The earliest reference of "Magnetic Compass" is found in -Jawamiul Hikayat

After the downfall of the Delhi Sultanate, who was the first ruler to issue the
gold coin - Akbar
Which monument is not at Fatehpur Sikri -Akbari Mahal
A.
B.
C.
D.

Double dome
Octagonal tomb
True arch tomb
Gol Gumbad

Sikandar Lodi
Sher Shah
Balban
Muhammad Adil Shah

Which one of the following Ashrams related to Mahatma Gandhi, is the oldest - Ph
oenix
The first Chief Justice of Supreme Court established by the East India Company w
as - Elijah Impey
Who was the author of "Neel-Darpan" - Dinabandhu Mitra
Azimullah Khan was an advisor to - Nana Saheb
Who established "Satya Sodhak Samaj" - Jotiba Phule
Muzaffar Ahmad, S.A. Dange, Shaukat Usmani and Nalini Gupta were jailed for whic
h conspiracy - Kanpur Bolshevik conspiracy case
The longest glacier in Uttarakhand is - Gangotri Glacier
According to 2011 Census, which of the following districts of Uttarakhand had ne
gative population growth-rate - Almora
Which are called "Duns" in Uttarakhand - Structural valleys
In which of the following rivers" confluence is Gobindghat located - Alaknanda a
nd Laxman Ganga (Bhyundar Gad)
Which of the following is a biosphere reserve in Uttarakhand - Nanda Dev
Which one is the most extensive part of the oceanic floor - Deep Sea Plains
Grenada is located in Caribbean Sea
A telegram was sent from Greenwich at 12.00 Noon. The time for transmission was
12 minutes. It reached a town at 6.00 p.m.
The longitude of the town will be -- 87 E
Which one of the following is not associated to the "group" - Gneiss
1)Gneiss
2)Sandstone
3)Limestone
4)Shale
The state having highest literacy rate as per 2011 Census is - Mizoram
Kanchenjunga - Sikkim

List-I (Industry)
A. Fertilizer
B. Glass
C. Cement
D. Synthetic silk

List-II (Location)
- Sriganganagar
- Jaipur
- Udaipur
- Kota

Which one of the following rivers is associated with Sardar Sarovar Project - Na
rmada
mountain peaks from east to west - Kanchenjunga, Everest, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri
States of India in descending order of their area - Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Hima
chal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Which river among the following does not join the Ganga river from left - Son
List-I (Sea-Port)
A. Alleppey
B. Ennore
C. Paradip
D. Kakinada

List-II (State)
- Kerala
- Tamil Nadu
- Odisha
- Andhra Pradesh

Basaltic Lava rocks over Indian Deccan Plateau are formed in the following perio
d - Cretaceous period
first Indian to join as a member of UN Human Rights Commission, constituted in 1
946 - Smt. Hansa Mehta
Treaties of "START-I" and "START-II" were signed - Between USA and USSR
When did the Protection of Human Rights Act come into force in India - 1993
Under which agreement International Monetary Fund was established - Bretton Wood
s Agreement
When was South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) established 1985
State Legislative Assembly can participate in the election of following :
I. President of India
II Members of Rajya Sabha
III Members of Legislative Council
first Governor of Uttaranchal (now Uttarakhand) - Shri Surjit Singh Barnala
Which Constitutional amendment provided constitutional status to urban local gov
ernment - 74th
By whom the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India can be enlarged - Parliam
ent by making a law
Council of Minister is collectively responsible to whom - Lok Sabha
soul of the Indian Constitution - Right to Constitutional Remedies

