Uttarakhand Public Service Commission(UKPSC)

Uttarakhand Public Service Commission(UKPSC)Conducts various examination for various recruitments such as A.P.O. Exam, Lower Subordinate (Pre & Main) Exam, Forest Ranger (Pre) Exam, PCS (J) Pre Exam, A.E. Exam, J.E etc. Candidates who will apply against UKPSC Recruitment they have to give examination. So candidates should know about which type of paper will come in UKPSC exam. Therefore we are providing UKPSC Sample Paper. UKPSC Sample Paper 1) Madam Curie: (A)Discovered Vaccination (B)Invented Dynamite (C)Isolated Radium (D)Discovered Theory of Evolution 2) The author of the book "The Wonder That was India" is: (A) Amartya Sen (B) A.L. Basham (C) R.C. Dutt (D) Rabindra Nath Tagore 3) The First Women Supreme Court Judge was: (A) C. Fatima Beevi (B) Anna Chandy (C) Kadambini Ganguli (D) Laila seth 4) World population day is celebrated on (A)June 11 (B)July 11 (C)April 11 (D)None of these 5) LOTI is the currency of: (A) Sudan (B) Libiya (C) Barundi (D) Lesotho 6) Copper is produced in: (A)UP and Rajasthan (B)Rajasthan and Bihar (C)Bihar and UP (D)Orissa and Rajasthan 7) The chairman of the Planning Commission of India is: (A)President (B)Prime Minister (C)Vice President (D)None of them 8) Five Year Plans in India are approved by (A)Parliament (B)National Development Council (C)Planning Commission (D)None 9) How many members can be nominated to Lok sabha by President? (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5 10) Acharya Vinoba Bhave's Paunar Ashram is in: (A)Bihar (B)Gujarat (C)Maharashtra (D)West Bengal 11. Which pollutant in water causes ?Blue baby syndrome? ? (a)Sulphates (b)Fluoride (c)Nitrates (d)Benzene 12.The book Discovery of India was written at which place ? (a)Aga Khan Palace, Poona (b)Ahmadna ar Fort Jail (c)Yervada Jail (d)Alipur Central Jail 13. In Indian National Movement, which one of the following was an extremist ? (a)Lala Lajpat Rai (b)Pherozeshah Mehta (c)Gopal Krishna Gokhale (d)Dadabhai Naoroji 14.Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of establishment of Indian National Congress ? (a)Lord Canning (b)Lord Dufferin (c)Lord Lytton (d)Lord Ripon 15.Who said ?the sword of revolution is sharpened on the whetting stone of ideas.? ? (a)Ram Prasad Bismil (b)Bhagwati Charan Vohra (c)Bhagat Singh (d)Batukeswar Dutt 16.One carbon credit is equivalent to (a)1.0 kg of CO2 (b)100 kg of CO2 (c)1.0 ton of CO2 (d)100 tonnes of CO2 17. The logo of Indian Ecomark Scheme is (a)A tree (b)A lion (c)An earthen pot (d)A leaf 18. Which of the following plants is a source of biodiesel ? (a)Neem (b)Cotton (c)Eucalyptus (d)Jatropha 19.The fibre optics is based on the principle of (a)Reflection (b)Refraction (c)Total internal reflection (d)Polarisation 20.Deficiency of which vitamin causes night blindness ? (a)Vitamin A (b)Vitamin B (c)Vitamin C (d)Vitamin D 21.Which type of waves/rays are used to know fracture in bones ? (a)Soft X-Ray (b)Hard X-Ray (c)Micro-waves (d)Ultrasonic-waves 22.The chemical element which identifies the protein is (a)Sulphur (b)Potassium (c)Nitrogen (d)Phosphorous 23. Gastric Juice is (a)Acidic (b)Neutral (c)Alkaline (d)None of these 24.How many pairs of heart exist in Earthworm ? (a)Two pairs (b)Three pairs (c)One pair (d)Four pairs 25.In dry cell, which of the following are used as electrolytes ? (a)Ammonium chloride & Zinc chloride (b)Sodium chloride & Zinc chloride (c)Magnesium chloride & Zinc chloride (d)Ammonium chloride & Calcium chloride 26.Which of the following acid is found in vinegar ? (a)Hydrochloric acid (b)Acetic acid (c)Oxalic acid (d)Citric acid 27. By mistake a student mixed acetone with alcohol. The alcohol and acetone may be separated by which of the following process ? (a)Filtration (b)By separating funnel (c)By fractional crystallisation (d)By fractional distillation 28.The fluid agents of landform development (a)include mass wasting (b)include running water, waves, glacial ice, wind (c)do not include action of wind or glacial ice (d)include only action of water 29.Which of the following is not a natural polymer ? (a)Wool (b)Silk (c)Leather (d)Nylon 30. Which of the following metals is the cause of Itai-Itai disease ? (a)Cadmium (b)Chromium (c)Cobalt (d)Copper UKPSC Placement Paper UKPSC - Uttarakhand Public Service Commission Previous Year Paper Containing Previous Year Aptitude Question Paper on General Knowledge UKPSC Question Paper 1.Who was the first Governor of Uttaranchal (now Uttarakhand) ? (a) Smt. Margret Alva (b) Shri Sudarshan Agarwal (c) Shri B.L. Joshi (d) Shri Surjit Singh Barnala 2.Which Constitutional amendment provided constitutional status to urban local government ? (a) 72nd (b) 73rd (c) 74th (d) 71st 3.By whom the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India can be enlarged ? (a) President of India (b) Parliament by passing a resolution (c) Parliament by making a law (d) President in consultation with Chief Justice of India 4.Council of Minister is collectively responsible to whom ? (a) Prime Minister (b) President (c) Rajya Sabha (d) Lok Sabha 5.Which of the following has been described as the soul of the Indian Constitution ? (a) Fundamental Rights (b) Directive Principles of State Policy (c) Right to Constitutional Remedies (d) The Preamble 6.The Lok Sabha Secretariat comes under the direct supervision of (a) Ministry of Home Affairs (b) Ministry of Parliamentry Affairs (c) President of India (d) Lok Sabha Speaker 7.Who among the following is not appointed by the State Governor ? (a) Chief Minister (b) Members, State Public Service Commision (c) Judges of High Court (d) Advocate General 8.Under which of the following the Constituent Assembly of India was constituted ? (a) Government of India Act, 1935 (b) Cripps Proposals, 1942 (c) Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946 (d) Indian Independence Act, 1947 9.Which of the following constitute the Indian Parliament ? (a) President, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha (b) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Prime Minister (c) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs (d) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Parliament Secretariat. 10.Who presides over the joint sitting of the two houses of the Parliament ? (a) President of India (b) Vice-President of India (c) Prime Minister of India (d) Speaker of Lok Sabha 11.What is the tenure of Chief Election Commissioner of India ? (a) Five years (b) Six years or 65 years of age, whichever is earlier (c) Five years or 65 years of age, whichever is earlier (d) During the pleasure of the President of India 12.Where the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) can be filed ? (a) Only in Supreme Court of India (b) Only in High Courts of States (c) In Central Administrative Tribunals (d) Both in High Courts & Supreme Court 13.Which tribes of Uttarakhand had trade relations with Tibet before 1962 war with China ? (a) Raji (b) Bhotia (c) Boksa (d) Jaunsari 14.Who established the ?Garhdesh Seva Sangh? ? (a) Sridev Suman (b) Badri Datt Pande (c) Rampal (d) Gopi Chand 15.Who was the first Chairman of ?Uttarakhand Kranti Dal? ? (a) D.D. Pant (b) Badri Datt Pande (c) Diwakar Bhatt (d) Mathura Prasad Bamrada 16.Who is known as ?Gandhi of Uttarakhand? ? (a) Gaura Devi (b) Sunderlal Bahuguna (c) Madho Singh Bhandari (d) Indramani Badoni 17.A person can contest the Panchayat election, if he has attained the age of (a) 25 years (b) 30 years (c) 21 years (d) 18 years 18.By which Constitutional Amendment OBCs have been given 27 percent reservation in theadmission to educational institutions ? (a) 92nd (b) 93rd (c) 94th (d) 96th 19.Who administers the Oath of office and secrecy to the Governor ? (a) President (b) Chief Justice of Supreme Court (c) Chief Justice of High Court (d) Chief Minister 20.Which one of the following states first establishe d the institution of Lokayukta ? (a) Rajasthan (b) Maharashtra (c) Bihar (d) Gujarat 21.Which of the following commissions/committees has recommended the creation of a Local Body Ombudsman ? (a) First Administrative Reforms Commission (b) Second Administrative Reforms Commission (c) Balwantrai Mehta Committee (d) Ashok Mehta Committee 22.Which one of the following committees is not associated with Panchayat Raj System in India ? (a) Dinesh Goswami Committee (b) L.M. Singhvi Committee (c) Sadiq Ali Committee (d) Ashok Mehta Committee 23.Under which article of the Constitution reservations in admission to educational institutions, including private and unaided, to OBCs/ST/SC is made ? (a) Article 15(4) (b) Article 15(5) (c) Article 16(4) (d) Article 16(5) 24.?Right to Education? introduced through 86th Amendment came into force : (a) In 2002 (b) In 2004 (c) In 2008 (d) In 2010 25.Which one of the following is known as ?mystery lake? of Uttarakhand ? (a) Nainital (b) Sattal (c) Roopkund (d) Naukuchiatal 26.Which of the following food crops of Uttarakhand State, covers the maximum sown area ? (a) Maize (b) Bajra (c) Wheat (d) Rice 27.As per 2011 Census, literacy rate of Uttarakhand State is : (a) 79.63 percent (b) 87.40 percent (c) 70.40 percent (d) 75.80 percent 28.Which one of the following is the highest snow-covered peak of Uttarakhand State ? (a) Kamet (b) Trisule (c) Nanda Devi (d) Chogori 29.On which of the following rivers, the Tehri HydroPower Project has been constructed ? (a) Bhagirathi and Alaknanda (b) Yamuna and Bhagirathi (c) Kali and Tonse (d) Bhagirathi and Bhilangana 30.Which one of the following countries was included in ?BRICS? in the last ? (a) India (b) China (c) South Africa (d) Brazil UKPSC General-Studies Uttarakhand Public Service Commission(UKPSC) Model Test Paper including general knowledge questions for preparation.UKPSC Conducts various examination for various recruitments such as A.P.O. Exam, Lower Subordinate (Pre & Main) Exam, Forest Ranger (Pre) Exam, PCS (J) Pre Exam, A.E. Exam, J.E etc.These papers will help you during the preparation of exams. Uttarakhand PSC Model Test Paper 1.Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is meant for which age group of children ? (a)Children of 3?5 years of age (b)Children of 6?14 years (c)Children of 11?14 years (d)Children of 7?10 years 2.When did UGC become a statutory body by the Act of Parliament ? (a)1953 (b)1954 (c)1955 (d)1956 3.The Desert Plantation and Research Centre is located at (a)Jaipur (b)Bikaner (c)Jodhpur (d)Kota 4.Which evaluation form presents basis of grading ? (a)Formative evaluation (b)Summative evaluation (c)Placement evaluation (d)Diagnostic evaluation 5.Cybernetic system mainly deals with (a)Input in Education (b)Process in Education (c)Output in Education (d)All the above 6.Educational technology includes (a)Team teaching (b)Micro teaching (c)Programmed instruction (d)All the above 7.A factor which would strongly influence a businessman to adopt a computer is (a)Accuracy (b)Reliability (c)Speed (d)All of the above 8.To facilitate electronic access of the State & District administration services to the citizens, the following is used : (a)PAN (b)LAN (c)SWAN (d)G.I.S. 9.?Digital divide? term is commonly used for (a)Economic inequality (b)one type of division in digital computer (c)one type of operation in digital electronics (d)None of the above 10.Wi-Fi stands for wireless (a)Final (b)Fidelity (c)Fidel (d)Field 11.Which was the capital of Chhatrapati Shivaji ? (a)Poona (b)Raigarh (c)Satara (d)Jinji 12.Who was the first Tirthankar of Jainism ? (a)Mahavir (b)Parswanath (c)Rishab Dev (d)Neminath 13.When was the National Population Policy declared by the Govt. of India ? (a)15 Feb., 2000 (b)11 May, 2000 (c)05 June, 2000 (d)20 Oct., 2000 14.Ashoka?s inscription is found in which place in Uttrakhand ? (a)Srinagar (b)Joshimath (c)Harsil (d)Kalsi 15.Who was the author of ?Akbarnama? ? (a)Abul Fazal (b)Badauni (c)Faizi (d)Burni 16.The altitude of troposphere in our atmosphere is about (a)upto 11 km (b)25?45 km (c)45?90 km (d)15?20 km 17.?Theory of Human Population? was proposed by (a)Charles Darwin (b)A.R. Wallace (c)Lamarchk (d)T.R. Malthus 18.Pneumoconiosis is a disease produced by (a)Coal dust (b)Zinc dust (c)Raw saw dust (d)All of the above 19.Which district of Uttarakhand has the lowest female literacy rate as per the Census of 2011 ? (a)Udham Singh Nagar (b)Tehri Garhwal (c)Rudraprayag (d)Uttarkashi 20.The chief deity worshipped at Katarmall temple is (a)Shiva (b)Vishnu (c)Sun (d)Durga 21.Which one of the following tree species comprises the highest percentage of forest area of Uttarakhand ? (a)Oak (b)Pine (c)Sal (d)Deodar-Fir 22.The ancient Kiratas are identified with (a)Jaunsaris (b)Tharus (c)Ranwaltas (d)Rajis 23.Amoghbhuti was the ruler of (a)Yaudheya dynasty (b)Pal dynasty (c)Kushana dynasty (d)Kuninda dynasty 24.?Kartikeypur? an old capital city, was associated with (a)Chand rulers of Kumaun (b)Raikas rulers of Pithoragarh area (c)Parmar rulers of Garhwal (d)Katyuri rulers of Kumaun 25.The famous Vishu fair is celebrated in (a)Champavat (b)Almora (c)Jaunsar-Bavar (d)Pauri 26.Which of the following tax/duty is not levied by the Government of Uttarakhand ? (a)Trade Tax (b)Income-Tax (c)Entertainment Tax (d)Excise Duty 27.Chandraprabha Aitwal is known for (a)Music (b)Mountaineering (c)Cricket (d)Literature 28.In which districts of Uttarakhand magnesite ore deposits are prominently located ? (a)Dehradun, Tehri Garhwal and Almora (b)Bageshwar, Chamoli and Pithoragarh (c)Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag and Nainital (d)Bageshwar, Champawat and Udham Singh Nagar 29.Which fair of Uttarakhand is known as ?Bagwaal? ? (a)Bageshwar fair (b)Nanda Devi fair (c)Kumbh fair (d)Devi Dhura fair 30.What is the sex-ratio in Uttarakhand as per the Census?2011 ? (a)1000 : 960 (b)1000 : 965 (c)1000 : 963 (d)1000 : 970 UKPSC Question-Paper UKPSC - Uttarakhand Public Service Commission Previous Year aptitude solved question paper on general studies Uttarakhand Public Service Commission Previous Year Paper 1.The earliest reference of ?Magnetic Compass? is found in (a) Miftahul Fuzala (b) Chachnama (c) Ranazatu?s Safar (d) Jawamiul Hikayat 2.After the downfall of the Delhi Sultanate, who was the first ruler to issue the gold coin ? (a) Akbar (b) Humayun (c) Shahjahan (d) Sher Shah 3.Treaties of ?START-I? and ?START-II? were signed (a) Between USA and USSR (b) Between USA and China (c) Between USSR and China (d) None of the above 4.Which monument is not at Fatehpur Sikri ? (a) Golden Palace (b) Panch Mahal (c) Jodha Bai Palace (d) Akbari Mahal 5.Which one of the following Ashrams related to Mahatma Gandhi, is the oldest ? (a) Sabarmati (b) Phoenix (c) Wardha (d) Sadaqat 6.The first Chief Justice of Supreme Court established by the East India Company was : (a) Elijah Impey (b) Courtney Ilbert (c) Phillip Francis (d) None of the above 7.Who was the author of ?Neel-Darpan? ? (a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (b) Bankim Chandra Chatterji (c) Nabagopal Mitra (d) Dinabandhu Mitra 8.Azimullah Khan was an advisor to (a) Nana Saheb (b) Tantya Tope (c) Rani Laxmi Bai (d) Kunwar Singh 9.Who established ?Satya Sodhak Samaj? ? (a) B.R. Ambedkar (b) Santram (c) Jotiba Phule (d) Bhaskar Rao Jadhav 10.Muzaffar Ahmad, S.A. Dange, Shaukat Usmani and Nalini Gupta were jailed for which conspiracy ? (a) Kakori train heist (b) Chittagong Armoury raid (c) Meerut conspiracy case (d) Kanpur Bolshevik conspiracy case 11.The longest glacier in Uttarakhand is (a) Pindari Glacier (b) Chorabari Glacier (c) Yamunotri Glacier (d) Gangotri Glacier 12.According to 2011 Census, which of the following districts of Uttarakhand had negative population growth-rate ? (a) Pithoragarh (b) Almora (c) Rudraprayag (d) Uttarkashi 13.Which are called ?Duns? in Uttarakhand ? (a) Structural valleys (b) River valleys (c) Alpine grasslands (d) Narrow valleys 14.In which of the following rivers? confluence is