotal (c) Thokdar (d) Sayana Correct
Option: (c)

Sr.No: 18 Question complete type: Which tax was levied on the transfer of land or property
during the Gorkha rule ? Option: (a) Maro (b) Maukar (c) Pungri (d) Salami Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 19 Question complete type: In whose land settlement, a regular field measurement of the
whole cultivated area was made in Garhwal ? Option: (a) G.W. Trail (b) J.O.B. Beckett (c) J.H.
Batten (d) E.K. Pau Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 20 Question complete type: Where is the oldest cotton cloth mill situated in Uttarakhand
State ? Option: (a) Kashipur (b) Roorkee (c) Haridwar (d) Sitargunj Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 21 Question complete type: In which of the following year, the first Industrial Policy was
announced in Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) 2000 (b) 2001 (c) 2002 (d) 2003 Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 22 Question complete type: According to the Agricultural Census 2010-11, average size
of land holding in Uttarakhand was : Option: (a) 0.89 hectare (b) 0.92 hectare (c) 1.05 hectare (d)
0.75 hectare Correct Option: (b)
Sr.No: 23 Question complete type: When was the Special Integrated Industrial Promotion Policy
was announced for hilly region in Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) 2003 (b) 2006 (c) 2008 (d) 2009
Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 24 Question complete type: A 10th Technology Resource Centre for food processing and
spices has been established by UCOST in the Henval valley of which district of Uttarakhand ?
Option: (a) Dehradun (b) Pauri (c) Tehri Garhwal (d) Uttarkashi Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 25 Question complete type: Who among the following granted Diwani rights of Bengal,
Bihar and Orissa to the British East India Company ? Option: (a) Shah Alam II (b) Mir Jafar (c)
Siraj-ud-Daulah (d) Robert Clive Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 26 Question complete type: Which of the following statements lead to the given
conclusion ? Statements : (1) Price increasing is a natural phenomenon. (2) If production
increases, price decreases. (3) High prices affect the poor people. Conclusion : Increase in
production gives relief to poor people. Option: (a) Only (1) and (2) (b) Only (1) and (3) (c) Only (2)
and (3) (d) Data not sufficient Correct Option: (c)

Paper 3:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: The ‘Lava’ soil is commonly found in – Option: (a)
Maharashtra (b) Arunachal Pradesh (c) Rajasthan (d) Ladakh region Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: In which Indian state, the Numaligarh Oil Refinery is located ?
Option: (a) Gujarat (b) Assam (c) Uttarakhand (d) West Bengal Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: Which of the following Indian states have the highest
percentage share of irrigated area ? Option: (a) Haryana (b) Bihar (c) Punjab (d) Uttar Pradesh
Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: Which of the following Indian state is also known as “One
State, Many Worlds” ? Option: (a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Karnataka (d) Goa Correct Option:
(c)
Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: As per 2011 Indian census, the density of population in
Uttarakhand is – Option: (a) 159 (b) 133 (c) 189 (d) 110 Correct Option: (c)
Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Which of the following is correct about Higher Education
under National Education Policy (N.E.P.) 2020 ? Option: (a) Academic Bank of Credits (b) Higher
Education Commission of India (c) National Research Foundation to be created (d) All of these
Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami
recently inaugurated the innovative “Patch Repairing App” to deal with the problems related to
which of the following ? Option: (a) Schools (b) Forests (c) Roads (d) Rivers Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: The term ‘Big Data’ has become very popular in these days.
What does it mean ? Option: (a) Internet Data (b) Production of data in huge quantity (c) Data
produced by Government (d) Youtube videos and audios Correct Option: (b)
Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: What is “Meghraj” ? Option: (a) GI cloud (b) AI cloud (c) Data
software (d) Browser Correct Option: (a)
Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: United Nations General Assembly has declared the year
2023 as the International Year of which of the following ? Option: (a) Millets (b) Food (c) Girl Child
(d) Peace Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: Fiscal Policy is used : Option: (a) to control foreign
exchange (b) to stabilize business cycle (c) to regulate money supply (d) for growth of trade
Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: Which of the following is the main source of revenue for
government of India ? Option: (a) Goods and Service Tax (GST) (b) Corporate Tax (c) Income Tax
(d) Import Duty Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: The concept of inclusive growth refers to economic growth
that : Option: (a) benefits all sections of society (b) benefits environmental sustainability (c)
benefits technology transfer (d) benefits income redistribution Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: A firm under perfect competition in long run will earn :
Option: (a) Economic profit (b) Normal profit (c) Abnormal profit (d) Super normal profit Correct
Option: (b)

Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: ‘Balance of payments’ is a record of : Option: (a) Exports
and imports of goods only. (b) Imports and exports of goods and services. (c) Capital flow between
countries. (d) All transactions of a country with the rest of the world. Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: Which of the following districts have started ‘Adolescent Girls
Yojana’ in Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) Haridwar & Dehradun (b) Haridwar & Nainital (c) Haridwar &
Udham Singh Nagar (d) Dehradun & Nainital Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 17 Question complete type: How much maximum subsidy is provided in hill areas under
‘Deendayal Upadhyaya Homestay Subsidy Yojana’ ? Option: (a) 7.5 Lakh (b) 10 Lakh (c) 12.5
Lakh (d) 15 Lakh Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 18 Question complete type: Objective of Parvatmala scheme is – Option: (a) to promote
development (b) to promote rail network (c) to promote tourism (d) to promote culture Correct
Option: (c)

Sr.No: 19 Question complete type: Where is I.T. Park situated in Uttarakhand ? Option: (a)
Haridwar (b) Dehradun (c) Udham Singh Nagar (d) Pauri Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 20 Question complete type: Which southern state of India is set to make history by
declaring itself as the country’s first “Total e-governed state” ? Option: (a) Kerala (b) Karnataka (c)
Telangana (d) Odisha Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 21 Question complete type: Which of the following is correctly matched ? Option: (a)
Rainbow – Industry (b) Blue – Fisheries (c) Yellow – Agriculture and allied services (d) White –
Cotton Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 22 Question complete type: Which of the following state has the largest solar energy
plant in India ? Option: (a) Uttarakhand (b) Gujarat (c) Maharashtra (d) Rajasthan Correct
Option: (d)

Paper 4:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: The Golden Quadrilateral Project is related to : Option: (a)
National Highways (b) Railway Development (c) Sea ports Development (d) Inland Waterways
Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: Aluminium Plant ‘BALCO’ is located at which one of the
following places ? Option: (a) Korba (b) Ratnagiri (c) Belagavi (d) Renukoot Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: Chirmiri, Jhilmili and Tatapani - Ramkola are famous for which
of the following minerals ? Option: (a) Zinc (b) Coal (c) Iron-ore (d) Copper Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: On 15th August, 2023, which State launched the ‘Abua Awas
Yojana’ (AAY) for the poor people ? Option: (a) Odisha (b) Bihar (c) Chhattisgarh (d) Jharkhand
Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: ‘SCORES’ is the online platform of which of the following
institutions ? Option: (a) SEBI (b) SBI (c) NPCI (d) PNB Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: According to which practice free ration had to be supplied to
the British Officials on tours and the people were penalized if they failed to do so ? Option: (a)
Gorkhyani (b) Begar (c) Coolie Utar (d) Burdayash Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched ?
(Hydropower Project) (River) Option: (a) Dhalipur – Yamuna (b) Chibro – Tons (c) Khoderi –
Ganga (d) Tanakpur – Sharda Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: As per Census 2011, which of the following district has the
highest sex-ratio ? Option: (a) Pauri Garhwal (b) Pithoragarh (c) Rudra Prayag (d) Bageshwar
Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: The ‘11th Finance Commission’ had given the status to
Uttarakhand of following State : Option: (a) Poor Hill State (b) Under-developed State (c) Special
Category State (d) None of these Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: In which type of unemployment, the marginal productivity of
labour is zero ? Option: (a) Disguised Unemployment (b) Involuntary Unemployment (c) Seasonal
Unemployment (d) Structural Unemployment Correct Option: (a)
Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: Herbal Research and Development Institute is situated in
Uttarakhand at : Option: (a) Almora (b) Gopeshwar (c) Nainital (d) Uttarkashi Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: ‘Swadhar Yojana’ implememted by Uttarakhand state

government is related to Option: (a) Differently abled (b) Youth (c) Women (d) Soldiers Correct
Option: (c)

Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: Koteshwar Dam is situated on – Option: (a) Saryu river (b)
Ganga river (c) Bhagirathi river (d) Ramganga river Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: When was “Uttarakhand Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gruh Awas
(Home-Stay) Scheme” started ? Option: (a) 2009 (b) 2011 (c) 2018 (d) 2005 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: With reference to the Constitution of India, which of the
following pairs is not correctly matched ? Option: (a) Stock Exchange – State List (b) Forest –
Concurrent List (c) Insurance – Union List (d) Marriage & Divorce – Concurrent List Correct
Option: (a)
Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: President can proclaim financial emergency under which of
the following articles of the Constitution of India ? Option: (a) 352 (b) 356 (c) 360 (d) 350 Correct
Option: (c)

Sr.No: 17 Question complete type: Where does the provision of Right to work find place in the
Constitution of India ? Option: (a) Fundamental Rights (b) Fundamental Duties (c) Preamble (d)
Directive Principles of State Policy Correct Option: (d)

Paper 5:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: Which of the following is largest producer of thermal electricity
? Option: (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Rajasthan (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Maharashtra Correct Option:
(d)
Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: Who among the following is appointed Brand Ambassador of
‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ campaign of Uttarakhand government ? Option: (a) Ekta Bisht (b)
Anukriti Gusain (c) Rajni Dhami (d) Vandana Kataria Correct Option: (d)
Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: Swadesh Darshan Yojana-2.0 includes which of the following
two districts of Uttarakhand state ? Option: (a) Nainital and Haldwani (b) Champawat and
Pithoragarh (c) Dehradun and Rudrapur (d) Haridwar and Paudi Correct Option: (b)
Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: During Arogya Manthan Programme 2023, organised at New
Delhi, which among the following Indian States won the award in the category of “Highest
Ayushman Card Creation” ? Option: (a) Sikkim, Rajasthan and Kerala (b) Karnataka, Goa and
Bihar (c) Odisha, Jharkhand and Punjab (d) Assam, Nagaland and Jammu & Kashmir Correct
Option: (d)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: As per the India Ageing Report-2023, released by the United
Nations Population Fund, in September 2023, what of the following percentage of India’s
population is expected to be elderly by 2050 ? Option: (a) More than 25 percent (b) More than 20
percent (c) More than 30 percent (d) More than 27 percent Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Which of the following districts has the lowest literacy rate as
per Census, 2011 ? Option: (a) Tehri Garhwal (b) Udham Singh Nagar (c) Uttarkashi (d)
Bageshwar Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: On which of the following rivers Koteshwar Dam is
constructed ? Option: (a) Alaknanda (b) Mandakini (c) Pinder (d) Bhagirathi Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: Which districts of Uttarakhand recorded negative population
growth during 2001-2011 ? Option: (a) Pauri Garhwal and Almora districts (b) Pauri Garhwal and
Tehri Garhwal districts (c) Almora and Tehri Garhwal districts (d) Almora and Bageshwar districts
Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: Mukhyamantri Mahalaxmi Yojana of Uttarakhand is related to :

Option: (a) Livelihood of women (b) Girls’ scholarship (c) Safe motherhood (d) Women hostel
Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: Uttarakhand has allocated the percentage share of its total
expenditure on education in 2023-24 is – Option: (a) 14.1 percent (b) 16.6 percent (c) 17.5
percent (d) None of these Correct Option: (b)
Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: When was ‘Mera Gaon, Mera Dhan’ Yojana launched in
Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) 2012 (b) 2013 (c) 2014 (d) 2016 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: In Mughal period ‘Mujarian’ word was used for – Option: (a)
Farmers (b) Slaves (c) Spies (d) Traders Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute is located at
which city ? Option: (a) Hissar (b) Mathura (c) Bareilly (d) Jhansi Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: India is free from which animal disease ? Option: (a) Rabies
(b) Anthrax (c) Rinder pest (d) Tuberculosis Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: What is the brand name of dairy products of Uttrakhand
Cooperative Dairy Federation ? Option: (a) Parag (b) Aanchal (c) Mother Dairy (d) Saras Correct
Option: (b)

Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: Who was the father of white revolution in India ? Option: (a)
Herbert Mayer (b) Verghese Kurien (c) Amrita Patel (d) M.S. Swaminathan Correct Option: (b)

Paper 6:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: Which of the following has the greatest potential for the
generation of tidal power in India ? Option: (a) Malabar Coast (b) Konkan Coast (c) Gujarat Coast
(d) Coromandel Coast Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the
codes given below the lists : List-I A. Iron and Steel Industry B. Aluminium Smelting Industry C.
Copper Smelting Industry D. Automobile Industry List-II (i) Renukoot (ii) Gurugram (iii) Shimoga
(iv) Khetri Option: Code : A B C D (a) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii) (b) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii) (c) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) (d) (iii) (iv) (i)
(ii) Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: Which among the following countries will host World
Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly (WTSA) 2024 ? Option: (a) India (b) China (c)
Bangladesh (d) Saudi Arabia Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: Nanda Devi Centre for Excellence for Handloom and Natural
Fiber was founded in which of the following district of Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) Almora (b)
Dehradun (c) Haridwar (d) Kashipur Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: Recently launched ‘Aarohi Yojana’ by Government of

Uttarakhand is related to which of the following ? Option: (a) Computer education of teachers and
students (b) Mountaineering (c) To stop migration (d) Water conservation Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: From whom a tax namely ‘Doniya’ was collected during the
Gorkha rule ? Option: (a) Hill Pastoralist (b) Traders (c) Government employees (d) Sepoy
Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: According to 2011 Census the population density of
Uttrakhand state is : Option: (a) 166 (b) 189 (c) 201 (d) 191 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: Which of the following minerals has a significant contribution
in the economy of Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) Gold (b) Limestone (c) Silver (d) Copper Correct
Option: (b)
Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: In how many categories has Uttarakhand state been classified
for various financial incentives under the MSME Policy-2015 ? Option: (a) Four (b) Five (c) Seven
(d) Eight Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: When was Mahila Udhyami Vishesh Protsahan Yojana
introduced in Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) 2014 (b) 2015 (c) 2018 (d) 2020 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Home Stay Vikas Yojana was
introduced in Uttarakhand in : Option: (a) 2015 (b) 2016 (c) 2017 (d) 2018 Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: Who among the following had started the policy of economic
decentralisation ? Option: (a) Ripon (b) Lytton (c) Cornwallis (d) Mayo Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: Where Central Potato Research Institute is situated ?
Option: (a) Meerut (b) Patna (c) Shimla (d) Darjeeling Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: National Seed Corporation established in which of the
following year ? Option: (a) 1978 (b) 1968 (c) 1966 (d) 1963 Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: Who is the father of Economics ? Option: (a) Amartya Sen
(b) Adam Smith (c) A. Marshall (d) L. Robbins Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: The reward of Management is __________. Option: (a)
Wage (b) Rent (c) Profit (d) Interest Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 17 Question complete type: NABARD came into existence in Option: (a) 1980 (b) 1982
(c) 1975 (d) 1977 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 18 Question complete type: ‘Wealth of Nations’ is written by __________. Option: (a) A.
Marshall (b) J.S. Mill (c) L. Robbins (d) Adam Smith Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 19 Question complete type: Etawah Pilot Project came into operation in the year of
________. Option: (a) 1947 (b) 1948 (c) 1962 (d) 1965 Correct Option: (b)
Sr.No: 20 Question complete type: Blue Revolution is associated with ______. Option: (a)
Fertilizer Production (b) Fish Production (c) Potato Production (d) Meat Production Correct
Option: (b)

Sr.No: 21 Question complete type: Which biofertilizer is used as green manure in rice field ?
Option: (a) Dhaincha (b) Rhizobium (c) Azolla (d) Azotobacter Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 22 Question complete type: Which one is the most efficient method of irrigation ? Option:
(a) Sprinkler method (b) Drip method (c) Furrow method (d) Check Basin method Correct Option:
(b)
Sr.No: 23 Question complete type: Indian Institute of Soil Science is located at : Option: (a)
New Delhi (b) Calicut (c) Hyderabad (d) Bhopal Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 24 Question complete type: Indian Institute of Pulses Research is located at : Option: (a)
Varanasi (b) Kanpur (c) Allahabad (d) Jhansi Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 25 Question complete type: In which year Operation Flood was started ? Option: (a)
1970 (b) 1975 (c) 1980 (d) 1985 Correct Option: (a)

Paper 7:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: In which of the following years the Planning Commission was
replaced by ‘NITI Aayog’ ? Option: (a) 2012 (b) 2013 (c) 2014 (d) 2015 Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: In which of the following years the local self-government
institutions were given the constitutional status ? Option: (a) 1992 (b) 1993 (c) 1994 (d) 1991
Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: Which one of the following is responsible for preparation of
budget and its presentation in the Parliament ? Option: (a) Revenue Department (b) Department
of Economic Affairs (c) Department of Financial Services (d) Department of Expenditure Correct
Option: (b)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: During the period of 2001-2011, which of the following states
has maximum population growth ? Option: (a) Bihar (b) West Bengal (c) Assom (d) Meghalaya
Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: Which one of the following is India’s ranking in the World
Press Freedom Index-2023 ? Option: (a) 150th (b) 152nd (c) 161st (d) 172nd Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution were
amended for EWS reservation ? Option: (a) 11 and 12 (b) 15 and 16 (c) 21 and 22 (d) 31 and 32
Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: According to census 2011, which of the following districts of
Uttarakhand has the lowest sex-ratio ? Option: (a) Champawat (b) Udhamsingh Nagar (c)
Dehradun (d) Nainital Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun was established in
which of the following years ? Option: (a) 1900 (b) 1906 (c) 1908 (d) 1904 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: In which of the following Dham, maximum number of Pilgrims
visited in the year 2022 ? Option: (a) Badrinath (b) Kedarnath (c) Gangotri (d) Yamunotri Correct
Option: (a)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya ‘Home Stay Vikas Yojana’ in
Uttarakhand was introduced in – Option: (a) 2015 (b) 2016 (c) 2017 (d) 2018 Correct Option: (d)
Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: Anil wants to invest at most 12,000 in Bonds A and B. He has
to invest at least 2,000 in Bond A and at most ` 4,000 in Bond B. Rate of interest in Bond A and B
are 8% and 10% per annum, respectively. Formulate the LPP. Option: (a) Max Z = 0.08x + 0.10y
Subject to x + y ≥ 12000, x ≤ 2000, y ≥ 4000, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0 (b) Min Z = 0.08x + 0.10y Subject to x + y
≤ 12000, x ≤ 2000, y ≥ 4000, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0 (c) Max Z = 0.08x + 0.10y Subject to x + y ≤ 12000, x ≥
2000, y ≤ 4000, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0 (d) Max Z = 0.08x + 0.10y Subject to x + y ≥ 12000, x ≥ 2000, y ≥
4000, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0 Correct Option: (c)

Paper 8:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: The people of which place were exempted from ‘Bali’ (a kind
of tax) by Ashoka ? Option: (a) Sarnath (b) Bodh Gaya (c) Kushinagar (d) Lumbini Correct
Option: (d)
Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: Which of the following states of India has least population
according to Census of India 2011 ? Option: (a) Mizoram (b) Tripura (c) Sikkim (d) Uttarakhand
Correct Option: (c)
Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: Who is the Chairman of the National Disaster Management
Authority of India ? Option: (a) President of India (Bharat) (b) Prime Minister of India (Bharat) (c)
Governor of States (d) Chief Minister of the States Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: The “Tin Kathiya System” was related to which movement of
India ? Option: (a) Kheda Satyagrah (b) Champaran Satyagrah (c) Khilafat and Non-Cooperation
Movement (d) Tana Bhagat Movement Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: Which of the following is a statistical tool that measures a
country’s over-all achievement in terms of health, education and income ? Option: (a) Human
Development Index (b) Per Capita Income (c) Life Expectancy (d) Political Stability Correct
Option: (a)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Which three indicators are used in the Human Development
Index (HDI) ? I. Standard of Living II. Education III. Life Expectancy IV. Condition of Environment
Option: (a) Only I, II and IV (b) Only I, II and III (c) Only I and II (d) All of these Correct Option:
(b)
Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: Which plateau is the richest in minerals in India ? Option: (a)
Malwa Plateau (b) Chhotanagpur Plateau (c) Deccan Plateau (d) Mysore Plateau Correct Option:
(b)
Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: Which of the following Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) ensures availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all ? Option:
(a) SDG-4 (b) SDG-5 (c) SDG-6 (d) SDG-7 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: When was NABARD setup in India ? Option: (a) In 1984 (b)
In 1983 (c) In 1982 (d) In 1981 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: To facilitate clean and green energy availability, Green
Energy Open Access Portal was launched in India on : Option: (a) 10th April, 2023 (b) 11th
November, 2022 (c) 15th November, 2022 (d) 15th April, 2023 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: 101st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2016 created Goods
and Service Tax Council under which Article ? Option: (a) 248 (b) 268 (c) 269 A (d) 279 A Correct
Option: (d)

PART – 2 (Uttarakhand State Related G.K.)

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: In which year Coolie-Agency was established in Uttarakhand
by Jodh Singh Negi ? Option: (a) 1905 (b) 1908 (c) 1912 (d) 1913 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: Which two districts in Uttarakhand had a negative population
growth as per 2011 census ? Option: (a) Uttarkashi and Chamoli (b) Almora and Pauri (c)
Bageshwar and Pithoragarh (d) Tehri and Rudraprayag Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: Which is the biggest hydro-electric project of Uttarakhand ?
Option: (a) Tehri project (b) Khabori project (c) Pathari project (d) Sharda project Correct Option:
(a)
Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: Where and when (year) the first Regional Investors
Conference was held in Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) Dehradun, 2024 (b) Haridwar, 2023 (c)
Rudrapur, 2023 (d) Nainital, 2019 Correct Option: (c)
Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: ‘Lab on Wheels’ service proposed by the government of
Uttarakhand is associated with : Option: (a) Health (b) Construction (c) Education (d) Agriculture
Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 17 Question complete type: Which of the following districts of Uttarakhand has the
highest percentage of scheduled tribe population as per census of India 2011 ? Option: (a)
Nainital (b) Almora (c) U.S. Nagar (Udham Singh Nagar) (d) Champawat Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 18 Question complete type: Which of the following districts has the lowest-child (0-6
years) sex-ratio in Uttarakhand as per 2011 census ? Option: (a) Udham Singh Nagar (b)
Champawat (c) Haridwar (d) Pithoragarh Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 19 Question complete type: Which of the following districts of Uttarakhand has been
given the status of “Science City” by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India ? Option: (a)
Nainital (b) Dehradun (c) Pauri Garhwal (d) Haridwar Correct Option: (b)

PART-3 (General Intelligence Test)

Sr.No: 20 Question complete type: 2,100 is divided among P, Q and R in such a way that P’s
share is half of the combined share of Q and R, and Q’s share is one-fourth of the combined share
of P and R. By what amount is R’s share more than that of P ? **Option:** (a) 280 (b) 500 (c) 200
(d) ` 250 Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 21 Question complete type: A boy has a total of ` 740 of two rupee, five rupee, ten rupee
and twenty rupee notes. If the number of each denomination is equal, then the total number of
notes is Option: (a) 40 (b) 60 (c) 70 (d) 80 Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 22 Question complete type: The cost price of an item ‘x’ is 2,400. What maximum retail
price should be printed on ‘x’ so that 15% profit be gained even after 8% discount ? **Option:** (a)
3,000 (b) 2,880 (c) 2,960 (d) None of these Correct Option: (a)

Paper 9:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: In which of the following years the Planning Commission was
replaced by ‘NITI Aayog’ ? Option: (a) 2012 (b) 2013 (c) 2014 (d) 2015 Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: Which of the following Article provides for the Constitution of
Finance Commission to review the financial position of Panchayats ? Option: (a) Article 243 A (b)
Article 243 B (c) Article 243 D (d) Article 243 I Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: Which one of the following is responsible for preparation of
budget and its presentation in the Parliament ? Option: (a) Revenue Department (b) Department
of Economic Affairs (c) Department of Financial Services (d) Department of Expenditure Correct
Option: (b)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: Which one of the following is not included in Multidimensional
Poverty Index (MPI) ? Option: (a) Heath (b) Education (c) Living Standard (d) Per Capita Income
Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: Which of the following programme of Government of India is
operative under ‘Jal-Jeevan Mission’ ? Option: (a) Namami Gange (b) Swachhata Pakhwada (c)
Har Ghar Jal (d) Water Treatment Plants Correct Option: (c)
Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: In Sustainable Development Goals 2030, which of the
following is identified as a Goal-4 ? Option: (a) Education (b) Health (c) Hunger, Poverty and
Nutrition (d) Environment Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: ‘Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojna’ is related to : Option: (a) Rural
Banks (b) Small Business Units (c) Medium Industries (d) None of these Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: Bokaro Steel Plant was developed with the collaboration of
which of the following ? Option: (a) United States of America (U.S.A.) (b) Germany (c) Russia (d)
England Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?
Railway Zone Headquarters Option: (a) North-Eastern Railway – Gorakhpur (b) Eastern Railway
– Kolkata (c) South-East Central Railway – Bilaspur (d) South-Eastern Railway – Bhubaneshwar
Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: The highest population Growth Rate decade in India was :
Option: (a) 1951-61 (b) 1961-71 (c) 1971-81 (d) 1981-91 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched ?
Minerals Area Option: (a) Gold – Kolar (b) Coal – Jharia (c) Iron-ore – Guntur (d) Diamond –
Panna Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: According to Census-2011, which state of India has the
highest percentages of Urban Population ? Option: (a) Goa (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Maharashtra (d)
Mizoram Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: As per the Census-2011, which of the following state has
maximum population growth rate ? Option: (a) Mizoram (b) Meghalaya (c) Tripura (d) Nagaland
Correct Option: (b)
Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: ‘Nhava Sheva Port’ is located in which of the following city ?
Option: (a) Chennai (b) New Delhi (c) Mumbai (d) Cochin Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: Which of the following is a statistical tool that measures a
country’s over-all achievement in terms of health, education and income ? Option: (a) Human
Development Index (b) Per Capita Income (c) Life Expectancy (d) Political Stability Correct
Option: (a)

Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: Which three indicators are used in the Human Development
Index (HDI) ? I. Standard of Living II. Education III. Life Expectancy IV. Condition of Environment
Option: (a) Only I, II and IV (b) Only I, II and III (c) Only I and II (d) All of these Correct Option:
(b)
Sr.No: 17 Question complete type: Which plateau is the richest in minerals in India ? Option: (a)
Malwa Plateau (b) Chhotanagpur Plateau (c) Deccan Plateau (d) Mysore Plateau Correct Option:
(b)
Sr.No: 18 Question complete type: When was NABARD setup in India ? (a) In 1984 (b) In 1983
(c) In 1982 (d) In 1981 Correct Option: (c)
Sr.No: 19 Question complete type: Which portal is being used currently in Uttarakhand for
admission in colleges and universities ? Option: (a) IFMS (b) EKOSH (c) SAMARTH (d)
ABHYUDAY Correct Option: (c)
Sr.No: 20 Question complete type: 101st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2016 created Goods
and Service Tax Council under which Article ? Option: (a) 248 (b) 268 (c) 269 A (d) 279 A Correct
Option: (d)

Sr.No: 21 Question complete type: Which initiative was launched by the government to provide
Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in higher education ? Option: (a) e-PG Pathshala (b)
Swayam (c) National Digital Library (d) e-Shodh Sindhu Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 22 Question complete type: Which foreign country collaborates to build “Kudankullam
Nuclear Power” plant ? Option: (a) U.S.A. (b) Germany (c) Russia (d) U.K. Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 23 Question complete type: ‘Acworth Committee’ was related with which of the following
subject ? Option: (a) Trade (b) Army (c) Education (d) Railways Correct Option: (d)

PART – 2 (Uttarakhand State Related G.K.)

