OBJECTIVE GK FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS 1. “Thangla Pass’ is situated in which district ? (A) Charnoli (B) Pithcragarh (C) Uttarkashi (D) Almora Answer.C 2. Rajjat is celebrated in a gap of how many years ? (A) 06 years (B) 10 years (C) 12 years (D) 05 years. Answer.C 3. Where is ’Khat1ing glacier’ situated ? (A) Pithoragarh district (B) Tehri district (C) Chamoli district (D) Uttarkashi district Answer.B 4. How many district share boundary with Nainital ? (A) 05 (B) 04 (C) 06 (D) 03 Answer.B 5. Who was the youngest soldier who got ’Victoria Cross’ award in Uttarakhand ? (A) Gabar Singh Negi (B) Darmiyan Singh Negi (C) Chandra Singh Garhwali (D) Madho Singh Bhandari Answer.A 6. How many deemed, State, Central universities were work- ing till 2009_ in Uttarakhand ? (A) 08 (B) 10 (C) 09 (D) 15 Answer.D 7. In which district of Uttarakhand Lakha Mandal is situated ? (A) Dehradun (B) Rudraprayag (C) Nainital (D) Uttarkashi Answer.A 8. Which of the following is not a Tribe 0f Uttarakhand ? (A) Bhotia (B) Tharu (C) Boksa (D) Naga Answer.D 9. Where is the ’Central Building Research Institute’ situated ? (A) Haridwar (B) Dehradun (C) Tehri (D) Roorkee Answer.D 10. Who were Kaluwa and Bija Singh ? (A) Freedom fighters (B) Traders (C) Painters (D) Players Answer.A 11. Which river in Uttarakhand is named as ’Rathwahini’ ? (A) Nayar (B) Finder (C) Ramgariga (D) Sarayu Answer.C 12. When did the famous ‘Gaud1ar’ fair begin ? (A) 1930 (B) 1951 (C) 1961 (D) 1943 Answer.D 13. Why did the place ’Malpa’ came into light ? (A) Tourist place (B) Land slide (C) Trade V (D) Sports Answer.B 14. When and by whom was Uttaranchal Development Council formed ? (A) May 30-31, 1982 by Dr. D. D. Pant (B) August 15, 1958 by Govind Ballabh Pant (C) May 30-31, 1988 by Soban Singh ]ina (D) November 9, 2000 by Nityarnand Swami Answer.C 15. To which—Wadia Institute of Dehradun is related ? (A) Music (B) Geology (C) Archaeology {D) Engineering ‘ Answer.B 16. Which of the following is not properly matched ? (A) Chandi Prasad Bhatt -— Environment (B) Bachhendri Pal -— Mountaineering (C) jaspal Rana — Literature (D) B. C. Khanduri —P0litics Answer.C 17. Who among the following is called the ’Gandhi’ of Uttara khand 7 (A) Sunder La1Bahuguna (B) Indramani Badoni (C) Chandi Prasad Bhatt (D) Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Answer.B 18. Who established the ’Santikunj’ in Haridwar ? (A) Swami Ramteertha (B) Swami Sahajanand (C) Pt. Sri Ram Sharma (D) Vivekanand Answer.C 19. Who was the founder of Katorie’s dynasty ? (A) Basant Dev (B) Nimber Dev (C) Lakhan Pal Dev (D) Subhik Raj Dev Answer.A A 20. Who made Garhwal Painting ? (A) Mukundilal (B) Gumani Pant (C) Maula Ram (D) V ishvambhar Datt Chandola Answer.C 21. When did H.N.B. Garwal University get the status of Central University ? (A) January 15, 2009 (B) August 15, 2009 (C) March 15, 2009 (D) january 26, 2009 Answer.A 22. Where did Mahatma Gandhi wrote ’Anashakti Yoga Tika’ ? (A) Kausani (B) Almara (C) Haridwar (D) Pauri Answer.A 23. Who is known as hero of Peshawar incident ? (A) Keshar Singh Rawat (B) Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali (C) Harak Singh Rawat (D) Narayan Singh Gousai Answer.B 24. When did Martyr ’Shri Dev Suman’ die ? (A) Iuly 24, 1943 (B) ]u1y 22, 1944 (C) ]uly 24, 1944 (D) ]u1y 25, 1944 Answer.D 25. Who led the Chipko Movement ? (A) Gaura Devi (B) SaralaBel1an (C) Radha Bhatt (D) Teelu Rauteli Answer.A 26. The founder of ’Gadar Party’ was- (A) Vasudev Phadke (B) Vinay Darnodar Savarkar (C) Bhagat Singh (D) Lala Hardayal Answer.D 27. In which year ’SALT” incident took place ? (A) September 5, 1942 (B) September 6, 1942 (C) September 10, 1942 (D) September 8, 1942 Answer.A 28. From which year ’A1mora Akhbar’ published ? (A) 1871 (B) 1771 (C) 1971 (D) 1870 Answer.A 29. Which one of the following pairs (Pr0duct—C0untry) is not correctly matched ? (A) Tea — Sri Lanka (B) Olive – Tunisia (C) Banana — Costa Rica (D) Coffee — Cuba Answer.D 30. Which of the following is cold• ocean current ? (A) Gulf-Stream (B) Labrador (C) Kuroshio (D) None of the above Answer.B 31. Which of the following countries in South America is largest in Area ? (A) Argentina (B) Bolivia (C) Brazil (D) Chile Answer.C 32. Which of the following ports is not of Western coast in India ? (A) New Mangalore (B) Kandla (C) Mumbai (D) Haldia Answer.D 33. Where Mount Cotopaxi (highest active volcano in world) is located ? (A) Ecuador (B) Peru (C) Tanzania (D) ]apan Answer.A 34. EI Nino is related to- (A) Climate (B) Forest (C) Film (D) Plant Answer.A 35. Which of the following State has the longest coast line ? (A) Maharashtra (B) Tamil Nadu (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Gujarat Answer.D 36. The formation of ’Yardang’ is caused by- (A) Erosion by wind (B) Deposition by wind (C) Transportation by wind (D) None of the above Answer.A 37. The oldest mountain in India is- (A) Satpura (B) Nilgiri (C) Himalaya (D) Aravali Answer.D 38. In which country the [COIN Belt’ is located ? (A) Brazil (B) U.S.A. (C) Australia (D) Russia Answer.B 39. During the month of January at which one of the following places you will find the sunlight for the maximum duration ? (A) Bhopal (B) Shimla (C) Chennai (D) Kanya Kumari Answer.D 40. Where is Kalahari desert ? (A) South~West Africa (B) West Africa (C) West Asia (D) Western Australia Answer.A 41. Where Mediterranian Sea is located ? (A) Between Africa and Europe (B) Between North America and South America (C) Between Asia and Japan (D) Between U.K. and France Answer.A 42. Grand Bank is located in- (A) Indian Ocean (B) Atlantic Ocean (C) Pacific Ocean (D) Arctic Sea Answer.D 43. Nepanagar is related to which Industry ? (A) Fertilizers (B) Cotton Textile (C) Jute (D) Newsprint Paper Answer.B 44. In which State Dabhol project is located ? (A) Andhra Pradesh (B) MadhyaPradesh (C) Maharashtra (D) Uttarakhand Answer.C 45. ln which month Quit India Movement of 1942 started ? (A) January (B) July (C) August (D) September Answer.C 46. Indian National Congress was established in- (A) 1885 (B) 1906 (C) 1905 (D) None of the above Answer.A 47. Who has the power to Constitute a new State in the Union of India 7 (A) President of India (B) Parliament of India (C) State Assembly (D) None of the above Answer.B 48. Lengthwise which one of the following is the largest ? (A) Himalayas (B) Alps (C) Great Dividing Range (D) Andes Answer.D 49. In which Article, the Fundamental Duties are incorporated in our Constitution ? (A) Article 51 A (B) Article 52 (C) Article 49 (D) None of the above Answer.A 50. After independence of India the first general elections were held (A) 1950 (B) 1951-52 (C) 1949 (D) 1948
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