The Lok Sabha Secretariat comes under the direct supervision of- Lok Sabha Speak
er
Who among the following is not appointed by the State Governor - Judges of High
Court
Under which of the following the Constituent Assembly of India was constituted Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946
Which of the following constitute the Indian Parliament - President, Lok Sabha a
nd Rajya Sabha
Who presides over the joint sitting of the two houses of the Parliament - Speake
r of Lok Sabha
What is the tenure of Chief Election Commissioner of India - Six years or 65 yea
rs of age, whichever is earlier
Where the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) can be filed - Both in High Courts &
Supreme Court
Which tribes of Uttarakhand had trade relations with Tibet before 1962 war with
China - Bhotia
Who established the "Garhdesh Seva Sangh" - Sridev Suman
Who was the first Chairman of "Uttarakhand Kranti Dal" - D.D. Pant
Who is known as "Gandhi of Uttarakhand" - Indramani Badoni
A person can contest the Panchayat election, if he has attained the age of - 21
years
By which Constitutional Amendment OBCs have been given 27 percent reservation in
the admission to educational institutions - 93rd
Who administers the Oath of office and secrecy to the Governor - Chief Justice o
f High Court
Which one of the following states first established the institution of Lokayukta
- Maharashtra
Which of the following commissions/committees has recommended the creation of a
Local Body Ombudsman - Second(ARC) Administrative Reforms Commission
Which one of the following committees is not associated with Panchayat Raj Syste
m in India - Dinesh Goswami Committee
Under which article of the Constitution reservations in admission to educational
institutions, including private and unaided, to OBCs/ST/SC is made ?
- Article 15(5)
"Right to Education" introduced through 86th Amendment came into force - In 201
0
Which one of the following is known as "mystery lake" of Uttarakhand - Roopkund
Which of the following food crops of Uttarakhand State, covers the maximum sown
area - Wheat

As per 2011 Census, literacy rate of Uttarakhand State is - 78.80 % (68.81 Lakh)
highest snow-covered peak of Uttarakhand State - Nanda Devi
On which of the following rivers, the Tehri Hydro Power Project has been constru
cted - Bhagirathi and Bhilangana
Which one of the following countries was included in "BRICS" in the last - South
Africa
The Bretton Woods Conference led to the establishment of - I.M.F. & I.B.R.D.
Human Development Report - U.N.D.P.
World Bank affiliates, provides assistance for poverty alleviation to the world"
s poorest countries - International Development Association(IDA)
When the exchange rate changes from 1$ = ` 60 to 1$ = ` 58, it means :
I. Rupee value has appreciated II. Dollar value has depreciated
According to Malthusian Theory of Population, population increases in - Geometri
cal Progression
Phillips Curve represents relationship between - Inflation and Unemployment
Pure Monetary Theory of Trade Cycle - Hawtrey
Book "The Accumulation of Capital" - Mrs. Joan Robinson
fiscal policy as a tool to rectify the Great Depression of 1929-30 - Prof. Keyne
s
Committee on Financial Sector Reforms 2008, in India was headed by - Raghuram Ra
jan
As per Census 2011, the sex ratio (number of females per 1000 males) in India is
- 940
The Planned Development Model was adopted in India from - 1st April, 1951
Chairman of the National Development Council - Prime Minister of India
rubber cultivation - Kerala
Which one of the following is part of fiscal policy - Tax policy
NREGA was renamed "MNREGA" on - 2nd October, 2009
The Indian rupee was made convertible into which of the following accounts since
March 1994 - Current Account
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority was set up in India on - Apri
l 2000
Which of the following is not a function of the Reserve Bank of India - Regulati
on of foreign trade
In Cyber Law terminology "DOS" means - Disk Operating System

Multimedia can contain - Graphics, animation, video, music and voice

Sending an identical e-mail message repeatedly to a particular address by any ab
user is called - E-mail Bombing
A program that has capability to infect other program and make copies of itself
and spread into other programs is called - Virus
The practice of using more than one type of medium in computer at the same time
is called - Multimedia
One carbon credit is equivalent to - 1000 kg of CO2
Kedar valley disaster of June, 2013, was cause by heavy rains in the catchment a
rea of a river, which was - Mandakini
Leakage of which of the following gases had caused the Bhopal Gas Tragedy = Meth
yl isocyanate
Minamata disease is caused due to = Mercury poisoning
The number of organisms that can be supported by the environment in a given area
is known as - Carrying Capacity
The size of the nanoparticle ranges between - 1 nm to 100 nm
Biodiversity changes occur - Increases towards the equator
Bacillus thuringiensis is used as - Biological insecticide
Which among the following gas is most responsible for global warming - Carbon di
-oxide
Which Uranium isotope is used in nuclear power plants to produce electricity U-235
The main constituent of biogas is - Methane
Which one of the following element is used in solar cells - Silicon
Which among the following is not a polymer - Teflon
Which Vitamin is required for in clotting of blood - Vitamin K
Filament of electric bulb is made of - Tungsten
Which of the following radiations has the highest energy per quantum - 200 - 280
nm
India"s first dedicated navigation satellite IRNSS - 1A was launched from - Srih
arikota
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) is situated at - Dehradun
Who won the Gold Medal in the 20th (Glasgow) Commonwealth Games 2014 in Wrestlin
g in 74 kg weight category - Sushil Kumar
Who among the following scientists has been conferred upon "Bharat Ratna" for th
e year 2013 - C.N.R. Rao