Sr.No: 24 Question complete type: In which year Coolie-Agency was established in Uttarakhand
by Jodh Singh Negi ? Option: (a) 1905 (b) 1908 (c) 1912 (d) 1913 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 25 Question complete type: Which two districts in Uttarakhand had a negative population
growth as per 2011 census ? Option: (a) Uttarkashi and Chamoli (b) Almora and Pauri (c)
Bageshwar and Pithoragarh (d) Tehri and Rudraprayag Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 26 Question complete type: Which one of the following district of Uttarakhand has the
maximum arable land in 2020-21 ? Option: (a) Haridwar (b) Nainital (c) Dehradun (d) Udham
Singh Nagar Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 27 Question complete type: Which of the following pair is NOT correctly matched ? River
Hydro-power Project Option: (a) Asan – Kulhal (b) Bhilangana – Maneri-Bhali (c) Alaknanda –
Vishnuprayag (d) Bhagirathi – Koteshwaram Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 28 Question complete type: In which year did Gardner implement the first Revenue
Settlement of Kumaun and Garhwal ? Option: (a) 1799 (b) 1815 (c) 1856 (d) 1902 Correct
Option: (b)

Sr.No: 29 Question complete type: How many seats are reserved for women in Panchayati Raj
institutions of Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) 33 percent (b) 40 percent (c) 50 percent (d) 55 percent
Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 30 Question complete type: In which district of Uttarakhand, production of sugarcane is

the maximum ? Option: (a) Nainital (b) Udham Singh Nagar (c) Dehradun (d) Bageshwar Correct
Option: (b)

Sr.No: 31 Question complete type: The fiscal deficit of Uttarakhand budget 2023-24 is targeted
at : Option: (a) 2.7 percent of GSDP (b) 2.0 percent of GSDP (c) 1.8 percent of GSDP (d) 1.5
percent of GSDP Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 32 Question complete type: Which one of the following is the largest hydro-power project
of Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) Kotli-Bhel hydro-power project (b) Vishnuprayag hydro-power project
(c) Maneri-Bhali hydro-power project (d) Tehri hydro-power project Correct Option: (d)
Sr.No: 33 Question complete type: ‘Char Dham’ project underway in Uttarakhand is related to
which of the following works ? Option: (a) Road construction (b) Upkeep of temples (c) Pollution
control (d) Cleanliness of city areas Correct Option: (a)
Sr.No: 34 Question complete type: An important objective of Forest Policy of Uttarakhand is :
Option: (a) To establish environmental stability and ecological balance (b) Rural development (c)
Rural employment programme (d) None of these Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 35 Question complete type: Irrigated agricultural land in Uttarakhand is known as :

Option: (a) Talou/Talaon (b) Jalou/Jalaon (c) Uprou/Upraon (d) Khel Correct Option: (a)

Paper 10:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: In which of the following years the Planning Commission was
replaced by ‘NITI Aayog’ ? Option: (a) 2012 (b) 2013 (c) 2014 (d) 2015 Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: Which of the following Article provides for the Constitution of
Finance Commission to review the financial position of Panchayats ? Option: (a) Article 243 A (b)
Article 243 B (c) Article 243 D (d) Article 243 I Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: Which one of the following is responsible for preparation of
budget and its presentation in the Parliament ? Option: (a) Revenue Department (b) Department
of Economic Affairs (c) Department of Financial Services (d) Department of Expenditure Correct
Option: (b)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: Which one of the following is not included in Multidimensional
Poverty Index (MPI) ? Option: (a) Heath (b) Education (c) Living Standard (d) Per Capita Income
Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: Which of the following programme of Government of India is
operative under ‘Jal-Jeevan Mission’ ? Option: (a) Namami Gange (b) Swachhata Pakhwada (c)
Har Ghar Jal (d) Water Treatment Plants Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: In Sustainable Development Goals 2030, which of the
following is identified as a Goal-4 ? Option: (a) Education (b) Health (c) Hunger, Poverty and
Nutrition (d) Environment Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: ‘Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojna’ is related to : Option: (a) Rural
Banks (b) Small Business Units (c) Medium Industries (d) None of these Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: Bokaro Steel Plant was developed with the collaboration of
which of the following ? Option: (a) United States of America (U.S.A.) (b) Germany (c) Russia (d)
England Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?
Railway Zone Headquarters Option: (a) North-Eastern Railway – Gorakhpur (b) Eastern Railway
– Kolkata (c) South-East Central Railway – Bilaspur (d) South-Eastern Railway – Bhubaneshwar
Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: The highest population Growth Rate decade in India was :
Option: (a) 1951-61 (b) 1961-71 (c) 1971-81 (d) 1981-91 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched ?
Minerals Area Option: (a) Gold – Kolar (b) Coal – Jharia (c) Iron-ore – Guntur (d) Diamond –
Panna Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: According to Census-2011, which state of India has the
highest percentages of Urban Population ? Option: (a) Goa (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Maharashtra (d)
Mizoram Correct Option: (a)
Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: As per the Census-2011, which of the following state has
maximum population growth rate ? Option: (a) Mizoram (b) Meghalaya (c) Tripura (d) Nagaland
Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: ‘Nhava Sheva Port’ is located in which of the following city ?
Option: (a) Chennai (b) New Delhi (c) Mumbai (d) Cochin Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: Which Indian Village was given the ‘Best Tourism Village’
award by UNWTO in the year 2023 ? Option: (a) Goat Village (b) Pipli (c) Jyotisar (d) Dhordo
Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: The three dimensions of rural development are : Option: (a)
Agriculture, Animal husbandry, Horticulture (b) Drainage, Roads and Airways (c) Social, Economic
and Political (d) Housing, Urban Planning, Economic Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 17 Question complete type: Which of the following has been described as the 4th
Generation of Human Rights ? Option: (a) Right to Life (b) Right to Safe Environment (c) Right to
Health (d) Right to Future Generation Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 18 Question complete type: To facilitate clean and green energy availability, Green
Energy Open Access Portal was launched in India on : Option: (a) 10th April, 2023 (b) 11th
November, 2022 (c) 15th November, 2022 (d) 15th April, 2023 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 19 Question complete type: 101st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2016 created Goods
and Service Tax Council under which Article ? Option: (a) 248 (b) 268 (c) 269 A (d) 279 A Correct
Option: (d)

Sr.No: 20 Question complete type: National Food Security Mission (NFSM) was launched in
Option: (a) 2007-08 (b) 2006-07 (c) 2008-09 (d) 2009-10 Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 21 Question complete type: In which year Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)
came into existence ? Option: (a) 1973 (b) 1980 (c) 1998 (d) 1999 Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 22 Question complete type: Which of the following statements related to Prevention of
Money Laundering Act (PMLA) is not true ? Option: (a) It includes all major offences which help in
generation of black money. (b) Tax evasion and smuggling have been kept out of the definition of
money laundering. (c) Any case under this Act is non-bailable. (d) The Director of Money
Laundering is not given power to call for the records maintained by Financial Institutions (FIs).
Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 23 Question complete type: BRICS is important in Global economy. Which of the
following statement about BRICS is not correct ? Option: (a) It represents more than 40 percent of
the global population. (b) It represents around 24 percent of the World GDP. (c) It represents
around 46 percent of Global trade. (d) First BRICS Summit was held in 2009 in Russia. Correct
Option: (c)

Sr.No: 24 Question complete type: As per Sustainable Development Report 2023, what is the
rank of India ? Option: (a) 111th (b) 112th (c) 131st (d) 140th Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 25 Question complete type: ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi’ (PM-KISAN) Yojana
came into effect from : Option: (a) April 1, 2018 (b) February 24, 2019 (c) December 1, 2019 (d)
April 1, 2019 Correct Option: (b)
Sr.No: 26 Question complete type: Long-term objective of the National Population Policy 2000 is
to achieve a stable population by Option: (a) 2030 (b) 2035 (c) 2040 (d) 2045 Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 27 Question complete type: Which of the following is not a member of South Asian
Preferential Trade Agreement (SAPTA) ? Option: (a) China (b) Maldives (c) Bangladesh (d) Nepal
Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 28 Question complete type: A measure of the total inflation within an economy, including
such as food and energy prices is called Option: (a) Headline inflation (b) Core inflation (c)
Refined core inflation (d) None of these Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 29 Question complete type: From the following, who is not the part of the governing
council of NITI Aayog ? Option: (a) All Chief Ministers of the States (b) Chief Ministers of Delhi
and Puducherry (c) Governors of States (d) Lieutenant Governors of Andaman and Nicobar
Islands Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 30 Question complete type: Which of the following programme is not associated with the
National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) ? Option: (a) RAD (b) SHC (c) RKVY (d) PM-
KSY Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 31 Question complete type: UTDB is established in Uttarakhand to promote Option: (a)
Technology (b) Tourism (c) Trade (d) Training Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 32 Question complete type: In Uttarakhand State, which district got first place in fish
production in 2022-2023 ? Option: (a) Dehradun (b) Haridwar (c) Udhamsingh Nagar (d) Tehri
Garhwal Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 33 Question complete type: When did the Government of Uttarakhand pass the Fiscal
Responsibility and Budget Management Act ? Option: (a) In 2003 (b) In 2007 (c) In 2005 (d) In
2009 Correct Option: (c)
Sr.No: 34 Question complete type: On the basis of NFHS 2019-21 survey, the Multidimensional
poverty in Uttarakhand in 2019-21 was Option: (a) 11.30 percent (b) 13.37 percent (c) 12.55
percent (d) 9.67 percent Correct Option: (d)
Sr.No: 35 Question complete type: Which one of the following district of Uttarakhand has the
maximum arable land in 2020-21 ? Option: (a) Haridwar (b) Nainital (c) Dehradun (d) Udham
Singh Nagar Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 36 Question complete type: As per census 2011, which of the following district of
Uttarakhand had lowest female literacy rate ? Option: (a) Haridwar (b) Udhamsingh Nagar (c)
Uttarkashi (d) Tehri Garhwal Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 37 Question complete type: Government of India has extended the O-SMART scheme till
2026 which is aimed at Option: (a) Outer Space Development Activities (b) Optical Fibre
Production R & D (c) Oxygen Plants in Smart Cities (d) Ocean Development Activities Correct
Option: (d)

Sr.No: 38 Question complete type: What is the rank of India in International Intellectual Property
(IP) Index 2024 ? Option: (a) 40th (b) 43rd (c) 45th (d) 42nd Correct Option: (d)
Sr.No: 39 Question complete type: In February 2024, which Bank was in news for raising $ 300
million through its first ever sustainable finance bond issue ? Option: (a) HDFC (b) South Indian
Bank (c) AXIS Bank (d) Yes Bank Correct Option: (a)
Sr.No: 40 Question complete type: Daniel Kahneman who died in March 2024 was given Nobel
Prize in 2002 for his contribution to Option: (a) Literature (b) Sociology (c) Psychology (d)
Economics Correct Option: (d)

Paper 11:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: Who founded the ‘Textile Labour Association’ in Ahmedabad ?
Option: (a) Jamnalal Bajaj (b) M.N. Joshi (c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: How many times did Trail carry out land reforms as
Commissioner of Kumaon ? Option: (a) 05 (b) 07 (c) 09 (d) 12 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: What is the name of the committee that recommended the
plan of three-tier democratic decentralization ? Option: (a) Mahadevan Committee (b) Ashok
Mehta Committee (c) Kothari Committee (d) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: In which year the ‘National Seed Corporation’ N.S.C. was
established ? Option: (a) 1968 A.D. (b) 1961 A.D. (c) 1963 A.D. (d) 1965 A.D. Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: In which state ‘Salem Steel Plant’ is constructed ? Option: (a)
Karnataka (b) Kerala (c) Odisha (d) Tamil Nadu Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: What was the area under total reserved forest in Uttarakhand
in 2019-2020 ? Option: (a) 29527 square km. (b) 28829 square km. (c) 26547 square km. (d)
36556 square km. Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: The Nodal Department of operation of ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan
Samman Nidhi Yojana” in Uttarakhand is _________. Option: (a) Agriculture Department (b)
Finance Department (c) Revenue Department (d) None of these Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: Which of the following districts of Uttarakhand has the
maximum number of women entrepreneurs in rural area as per Sixth Economic Census
(Uttarakhand) 2012-13 ? Option: (a) Pithoragarh (b) Dehradun (c) Haridwar (d) Almora Correct
Option: (a)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: According to Uttarakhand Economic Survey 2021-22 (Volume-
II), the proportion of people involved in self-employment in 2019-20 in Uttarakhand was
_________. Option: (a) 69.2 percent (b) 67.3 percent (c) 63.8 percent (d) 60.7 percent Correct
Option: (d)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: The rank of Uttarakhand in overall ‘India Youth Development
Index’, as per ‘India Youth Development Index’ 2017 was Option: (a) 3rd (b) 4th (c) 5th (d) 9th
Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: As per Uttarakhand Budget 2023-24, Uttarakhand has
allocated, what percentage of its total expenditure towards energy ? Option: (a) 1.1 percent (b)
1.8 percent (c) 2.3 percent (d) 2.5 percent Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: In which of the following National Park of Uttarakhand the
maximum tourists arrival have registered in 2020-21 ? Option: (a) Corbett National Park (b) Rajaji
National Park (c) Gangotri National Park (d) Valley of Flowers National Park Correct Option: (a)
Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: The ‘Himalaya Mega Food Park’ is situated in which of the
following places of Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) Lohaghat, Champawat (b) Mahuakhera, Kashipur
(c) Punah Pokhari, Dehradun (d) Falya, Almora Correct Option: (b)

Paper 12:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: Who among the following had introduced the Permanent
Settlement ? Option: (a) Lord Hastings (b) Lord Cornwallis (c) Lord Macauley (d) Lord Dalhousie
Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: In the history of Uttarakhand ‘Manga Tax’ was related to which
of the following ? Option: (a) Emergency Tax (b) Grazing Tax (c) House Tax (d) Military Tax
Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: In which area of Uttarakhand ‘Kham’ system was prevalent
during colonial period ? Option: (a) Rawain (b) Tarai-Bhabar (c) Jaunpur (d) Garhwal-Kumaun
border areas Correct Option: (b)
Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: Which one of the following is related to ‘Vishnupreet’ ?
Option: (a) Land grant to Brahmans (b) Land grant to honour the brave people (c) Land grant in
the form of fief (d) None of these Correct Option: (a)
Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: Which among the following is not correctly matched ?
(Institution) (Establishment Year) Option: (a) National Development Council 1952 (b) Zonal
Councils 1956 (c) Central Vigilance Commission 1962 (d) National Human Rights Commission
1993 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: On the basis of 2011 Census data, which of the following
States of India has highest population density ? Option: (a) Kerala (b) West Bengal (c) Uttar
Pradesh (d) Bihar Correct Option: (d)
Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: The percentage of senior citizen age group (above 60 years)
in India was 5.1 percent in the year 1901, it increased to what percentage in the 2011 Census ?
Option: (a) 10.3 percent (b) 9.5 percent (c) 8.4 percent (d) 11.5 percent Correct Option: (c)
Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: When the New Industrial Policy with several liberalized
measures was implemented in India ? Option: (a) In 1985 (b) In 1991 (c) In 1998 (d) In 2004
Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: When was the mineral oil discovered in Bombay High area ?
Option: (a) In 1975 (b) In 1976 (c) In 1977 (d) In 1978 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: Which of the following is not mentioned as a subject under
the Eleventh Schedule of Indian Constitution ? Option: (a) Water management and watershed
development (b) Improvement and upgradation of slums (c) Technical training and vocational
education (d) Public Distribution System Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: Which of the following group of districts in the year 2020-21,
was the leading producer of sugarcane in Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) Haridwar, Udhamsingh
Nagar, Dehradun (b) Haridwar, Dehradun, Bageshwar (c) Dehradun, Udhamsingh Nagar, Chamoli
(d) None of these Correct Option: (a)
Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: As per Land Use Survey (LUS) 2009-10, what was the
percentage share of cultivable land to the total reported area of Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) 20
percent (b) 18 percent (c) 14 percent (d) 25 percent Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: As per Census 2011, rural-urban population percentage ratio
of Uttarakhand is Option: (a) 72.85 : 27.15 (b) 66.85 : 33.15 (c) 69.76 : 30.24 (d) 78.75 : 21.25
Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: Government of Uttarakhand is working on how many

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) ? Option: (a) 17 (b) 15 (c) 10 (d) 14 Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: From the following which are the places of Uttarakhand,
where rail line is under construction in recent years ? Option: (a) Rishikesh - Karn Prayag (b)
Haridwar - Dehradun (c) Dehradun - Rishikesh (d) Dehradun - Kathgodam Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Yojana of Uttarakhand
Government is related to Option: (a) Army (b) Women Power (c) Self employment (d) Handicraft
Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 17 Question complete type: Which Indian State tops the list in School Education Quality
Index in the latest Niti Aayog report ? Option: (a) Uttarakhand (b) Haryana (c) Kerala (d) Himachal
Pradesh Correct Option: (c)

Paper 13:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: Jamrani dam is proposed on which river of Uttarakhand ?
Option: (a) Kosi (b) Ramganga (c) Gaula (d) Nayar Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: In which year Uttarakhand Government declared about the
‘Gross Environment Product (GEP)’ ? Option: (a) 2018 (b) 2019 (c) 2020 (d) 2021 Correct
Option: (d)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: In which area of Uttarakhand ‘Kham’ system was introduced
by the British Administration ? Option: (a) Rawain (b) Jaunpur (c) Tarai-Bhabar (d) Bhotantik Area
Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: Which district of Uttarakhand has the lowest population
according to the Census of 2011 ? Option: (a) Bageshwar (b) Uttarkashi (c) Rudraprayag (d)
Champawat Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: In terms of percentage which crop had the maximum area
under cultivation in Uttarakhand in 2020-21 ? Option: (a) Paddy (b) Sugarcane (c) Finger Millet
(d) Wheat Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Which one of the following passes was not a part of Indo-
Tibetan trade ? Option: (a) Mana (b) Untadhura (c) Niti (d) Malari Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: Where is the headquarters of Vivekanand Parvatiya Krishi
Anusandhan Shala located ? Option: (a) Pauri (b) Nainital (c) Almora (d) Uttarkashi Correct
Option: (c)
Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: At which place is the highest herbal park in Uttarakhand being
set up ? Option: (a) Chaukori (b) Mana (c) Munsyari (d) Dhanaulti Correct Option: (b)
Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: What is the length of the Rishikesh – Karnaprayag railway line
under construction ? Option: (a) 97.6 kms (b) 112.4 kms (c) 143.6 kms (d) 125.2 kms Correct
Option: (d)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: In which place the G-20 meeting held in Uttarakhand ?
Option: (a) Ramnagar (b) Haldwani (c) Dehradun (d) Haridwar Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: How many stations are proposed in the Rishikesh-
Karnaprayag railway line which is under construction ? Option: (a) Eight (b) Ten (c) Twelve (d)
Fourteen Correct Option: (c)

Paper 14:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: The National Food Security Act was passed in the year:-
Option: (a) 2012 (b) 2013 (c) 2014 (d) None of the above Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: Which of the following is not a specialised agency of the
United Nations? Option: (a) UNESCO (b) International Labour Organisation (c) Economic and
Social Council (d) All the above Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: The commission on the status of women was established by
the:- Option: (a) Economic and Social Council (b) General Assembly (c) United Nations
Secretariat (d) Security Council Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: The head quarter of World Bank is situated at:- Option: (a)
Geneva (b) New York (c) Paris (d) Washington D.C. Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: Ashok Mehta Committee was related to the:- Option: (a)
Centre-State Relations (b) Economic Reforms (c) Panchayati Raj (d) None of the above Correct
Option: (c)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Who is the Chairman of National Development Council?
Option: (a) President (b) Prime Minister (c) Finance Minister (d) None of the above Correct
Option: (b)

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: Which amendment under the Indian Constitution provides for
the reservation in Panchayats to the Women? Option: (a) 77thAmendment (b) 75th Amendment
(c) 74th Amendment (d) 73rd Amendment Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: In which organ of United Nations, the membership has been
enlarged twice by amending U.N. Charter- Option: (a) International Court of Justice (b) Security
Council (c) Trusteeship Council (d) Economic and Social Council Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: In which of the following subjects India has recently in 2014
signed an agreement with Russia:- Option: (a) Environment (b) Defence (c) Atomic Energy Co-
operation (d) Health Correct Option: (c)

Paper 15:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: Which one of the following has recently been declared to be
unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of India? Option: (a) National Tax Tribunal (b) Central
Administrative Tribunal (c) National Green Tribunal (d) None of the above Correct Option: (a)
Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: Pursuant to a constitutional amendment, "cooperative society"
finds a place among fundamental rights in: Option: (a) Article 19 (1) (a) (b) Article 19 (1) (b) (c)
Article 19 (1) (c) (d) None of the above Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: By which Amendment Act, Article 371-J has been incorporated
in the Constitution of India? Option: (a) The Constitution (98th Amendment) Act, 2012 (b) The
Constitution (97th Amendment) Act, 2011 (c) The Constitution (95th Amendment) Act, 2009 (d) The
Constitution (96th Amendment) Act, 2011 Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: The Provisions in the Constitution of India relating to Directive
Principles of State Policy has been adopted from: Option: (a) Canadian Constitution (b) Irish
Constitution (c) British Constitution (d) Australian Constitution Correct Option: (b)

Paper 16:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: The people of which place were exempted from ‘Bali’ (a kind
of tax) by Ashoka ? Option: (a) Sarnath (b) Bodh Gaya (c) Kushinagar (d) Lumbini Correct
Option: (d)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: Who among the following had introduced the Permanent
Settlement ? Option: (a) Lord Hastings (b) Lord Cornwallis (c) Lord Macauley (d) Lord Dalhousie
Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: The Contingency Fund of India was created in Option: (a)
1950 (b) 1952 (c) 1954 (d) 1962 Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: Who was appointed as Chairman of 15th Finance
Commission of India? Option: (a) Arvind Pangaria (b) Amitabh Kant (c) N.K. Singh (d)
Sindhushree Khullar Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: How many countries are in Eurozone upto January 2019?
Option: (a) 18 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 22 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: The Head Officer of the state treasury during reign of Chandra
Gupta Maurya was known as Option: (a) Samaharta (b) Karmantik (c) Sannidhata (d) Douwarik
Correct Option: (c)
Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: Which of the following states of India has least population
according to Census of India 2011 ? Option: (a) Mizoram (b) Tripura (c) Sikkim (d) Uttarakhand
Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: Who is the Chairman of National Disaster Management
Authority of India ? Option: (a) President of India (Bharat) (b) Prime Minister of India (Bharat) (c)
Governor of States (d) Chief Minister of the States Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: The “Tin Kathiya System” was related to which movement of
India ? Option: (a) Kheda Satyagrah (b) Champaran Satyagrah (c) Khilafat and Non-Cooperation
Movement (d) Tana Bhagat Movement Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: Which of the following is a statistical tool that measures a
country’s over-all achievement in terms of health, education and income ? Option: (a) Human
Development Index (b) Per Capita Income (c) Life Expectancy (d) Political Stability Correct
Option: (a)
Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: Which three indicators are used in the Human Development
Index (HDI) ? I. Standard of Living II. Education III. Life Expectancy IV. Condition of Environment
Option: (a) Only I, II and IV (b) Only I, II and III (c) Only I and II (d) All of these Correct Option:
(b)
Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: Which plateau is the richest in minerals in India ? Option: (a)
Malwa Plateau (b) Chhotanagpur Plateau (c) Deccan Plateau (d) Mysore Plateau Correct Option:
(b)
Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: Which of the following Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) ensures availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all ? Option:
(a) SDG-4 (b) SDG-5 (c) SDG-6 (d) SDG-7 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: When was NABARD setup in India ? Option: (a) In 1984 (b)
In 1983 (c) In 1982 (d) In 1981 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: National Food Security Mission (NFSM) was launched in
Option: (a) 2007-08 (b) 2006-07 (c) 2008-09 (d) 2009-10 Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: In which year Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)
came into existence ? Option: (a) 1973 (b) 1980 (c) 1998 (d) 1999 Correct Option: (d)
Sr.No: 17 Question complete type: In which district of Uttarakhand, the Cinnamon Valley will be
developed as per Uttarakhand Budget 2023-24 ? Option: (a) Dehradun (b) Almora (c) Nainital (d)
Uttarkashi Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 18 Question complete type: In which one of the following district of Uttarakhand has the
maximum arable land in 2020-21 ? Option: (a) Haridwar (b) Nainital (c) Dehradun (d) Udham
Singh Nagar Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 19 Question complete type: How many seats are reserved for women in Panchayati Raj
institutions of Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) 33 percent (b) 40 percent (c) 50 percent (d) 55 percent
Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 20 Question complete type: In which district of Uttarakhand, production of sugarcane is

the maximum ? Option: (a) Nainital (b) Udham Singh Nagar (c) Dehradun (d) Bageshwar Correct
Option: (b)

Sr.No: 21 Question complete type: The fiscal deficit of Uttarakhand budget 2023-24 is targeted
at : Option: (a) 2.7 percent of GSDP (b) 2.0 percent of GSDP (c) 1.8 percent of GSDP (d) 1.5
percent of GSDP Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 22 Question complete type: Which one of the following is the largest hydro-power project
of Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) Kotli-Bhel hydro-power project (b) Vishnuprayag hydro-power project
(c) Maneri-Bhali hydro-power project (d) Tehri hydro-power project Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 23 Question complete type: ‘Char Dham’ project underway in Uttarakhand is related to
which of the following works ? Option: (a) Road construction (b) Upkeep of temples (c) Pollution
control (d) Cleanliness of city areas Correct Option: (a)
Sr.No: 24 Question complete type: An important objective of Forest Policy of Uttarakhand is :
Option: (a) To establish environmental stability and ecological balance (b) Rural development (c)
Rural employment programme (d) None of these Correct Option: (a)
Sr.No: 25 Question complete type: Irrigated agricultural land in Uttarakhand is known as :
Option: (a) Talou/Talaon (b) Jalou/Jalaon (c) Uprou/Upraon (d) Khel Correct Option: (a)

