Indian State GK MCQ Questions on ‘Uttarakhand‘. Here we have given total 20 Quiz, very important for students.
(1) Which is the Capital of Uttarakhand State?
(a) Haridwar District
(b) Nainital District
(c) DehradunDistrict
(d) Udham Singh NagarDistrict
Ans.: – (c) Dehradun District
(2)When Uttarakhand state become a state of India?
(a) 09 November 2000
(b) 10 November 2000
(c) 11 November 2000
(d) 12 November 2000
Ans.: – (a)09 November 2000
(3) What is the State Bird name ofUttarakhand State?
(a)Wall Creeper
(b)Spotted Nutcracker
(c)Himalayan Monal
(d)Bearded Vulture
Ans.: – (c)Himalayan Monal
(4) What is the State animal ofUttarakhand state?
(a) Himalayan Bear
(b) Snow Leopard
(c) Alpine Musk Deer
(d) Wild Goat Ghoral
Ans: – (c)Alpine Musk Deer
(5) Name of the official State tree of Uttarakhand state?
(a) Silk cotton tree
(b) Buransh tree
(c)Deodar tree
(d)Oak tree
Ans.: – (b)Buransh tree
(6) Which is the official state flower of Uttarakhand state?
(a)Marigold
(b)Orchids
(c)Primulas
(d)Brahma Kamal
Ans.: – (d)Brahma Kamal
(7) Which are the Official languages of Uttarakhand State use?
(a)Garhwali
(b)Kumauni
(c) Hindi
(d) Sanskrit
Ans: – (c)Hindi
(8) How much Total population ofUttarakhand state (2023)?
(a) 1.152 Crores
(b)1.171 Crores
(c)1.147 Crores
(d)1.164 Crores
Ans: – (d) 1.164 Crores
(9) What is the total Landarea ofUttarakhand state?
(a)52,587km2
(b)53,483km2
(c)54,378 km2
(d)55,168 km2
Ans.: – (b) 53,483 km2
(10) What is the most famous in Uttarakhand for tourist attraction?
(a) Jim Corbett National Park
(b) Natural beauty and diversity
(c)Haridwar, Rishikesh, Kedarnath, Badrinathtemple, Kanchi Dhaam
Hindu holy pilgrimage places.
(d) Nainital and Mussoorie the famous hill stations.
Ans.: – (c)Haridwar, Rishikesh, Kedarnath, Badrinath temple, Kanchi Dhaam Hindu holy pilgrimage places.
(11) Where is Uttarakhand statebeing in India?
(a) Uttarakhand is in the north-east part of the India.
(b) Uttarakhand is the extreme north region of India.
(c) Uttarakhand is in the north-west part of India.
(d) Uttarakhand is located at the foothills of the Himalaya. Northern
Part of India.
Ans: – (d)Uttarakhandis located at the foothills of the Himalaya. Northern
Part of India
(12) Who is the Present chief minister ofUttarakhand state?
(a) Tirath Singh Rawat
(b) Trivendra Singh
(c)Pushkar Singh Dham
(d)Harish Rawat
Ans: – (c)Pushkar Singh Dham
(13) Which is the Longest River ofUttarakhand state?
(a) Ganga River
(b) Alaknanda River
(c) BhagirathiRiver
(d) YamunaRiver
Ans: – (b) AlaknandaRiver
(14) Which is the East and West State ofUttarakhand state?
(a) Nepalborder to the east and Himachal Pradesh to the west.
(b) Delhiin the east and Uttar Pradeshto the west.
(c) Madhya Pradesh in the east and Haryana to the west.
(d) Nepal borderin the east and Tibet to the west.
Ans: – (a) Nepalborder to the east and Himachal Pradesh to the west.
(15) What is the climate of Uttarakhand state?
(a) Uttarakhand climate is generally defined as tropical monsoon type.
(b) The climate of Uttarakhand with three distinct Seasons.
(c) Strong monsoon, cool winters, and hot summer.
(d)Temperature, marked by seasonal variation in temp. but also affected
By tropical monsoons.
Ans: – (d)Temperature, marked by seasonal variation in temp. but also affected By tropical monsoons.
(16) How many districts are in Uttarakhand state?
