Organisation : UKPSC/Uttarakhand Public Service Commission
Exam : Lecturer Screening Exam
Year : 2012
Document Type : Sample Question Papers
Website : https://psc.uk.gov.in/
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Lecturer Screening Exam Sample Question Paper :
Part – I :
General Studies :
1. Which pollutant in water causes ‘Blue baby syndrome’ ?
(a) Sulphates
(b) Fluoride
(c) Nitrates
(d) Benzene
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2. The book Discovery of India was written at which place ?
(a) Aga Khan Palace, Poona
(b) Ahmadnagar Fort Jail
(c) Yervada Jail
(d) Alipur Central Jail
3. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
(a) Hugh Toye – Springing Tiger
(b) S.C. Bose – Indian Struggle
(c) Louis Fischer – The Life of Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Mahatma Gandhi – India Divided
4. In Indian National Movement, which one of the following was an extremist ?
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Pherozeshah Mehta
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji
5. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of establishment of Indian National Congress ?
(a) Lord Canning
(b) Lord Dufferin
(c) Lord Lytton
(d) Lord Ripon
6. Who said ‘the sword of revolution is sharpened on the whetting stone of ideas.’ ?
(a) Ram Prasad Bismil
(b) Bhagwati Charan Vohra
(c) Bhagat Singh
(d) Batukeswar Dutt
7. The average temperature of earth is
(a) 10 C
(b) 15 C
(c) 25 C
(d) 30 C
8. One carbon credit is equivalent to
(a) 1.0 kg of CO2
(b) 100 kg of CO2
(c) 1.0 ton of CO2
(d) 100 tonnes of CO2
9. The logo of Indian Ecomark Scheme is
(a) A tree
(b) A lion
(c) An earthen pot
(d) A leaf
10. Which of the following plants is a source of biodiesel ?
(a) Neem
(b) Cotton
(c) Eucalyptus
(d) Jatropha
11. The fibre optics is based on the principle of
(a) Reflection
(b) Refraction
(c) Total internal reflection
(d) Polarisation
12. Deficiency of which vitamin causes night blindness ?
(a) Vitamin A
(b) Vitamin B
(c) Vitamin C
(d) Vitamin D
13. Which type of waves/rays are used to know fracture in bones ?
(a) Soft X-Ray
(b) Hard X-Ray
(c) Micro-waves
(d) Ultrasonic-waves
14. The chemical element which identifies the protein is
(a) Sulphur
(b) Potassium
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Phosphorous
15. Gastric Juice is
(a) Acidic
(b) Neutral
(c) Alkaline
(d) None of these
16. How many pairs of heart exist in Earthworm ?
(a) Two pairs
(b) Three pairs
(c) One pair
(d) Four pairs
17. In dry cell, which of the following are used as electrolytes ?
(a) Ammonium chloride & Zinc chloride
(b) Sodium chloride & Zinc chloride
(c) Magnesium chloride & Zinc chloride
(d) Ammonium chloride & Calcium chloride
18. Which of the following acid is found in vinegar ?
(a) Hydrochloric acid
(b) Acetic acid
(c) Oxalic acid
(d) Citric acid
19. By mistake a student mixed acetone with alcohol. The alcohol and acetone may be separated by which of the following process ?
(a) Filtration
(b) By separating funnel
(c) By fractional crystallisation
(d) By fractional distillation
20. The fluid agents of landform development
(a) include mass wasting
(b) include running water, waves, glacial ice, wind
(c) do not include action of wind or glacial ice
(d) include only action of water
Part – II :
General Knowledge Related To State :
1. Which district of Uttarakhand has the lowest female literacy rate as per the Census of 2011 ?
(a) Udham Singh Nagar
(b) Tehri Garhwal
(c) Rudraprayag
(d) Uttarkashi
2. The chief deity worshipped at Katarmall temple is
(a) Shiva
(b) Vishnu
(c) Sun
(d) Durga
3. Which one of the following tree species comprises the highest percentage of forest area of Uttarakhand ?
(a) Oak
(b) Pine
(c) Sal
(d) Deodar-Fir
4. The ancient Kiratas are identified with
(a) Jaunsaris
(b) Tharus
(c) Ranwaltas
(d) Rajis
5. Amoghbhuti was the ruler of
(a) Yaudheya dynasty
(b) Pal dynasty
(c) Kushana dynasty
(d) Kuninda dynasty
Part – III :
General Aptitude Test :
1. The positions of how many digits in the number 7354612 will remain unchanged after the digits within the number are rearranged in descending order from left to right ?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
2. India’s Independence Day was celebrated in 1996 on Thursday. On what week day was it celebrated in 1993 ?
(a) Sunday
(b) Monday
(c) Wednesday
(d) Thursday
3. The average age of four family members is 19 years. After 2 years, their average age will increase by nearly
(a) 8%
(b) 10.5%
(c) 11.2%
(d) 12.8%
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