Paper 17:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: The National Food Security Act was passed in the year:-
Option: (a) 2012 (b) 2013 (c) 2014 (d) None of the above Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: The Headquarters of world Food and Agricultural Organisation
(FAO) is at Option: (a) Rome (b) Paris (c) New York (d) Ohio Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: The readjustment of current strength of the Lok Sabha and
the State Assemblies in India has been freezed upto Option: (a) year 2026 (b) year 2016 (c) year
2018 (d) year 2020 Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: The Father of 'Local Self Government' in India was Option:
(a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Canning (c) Lord Curzon (d) Lord Ripon Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: Who was appointed as Chairman of 15th Finance
Commission of India? Option: (a) Arvind Pangaria (b) Amitabh Kant (c) N.K. Singh (d)
Sindhushree Khullar Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Ashok Mehta Committee was related to the:- Option: (a)
Centre-State Relations (b) Economic Reforms (c) Panchayati Raj (d) None of the above Correct
Option: (c)
Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: Who is the Chairman of National Development Council?
Option: (a) President (b) Prime Minister (c) Finance Minister (d) None of the above Correct
Option: (b)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: In which Article of the Constitution of India, provision has been
made for "Finance Commission"? Option: (a) 366 (12) (b) 280 (c) 265 (d) None of the above
Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: Read the following: Assertion (1): Parliament has passed the
National Food Security Act, 2013. Assertion (2): The Supreme Court has held that it is the duty of
the State to provide food to every needy. Of the above Option: (a) Only (1) is true. (b) Only (2) is
true. (c) Both (1) and (2) are true. (d) Both (1) and (2) are false. Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: Which of the following is not mentioned in the Indian
Constitution? Option: (a) Election Commission (b) Finance Commission (c) Planning Commission
(d) Union Public Service Commission Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: By which Constitutional Amendment the number of ministers
have been limited to 15% of the total number of members of the lower house? Option: (a) Ninety
First Amendment (b) Ninety Second Amendment (c) Ninetieth Amendment (d) None of the above
Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: The Provisions in the Constitution of India relating to
Directive Principles of State Policy has been adopted from: Option: (a) Canadian Constitution (b)
Irish Constitution (c) British Constitution (d) Australian Constitution Correct Option: (b)

Paper 18:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: The National Food Security Act was passed in the year:-
Option: (a) 2012 (b) 2013 (c) 2014 (d) None of the above Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: The Headquarters of world Food and Agricultural Organisation
(FAO) is at Option: (a) Rome (b) Paris (c) New York (d) Ohio Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: The readjustment of current strength of the Lok Sabha and
the State Assemblies in India has been freezed upto Option: (a) year 2026 (b) year 2016 (c) year
2018 (d) year 2020 Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: Who was appointed as Chairman of 15th Finance
Commission of India? Option: (a) Arvind Pangaria (b) Amitabh Kant (c) N.K. Singh (d)
Sindhushree Khullar Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: Ashok Mehta Committee was related to the:- Option: (a)
Centre-State Relations (b) Economic Reforms (c) Panchayati Raj (d) None of the above Correct
Option: (c)
Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Who is the Chairman of National Development Council?
Option: (a) President (b) Prime Minister (c) Finance Minister (d) None of the above Correct
Option: (b)
Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: In which Article of the Constitution of India, provision has been
made for "Finance Commission"? Option: (a) 366 (12) (b) 280 (c) 265 (d) None of the above
Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: Read the following: Statement (1): Parliament has passed the
National Food Security Act, 2013. Reason (R) : Article 39(b) of the Constitution of India provides
that the ownership and control of material resources of the community are so distributed as best to
subserve the common good. Now answer using the codes given below: Option: (a) (A) and (R)
both are true and (R) is the reason of (A). (b) (A) and (R) both are true, but (R) is not the reason of
(A). (c) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (d) (A) is false, but (R) is true. Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: Which of the following is not mentioned in the Indian
Constitution? Option: (a) Election Commission (b) Finance Commission (c) Planning Commission
(d) Union Public Service Commission Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: By which Constitutional Amendment the number of ministers
have been limited to 15% of the total number of members of the lower house? Option: (a) Ninety
First Amendment (b) Ninety Second Amendment (c) Ninetieth Amendment (d) None of the above
Correct Option: (a)
Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: The Provisions in the Constitution of India relating to
Directive Principles of State Policy has been adopted from: Option: (a) Canadian Constitution (b)
Irish Constitution (c) British Constitution (d) Australian Constitution Correct Option: (b)

Paper 19:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: The Headquarters of world Food and Agricultural Organisation
(FAO) is at Option: (a) Rome (b) Paris (c) New York (d) Ohio Correct Option: (a)
Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: Setu Samudram ship Channel Project is approved by Option:
(a) Government of Tamil Nadu State (b) Government of Sri Lanka (c) Government of India (d)
Government of India and Sri Lanka Correct Option: (c)
Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: National Green Tribunal Act was passed in the year Option:
(a) 2008 (b) 2010 (c) 2011 (d) 2009 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: Where is the World Trade Centre situated in India? Option:
(a) Noida (b) Mumbai (c) New Delhi (d) Chennai Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: Ashok Mehta Committee was related to the:- Option: (a)
Centre-State Relations (b) Economic Reforms (c) Panchayati Raj (d) None of the above Correct
Option: (c)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Who is the Chairman of National Development Council?
Option: (a) President (b) Prime Minister (c) Finance Minister (d) None of the above Correct
Option: (b)

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: Which amendment under the Indian Constitution provides for
the reservation in Panchayats to the Women? Option: (a) 77th Amendment (b) 75th Amendment
(c) 74th Amendment (d) 73rd Amendment Correct Option: (d)
Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: In which organ of United Nations, the membership has been
enlarged twice by amending U.N. Charter- Option: (a) International Court of Justice (b) Security
Council (c) Trusteeship Council (d) Economic and Social Council Correct Option: (d)
Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: In which Article of the Constitution of India, provision has been
made for "Finance Commission"? Option: (a) 366 (12) (b) 280 (c) 265 (d) None of the above
Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: Which one of the following has recently been declared to be
unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of India? Option: (a) National Tax Tribunal (b) Central
Administrative Tribunal (c) National Green Tribunal (d) None of the above Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: Pursuant to a constitutional amendment, "cooperative

society" finds a place among fundamental rights in: Option: (a) Article 19 (1) (a) (b) Article 19 (1)
(b) (c) Article 19 (1) (c) (d) None of the above Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: By which Amendment Act, Article 371-J has been
incorporated in the Constitution of India? Option: (a) The Constitution (98th Amendment) Act,
2012 (b) The Constitution (97th Amendment) Act, 2011 (c) The Constitution (95th Amendment) Act,
2009 (d) The Constitution (96th Amendment) Act, 2011 Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: The Provisions in the Constitution of India relating to
Directive Principles of State Policy has been adopted from: Option: (a) Canadian Constitution (b)
Irish Constitution (c) British Constitution (d) Australian Constitution Correct Option: (b)

Paper 20:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: The Contingency Fund of India was created in Option: (a)
1950 (b) 1952 (c) 1954 (d) 1962 Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: Who was appointed as Chairman of 15th Finance
Commission of India? Option: (a) Arvind Pangaria (b) Amitabh Kant (c) N.K. Singh (d)
Sindhushree Khullar Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: How many countries are in Eurozone upto January 2019?
Option: (a) 18 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 22 Correct Option: (b)
Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: Which country has opened first intercontinental under-sea
railway? Option: (a) France (b) Turkey (c) Russia (d) U.K. Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: The Head Officer of the state treasury during reign of Chandra
Gupta Maurya was known as Option: (a) Samaharta (b) Karmantik (c) Sannidhata (d) Douwarik
Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Which one of the following district of Uttarakhand have
highest population as per Census-2011 ? Option: (a) Champavat (b) Rudraprayag (c) Haridwar
(d) Dehradun Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: The maximum Rubber producer state in India is Option: (a)
Karnataka (b) Kerala (c) Tamil Nadu (d) West Bengal Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: Which part of the following is called the 'rice bowl' ? Option:
(a) Ganga-Sindhu plain region (b) North-Eastern region (c) Krishna-Godavari delta region (d)
Kerala and Tamil Nadu Correct Option: (c)
Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: Which of the following is 4th generation mobile technology?
Option: (a) GPRS (b) HSPA (c) LTE (d) All of these Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: How many subjects have been listed for Panchayats under
Eleventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution? Option: (a) 18 subjects (b) 28 subjects (c) 19
subjects (d) 29 subjects Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: 'Acworth Committee' was related with which of the following
subject ? Option: (a) Trade (b) Army (c) Education (d) Railways Correct Option: (d)

Paper 21:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: Under Government of India Act, 1935 legislative powers were
divided into Option: (a) Two lists (b) Four lists (c) Three lists (d) None of the above Correct
Option: (c)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: In which year Mughal Emperor Shah Alam granted the
Dewani of Bengal to the East India Company? Option: (a) In 1762 (b) In 1763 (c) In 1764 (d) In
1765 Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: The full name of newly constituted NITI Aayog', which
replaced Planning Commission' is:- Option: (a) National Institute of Transmission India (b)
National Institution for Transforming India (c) National Institute for Technical Information (d) None
of the above Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: Which of the following tax gives maximum revenue to the
Government of India? Option: (a) Income tax (b) Corporate tax (c) Excise duty (d) Custom duty
Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: The highest population density state in India (Census-2011) is
Option: (a) Uttarakhand (b) Bihar (c) Kerala (d) West Bengal Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Which of the following state of India consists maximum
number of people living below poverty line? Option: (a) Odisha (b) Bihar (c) Uttar Pradesh (d)
Kerala Correct Option: (c)
Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: The number of member countries in WTO at present is
Option: (a) 155 (b) 154 (c) 153 (d) 164 Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: Which of the following sector contributes the highest share in
the National Income of India? Option: (a) Service sector (b) Agriculture sector (c) Industrial sector
(d) Foreign trade sector Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: In which financial year the 'service tax' was first time imposed
in India? Option: (a) 1993-94 (b) 1994-95 (c) 1996-97 (d) 1998-99 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: 'Human Development Report' is published by Option: (a)
World Bank (b) IMF (c) UNDP (d) UNICEF Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: Which one of the following is the best indicator of economic
development of any country? Option: (a) Agriculture Production (b) Per Capita Income (c)
Transport (d) Gross Production Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: Who was the main architect of Green Revolution to improve
agriculture yield in India? Option: (a) J.N. Bhagwati (b) V.K.R.V. Rao (c) M.S. Swaminathan (d)
Padma Desai Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: Which one among the following is Central Bank of India?
Option: (a) Bank of Baroda (b) Reserve Bank of India (c) State Bank of India (d) Punjab National
Bank Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: The FI — Index introduced by the Reserve Bank of India
refers to Option: (a) Financial Investment (b) Financial Indication (c) Financial Inclusion (d)
Financial Innovation Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: What is the 'Human Development Index' rank of India in the
world according to U.N.D.P. Human Development Report 2020? Option: (a) 120 (b) 122 (c) 125
(d) 131 Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: In which year was the "Kisan Protsahan Pension Yojna" —
initiated by Uttarakhand government? Option: (a) 5th June, 2013 (b) 15th August, 2014 (c) 7th
April, 2016 (d) 18th May, 2016 Correct Option: (b)
Sr.No: 17 Question complete type: In Uttarakhand State, which district got first place in fish
production in 2022-2023 ? Option: (a) Dehradun (b) Haridwar (c) Udhamsingh Nagar (d) Tehri
Garhwal Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 18 Question complete type: In which year, for first time, symposium on Environment was
proposed at Stockholm? Option: (a) 1968 (b) 1972 (c) 1980 (d) 1982 Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 19 Question complete type: When did the Government of Uttarakhand pass the Fiscal
Responsibility and Budget Management Act ? Option: (a) In 2003 (b) In 2007 (c) In 2005 (d) In
2009 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 20 Question complete type: On the basis of NFHS 2019-21 survey, the Multidimensional
poverty in Uttarakhand in 2019-21 was Option: (a) 11.30 percent (b) 13.37 percent (c) 12.55
percent (d) 9.67 percent Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 21 Question complete type: As per Export Preparedness Index (E.P.I.) 2021, the rank of
Uttarakhand with respect to all the states in India is _________. Option: (a) 17th (b) 18th (c) 19th
(d) 20th Correct Option: (c)
Sr.No: 22 Question complete type: Which Indian State has launched a drone-based
afforestation project, named 'Hara Bhara'? Option: (a) Telangana (b) Gujarat (c) Assam (d) Punjab
Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 23 Question complete type: In which state India's largest floating solar power plant was
setup? Option: (a) Maharashtra (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu Correct
Option: (b)

Paper 22:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: Which of the following Indian State has higher road density?
Option: (a) Bihar (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Kerala (d) Tamil Nadu Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: Which of the mineral resource is connected with 'Kodurite'
intrusive rock? Option: (a) Iron (b) Manganese (c) Copper (d) Kaolin Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: Hirakund project utilizes which river water? Option: (a)
Godawari (b) Narmada (c) Son (d) Mahanadi Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: National Institute of Plant Genome Research is located at
Option: (a) Gurugram (b) Ludhiana (c) New Delhi (d) Mathura Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: Which of the following is presently the largest goods export
partner of India? Option: (a) China (b) U.A.E. (c) Hong Kong (d) U.S.A. Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Which Company in India has produced the 'Covovax'?
Option: (a) Pfizer (b) Bharat Biotech (c) Serum Institute of India (d) Cadilla Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: The two countries which are connected with 'Maitri Setu
Bridge'? Option: (a) India & Nepal (b) India & Sri Lanka (c) India & Bangladesh (d) India &
Myanmar Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: Who is the Chief of International Monetary Fund? Option: (a)
Kristalina Georgieva (b) Thomson Kary (c) Lesli Bon (d) Jlenkel Joy Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: Who was appointed 'CAG' of India in 2020? Option: (a)
Naresh Agarwal (b) Rakesh Sharma (c) G.C. Murmu (d) Amrit Nahta Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: Which Minister resigned from the council of Ministers in India
due to controversial Farm Laws? Option: (a) Harsimrat Kaur Badal (b) Ramvilas Paswan (c)
Sanjiv Baliyan (d) None of these Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Swarozgar Yojana started by
Government of Uttarakhand is related to Option: (a) Tourism (b) Medical (c) Primary Education (d)
Reverse Migration Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: In ancient times the un-irrigated land form of Uttarakhand
was known as Option: (a) Ijar (b) Talaun (c) Uparaun (d) None of these Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: In which place of Garhwal region the first tea factory was
setup in the year 1843? Option: (a) Havalbag (b) Lohaba (c) Gadoli (d) None of these Correct
Option: (c)
Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: Which of the following is not an agricultural apparatus in
Uttarkhand? Option: (a) Kutala (b) Hal (c) Maya (d) Karboja Correct Option: (d)
Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: Which one of the following is a regulatory body? Option: (a)
National Development Council (b) Joint Stock Company (c) Steel Authority of India Ltd. (d)
Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: Which Indian State has got the highest rank in NITI Aayog's
Sustainable Development Goals Index-2021 ? Option: (a) Gujarat (b) Kerala (c) Tamil Nadu (d)
Maharashtra Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 17 Question complete type: For the crop year 2020-21 the foodgrain production target at
the national level in India was Option: (a) 301 million tonnes (b) 306 million tonnes (c) 308 million
tonnes (d) 310 million tonnes Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 18 Question complete type: "Open Market Operations" are the feature of which of the
following policy? Option: (a) Revenue Policy (b) Fiscal Policy (c) Monetary Policy (d) Labour
Policy Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 19 Question complete type: "National Food Security Mission" was launched in Option:
(a) 2007-08 (b) 2004-05 (c) 2002-03 (d) 2000-01 Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 20 Question complete type: On the basis of Tendulkar methodology, the poverty rate of
India for the year 2011-12 Option: (a) 40.62 % (b) 35.52 % (c) 29.32 % (d) 21.92 % Correct
Option: (d)

Sr.No: 21 Question complete type: What is the 'Human Development Index' rank of India in the
world according to U.N.D.P. Human Development Report 2020? Option: (a) 120 (b) 122 (c) 125
(d) 131 Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 22 Question complete type: In which year was the 'Kumaun Parishad' was established?
Option: (a) 1908 (b) 1912 (c) 1916 (d) 1920 Correct Option: (c)

Paper 23:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: In which year Mughal Emperor Shah Alam granted the
Dewani of Bengal to the East India Company? Option: (a) In 1762 (b) In 1763 (c) In 1764 (d) In
1765 Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: The full name of newly constituted NITI Aayog', which
replaced Planning Commission' is:- Option: (a) National Institute of Transmission India (b)
National Institution for Transforming India (c) National Institute for Technical Information (d) None
of the above Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: Who is the 'brand ambassador' of Union Government's, Beti
Bachao, Beti Padhao Campaign':- Option: (a) Madhuri Dixit (b) Hema Malini (c) Rani Mukherjee
(d) Kiran Bedi Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: The head quarter of World Bank is situated at:- Option: (a)
Geneva (b) New York (c) Paris (d) Washington D.C. Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: Ashok Mehta Committee was related to the:- Option: (a)
Centre-State Relations (b) Economic Reforms (c) Panchayati Raj (d) None of the above Correct
Option: (c)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Who is the Chairman of National Development Council?
Option: (a) President (b) Prime Minister (c) Finance Minister (d) None of the above Correct
Option: (b)
Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: Which of the following is not mentioned in the Indian
Constitution? Option: (a) Election Commission (b) Finance Commission (c) Planning Commission
(d) Union Public Service Commission Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: Who among the following had started the policy of economic
decentralisation ? Option: (a) Ripon (b) Lytton (c) Cornwallis (d) Mayo Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: Which one of the following items is not included in Primary
Sector to estimate Gross State Domestic product of Uttarakhand during the year 2019-20?
Option: (a) Animal Husbandry (Livestock) (b) Forestry and Logging (c) Mining and Quarrying (d)
None of these Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: The 'Himalaya Mega Food Park' is situated in which of the
following places of Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) Lohaghat, Champawat (b) Mahuakhera, Kashipur
(c) Punah Pokhari, Dehradun (d) Falya, Almora Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: As per Uttarakhand Economic Survey 2021-22 (Volume-II),
the proportion of people involved in self-employment in 2019-20 in Uttarakhand was _________.
Option: (a) 69.2 percent (b) 67.3 percent (c) 63.8 percent (d) 60.7 percent Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: As per Export Preparedness Index (E.P.I.) 2021, the rank of
Uttarakhand with respect to all the states in India is _________. Option: (a) 17th (b) 18th (c) 19th
(d) 20th Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: The rank of Uttarakhand in overall ‘India Youth Development
Index’, as per ‘India Youth Development Index’ 2017 was Option: (a) 3rd (b) 4th (c) 5th (d) 9th
Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: Which of the following is the largest goods export partner of
India? Option: (a) China (b) U.A.E. (c) Hong Kong (d) U.S.A. Correct Option: (d)
Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: Who is the Chief of International Monetary Fund? Option:
(a) Kristalina Georgieva (b) Thomson Kary (c) Lesli Bon (d) Jlenkel Joy Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: Who has been appointed as President of Olympic
Committee till 2025? Option: (a) Thomas Bach (b) Oliver Martin (c) Geoff Sanders (d) Mohammed
Ata Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 17 Question complete type: Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas? Option: (a)
Methane (b) Carbon dioxide (c) Sulphur hexa fluoride (d) Nitrogen Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 18 Question complete type: How many seats are reserved for women in Panchayati Raj
institutions of Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) 33 percent (b) 40 percent (c) 50 percent (d) 55 percent
Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 19 Question complete type: The Fiscal deficit in the Union Budget 2021-22 of India is
targeted at Option: (a) 3.0% of GDP (b) 4.5% of GDP (c) 5.5% of GDP (d) 6.8% of GDP Correct
Option: (d)

Sr.No: 20 Question complete type: In which year the 'Smart Cities Mission' was launched?
Option: (a) 2015 (b) 2016 (c) 2017 (d) 2018 Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 21 Question complete type: Which Indian State has got the highest rank in NITI Aayog's
Sustainable Development Goals Index-2021 ? Option: (a) Gujarat (b) Kerala (c) Tamil Nadu (d)
Maharashtra Correct Option: (b)
Paper 24:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: The ‘Lava’ soil is commonly found in – Option: (a)
Maharashtra (b) Arunachal Pradesh (c) Rajasthan (d) Ladakh region Correct Option: (a)
Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: In which Indian state, the Numaligarh Oil Refinery is located ?
Option: (a) Gujarat (b) Assam (c) Uttarakhand (d) West Bengal Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: Which of the following Indian states have the highest
percentage share of irrigated area ? Option: (a) Haryana (b) Bihar (c) Punjab (d) Uttar Pradesh
Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: Which of the following Indian state is also known as “One
State, Many Worlds” ? Option: (a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Karnataka (d) Goa Correct Option:
(c)
Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: As per 2011 Indian census, the density of population in
Uttarakhand is – Option: (a) 159 (b) 133 (c) 189 (d) 110 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Which of the following is correct about Higher Education
under National Education Policy (N.E.P.) 2020 ? Option: (a) Academic Bank of Credits (b) Higher
Education Commission of India (c) National Research Foundation to be created (d) All of these
Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami
recently inaugurated the innovative “Patch Repairing App” to deal with the problems related to
which of the following ? Option: (a) Schools (b) Forests (c) Roads (d) Rivers Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: The term ‘Big Data’ has become very popular in these days.
What does it mean ? Option: (a) Internet Data (b) Production of data in huge quantity (c) Data
produced by Government (d) Youtube videos and audios Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: What is “Meghraj” ? Option: (a) GI cloud (b) AI cloud (c) Data
software (d) Browser Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: United Nations General Assembly has declared the year
2023 as the International Year of which of the following ? Option: (a) Millets (b) Food (c) Girl Child
(d) Peace Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: Fiscal Policy is used : Option: (a) to control foreign
exchange (b) to stabilize business cycle (c) to regulate money supply (d) for growth of trade
Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: Which of the following is the main source of revenue for
government of India ? Option: (a) Goods and Service Tax (GST) (b) Corporate Tax (c) Income Tax
(d) Import Duty Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: The concept of inclusive growth refers to economic growth
that : Option: (a) benefits all sections of society (b) benefits environmental sustainability (c)
benefits technology transfer (d) benefits income redistribution Correct Option: (a)
Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: A firm under perfect competition in long run will earn :
Option: (a) Economic profit (b) Normal profit (c) Abnormal profit (d) Super normal profit Correct
Option: (b)
Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: ‘Balance of payments’ is a record of : Option: (a) Exports
and imports of goods only. (b) Imports and exports of goods and services. (c) Capital flow between
countries. (d) All transactions of a country with the rest of the world. Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: Which of the following districts have started ‘Adolescent Girls
Yojana’ in Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) Haridwar & Dehradun (b) Haridwar & Nainital (c) Haridwar &
Udham Singh Nagar (d) Dehradun & Nainital Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 17 Question complete type: How much maximum subsidy is provided in hill areas under
‘Deendayal Upadhyaya Homestay Subsidy Yojana’ ? Option: (a) 7.5 Lakh (b) 10 Lakh (c) 12.5
Lakh (d) 15 Lakh Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 18 Question complete type: Objective of Parvatmala scheme is – Option: (a) to promote
development (b) to promote rail network (c) to promote tourism (d) to promote culture Correct
Option: (c)

Sr.No: 19 Question complete type: Where is I.T. Park situated in Uttarakhand ? Option: (a)
Haridwar (b) Dehradun (c) Udham Singh Nagar (d) Pauri Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 20 Question complete type: Which southern state of India is set to make history by
declaring itself as the country’s first “Total e-governed state” ? Option: (a) Kerala (b) Karnataka (c)
Telangana (d) Odisha Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 21 Question complete type: Which of the following is correctly matched ? Option: (a)
Rainbow – Industry (b) Blue – Fisheries (c) Yellow – Agriculture and allied services (d) White –
Cotton Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 22 Question complete type: Which of the following state has the largest solar energy
plant in India ? Option: (a) Uttarakhand (b) Gujarat (c) Maharashtra (d) Rajasthan Correct
Option: (d)

Paper 25:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: Which of the following committees was constituted to assess
the failure of the Community Development Programme in India ? Option: (a) Balwant Rai Mehta
Committee (b) K. Santhanam Committee (c) Ashok Mehta Committee (d) Dinesh Goswami
Committee Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: Which of the following is not a core industry ? Option: (a)
Fertilizers (b) Steel (c) Electricity (d) Leather Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: According to N.F.H.S. – 5 (2019-21) the total fertility rate in
India is : Option: (a) 1.5 (b) 2.0 (c) 2.5 (d) 2.9 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: The headquarters of “Food and Agricultural Organisation”
(FAO) is in Option: (a) Washington (b) Paris (c) Rome (d) Madrid Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: The Diatari Steel Plant is located in which of the following
States ? Option: (a) Odisha (b) Maharashtra (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Karnataka Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Kodarma is famous for which of the following minerals ?
Option: (a) Iron Ore (b) Copper (c) Mica (d) Bauxite Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: Which of the following Union Ministries is set to launch the
virtual facility for e-adjudication of company law violations by end of March, 2023 ? Option: (a)
Ministry of Finance (b) Ministry of Corporate Affairs (c) Ministry of External Affairs (d) Ministry of
Commerce and Industry Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: Which of the following industrial enterprise has unveiled all
women production line at its plants located in Tamil Nadu ? Option: (a) Ashok Leyland (b) Nissan
(c) Maruti Suzuki (d) Hero Motocorp Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: Which of the following institutions launched India’s first
Municipal Bond Index ? Option: (a) RBI (b) SEBI (c) BSE (d) NSE Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: The centre has recently approved the Quality Control Order
(QCO) for mandatory certification of which of the following products ? Option: (a) Jute (b) Cotton
(c) Paper (d) Millet Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: Which is the first country to import carbon dioxide and bury it
under sea ? Option: (a) Denmark (b) Norway (c) Sweden (d) Belgium Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Swarozgar Yojana started by
Government of Uttarakhand is related to Option: (a) Tourism (b) Medical (c) Primary Education (d)
Reverse Migration Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: In ancient times the un-irrigated land form of Uttarakhand
was known as Option: (a) Ijar (b) Talaun (c) Uparaun (d) None of these Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: In which place of Garhwal region the first tea factory was
setup in the year 1843? Option: (a) Havalbag (b) Lohaba (c) Gadoli (d) None of these Correct
Option: (c)

Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: In which year the Uttarakhand Panchayati Raj Act was
passed ? Option: (a) 2010 (b) 2015 (c) 2016 (d) 2018 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: How many city/cities of purely hilly region in Uttarakhand
has/ have been designated as Municipal Corporation ? Option: (a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Nil
Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 17 Question complete type: In which of the following years the ‘double-lock’ system was
introduced in Treasury management during colonial rule in Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) 1824 (b)
1822 (c) 1835 (d) 1829 Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 18 Question complete type: What was the total number of veterinary hospitals in
Uttarakhand in 2020-21 ? Option: (a) 26 (b) 113 (c) 329 (d) 778 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 19 Question complete type: In which of the following year ‘One Nation One Ration Card’
scheme was launched in the State of Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) August, 2015 (b) May, 2018 (c)
July, 2020 (d) January, 2022 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 20 Question complete type: When was ‘Chief Minister Self Employment Scheme – Nano
Enterprise’ launched in Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) October, 2019 (b) August, 2020 (c) October,
2021 (d) August, 2022 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 21 Question complete type: In 2020-21, which oil seed covered the maximum area in
Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) Groundnut (b) Soyabean (c) Sesame (d) Lahi and mustard Correct
Option: (d)
Sr.No: 22 Question complete type: Where is Rural Development and Migration Prevention
Commission of Uttarakhand situated ? Option: (a) Almora (b) Tehri, Garhwal (c) Pauri, Garhwal
(d) Uttarkashi Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 23 Question complete type: The New Industrial Policy to promote the economic
development of hilly and remote areas of Uttarakhand was introduced in Option: (a) April, 2002
(b) April, 2006 (c) April, 2008 (d) April, 2017 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 24 Question complete type: Where is “Himalaya Mega Food Park” established in
Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) Jwalapur, Haridwar (b) Bhimtal, Nainital (c) Mahua khera, Kashipur (d)
Doiwala, Dehradun Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 25 Question complete type: Which district of Uttarakhand has the highest multi-
dimensional poverty as per Uttarakhand Economic Survey 2021-22 ? Option: (a) Almora (b)
Bageshwar (c) Haridwar (d) Pithoragarh Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 26 Question complete type: What was the rank of Uttarakhand State in Sustainable
Development Goal (SDG) ranking published by ‘NITI’ Aayog in 2020 ? Option: (a) 4th (b) 5th (c)
6th (d) 8th Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 27 Question complete type: Mukhyamantri Mahalakhsmi Yojana being implemented in

