Uttarakhand State Service Selection Commission (UKSSSC) Group-C Recruitment Examination -2016-17 Held on May 21, 2017
21. Which of the following is the characteristic of a plant cell ?
(a) Small nucleus
(b) large golgi bodies
(c) Small mitochondria
(d) Large vacuole
22. The first Local Body Act was passed by the British government in
(a) 1885
(b) 1858
(c) 1919
(d) 1935
23. Ribosomes are enzymes made of
(a) deoxyribonucleic acid
(b) hydrochloric acid
(c) amino acid
(d) ribonucleic acid
24. Chambers in fish heart are
(a) only one
(b) only two
(c) only three
(d) Some have two while some have four
25. Conduction in plants taken place as following
(a) xylem conduct water from leaves to roots
(b) phloem conduct water and minerals from leaves to roots
(c) xylem conducts water and minerals while phloem conducts the products of photo synthesis
(d) phloem conducts products of photo synthesis from roots to leaves
26. Which is the ‘Pravesh Dwar’ of Pauri Garhwal district ?
(a) Haridwar
(b) Rishikesh
(c) Kotdwar
(d) Dugadda
27. Where is Kafani Glacier situated ?
(a) Champawat
(b) Bageshwar
(c) Pithoragarh
(d) Uttarkashi
28. What happens when a person crosses 180° longitude from East to West ?
(a) One losses a day
(b) One gains a day
(c) One neither gains nor losses a day but the time changes
(d) There is no change in day or time
29. Who was the famous bowler to be appointed as the coach of Indian cricket team ?
(a) Anil Kumble
(b) Jawagal Srinath
(c) Glen McGraw
(d) None of these
30. The largest glaciers are which of t he following ?
(a) Mountain glaciers
(b) Alpine glaciers
(c) Continental glaciers
(d) Piedmont glaciers
31. ‘Asol Aap’ is popular game of
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu
32. Which atomic power station in India is built completely indigenously ?
(a) Narora
(b) Kalpakkam
(c) Rawat Bhata
(d) Tarapore
33. Which among the following is not a variety of mango ?
(a) Glass
(b) Prince
(c) Sharifa
(d) Sharbati
34. Who initiated the ‘Bachpan Bachao Andolan’ ?
(a) Vandana Karat
(b) Dr. Anil Joshi
(c) Sundarlal Bahugana
(d) Kailash Satyarthi
35. ‘World Sparrow Day’ was observed on
(a) March 20, 2016
(b) March 22, 2016
(c) March 23, 2016
(d) None of these
36. Which one of the following is responsible for global warming ?
(a) Only Oxygen
(b) Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
(c) Only Methane
(d) Carbon Dioxide and Methane
37. Plants which grow in saline soil are called
(a) Xerophytes
(b) Hydrophytes
(c) Halophytes
(d) Succulents
38. Which of the following was used to prepare first antibiotic of the world ?
(a) Algae
(b) Fungi
(c) Fern
(d) Bacteria
39. Which of the following disease is diagnosed by ‘Vidal Test’ ?
(a) Typhoid
(b) Chikengunya
(c) Dengue
(d) Flu
40. Sodium is kept in which of the following liquid ?
(a) Milk
(b) Water
(c) Kerosene
(d) Coconut oil
41. Which among the following is the musical instrument of Uttarakhand ?
(a) Veena
(b) Sitar
(c) Hudka
(d) Tanpura
42. Which was known as ‘Kubjagramak’ in ancient time ?
(a) Haridwar
(b) Srinagar
(c) Rishikesh
(d) Kankhal
43. Which ruler constructed ‘Khagmara Fort’, situated in Easter part of Almora ?
(a) Raja Bheemchand
(b) Raja Kalyan Chand
(c) Raja Somchand
(d) Baj Bahadur Chand