(a) 13
(b) 14
(c) 15
(d) 16
Ans.: – (a) 13
(17) How many People visited every year,Uttarakhand state (2023)?
(a) 7.0 Crores
(b) 5.8 Crores
(c)6.7 Crores
(d) 8.2 Crores
Ans.: – (a)7.0 Crores
(18) Which is the highest Mountain Peak inUttarakhand state?
(a) Kamet Hills
(b) Nanda Devi Hills
(c) Nanda Devi EastHills
(d) Abi Gamin Peak
Ans.: – (b) Nanda Devi Peak
(19) Which is the biggest district in Uttarakhand State?
(a) Haridwar district
(b) Chamoli district
(c) Dehradun district
(d) Garhwal district
Ans.: – (b) Chamoli district
(20) What is the nickname of Uttarakhand state?
(a) Hindu pilgrimage sites.
(b) Northern Land State
(c) ‘Devbhoomi’ or ‘Land of the Gods’
(d)Snow-covered mountain Peaks state
Ans.: – (c) ‘Devbhoomi’or ‘Land of the Gods’
District-wise GK of Uttarakhand:
Pithoragarh
(1) Pithoragarh is a Himalayan town with a Municipal Board in Pithoragarh district in the Indian state of ……..
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Chandigarh
Ans- Uttarakhand
(2) Which is the largest hill town in Kumaon Division?
(a) Nainital
(b) Pithoragarh
(c) Almora
(d) Haridwar
Ans- Pithoragarh
(3) What is the elevation of Pithoragarh?
(a) 5338 ft
(b) 8544 ft
(c) 9135 ft
(d) 2975 ft
Ans- 5338 ft
(4) What is the pin code of Pithoragarh?
(a) 962698
(b) 258963
(c) 269746
(d) 262501
Ans- 262501
(5) Which city of Uttarakhand known as the “Mini Kashmir”?
(a) Almora
(b) Haridwar
(c) Mussoorie
(d) Pithoragarh
Ans- Pithoragarh
(6) What is the official language of Pithoragarh?
(a) Hindi
(b) English
(c) Lepcha
(d) Sanskrit
Ans- Hindi
(7) What is the native language of Pithoragarh?
(a) Garhwali
(b) Kumaoni
(c) Adi
(d) Sanskrit
Ans- Kumaoni
(8) Which river flows in Pithoragarh?
(a) Ganga
(b) Bramhaputra
(c) Yamuna
(d) Sharda
Ans- Sharda
(9) Which is higher number of religion live in Pithoragarh?
(a) Muslim
(b) Assamis
(c) Hinduism
(d) Buddhism
Ans- Hinduism
(10) Which is the last village of Pithoragarh?
(a) Sittong
(b) Purulia
(c) Simana
(d) Milam
Ans- Milam
(11) What is the area of Pithoragarh?
(a) 1468 km²
(b) 964 km²
(c) 2064 km²
(d) 7110 km²
Ans- 7110 km²
(12) The Pithoragarh district is administratively divided into …Tehsils.
(a) 3
(b) 7
(c) 6
(d) 11
Ans- 11
(13) Which is the nearest civil airport of Pithoragarh?
(a) Guwahati Airport
(b) Chandigarh Airport
(c) Nainital Airport
(d) Naini Saini Airport
Ans- Naini Saini Airport
(14) Munsyari is a hill station in the northern part of the Pithoragarh district.
(a) Nainital
(b) Haridwar
(c) Almora
(d) Pithoragarh
Ans- Pithoragarh
(15) How many villages are there in Pithoragarh district?
(a) 1754
(b) 368
(c) 1682
(d) 184
Ans- 1682
Dehradun
(1) Which is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand?
(a) Haridwar
(b) Nainital
(c) Dehradun
(d) Almora
Ans- Dehradun
(2) Which city of Uttarakhand is one of the “Counter Magnets” of the National Capital Region (NCR) being developed as an alternative center of growth to help ease the migration and population explosion in the Delhi metropolitan area and to establish a smart city in the Himalayas?
(a) Mussoorie
(b) Dehradun
(c) Nainital
(d) Almora
Ans- Dehradun
(3) Dehradun is the capital of the state…..
(a) West Bengal
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans- Uttarakhand
(4) Which is the third largest city in the Himalayas after Kathmandu and Srinagar?