Great Himalayan National Park, which has been accorded the UNESCO World Heritage
Site status, is located in - Himachal Pradesh
Headquarters of North-Central Railway Zone situated - Allahabad
In the Union Budget, 2014 the Integrated Ganga Conservation Mission has been cal
led as - Namami Gange
According to National Youth Policy 2014, the youths of which one of the followin
g age groups will be benefitted - 15-29 years
International Day of Non-violence is observed on - 2nd October
The "Rashtriya Gokul Mission" announced by the Union Government aims at - Protect
ing the indigenous breed of cows
POCSO Act is related to - Children
New National Security Advisor of India ?(2014) - Ajit Kumar Doval
Who was the Chief Guest at the Republic Day parade 2014 of India - Shinzo Abe
Who among the following won the Presidential election of Syria for the third tim
e in 2014 - :Bashar-Al-Asad
The new government at the centre has recently ratified the Marrakesh Treaty. Thi
s treaty aims at :
- Promotion of access to published works by visually impaired persons and perso
ns with print disabilities.
Which one of the following films bagged the Palme d"or award at Cannes Film Fest
ival-2014 - Winter Sleep
First African U.N. Secretary General - Boutros-Boutros Ghali
Which one of the following surface to air missiles was successfully testfired in
May 2014 from Chandipur (Odisha)- Aakash
What is the name of the new museum that was inaugurated in the Rashtrapati Bhawa
n on July 25, 2014 - The Stables
Asian Billiard Championship in June 2014 - Saurav Kothari
Wimbledon Under-19 Gold-tournament of 2014 - Lakshya Sen
Which of the following state/states will be benefitted by the proposed "Kishau D
am" Project - Uttarakhand & Himachal Pradesh
Chairperson of Rashtriya Mahila Ayog - Lalitha Kumaramangalam
The famous Nanda Rajjat of Uttarakhand took place during which period in 2014 From 18 August to 6th September
India's women Parliamentarian to win election for the eight consecutive times fr
om the same Lok Sabha Constituency - Sumitra Mahajan
Book "Out of Print : Newspapers, Journalism and the Business of News in the Digi
tal Age" - Professor George Brock
"Horticulture Ambassador of Maharashtra" - Amitabh Bachchan

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Report of July 2014 which one of the f
ollowing countries has effectively reduced its stockpile of
enriched Uranium - Iran
"Good Will Ambassador" by "U.N. Women" - a forum of the United Nations, for its
"He for She" campaign in July 2014 - Emma Watson
Which of the following won the first medal for India at the 17th Asian Games org
anised in South Korea - Shweta Choudhari
Fortaleza Declaration (Brazil 2014) of Sixth BRICS Summit what is the initial su
bsidized capital to be equally shared among founding members to
establish new development bank and for addressing infra-structure gaps and susta
inable development needs - 100 billion U.S. dollars
Which one of the following organizations has officially declared India as a Poli
o free country in March 2014 - W.H.O.
Almora coins bear the names - Sivadatta, Sivapalita and Haridatta
Somchand's Capital - Raj Bunga
"Nakati Rani" in the history of Garhwal - Karnavati Rani
Garhwal Sarvadalita Board was constituted in 1928 A.D. by - Jayananda Bharti
Praja Mandal" was established at Dehradun with the objective - To free the peopl
e from mis-rule of Tehri-Rajya

Read the statements (A) and (B) and choose the correct answer from the codes giv
en
below :
(A) The sixth century B.C. was a period of great religious upheaval in all parts
of the
world.
(B) The Vedic religion had become very complex.
Codes :
Answer:Both (A) and (B) are true
The earliest known epigraphic evidence of Bhagvatism is - Garuda column at Besna
gar
Buddhist text "Milindapanho" throws light on which Indo-Greek ruler - Minender
In which Vedic text the term "Varna" is found referred for the first time - Rig
veda
There were different causes for the downfall of the Gupta empire. Which one was
not the cause among the statements given below ---------------