UKPSC Prelims Question Paper 2024 with Answers

147 of the 150 questions of the UKPSC Prelims 2024 General Studies Paper-I — solved with the Commission's provisional answer key, a detailed explanation, key facts, concept diagrams and linked previous-year questions from UPSC and other commissions. The question text has been verified against the official question booklet.

Question order follows booklet Series A of the UKPSC Prelims 2024 GS Paper-I. Answer letters are as printed in that series.

1. Q1The McMahon line demarcates the boundary between which of the following options?Answer: B — Arunachal Pradesh and China
2. Q2The shape of Atoll is:Answer: C — Horse Shoe/Ring Shaped
3. Q3The bright outer layer of the sun is known as:Answer: A — Photosphere
4. Q4Epeirogenic forces are result of:Answer: B — Vertical earth movements
5. Q5Dry winds blowing from north-east and east to west of Sahara desert are known as:Answer: C — Harmattan
6. Q6The landform of 'Hanging Valley' is associated with which of the following geomorphic process?Answer: B — Glacier
7. Q7Consider the following statements regarding the tropical dry deciduous forest in India: (1) It is found in the regions, where rainfall is between 25 and 75 cm. (2) They occur in an irregular wide strip running from the foot of the Himalayas. Select the correct answer from the code given below:Answer: B — (2) only
8. Q8Which one of the following Peninsular rivers has longest course length?Answer: A — Godavari
9. Q9Which of the following statements is not true, with respect to 'Laterite soils' in India?Answer: D — They are moisture retentive with large clay factor.
10. Q10Which drainage pattern is commonly found in Ganga plains and Assam Valley, characterized by wide plains, gentle slopes, heavy rains and large number of tributaries?Answer: B — Dendritic drainage pattern
11. Q11Which one of the following groups of forest is spread over larger area in India?Answer: C — Tropical Moist Deciduous
12. Q12River Kabini is a tributary of the:Answer: A — Cauvery
13. Q13When the Coriolis effect is counter balanced by the pressure gradient force, the resulting wind is termed as:Answer: C — Geostrophic winds
14. Q14Which of the following is a point of confluence of river Jadganga and Bhagirathi?Answer: A — Bhaironghati
15. Q15‘Utadhura Pass’ is situated near which one of the following glaciers of Uttarakhand?Answer: B — Milam glacier
16. Q16Which of the following has traditionally been called the “Farmer’s best friend” in Uttarakhand?Answer: D — Oak (Banj)
17. Q17Temporary habitats in the high-altitude pastures of Garhwal Himalayas are called:Answer: B — Kharak
18. Q18Which of the following statements are true according to Census of India 2011 data? (1) Uttarkashi district has the lowest population density in Uttarakhand. (2) Rudraprayag district has the highest sex ratio in Uttarakhand. (3) Udham Singh Nagar has the highest percentage of Muslim population. Choose the correct option:Answer: D — Statement (1) is true
19. Q19Which of the following National Parks of Uttarakhand was included in the Project Tiger Scheme in 2015?Answer: B — Rajaji National Park
20. Q20Arrange the following districts in descending order according to percentage of Scheduled Tribe population to total population (Census of India 2011) and choose the correct option:Answer: A — U.S. Nagar, Dehradun, Pithoragarh, Chamoli
21. Q21Durmital is located in which of the following districts of Uttarakhand?Answer: B — Chamoli
22. Q22Arrange the districts in ascending order of female literacy rate and choose the correct option:Answer: A — Uttarkashi, U.S. Nagar, Chamoli, Nainital
23. Q23Which of the following streams is a tributary of the Girthi river in Uttarakhand?Answer: A — Kiogad / Kioghād
24. Q24Who started the “Maiti Movement” aimed at plantation?Answer: B — Kalyan Singh Rawat
25. Q25Select the correct pair of river basins separated by the Dudhatoli Mountain Range.Answer: C — Pindar and Ramganga basins
26. Q26According to Forest Survey Report-2021, which of the following district has the highest percentage of forest cover (percentage of forest cover to total geographical area of the district) in Uttarakhand?Answer: B — Rudraprayag
27. Q27According to the Constitution of India, who among the following is the Head of the State?Answer: B — President
28. Q28Which of the following Parts of the Indian Constitution deals with the relations between the Union and the States?Answer: D — Part-11
29. Q29What is the main function of the Public Accounts Committee?Answer: A — To examine CAG annual reports
30. Q30In which of the following cities is the central secretariat of the ‘Association of South-East Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) located?Answer: A — Jakarta
31. Q31Which of the following treaties does NOT match with the year it was executed?Answer: B — Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (II) Agreement – 1967
32. Q32Which of the following is NOT a philosophy of the Indian Constitution?Answer: A — Communist State
33. Q33Which of the following words were NOT present in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution adopted on November 26, 1949? (1) Republic (2) Reliable (3) Socialist (4) Non-religiousAnswer: B — (2), (3), (4)
34. Q34Which of the following statements is NOT correct regarding the issuance of an Ordinance by the President?Answer: D — The President can never repeal it.