Uttarakhand is associated with which of the following ? Option: (a) Girls Education (b) Women
Empowerment (c) Training of Girls (d) Safe Maternity Correct Option: (d)

Paper 26:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: The National Food Security Act was passed in the year:-
Option: (a) 2012 (b) 2013 (c) 2014 (d) None of the above Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: The Headquarters of world Food and Agricultural Organisation
(FAO) is at Option: (a) Rome (b) Paris (c) New York (d) Ohio Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: The readjustment of current strength of the Lok Sabha and
the State Assemblies in India has been freezed upto Option: (a) year 2026 (b) year 2016 (c) year
2018 (d) year 2020 Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: Who was appointed as Chairman of 15th Finance
Commission of India? Option: (a) Arvind Pangaria (b) Amitabh Kant (c) N.K. Singh (d)
Sindhushree Khullar Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: Ashok Mehta Committee was related to the:- Option: (a)
Centre-State Relations (b) Economic Reforms (c) Panchayati Raj (d) None of the above Correct
Option: (c)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Who is the Chairman of National Development Council?
Option: (a) President (b) Prime Minister (c) Finance Minister (d) None of the above Correct
Option: (b)

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: In which Article of the Constitution of India, provision has been
made for "Finance Commission"? Option: (a) 366 (12) (b) 280 (c) 265 (d) None of the above
Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: Read the following: Statement (1): Parliament has passed the
National Food Security Act, 2013. Reason (R) : Article 39(b) of the Constitution of India provides
that the ownership and control of material resources of the community are so distributed as best to
subserve the common good. Now answer using the codes given below: Option: (a) (A) and (R)
both are true and (R) is the reason of (A). (b) (A) and (R) both are true, but (R) is not the reason of
(A). (c) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (d) (A) is false, but (R) is true. Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: Which of the following is not mentioned in the Indian
Constitution? Option: (a) Election Commission (b) Finance Commission (c) Planning Commission
(d) Union Public Service Commission Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: By which Constitutional Amendment the number of ministers
have been limited to 15% of the total number of members of the lower house? Option: (a) Ninety
First Amendment (b) Ninety Second Amendment (c) Ninetieth Amendment (d) None of the above
Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: The Provisions in the Constitution of India relating to
Directive Principles of State Policy has been adopted from: Option: (a) Canadian Constitution (b)
Irish Constitution (c) British Constitution (d) Australian Constitution Correct Option: (b)

Paper 27:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: During whose Tenure ‘Postal-Stamp’ service started in India ?
Option: (a) Sir John Shore (b) Lord Wellesley (c) Lord Ripon (d) Lord Dalhousie Correct Option:
(d)
Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: UNFCC (COP-27) conference was organized in November
2022 in ______. Option: (a) Paris, France (b) Glasgow, Scotland (c) Sharam-Al-Sheikh, Egypt (d)
New Delhi, India Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: Which of the following is not a core industry ? Option: (a)
Fertilizers (b) Steel (c) Electricity (d) Leather Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: According to N.F.H.S. – 5 (2019-21) the total fertility rate in
India is : Option: (a) 1.5 (b) 2.0 (c) 2.5 (d) 2.9 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: The headquarters of “Food and Agricultural Organisation”
(FAO) is in Option: (a) Washington (b) Paris (c) Rome (d) Madrid Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: The Diatari Steel Plant is located in which of the following
States ? Option: (a) Odisha (b) Maharashtra (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Karnataka Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: Kodarma is famous for which of the following minerals ?
Option: (a) Iron Ore (b) Copper (c) Mica (d) Bauxite Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: Which of the following Union Ministries is set to launch the
virtual facility for e-adjudication of company law violations by end of March, 2023 ? Option: (a)
Ministry of Finance (b) Ministry of Corporate Affairs (c) Ministry of External Affairs (d) Ministry of
Commerce and Industry Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: Which of the following industrial enterprise has unveiled all
women production line at its plants located in Tamil Nadu ? Option: (a) Ashok Leyland (b) Nissan
(c) Maruti Suzuki (d) Hero Motocorp Correct Option: (a)
Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: Which of the following institutions launched India’s first
Municipal Bond Index ? Option: (a) RBI (b) SEBI (c) BSE (d) NSE Correct Option: (d)
Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: The centre has recently approved the Quality Control Order
(QCO) for mandatory certification of which of the following products ? Option: (a) Jute (b) Cotton
(c) Paper (d) Millet Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: Which is the first country to import carbon dioxide and bury it
under sea ? Option: (a) Denmark (b) Norway (c) Sweden (d) Belgium Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Swarozgar Yojana started by
Government of Uttarakhand is related to Option: (a) Tourism (b) Medical (c) Primary Education (d)
Reverse Migration Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: In ancient times the un-irrigated land form of Uttarakhand
was known as Option: (a) Ijar (b) Talaun (c) Uparaun (d) None of these Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: In which place of Garhwal region the first tea factory was
setup in the year 1843? Option: (a) Havalbag (b) Lohaba (c) Gadoli (d) None of these Correct
Option: (c)
Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: In which year the Uttarakhand Panchayati Raj Act was
passed ? Option: (a) 2010 (b) 2015 (c) 2016 (d) 2018 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 17 Question complete type: Which of the following Commissions rejected Gairsain as the
permanent capital of Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) Koushik Commission (b) Koshyari Commission (c)
Dixit Commission (d) Rautela Commission Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 18 Question complete type: Which of the following percent of the horizontal reservation
has been given to the women of Uttarakhand in government services ? Option: (a) 5% (b) 10% (c)
30% (d) 33% Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 19 Question complete type: Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman was initiated in which of the
following years ? Option: (a) 2020 (b) 2021 (c) 2022 (d) 2019 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 20 Question complete type: In which of the following districts the ‘National Institute of
Technology of Uttarakhand’ is situated ? Option: (a) Rudra Prayag (b) Nainital (c) Pauri Garhwal
(d) Dehradun Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 21 Question complete type: Which of the following districts has the largest Geographical
area? Option: (a) Pithoragarh (b) Uttarkashi (c) Pauri Garhwal (d) Tehri Garhwal Correct Option:
(b)
Sr.No: 22 Question complete type: Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(Project) (River) Option: (a) Khodri – Yamuna (b) Dhalipur – Ganga (c) Maneri-Bhali – Bhagirathi
(d) Kalagarh – Ramganga Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 23 Question complete type: Who among the following was not associated with the
establishment of ‘Home rule league’ in Kumaun ? Option: (a) Mohan Joshi (b) Sridhar Azad (c)
Chiranji Lal (d) Badridatt Pandey Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 24 Question complete type: Which one of the following ports of India are the natural
harbour ? Select the correct answer from the code given below the list : 1. Chennai 2. Kochi 3.
Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) 4. Mumbai Option: Code : (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 2 and 4
Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 25 Question complete type: The ship building yard Mazgaon Dock is situated at : Option:
(a) Vishakhapatnam (b) Cochin (c) Kolkata (d) Mumbai Correct Option: (d)
Sr.No: 26 Question complete type: Which of the following States of India has the largest
population of Scheduled Tribes according to 2011 census ? Option: (a) Rajasthan (b) Odisha (c)
Madhya Pradesh (d) Manipur Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 27 Question complete type: The 'Van Raji' tribals in Uttarakhand are found in which
district? Option: (a) Champawat (b) Pithoragarh (c) Bageshwar (d) Uttarkashi Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 28 Question complete type: Who has been appointed as first woman Chief Justice of
Uttarakhand High court ? Option: (a) Justice Banumathi (b) Justice Ritu Bahri (c) Justice Indu
Malhotra (d) Justice Bela Trivedi Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 29 Question complete type: The disputes regarding the election of President arc decided
by Option: (a) The Supreme Court of India (b) The Parliament (c) The Lok Sabha (d) The Election
Commission Correct Option: (a)

Paper 28:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: In which of the following year the ‘Congress Socialist Party’
was established ? Option: (a) 1931 (b) 1932 (c) 1933 (d) 1934 Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: In the history of Uttarakhand ‘Manga Tax’ was related to which
of the following ? Option: (a) Emergency Tax (b) Grazing Tax (c) House Tax (d) Military Tax
Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: Which of the following is not a core industry ? Option: (a)
Fertilizers (b) Steel (c) Electricity (d) Leather Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: According to N.F.H.S. – 5 (2019-21) the total fertility rate in
India is : Option: (a) 1.5 (b) 2.0 (c) 2.5 (d) 2.9 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: The headquarters of “Food and Agricultural Organisation”
(FAO) is in Option: (a) Washington (b) Paris (c) Rome (d) Madrid Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: The Diatari Steel Plant is located in which of the following
States ? Option: (a) Odisha (b) Maharashtra (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Karnataka Correct Option: (a)
Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: Which one of the following countries is not a coffee producing
country in the world ? Option: (a) Ecuador (b) Colombia (c) Brazil (d) Chile Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: In food processing industries, ______ percent FDI is permitted
under the automatic route in India. Option: (a) 90 (b) 100 (c) 75 (d) 80 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: Which is India’s second largest agro-based industry next to
cotton ? Option: (a) Jute (b) Sugar (c) Oil (d) Textiles Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: India is world’s ______ largest consumer and number
______ importer of vegetable oil. Option: (a) 5, 6 (b) 3, 2 (c) 2, 1 (d) 4, 2 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY) is for ______. Option:
(a) Women (b) Children (c) Senior citizens (d) Youth Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: Which sector, was the least impacted by the pandemic
(COVID-19) situation and has shown a positive growth in India ? Option: (a) Agriculture (b)
Services (c) Industrial (d) Tertiary Correct Option: (a)
Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: Which one of the following is not included in
Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) ? Option: (a) Heath (b) Education (c) Living Standard (d)
Per Capita Income Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: In which financial year the 'service tax' was first time
imposed in India? Option: (a) 1993-94 (b) 1994-95 (c) 1996-97 (d) 1998-99 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: 'Human Development Report' is published by Option: (a)
World Bank (b) IMF (c) UNDP (d) UNICEF Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: Which one of the following is the best indicator of economic
development of any country? Option: (a) Agriculture Production (b) Per Capita Income (c)
Transport (d) Gross Production Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 17 Question complete type: Who was the main architect of Green Revolution to improve
agriculture yield in India? Option: (a) J.N. Bhagwati (b) V.K.R.V. Rao (c) M.S. Swaminathan (d)
Padma Desai Correct Option: (c)
Sr.No: 18 Question complete type: Which one among the following is Central Bank of India?
Option: (a) Bank of Baroda (b) Reserve Bank of India (c) State Bank of India (d) Punjab National
Bank Correct Option: (b)
Sr.No: 19 Question complete type: Which of the following is not mentioned in the Indian
Constitution? Option: (a) Election Commission (b) Finance Commission (c) Planning Commission
(d) Union Public Service Commission Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 20 Question complete type: The 'National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati
Raj (NIRD & PR) is located at which of the following places ? Option: (a) New Delhi (b) Lucknow
(c) Jaipur (d) Hyderabad Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 21 Question complete type: The National Rural Livelihood Mission is now renamed as
what of the following ? Option: (a) Pradhan Mantri Antyodaya Yojana (b) Deendayal Antyodaya
Yojana (c) Shyama Prasad Antyodaya Yojana (d) Vivekanand Antyodaya Yojana Correct Option:
(b)
Sr.No: 22 Question complete type: ‘Calories intake standard’ for the measurement of poverty
line was introduced by whom ? Option: (a) D.T. Lakdawala (b) Prof. Suresh Tendulkar (c)
Dandekar & Rath (d) Planning Commission Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 23 Question complete type: Micro Units Development Refinance Agency (MUDRA) is
related to – Option: (a) Large Enterprise (b) Small Farm Enterprise (c) Non-farm Small/Micro
Enterprise (d) Medium Enterprise Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 24 Question complete type: The objective of ‘Make in India’ programme is – Option: (a)
To boost up manufacturing sector and reduce imports (b) Modernization of Agriculture (c)
Sustainable Development (d) To check Migration Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 25 Question complete type: What is the difference between GNP & GDP called ?
Option: (a) Depreciation (b) Net Indirect Taxes (c) Subsidies (d) Net earning from abroad Correct
Option: (d)
Sr.No: 26 Question complete type: In which year was the “Namami Gange Integrated
Conservation Mission Programme” approved by the Government of India ? Option: (a) June, 2014
(b) July, 2014 (c) June, 2015 (d) July, 2016 Correct Option: (a)
Sr.No: 27 Question complete type: Which one of the following is not a cash crop of India ?
Option: (a) Sugarcane (b) Cotton (c) Jute (d) Wheat Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 28 Question complete type: Which of the following states of India has the largest
population of Scheduled Tribes according to 2011 census ? Option: (a) Rajasthan (b) Odisha (c)
Madhya Pradesh (d) Manipur Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 29 Question complete type: What is the 'Human Development Index' rank of India in the
world according to U.N.D.P. Human Development Report 2020? Option: (a) 120 (b) 122 (c) 125
(d) 131 Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 30 Question complete type: The ship building yard Mazgaon Dock is situated at : Option:
(a) Vishakhapatnam (b) Cochin (c) Kolkata (d) Mumbai Correct Option: (d)

Paper 29:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: Which of the following pairs are properly matched ? Tribe
State

1. Toda – Tamil Nadu

2. Jarwa – Jharkhand

3. Garasia – Rajasthan
4. Asur – Chhattisgarh Option: (a) 1, 4 (b) 1, 2, 3 (c) 1, 3 (d) 1, 2, 3, 4 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: In which Indian state, the Numaligarh Oil Refinery is located ?
Option: (a) Gujarat (b) Assam (c) Uttarakhand (d) West Bengal Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: Which of the following Indian states have the highest
percentage share of irrigated area ? Option: (a) Haryana (b) Bihar (c) Punjab (d) Uttar Pradesh
Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: As per 2011 Indian census, the density of population in
Uttarakhand is – Option: (a) 159 (b) 133 (c) 189 (d) 110 Correct Option: (c)
Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: Which one of the following is not a ‘Natural Lake’ ? Option:
(a) Tehri Lake (b) Khurpatal (c) Vasuki Lake (d) Nachiketa Tal Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Under which of the following seismic vulnerability zone,
Uttrakhand has been placed ? Option: (a) II (b) III (c) IV (d) V Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: Which one of the following has recently been declared to be
unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of India? Option: (a) National Tax Tribunal (b) Central
Administrative Tribunal (c) National Green Tribunal (d) None of the above Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: Pursuant to a constitutional amendment, "cooperative society"

finds a place among fundamental rights in: Option: (a) Article 19 (1) (a) (b) Article 19 (1) (b) (c)
Article 19 (1) (c) (d) None of the above Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: By which Amendment Act, Article 371-J has been incorporated
in the Constitution of India? Option: (a) The Constitution (98th Amendment) Act, 2012 (b) The
Constitution (97th Amendment) Act, 2011 (c) The Constitution (95th Amendment) Act, 2009 (d) The
Constitution (96th Amendment) Act, 2011 Correct Option: (a)
Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: The Provisions in the Constitution of India relating to
Directive Principles of State Policy has been adopted from: Option: (a) Canadian Constitution (b)
Irish Constitution (c) British Constitution (d) Australian Constitution Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: Which of the following states has declared 'Dahi-Handi' as
adventure sport on December 12, 2014? Option: (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Gujarat (c) Maharashtra
(d) Rajasthan Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: The major task of the Sarkaria Commission was to Option:
(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. Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: What is the 'Human Development Index' rank of India in the
world according to U.N.D.P. Human Development Report 2020? Option: (a) 120 (b) 122 (c) 125
(d) 131 Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: In which of the following districts the ‘National Institute of
Technology of Uttarakhand’ is situated ? Option: (a) Rudra Prayag (b) Nainital (c) Pauri Garhwal
(d) Dehradun Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: The New Industrial Policy to promote the economic
development of hilly and remote areas of Uttarakhand was introduced in Option: (a) April, 2002
(b) April, 2006 (c) April, 2008 (d) April, 2017 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: As per the India State of Forest Report-2021, which district of
Uttarakhand has the maximum percentage of forest cover area related to its geographical area ?
Option: (a) Almora (b) Rudraprayag (c) Tehri Garhwal (d) Nainital Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 17 Question complete type: What was the rank of Uttarakhand State in Sustainable
Development Goal (SDG) ranking published by ‘NITI’ Aayog in 2020 ? Option: (a) 4th (b) 5th (c)
6th (d) 8th Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 18 Question complete type: Which of the following is not an application of internet ?
Option: (a) Video conference (b) E-mail (c) Intranet (d) Browse the website Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 19 Question complete type: Which of the following is a non-arthropod borne disease
Option: (a) Malaria (b) Dengue (c) Tetanus (d) All the above Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 20 Question complete type: Which of the following state has the largest solar energy
plant in India ? Option: (a) Uttarakhand (b) Gujarat (c) Maharashtra (d) Rajasthan Correct
Option: (d)

Sr.No: 21 Question complete type: Which one of the following pairs is not properly matched ?
Rock-system State Option: (a) Dharwar system – Karnataka (b) Cudappa system – Rajasthan (c)
Gondwana system – Sikkim (d) Tertiary system – Uttarakhand Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 22 Question complete type: When was the first agriculture policy introduced in
Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) 2008 (b) 2011 (c) 2016 (d) 2006 Correct Option: (b)
Sr.No: 23 Question complete type: The total number of seats for Uttarakhand in the Legislative
Assembly of undivided Uttar Pradesh was Option: (a) 20 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 26 Correct Option: (b)

Paper 30:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: In which of the following year the ‘Congress Socialist Party’
was established ? Option: (a) 1931 (b) 1932 (c) 1933 (d) 1934 Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: The unassigned jagir lands managed temporarily by the
Diwan-i-Khalisa was known as : Option: (a) Peshkash (b) Paibaqi (c) Madad-e-Mash (d) Ghurab
Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: The ‘Sunset’ law was associated with which of the following
land revenue system ? Option: (a) Ryotwari settlement (b) Mahalwari settlement (c) Ijaradari
system (d) Permanent settlement Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: Who was credited for taking the first important step towards
financial decentralization in India ? Option: (a) Lord Irwin (b) William Bentinck (c) Lord Cornwallis
(d) Lord Mayo Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: When was NITI Aayog established ? Option: (a) 2015 (b)
2016 (c) 2017 (d) 2018 Correct Option: (a)
Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: In India, who is the guardian of public purse ? Option: (a)
Indian Parliament (b) The President of India (c) Comptroller and Auditor General of India (d)
Supreme Court of India Correct Option: (c)
Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: The first Indian State to use Gross Environment Product in its
Gross Domestic Product calculation is: Option: (a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Assam (c) Uttarakhand
(d) Kerala Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: Which of the following Indian states have the highest
percentage share of irrigated area ? Option: (a) Haryana (b) Bihar (c) Punjab (d) Uttar Pradesh
Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: In which Indian state, the Numaligarh Oil Refinery is located ?
Option: (a) Gujarat (b) Assam (c) Uttarakhand (d) West Bengal Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: In food processing industries, ______ percent FDI is
permitted under the automatic route in India. Option: (a) 90 (b) 100 (c) 75 (d) 80 Correct Option:
(b)
Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: Which is India’s second largest agro-based industry next to
cotton ? Option: (a) Jute (b) Sugar (c) Oil (d) Textiles Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: India is world’s ______ largest consumer and number
______ importer of vegetable oil. Option: (a) 5, 6 (b) 3, 2 (c) 2, 1 (d) 4, 2 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY) is for ______. Option:
(a) Women (b) Children (c) Senior citizens (d) Youth Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: Which sector, was the least impacted by the pandemic
(COVID-19) situation and has shown a positive growth in India ? Option: (a) Agriculture (b)
Services (c) Industrial (d) Tertiary Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: In which of the following years, the new Consumer
Protection Act was passed in India ? Option: (a) 2016 (b) 2019 (c) 2020 (d) 2022 Correct Option:
(b)
Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: Who among the following is the Chairperson of ‘NITI Aayog’
formed in 2015 ? Option: (a) The CEO of NITI Aayog (b) The Minister of Co-operatives (c) The
Prime Minister (d) The President of India Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 17 Question complete type: Under which one of the following Articles, the annual
financial statement known as Budget is presented in Parliament ? Option: (a) Article 111 (b) Article
112 (c) Article 115 (d) Article 116 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 18 Question complete type: Article 280 of the Constitution is related to which of the
following ? Option: (a) NITI Aayog (b) Finance Commission (c) National Commission for
Scheduled Tribes (d) Election Commission Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 19 Question complete type: Which tax is collected by Gram Panchayat ? Option: (a)
Goods and Service Tax (b) Tax on Local Fairs (c) Custom Duty (d) Land Revenue Correct
Option: (b)

Sr.No: 20 Question complete type: Which of the Indian State had the lowest Infant Mortality
Rate (IMR, per 1000 births) according to NFHS-5 (2019-21) ? Option: (a) Goa (b) Bihar (c) Kerala
(d) Sikkim Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 21 Question complete type: “Smart Cities Mission” was launched in which year ? Option:
(a) 2014 (b) 2016 (c) 2017 (d) 2015 Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 22 Question complete type: Who manages the present monetary system in India ?
Option: (a) Central Bank of India (b) Reserve Bank of India (c) Finance Ministry (d) Prime Minister
Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 23 Question complete type: Which was the first ever rural poverty alleviation programme
launched in India ? Option: (a) Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (b) National
Rural Employment Programme (c) Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (d) Integrated Rural Development
Programme Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 24 Question complete type: What is the theme of India’s G-20 Presidency is Option: (a)
Satyamev Jayate (b) One Earth, One Family, One Future (Vasudev Kutumbakam) (c) One Earth
(d) Globalization Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 25 Question complete type: In which of the following districts has the highest nomination
of workers under the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan Yojna (PM-SYM) ? Option: (a)
Haridwar (b) Dehradun (c) Almora (d) Udhamsingh Nagar Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 26 Question complete type: What was the major export item of Uttarakhand till December
2021 (during 2021-22) as per the Uttarakhand Economic Survey 2021-22 ? Option: (a) Plastic
and Rubber (b) Chemical products (c) Base Metals (d) Pears, precious and semi-precious stones
Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 27 Question complete type: Which one of the following is not a cash crop of India ?
Option: (a) Sugarcane (b) Cotton (c) Jute (d) Wheat Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 28 Question complete type: Black cotton soils are extensively found in – Option: (a)
Uttar Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Tamil Nadu (d) West Bengal Correct Option: (b)
Sr.No: 29 Question complete type: The ship building yard Mazgaon Dock is situated at : Option:
(a) Vishakhapatnam (b) Cochin (c) Kolkata (d) Mumbai Correct Option: (d)
Sr.No: 30 Question complete type: According to the census of 2011 the literacy rate of India is
Option: (a) 70 % (b) 79 % (c) 71 % (d) 74.04 % Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 31 Question complete type: In Uttarakhand, which of the following districts has the lowest
population ? Option: (a) Haridwar (b) Bageshwar (c) Dehradun (d) Pithoragarh Correct Option:
(b)
Sr.No: 32 Question complete type: Which of the following districts has the highest forest area as
per Forest Survey of India Report 2021 ? Option: (a) Chamoli (b) Dehradun (c) Pithoragarh (d)
Uttarkashi Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 33 Question complete type: Which one of the following is not a regulatory body? Option:
(a) National Development Council (b) Joint Stock Company (c) Steel Authority of India Ltd. (d)
Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 34 Question complete type: What is the rank of Uttarakhand State in Sustainable
Development Goal (SDG) ranking published by ‘NITI’ Aayog in 2020 ? Option: (a) 4th (b) 5th (c)
6th (d) 8th Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 35 Question complete type: Mukhyamantri Mahalakhsmi Yojana being implemented in

Uttarakhand is associated with which of the following ? Option: (a) Girls Education (b) Women
Empowerment (c) Training of Girls (d) Safe Maternity Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 36 Question complete type: Verghese Kurien is known for – Option: (a) Green
Revolution (b) White Revolution (c) Blue Revolution (d) Yellow Revolution Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 37 Question complete type: The grains collected in place of cash during the Chand
period was called – Option: (a) Bhaint (b) Sahu (c) Sirati (d) Koot Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 38 Question complete type: Who was the first political leader of Uttarakhand to be jailed
during the Non-Cooperation Movement ? Option: (a) Mohan Singh Mehta (b) Badri Dutt Pandey
(c) Govind Ballabh Pant (d) Anusuya Prasad Bahuguna Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 39 Question complete type: In which year the “Hill State Council” was established ?
Option: (a) 25th June, 1967 (b) 25th June, 1968 (c) 25th June, 1969 (d) 25th June, 1970 Correct
Option: (a)
Sr.No: 40 Question complete type: According to Economic Survey 2021-22, the unemployment
rate (15 years and above) in Uttarakhand in 2019-20 was ________. Option: (a) 6.1 percent (b)
6.6 percent (c) 7.1 percent (d) 8.2 percent Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 41 Question complete type: In Uttarakhand State’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
(MSMEs) Policy 2015, what is the maximum limit of capital subsidy provided to women
entrepreneurs ? Option: (a) 12.5 lakhs (b) 20 lakhs (c) 25 lakhs (d) 32 lakhs Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 42 Question complete type: The New Industrial Policy to promote the economic
development of hilly and remote areas of Uttarakhand was introduced in Option: (a) April, 2002
(b) April, 2006 (c) April, 2008 (d) April, 2017 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 43 Question complete type: In Uttarakhand Budget 2023-24, what was the estimated
total expenditure excluding debt repayment ? Option: (a) 66,179 crore (b) 72,385 crore (c) 57,400
crore (d) 66,571 crore Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 44 Question complete type: The total number of seats for Uttarakhand in the Legislative
Assembly of undivided Uttar Pradesh was Option: (a) 20 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 26 Correct Option: (b)
Sr.No: 45 Question complete type: Which one of the following districts of Uttarakhand has
lowest child sex ratio (0-6 years age group) ? Option: (a) Champawat (b) Pithoragarh (c) Haridwar
(d) Chamoli Correct Option: (b)

