81. Who was awarded Jnanpith Award 2014:
(a) Bhalchandra Nemade
(c) Pratibha Ray
(b) Kedarnath Singh
(d) Sri Lal Shukla
[toggle] Answer – A[/toggle]
82. Who among the following has been appointed the United Nation’s Women’s ‘Goodwill Ambassador’ for the South Asian Region?
(a) Deepika Padukone
(b) Sania Mirza
(c) Jaya Bachchan
(d) Vidya Balan
[toggle] Answer – B [/toggle]
83. The year long birth centenary celebrations of which noted classical singer began on October 7, 2014?
(a) M.S. Subulakshmi
(b) Pandit Raghunath Panigrahi
(c) Begam Akhter
(d) Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
[toggle] Answer – C[/toggle]
84. In September 2014, The Uttarakhand Government declared which day as “The Himalay Day”, to be celebrated every year from 2015 onwards for the conservation of the Himalayan eco system? :
(a) September 09
(b) September 07
(c) September 12
(d) September 10
[toggle] Answer – A[/toggle]
85. The Prime Minister of India, Sri Narendra Modi participated in 6″ BRICS Summit, which was held in :
(a) Shanghai – China
(b) Dhaka – Bangladesh
(c) Fortaleza – Brazil
(d) Durban – South Africa
[toggle] Answer – C[/toggle]
86. Who was the first king of Tehri State?
(a) Manvendar Shah
(b) Sudarsan Shah
(c) Upendra Shah
(d) Yajuvendar Shah
[toggle] Answer – B [/toggle]
87. From Uttarakhand who had played the main role in the revolt of 1857 A.D.?
(a) Govind Ballabh Pant
(b) Kalu Mehra
(c) Hargovind Pant
(d) Mohan Singh Mehta
[toggle] Answer – B [/toggle]
88. Which of the following statements is correct about the budgetary provisions of Uttarakhand made in the financial year 2014-15?
(a) Revenue receipts are decreasing
(b) Plan expenditure is decreasing
(c) Non-plan expenditure is increasing
(d) Total tax revenue is decreasing
[toggle] Answer – C[/toggle]
89. In which district the ‘Dokarani Glacier’ is located?
(a) Pithoragarh District
(b) Uttarkashi District
(c) Chamoli District
(d) Rudraprayag District
[toggle] Answer – B [/toggle]
90. What is ‘Green Bonus?
(a) Compensatory return for the environmental services rendered by the state
(b) Special package to the state
(c) Promote agricultural activities
(d) Encourage environmental security
[toggle] Answer – A[/toggle]
91. Where the SAARC Ministerial Meeting on climate change was held in 2014 ?
(a) Kyoto
(b) Durban
(c) Copenhagen
(d) New Delhi
[toggle] Answer – D[/toggle]
92. According to official brochure released by the Department of Financial Service, under the Prime Minister Janadhan Yojna (PMJDY), the country will be divided into a number of sub-service areas. Each sub-area will have :
(a) 500 – 1000 households
(b) 1000 – 1500 households
(c) 1500 – 2000 households
(d) 2500 – 3000 households
[toggle] Answer – B [/toggle]
93. The Government of India has recently decided to re-start the printing of which of the following currency notes after a gap of 20 years?
(a) Rs. 1
(b) Rs. 2
(c) Rs. 5
(d) All the above
[toggle] Answer – A[/toggle]
94. What is the minimum deposit amount under the “Sukanya Samridhi Yojna” launched by the Union Government of India in January 2015 :
(a) Rs. 500=00
(b) Rs. 1000=00
(c) Rs. 1500=00
(d) Rs. 2000=00
[toggle] Answer – B [/toggle]
95. Which of the following states has declared Dahi-Handi as adventure sport on December 12. 2014?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Rajasthan
[toggle] Answer – C[/toggle]
96. Indian Institute of Petroleum is located at :
(a) Nainital
(b) Dehradun
(c) Roorkee
(d) Mussoorie
[toggle] Answer – B [/toggle]
97. Which of the following districts of Uttarakhand state has the largest Geographical area?
(a) Chamoli
(b) Pithoragarh
(c) Uttarkashi
(d) Dehradun
[toggle] Answer – C[/toggle]
98. In which district the Herbal Research Institute of Uttarakhand is situated?
(a) Rudraprayag
(b) Chamoli
(c) Almora
(d) Dehradun
[toggle] Answer – B [/toggle]
99. Which of the following tourist place of Uttarakhand does not match its group?
(a) Khirsu – Pauri Garhwal
(b) Auli – Chamoli
(c) Shitlakhet – Almora
(d) Kausani – Pithoragarh
[toggle] Answer – D[/toggle]
100. In which year the ‘Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve’, was declared as world heritage site by the UNESCO ?
(a) 1990
(b) 1998
(c) 2000
(d) 1988
[toggle] Answer – D[/toggle]