44. Who is known as the ‘Encyclopaedia of Uttarakhand ?
(a) Manglesh Dabral
(b) Shiv Prasad Dabral
(c) Viren Dangwal
(d) Govind Chatak
45. Which era is known as Treta Yug ?
(a) Mahabharata
(b) Puran
(c) Ramayana
(d) None of these
46. In which district, the tribals of Raji live ?
(a) Udham Singh Nagar
(b) Pithoragarh
(c) Champawat
(d) Haldwani
47. Which city is situated on the ‘Gaula’ river ?
(a) Kashipur
(b) Champawat
(c) Haridwar
(d) Haldwani
48. The origin of Bhagirathi is
(a) Gangotri
(b) Uttarkashi
(c) Gaumukh
(d) Pindari Glacier
49. Where is the Tiffin Top situated ?
(a) Nainital
(b) Bhimtal
(c) Ranikhet
(d) Haldwani
50. Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited was formed on
(a) December 9, 2002
(b) December 9, 2001
(c) November 9, 2001
(d) None of these
51. Who invented ‘Sitar’ ?
(a) Ramdas
(b) Ameer Khusro
(c) Tansen
(d) Baiju Bavra
52. ‘Himalaya Museum’ in Uttarakashi was established on
(a) November 15, 1966
(b) November 14, 1965
(c) November 20, 1964
(d) None of the above
53. What is the position of Uttarakhand according to Literacy in India, as per 2011 Census ?
(a) 17th
(b) 18th
(c) 19th
(d) 20th
54. Where is ‘Lal Tibba’ a tourist place situated ?
(a) Haldwani
(b) Mussorie
(c) Pithoragarh
(d) Rudraprayag
55. The Gorkha rule in Garhwal region from
(a) 1790-1815
(b) 1805-1818
(c) 1808-1815
(d) 1810-1815
56. Pandit Hari Krishna Raturi mainly known as
(a) Writer
(b) Social Worker
(c) Rajdarbari (Courtier)
(d) Journalist
57. Axis Bank is
(a) Public Sector Bank
(b) Cooperative Bank
(c) Foreign Bank
(d) Private Sector Bank
58. Which is the largest continental mountain range in the word ?
(a) The Himalaya
(b) The Alps
(c) The Andes
(d) The Rockies
59. The rate of rotation of the Earth on its axis is highest on.
(a) January 3
(b) July 4
(c) December 22
(d) It never changes
60. In which district, the last village at North side of India ‘Mana’ is situated ?
(a) Tehri Garhwal
(b) Chamoli
(c) Uttarkashi
(d) Rudraprayag
61. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence
1. Protect 2. Air pressure 3. Relief
4. Rain 5. Flood
(a) 2, 4, 3, 1, 5
(b) 2, 4, 5, 1, 3
(c) 2, 5, 4, 1, 3
(d) 3, 2, 4, 5, 1
62. Which is the nodal agency for economy related statistical data in the State of Uttarakhand ?
(a) Directorate of Economics and Statistics
(b) State Planning Commission
(c) Election Commission
(d) None of the above
63. 
(a) 24
(b) 48
(c) 
(d) None of these
64. ‘Tendon’ connect
(a) bone with cartilage
(b) bone to bone
(c) muscle to bone
(d) muscle to muscle
65. A car travels 600 km in 9 hours and another 400 km in 11 hours. The average speed of the car during the entire journey is
(a) 50 km/h
(b) 40 km/h
(c) 54 km/h
(d) 44 km/h
66. In a class of 42 students, Manoj’s rank is 16th from the top. What is this frank from bottom ?
(a) 24
(b) 25
(c) 27
(d) 26
67. Street light pole in the direct line of 50 m intervals is fabricated and what is the distance between the first pole and the 9th pole ?
(a) 410
(b) 350
(c) 450
(d) 400
68. In a certain code, CARPET is written as TCEAPR, then how will you write NATIONAL ?
(a) LANOITAN
(b) LNAANTOI
(c) NLATNIOA
(d) LNOINTAA
69. A father is now three time as old as his son, five years back he was four times as old as his son. The age of the son is