Paper 31:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: Who was the first elected Chief Minister of Uttarakhand ?
Option: (a) Nityanand Swami (b) Narayan Datt Tiwari (c) Harish Rawat (d) Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: Where was the National Games 2022 held ? Option: (a) Goa
(b) Gujarat (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Haryana Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: Which sector, was the least impacted by the pandemic
(COVID-19) situation and has shown a positive growth in India ? Option: (a) Agriculture (b)
Services (c) Industrial (d) Tertiary Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: Who among the following was the chief guest of Republic
Day-2023 ? Option: (a) Joe Biden (b) Rishi Sunak (c) Abdel Fateh Alsisi (d) Joko Widodo Correct
Option: (c)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: Which of the following State/Union Territory has highest score
in Social Progress Index – 2022 ? Option: (a) Kerala (b) Goa (c) Puducherry (d) Tamil Nadu
Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Which among the following were the finalist teams of FIFA
World Cup – 2022 ? Option: (a) Argentina – Germany (b) France – Argentina (c) Argentina –
Netherlands (d) France – Spain Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: “Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies – ICET”
launched in January 2023 is a partnership between India and which of the following countries ?
Option: (a) USA (b) UK (c) Japan (d) Australia Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: Which of the following countries has won the ‘FIFA Women’s
World Cup 2023’ ? Option: (a) Brazil (b) U.S.A. (c) Germany (d) Spain Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: The term ‘Jerk’ is associated with which one of the following
games ? Option: (a) Weight Lifting (b) Judo (c) Volleyball (d) Shooting Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: Who is the first woman from Uttarakhand to be elected in
Rajya Sabha ? Option: (a) Kalpana Saini (b) Manorama Sharma Dobriyal (c) Ritu Khanduri (d)
Rekha Arya Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: As per the India State of Forest Report-2021, which district of
Uttarakhand has the maximum percentage of forest cover area related to its geographical area ?
Option: (a) Almora (b) Rudraprayag (c) Tehri Garhwal (d) Nainital Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: Which one of the following fairs was declared as a State
Government Fair on 5th August, 2022 by the Minister of Tourism, Government of Uttarakhand ?
Option: (a) Jagra (b) Jiyarani (c) Sitawani (d) Somnath Correct Option: (a)
Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: Who among the following is the winner of ‘Himalay Prahari’
Award 2023 ? Option: (a) Dhoom Singh Negi (b) Arvind Arora (c) Tara Gandhi (d) Vijay Jardhari
Correct Option: (d)
Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: Who is the singer of ‘Uttarakhand Dev Bhumi-Matrubhumi’ –
The Official State Song of Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) Narendra Singh Negi (b) Malini Awasthi (c)
Karan Navani (d) Shivam Sadana Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: How many members are elected in Lok Sabha from
Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 7 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: Which of the following is the highest peak ? Option: (a)
Draupadi ka Danda (b) Nandaghunti (c) Bandarpunch (d) Chaukhambha Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 17 Question complete type: When was the first agriculture policy introduced in
Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) 2008 (b) 2011 (c) 2016 (d) 2006 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 18 Question complete type: Who among the following is the author of “The Chipko
Movement : A Peoples’ History” ? Option: (a) Sunder Lal Bahuguna (b) Chandi Prasad Bhatt (c)
Ramesh Chandra (d) Shekhar Pathak Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 19 Question complete type: In which year the “Hill State Council” was established ?
Option: (a) 25th June, 1967 (b) 25th June, 1968 (c) 25th June, 1969 (d) 25th June, 1970 Correct
Option: (a)

Sr.No: 20 Question complete type: Which one of the following was the first political organization
of India ? Option: (a) Land Holder’s Society (b) British Indian Association (c) Madras Native
Association (d) Bombay Association Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 21 Question complete type: Which one of the following districts of Uttarakhand has the
lowest child sex ratio (0-6 years age group) ? Option: (a) Champawat (b) Pithoragarh (c) Haridwar
(d) Chamoli Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 22 Question complete type: Who had started ‘Individual Satyagraha’ in 1940 in Kumaun
? Option: (a) Hargovind Pant (b) Badridatt Pandey (c) Govind Ballabh Pant (d) Durgadatt Joshi
Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 23 Question complete type: Which one of the following has been appointed the Director
General of Uttarakhand State Council for Science & Technology (UCOST) by the Government of
Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) Dr. Rajendra Dobhal (b) Dr. Anil Prakash Joshi (c) Prof. Durgesh Pant
(d) None of the above Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 24 Question complete type: Under Swachch Bharat Mission (Rural) Uttarakhand became
the ______ State to be free from Defecation in open. Option: (a) Second (b) Third (c) Fourth (d)
Fifth Correct Option: (c)

Paper 32:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: The National Food Security Act was passed in the year:-
Option: (a) 2012 (b) 2013 (c) 2014 (d) None of the above Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: The Headquarters of world Food and Agricultural Organisation
(FAO) is at Option: (a) Rome (b) Paris (c) New York (d) Ohio Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: Who was appointed as Chairman of 15th Finance
Commission of India? Option: (a) Arvind Pangaria (b) Amitabh Kant (c) N.K. Singh (d)
Sindhushree Khullar Correct Option: (c)
Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: Ashok Mehta Committee was related to the:- Option: (a)
Centre-State Relations (b) Economic Reforms (c) Panchayati Raj (d) None of the above Correct
Option: (c)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: Who is the Chairman of National Development Council?
Option: (a) President (b) Prime Minister (c) Finance Minister (d) None of the above Correct
Option: (b)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: In which Article of the Constitution of India, provision has been
made for "Finance Commission"? Option: (a) 366 (12) (b) 280 (c) 265 (d) None of the above
Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: Which of the following is not mentioned in the Indian
Constitution? Option: (a) Election Commission (b) Finance Commission (c) Planning Commission
(d) Union Public Service Commission Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: The Provisions in the Constitution of India relating to Directive
Principles of State Policy has been adopted from: Option: (a) Canadian Constitution (b) Irish
Constitution (c) British Constitution (d) Australian Constitution Correct Option: (b)

Paper 33:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: Who was the last Chairman of “Planning Commission,
Government of India” ? Option: (a) Dr. Manmohan Singh (b) Shri Narendra Modi (c) Dr. Montek
Singh Ahluwalia (d) None of the above Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: In which of the following year “Patent Act” was introduced in
India ? Option: (a) 1968 (b) 1970 (c) 1975 (d) 1980 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: In which of the following year First Five Year Plan was
introduced in India ? Option: (a) 1954 (b) 1955 (c) 1956 (d) 1951 Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: In which of the following year Government of India started
“Twenty Point Programme” ? Option: (a) 1980 (b) 1978 (c) 1975 (d) 1979 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: Who is the Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of
India :- Option: (a) Bimal Jalan (b) Y.V. Reddy (c) Arvind Subramaniam (d) Arvind Panagariya
Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Which one of the following is not a natural port/harbour of
India? Option: (a) Kochi (b) Vishakhapatnam (c) Chennai (d) Madgaon Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: Who was the Chairman of the committee constituted for the
‘Tax Reforms’ in 1991 ? Option: (a) Dr. Manmohan Singh (b) K.R. Narayanan (c) R.J. Chelliah (d)
S. Tendulkar Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: What was the volume of fish production in Uttarakhand in
2021-22 ? Option: (a) 5.130 Thousand M.T. (b) 5.367 Thousand M.T. (c) 6.090 Thousand M.T. (d)
7.900 Thousand M.T. Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: Under what brand name are the handicraft products of
Uttarakhand marketed in other States of India ? Option: (a) Dev Bhoomi Brand (b) Himalayan
Brand (c) Uttarakhand Brand (d) Himadri Brand Correct Option: (d)
Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: Which district of Uttarakhand has the minimum number of
enterprises run by women entrepreneurs as per the 6th Economic Census 2012-13 of Uttarakhand
? Option: (a) Uttarkashi (b) Chamoli (c) Rudraprayag (d) Pithoragarh Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: Which of the following districts has the highest nomination of
workers under the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan Yojna (PM-SYM) ? Option: (a) Haridwar
(b) Dehradun (c) Almora (d) Udhamsingh Nagar Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: What was the major export item of Uttarakhand till December
2021 (during 2021-22) as per the Uttarakhand Economic Survey 2021-22 ? Option: (a) Plastic
and Rubber (b) Chemical products (c) Base Metals (d) Pears, precious and semi-precious stones
Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: In which year was the ‘One District Two Product Scheme’
implemented in Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) October, 2020 (b) January, 2021 (c) October, 2021 (d)
April, 2022 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: Where is the MSME Tool Room established in Uttarakhand
by the Ministry of MSME ? Option: (a) SIIDCUL, Sitarganj (b) SIIDCUL, Haridwar (c) SIIDCUL,
Selaqui (d) SIIDCUL, Kotdwar Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: Which of the following ‘Agribusiness Growth Centre’ is
established under Gramya-2 Project in Pithoragarh Division ? Option: (a) Nachni (b) Dobliya (c)
Falyat (d) Ghiwara Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: In Uttarakhand Budget 2023-24, what was the estimated
total expenditure excluding debt repayment ? Option: (a) 66,179 crore (b) 72,385 crore (c) 57,400
crore (d) 66,571 crore Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 17 Question complete type: According to Census – 2011, what was the sex ratio in
Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) 960 (b) 951 (c) 963 (d) 941 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 18 Question complete type: Which of the following departments is the nodal department
for the operation of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana in Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) Agriculture
Department (b) Labour Department (c) Planning Department (d) None of these Correct Option:
(a)
Sr.No: 19 Question complete type: When was the first ‘Mining Policy’ in Uttarakhand State
declared ? Option: (a) 2000 (b) 2001 (c) 2002 (d) 2005 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 20 Question complete type: Uttarakhand Start-up Policy 2023 has been launched to –
Option: (a) promote Industrialization in Education (b) professionalization of Innovation in
Educational Institutes (c) promote Industrialization amongst women (d) All of these Correct
Option: (b)

Sr.No: 21 Question complete type: In the fourth ‘State Food Safety Index’ of India for the year
2021-22, what is the rank of Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) 10th (b) 8th (c) 7th (d) 5th Correct Option:
(c)
Sr.No: 22 Question complete type: Which one of the following statement is not correct about
‘Deendayal Upadhyay Home Stay Development Scheme’ of Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) This
scheme was introduced in 2017. (b) Fifty percent (maximum 15 lakh) subsidy is provided by the
Tourism Department in hilly areas under this scheme. (c) Twenty five percent (maximum 7.5 lakh)
subsidy is provided by the Tourism Department in Plain areas under this scheme. (d) The objective
of the scheme is to improve the economic condition of the local people by providing self-
employment. Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 23 Question complete type: The grains collected in place of cash during the Chand
period was called – Option: (a) Bhaint (b) Sahu (c) Sirati (d) Koot Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 24 Question complete type: How many seats are there in the Rajya Sabha from
Uttarakhand? Option: (a) 05 (b) 03 (c) 07 (d) 02 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 25 Question complete type: What was the rank of Uttarakhand State in the Multi-
Dimensional Poverty Index 2021 of India in 2020-21 ? Option: (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d) 26 Correct
Option: (c)

Sr.No: 26 Question complete type: In which of the following years the ‘double-lock’ system was
introduced in Treasury management during colonial rule in Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) 1824 (b)
1822 (c) 1835 (d) 1829 Correct Option: (a)

Paper 34:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: The ‘Sunset’ law was associated with which of the following
land revenue system ? Option: (a) Ryotwari settlement (b) Mahalwari settlement (c) Ijaradari
system (d) Permanent settlement Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: Who was credited for taking the first important step towards
financial decentralization in India ? Option: (a) Lord Irwin (b) William Bentinck (c) Lord Cornwallis
(d) Lord Mayo Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: When was NITI Aayog established ? Option: (a) 2015 (b)
2016 (c) 2017 (d) 2018 Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: How many members are required to call a special meeting of
the Zila Parishad ? Option: (a) 1/2 of the total members (b) 1/3 of the total members (c) 1/4 of the
total members (d) 1/5 of the total members Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: Which of the following committees was constituted to assess
the failure of the Community Development Programme in India ? Option: (a) Balwant Rai Mehta
Committee (b) K. Santhanam Committee (c) Ashok Mehta Committee (d) Dinesh Goswami
Committee Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Beladila is famous for which mineral ? Option: (a) Mica (b)
Iron ore (c) Coal (d) Nickel Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: In which of the following year ‘Startup India’ programme was
launched by Government of India ? Option: (a) 2014 (b) 2017 (c) 2016 (d) 2018 Correct Option:
(c)
Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: Who was the last Chairman of “Planning Commission,
Government of India” ? Option: (a) Dr. Manmohan Singh (b) Shri Narendra Modi (c) Dr. Montek
Singh Ahluwalia (d) None of the above Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: In which of the following year “Patent Act” was introduced in
India ? Option: (a) 1968 (b) 1970 (c) 1975 (d) 1980 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: In which of the following year First Five Year Plan was
introduced in India ? Option: (a) 1954 (b) 1955 (c) 1956 (d) 1951 Correct Option: (d)
Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: In which of the following year Government of India started
“Twenty Point Programme” ? Option: (a) 1980 (b) 1978 (c) 1975 (d) 1979 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: Who is the Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of
India :- Option: (a) Bimal Jalan (b) Y.V. Reddy (c) Arvind Subramaniam (d) Arvind Panagariya
Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: Which of the following is not included in Primary Sector to
estimate Gross State Domestic product of Uttarakhand during the year 2019-20? Option: (a)
Animal Husbandry (Livestock) (b) Forestry and Logging (c) Mining and Quarrying (d) None of
these Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: On which date was the "Kisan Protsahan Pension Yojna" —
initiated by Uttarakhand government? Option: (a) 5th June, 2013 (b) 15th August, 2014 (c) 7th
April, 2016 (d) 18th May, 2016 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: In which year the ‘Smart Cities Mission’ was launched?
Option: (a) 2015 (b) 2016 (c) 2017 (d) 2018 Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: Which of the following district of Uttarakhand lies mostly in
Tarai region ? Option: (a) Udhamsingh Nagar (b) Dehradun (c) Almora (d) Tehri Correct Option:
(a)
Sr.No: 17 Question complete type: In Uttarakhand, which of the following districts has the lowest
population ? Option: (a) Haridwar (b) Bageshwar (c) Dehradun (d) Pithoragarh Correct Option:
(b)
Sr.No: 18 Question complete type: The tax levied on the Brahmans under Gorkha rule was –
Option: (a) Kushahi (b) Pungadi (c) Salami (d) Timahi Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 19 Question complete type: In which of the following work Char Dham project of
Uttarakhand is associated with ? Option: (a) Maintenance of temples (b) Road construction (c)
Pollution control (d) None of the above Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 20 Question complete type: Which of the following is related to “Golden Card Scheme of
Uttarakhand Government” ? Option: (a) Food grain distribution (b) Free treatment (c) Domicile
certificate (d) None of the above Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 21 Question complete type: Which of the following scheme was started by Uttarakhand
Government in 2013 for women empowerment ? Option: (a) Ananya Yojana (b) Gaura Devi
Yojana (c) Nirbhaya Yojana (d) None of the above Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 22 Question complete type: Which of the following portals launched in Uttarakhand to
provide employment to youth ? Option: (a) HOPE (b) Rojgar (c) Employment (d) None of the
above Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 23 Question complete type: Which of the following state has the largest solar energy
plant in India ? Option: (a) Uttarakhand (b) Gujarat (c) Maharashtra (d) Rajasthan Correct
Option: (d)
Sr.No: 24 Question complete type: The tax levied on the Brahmans under Gorkha rule was –
Option: (a) Kushahi (b) Pungadi (c) Salami (d) Timahi Correct Option: (a)

Paper 35:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: Which of the following is not a core industry ? Option: (a)
Fertilizers (b) Steel (c) Electricity (d) Leather Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: According to N.F.H.S. – 5 (2019-21) the total fertility rate in
India is : Option: (a) 1.5 (b) 2.0 (c) 2.5 (d) 2.9 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: The headquarters of “Food and Agricultural Organisation”
(FAO) is in Option: (a) Washington (b) Paris (c) Rome (d) Madrid Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: The Diatari Steel Plant is located in which of the following
States ? Option: (a) Odisha (b) Maharashtra (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Karnataka Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: In food processing industries, ______ percent FDI is permitted
under the automatic route in India. Option: (a) 90 (b) 100 (c) 75 (d) 80 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Which is India’s second largest agro-based industry next to
cotton ? Option: (a) Jute (b) Sugar (c) Oil (d) Textiles Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: India is world’s ______ largest consumer and number ______
importer of vegetable oil. Option: (a) 5, 6 (b) 3, 2 (c) 2, 1 (d) 4, 2 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY) is for ______. Option:
(a) Women (b) Children (c) Senior citizens (d) Youth Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: Which sector, was the least impacted by the pandemic
(COVID-19) situation and has shown a positive growth in India ? Option: (a) Agriculture (b)
Services (c) Industrial (d) Tertiary Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: The Prime Minister of India, Sri Narendra Modi participated
in 6th BRICS Summit. which was held in :- Option: (a) Shanghai - China (b) Dhaka - Bangladesh
(c) Fortaleza - Brazil (d) Durban - South Africa Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: Which of the following statements is correct about the
budgetary provisions of Uttarakhand made in the financial year 2014-15? Option: (a) Revenue
receipts are decreasing (b) Plan expenditure is decreasing (c) Non-plan expenditure is increasing
(d) Total tax revenue is decreasing Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: What is 'Green Bonus'? Option: (a) Compensatory return for
the environmental services rendered by the state (b) Special package to the state (c) Promote
agricultural activities (d) Encourage environmental security Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: According to official brochure released by the Department of
Financial Service, under the Prime Minister Janadhan Yojna (PMJDY), the country will be divided
into a number of sub-service areas. Each sub-area will have :- Option: (a) 500 - 1000 households
(b) 1000 - 1500 households (c) 1500 - 2000 households (d) 2500 - 3000 households Correct
Option: (b)

Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: The Government of India has recently decided to re-start the
printing of which of the following currency notes after a gap of 20 years? Option: (a) Rs. 1 (b) Rs.
2 (c) Rs. 5 (d) All the above Correct Option: (a)
Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: What is the minimum deposit amount under the "Sukanya
Samridhi Yojna" launched by the Union Government of India in January 2015 Option: (a) Rs.
500=00 (b) Rs. 1000=00 (c) Rs. 1500=00 (d) Rs. 2000=00 Correct Option: (b)
Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: Who is the Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of
India :- Option: (a) Bimal Jalan (b) Y.V. Reddy (c) Arvind Subramaniam (d) Arvind Panagariya
Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 17 Question complete type: In which year the “Hill State Council” was established ?
Option: (a) 25th June, 1967 (b) 25th June, 1968 (c) 25th June, 1969 (d) 25th June, 1970 Correct
Option: (a)

Sr.No: 18 Question complete type: The tax levied on the Brahmans under Gorkha rule was –
Option: (a) Kushahi (b) Pungadi (c) Salami (d) Timahi Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 19 Question complete type: In which year the “One District Two Product Scheme’
implemented in Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) October, 2020 (b) January, 2021 (c) October, 2021 (d)
April, 2022 Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 20 Question complete type: Where is the MSME Tool Room established in Uttarakhand
by the Ministry of MSME ? Option: (a) SIIDCUL, Sitarganj (b) SIIDCUL, Haridwar (c) SIIDCUL,
Selaqui (d) SIIDCUL, Kotdwar Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 21 Question complete type: What was the rank of Uttarakhand State in the Multi-
Dimensional Poverty Index 2021 of India in 2020-21 ? Option: (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d) 26 Correct
Option: (c)

Sr.No: 22 Question complete type: Which of the following is the best quality of coal? Option: (a)
Lignite (b) Peat (c) Anthracite (d) Bituminous Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 23 Question complete type: What is the share of agriculture in India's GDP in 2020-21 as
per Economic Survey 2020-21? Option: (a) 17.8% (b) 19.9% (c) 16.8% (d) 17.2% Correct
Option: (b)

Sr.No: 24 Question complete type: Which one of the following state has the largest solar energy
plant in India ? Option: (a) Uttarakhand (b) Gujarat (c) Maharashtra (d) Rajasthan Correct
Option: (d)

Sr.No: 25 Question complete type: Which of the following is not correctly matched ? Option: (a)
Gona Landslides – 1893 (b) Nainital Landslide – 1880 (c) Tawaghat Landslide – 1998 (d) Karmi
Landslide – 1983 Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 26 Question complete type: In which of the following years was the Indian National Food
Security Act passed ? Option: (a) 2011 (b) 2013 (c) 2015 (d) 2018 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 27 Question complete type: The Central Grain Analysis Laboratory (CGAL) located ?
Option: (a) Chennai (b) Kolkata (c) New Delhi (d) Mumbai Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 28 Question complete type: Which state has the least availability of alluvial soil ? Option:
(a) Punjab (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Bihar Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 29 Question complete type: The first Quarantine centre for animal is established in
Uttarakhand at Option: (a) Rajaji National Park (b) Govind Pashulok (c) Jim Corbett National Park
(d) Ascot Sanctuary Correct Option: (c)
Sr.No: 30 Question complete type: When was the first agriculture policy introduced in
Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) 2008 (b) 2011 (c) 2016 (d) 2006 Correct Option: (b)
Sr.No: 31 Question complete type: Borax was imported by goldsmiths of Kumaun from which
place ? Option: (a) Burma (b) Tibet (c) Rajasthan (d) Bhutan Correct Option: (b)

Paper 36:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: The ‘Sunset’ law was associated with which of the following
land revenue system ? Option: (a) Ryotwari settlement (b) Mahalwari settlement (c) Ijaradari
system (d) Permanent settlement Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: Who was credited for taking the first important step towards
financial decentralization in India ? Option: (a) Lord Irwin (b) William Bentinck (c) Lord Cornwallis
(d) Lord Mayo Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: When was NITI Aayog established ? Option: (a) 2015 (b)
2016 (c) 2017 (d) 2018 Correct Option: (a)

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: In India, who is the guardian of public purse ? Option: (a)
Indian Parliament (b) The President of India (c) Comptroller and Auditor General of India (d)
Supreme Court of India Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: According to Economic Survey 2021-22, which country is the
top most export destination of India? Option: (a) China (b) Germany (c) United States of America
(USA) (d) United Arab Emirates (UAE) Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Which of the following is not a part of tenancy reforms of the
Govt. of India? Option: (a) Regulation of Rent (b) Security of Tenure (c) Consolidation of Land
holding (d) Ownership rights to tenants Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: Which two banks have recently been merged with Punjab
National Bank? Option: (a) Canara Bank and Central Bank of India (b) Oriental Bank of
Commerce and United Bank of India (c) Union Bank of India and Bank of Baroda (d) Axis Bank
and Kotak Mahindra Bank Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: Which of the following is not a problem of federal finance in
India? Option: (a) Gap between needs & resources of state governments (b) The question of
state autonomy (c) Failure to tackle regional imbalance (d) Increased importance of Finance
Commission Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: In which of the following year ‘Startup India’ programme was
launched by Government of India ? Option: (a) 2014 (b) 2017 (c) 2016 (d) 2018 Correct Option:
(c)
Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: Who was the last Chairman of “Planning Commission,
Government of India” ? Option: (a) Dr. Manmohan Singh (b) Shri Narendra Modi (c) Dr. Montek
Singh Ahluwalia (d) None of the above Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: In which of the following year “Patent Act” was introduced in
India ? Option: (a) 1968 (b) 1970 (c) 1975 (d) 1980 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: In which of the following year First Five Year Plan was
introduced in India ? Option: (a) 1954 (b) 1955 (c) 1956 (d) 1951 Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: In which of the following year Government of India started
“Twenty Point Programme” ? Option: (a) 1980 (b) 1978 (c) 1975 (d) 1979 Correct Option: (c)
Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: On which route India plans to start its Bullet train Option: (a)
Delhi-Agra (b) Ahmedabad-Chennai (c) Mumbai-Delhi (d) Mumbai-Ahmedabad Correct Option:
(d)
Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: Who is the present Attorney General of India? Option: (a)
Ranjit Kumar (b) Rajiv Mathur (c) Mukul Rohatgi (d) Suresh K. Reddy Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: The National Commission for Scheduled Castes presents its
annual report to whom of the following ? Option: (a) NITI Aayog (b) The Election Commission (c)
The Home Minister (d) The President Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 17 Question complete type: In which of the following years, the new Consumer
Protection Act was passed in India ? Option: (a) 2016 (b) 2019 (c) 2020 (d) 2022 Correct Option:
(b)
Sr.No: 18 Question complete type: Who among the following is the Chairperson of ‘NITI Aayog’
formed in 2015 ? Option: (a) The CEO of NITI Aayog (b) The Minister of Co-operatives (c) The
Prime Minister (d) The President of India Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 19 Question complete type: Under which one of the following Articles, the annual
financial statement known as Budget is presented in Parliament ? Option: (a) Article 111 (b) Article
112 (c) Article 115 (d) Article 116 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 20 Question complete type: Article 280 of the Constitution is related to which of the
following ? Option: (a) NITI Aayog (b) Finance Commission (c) National Commission for
Scheduled Tribes (d) Election Commission Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 21 Question complete type: In which of the following years, the Intellectual Property Right
was passed by India ? Option: (a) 2006 (b) 2010 (c) 2012 (d) 2016 Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 22 Question complete type: In which of the following years, the 73rd and 74th
Amendment Acts were implemented in India ? Option: (a) 1991 (b) 1992 (c) 1993 (d) 1994
Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 23 Question complete type: The ‘National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati
Raj (NIRD & PR) is located at which of the following places ? Option: (a) New Delhi (b) Lucknow
(c) Jaipur (d) Hyderabad Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 24 Question complete type: The National Rural Livelihood Mission is now renamed as
what of the following ? Option: (a) Pradhan Mantri Antyodaya Yojana (b) Deendayal Antyodaya
Yojana (c) Shyama Prasad Antyodaya Yojana (d) Vivekanand Antyodaya Yojana Correct Option:
(b)
Sr.No: 25 Question complete type: ‘Calories intake standard’ for the measurement of poverty
line was introduced by whom ? Option: (a) D.T. Lakdawala (b) Prof. Suresh Tendulkar (c)
Dandekar & Rath (d) Planning Commission Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 26 Question complete type: Micro Units Development Refinance Agency (MUDRA) is
related to – Option: (a) Large Enterprise (b) Small Farm Enterprise (c) Non-farm Small/Micro
Enterprise (d) Medium Enterprise Correct Option: (c)
Sr.No: 27 Question complete type: The objective of ‘Make in India’ programme is – Option: (a)
To boost up manufacturing sector and reduce imports (b) Modernization of Agriculture (c)
Sustainable Development (d) To check Migration Correct Option: (a)
Sr.No: 28 Question complete type: What is the difference between GNP & GDP called ?
Option: (a) Depreciation (b) Net Indirect Taxes (c) Subsidies (d) Net earning from abroad Correct
Option: (d)

Sr.No: 29 Question complete type: Which one of the following is not a cash crop of India ?
Option: (a) Sugarcane (b) Cotton (c) Jute (d) Wheat Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 30 Question complete type: Black cotton soils are extensively found in – Option: (a)
Uttar Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Tamil Nadu (d) West Bengal Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 31 Question complete type: In which of the following states is the Singrauli Coal Mine
situated ? Option: (a) Chhattisgarh (b) Odisha (c) Jharkhand (d) Madhya Pradesh Correct
Option: (d)

Sr.No: 32 Question complete type: Who was the Chairman of the committee constituted for the
‘Tax Reforms’ in 1991 ? Option: (a) Dr. Manmohan Singh (b) K.R. Narayanan (c) R.J. Chelliah (d)
S. Tendulkar Correct Option: (c)
Sr.No: 33 Question complete type: In which of the following year was the Indian National Food
Security Act passed ? Option: (a) 2011 (b) 2013 (c) 2015 (d) 2018 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 34 Question complete type: Who is known as architect of Green Revolution in India?
Option: (a) Dr. Kurien (b) Dr. Swaminathan (c) Dr. Pachauri (d) None of the above Correct
Option: (b)

Sr.No: 35 Question complete type: The total number of seats for Uttarakhand in the Legislative
Assembly of undivided Uttar Pradesh was Option: (a) 20 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 26 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 36 Question complete type: By which of the following Chief Ministers, the reservation of
women in Panchayats in Uttarakhand was raised from 33% to 50%? Option: (a) Vijay Bahuguna
(b) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (c) Harish Rawat (d) Nityanand Swami Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 37 Question complete type: When was the Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act
implemented in Uttarakhand? Option: (a) 2016 (b) 2017 (c) 2020 (d) 2021 Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 38 Question complete type: As per the sources of Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation, which of the following states of India has the highest per capita income at current
prices in 2022-23 ? Option: (a) Kerala (b) Telangana (c) Karnataka (d) Haryana Correct Option:
(b)
Sr.No: 39 Question complete type: ‘Operation Ajay’ was launched by India to bring back its
citizens from which of the following countries ? Option: (a) Sudan (b) Ukraine (c) Israel (d) Russia
Correct Option: (c)