35. Q35Match the hydroelectric projects with the river on which they are constructed: A. Koteshwar B. Kulhal C. Tapoban Vishnugad D. Vishnuprayag 1. Asan 2. Alaknanda 3. Bhagirathi 4. DhauliAnswer: D — 3 1 4 2
36. Q36Which one of the following is not in existence now?Answer: C — Planning Commission
37. Q37Which of the following Lok Sabhas did not complete its full five-year term?Answer: B — Thirteenth Lok Sabha
38. Q38Under which of the following Articles of the Constitution has the Inter-State Council been constituted?Answer: B — Article 263
39. Q39Which of the following rights is NOT enjoyed by a British citizen residing in India?Answer: A — Freedom of Trade and Profession
40. Q40The President has power to make regulations regarding which of the following? 1. Dadra & Nagar Haveli 2. Daman & Diu 3. Goa, Daman & Diu 4. PuducherryAnswer: D — 1, 2, 4
41. Q41The mind of the makers of the Constitution of India is reflected in which of the following?Answer: A — The Preamble
42. Q42Which of the following is NOT one of the UNESCO Creative Cities from India?Answer: D — Pune (Literature)
43. Q43The Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission can be removed from his post by:Answer: B — The President
44. Q44Regarding the Directive Principles of State Policy, which one of the following statements is NOT correct?Answer: C — They impose a legal duty on the State.
45. Q45Who among the following was the first Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?Answer: C — Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari
46. Q46How many women MLAs were there in the first Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand?Answer: D — 4 (Four)
47. Q47Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Speaker of the Lok Sabha?Answer: A — The Speaker has to be a member of the House within six months of assuming office.
48. Q48Which parliament seat of Uttarakhand State is reserved for Scheduled Caste?Answer: C — Almora
49. Q49Who among the following was the Human Resource Development/Education Minister from Uttarakhand in the Central Government in the year 2019?Answer: D — Ramesh Pokhariyal ‘Nishank’
50. Q50National Food Security Mission (NFSM) was launched inAnswer: A — 2007-08
51. Q51In which year did the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) come into existence?Answer: D — 1999
52. Q52Which of the following statements related to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) is NOT true?Answer: D — The Director of Money Laundering is not given power to call for records maintained by Financial Institutions.
53. Q53BRICS is important in the global economy. Which of the following statements about BRICS is NOT correct?Answer: C — It represents around 46 percent of global trade.
54. Q54As per the Sustainable Development Report 2023, what is the rank of India?Answer: B — 112th
55. Q55‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi’ (PM-KISAN) scheme came into effect from:Answer: B — February 24, 2019
56. Q56The long-term objective of the National Population Policy 2000 is to achieve a stable population byAnswer: D — 2045
57. Q57Which of the following is NOT a member of the South Asian Preferential Trade Agreement (SAPTA)?Answer: A — China
58. Q58A measure of the total inflation within an economy, including such factors as food and energy prices, is calledAnswer: A — Headline inflation
59. Q59Which of the following is NOT a part of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog?Answer: C — Governors of States
60. Q60Who among the following has NOT been the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court?Answer: D — Pankaj Purohit
61. Q61What percentage (approximately) of Uttarakhand is plain area?Answer: C — 14
62. Q62Which of the following programme is NOT associated with the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)?Answer: D — PM-KSY
63. Q63UTDB is established in Uttarakhand to promote ______.Answer: B — Tourism
64. Q64In Uttarakhand State, which district got first place in fish production in 2022-2023?Answer: C — Udham Singh Nagar
65. Q65Which district of Uttarakhand has the highest forest-cover share (percentage) with respect to its total geographical area?Answer: B — Nainital
66. Q66When did the Government of Uttarakhand pass the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act?Answer: C — In 2005
67. Q67On the basis of NFHS-2019-21 survey, the multidimensional poverty in Uttarakhand in 2019-21 wasAnswer: D — 9.67 percent
68. Q68The term GHz is the indicator of which feature of the computer?Answer: C — Speed
69. Q69Which of the following is the 5th generation AI programming language?Answer: D — Prolog
70. Q70Which modulation technique is preferred for medium-speed communication range up to 1200 to 2400 bits per second?Answer: B — Frequency modulation
71. Q71Consider a tightly wound 100-turn coil of radius 10 cm, carrying a current of 1 A. What will be the magnitude of the magnetic field at the centre of the coil?Answer: A — 6.28 × 10⁻⁴ T
72. Q73What will be the de Broglie wavelength of a ball of mass 0.12 kg moving with a speed of 20 m s⁻¹?Answer: D — 2.76 × 10⁻³⁴ m