(a) 12
(b) 15
(c) 18
(d) 20
70. The number 725000000 when expressed in scientific notation, equal
(a) 72.5 × 108
(b) 7.25 × 108
(c) 725 × 108
(d) None of these
71. Who said “Democracy is the government of the people, by the people and for the people” ?
(a) Abraham Lincoin
(b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) None of the above
72. The place where river meets sea is called
(a) Shore
(b) Connect
(c) Lake
(d) Estuary
73. Nathpa Jhakri hydro-electric power project is located on which river ?
(a) Ganga
(b) Satluj
(c) Brahmputra
(d) Yamuna
74. Which plants have nitrogen fixing capacity ?
(a) Rice and wheat
(b) Jute and rice
(c) Maize and sugarcane
(d) Gram and other pulses
75. In which country of the world, the tallest tides occur ?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) Japan
(d) Canada
76. Which is the tallest peak of the Himalaya mountain in India ?
(a) Mount Everest
(b) Nanda Devi
(c) Kanchanjunga
(d) Guru Shikhar
77. ‘The East India Company’ was established in the year
(a) 1600 AD
(b) 1757 AD
(c) 1774 AD
(d) 1612 AD
78. The first world war was held
(a) from 1914 to 1918
(b) from 1913 to 1917
(c) from 1911 to 1915
(d) None of the above
79. Which party founded by Adolf Hitler ?
(a) Jems Party
(b) Socialist Party
(c) Nazi Party
(d) None of these
80. Who has written the book ‘The Social Contract’ ?
(a) Rousseau
(b) Aristotle
(c) Plato
(d) John Dewy
81. Whose work, out of the following is associated with ‘Johar Valley’ ?
(a) Dr. Sher Singh Pangati
(b) Ganga Dutt Upreti
(c) Devki Nandan Pandey
(d) None of the above
82. Tara Dutt Gairola is famous for
(a) Singer
(b) Painter
(c) Poet
(d) Advocate
83. Limestone is an example of which of the following rock ?
(a) Sedimentary rock
(b) Igneous rock
(c) Metamorphic rock
(d) Volcanic rock
84. Who was the king of Tehri, when India got independence ?
(a) Manvendra Shah
(b) Narendra Shah
(c) Kirti Shah
(d) None of these
85. ‘Mahasu Devta’ is worshiped in
(a) Pauri Garhwal
(b) Chamoli
(c) Almora
(d) Dehradun
86. With which festival of Uttarakhand ‘Stone War’ is associated ?
(a) Jhanda Mela
(b) Gochar Mela
(c) Bagwal
(d) Bissu
87. Which u nit of Garhwal Rifles under the leadership of Chandra Singh Garhwali refused to fire at the unarmed Afghan soldiers ?
(a) 4/18
(b) 3/18
(c) 1/18
(d) 2/18
88. Sahara desert is located in which continent ?
(a) Asia
(b) Africa
(c) Europe
(d) Australia
89. Who was called ‘Nakkati Rani’ in the history of Uttarakhand ?
(a) Guleria Rani
(b) Kamlendumati
(c) Karnavati
(d) Nepalia Rani
90. Name the Commissioner who founded ‘Mule Army’ to get the solution of ‘Kuli-Begar custom’
(a) Baitan
(b) Trail
(c) Ramsay
(d) Baiket
91. Who was the first President of Uttarakhand Kranti Dal ?
(a) Devidutt Pant
(b) Manohar Lal Pant
(c) Vijaydutt Pant
(d) None of these
92. When was ‘Kumaun Parishad’ formed ?
(a) 1910
(b) 1912
(c) 1916
(d) None of these
93. Who got first ‘State Dronacharya Award’ for year 2013 in Uttarakhand ?
(a) Jaspal Rana
(b) Padam Bahadur Mall
(c) Pratap Singh Patwal
(d) Har Siingh Thapa
94. Which revolt is called ‘Bardoli of Kumaun’ ?
(a) Saklana
(b) Telari
(c) Sult
(d) Askot
95. The Van Panchayats in Uttarakhand were formed for the first time in
(a) 1921
(b) 1927
(c) 1931
(d) None of these
96. When ‘Mussoorie Station Library’ established ?
(a) 1830
(b) 1843
(c) 1845
(d) 1846
97. Kanakpal was the ruler of which dynasty ?
(a) Katyuri
(b) Panwar
(c) Gorkha
(d) Chand Vansh
98. How many ‘Mandals’ were recommended to form for proposed Uttarakhand State by Koushik Committee ?
(a) Two Mandals
(b) Three Mandals
(c) Four Mandals
(d) None of these
99. ‘Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Project’ is developed on which of the following river ?
(a) Ganga
(b) Yamuna
(c) Sabarmati
(d) Alaknanda
100. Where did Frederick Smeta establish a Butterfly Museum ?
(a) Khurpatal
(b) Nainital
(c) Saat Tal
(d) Bheem Tal