Sr.No: 40 Question complete type: The ‘Nomadic Elephant’ is a joint military exercise between
India and which of the following countries ? Option: (a) Bangladesh (b) Mongolia (c) Turkmenistan
(d) Japan Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 41 Question complete type: In which of the following districts is the Nanda Devi Peak
situated ? Option: (a) Chamoli (b) Pauri Garhwal (c) Tehri Garhwal (d) Almora Correct Option:
(a)
Sr.No: 42 Question complete type: Which of the following is not correctly matched ? Option: (a)
I.D.P.L. – Rishikesh (b) B.H.E.L. – Haridwar (c) B.E.L. – Uttarkashi (d) I.V.R.I. – Mukteshwar
Correct Option: (c)
Sr.No: 43 Question complete type: In Uttarakhand, which one of the following areas is not
covered under the ‘State Integrated Co-operative Development Project’ ? Option: (a) Co-operative
(b) Dairy Development (c) Goat and Sheep rearing (d) Education Correct Option: (d)

Sr.No: 44 Question complete type: When was the first ‘Mining Policy’ in Uttarakhand State
declared ? Option: (a) 2000 (b) 2001 (c) 2002 (d) 2005 Correct Option: (b)

Sr.No: 45 Question complete type: Uttarakhand Start-up Policy 2023 has been launched to –
Option: (a) promote Industrialization in Education (b) professionalization of Innovation in
Educational Institutes (c) promote Industrialization amongst women (d) All of these Correct
Option: (b)

Sr.No: 46 Question complete type: Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Option: (a) Centre of Excellence for Aromatic Crop – Selaqui (b) Aroma Park – Kashipur (c) Soil
Testing Laboratory – Bhawali (d) Tea Factory – Udhamsingh Nagar Correct Option: (d)

Paper 37:
1. How much allocation of fund has been made on ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ in the Union Budget 2022-
23?
Options: (a) 45,000 crores (b) 50,000 crores (c) 55,000 crores (d) 60,000 crores
Correct Ans: (c)

2. Through which Institution, the Government of India maintains the buffer stock of food grains?
Options: (a) ONGC (b) IDBI (c) FCI (d) NMTC
Correct Ans: (c)

3. Where was Asia’s first “Special Economic Zone” established in India?

Options: (a) Mumbai (b) Surat (c) Kandla (d) Vishakhapatnam
Correct Ans: (c)
4. In which year ‘Kisan Credit Card’ scheme was introduced?
Options: (a) 1978 (b) 1998 (c) 1988 (d) 2008
Correct Ans: (b)
5. The Foreign Exchange Reserve of India on 31st December, 2021 was
Options: (a) 534.2 billion U.S. Dollar (b) 566.4 billion U.S. Dollar (c) 693.4 billion U.S. Dollar (d)
634.0 billion U.S. Dollar
Correct Ans: (d)

6. As per the Census – 2011, the population density (per square km) in India is
Options: (a) 382 (b) 372 (c) 482 (d) 262
Correct Ans: (a)

7. In which ministry, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) was started?
Options: (a) Women Ministry (b) Education Ministry (c) Finance Ministry (d) Home Ministry
Correct Ans: (c)

Paper 38:
Sr.No: 1 Question: Blue Revolution is related to: Option: (a) Milk, (b) Agriculture, (c) Fisheries,
(d) Education Correct Option: (c) Fisheries

Sr.No: 2 Question: Money bill is first introduced in which of the following? Option: (a) Lok Sabha,
(b) Rajya Sabha, (c) Finance Commission, (d) None of the above Correct Option: (a) Lok Sabha
Sr.No: 3 Question: In which of the following sector, Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Yojana has
been introduced by Government of Uttarakhand? Option: (a) Education, (b) Agriculture, (c)
Tourism, (d) Medicaln Correct Option: (c) Tourism

Sr.No: 4 Question: In July 2022, which of the following country became the first country to bring
pay parity for its male and female cricketers? Option: (a) Australia, (b) New Zealand, (c) India, (d)
West Indies Correct Option: (b) New Zealand

Sr.No: 5 Question: Which one of the following is not a type of micro irrigation? Option: (a) Flood
Irrigation, (b) Sprinkler Irrigation, (c) Drip Irrigation, (d) Sub-surface Irrigation Correct Option: (a)
Flood Irrigation
Sr.No: 6 Question: Which of the following Schedule Tribe of Uttarakhand is engaged in
production of woolen garments? Option: (a) Jaunsari, (b) Tharu, (c) Bhotia, (d) Boxa Correct
Option: (c) Bhotia

Complete Question Paper Review

Here is a line-by-line review of the entire question paper. Pay close attention to the concepts being
tested.
Part 1: General Hindi

Sr.No: 1 Question: 'आआआआ आआ आआआआ आआआआ आआआ?' आआआआआ आआआ आआआआआआआ आआ: Option: (a)
आआआआ, (b) आआ, (c) आआआआ, (d) आआआआ Correct Option: (b) आआ

Sr.No: 2 Question: आआआआआ आआआ आआआ आआ आआ आआआआ आआआआआ आआ आआआआ आआ आआआआ आआ आआआ आआ,
आआआ आआआआ आआआ:- Option: (a) आआआ, (b) आआआआआआआ, (c) आआआआ, (d) आआआआआआ Correct Option: (d)
आआआआआआ

Sr.No: 3 Question: 'आआ आआआआ-आआआआ आआआ आआआआ आआ आआआआआ' आआआआआ आआआ आआआआआआआआआआ
आआआआआआ आआआआआआ आआ : - Option: (a) आआआआआआआआआ आआआआआआ-आआआआआआ, (b) आआआआआआआआआआ
आआआआआआ-आआआआआआ, (c) आआआआआआआ आआआआआआ-आआआआआआ, (d) आआआआआआआआ आआआआआआ-आआआआआआ Correct
Option: (d) आआआआआआआआ आआआआआआ-आआआआआआ

Sr.No: 4 Question: आआआआ-आआआआआआआ आआआ आआ आआआआ, आआआ आआआ आआ आआआआआआ आआआआआआआआआ आआआआ
आआआआ, आआआ आआआ आआआआ आआ : - Option: (a) आआआ, (b) आआआआ, (c) आआआ, (d) आआआआआ Correct Option:
(d) आआआआआ

Sr.No: 5 Question: आआआ आआआआआ आआआ आआआआआआ-आआआआआआआ आआ आआआआआआ आआ आआ आआआआ आआआआ आआ,
आआआ आआआआआआआआआआ आआआआआ आआआ आआआआ आआ : - Option: (a) आआआआआआआआआआ, (b) आआआआआआआआआ, (c)
आआआआआआआआ, (d) आआआआआआआआआआआ Correct Option: (a) आआआआआआआआआआ

Sr.No: 6 Question: आआआआआआआआआआ आआआआआ आआआ आआआआआआआआआ आआ : - Option: (a) आआआआ आआआआआआ
आआआ आआआआआआ आआआ आ, (b) आआआआ आआ आआआ आआआआआआ आ, (c) आआआआ आआआआआआ आआआआआ आआआ, (d) आआआआ
आआआआ आआआआआ आआ आ Correct Option: (a) आआआआ आआआआआआ आआआ आआआआआआ आआआ आ

Sr.No: 7 Question: आआआआआ आआआ आआआआआआ आआ आआआ आआआ आआ आआआआआआआ, आआआआ आआ आआआ आआ
आआआआआआआआ आआ आआआआआआआ आआ, आआआ आआआआ आआआ: - Option: (a) आआआआआ, (b) आआआआआ, (c) आआआ, (d)
आआआआ Correct Option: (a) आआआआआ
Sr.No: 8 Question: आआआआआआआआआआ आआआ आआआआआ आआआआ आआ : Option: (a) आआआआआआआआ, (b)
आआआआआआआ, (c) आआआआ, (d) आआआआआआ Correct Option: (c) आआआआ

Sr.No: 9 Question: आआआआआआआआआआ आआआ आआआआआ आआआआ आआ : - Option: (a) आआआआ, (b) आआआआ, (c)
आआआआ, (d) आआआआ Correct Option: (a) आआआआ

Sr.No: 10 Question: आआआआआआआआआआ आआआ आआ आआआ-आआ आआआआआ आआआआआ आआआआआआआआआआ आआ ?

Option: (a) आआआआआआआ-आआआआआआ, (b) आआआआआ-आआआआ, (c) आआआआआ-आआआआआ, (d) आआआआ-आआआआआआ Correct
Option: (a) आआआआआआआ-आआआआआआ

Sr.No: 11 Question: आआआआआआआआआआ आआआ आआआ-आआ आआआआआ आआआआआ आआआआ आआआ आआ आआआआआआआआआआ
आआआआ आआ ? Option: (a) आआआ-आआआ, (b) आआआआआ-आआआआआ, (c) आआआआ-आआआ, (d) आआआआ-आआआ Correct
Option: (c) आआआआ-आआआ

Sr.No: 12 Question: 'आआआ आआ आआआआ आआआ आआ आआआआआआआआआआआआ आआ' आआआआआ आआ आआआ आआ आआआआ
आआआआ : - Option: (a) आआआआआआआआआआआआ, (b) आआआआआआआआआआआआ, (c) आआआआआआआआआ, (d) आआआआआआआआआआआ
Correct Option: (c) आआआआआआआआआ

Sr.No: 13 Question: आआआआआआआआआआ आआआ आआआआआ आआआआ आआआआ आआ:- Option: (a) आआआआ, (b) आआ, (c)
आआआआ, (d) आआआआआआ Correct Option: (b) आआ

Sr.No: 14 Question: आआआआआआआआआआ आआआ आआआआआ आआआआ आआआआ आआ : - Option: (a) आआआ, (b)
आआआआआ, (c) आआआ, (d) आआआआ Correct Option: (d) आआआआ

Sr.No: 15 Question: आआआआआआआआआआ आआआ आआआआआआआ आआआआ आआ : - Option: (a) आआआआआआआआ, (b)
आआआआ, (c) आआआ, (d) आआ Correct Option: (b) आआआआ

Sr.No: 16 Question: आआआआआआआआआआ आआआ 'आआआआआआआआ' आआ आआआआआ आआआआ आआ: Option: (a) आआआआ,
(b) आआआआआआआ, (c) आआआआआआ, (d) आआआआआआआआ Correct Option: (b) आआआआआआआ

Sr.No: 17 Question: आआआआआआआआआआ आआआ आआआआआ आआआआआ आआ Option: (a) आआआआ आआआआ आआआआआ
आआआआआ आआ आआआआआ आआआआआ आ, (b) आआआ आआआआआआआआआआ आआ आआआ आआआआ आ, (c) आआआआआआआआआआआआआ
आआ आआ आआआआआआ आआ आआआआआआ आआआआआआ आआआआ आ, (d) आआआआआआआआ आआआआआआआ आआ आआआआआआआआआआ
आआआआ आआआआआ आ Correct Option: (d) आआआआआआआआ आआआआआआआ आआ आआआआआआआआआआ आआआआ आआआआआ आ

Sr.No: 18 Question: आआआआआआआआआआ आआआ आआआआआआ आआआआआ आआ : - Option: (a) आआआ आआआआ आआआआ
आआ आआआआआआआ आआआआ, (b) आआ आआआआआआआआ आआआ आआआआ आआ आआआआआ आआआआ, (c) आआआआआ आआ
आआआआआआआआ आआआआआ आआआ आआआ आआआ आआआआ, (d) आआआआआ आआ आआ आआआआ आआ आआआआआ आ Correct
Option: (c) आआआआआ आआ आआआआआआआआ आआआआआ आआआ आआआ आआआ आआआआ

Sr.No: 19 Question: 'आआआ-आआआ आआ आआआआ आआआआ' आआआआआआआ आआ आआआआ आआ : Option: (a)

आआआआआआआआआ आआआआ आ, (b) आआआआ आआआआआ आआ आआआआआ आआआआ आ, (c) आआआआ आआआआआआ आआ आआआआआ
आआआआ आ, (d) आआआआ आआआआआआआ आआआआ आ Correct Option: (c) आआआआ आआआआआआ आआ आआआआआ आआआआ आ

Sr.No: 20 Question: 'आआआ आआआ आआआआ' आआआआआआआ आआ आआआ आआआआ आआ:- Option: (a) आआआआआआआ आआ
आआआआ आ, (b) आआआआआआआआ आआ आआआआ आ, (c) आआआआ आआआ आआआ आआआआ आ, (d) आआआआआआआ आआ आआआआ आ
Correct Option: (b) आआआआआआआआ आआ आआआआ आ

Sr.No: 21 Question: 'आआआआ आआआ आ आआआआआ आआआआ' आआआआआआआआ आआ आआआ आआआआ आआ : - Option:
(a) आआआ आआ आआ आआआ आ, (b) आआआआ आआआ आआआआआआआ आआ आआआआआ आआआ आआआआ आआआआ आ, (c) आआआआ
आआ-आआ आ आआआआ आ, (d) आआ-आआ आआआआआआआआ आआआआ आ Correct Option: (a) आआआ आआ आआ आआआ आ
Sr.No: 22 Question: 'आआ' आआआआआआ आआआआ आआआआ आआ : - Option: (a) आआआआआआआ, (b) आआआआआ, (c)
आआआआआआआ, (d) आआआआआआ Correct Option: (b) आआआआआ

Sr.No: 23 Question: 'आआआआआआआआ' आआआ आआआआ आआ : - Option: (a) आआआआआआआआआ आआआआ, (b)
आआआआआआआआआ आआआआ, (c) आआआआआआआआ आआआआ, (d) आआआआआआ आआआआ Correct Option: (c) आआआआआआआआ
आआआआ

Sr.No: 24 Question: आआआआआआआआआआ आआआ आआआआआआआआआआ आआआआ आआ : - Option: (a) आआआआआ, (b)
आआआ, (c) आआआआआआ, (d) आआआआआ Correct Option: (c) आआआआआआ

Sr.No: 25 Question: आआआआआआआआआआ आआआ आआआआआआआ आआआआआआ आआ Option: (a) आआआआआ, (b) आआआआआ,
(c) आआआआआआआ, (d) आआआआआआ Correct Option: (c) आआआआआआआ

Part 2: General English

Sr.No: 26 Question: Yesterday ______ Smiths came to visit us. (Supply suitable article, if
necessary) Option: (a) a, (b) an, (c) the, (d) None of the above Correct Option: (c) the

Sr.No: 27 Question: She gave ______ unique description of the place. (Supply suitable article)
Option: (a) an, (b) a, (c) the, (d) None of the above Correct Option: (b) a

Sr.No: 28 Question: He was born ______ Friday. (Supply suitable preposition) Option: (a) on, (b)
at, (c) in, (d) with Correct Option: (a) on

Sr.No: 29 Question: He was advised to abstain ______ alcoholic drinks. (Supply suitable
preposition) Option: (a) in, (b) at, (c) from, (d) by Correct Option: (c) from

Sr.No: 30 Question: Identify the word which means "a government official appointed in a foreign
country to look after the interests of his country there". Option: (a) Council, (b) Counsel, (c)
Counsul, (d) Consul Correct Option: (d) Consul

Sr.No: 31 Question: Give one-word substitute of the following: 'The habit of always admiring
oneself.' Option: (a) Narcissism, (b) Obsessed, (c) Paranoia, (d) Phobic Correct Option: (a)
Narcissism
Sr.No: 32 Question: Choose the one which is the nearest in meaning to the given word: 'ALERT'
Option: (a) Careful, (b) Intelligent, (c) Watchful, (d) Energetic Correct Option: (c) Watchful

Sr.No: 33 Question: Select the correct synonym of the following: 'Brave' Option: (a) Coward, (b)
Courageous, (c) Timid, (d) Insolent Correct Option: (b) Courageous
Sr.No: 34 Question: Choose the one which is opposite in meaning to the given word: 'Exhaustive'
Option: (a) Meticulous, (b) Short, (c) Interesting, (d) Incorrect Correct Option: (b) Short

Sr.No: 35 Question: Select the correct antonym of the following: 'Friendly' Option: (a) Hostile, (b)
Benign, (c) Clever, (d) Unworthy Correct Option: (a) Hostile

Sr.No: 36 Question: Fill in the blanks with correct option: Everybody should be given an ______
to this temple. Option: (a) access, (b) excess, (c) acess, (d) exces Correct Option: (a) access

Sr.No: 37 Question: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: Please keep ______. Option:
(a) quite, (b) quiet, (c) queit, (d) quit Correct Option: (b) quiet

Sr.No: 38 Question: Fill in the blank with correct verb: Everybody ______ done his work promptly.
Option: (a) have, (b) is, (c) has, (d) are Correct Option: (c) has
Sr.No: 39 Question: Use the correct form of verb: When they first discovered the river, they
thought it ______ into the Atlantic. Option: (a) run, (b) ran, (c) was running, (d) would run Correct
Option: (b) ran

Sr.No: 40 Question: You ______ obey your parents. (Supply suitable modal) Option: (a) ought
to, (b) would, (c) must, (d) should Correct Option: (a) ought to

Sr.No: 41 Question: Choose the correct auxiliary verb form: I'll lend you the money and you
______ not pay me back till next month. Option: (a) must, (b) need, (c) have, (d) can Correct
Option: (b) need

Sr.No: 42 Question: He made us work. (Change voice) Option: (a) We made him work., (b) We
were made to work., (c) We made us work., (d) He was made to work. Correct Option: (b) We
were made to work.
Sr.No: 43 Question: Smoke filled the room. (Change voice) Option: (a) The roon was filled by
smoke., (b) The room was full of smoke., (c) The room was filled in smoke., (d) The room was
filled with smoke. Correct Option: (d) The room was filled with smoke.

Sr.No: 44 Question: "Does anyone want tickets for the boxing match ?" said Charles. (Change
narration) Option: (a) Charles exclaimed that anyone wanted tickets for the boxing match., (b)
Charles asked if anyone wants tickets for the boxing match. , (c) Charles asked if anyone wanted
tickets for the boxing match., (d) Charles knew someone wanted tickets for the boxing match.
Correct Option: (c) Charles asked if anyone wanted tickets for the boxing match.

Sr.No: 45 Question: "Do you grow your own vegetables?" I asked. (Change narration) Option:
(a) I asked if she grew her own vegetables. , (b) I asked if you grew your own vegetables., (c) I
knew that she grew her own vegetables., (d) I asked she was growing her own vegetables.
Correct Option: (a) I asked if she grew her own vegetables.

Sr.No: 46 Question: "Don't put sticky things in your pockets," said She. (Change narration)
Option: (a) She tells him not to put sticky things in his pockets. , (b) She wanted that he does not
put sticky thing in his pocket. , (c) She told him not to put sticky things in his pockets. , (d) She was
told by him not to put sticky things in his pockets. Correct Option: (c) She told him not to put
sticky things in his pockets.
Sr.No: 47 Question: "I should say nothing about it if I were you," said my brother to me. (Change
narration) Option: (a) My brother advised me to say nothing about it. , (b) My brother said to me
nothing about it., (c) My brother advised me that he were me., (d) My brother advised me to say
nothing as he were me. Correct Option: (a) My brother advised me to say nothing about it.

Sr.No: 48 Question: Out of the given words, choose the misspelt one: Option: (a) Familiar, (b)
Simmer, (c) Hammer, (d) Grammer Correct Option: (d) Grammer

Sr.No: 49 Question: Find the correctly spelt word: Option: (a) Neihbour, (b) Neighber, (c)
Neighbour, (d) Neibur Correct Option: (c) Neighbour

Sr.No: 50 Question: Find out the correct spelling of an army officer rank: Option: (a) Leftenent,
(b) Lieftenant, (c) Laftinent, (d) Lieutenant Correct Option: (d) Lieutenant
Sr.No: 51 Question: Select the correctly spelt word out of the given choices. Option: (a)
Neumonia, (b) Pnemonia, (c) Neuamonia, (d) Pneumonia Correct Option: (d) Pneumonia
Sr.No: 52 Question: Select the correctly spelt word: Option: (a) Tution, (b) Tuetion, (c) Tueetion,
(d) Tuition Correct Option: (d) Tuition

Sr.No: 53 Question: Based on your understanding of tenses, choose the correct sentence:
Option: (a) I am working here since 2005., (b) I am working here for 2005., (c) I have been
working here since 2005., (d) I have being working here for 2005. Correct Option: (c) I have been
working here since 2005.
Sr.No: 54 Question: Put the verb in brackets into simple present or present continuous tense :
You can't see Tom now: he (have) a bath. Option: (a) has, (b) have, (c) is having, (d) had Correct
Option: (c) is having

Sr.No: 55 Question: Put the verb in brackets into simple present or present continuous tense :
The last train (leave) the station at 11:30. Option: (a) does leave, (b) leaves, (c) is leaving, (d) can
leave Correct Option: (b) leaves

Sr.No: 56 Question: Arrange the given sentences into a meaningful paragraph, and choose the
correct option: 1. By chance, he looked up at a tree. 2. He was pleased. 3. One day he felt very
hungry. 4. Once there lived a clever fox. 5. He roamed about in search of food. 6. He thought for a
while and made a plan. 7. But, alas! he was unable to climb up the tree. 8. He saw a crow with a
piece of bread in its beak. Option: (a) 1, 8, 4, 3, 5, 6, 7, 2, (b) 4, 3, 5, 1, 8, 2, 7, 6, (c) 6, 4, 1, 8, 5,
3, 2, 7, (d) 8, 6, 4, 1, 3, 5, 7, 2 Correct Option: (b) 4, 3, 5, 1, 8, 2, 7, 6
Sr.No: 57 Question: Re-arrange the following sentences into a meaningful paragraph: 1. This will
put the reader's mind at rest. 2. People send e-mail because they wish to receive a quick
response. 3. If the e-mail is complicated, just reply it and seek clarification. 4. Therefore, each e-
mail should be replied to within 24 hours. 5. If they did not want a quick response they would send
a letter. Option: (a) 3, 4, 5, 2, 1, (b) 3, 5, 4, 2, 1, (c) 5, 4, 3, 1, 2, (d) 2, 3, 4, 5, 1 Correct Option:
(d) 2, 3, 4, 5, 1
Sr.No: 58 Question: Supply a verb in agreement to its subject: Neither you nor he ______ to
blame. Option: (a) are, (b) is, (c) am, (d) None of the above Correct Option: (b) is

Sr.No: 59 Question: Supply a verb in agreement to its subject: My friend is not to blame, nor
______ I. Option: (a) am, (b) is, (c) are, (d) did Correct Option: (a) am

Sr.No: 60 Question: Choose the correct meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence:
Believe me, I am all at sea. Option: (a) out of reach, (b) very happy, (c) puzzled, (d) drowning
Correct Option: (c) puzzled

Sr.No: 61 Question: Choose the correct meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence:
The prices are going up by leaps and bounds. Option: (a) Irregularly, (b) Gradually, (c) Rapidly, (d)
Systematically Correct Option: (c) Rapidly

Sr.No: 62 Question: Fill in the blank with correct conjunction: I ran fast, ______ I missed the train.
Option: (a) but, (b) and, (c) till, (d) than Correct Option: (a) but

Sr.No: 63 Question: Fill in the blank with correct conjunction: Will you wait ______ I return?
Option: (a) and, (b) because, (c) till, (d) that Correct Option: (c) till
Sr.No: 64 Question: The words 'close' as a verb and 'close' as an adjective are: Option: (a)
Homophone, (b) Hyponym, (c) Homonym, (d) Polysemy Correct Option: (c) Homonym
Sr.No: 65 Question: Words with different meanings but same spelling are called: Option: (a)
Homornym, (b) Homophone, (c) Homosapian, (d) Homophobic Correct Option: (a) Homornym

Sr.No: 66 Question: Select the correct translation of the following sentence: आआआआआआ
आआआआआआआआआआ आआ आआआआआआआआ आआ आआआआआआआआ आआआआ आ Option: (a) The mediocre student was
awarded by the Governor. , (b) The Governor was invited to award the student., (c) The
meritorious student was awarded by the Governor., (d) The meritorious student was not awarded
by the Governor. Correct Option: (c) The meritorious student was awarded by the Governor.

Sr.No: 67 Question: Select the correct translation of the given sentence: आआआ आआ आआआआ आआआआ
आआ आआआआआ आआआ आआआ आआआआ Option: (a) I am thinking to visit Agra. , (b) I am about to visit Agra
tomorrow., (c) I will surely visit Agra tomorrow., (d) I am planning to go to Agra tomorrow. Correct
Option: (d) I am planning to go to Agra tomorrow.

