The eBook Contains UKPSC Prelims Solved Paper
- Syllabus of UKPSC Exam
- Unit1: Uttarakhand PCS Prelims Solved Question Paper 2016
- Unit 3: Uttarakhand PCS Prelims Solved Question Paper 2012
- Unit 2: Uttarakhand PCS Prelims Solved Question Paper 2022
Sample Questions from e-Book
Q. Which of the following is considered a hot-spot of biodiversity in India?
(a) Aravalli hills
(b) Indo-Gangetic plan
(c) Eastern Ghats
(d) Western Ghats
Ans: (d)
Solution: Western Ghat is considered a ‘hot-spot’ of biodiversity hot spot region in India. It is also known as Sahyadri hills.
‘Biodiversity hotspots’ are the regions with very high levels of species richness and high degree of endemism (that is, species confined to that region and not found anywhere else).
The threat to the species due to habitat loss as a result of anthropogenic activities is also a criterion (Threat Perception).
Of the 34 globally identified biodiversity hotspots, India harbors two hotspots, i.e., Eastern Himalayas, Western Ghats.
Q. Under which Article of the Constitution the Separate Scheduled Tribe Commission was established?
(a) 337
(b) 338
(c) 338-A
(d) 340
Ans: (c)
Solution: Under Article-338-A of the Indian Constitution the provision of Separate Scheduled Tribe Commission was made.
Q. The demand for democratization of U.N.O is mainly related to
(a) General Assembly
(b) Economic and Social Council
(c) Security Council
(d) Trustship Council
Ans: (c)
Solution: When the Charter of the United Nations was adopted in 1945, the Security Council had only five permanent and six non‑permanent members, a total of eleven in all. In 1963, the General Assembly decided to expand the Security Council by creating four additional non‑permanent seats, this reform came into force in 1965.
Still, countries like India, Brazil, South Africa are demanding for the Permanent Seat in UNSC on the ground of democratisation.
Q. In which year, for the first time, SAARC meet was organised in India?
(a) 1986
(b) 1995
(c) 2007
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)
Solution: The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of states in South Asia. Its member states are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
- The first meeting of SAARC (in India) was held in 1986.
- SAARC was formed in 1985.
- HQ of SAARC: Kathmandu, Nepal
Q. In the year 1997, the World Environment Conference was organised in
(a) Reo-de-Janeiro
(b) Nairobi
(c) Kyoto
(d) New York
Ans: (c)
The World Environment Conference was organised in Kyoto in the year 1997.
Q. The Nuclear doctrine of India contains
(a) No first use
(b) Unilateral moratorium
(c) Minimum Credible deterrence
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)
Solution: All are the features of the Indian Nuclear Use Policy.
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