Uttarakhand State GK Online Test
Question 1. Uttaranchal historian known by the surname of ‘Charan’ is?
(A) Shiv Prasad Dabral
(B) Mukundi Lal ‘Barrister’
(C) Harikrishna Raturi
(D) Badri Dutt Pandey
Question 2. Who was Shiv Prasad Dabral?
(A) Ruler
(B) Social reformer
(C) Journalist
(D) Historian
Question 3. Who was known as ‘Garh Keshari’?
(A) Jodh Singh Negi
(B) Bhairav Dutt Dhuliya
(C) Anusuiya Prasad Bahuguna
(D) Mukandi Lal
Question 4. Who was instrumental in the establishment of Gandhi Ashram at Chanouda (Almora) in 1937 for the propagation of Khadi?
(A) Hargovind Pant
(B) Shanti Lal Trivedi
(C) Mohan Joshi
(D) Govind Ballabh Pant
Question 5. Name the Mughal Prince who took shelter in Srinagar Garhwal?
(A) Sulaiman Shikoh
(B) Dara Shikoh
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Murad
Question 6. In Uttaranchal a place of remote antiquity and the principal seat of ‘Katyuri’ kings is?
(A) Jageshwar
(B) Dwarahat
(C) Bageshwar
(D) Dunagiri
Question 7. Who was the King of ‘Riyasat Garhwal’ when India became independent?
(A) Kirti Shah
(B) Manvendra Shah
(C) Narendra Shah
(D) Pratap Shah
Question 8. Who demanded the separate Administrative Division for hill area in 1946 A.D.?
(A) Manvendra Shah
(B) P.C. Joshi
(C) Badri Dutt Pandey
(D) Sri Dev Suman
Question 9. An Ashokan edict is located in Uttaranchal at?
(A) Rishikesh
(B) Kedarnath
(C) Kalsi
(D) Dev Prayag
Question 10. The famous rock-painting site of ‘Lakhudiyar’ in Uttaranchal is situated in the district?
(A) Nainital
(B) Chamoli
(C) Almora
(D) Pauri
Question 11. How many members of Lok Sabha are elected from Uttarakhand?
(A) 7
(B) 6
(C) 5
(D) 4
Question 12. How many nominated members are there in the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand?
(A) 4
(B) 3
(C) 2
(D) 1
Question 13. Municipal head of any municipal corporation in Uttaranchal is?
(A) Elected by the counsellors
(B) Elected by the local residents
(C) Nominated by the Governor
(D) Appointed by State Government
Question 14. The number of Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttarakhand is?
(A) 10
(B) 5
(C) 4
(D) 3
Question 15. The pet food of state bird-Monal is?
(A) Groundnut
(B) Potato
(C) Wheat
(D) Corn
Question 16. Which community is given a nominated seat in Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly?
(A) Muslims
(B) Anglo-Indian
(C) Garwalis
(D) Buddhist
Question 17. In Uttaranchal Legislative Assembly one member is nominated from?
(A) Parsi Community
(B) Anglo-Indian Community
(C) Muslim Community
(D) Christian Community
Question 18. Which of the following birds is the State bird of Uttaranchal?
(A) Pigeon
(B) Monal
(C) Quail
(D) Godavasan
Question 19. Who was the first Chairman of ‘Uttarakhand Kranti Dal’?
(A) Mathura Prasad Bamrada
(B) Diwakar Bhatt
(C) Badri Dutt Pandey
(D) D.D. Pant
Question 20. The State flower of Uttaranchal is?
(A) Burans
(B) Brahma Kamal
(C) Lotus
(D) None of the above
Question 21. Number of Cities in Uttaranchal having a municipal corporation is?
(A) 4
(B) 6
(C) 2
(D) 1
Question 22. In Uttaranchal, a Gram Sabha is constituted by ?
(A) State Government
(B) Zila Panchayat
(C) Magistrate of District
(D) Commissioner of the division
Question 23. Which among the following is not a district of the Garhwal division of Uttarakhand?
(A) Champawat
(B) Rudraprayag
(C) Uttarkashi
(D) Haridwar
Question 24. Who was the first Governor of Uttaranchal (now Uttarakhand)?
(A) Shri Surjit Singh Barnala
(B) Shri B.L. Joshi
(C) Shri Sudarshan Agarwal
(D) Smt. Margret Alva
Question 25. At the time of formation, the State of Uttaranchal was given the following status by the ‘Eleventh Finance Commission’?
(A) Poor hill State
(B) Special category Stab
(C) Undeveloped State
(D) None of the above
Question 26. The commission constituted by the state government to select the place for permanent capital of the State of Uttarakhand is?
(A) Banerjee Commission
(B) Dixit Commission
(C) Liberhan Commission
(D) Pant Commission
Question 27. Which political party had the government in the centre at the time of formation of the state of Uttarakhand?
(A) Communist Party of India
(B) United Progressive Alliance
(C) National Democratic Alliance
(D) Janta Dal
Question 28. Who was the first Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?
(A) Narain Dutt Tiwari
(B) Bhagat Singh Khoshiari
(C) Nityanand Swami
(D) None of the above
Question 29. Badri Dutt Pandey was
- the hero of Coolie-begar movement.
- a member of the Indian National Congress.
- a member of the Hindu Mahasabha.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 1 and 3
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 1 and 2
Question 30. The red coloured human figures engraved on the Lakhudiyar near Almora belongs to?
(A) Chand period
(B) Stone age
(C) Kushan period
(D) Vedic period