73. Q74Food cans are coated with Tin instead of Zinc, becauseAnswer: C — Zinc is more reactive than Tin.
74. Q75As per Census-2011, which of the following districts of Uttarakhand had the lowest female literacy rate?Answer: C — Uttarkashi
75. Q76Which one of the following is the highest reactive metal?Answer: B — Potassium
76. Q77The geographical regions that are particularly rich in endemic, rare and threatened species, found relatively in small areas and facing significant habitat loss, are referred to as:Answer: C — Hot spots
77. Q78Organisms which grow best in the temperature range of 0-15 °C are referred to as:Answer: B — Psychrophiles
78. Q79Which Constitutional Amendment Act relates to the protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wildlife?Answer: C — 1976
79. Q80Which of the following helps some hydrophytes to thrive in wetlands and marshes where the water level fluctuates from time to time?Answer: C — Aerenchyma tissue
80. Q81The relative contribution of different greenhouse gases to global warming is given below. Identify the incorrect pair.Answer: C — CO₂ – 40 %
81. Q82The term antibiotic was coined byAnswer: D — Selman Waksman
82. Q83Which of the following is the first human hormone produced by recombinant DNA technology?Answer: C — Insulin
83. Q84The hybridoma technique was developed by whom?Answer: B — George Kohler and César Milstein
84. Q85Which of the following is used as an immunosuppressor for kidney transplantation?Answer: D — Monoclonal antibodies
85. Q86Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?Answer: C — Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary – 1979
86. Q87Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?Answer: C — Govind Wildlife Sanctuary – Chamoli Garhwal
87. Q88‘Malogam’, the polling station with only one voter during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, falls in which state?Answer: C — Arunachal Pradesh
88. Q89The half-life of a radioactive substance is 4 months. How much time will it take to decay 3/4th of the substance?Answer: B — 8 months
89. Q90“Prawasi Bharatiya Diwas” (PBD) or NRI Day is celebrated in India every year on which date?Answer: B — January 9
90. Q91In March 2024, who created history as the first woman sniper of the Border Security Force (BSF)?Answer: C — Suman Kumari
91. Q92What is India’s rank in the International Intellectual Property (IP) Index 2024?Answer: D — 42nd
92. Q93Mission “Divyastra” is related to which of the following?Answer: A — MIRV Technology
93. Q94In February 2024, which bank raised US $ 300 million through its first ever sustainable-finance bond issue?Answer: A — HDFC Bank
94. Q95Besides Urdu poet Gulzar, who is the other recipient of the 58th Jnanpith Award?Answer: C — Jagadguru Rambhadracharya
95. Q96The Government of India has extended the O-SMART scheme till 2026. The scheme primarily aims atAnswer: D — Ocean Development Activities
96. Q97Prior to Jyoti Aree, the record of oldest Indian woman to scale Mount Everest was held byAnswer: B — Sangeeta Bahl
97. Q98In which city were the 37th National Games inaugurated in October 2023?Answer: C — Bambolim, Goa
98. Q99How many Gold Medals did India win in the 19th Asian Games, Hangzhou 2023?Answer: A — 28
99. Q100In February 2024, who became the first Indian citizen to receive an Honorary Knighthood from the United Kingdom’s King Charles III?Answer: B — Sunil Bharti Mittal
100. Q101Which film won the Best Animated Feature Film award at the 96th Academy Awards?Answer: A — The Boy and The Heron
101. Q102Daniel Kahneman, who passed away in March 2024, received the Nobel Prize in 2002 for his contribution to which field?Answer: D — Economics
102. Q103Who won the first prize in the National Youth Parliament Festival 2024?Answer: B — Yatin Bhaskar Duggal
103. Q104Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, who has broken the world record for the most cumulative time spent in space, belongs to which country?Answer: D — Russia
104. Q105Which Indian city was added to UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in the ‘City of Literature’ category in 2023?Answer: C — Kozhikode
105. Q106The first International Summit on the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence in the Military was held in which country?Answer: D — Netherlands
106. Q107The Permanent Secretariat of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is located at:Answer: C — Dhaka
107. Q108Which of the following books won the 2024 International Booker Prize?Answer: B — Kairos
108. Q109In March 2024, which company acquired the educational platform ‘Udacity’?Answer: C — Accenture
