Uttarakhand GK Quiz – 1

Uttarakhand GK Quiz Test

Question 1. When was the Gorakha rule established in Kumaun?

(A) 1865

(B) 1815

(C) 1792

(D) 1790

Question 2. Battle of Khurbura was fought in the year?

(A) 1805 A.D.

(B) 1710 A.D.

(C) 1804 A.D.

(D) 1800 A.D.

Question 3. Who was the first member in the provincial council of the United province from Kumaun region before Independence?

(A) Mukandi Lal

(B) Tara Dutt Gairola

(C) Govind Ballabh Pant

(D) Badri Dutt Pandey

Question 4. The cause for the creation of Uttarakhand as a separate State was?

(A) the identity of the hill people

(B) imbalanced development and backwardness

(C) conservation of the mountain culture

(D) will of the Central Government

Question 5. ‘Kumaun Parishad’ was constituted in Nainital in the year?
(A) 1936

(B) 1926

(C) 1916

(D) 1906

Question 6. Garhwal Sarvadalita Parishad was constituted in 1928 A.D. by?

(A) Hargovind Pant

(B) Jayananda Bharti

(C) Badri Dutt Pandey

(D) Mohan Singh Mehta

Question 7. In which year the Congress was established in Almora?

(A) 1912

(B) 1895

(C) 1919

(D) 1911

Question 8. What was the name of the great leader of Uttaranchal who died as a consequence of the hunger strike started by him in jail in 1942?

(A) Manvendra

(B) Sri Dev Suman

(C) Narendra Dutt Saklani

(D) Daulat Ram

Question 9. Who among the following passed away on 25 July 1944 after a hunger strike of eighty-four days?

(A) Sri Dev Suman

(B) Ansuya Prasad Bahuguna

(C) Molu Ram

(D) Nagendra Saklani

Question 10. Who established the ‘Garhdesh Seva Sangh’?

(A) Gopi Chand

(B) Rampal

(C) Badri Dutt Pandey

(D) Sri Dev Suman

Question 11. What was the real name of ‘Chandra Singh Garhwali’?

(A) Chandra Singh Bisht

(B) Chandra Singh Kandari

(C) Chandra Singh Bhandari

(D) Chandra Singh Negi

Question 12. In Tehri Garhwal ‘Dhandak Movement’ was associated with?

(A) Peasants

(B) Military

(C) Labourers

(D) None of these

Question 13. Who was known as ‘Nak-Kati-Rani’ in the history of Garhwal?

(A) Kamlendumati Rani

(B) Nepalia Rani

(C) Karnavati Rani

(D) Guleria Rani

Question 14. In January 1921 on the bank of river Saryu, in which place a bow was taken not to give ‘Kuli Begar’?

(A) Someshwar

(B) Bageshwar

(C) Chamoli

(D) Srinagar (Garhwal)

Question 15. Who is known as ‘Koormanchal Keshri’?
(A) Indra Singh Nayal

(B) Badri Dutt Pandey

(C) Hargovind Pant

(D) Govind Ballabh Pant

Question 16. The famous historical site of ‘Govishan’ in Uttaranchal is identified in?

(A) Shri Nagar

(B) Rudraprayag

(C) Kashipur

(D) Haridwar

Question 17. Almora coins bear the names?

(A) Sivadatta, Sivapalita and Hari

(B) Sivadatta, Sivpalita and Haridatta

(C) Sivapalita, Siva and Hari

(D) Sivapala, Sivapalita and Haripal

Question 18. Where lies the Vashistha Cave?

(A) Pithoragarh

(B) Tehri

(C) Uttarkashi

(D) Chamoli

Question 19. The person known as Gandhi of Uttarakhand was?

(A) Late Gauri Dutt Pandey

(B) Late Govind Ballabh Pant

(C) Late Indra Mani Badoni

(D) Late Hari Prasad Tamta

Question 20. The Pauranik name of Kumaon was ?

(A) Manas Khand

(B) Hemwat Khand

(C) Reva Khand

(D) Kedar Khand

Question 21. Identify the correctly matched option out of the following combination of King and his capital?

(A) Man Shah – Chandpur Garh

(B) Ajaypal – Tehri

(C) Kanakpal – Devalgarh

(D) Somchand – Raj Bunga

Question 22. The Kingdom of ‘Chandpurgarh’ was situated in?

(A) Almora

(B) Chamoli

(C) Pithoragarh

(D) Pauri Garhwal

Question 23. The founder of Srinagar-Pawar dynasty was?

(A) Man Shah

(B) Ajay Pal

(C) Prithwi Pati Shah

(D) Vijay Pal

Question 24. Who was the first Commissioner of Kumaon?

(A) J.H. Batten

(B) Sir Henry Ramsay

(C) G.W. Trail

(D) E. Gardner

Question 25. ‘Praja Mandal’ was established at Dehradun with the objective?

(A) To free the people from misrule of Tehri-Rajya

(B) To organize people for social reforms

(C) To get freedom from Gorkha rule

(D) To get freedom from British rule

Question 26. During the freedom movement in Uttarakhand ‘Praja Mandal’ was formed in?

(A) Almora

(B) Tehri State

(C) British Garhwal

(D) Kali Kumaon

Question 27. Sri Dev Suman fought against?

(A) Colonial rule of Britishers

(B) Gorkha Invasion

(C) The Dynastic rule in Tehri Estate

(D) None of the above

Question 28. When did Tehri State merge with the Indian Union?

(A) 26th January, 1952

(B) 20th January, 1950

(C) 15th August, 1947

(D) 1st August, 1949

Question 29. Tehri State became a district of Uttar Pradesh on?

(A) 1st December, 1949

(B) 26th January, 1950

(C) 15th August, 1947

(D) 1st August, 1949

Question 30. Who founded the ‘Tehri Rajya Praja Mandal’?

(A) Indra Mani Budoni

(B) Vir Chandra Singh Garhwali

(C) Badri Dutt Pandey

(D) Sri Dev Suman