Miscellaneous (Uttarakhand)

1. Chirag Sen is associated with which game? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Cricket
(b) Football
(c) Badminton
(d) Hockey

Correct Answer: (c) Badminton

Solution:Chirag Sen is an Indian badminton player who belongs to a badminton family. His father, D. K. Sen, is a coach in India and his brother, Lakshya Sen, is also a prominent international badminton player.

2. The training centre of the Uttarakhand Livestock Development Board is located at [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Dehradun
(b) Rishikesh
(c) Kalsi
(d) Haridwar

Correct Answer: (b) Rishikesh

Solution:The training centre of the Uttarakhand Livestock Development Board is located at Rishikesh on the bank of river Ganga. The headquarter of the board is situated at Dehradun whereas Animal Breeding farm is located at Kalsi. According to the commission, the correct answer of the aforesaid question is option (a) which is wrong. The correct answer should be option (b).

3. Name the only player originally from Uttarakhand to have played Test Cricket. [Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2007]

(a) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(b) Sunil Joshi
(c) Raghuram Bhatt
(d) Amit Bhandari

Correct Answer: (a) Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Solution:Amit Bhandari, Raghuram Bhatt and Sunil Joshi were born in Delhi, Mysore (Karnataka) and Gadag (Karnataka). Mahendra Singh Dhoni was born in Ranchi city of Jharkhand, however, his father Pan Singh and mother Devaki Devi are natives of Uttarakhand. Dhoni's paternal village Lwali is situated in Almora district of Uttarakhand.

4. The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration is located in [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Delhi
(b) Nainital
(c) Mussoorie
(d) Hyderabadan

Correct Answer: (c) Mussoorie

Solution:The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) is a research and training institute on public policy and public administration founded in 1959 located in Charleville, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

5. Who was the first Chairman of Uttarakhand Public Service Commission? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (e) None of the above

Solution:The first chairman of Uttarakhand Public Service Commission was N.P. Nawani, not A.P. Navani. At present Dr. Ravidatt Godiyal is the Chairman of UKPSC.

6. he first Woman Director General of Police of Uttarakhand was - [Uttarakhand Lower Sub. (Pre) 2010]

(a) C.C. Bhattacharya
(b) Kaushal C. Bhattacharya
(c) Kanchan C. Bhattacharya
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (c) Kanchan C. Bhattacharya

Solution:First Woman Director General of Police of Uttarakhand was Kanchan C.Bhattacharya. She retired from the post in the year 2007.

7. What is the percentage of horizontal reservation provisioned for womens in all categories of services in the state of Uttaranchal? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]

(a) 5 percent
(b) 10 percent
(c) 30 percent
(d) 20 percent

Correct Answer: (c) 30 percent

Solution:According to the government order 2001, Women were provided 20 percent horizontal reservation however presently, the reservation list provisions for 30 percent horizontal reservation for women in Uttarakhand. The list is as follows:

Category	Reservation Percentage
Women	30 Percent
Scheduled Caste	19 Percent
Other Backward Classes	14 Percent
Scheduled Tribes	4 Percent
Handicapped	4 Percent
Retired Soldiers	2 Percent

8. Which one of the following is not the ancient race of Uttarakhand? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Yaksha
(b) Nag
(c) Khasi
(d) Kinnar

Correct Answer: (c) Khasi

Solution:Ancient races of Uttarakhand include Yaksha, Nag, Kinnar, Gandharva, Khas, Nath, etc. Khasi tribes reside in Assam and Meghalaya of India, and some regions of Bangladesh. Khasi tribe is not found in Uttarakhand.

9. In erstwhile, Tehri State 'Dola-Palki' movement was associated with [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]

(a) Brahmans
(b) Craftsman
(c) Rajputs
(d) Islam

Correct Answer: (b) Craftsman

Solution:Dola-Palaki movement in Garhwal was related to craftsmen. The founder of this movement was Jayanand Bhartiya who ensured palanquin bearing rights for craftsmen.

10. From which district of Uttarakhand State Chipko Movement' organised? [Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2003, Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

(a) Chamoli
(b) Uttarkashi
(c) Tehri Garhwal
(d) Pauri-Garhwal

Correct Answer: (a) Chamoli

Solution:

Chipko movement was started at Gopeshwar in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand in 1973. Famous environmentalist Sundar Lal Bahuguna was related with this movement.