(a) Mussoorie
(b) Dehradun
(c) Nainital
(d) Almora
Ans- Dehradun
(5) What is the nickname of Dehradun?
(a) City of Victory
(b) Doon
(c) City of Culture
(d) Heaven City
Ans- Doon
(6) When Dehradun city was found?
(a) 1827
(b) 1907
(c) 1817
(d) 1718
Ans- 1817
(7) What is official language of Dehradun?
(a) English
(b) Hindi
(c) Sanskrit
(d) Urdu
Ans- Hindi
(8) What is the additional language of Dehradun?
(a) Hindi
(b) Punjabi
(c) Sanskrit
(d) Adi
Ans- Sanskrit
(9) What are the regional languages of Dehradun?
(a) Garhwali and Jaunsari
(b) Lepcha and Bhutanese
(c) Nepali and Punjabi
(d) Garhwali and Marathi
Ans- Garhwali and Jaunsari
(10) For which rice Dehradun is famous?
(a) Gobindobhog
(b) Basmati
(c) Ratna
(d) Miniket
Ans- Basmati
(11) Which place is also known as Abode of Drona?
(a) Haridwar
(b) Nainital
(c) Dehradun
(d) Almora
Ans- Dehradun
(12) ……. is also being selected to be the second “home” ground of the Afghan cricket team.
(a) Nainital
(b) Kolkata
(c) Dehradun
(d) Ranchi
Ans- Dehradun
(13) …….is mentioned as a part of the region called Kedarkhand, the abode of Shiva.
(a) Dehradun
(b) Kashmir
(c) Nainital
(d) Deoghar
Ans- Dehradun
(14) What is the main source of economy of Dehradun?
(a) Tea Estate
(b) Tourism
(c) Coal Industry
(d) Cotton Fabrics
Ans- Tourism
(15) What is the largest profession in Dehradun?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Weaving
(c) Teaching
(d) Business
Ans- Agriculture
(16) Which airport is known as “Jolly Grant Airport”?
(a) Delhi Airport
(b) Dehradun Airport
(c) Kolkata Airport
(d) Mumbai Airport
Ans- Dehradun Airport
(17) Which railway station is the largest train station of Dehradun?
(a) Delhi
(b) Raipur
(c) Dehradun
(d) Nainital
Ans- Dehradun
(18) Which city was called “The Gray City” in the initial days because ex-Army officers and VIPs considered this place ideal for residence after retirement?
(a) Nainital
(b) Pondicherry
(c) Dehradun
(d) Assam
Ans- Dehradun
(19) The famous Tapkeshwar Temple is located in… city of Uttarakhand.
(a) Dehradun
(b) Kashmir
(c) Nainital
(d) Deoghar
Ans- Dehradun
(20) The cultural festival Virasat was held for the first time in …. in Dehradun.
(a) 1996
(b) 1990
(c) 1995
(d) 1854
Ans- 1995
(21) The first indoor ice rink in India that meets the size requirements for ice hockey, figure skating, short track and rink bandy was built in …
(a) Dehradun
(b) Rishikesh
(c) Nainital
(d) Manali
Ans- Dehradun
(22) Olympic gold medalist shooter Abhinav Bindra was born in…
(a) Guwahati
(b) Siliguri
(c) Silchar
(d) Dehradun
Ans- Dehradun
(23) The famous singer Zubeen Nautiyal was born in….
(a) Almora
(b) Haridwar
(c) Dehradun
(d) Nainital
Ans- Dehradun
(24) According to the Chinese traveler Huen Chang, Dehradun was called …. in the 7th century.
(a) Ramnagar
(b) Shivnagar
(c) Sudhnagar
(d) Kailash
Ans- Sudhnagar
(25) What is the current population of Dehradun metro area?
(a) 1016000
(b) 1085497
(c) 1000000
(d) 2081120
Ans- 1016000
Nainital
(1) Which is the town and headquarters of Nainital district of Kumaon division, Uttarakhand, India?
(a) Almora
(b) Dehradun
(c) Nainital
(d) Haridwar
Ans- Nainital
(2) Which is the judicial capital of Uttarakhand located?