Sr.No: 68 Question: Select the correct translation of the following sentence: He is famous as a
novelist. Option: (a) आआ आआ आआआआआआआआ आआआआआआआआआआ आआआ , (b) आआआआ आआआआ आआ आआआआआआआ
आआआआ आआआआ, (c) आआ आआआ आआआआआ आआआआआ आआ आआआ आआआआआआआआ आआआ, (d) आआ आआआआ आआआआआआआ
आआआआ आआ आआआ आआआआआआआआ आआ आ Correct Option: (a) आआ आआ आआआआआआआआ आआआआआआआआआआ आआआ

Sr.No: 69 Question: Choose the correct translation of the given sentence: His life could have
been saved. Option: (a) आआआआ आआआ आआआआ आआ आआआआ आआआ, (b) आआआआ आआआआआआआआ आआआआआ
आआआआआआ आ, (c) आआआआ आआआआआआ आआ आआआ, (d) आआआआ आआआ आआआआ आआ आआआआ आआ आ Correct Option:
(d) आआआआ आआआ आआआआ आआ आआआआ आआ आ

Sr.No: 70 Question: Find synonym of "thwart" in the passage Option: (a) eliminate, (b) prefer, (c)
checkmate, (d) distribute Correct Option: (c) checkmate

Sr.No: 71 Question: The word "operation" in the passage means: Option: (a) a surgical
procedure, (b) work, (c) environment, (d) None of the above Correct Option: (b) work

Sr.No: 72 Question: The co-operatives should purchase things: Option: (a) for the requirements
of their own members. , (b) to secure more permits from the government., (c) to make supplies to
the government., (d) for the requirements of the society in general. Correct Option: (a) for the
requirements of their own members.
Sr.No: 73 Question: What does the term "eliminate" mean? Option: (a) to allow to prosper, (b) to
remove completely, (c) to discourage, (d) to entertain Correct Option: (b) to remove completely
Sr.No: 74 Question: How can we deal with private shops and dealers? Option: (a) By having
multiple co-operatives. , (b) By having no co-opreatives., (c) By having only one multi-purpose co-
operative in one unit., (d) None of the above Correct Option: (c) By having only one multi-
purpose co-operative in one unit.
Sr.No: 75 Question: Can the terms 'co-operative' and 'competitive go hand in hand? Option: (a)
Yes, (b) Partially, (c) Majorly, (d) No Correct Option: (d) No

Part 3: General Knowledge

Sr.No: 76 Question: Who was known as the 'Maratha Machiavelli'? Option: (a) Mahadji Scindia,
(b) Peshwa Baji Rao II, (c) Nana Phadnavis, (d) Jaswant Rao Holkar Correct Option: (c) Nana
Phadnavis
Sr.No: 77 Question: Who was the first Muslim President of Congress ? Option: (a) Sir Syed
Ahmed Khan, (b) Badruddin Tyabji, (c) Rahimatullah Sayani, (d) Syed Muhammad Bahadur
Correct Option: (b) Badruddin Tyabji

Sr.No: 78 Question: 'Tehri Dam' is constructed on which river? Option: (a) Balganga, (b) Birahi,
(c) Bhagirathi, (d) Alaknanda Correct Option: (c) Bhagirathi

Sr.No: 79 Question: 'Regur' is known as: Option: (a) Red soil, (b) Black cotton soil, (c) Laterite
soil, (d) Mountain soil Correct Option: (b) Black cotton soil

Sr.No: 80 Question: Out of the following Bokaro Coal Field is located in the state of: Option: (a)
Chhattisgarh, (b) Jharkhand, (c) Bihar, (d) Madhya Pradesh Correct Option: (b) Jharkhand

Sr.No: 81 Question: Blue Revolution is related to: Option: (a) Milk, (b) Agriculture, (c) Fisheries,
(d) Education Correct Option: (c) Fisheries

Sr.No: 82 Question: Who of the following is not appointed by the President of India? Option: (a)
The Prime Minister, (b) The Governor, (c) The Speaker of Lok Sabha, (d) The Judges of Supreme
Court Correct Option: (c) The Speaker of Lok Sabha

Sr.No: 83 Question: Money bill is first introduced in which of the following? Option: (a) Lok
Sabha, (b) Rajya Sabha, (c) Finance Commission, (d) None of the above Correct Option: (a) Lok
Sabha
Sr.No: 84 Question: Who of the following was the first speaker of Lok Sabha ? Option: (a) Ravi
Rai, (b) G.V. Mavlankar, (c) Meera Kumar, (d) P.A. Sangama Correct Option: (b) G.V. Mavlankar

Sr.No: 85 Question: Under the which Amendment of the Constitution, Education as a subject was
shifted to Concurrent List from State List? Option: (a) 5th Amendment, (b) 22nd Amendment, (c)
32nd Amendment, (d) 42nd Amendment Correct Option: (d) 42nd Amendment

Sr.No: 86 Question: According to 'Ain-i-Akbari', Kumaun was included in Option: (a) Subah Agra,
(b) Subah Allahabad, (c) Subah Delhi, (d) Subah Awadh Correct Option: (c) Subah Delhi

Sr.No: 87 Question: Which of the following Sikh Guru was executed during the reign of Jahangir?
Option: (a) Guru Ramdas, (b) Guru Angad, (c) Guru Amardas, (d) Guru Arjundev Correct Option:
(d) Guru Arjundev
Sr.No: 88 Question: Which of the following pass connects Pithoragarh to Tibet? Option: (a)
Thang-La , (b) Lipulekh, (c) Barahoti, (d) Kingry Bingari Correct Option: (b) Lipulekh

Sr.No: 89 Question: In which of the following sector, Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Yojana has
been introduced by Government of Uttarakhand? Option: (a) Education, (b) Agriculture, (c)
Tourism, (d) Medicaln Correct Option: (c) Tourism
Sr.No: 90 Question: Milk is an example of which of the following? Option: (a) Solution, (b)
Colloidal Solution, (c) Emulsion, (d) Air Correct Option: (c) Emulsion

Sr.No: 91 Question: Which is an organic matter produced by plants in direct or indirect forms?
Option: (a) Solar Energy, (b) Biomass, (c) Wind Energy, (d) Thermal Energy Correct Option: (b)
Biomass
Sr.No: 92 Question: Ambient Noise Standards for silence zone laid down by Central Pollution
Control Board is Option: (a) 40 decibel, (b) 60 decibel, (c) 65 decibel, (d) 55 decibel Correct
Option: (a) 40 decibel
Sr.No: 93 Question: Which of these is known as 'God particle'? Option: (a) Mesons, (b) Electron,
(c) Higgs boson, (d) Neutrinos Correct Option: (c) Higgs boson

Sr.No: 94 Question: In which city Indian Space Congress 2022 was held? Option: (a) Chennai,
(b) New Delhi, (c) Ahmedabad, (d) Hyderabad Correct Option: (b) New Delhi

Sr.No: 95 Question: Which of the following country was India's partner in bilateral exercise
named 'Garuda VII' held at Air Force Station Jodhpur? Option: (a) France, (b) Sweden, (c) Japan,
(d) Indonesia Correct Option: (a) France

Sr.No: 96 Question: In July 2022, which of the following country became the first country to bring
pay parity for its male and female cricketers? Option: (a) Australia, (b) New Zealand, (c) India, (d)
West Indies Correct Option: (b) New Zealand

Sr.No: 97 Question: The book titled "Loktantra Ke Swar" is a compilation of speeches of which of
the following leaders ? Option: (a) Sushma Swaraj, (b) Atal Bihari Vajpayee, (c) Narendra Modi,
(d) Ram Nath Kovind Correct Option: (d) Ram Nath Kovind
Sr.No: 98 Question: Who was elected as the President of Brazil in 2022 elections? Option: (a)
Jair Bolsonaro, (b) Michel Temer, (c) Lula da Silva, (d) Costa e Silva Correct Option: (c) Lula da
Silva
Sr.No: 99 Question: Which one of the following is not a type of micro irrigation? Option: (a) Flood
Irrigation, (b) Sprinkler Irrigation, (c) Drip Irrigation, (d) Sub-surface Irrigation Correct Option: (a)
Flood Irrigation
Sr.No: 100 Question: Which of the following Schedule Tribe of Uttarakhand is engaged in
production of woolen garments? Option: (a) Jaunsari, (b) Tharu, (c) Bhotia, (d) Boxa Correct
Option: (c) Bhotia

Paper 39:
Sr.No: 1 Question: From among the following which Prime Minister adopted the policy of mixed
economy to achieve the goal of development in India? Option: (a) Jawaharlal Nehru, (b) Rajendra
Prasad, (c) S. Radhakrishnan, (d) Lord Mountbattern Correct Option: (a) Jawaharlal Nehru

Sr.No: 2 Question: Who has propounded the concept of Asiatic Mode of Production'? Option: (a)
Karl Marx, (b) Max Weber, (c) S.M. Lipset, (d) W.W. Rostow Correct Option: (a) Karl Marx

Sr.No: 3 Question: Who propunded the concept of Alienation of labour ? Option: (a) Durkheim,
(b) Weber, (c) Merton, (d) Marx Correct Option: (d) Marx

Sr.No: 4 Question: Who is the author of the book "Agrarian Struggles in India after
Independence"? Option: (a) D.N. Majumdar, (b) D.N. Dhanagre, (c) A.R. Desai, (d) Dipankar
Gupta Correct Option: (c) A.R. Desai

Sr.No: 5 Question: In the industrial context, from among the following, who has given the theory
of surplus value ? Option: (a) Max Weber, (b) Karl Marx, (c) Martin Heidegger, (d) J. Habermas
Correct Option: (b) Karl Marx

Sr.No: 6 Question: Under which constitutional list labour welfare subject has been put ? Option:
(a) Union list, (b) State list, (c) Concurrent list, (d) Charter list Correct Option: (c) Concurrent list
Sr.No: 7 Question: In which article of the Indian constitution principle of equal pay for equal work
is contained? Option: (a) Article 7, (b) Article 36, (c) Article 39, (d) Article 41 Correct Option: (c)
Article 39
Sr.No: 8 Question: Who has said that the expansion of human capabilities can clearly be
enhanced by economic growth ? Option: (a) Martha Nussbaum, (b) David Crocker, (c) G.A.
Cohen, (d) Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen Correct Option: (d) Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen

Sr.No: 9 Question: Who said, 'gender inequality is strongly correlated with poverty'? Option: (a)
Sylvia Walby, (b) Amartya Sen, (c) M. Nussbaum, (d) Jean Dreze Correct Option: (b) Amartya
Sen
Sr.No: 10 Question: Who is the author of the book The Asian Drama'? Option: (a) Akshaykumar
R. Desai, (b) Gunnar Myrdal, (c) R. Aron, (d) Daniel Lerner Correct Option: (b) Gunnar Myrdal

Sr.No: 11 Question: In which year Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(MNREGA) was launched? Option: (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007, (d) 2008 Correct Option: (a)
2005
Sr.No: 12 Question: Which one of the following is not an essential requirement for the human
development index? Option: (a) Health, (b) Education, (c) Pure drinking water, (d) Living in
metropolitan city Correct Option: (d) Living in metropolitan city

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Sr.No: 1 Question: Who opined that controlled comparison was an alternative to experimentation
for some positivists? Option: (a) Nicholas Timasheff, (b) Karl Pearson, (c) C.A. Moser, (d) P.S.
Cohen Correct Option: (a) Nicholas Timasheff

Sr.No: 2 Question: Which of the following are the classes of peasants according to Daniel
Thorner ? 1. Malik 2. Kissan 3. Mazdoor Option: (a) Only 1 is correct, (b) Only 2 and 3 are
correct, (c) Only 1 and 2 are correct, (d) 1,2 and 3 are correct Correct Option: (d) 1,2 and 3 are
correct
Sr.No: 3 Question: Who, from among the following, has classified tribal studies in India into
formative, constructive and analytical phases? Option: (a) V. Elwin, (b) L.P. Vidyarthi, (c) S.C.
Dube, (d) G.S. Ghurye Correct Option: (b) L.P. Vidyarthi

Sr.No: 4 Question: From among the following which is related with 'Kula system ? Option: (a)
Game, (b) Goddess, (c) Kulak, (d) System of gift exchange Correct Option: (d) System of gift
exchange
Sr.No: 5 Question: In which year the legislation to protect and promote tribal self rule was passed
? Option: (a) 1994, (b) 1995, (c) 1996, (d) 1997 Correct Option: (c) 1996

Sr.No: 6 Question: For the first time after independence in which year the tribal welfare
department was established? Option: (a) 1950, (b) 1951, (c) 1952, (d) 1955 Correct Option: (b)
1951
Sr.No: 7 Question: According to Murdock, how many kins are involved in the category of tertiary
kins ? Option: (a) 150, (b) 151, (c) 152, (d) 153 Correct Option: (b) 151
Sr.No: 8 Question: Match List-I (Books) with List-II (Authors): A. Family, Kinship and Marriage in
India, B. Sociology of Kinship, C. Kinship Contribution to Indian Sociology, D. Hindu Kinship.
Authors: 1. Leela Dube, 2. L. Dumont & P.F. Pocok, 3. K.M. Kapadia, 4. P. Oberoi Option: (a) A-2,
B-3, C-4, D-1, (b) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3, (c) A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2, (d) A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1 Correct Option:
(b) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
Sr.No: 9 Question: Who is the author of the book Kinship Organization in India? Option: (a) M.N.
Srinivas, (b) K.M. Kapadia, (c) S.C. Dube, (d) Iravati Karve Correct Option: (d) Iravati Karve

Sr.No: 10 Question: From among the following which Prime Minister adopted the policy of mixed
economy to achieve the goal of development in India? Option: (a) Jawaharlal Nehru, (b) Rajendra
Prasad, (c) S. Radhakrishnan, (d) Lord Mountbattern Correct Option: (a) Jawaharlal Nehru

Sr.No: 11 Question: According to K. Davis which one of the following is not social function of a
nuclear family? Option: (a) Reproduction, (b) Care, (c) Socialization, (d) Stratification Correct
Option: (d) Stratification

Sr.No: 12 Question: First of all, Srinivas used the term Sanskritization in which one of his
following books? Option: (a) India's villages, (b) Social change in modern India, (c) Religion and
society among the Coorgs of South India, (d) The Cohesive Role of Sanskritization Correct
Option: (c) Religion and society among the Coorgs of South India

Sr.No: 13 Question: Who is the proponent of structuration theory? Option: (a) Michel Foucault,
(b) J. Habermas, (c) Anthony Giddens, (d) Stuart Hall Correct Option: (c) Anthony Giddens

Sr.No: 14 Question: Concept of 'Vertical Solidarity' is associated with which one of the following?
Option: (a) Americanization, (b) Westernization, (c) Sanskritization, (d) Secularization Correct
Option: (c) Sanskritization

Sr.No: 15 Question: "Modernity is an unfinished Project". Who has given this statement? Option:
(a) J. Habermas, (b) George Ritzer, (c) Anthony Giddens, (d) Wernir Sombart Correct Option: (a)
J. Habermas
Sr.No: 16 Question: A movement which arises when there is a radical cultural change, is called
Option: (a) Transformative/Revolutionary movement, (b) Alternative movement, (c) Redemptive
movement, (d) Innovative movement Correct Option: (a) Transformative/Revolutionary
movement
Sr.No: 17 Question: Who has described urbanism as a way of life? Option: (a) Oscar Lewis, (b)
Thomas Weber, (c) Louis Wirth, (d) M. Spencer Correct Option: (c) Louis Wirth

Sr.No: 18 Question: In which of the following communities practice of 'bride price or 'bride wealth'
was prevalent ? Option: (a) Kallars, (b) Tarkhans, (c) Gurjars, (d) Bhatus Correct Option: (a)
Kallars
Sr.No: 19 Question: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? Option: (a)
Gender and Land Rights - Beena Agarwal, (b) Gender Equality and Law - Flavia Agnes, (c)
Women and Kinship - Leela Dube, (d) Women and Struggle - Karuna Chanana Correct Option:
(d) Women and Struggle - Karuna Chanana
Sr.No: 20 Question: In which year Juvenile Justice Act was passed in India ? Option: (a) 1985,
(b) 1986, (c) 1987, (d) 1988 Correct Option: (b) 1986
Sr.No: 21 Question: International day for the elimination of violence against women is observed
on: Option: (a) 22nd March, (b) 25th March, (c) 24th November, (d) 25th November Correct
Option: (d) 25th November

Sr.No: 22 Question: When was 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act regarding Panchayats
enacted? Option: (a) 1990, (b) 1991, (c) 1992, (d) 1993 Correct Option: (c) 1992

Sr.No: 23 Question: Who said "modern medicine has done more harm than good"? Option: (a)
David Marsland, (b) Evan Ellich, (c) T.H. Marshall, (d) Michael Hill Correct Option: (b) Evan Ellich

Sr.No: 24 Question: Who looked at hospitals and their anatomy within the framework of power?
Option: (a) Evan Ellich, (b) Max Weber, (c) J.F. Lyotard, (d) M. Foucault Correct Option: (d) M.
Foucault
Sr.No: 25 Question: Helpage India is related to which one of the following? Option: (a) Children,
(b) Women, (c) Youth, (d) Aged Correct Option: (d) Aged

Sr.No: 26 Question: Who has classified old age into third age and fourth age? Option: (a) John
Vincent, (b) Peter Laslett, (c) Hockey and James, (d) C.P. Blaikei Correct Option: (b) Peter
Laslett
Sr.No: 27 Question: When United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund was
established? Option: (a) In 1946, (b) In 1947, (c) In 1948, (d) In 1951 Correct Option: (a) In 1946

Sr.No: 28 Question: Who argued that criminals are born rather than made by the society?
Option: (a) E. Lemert, (b) E. Sutherland, (c) C. Lambroso, (d) W. Sheldon Correct Option: (c) C.
Lambroso
Sr.No: 29 Question: In which year 'Bonded Labour Abolition Act was passed in India? Option: (a)
In 1974, (b) In 1975, (c) In 1976, (d) In 1977 Correct Option: (c) In 1976

Sr.No: 30 Question: Who has established a relationship between social structure and enomie ?
Option: (a) A.K. Cohen, (b) W.B. Miller, (c) R.K. Merton, (d) A. Comte Correct Option: (c) R.K.
Merton
Sr.No: 31 Question: Which of the following are the main sources of HIV transmission? 1.
Prostitutes 2. Homosexuals 3. Intravenous drug addicts 4. Blood Donors Option: (a) 1, 2 and 3
only, (b) 1, 2 and 4 only, (c) 2, 3 and 4 only, (d) All of the above Correct Option: (d) All of the
above
Sr.No: 32 Question: Who has propounded the concept of Asiatic Mode of Production'? Option:
(a) Karl Marx, (b) Max Weber, (c) S.M. Lipset, (d) W.W. Rostow Correct Option: (a) Karl Marx

Sr.No: 33 Question: Who, from among the following, has emphasised the idea of reciprocity in
Jajmani System? Option: (a) A.W. Gouldner, (b) A.C. Mayer, (c) T.O. Beidelman, (d) S. Lindberg
Correct Option: (a) A.W. Gouldner

Sr.No: 34 Question: Who has coined the terms 'extra households' and 'intra households'?
Option: (a) Sharmila Rege, (b) Kamla Bhasin, (c) Devaki Jain, (d) Veena Das Correct Option: (c)
Devaki Jain
Sr.No: 35 Question: In which year Community Development Programme was launched? Option:
(a) In 1952, (b) In 1977, (c) In 1959, (d) In 1960 Correct Option: (a) In 1952
Sr.No: 36 Question: Who propunded the concept of Alienation of labour ? Option: (a) Durkheim,
(b) Weber, (c) Merton, (d) Marx Correct Option: (d) Marx

Sr.No: 37 Question: Who, from among the following, is associated with the idea that migration is
not a choice but only option for survival? Option: (a) M. Nussbaum, (b) Jean Dreze, (c) M.
Karlekar, (d) J. Breman Correct Option: (d) J. Breman

Sr.No: 38 Question: Who, from among the following, had popularized the concept of village
autonomy in India at first? Option: (a) Baden-Powell, (b) Lord Wellesley, (c) Charles Metacalf, (d)
A.R. Desai Correct Option: (c) Charles Metacalf

Sr.No: 39 Question: Who is the author of the book "Agrarian Struggles in India after
Independence"? Option: (a) D.N. Majumdar, (b) D.N. Dhanagre, (c) A.R. Desai, (d) Dipankar
Gupta Correct Option: (c) A.R. Desai

Sr.No: 40 Question: From among the following who was awarded Nobel Peace Prize for the
abolition of child labour? Option: (a) Omprakash Pandey, (b) Kailash, (c) Mohanlal, (d) Nagendra
Singh Correct Option: (b) Kailash [Satyarthi]

Sr.No: 41 Question: Son of the soil movement is related to which one of the following? Option:
(a) Migrants in Assam, (b) Contractors in Jharkhand, (c) Landlords in Bihar, (d) Environmental
degradation Correct Option: (a) Migrants in Assam

Sr.No: 42 Question: Who is the author of the book, 'Class and Class Conflict in Industrial
Society'? Option: (a) E. Durkheim, (b) M. Foucault, (c) D. Bell, (d) R. Dahrendorf Correct Option:
(d) R. Dahrendorf
Sr.No: 43 Question: With reference to the families in modern industrial society which of the
following statements are correct? I. Family is still important. II. Family has become more
specialized. III. Family has made a crucial alliance with technology. Option: (a) I and II are correct,
(b) II and III are correct, (c) I, II and III are correct, (d) None of the above Correct Option: (c) I, II
and III are correct
Sr.No: 44 Question: Who has observed that in modern industrial societies there are isolated
nuclear families? Option: (a) T. Parsons, (b) D. Cooper, (c) G.P. Murdock, (d) W.J. Goode Correct
Option: (a) T. Parsons

Sr.No: 45 Question: In the industrial context, from among the following, who has given the theory
of surplus value ? Option: (a) Max Weber, (b) Karl Marx, (c) Martin Heidegger, (d) J. Habermas
Correct Option: (b) Karl Marx

Sr.No: 46 Question: Which one of the following is not related to the formal organization ? Option:
(a) Intimacy, (b) Departmentalization, (c) Delegated authority, (d) Division of work Correct Option:
(a) Intimacy
Sr.No: 47 Question: Who has launched at first a trade union in the modern sense in India?
Option: (a) N.M. Joshi, (b) M.K. Gandhi, (c) Lala Lajpat Rai, (d) Joseph Baptista Correct Option:
(d) Joseph Baptista
Sr.No: 48 Question: In which year the trade union movement was originated in India? Option: (a)
In 1890, (b) In 1840, (c) In 1741, (d) In 1730 Correct Option: (a) In 1890

Sr.No: 49 Question: In which year AITUC (All India Trade Union Congress) was established?
Option: (a) In 1920, (b) In 1911, (c) In 1925, (d) In 1907 Correct Option: (a) In 1920
Sr.No: 50 Question: Under which constitutional list labour welfare subject has been put ? Option:
(a) Union list, (b) State list, (c) Concurrent list, (d) Charter list Correct Option: (c) Concurrent list

Sr.No: 51 Question: In which article of the Indian constitution principle of equal pay for equal work
is contained? Option: (a) Article 7, (b) Article 36, (c) Article 39, (d) Article 41 Correct Option: (c)
Article 39
Sr.No: 52 Question: Who has advocated sex based natural division of labour ? Option: (a) Girth
and Mills, (b) MacIver and Page, (c) Murdock and Parsons, (d) Coser and Rosenberg Correct
Option: (c) Murdock and Parsons

Sr.No: 53 Question: Gender roles are culturally determined not biologically. Who has arrived at
this conclusion after many researches ? Option: (a) Ann Oakley, (b) G.P. Murdock, (c) Talcott
Parsons, (d) J. Bowlby Correct Option: (a) Ann Oakley

Sr.No: 54 Question: Which one of the following statements is not true about gender role ?
Option: (a) Gender role is created by society, (b) It is centered on the concept of masculinity, (c)
Gender role is decided by environment, (d) It is created by culture Correct Option: (c) Gender
role is decided by environment
Sr.No: 55 Question: Which one of the following statements is not true about patriarchal system ?
Option: (a) Men are superior than women, (b) Male domination, (c) Male has control over the
property, (d) Patriarchial system is based on democratic values Correct Option: (d) Patriarchial
system is based on democratic values
Sr.No: 56 Question: Who is the author of the book The Second Sex? Option: (a) Julia Kristeva,
(b) Simon de Beauvoir, (c) Christeine Delphy, (d) Sylvie le Bon-de Beauvoir Correct Option: (b)
Simon de Beauvoir
Sr.No: 57 Question: From among the following who had made a call at first for the International
Women's Day? Option: (a) Margrat Cousin, (b) Aruna Asaf Ali, (c) Clara Zetkin, (d) Lucy Stone
Correct Option: (c) Clara Zetkin

Sr.No: 58 Question: SABLA scheme focusses on which one of the following? Option: (a)
Destitute women, (b) Adolescent girls, (c) Maternity benefits, (d) Victims of commercial sex
exploitation Correct Option: (b) Adolescent girls

Sr.No: 59 Question: When International Transgender Day of Visibility is observed every year?
Option: (a) March 8, (b) March 29, (c) March 31, (d) January 18 Correct Option: (c) March 31

Sr.No: 60 Question: Who, from among the following, is considered the founder of Arya Mahila
Samaj ? Option: (a) Rama Bai Ranade, (b) Pandita Ramabai, (c) Sinde, (d) Chandravarkar
Correct Option: (b) Pandita Ramabai

Sr.No: 61 Question: From among the following which article of I.P.C. (Indian Penal Code) deals
with stalking? Option: (a) 305 A, (b) 354 D, (c) 375 A, (d) 175 A Correct Option: (b) 354 D

Sr.No: 62 Question: Who has said that the expansion of human capabilities can clearly be
enhanced by economic growth ? Option: (a) Martha Nussbaum, (b) David Crocker, (c) G.A.
Cohen, (d) Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen Correct Option: (d) Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen
Sr.No: 63 Question: Who said, 'gender inequality is strongly correlated with poverty'? Option: (a)
Sylvia Walby, (b) Amartya Sen, (c) M. Nussbaum, (d) Jean Dreze Correct Option: (b) Amartya
Sen
Sr.No: 64 Question: When the concept of sustainable development came into existence for the
first time? Option: (a) In 1971, (b) In 1981, (c) In 1991, (d) In 2001 Correct Option: (b) In 1981

Sr.No: 65 Question: Who has given the 'Wealth Flow Theory ? Option: (a) Davis and Blake, (b)
K. Davis, (c) C.P. Blaker, (d) L. Dumount Correct Option: (c) C.P. Blaker

Sr.No: 66 Question: Who is the author of the book The Asian Drama'? Option: (a) Akshaykumar
R. Desai, (b) Gunnar Myrdal, (c) R. Aron, (d) Daniel Lerner Correct Option: (b) Gunnar Myrdal

Sr.No: 67 Question: Which one of the following cities in India is using Green Bridge Technology
to clean sewage in open drains ? Option: (a) Moradabad, (b) Udaipur, (c) Rudrapur, (d) Meerut
Correct Option: (a) Moradabad

Sr.No: 68 Question: Which one of the following was the period of world decade for cultural
development? Option: (a) 1980-1990, (b) 1988-1998, (c) 1995-2005, (d) 1975-1985 Correct
Option: (b) 1988-1998

Sr.No: 69 Question: In which year Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(MNREGA) was launched? Option: (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007, (d) 2008 Correct Option: (a)
2005
Sr.No: 70 Question: From among the following who has defined that "Urbanization is the process
whereby land and inhabitants become urban"? Option: (a) A.E. Smailes, (b) E.E. Bergel, (c)
Kingsley Davis, (d) Nails Anderson Correct Option: (b) E.E. Bergel

Sr.No: 71 Question: Which one of the following is not an essential requirement for the human
development index? Option: (a) Health, (b) Education, (c) Pure drinking water, (d) Living in
metropolitan city Correct Option: (d) Living in metropolitan city

Sr.No: 72 Question: Who is the author of the book The Population of India and Pakistan?
Option: (a) Lewis A. Coser, (b) T.B. Bottomore, (c) H.M. Johnson, (d) Kingsley Davis Correct
Option: (d) Kingsley Davis

Sr.No: 73 Question: Which community of India has lowest fertility rate? Option: (a) Parsi, (b)
Sikh, (c) Jain, (d) Marwari Correct Option: (c) Jain

Sr.No: 74 Question: In whose opinion, the environmental and social threats have been posed by
exponential growth of population? Option: (a) E.D. Carlson, (b) T. Malthus, (c) S.D. Brunn, (d)
R.K. Thomas Correct Option: (b) T. Malthus

Sr.No: 75 Question: According to Census, 2011 which of the following states of India has the
highest density of population? Option: (a) Bihar, (b) Uttar Pradesh, (c) Maharashtra, (d) West
Bengal Correct Option: (a) Bihar

Sr.No: 76 Question: In which year first census in India was conducted? Option: (a) 1881, (b)
1901, (c) 1885, (d) 1891 Correct Option: (a) 1881

Sr.No: 77 Question: In which year the national policy on older persons was declared by
Government of India? Option: (a) 1999, (b) 1990, (c) 1995, (d) 1997 Correct Option: (a) 1999

Sr.No: 78 Question: In India, in which year Maintenance and welfare of parents and senior
citizens Act was introduced? Option: (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007, (d) 2008 Correct Option: (c)
2007
Sr.No: 79 Question: In which year, the Government of India launched Reproduction and Child
Health (RCH) programme? Option: (a) 1994, (b) 1995, (c) 1997, (d) 1993 Correct Option: (c)
1997
Sr.No: 80 Question: What is the child sex ratio of Uttarakhand State according to Census. 2011?
Option: (a) 963, (b) 890, (c) 908, (d) 962 Correct Option: (b) 890

Sr.No: 81 Question: During which period compulsory sterilization was forced in India? Option: (a)
1970-1973, (b) 1975-1977, (c) 1977-1979, (d) 1974-1976 Correct Option: (b) 1975-1977

