21. The Woman General Secretary of SAARC, elected in January 2011 comes from country, which is
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Sri Lanka
(Cc) Maldives
(d) Bhutan
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22. With which of the following is the word “Genome’ associated ?
(a) Endocrine glands
(b) Genes of an organism
(c) Disease of lungs
(d) Digestive-juice
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23. The town where, Osama Bin Laden was killed by American Seal Commando is:
(a) Jacobabad
(b) Faisalabad
(c) Abbottabad
(d) Islamabad
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24. The ‘Uttaranchal’ State was renamed ‘Uttarakhand’ in the year
(a) 2000
(b) 2004
(c) 2007
(d) 2010
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25. ‘British Garhwal’ until India’s Independence in 1947 had which of the following regions ?
1. Pauri
2. Chamoli
3. Rudraprayag (partly)
4. Tehri
5.Uttarkashi
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 3, 4 and 5
(d) 4, 5 and 1
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26. The copper city of Uttarakhand is
(a) Almora
(b) Uttarkashi
(c) Rudrapur
(d) Pauri
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27. Kumaon Regiment was established in the year
(a) 1936
(b) 1940
(c) 1945
(d) 1918
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28. In which of the following periods Garhwal was ruled by Gurkhas ?
(a) Year 1600 to 1715
(b) Year 1600 to 1668
(c) Year 1800 to 1947
(d) Year 1804 to 1815
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29. The person who was famous as Garh Kesari.
(a) Anusuya Prasad Bahuguna
(b) Govind Ballabh Pant
(c) Jodha Singh Negi
(d) Mukandi Lal
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30. The first political clan to rule Uttarakhand was
(a) Parmar
(b) Katyuri
(c) Kunind
(d) Gorkha
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31. With which of the following objectives was Praja Mandal established in Dehradun ?
(a) To get freedom from British Rule
(b) To get freedom from Gorkha Rule
(c) To organise people for social work
(d) To get freedom for the people of Tehri Garhwal State from the rule of King of Tehri
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32. Which of the following plants is the source of Heroin (a narcotic drug) ?
(a) Hemp
(b) Ephedra
(c) Poppy
(d) Rose
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33. Till the creation of separate Garhwal Division, district Dehradun was a part of one of the following divisions :
(a) Kumaon Division
(b) Saharanpur Division
(c) Meerut Division
(d) Uttarakhand Division
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34. One of the following Prime Ministers first made the declaration of Uttarakhand State :
(a) Inder Kumar Gujral
(b) H.D. Devegowda
(c) A.B. Vajpayee
(d) P.V. Narasimha Rao
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35. One of the following statements regarding Uttarakhand is not true :
(a) It is the 27th State of India.
(b) Its legislature is unicameral.
(c) It has been divided into 95 blocks and 78 tehsils.
(d) Its Legislative Assembly has 75 members.
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36. Tehri State was merged in the Indian Union in the year
(a) 1920
(b) 1932
(c) 1949
(d) 2000
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37. Almora Gazetteer was written by
(a) E.T. Atkinson
(b) L.D. Joshi
(c) H.G. Walton
(d) E.S. Oakley
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38. One of the following is not included in ‘Char Dham’ in Uttarakhand :
(a) Badrinath
(b) Kedarnath
(c) Rudranath
(d) Gangotri
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39. ‘Nanda Rajjat’ is celebrated after a interval of
(a) 4 years
(b) 6 years
(c) 12 years
(d) 14 years
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40. The highest situated temple in Uttarakhand is
(a) Gangotri
(b) Haridwar Ganga Mandir
(c) Guptakashi
(d) Tungnath
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