109. Q110Nivedita Karki, honoured with the Teelu Rauteli State Level Award 2023, is associated with which sport?Answer: D — Boxing
110. Q111The Election Commission of India announced seven phases for General Elections 2024. In which phase were elections held in Uttarakhand?Answer: A — First
111. Q112Which of the following folk dances/celebrations of Uttarakhand is included in UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list?Answer: A — Ramman
112. Q113Who has been appointed as the first woman Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand?Answer: B — Radha Raturi
113. Q114The Hindu pilgrimage place named ‘Purnagiri’ is situated in which district of Uttarakhand?Answer: C — Champawat
114. Q115The headquarters of which of the following is located in Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand?Answer: B — Survey of India
115. Q116The train for the Manaskhand Corridor Yatra was proposed to start from which railway station?Answer: C — Pune
116. Q117Who has been appointed as the first woman Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court?Answer: B — Justice Ritu Bahri
117. Q118Which of the following new games have been approved by the International Olympic Committee for the Los Angeles Olympic Games 2028?Answer: A — T20 Cricket, Baseball, Flag Football, Squash
118. Q119Who constructed the Lake Sudarshan?Answer: A — Chandra Gupta Maurya
119. Q120Who established the Ajivika Sampradaya?Answer: A — Makhali Goshal
120. Q121Who established the ‘Vikramshila’ University?Answer: C — Dharmapala
121. Q122‘Milinda Panha’ is based on the questions of Maharaj Milinda. In which language was it written?Answer: C — Pali
122. Q123Shahjahan gave the title of ‘Shah Iqbal’ to which of his sons?Answer: A — Dara Shikoh
123. Q124Arrange the Battles of Babur given below in chronological order: I. Battle of Ghaghra II. First Battle of Panipat III. Battle of Chanderi IV. Battle of KhanwaAnswer: B — II, IV, III, I
124. Q125Which one of the following works was written by Ziauddin Barani?Answer: B — Fatawa-i-Jahandari
125. Q126To commemorate the victory of which region did Akbar build the ‘Buland Darwaza’?Answer: D — Gujarat
126. Q127In 1336 A.D., who founded the Vijayanagar Empire?Answer: C — Harihar and Bukka
127. Q128Which document is considered the “Magna Carta” of English Education in India?Answer: B — Wood’s Dispatch on Education, 1854
128. Q129What was the primary aim of the ‘Aligarh Movement’?Answer: C — To promote Western scientific education among Indian Muslims
129. Q130The Central Hindu School of Banaras, which later developed into Banaras Hindu University, was established by whom?Answer: C — Annie Besant
130. Q131To propagate the ideas of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, who founded the ‘Tatvabodhini Sabha’ in 1839?Answer: C — Debendranath Tagore
131. Q132The play ‘Neel Darpan’ (1858-1859) highlights the plight of Indigo growers. Who wrote it?Answer: B — Dinbandhu Mitra
132. Q133Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon in 1905. In which year was the partition annulled?Answer: D — 1911
133. Q134Who said that the Brahmans and Shramanas were two types of philosophers?Answer: B — Megasthenes
134. Q135Azad Hind Fauz was formed in which of the following country?Answer: B — Singapore
135. Q136Which one of the following is correctly matched? Painted Rock Shelters Site — DistrictAnswer: D — Malla Painali – Almora
136. Q137Who issued the ‘Chitreshwar’ type of coins in Uttarakhand?Answer: B — Kunind
137. Q138Which Mughal Emperor sent the survey team to Garhwal to explore the origin of Ganga river?Answer: A — Akbar
138. Q140In which year ‘Kumaon Water Rules’ were implemented?Answer: B — 1917
139. Q141In Tehri Riyasat under which Deputy Commissioner Thakur Jodh Singh Negi was appointed as a settlement officer?Answer: C — Windham
140. Q142Which Parmar ruler is known as ‘Garv-Bhanjan’ in the history of Garhwal?Answer: C — Mahipati Shah
141. Q143Which one among the following royal dynasties is associated with the Taleshwar copper plate grants?Answer: B — Paurav dynasty
142. Q144‘Barahat Shakti Stambh’ inscription is related to which of the following?Answer: A — Guh
143. Q146Between which of the following two kingdoms the battle of ‘Tamadhaund’ was fought?Answer: B — Kumaon and Garhwal
144. Q147Who chaired the first conference of ‘Kumaon Parishad’ organised at Almora in 1917?Answer: B — Jadutt Joshi
145. Q148Who was the founder of newspaper ‘Samata’?Answer: A — Hariprasad Tamta
146. Q149Which one of the following seas has highest salinity?Answer: A — Red Sea
147. Q150The “Khudai Khidmatgar” (Servants of God) was founded by –Answer: B — Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan