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Uttarakhand APO Prelims 2016 (Paper I General Studies) Question Paper with Answers
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Question 1 · Prelims
The number of Tirthas given in Arthashastra is
- (A) Fourteen
- (B) Sixteen
- (C) Eighteen
- (D) Twenty one
Answer: (C) Eighteen
Question 2 · Prelims
To which country Madhesi agitation is related ?
- (A) Bangladesh
- (B) Nepal
- (C) Myanmar
- (D) Bhutan
Answer: (B) Nepal
Question 3 · Prelims
Who helped Shah Alam II to ascend the throne in Delhi in 1771 ?
- (A) Warren Hastings
- (B) Siraj-ud-Daula
- (C) Mahadji Sindhia
- (D) Haider Ali
Answer: (C) Mahadji Sindhia
Question 4 · Prelims
Which gas exists in the highest concentration in the Earth's atmosphere ?
- (A) Hydrocarbons
- (B) Ozone
- (C) Oxygen
- (D) Nitrogen
Answer: (D) Nitrogen
Question 5 · Prelims
In which of the following States, Mr. Pawan Chamling become the longest serving Chief Minister ?
- (A) Sikkim
- (B) Assam
- (C) Meghalaya
- (D) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: (A) Sikkim
Question 6 · Prelims
In which city of India first monorail was tested in February, 2014 ?
- (A) Ahmedabad
- (B) Mumbai
- (C) Bengaluru
- (D) Mysore
Answer: (B) Mumbai
Question 7 · Prelims
'The Turbulent Years' is written by
- (A) Pranab Mukherjee
- (B) Shobha De
- (C) Sonia Gandhi
- (D) L.K. Advani
Answer: (A) Pranab Mukherjee
Question 8 · Prelims
Which of the following regions was not assigned to Iqtadars by Allauddin Khalji ?
- (A) Marwar
- (B) Malwa
- (C) Mewar
- (D) Doab
Answer: (D) Doab
Question 9 · Prelims
Who among the following was not in the Cabinet Mission ?
- (A) Stafford Cripps
- (B) Pethic Lawrence
- (C) A.V. Alexander
- (D) John Simon
Answer: (D) John Simon
Question 10 · Prelims
The Second Buddhist Council was held at
- (A) Vaishali
- (B) Ujjain
- (C) Pataliputra
- (D) Kannauj
Answer: (A) Vaishali