Gobindghat located ? (a) Alaknanda and Bhagirathi (b) Alaknanda and Khirongad (c) Alaknanda and Laxman Ganga (Bhyundar Gad) (d) Alaknanda and Dhauli Ganga 15.Which of the following is a biosphere reserve in Uttarakhand ? (a) Gobind (b) Corbett (c) Rajaji (d) Nanda Devi 16.Which one is the most extensive part of the oceanic floor ? (a) Ocean Deeps (b) Continental Slope (c) Continental Shelves (d) Deep Sea Plains 17.Grenada is located in (a) Pacific Ocean (b) Indian Ocean (c) Caribbean Sea (d) Mediterranean Sea 18.A telegram was sent from Greenwich at 12.00 Noon.The time for transmission was 12 minutes. It reached a town at 6.00 p.m. The longitude of the town will be (a) 97° E (b) 87° E (c) 87° W (d) 97° W 19.Which one of the following is not a member of ?BRICS? ? (a) India (b) China (c) Saudi Arabia (d) Brazil 20.Which one of the following is not associated to the ?group? ? (a) Gneiss (b) Sandstone (c) Limestone (d) Shale 21.The state having highest literacy rate as per 2011 Census is (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Manipur (c) Rajasthan (d) Mizoram 22.Basaltic Lava rocks over Indian Deccan Plateau are formed in the following period : (a) Cretaceous period (b) Pleistocene period (c) Carboniferrous period (d) Miocene period 23.Who was the first Indian to join as a member of UN Human Rights Commission,constituted in 1946 ? (a) Smt. Sarojini Naidu (b) Smt. Hansa Mehta (c) Smt. Vijaya Laxmi Pandit (d) None of the above 24.Which one of the following rivers is associated with Sardar Sarovar Project ? (a) Narmada (b) Tapti (Tapi) (c) Godawari (d) Cauvery (Kaveri) 25.Which river among the following does not join the Ganga river from left ? (a) Gomati (b) Ghaghra (c) Kosi (d) Son 26.Which one of the following groups is the correct sequence of mountain peaks from east to west ? (a) Everest, Kanchenjunga, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri (b) Kanchenjunga, Everest, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri (c) Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Everest (d) Everest, Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna 27.Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the States of India in descending order of their area ? (a) Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh (b) Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh (c) Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand (d) Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh 28.When did the Protection of Human Rights Act come into force in India ? (a) 1990 (b) 1991 (c) 1992 (d) 1993 29.Under which agreement International Monetary Fund was established ? (a) Bretton Woods Agreement (b) Bretton Stone Agreement (c) S. Woods Agreement (d) U. Thant Agreement 30.When was South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) established ? (a) 1984 (b) 1987 (c) 1985 (d) 1989 UKPSC Whole-Testpaper Uttarakhand Public Service Commission(UKPSC) Exam Paper including general knowledge questions for preparation.UKPSC Conducts various examination for various recruitments such as A.P.O. Exam, Lower Subordinate (Pre & Main) Exam, Forest Ranger (Pre) Exam, PCS (J) Pre Exam, A.E. Exam, J.E etc.These papers will help you during the preparation of exams. Uttarakhand PSC Exam Paper 1. The smallest unit of computer data is (a)Byte (b)Bit (c)Record (d)File 2.What can be sent through video mail ? (a)Graphics (b)Video clips (c)Video messages (d) All of these 3.The presence of grasslands instead of forest usually indicates (a)A drier climate (b)Poorer soils (c)A warmer climate (d)Shallower soils 4.The immediate cause of most rain is (a)descending air (b)a hurricane or tornado (c)seeding clouds with silver iodide or dry ice (d)the uplift and cooling of air 5.Where did occur super cyclone on 29 Oct. 1999 ? (a)Andhra Pradesh (b)Tamil Nadu (c)Karnataka (d)Orissa (Odisha) 6.The last Southern point of India is (a)Kanyakumari (b)Rameshwaram (c)Indira Point (d)Dhanush Koti 7.The environmental