Sr.No: 82 Question: Who has introduced 'uni bonded and 'multi bonded groups in sociological
literature? Option: (a) P.A. Sorokin, (b) E. Durkheim, (c) C.H. Cooley, (d) R. Bierstedt Correct
Option: (a) P.A. Sorokin

Sr.No: 83 Question: Who from among the following has said that 'society is a network of
statuses'? Option: (a) R. Linton, (b) H. M. Johnson, (c) M. Fischer, (d) R. Bierstedt Correct
Option: (d) R. Bierstedt
Sr.No: 84 Question: Who has given the concept of Role distance? Option: (a) Goode, (b)
Newcomb, (c) Goffman, (d) Hiller Correct Option: (c) Goffman

Sr.No: 85 Question: R. Linton has stated mainly three types of culture. Which one of the following
is not included in them? Option: (a) Cultural Relativism, (b) Cultural Universals, (c) Cultural
Alternatives, (d) Cultural Specialities Correct Option: (a) Cultural Relativism

Sr.No: 86 Question: According to Durkheim, organic solidarity is the feature of which society?
Option: (a) Savage society, (b) Tribal society, (c) Primitive society, (d) Industrial society Correct
Option: (d) Industrial society

Sr.No: 87 Question: Who termed schools as the focal socializing agency ? Option: (a) Davis, (b)
Althusser, (c) Durkheim, (d) Parsons Correct Option: (d) Parsons

Sr.No: 88 Question: Who, from among the following, has stressed upon the positive functions of
the conflict in society? Option: (a) Lawis A. Coser, (b) Karl Marx, (c) Max Weber, (d) Emile
Durkheim Correct Option: (a) Lawis A. Coser

Sr.No: 89 Question: Who, from among the following, has given the classification of Primary,
Secondary and Tertiary Co-operation? Option: (a) MacIver and Page, (b) A.W. Green, (c) E.
Bogardus, (d) Ogburn and Nimkoff Correct Option: (b) A.W. Green

Sr.No: 90 Question: Who, from among the following, has studied Navsari town and its
surrounding villages of Gujarat in the context of families ? Option: (a) A.M. Shah, (b) K.M.
Kapadia, (c) I.P. Desai, (d) M.S. Gore Correct Option: (b) K.M. Kapadia

Sr.No: 91 Question: Which among the following processes can be seen as an instance of
reference group behaviour in context of India? Option: (a) Urbanization, (b) Socialization, (c)
Sanskritization, (d) Modernization Correct Option: (c) Sanskritization

Sr.No: 92 Question: Which one of the following sampling techniques can be divided into
proportionate and disproportionate ? Option: (a) Stratified Random Sampling, (b) Simple Random
Sampling, (c) Cluster Sampling, (d) Multistage Sampling Correct Option: (a) Stratified Random
Sampling
Sr.No: 93 Question: Who has upheld the unity of scientific method for all sciences ? Option: (a)
T.S. Kuhn, (b) A. Kaplan, (c) Karl Popper, (d) D. Harvey Correct Option: (c) Karl Popper
Sr.No: 94 Question: Who said a hypothesis can be a liability? Option: (a) M.N. Srinivas, (b)
Andre Béteille, (c) P.N. Mukherji, (d) P.K. Bose Correct Option: (b) Andre Béteille

Sr.No: 95 Question: Who, from among the following, was a critique of positivism and Karl Popper
? Option: (a) John Stuart Mill, (b) Rudolf Carnap, (c) Thomas Kuhn, (d) Robert K. Merton Correct
Option: (c) Thomas Kuhn

Sr.No: 96 Question: When a set of questions is sent to respondents by post, it comes under
which technique ? Option: (a) Questionnaire, (b) Schedule, (c) Sampling, (d) Observation Correct
Option: (a) Questionnaire

Sr.No: 97 Question: Which one of the following can't be used to measure dispersion ? Option:
(a) Mean deviation, (b) Standard deviation, (c) Range, (d) Correlation Correct Option: (d)
Correlation
Sr.No: 98 Question: Match List-I (Field Work area) with List-II (Social Scientists): A. Calcutta, B.
Pramalai Kallar, C. Chittorgarh, D. Rishi Valley School. Social Scientists: 1. Meenakshi Thappan,
2. B. R. Chauhan, 3. N. K. Bose, 4. Louis Dumont Option: (a) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4, (b) A-2, B-4, C-
3, D-1, (c) A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2, (d) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 Correct Option: (d) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1

Sr.No: 99 Question: From among the following who has used case study method in social
research at first Option: (a) Nelse Anderson, (b) Clifford Shaw, (c) P.V. Young, (d) F. Le. Play
Correct Option: (d) F. Le. Play

Sr.No: 100 Question: Who, from among the following, has introduced a scale to measure
behaviours, attitudes and information for one rank order? Option: (a) Jahoda, (b) Goode, (c)
Maclver, (d) Guttman Correct Option: (d) Guttman

Paper 40:
1. If the Primary deficit is zero, then the amount of borrowing will be: *(a) more than interest
payment. *(b) less than interest payment. *(c) just equal to the interest payment. *(d) None of
these.
Answer: (c) just equal to the interest payment.

2. Which of the following is an example of a progressive tax system?

 Income tax in India, where tax rates increase with higher income.
3. What happens to the value of a currency in a Floating Rate Exchange System?

 The value of a currency constantly changes based on supply and demand in the forex
market.
4. Which revolution is related to oilseeds production?

 Yellow Revolution

Paper 41:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: Who is the author of the book ‘Overdraft : Saving the Indian
Saver’ ? Option: (a) Kaushik Basu (b) Raghuram Rajan (c) Geeta Sainath (d) Urjit Patel Correct
Option: (d) Urjit Patel

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: Which SEZ city became the first ‘Green SEZ’ in India ?
Option: (a) Khanna (b) Kandla (c) Jamnagar (d) Greater Noida Correct Option: (b) Kandla
Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: Which of the following committee is not associated with the
Panchayati Raj System ? Option: (a) Ashok Mehta Committee (b) Santhanam Committee (c)
V.K.R.V. Rao Committee (d) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee Correct Option: (c) V.K.R.V. Rao
Committee
Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: Who is re-appointed as the Governor of RBI ? Option: (a)
Ashok Bhushan (b) Urjit Patel (c) Shaktikant Das (d) None of these Correct Option: (c)
Shaktikant Das
Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: Who is the author of ‘Das Kapital’ ? Option: (a) J.J. Rousseau
(b) Adam Smith (c) Karl Marx (d) J.S. Mill Correct Option: (c) Karl Marx

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Thomas Munro is known for his work in which field ? Option:
(a) Land settlement (b) Industry (c) Irrigation (d) Health Correct Option: (a) Land settlement

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: Who, among the following, did not contribute to the unification
of Italy ? Option: (a) Matternich (b) Garibaldi (c) Mazzini (d) Cavour Correct Option: (a)
Matternich
Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: India’s first ‘Bullet Train Project’ is under construction in
between : Option: (a) Mumbai and Ahmedabad (Sabarmati) (b) Mumbai and Pune (c) Mumbai
and Nagpur (d) Delhi and Kolkata Correct Option: (a) Mumbai and Ahmedabad (Sabarmati)

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: According to 2011 census, the population density of India is :
Option: (a) 410 (b) 325 (c) 432 (d) 382 Correct Option: (d) 382

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: The Government of India Act, 1935 was largely based on
Option: (a) The recommendations of the Nehru Committee Report (b) The recommendations of
the Simon Commission (c) The deliberations of the Three Round Table Conferences (d) Both (b)
and (c) Correct Option: (d) Both (b) and (c)
Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: The system of separate electorates was introduced in India
by the Act of : Option: (a) Act of 1813 (b) Act of 1835 (c) Act of 1885 (d) Act of 1909 Correct
Option: (d) Act of 1909
Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: Mughal Emperor Shah Alam has granted the Diwani of
Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to East India Company in exchange of yearly regular payment of Rupees
Option: (a) In 10 Lacs (b) In 20 Lacs (c) In 26 Lacs (d) In 30 Lacs Correct Option: (c) In 26 Lacs

Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: First Law Commission of India was constituted under Charter
of : Option: (a) 1726 (b) 1813 (c) 1833 (d) 1853 Correct Option: (c) 1833

Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: Article 280 of the Indian Constitution is related to which
subject ? Option: (a) Election Commission (b) Human Rights Commission (c) Finance
Commission (d) Backward Class Commission Correct Option: (c) Finance Commission

Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: Who is the custodian of the Consolidated Fund of India ?
Option: (a) Parliament (b) President (c) Prime Minister (d) Finance Commission Correct Option:
(a) Parliament
Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: What is the tenure of Estimates Committee ? Option: (a) 1
year (b) 2 years (c) 3 years (d) 5 years Correct Option: (a) 1 year

Sr.No: 17 Question complete type: When was ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ launched ? Option: (a) April,
2017 (b) March, 2018 (c) August, 2019 (d) July, 2021 Correct Option: (c) August, 2019
Sr.No: 18 Question complete type: Which country has launched world’s largest carbon Trading
market ? Option: (a) U.S.A. (b) China (c) France (d) India Correct Option: (b) China

Paper 42:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: Which SEZ city became the first ‘Green SEZ’ in India ?
Option: (a) Khanna (b) Kandla (c) Jamnagar (d) Greater Noida Correct Option: (b) Kandla

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: Which of the following state is most backward from the point
of Human Development ? Option: (a) Kerala (b) Bihar (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Telangana Correct
Option: (b) Bihar

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: In which sector MICR system is used from the options given
below ? Option: (a) Bank (b) Hotel (c) Education (d) Hospital Correct Option: (a) Bank

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: In which city India’s first food museum is launched ? Option:
(a) Kalahandi (b) Nagpur (c) Tarn Taran (d) Thanjavur Correct Option: (d) Thanjavur

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: The new agricultural policy in Uttrakhand state was introduced
in : Option: (a) 2009-10 (b) 2011-12 (c) 2013-14 (d) 2014-15 Correct Option: (d) 2014-15

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: From which of the following taxes, the government of
Uttarakhand has received the highest tax revenue in recent years ? Option: (a) SGST (b) Excise
Duty (c) Stamps Duty (d) Land Revenue Correct Option: (a) SGST

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: In which of the following sectors “Veer Chandra Singh
Garhwali Yojana” has been launched by the Government of Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) Education
(b) Medical (c) Agriculture (d) Tourism Correct Option: (d) Tourism

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: As Work is related to Unemployment so Money is related to :

Option: (a) Economy (b) Corruption (c) Poverty (d) Affluence Correct Option: (c) Poverty

Paper 43:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: Which one of the following is a regulatory body ? Option: (a)
National Development Council (b) Joint Stock Company (c) Steel Authority of India Ltd. (d)
Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Correct Option: (d) Securities Exchange Board of
India (SEBI)
Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: The Chairman of the GST Council is Option: (a) President of
India (b) Union Finance Minister (c) Comptroller and Auditor General of India (d) Prime Minister of
India Correct Option: (b) Union Finance Minister

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: Which Indian State has got the highest rank in NITI Aayog’s
Sustainable Development Goals Index-2021 ? Option: (a) Gujarat (b) Kerala (c) Tamil Nadu (d)
Maharashtra Correct Option: (b) Kerala

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: The major task of the Sarkaria Commission was to Option:
(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. Correct Option: (c) re-investigate the Centre – State Relations.
Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: What is the ‘Human Development Index’ rank of India in the
world according to U.N.D.P. Human Development Report 2020 ? Option: (a) 120 (b) 122 (c) 125
(d) 131 Correct Option: (d) 131
Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: For the crop year 2020-21 the foodgrain production target at
the national level in India was Option: (a) 301 million tonnes (b) 306 million tonnes (c) 308 million
tonnes (d) 310 million tonnes Correct Option: (c) 308 million tonnes

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: “Open Market Operations” are the feature of which of the
following policy ? Option: (a) Revenue Policy (b) Fiscal Policy (c) Monetary Policy (d) Labour
Policy Correct Option: (c) Monetary Policy

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: “National Food Security Mission” was launched in Option: (a)
2007-08 (b) 2004-05 (c) 2002-03 (d) 2000-01 Correct Option: (a) 2007-08

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: On the basis of Tendulkar methodology, the poverty rate of
India for the year 2011-12 Option: (a) 40.62 % (b) 35.52 % (c) 29.32 % (d) 21.92 % Correct
Option: (d) 21.92 %

Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: As per the census 2011 the literacy rate of India is Option:
(a) 70 % (b) 79 % (c) 71 % (d) 74.04 % Correct Option: (d) 74.04 %
Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: As per census 2011, in India per 1000 males, the number of
females is Option: (a) 910 (b) 940 (c) 920 (d) 980 Correct Option: (d) 980

Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: The first Agriculture University of India at Pantnagar was
established on Option: (a) 17th November, 1962 (b) 17th November, 1960 (c) 17th November,
1964 (d) 17th November, 1965 Correct Option: (b) 17th November, 1960

Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: Who constitutes the State Finance Commission to review the
financial position of the Panchayats in Uttarakhand ? Option: (a) Governor (b) Chief Minister (c)
Home Minister (d) Finance Minister Correct Option: (a) Governor

Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: Which year was the Atal New India Challenge (ANIC) started
? Option: (a) 2015-16 (b) 2018-19 (c) 2020-21 (d) 2014-15 Correct Option: (b) 2018-19

Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: Which one of the following items is not included in Primary
Sector to estimate Gross State Domestic product of Uttarakhand during the year 2019-20 ?
Option: (a) Animal Husbandry (Livestock) (b) Forestry and Logging (c) Mining and Quarrying (d)
None of these Correct Option: (d) None of these (This implies all mentioned are part of the
primary sector).
Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: On which date was the “Kisan Protsahan Pension Yojna” –
initiated by Uttarakhand government ? Option: (a) 5th June, 2013 (b) 15th August, 2014 (c) 7th
April, 2016 (d) 18th May, 2016 Correct Option: (b) 15th August, 2014

Paper 44:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: Who among the following has been appointed as 25th
Controller General of Accounts ? Option: (a) Deepak Das (b) Soma Roy Berman (c) Girish
Chandra Marmu (d) Sushil Chandra Correct Option: (a) Deepak Das

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: The Union Budget 2021-22, allocates how much amount for
Railways in the Financial Year, 2021-22 ? Option: (a) 33,000 crores (b) 69,000 crores (c) 87,300
crores (d) 1,10,055 crores Correct Option: (d) 1,10,055 crores

Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: According to Budget 2021-22, pensioners (senior citizen) over
____ of age are exempted from filing returns. Option: (a) 65 years (b) 70 years (c) 75 years (d) 80
years Correct Option: (c) 75 years
Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: Who has been appointed as the new C.E.O. of Ayushman
Bharat Scheme (Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna) ? Option: (a) M.S. Ananth (b) G.K. Pillai (c)
R.S. Sharma (d) Mukundkam Sharma Correct Option: (c) R.S. Sharma

Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: The leading Manganese producing State in India is – Option:
(a) Karnataka (b) Chhatisgarh (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Odisha Correct Option: (d) Odisha

Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: The A.T.M. service in India was started in the year Option: (a)
1985 (b) 1987 (c) 1991 (d) 1996 Correct Option: (b) 1987

Paper 45:
Sr. No. 1
Question: Which one of the following is the first state in India to use Gross Environment Product
in its Gross Domestic Product calculation?
Options:
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Kerala
Correct Option: (c) Uttarakhand

Sr. No. 2
Question: The FI – Index introduced by the Reserve Bank of India refers to
Options:
(a) Financial Investment
(b) Financial Indication
(c) Financial Inclusion
(d) Financial Innovation
Correct Option: (c) Financial Inclusion

Paper 45:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: Which SEZ city became the first ‘Green SEZ’ in India ?
Option: (a) Khanna (b) Kandla (c) Jamnagar (d) Greater Noida Correct Option: (b) Kandla

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: Which of the following committee is not associated with the
Panchayati Raj System ? Option: (a) Ashok Mehta Committee (b) Santhanam Committee (c)
V.K.R.V. Rao Committee (d) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee Correct Option: (c) V.K.R.V. Rao
Committee
Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: Who is re-appointed as the Governor of RBI ? Option: (a)
Ashok Bhushan (b) Urjit Patel (c) Shaktikant Das (d) None of these Correct Option: (c)
Shaktikant Das
Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: Who is the author of ‘Das Kapital’ ? Option: (a) J.J. Rousseau
(b) Adam Smith (c) Karl Marx (d) J.S. Mill Correct Option: (c) Karl Marx
Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: Thomas Munro is known for his work in which field ? Option:
(a) Land settlement (b) Industry (c) Irrigation (d) Health Correct Option: (a) Land settlement
Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Who among the following did not contribute to the unification
of Italy ? Option: (a) Matternich (b) Garibaldi (c) Mazzini (d) Cavour Correct Option: (a)
Matternich
Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: Which of the following committee suggested the doubling of
farmers income ? Option: (a) Swaminathan Committee (b) Rangrajan Committee (c) Narsimham
Committee (d) Ashok Dalwai Committee Correct Option: (d) Ashok Dalwi Committee

Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: Which one of the following Bank is not included in the
amalgamation of three public sector banks ? Option: (a) Bank of Baroda (b) Dena Bank (c) Vijaya
Bank (d) Punjab National Bank Correct Option: (d) Punjab National Bank

Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: How many categories are there in MUDRA Yojana to provide
loan for self-employment to entrepreneurs ? Option: (a) Two (b) Three (c) Four (d) Five Correct
Option: (b) Three

Paper 46:
Sr.No: 1 Question complete type: In which year was the SAPTA (South Asian Preferential Trade
Agreement) constituted? Option: (a) 1977 (b) 1993 (c) 1985 (d) 1996 Correct Option: (b) 1993

Sr.No: 2 Question complete type: Which one of the following is not a natural unit of time?
Option: (a) Tropical year (b) Lunar month (c) Standard time (d) Day Correct Option: (c) Standard
time
Sr.No: 3 Question complete type: Which State in India has the largest extent of irrigation
(percent)? Option: (a) Punjab (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Haryana (d) Madhya Pradesh Correct
Option: (a) Punjab

Sr.No: 4 Question complete type: What is Dakshin Gangotri? Option: (a) River Valley in Andhra
Pradesh (b) Indian Research Station in Antarctica (c) Second source of river Ganga in the South
of Gangotri (d) Island in the Indian Ocean near Antartica Correct Option: (b) Indian Research
Station in Antarctica
Sr.No: 5 Question complete type: Which group of States receives water from the Bhakhara-
Nangal project? Option: (a) Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Punjab (b) H.P., Punjab, Haryana (c)
Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan (d) Haryana, U.P., Rajasthan Correct Option: (c) Haryana, Punjab,
Rajasthan
Sr.No: 6 Question complete type: Which of the following institutes are considered necessary to
promote ‘Unity among diversity’ in the Indian Federalism? Option: (a) Inter-State Councils &
National Development Council (b) Finance Commission & Regional Council (c) Unitary Judicial
System & All India Services (d) All of the above Correct Option: (d) All of the above

Sr.No: 7 Question complete type: The Nuclear doctrine of India contains Option: (a) No first use
(b) Unilateral moratorium (c) Minimum Credible deterrence (d) All the above Correct Option: (d)
All the above
Sr.No: 8 Question complete type: Who coined the term ‘BRICS’ in 2001? Option: (a) Jim O’
Neill (b) Barack Obama (c) John Kennedy (d) Vladimir Putin Correct Option: (a) Jim O’ Neill
Sr.No: 9 Question complete type: The first phase of liberalization was initiated in India under the
regime of Option: (a) Rajiv Gandhi (b) P.V. Narsimha Rao (c) Atal Behari Vajapyee (d) H.D. Dev
Gowda Correct Option: (b) P.V. Narsimha Rao
Sr.No: 10 Question complete type: Which one of the following has been recognised as National
Party in 2016? Option: (a) I.N.L.D (b) Akali Dal (c) T.M.C. (d) A.I.A.D.M.K. Correct Option: (c)
T.M.C.
Sr.No: 11 Question complete type: The system of Panchayat Raj is mentioned in Option: (a)
The Union List (b) The State List (c) The Concurrent List (d) None of the above Correct Option:
(b) The State List
Sr.No: 12 Question complete type: Which one of the following functions is not the concern of
Local Self Government? Option: (a) Public Health (b) Sanitation (c) Public Utility Services (d)
Maintenance of Public Order Correct Option: (d) Maintenance of Public Order

Sr.No: 13 Question complete type: The concept of ‘Right to Service’ originated in Option: (a)
The United States of America (b) Switzerland (c) Great Britain (d) China Correct Option: (c) Great
Britain
Sr.No: 14 Question complete type: In the Budget for the year 2016-17 of the State of
Uttarakhand, which of the following items has been allotted the highest amount? Option: (a)
School Education (b) Agricultural Development (c) Industrial Development (d) Roads Construction
Correct Option: (a) School Education

Sr.No: 15 Question complete type: Which one of the following countries is the largest Trading
partner of India? Option: (a) U.S.A. (b) U.K. (c) France (d) China Correct Option: (d) China

Sr.No: 16 Question complete type: National Agricultural Insurance Scheme was started in India
in the year Option: (a) 1997 – 98 (b) 1998 – 99 (c) 1999 – 2000 (d) 2000 – 2001 Correct Option:
(c) 1999 – 2000
Sr.No: 17 Question complete type: As per Census, 2011, which of the following states in India
has the lowest sex-ratio? Option: (a) Punjab (b) Haryana (c) Odisha (d) Rajasthan Correct
Option: (b) Haryana

Sr.No: 18 Question complete type: One of the problems in calculating National Income in India
is Option: (a) Under-employment (b) Inflation (c) Low level of savings (d) Non-monetised
consumption Correct Option: (d) Non-monetised consumption

Sr.No: 19 Question complete type: The Apex bank for providing Agricultural Refinance in India is
Option: (a) RBI (b) NABARD (c) LDB (d) SBI Correct Option: (b) NABARD

Sr.No: 20 Question complete type: According to the 14th Finance Commission, the percentage
share of States in the net proceeds of the shareable Central tax revenue should be Option: (a) 32
percent (b) 35 percent (c) 40 percent (d) 42 percent Correct Option: (d) 42 percent

Sr.No: 21 Question complete type: Which sector in India attracts the highest FDI equity flow?
Option: (a) Construction sector (b) Energy sector (c) Service sector (d) Automobile sector Correct
Option: (c) Service sector

Sr.No: 22 Question complete type: Who among the following is the present Governor of the
Reserve Bank of India? Option: (a) D. Subba Rao (b) C. Ranga Rajan (c) Raghuram Rajan (d)
Urjit Patel Correct Option: (d) Urjit Patel
Sr.No: 23 Question complete type: Human Development Index is a composite index of which of
the following? Option: (a) Nutritional status, quality of life and per capita GDP. (b) Poverty, life
expectancy and educational attainment. (c) Life expectancy, educational attainment and per capita
income. (d) Inflation, Unemployment and per capital GDP Correct Option: (c) Life expectancy,
educational attainment and per capita income.
Sr.No: 24 Question complete type: The size of marginal land holding in India is Option: (a) More
than 5 hectares (b) 2 hectares to 4 hectares (c) 1 hectare to 2 hectares (d) Less than 1 hectare
Correct Option: (d) Less than 1 hectare

Sr.No: 25 Question complete type: In which year ‘BRIC’ grouping was formed as ‘BRICS’?
Option: (a) 2010 (b) 2015 (c) 2009 (d) 2012 Correct Option: (a) 2010

Sr.No: 26 Question complete type: What was the rank of India in Commercial Services Exports
in the world in 2014? Option: (a) 7th (b) 8th (c) 9th (d) 10th Correct Option: (c) 9th

Sr.No: 27 Question complete type: The main emphasis of OPEC (Organisation of the Petroleum
Exporting Countries) is on which of the following? Option: (a) The production of petroleum (b)
Control over prices of petroleum (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above Correct Option: (c)
Both (a) and (b)
Sr.No: 28 Question complete type: Globalisation does not include Option: (a) Reduction in
import duties (b) Abolition of import licensing (c) Free flow of Foreign Direct Investment (d)
Disinvestment of Public Sector equity Correct Option: (d) Disinvestment of Public Sector equity
Sr.No: 29 Question complete type: World Bank has how many member countries? Option: (a)
189 (b) 181 (c) 164 (d) 193 Correct Option: (a) 189

Sr.No: 30 Question complete type: Which one of the following publishes the ‘Global
Competitiveness Index’ report? Option: (a) U.N.D.P. (b) World Economic Forum (c) I.M.F. (d)
W.T.O. Correct Option: (b) World Economic Forum

Sr.No: 31 Question complete type: The Indian Grain Storage Management and Research
Institute for providing training to the SAARC member countries is situated at Option: (a) New
Delhi (b) Pantnagar (c) Hapur (d) Hyderabad Correct Option: (c) Hapur

Sr.No: 32 Question complete type: The Prevention of Money Laundering Act came into force in
India during Option: (a) 1998 (b) 1999 (c) 2001 (d) 2005 Correct Option: (d) 2005

Sr.No: 33 Question complete type: ‘TRIMs’ stands for Option: (a) Trade Related Income
Measures (b) Trade Related Investment Measures (c) Trade Related Innovative Measures (d)
Trade Related Incentive Measures Correct Option: (b) Trade Related Investment Measures

Sr.No: 34 Question complete type: Which of the following states had the highest per capita
income during 2014-15? Option: (a) Chhattisgarh (b) Karnataka (c) Punjab (d) Uttarakhand
Correct Option: (c) Punjab

Sr.No: 35 Question complete type: India is the largest producer of Copper Option: (a)
Jharkhand (b) Bihar (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Rajasthan Correct Option: (a) Jharkhand

Sr.No: 36 Question complete type: What was the total budgeted amount of Pradhan Mantri
Ujjwala Yojana ? Option: (a) ₹4,000 Crore (b) ₹5,500 Crore (c) ₹7,000 Crore (d) ₹8,000 Crore
Correct Option: (d) ₹8,000 Crore
Sr.No: 37 Question complete type: What is the estimated fiscal deficit of India in the Budget of
2016-17? Option: (a) 2.1% (b) 4.2% (c) 3.5% (d) 4.8% Correct Option: (c) 3.5%
Sr.No: 38 Question complete type: Which castes of Uttarakhand were included in the central list
of OBC in August, 2015? Option: (a) Aheria, Ranwaulta, Arakh (b) Kahar and Tanwar Singharia
(c) Bairagi, Goswami, Darugar (d) Banjara, Bhand, Bari Correct Option: (d) Banjara, Bhand, Bari

Sr.No: 39 Question complete type: During which of the following years, India recorded lowest
foodgrain productions? Option: (a) 2014-15 (b) 2013-14 (c) 2012-13 (d) 2009-10 Correct Option:
(d) 2009-10
Sr.No: 40 Question complete type: What is the premium amount for Prime Minister Suraksha
Bima Yojana (PMSBY)? Option: (a) ₹ 100 per month (b) ₹ 100 per year (c) ₹ 12 per year (d) ₹ 12
per month Correct Option: (c) ₹ 12 per year

Sr.No: 41 Question complete type: What was the value of Human Development Index (HDI) for
India in 2014? Option: (a) 0.538 (b) 0.570 (c) 0.609 (d) 0.666 Correct Option: (c) 0.609

Sr.No: 42 Question complete type: Who is the British scholar Jim O’Neill who coined the term
‘BRICS’ is related to which of the following subjects? Option: (a) Psychology (b) Sociology (c)
Political Science (d) Economics Correct Option: (d) Economics