UKPSC Uttarakhand PCS Main Exam Sample Question Papers 2012 : Public Service Commission
Organisation : UKPSC/Uttarakhand Public Service Commission
Exam : PCS Main Exam
Year : 2012
Document Type : Sample Question Papers
Website : https://psc.uk.gov.in/
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PCS Main Exam Sample Question Paper :
General Studies :
Paper-I :
1. The earliest reference of ‘Magnetic Compass’ is found in
(a) Miftahul Fuzala
(b) Chachnama
(c) Ranazatu’s Safar
(d) Jawamiul Hikayat
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2. After the downfall of the Delhi Sultanate, who was the first ruler to issue the gold coin ?
(a) Akbar
(b) Humayun
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Sher Shah
3. Match the following monuments with their concerned ruler and select the correct code given below
A. Double dome – i. Sher Shah
B. Octagonal tomb – ii. Muhammad Adil Shah
C. True arch tomb – iii. Balban
D. Gol Gumbad – iv. Sikandar Lodi
4. Which monument is not at Fatehpur Sikri ?
(a) Golden Palace
(b) Panch Mahal
(c) Jodha Bai Palace
(d) Akbari Mahal
5. Which one of the following Ashrams related to Mahatma Gandhi, is the oldest ?
(a) Sabarmati
(b) Phoenix
(c) Wardha
(d) Sadaqat
6. The first Chief Justice of Supreme Court established by the East India Company was :
(a) Elijah Impey
(b) Courtney Ilbert
(c) Phillip Francis
(d) None of the above
7. Who was the author of ‘Neel-Darpan’ ?
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(b) Bankim Chandra Chatterji
(c) Nabagopal Mitra
(d) Dinabandhu Mitra
8. Azimullah Khan was an advisor to
(a) Nana Saheb
(b) Tantya Tope
(c) Rani Laxmi Bai
(d) Kunwar Singh
9. Who established ‘Satya Sodhak Samaj’ ?
(a) B.R. Ambedkar
(b) Santram
(c) Jotiba Phule
(d) Bhaskar Rao Jadhav
10. Muzaffar Ahmad, S.A. Dange, Shaukat Usmani and Nalini Gupta were jailed for which conspiracy ?
(a) Kakori train heist
(b) Chittagong Armoury raid
(c) Meerut conspiracy case
(d) Kanpur Bolshevik conspiracy case
11. The longest glacier in Uttarakhand is
(a) Pindari Glacier
(b) Chorabari Glacier
(c) Yamunotri Glacier
(d) Gangotri Glacier
12. According to 2011 Census, which of the following districts of Uttarakhand had negative population growth-rate ?
(a) Pithoragarh
(b) Almora
(c) Rudraprayag
(d) Uttarkashi
13. Which are called ‘Duns’ in Uttarakhand ?
(a) Structural valleys
(b) River valleys
(c) Alpine grasslands
(d) Narrow valleys
14. In which of the following rivers’ confluence is Gobindghat located ?
(a) Alaknanda and Bhagirathi
(b) Alaknanda and Khirongad
(c) Alaknanda and Laxman Ganga (Bhyundar Gad)
(d) Alaknanda and Dhauli Ganga
15. Which of the following is a biosphere reserve in Uttarakhand ?
(a) Gobind
(b) Corbett
(c) Rajaji
(d) Nanda Devi
16. Which one is the most extensive part of the oceanic floor ?
(a) Ocean Deeps
(b) Continental Slope
(c) Continental Shelves
(d) Deep Sea Plains
17. Grenada is located in
(a) Pacific Ocean
(b) Indian Ocean
(c) Caribbean Sea
(d) Mediterranean Sea
18. A telegram was sent from Greenwich at 12.00 Noon. The time for transmission was 12 minutes. It reached a town at 6.00 p.m. The longitude of the town will be
(a) 97° E
(b) 87° E
(c) 87° W
(d) 97° W
19. Which one of the following is not a member of ‘BRICS’ ?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) Brazil
20. Which one of the following is not associated to the ‘group’ ?
(a) Gneiss
(b) Sandstone
(c) Limestone
(d) Shale
21. Which of the following is not a natural polymer ?
(a) Wool
(b) Silk
(c) Leather
(d) Nylon
22. Which of the following metals is the cause of Itai-Itai disease ?
(a) Cadmium
(b) Chromium
(c) Cobalt
(d) Copper
23. The smallest unit of computer data is
(a) Byte
(b) Bit
(c) Record
(d) File
24. What can be sent through video mail ?
(a) Graphics
(b) Video clips
(c) Video messages
(d) All of these
25. The presence of grasslands instead of forest usually indicates
(a) A drier climate
(b) Poorer soils
(c) A warmer climate
(d) Shallower soils
26. The latitude of the Arctic Circle is
(a) 90? North
(b) 23½? North
(c) 66½? North
(d) 66½? South
27. The immediate cause of most rain is
(a) descending air
(b) a hurricane or tornado
(c) seeding clouds with silver iodide or dry ice
(d) the uplift and cooling of air
28. Where did occur super cyclone on 29 Oct. 1999 ?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Orissa (Odisha)
29. The last Southern point of India is
(a) Kanyakumari
(b) Rameshwaram
(c) Indira Point
(d) Dhanush Koti
30. The environmental issues related with Sardar Sarovar Dam were taken by which of the following activist ?
(a) Sunderlal Bahuguna
(b) Medha Patekar
(c) Chandi Prasad Bhatt
(d) Nana Patekar