Uttarakhand General Knowledge & Current Affairs Questions May 2011

• 1. Who led the Chipko Movement?
  (A) Gaura Devi
  (B) Sarala Behan
  (C) Radha Bhatt
  (D) Teelu Rauteli
• ANS -      A
• 2. Rajjat is celebrated in a gap of how many years?
  (A)06 years
  (B)10 years
  (C)12 years
  (D)05 years
• ANS-     C
• 3. Where is ‘Khatling glacier’situated?
  (A)Pithoragarh dtistrict
  (B)Tehri district
  (C)Chalnoli district
  (D)Uttarkashi district
• ANS -  B
• 4. How many district share boundary with Nainital?
  (A)05
  (B)04
  (C)06
  (D)03
• Answer:  -B
• 5) The youngest soldier in Uttarakhand’s  who got ‘Victoria Cross’ award?
  • (A) Chandra Singh Ga
  • (B)’ Gabar Singh Negi
  • (C)Madho Singh Bhandari
  • (D)Darmiyan Singh N
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• 6.How many deemed, State,Central universities were working 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 of Uttarakhand?
  (A) Bhotia
  (B) Than
  (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) Pinder
  (C) Ramganga
  (D) Sarayu
• Answer:    C
• 12.When did the famous ‘Gauchar’ 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
  (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 Jina
  (D0) November 9, 2000 by Nityanand 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 — Politics
• Answer:  C
• 17. Who among the following is called the ‘Gandhi’ of Uttarakhand?
  (A)Sunder Lal Bahuguna
  (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 Shanna
  (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
• 20.Who made Garhwal Painting?
  (A) Mukundilal
  (B)Gumani Pant
  (C)Maula Ram
  (D)Vishvambhar Datt Chandola
• Answer:    C