(a) Nainital
(b) Haridwar
(c) Mussoorie
(d) Nainital
Ans- Nainital
(3) Where the High Court of the Nainital state is located?
(a) Almora
(b) Mussoorie
(c) Nainital
(d) Haridwar
Ans- Nainital
(4) Which was the summer capital of the United Provinces?
(a) Nainital
(b) Haridwar
(c) Mussoorie
(d) Almora
Ans- Nainital
(5) Which city has the nickname “Jewel of Kumaon”?
(a) Mussoorie
(b) Nainital
(c) Almora
(d) Haridwar
Ans- Nainital
(6) What is the total area of Nainital?
(a) 10 km²
(b) 11.73 km²
(c) 19 km²
(d) 25 km²
Ans- 11.73 km²
(7) What is the elevation of Nainital?
(a) 3679 ft
(b) 7000 ft
(c) 6596 ft
(d) 6837 ft
Ans- 6837 ft
(8) What is the official language of Nainital?
(a) English
(b) Hindi
(c) Tamil
(d) Manipuri
Ans- Hindi
(9) What is the additional official language of Nainital?
(a) Hindi
(b) Sanskrit
- c) Bengali
(d) Lepcha
Ans- Sanskrit
(10) What is the regional language of Nainital?
(a) Kumaoni
(b) English
(c) Hindi
(d) Tamil
Ans- Kumaoni
Almora
(1) Almora is a municipal board and a cantonment town in the state of…….., India.
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Jharkhand
Ans- Uttarakhand
(2) Which is the administrative headquarters of Almora district?
(a) Dehradun
(b) Haridwar
(c) Nainital
(d) Almora
Ans- Almora
(3) Which district of Uttarakhand is located on a ridge at the southern edge of the Kumaon Hills of the Himalaya range?
(a) Nainital
(b) Haridwar
(c) Almora
(d) Mussoorie
Ans- Almora
(4) The Koshi (Kaushiki) and….. rivers flow in the Almora city.
(a) Suyal ( Salmale)
(b) Ganga
(c) Teesta
(d) Bramhaputra
Ans- Suyal (Salmale)
(5) Which city is known as the “Cultural Capital of Kumaon”?
(a) Dehradun
(b) Haridwar
(c) Nainital
(d) Almora
Ans- Almora
(6) Which city has the nickname “Heart of Kumaon”?
(a) Nainital
(b) Haridwar
(c) Almora
(d) Mussoorie
Ans- Almora
(7) What are the official languages of Almora?
(a) Hindi and English
(b) Urdu and Sanskrit
(c) Hindi and Chhattisgarhi
(d) Hindi and Sanskrit
Ans- Hindi and Sanskrit
(8) What is the native language of Almora?
(a) Kumaoni
(b) Adi
(c) Lepcha
(d) Bhutanese
Ans- Kumaoni
(9) Which is the pin code of Almora district?
(a) 963707
(b) 263601
(c) 795396
(d) 150743
Ans- 263601
(10) When Almora district was found?
(a) 1964
(b) 1857
(c) 1737
(d) 1568
Ans- 1568
(11) Who found the Almora district?
(a) Nawazuddin Siddiqui
(b) Tipu Sultan
(c) Qutubuddin
(d) King Kalyan Chand
Ans- King Kalyan Chand
(12) How many blocks are there in Almora district?
(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 11
(d) 15
Ans- 11
(13) What was the old name of Almora district?
(a) Rajgram
(b) Rajapur
(c) Rajagram
(d) Gurugram
Ans- Rajapur
(14) Which is the major religion with in Almora district?
(a) Muslim
(b) Hinduism
(c) Sikhism
(d) Assamese
Ans- Hinduism
(15) Pandu Kholi is an ancient temple which is in the… district of Uttarakhand.
(a) Mussoorie
(b) Haridwar
(c) Nainital
(d) Almora
Ans- Almora
(16) Who is considered as a lord of justice in Uttarakhand?
(a) Lord Shiva
(b) Ma Kali
(c) Ma Durga
(d) Lord Golu
Ans- Lord Golu
(17) Which international airport is the nearest from Almora?
(a) Indira Gandhi International Airport
(b) Swami Vivekanand International Airport
(c) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
(d) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
Ans- Indira Gandhi International Airport
(18) Which radio has a local station in Almora which transmits programs of mass interest?
(a) 98.3
(b) All India Radio
(c) Akhashbani
(d) 94.3
Ans- All India Radio
(19) When Almora station of A.I.R. was found?
(a) 1580
(b) 1975
(c) 1874
(d) 1986
Ans- 1986
(20) When A.D. Pt. Buddhiballav Pant opened a debating club in Almora?
(a) 1965
(b) 1871
(c) 1965
(d) 1800
Ans- 1871
(21) The first chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Govind Ballabh Pant was born in … district of Uttarakhand.
(a) Mussoorie
(b) Haridwar
(c) Nainital
(d) Almora
Ans- Almora
(22) Which world famous poet spent time in Almora purchased a house in nearby Ramgarh where he stayed during the First World War?
(a) Kazi Nazrul Islam
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay
(d) Tarashankar Bandopadhyay
Ans- Rabindranath Tagore
(23) Uday Shankar’s dance school was established at …… in the late 1930s.
(a) Dehradun
(b) Haridwar
(c) Nainital
(d) Almora
Ans- Almora
(24) Nilamber Pant, former vice chairman of ISRO and a Padma Shri winner was born in… district of Uttarakhand.
(a) Nainital
(b) Haridwar
(c) Almora
(d) Mussoorie
Ans- Almora
(25) Swami Vivekananda visited ….thrice during his Himalayan sojourns.
(a) Gangtok
(b) Pelling
(c) Almora
(d) Kullu
Ans- Almora
Mussoorie
(1) Which place is known as “The Queen of The Hills” of India?
(a) Dehradun
(b) Mussoorie
(c) Shimla
(d) Nainital
Ans- Mussoorie
(2) Which place is known by the “Queen of The Mountains”?
(a) Darjeeling
(b) Mussoorie
(c) Nainital
(d) Dehradun
Ans- Mussoorie
(3) Which is the official language of Mussoorie?
(a) English
(b) Hindi
(c) Sanskrit
(d) Punjabi
Ans- Hindi
(4) What is the regional language of Mussoorie?
(a) Adi
(b) Hindi
(c) Garhwali
(d) Sanskrit
Ans- Garhwali
(5) Which is the pin code of Mussoorie?
(a) 248179
(b) 207533
(c) 195467
d) 108522
Ans- 248179
(6) Mussoorie as a resort was established in …. by Captain Frederick Young, a British military officer.
(a) 1954
(b) 1807
(c) 1743
(d) 1825
Ans- 1825
(7) What is the elevation of Mussoorie?
(a) 6578 ft
(b) 9467 ft
(c) 1689 ft
(d) 3696 ft
Ans- 6578 ft
(8) When Mussoorie was the intended terminus of the Great Trigonometric Survey of India that began at the southern tip of the country?
(a) 1976
(b) 1832
(c) 1800
(d) 1900
Ans- 1832
(9) When the first beer brewery at Mussoorie was established by Sir Henry Bohle as “The Old Brewery”?
(a) 1995
(b) 1832
(c) 1800
(d) 1913
Ans- 1832
(10) The first Tibetan school was established in Mussoorie in…
(a) 1965
(b) 1980
(c) 1960
(d) 1912
Ans- 1960
(11) Which is called the “Gateway” to Yamunotri and Gangotri shrines of Northern India?
(a) Dehradun
(b) Mussoorie
(c) Haridwar
(d) Almora
Ans- Mussoorie
(12) Which is the nearest airport from Mussoorie?
(a) Delhi Airport
(b) Jolly Grant Airport
(c) Mumbai Airport
(d) Guwahati Airport
Ans- Jolly Grant Airport
(13) The economy in Mussoorie is primarily dependent on…
(a) Tourism
(b) Weaving
(c) Fishing
(d) Dairy Farming
Ans- Tourism
(14) Gun Hill is the second highest point of Mussoorie.
(a) Susunia
(b) Bagmundi
(c) Gun Hill
(d) Kanchenjunga
Ans- Gun Hill
(15) Cloud End was one of the first four buildings in….and has been converted to a hotel.
(a) Mussoorie
(b) Dehradun
(c) Almora
(d) Haridwar
Ans- Mussoories
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