issues related with Sardar Sarovar Dam were taken by which of the following activist ? (a)Sunderlal Bahuguna (b)Medha Patekar (c)Chandi Prasad Bhatt (d)Nana Patekar 8.?Appiko Movement? was launched in the State of (a)Uttarakhand (b)Uttar Pradesh (c)Karnataka (d)Rajasthan 9.The Constitution of India has borrowed the provision relating to suspension of fundamental rights from (a)The U.S. Constitution (b)The Weimar Constitution of Germany (c)The Canadian Constitution (d)The Irish Constitution 10.The United Nations Conference on ?Earth Summit? (Environment & Development) was held at Rio De Janeiro in the year (a)1992 (b)1962 (c)1982 (d)1972 11.On March 21 (Spring Equinox) the number of hours of daylight in Delhi is approximately (a)9 (nine) (b)12 (twelve) (c)15 (fifteen) (d)18 (eighteen) 12.The Indian National Congress was founded in the year (a)1885 (b)1908 (c)1896 (d)1857 13.Which one of the following High Courts exercises jurisdiction over Andaman & Nicobar Islands ? (a)Calcutta High Court (b)Andhra Pradesh High Court (c)Madras High Court (d)Mumbai High Court 14.Who presides over the joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament ? (a)Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (b)Speaker of Lok Sabha (c)The Seniormost member of Lok Sabha (d)Dy. Chairman of Rajya Sabha 15.Which of the following States has its own separate Constitution ? (a)Tamil Nadu (b)Karnataka (c)Jammu & Kashmir (d)Mizoram 16.The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the General Assembly of the U.N. on which date ? (a)June 10, 1947 (b)Oct. 15, 1948 (c)December 10, 1948 (d)June 5, 1949 17.Russian Manchester is (a)Ivanovo (b)Moscow (c)Leningrad (d)Tashkent 18.Which international organisation is non-governmental ? (a)Amnesty International (b)Human Rights Watch (c)Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (d)All above 19.Recently which political party has been launched by Mr. Arvind Kejriwal ? (a)Apna Dal (b)Sadharan Party (c)Aam Jankranti Party (d)Aam Aadmi Party 20.Famous TV serials ?Ulta Pulta? and ?Flop Show? were made by (a)Deepa Mehta (b)Chetan Bhagat (c)Jaspal Bhatti (d)Prem Basu 21.Indian economy is (a)Mixed economy (b)Capitalist economy (c)Communist economy (d)None of the above 22.Who is the Chairman of National Development Council? (a)President (b)Planning Minister (c)Prime Minister (d)Vice-President 23.Which is the largest source of National Income in India ? (a)Service sector (b)Agriculture sector (c)Industrial sector (d)Trade sector 24.Factors included in the preparation of the strategy of economic planning are (a)Objectives of planning (b)Priorities of planning (c)Financial management of plan (d)All of the above 25.Abolition of industrial licensing refers to (a)Privatisation (b)Liberalisation (c)Globalisation (d)None of the above 26.Which of the following variable is not included in Human Development Index ? (a)Life expectancy (b)Adult literacy (c)Per capita income (d)Health insurance 27.Which of the following is not a component of ?Bharat Nirman? ? (a)Rural housing (b)Rural electrification (c)Agro-based industries (d)Rural telephony 28.One of the major characteristics of lines of the latitudes is (a)converge at the poles (b)to measure the East & West distance (c)crops each other at right angle (d)are always parallel to each other 29.?School environment, personality and behaviour of teachers and amenities available in the school, play an important role in value orientation of students. We would lay emphasis that the college, the whole curriculum and in campus activities must influence value inculcations.Name the Commission which made the above statement : (a)University Education Commission (b)Secondary Education Commission (c)Education Commission (d)University Grants Commission 30. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is meant for which age group of children ? (a)Children of 3?5 years of age (b)Children of 6?14 years (c)Children of 11?14 years (d)Children of 7?10 years