Uttarakhand General Awareness Quiz
Question 1. Which of the following wildlife protected areas in Uttarakhand is a Tiger Reserve?
(A) Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary
(B) Corbett National Park
(C) Rajaji National Park
(D) Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
Question 2. Which national park among the following is located in Uttaranchal?
(A) Dudhwa
(B) Corbett
(C) Kanha
(D) Ranthambore
Question 3. From an area point of view, which is the biggest National Park in Uttarakhand?
(A) Govind National Park
(B) Nanda Devi National Park
(C) Rajaji National Park
(D) Gangotri National Park
Question 4. Which one of the following has been declared a World Heritage in Uttarakhand?
(A) Corbett Park
(B) Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
(C) Rajaji Udyan
(D)None of the above
Question 5. Which of the following is a biosphere reserve in Uttarakhand?
(A) Nanda Devi
(B) Rajaji
(C) Corbett
(D) Gobind
Question 6. Which association shows the correct sequence of sanctuaries from the West to East location in Uttarakhand?
(A) Nanda Devi-Kedarnath-BinsarAskot
(B) Kedarnath-Nanda Devi-BinsarAskot
(C) Kedarnath-Nanda Devi-AskotBinsar
(D) Kedarnath-Askot-Nanda DeviBinsar
Question 7. Kanchula Kharak in Uttaranchal is?
(A) A hill
(B) Musk deer breeding and conservation centre
(C) A Dam
(D) A National Park
Question 8. What is the main occupation of Uttarakhand?
(A) Tourism
(B) Industry
(C) Agriculture
(D) All of the above
Question 9. The percentage of forest area in the state of Uttaranchal is?
(A) 65
(B) 56
(C) 53
(D) 33
Question 10. Which state has declared itself a ‘Bio State’ to promote Organic or Bio farming?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Uttaranchal
Question 11. Which one of the following Scheduled Tribes is not found in Uttarakhand?
(A) Kharwar
(B) Raji
(C) Bhotia
(D) Buksa
Question 12. Which one of the following is not the ancient race of Uttarakhand?
(A) Kinnar
(B) Khasi
(C) Nag
(D) Yaksha
Question 13. Tharu Scheduled Tribes are mostly the inhabitants of?
(A) Chamoli
(B) Pithoragarh
(C) Udham Singh Nagar
(D) Dehradun
Question 14. The Poet-painter Molaram is famous for which of the following styles of painting?
(A) Kangra
(B) Guler
(C) Garhwal
(D) Basoli
Question 15. Ranbir Singh Bisht is related to?
(A) Police
(B) Military
(C) Painting
(D) Medicine
Question 16. In the ‘Nanda Raj Jaat’ pilgrimage distance covered from ‘Kansua’ to ‘Homkund’ is?
(A) 250 km
(B) 280 km
(C) 220 km
(D) 180 km
Question 17. Which tribes of Uttarakhand had trade relations with Tibet before the 1962 war with China?
(A) Jaunsari
(B) Buksa
(C) Bhotia
(D) Raji
Question 18. Which of the following districts of Uttarakhand has the highest population of Scheduled Tribes?
(A) Champawat
(B) Udham Singh Nagar
(C) Almora
(D) Nainital
Question 19. To which tribe of Uttarakhand does the ‘Jad’ belong?
(A) Banraut
(B) Jaunsari
(C) Buksa
(D) Bhotia
Question 20. Which tribe of Uttarakhand practices transhumance?
(A) Rajii
(B) Bhotia
(C) Moksa
(D) Tharu
Question 21. Which of the following is found in large numbers in the district of Dehradun?
(A) Tharu
(B) Jaunsari
(C) Buksa
(D) Bhotia
Question 22. Which of the following tribes account for the largest tribal population in Uttaranchal?
(A) Tharu
(B) Bhoksa
(C) Bhotiya
(D) Jaunsari
Question 23.
- Assertion (A): Terrace cultivation in Garhwal is eco-friendly.
- Reason (R): It ensures land and water conservation on the hillsides.
(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Question 24. Consider the following statements.
- Assertion (A): The main occupation of the people of Uttaranchal is agriculture.
- Reason (R): 90% population of the state is dependent on agriculture.
Which one of the following is correct in context of the statements?
(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Question 25. Which of the following food crops of Uttarakhand State, covers the maximum sown area?
(A) Rice
(B) Wheat
(C) Bajra
(D) Maize
Question 26. Which among the following crops can be grown between Kharif and summer rice crops in the Tarai region of Uttarakhand?
(A) Wheat
(B) Pigeon pea
(C) Potato
(D) Mentha
Question 27. The most important group of crops grown in Uttaranchal is?
(A) Paddy, Wheat, Arhar and Masoor
(B) Paddy, Mandua, Jhangora and Potato
(C) Paddy, Wheat, Mandua and Potato
(D) Paddy, Sugarcane, Jhangora and Arhar (Pigeon Pea)
Question 28. Which of the following is the popular tree providing fodder in the hills of Uttaranchal?
(A) Sagaun (Teak)
(B) Deodar
(C) Banj
(D) Chir
Question 29. The total forest area of Uttaranchal is about?
(A) 50,000 hectare
(B) 34,650 hectare
(C) 30,400 hectare
(D) 40,200 hectare
Question 30. Amount of cultivable land in Uttaranchal is about?
(A) 50%
(B) 18%
(C) 14%
(D) 20%