ukpsc.gov.in Lower PCS Pre Exam Model Question Paper 2016 : Uttarakhand Public Service Commission

Organisation : Uttarakhand Public Service Commission
Exam : Lower PCS (Pre) Exam
Paper : General Studies
Document Type : Model Question Paper
Year : 2016

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Lower PCS (Pre) Exam Model Question Paper :

Part – I :
General Studies :
1. Which district of Uttarakhand has the maximum forest area ?
(a) Uttarkashi
(b) Pauri Garhwal
(c) Nainital
(d) Chamoli

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2. Match the Lakes given in List-I with the Location in List-II and find the right answer from codes given below
List – I List – II
A. Sat Tal 1. Kashipur
B. Dron Sagar Tal 2. Uttarkashi
C. Dodi Tal 3. Nainital
D. Birahi Tal 4. Chamoli
Codes :
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 2 1 3 4
(d) 4 2 1 3

3. Which tributary of Alaknanda river has its confluence at Rudraprayag ?
(a) Dhauli Ganga
(b) Birahi Ganga
(c) Pindar
(d) Mandakini

4. Which Himalayan zone receives highest rain during monsoon period ?
(a) Shivaliks
(b) Outer Himalaya
(c) Inner Himalaya
(d) Equal in the above three

5. Which soil is most suitable for the cultivation of Tea crop ?
(a) Pasture soil
(b) Brown, red and yellow soil
(c) Sandy soil
(d) Light clay alluvial soil

6. As per the Census 2011, in Uttarakhand district Nainital stands at
(a) 2nd place
(b) 3rd place
(c) 4th place
(d) 6th place

7. Which one of the following tribe traded with Tibet, before 1962 China War ?
(a) Raji
(b) Boxa
(c) Bhotiya
(d) Tharu

8. At which place people of Uttarakhand vowed not to follow the “Coolie Begar”, in January 1921 ?
(a) Bageshwar
(b) Someshwar
(c) Rameswar
(d) Pancheswar

9. ‘Koteswara’ – dam is being constructed on the river
(a) Alaknanda
(b) Dhauli Ganga
(c) Bhagirathi
(d) Birahi Ganga

10. The first dairy federation of Uttarakhand was established at
(a) Dehradun
(b) U.S. Nagar
(c) Haridwar
(d) Haldwani

11. In which year the “Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reform Act” was passed ?
(a) 1950 AD
(b) 1951 AD
(c) 1952 AD
(d) 1953 AD

12. In which year the Garhwal Division was established ?
(a) 1964
(b) 1969
(c) 1972
(d) 1982

13. How many seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes in Uttarakhand Assembly ?
(a) 01
(b) 02
(c) 03
(d) 04

14. Operation Smile of Uttarakhand police is related to
(a) Children
(b) Old person
(c) Women
(d) Transport

15. ‘Mudra Rakshas’, who died in June 2016, is famous as
(a) Theatre Director
(b) Classical Singer
(c) Sanskrit Scholar
(d) Hindi Novelist

Part – II :
General Aptitude Test :
101. Eight children take part in a tournament. Each one has to play every other one. How many games must they play ?
(a) 56
(b) 28
(c) 80
(d) 112

102. A hall had 500 seats initially. After reconstruction, the total number of seats became 10% less, the number of rows were reduced by 5, but the number of seats in each row was increased by 5. How many rows and how many seats in a row were there initially in the hall ?
(a) 20 rows, 25 seats
(b) 50 rows, 10 seats
(c) 10 rows, 50 seats
(d) None of these

103. The difference of 1025 – 7 and 1024 + x is divisible by 3 for x = ?
(a) 7
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 2

104. The sum of first 23 odd numbers will be
(a) 276
(b) 529
(c) 1081
(d) None of these

105. A group of 1200 persons consisting of captains and soldiers is travelling in a train. For every 15 soldiers there is one captain. The number of captains in the group is
(a) 70
(b) 80
(c) 75
(d) 85

106. Two ladies and two men are playing cards and are seated at North, East, South and West of a table. No lady is facing East, persons sitting opposite to each other are not the same sex. One man is facing South, which directions are the ladies facing ?
(a) East and West
(b) South and East
(c) North and West
(d) North and East

107. A, B, C, D, E & F are six members of a family. One couple has parents and their children in the family. A is the son of C and E is the daughter of A. D is the daughter of F who is mother of E. Who are the male members in the family ?
(a) A and C
(b) A and D
(c) A and B
(d) Cannot be determined

108. Which number will replace (?) in the following sequence ?
4, 23, 60, 121, ?
(a) 212
(b) 242
(c) 221
(d) 241

109. Rahul says “If Vijay gives me ` 40, he will have half as much as Atul, but if Atul gives me ` 40, then the three of us will have the same amount.” What is the total amount of money that Rahul, Vijay and Atul have ?
(a) ` 240
(b) ` 280
(c) ` 360
(d) ` 420

110. A rope by which a cow is tethered is increased from 12 m to 23 m. How much additional ground has it to graze over ?
(a) 363.17 m2
(b) 385 m2
(c) 1210 m2
(d) 1650 m2