Uttarakhand Current Affairs Questions and Answers

Practice questions

Which Dehradun school ranked first in India in the girls' boarding category of the Education World India School Rankings 2026-27?
1. Welham Girls' School
2. Mayo College Girls' School
3. École Globale International Girls School
4. Woodstock School
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Answer: C. École Globale International Girls School — École Globale International Girls School, Dehradun, was ranked No. 1 in India and in Uttarakhand.
The first exercise "Mountain Guardian 2026" at Chaubatia, Uttarakhand, was held between India and which country?
1. UAE
2. Saudi Arabia
3. Oman
4. Egypt
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Answer: A. UAE — It was the inaugural high-altitude exercise between the Indian Army and the UAE Army, held from 5 to 18 October 2026.
Where will the Uttarakhand Assembly session from 27 October be held?
1. Dehradun
2. Haridwar
3. Nainital
4. Gairsain
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Answer: D. Gairsain — The Cabinet cleared 25 proposals before the 2-day session at Gairsain.
Reena Bhatti of Hisar climbed which 7,355 m peak in Uttarakhand?
1. Nanda Devi
2. Trisul
3. Kamet
4. Abi Gamin
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Answer: D. Abi Gamin — Reena Bhatti was the only woman in the 12-member team that scaled Abi Gamin in a 23-day expedition.
Chhattisgarh's Aastha Path is planned to link five temples of which kind?
1. Jyotirlingas
2. Shaktipeeths
3. Char Dham
4. Buddhist stupas
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Answer: B. Shaktipeeths — The roughly 1,000 km pilgrimage corridor links five Shaktipeeths and is modelled on Uttarakhand's Char Dham circuit.
Uttarakhand's first Glacial Lake Outburst Flood early warning system is being installed at Vasundhara Tal in which district?
1. Uttarkashi
2. Chamoli
3. Pithoragarh
4. Rudraprayag
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Answer: B. Chamoli — Vasundhara Tal is a proglacial lake in the Dhauliganga basin of Chamoli district.
How many of Uttarakhand's 344 identified glacial lakes are classified as high-risk?
1. 13
2. 7
3. 21
4. 34
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Answer: A. 13 — According to 2023 NRSC data, 13 of the 344 glacial lakes in Uttarakhand are high-risk.
The Chief Minister Higher Education Skill Enhancement Scheme-2026 of Uttarakhand covers about how many students?
1. 59,000
2. 1.19 lakh
3. 2.5 lakh
4. 5 lakh
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Answer: B. 1.19 lakh — The scheme covers about 1.19 lakh students and will cost about Rs 200 crore over five years.
Uttarakhand's amended fiscal law caps total debt at what share of GSDP for 2026-27 to 2030-31?
1. 3%
2. 20%
3. 40%
4. 30%
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Answer: D. 30% — The cap is 30% of GSDP for debt and 3% of GSDP for the annual fiscal deficit, with exemptions for disasters.
Which old law will the Uttarakhand Irrigation and Drainage Bill, 2026 replace?
1. Indian Easements Act, 1882
2. Uttarakhand Land Act
3. Indian Forest Act, 1927
4. Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873
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Answer: D. Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873 — The Cabinet decided on 4 October at Banbasa to repeal the 1873 Act and bring the new Bill to the Assembly.

The third Pravasi Uttarakhandi Diwas is planned at which venue in Dehradun?
1. Doon University
2. Graphic Era University
3. FRI Dehradun
4. Parade Ground
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Answer: A. Doon University — The event for the Uttarakhand diaspora will be held at Doon University.
Which state is the first Himalayan state to export trout to Nepal?
1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Sikkim
3. Uttarakhand
4. Arunachal Pradesh
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Answer: C. Uttarakhand — Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh coldwater fisheries cluster also supplies trout to the ITBP.
The flagship geothermal tourism project of Uttarakhand is planned at Madkot in which district?
1. Pithoragarh
2. Almora
3. Chamoli
4. Tehri Garhwal
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Answer: A. Pithoragarh — Madkot is on the Gori Ganga, where about 10 natural thermal springs lie along a 13-km belt.
For which Kumbh did the Uttarakhand CM approve Rs 61.42 crore for 18 infrastructure projects in October 2026?
1. Prayagraj Kumbh
2. Haridwar Kumbh 2027
3. Nashik Kumbh
4. Ujjain Kumbh
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Answer: B. Haridwar Kumbh 2027 — The money comes from the Centre's infrastructure grant for the Kumbh Mela 2027 at Haridwar.
The Uttarakhand Cabinet met on 4 October 2026 at which place, outside Dehradun?
1. Gairsain
2. Haldwani
3. Banbasa
4. Kashipur
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Answer: C. Banbasa — The Cabinet met at Banbasa in Champawat district and approved 24 proposals.
The 2025 rules of Uttarakhand provided what percentage of horizontal reservation for Agniveers in uniformed posts?
1. 5%
2. 15%
3. 20%
4. 10%
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Answer: D. 10% — The 12 October 2026 Cabinet approved new Horizontal Reservation Rules, 2026, replacing the earlier 10% provision.
Which state became the second after Uttarakhand to pass a Uniform Civil Code?
1. Rajasthan
2. Gujarat
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Haryana
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Answer: B. Gujarat — The Gujarat Assembly passed the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code, 2026, making Gujarat the second state to do so.

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The Gujarat Assembly passed the _____. Gujarat became the second state after Uttarakhand to enact a Uniform Civil Code.
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Answer: Gujarat Uniform Civil Code, 2026
Governor _____ declared Uttarakhand a fully literate state after it met the norms of NEP 2020 and the ULLAS programme. It is the sixth fully literate state of India.
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Answer: Gurmeet Singh
_____ of Hisar, Haryana, climbed the 7,355 m Abi Gamin peak in Uttarakhand during a 23-day expedition; she was the only woman in the 12-member team.
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Answer: Reena Bhatti
CM Pushkar Singh Dhami released the Uttarakhand Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy-2026 along with technical reports on the state's _____ for 2023-24 and 2024-25.
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Answer: Gross Environment Product (GEP)
Uttarakhand began installing its first _____ early warning system at Vasundhara Tal, Chamoli; the state has 344 identified glacial lakes, of which 13 are high-risk.
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Answer: Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF)
_____ became the first Himalayan state to export trout to Nepal and to supply trout to the ITBP, a gain of the Pithoragarh coldwater fisheries cluster, one of 34 clusters notified by the Centre.
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Answer: Uttarakhand
The Uttarakhand Cabinet met at _____ (Champawat) on 4 October and approved the Chief Minister Higher Education Skill Enhancement Scheme-2026 for about 1.19 lakh students, costing about Rs 200 crore over five years.
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Answer: Banbasa
The Haridwar Cabinet also approved the Uttarakhand Flood Plain Zoning Rules, 2026_____Fire and Emergency Services Bill, 2026 and the Second Jan Vishwas (Amendment) Bill, 2026 for the Assembly.
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Answer: , the
CM Dhami approved about _____ of works, including Rs 61.42 crore for 18 infrastructure projects for the Kumbh Mela 2027 at Haridwar, funded through the Centre's infrastructure grant.
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Answer: Rs 81 crore
The _____ has a 12 km elevated section through Rajaji Tiger Reserve and the Shivalik hills so wildlife can pass safely. No other forest expressway section in Asia is elevated for so long.
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Answer: Delhi-Dehradun Expressway
Near _____ (Uttarakhand), a cattle-carcass disposal site was moved away from high-voltage power lines, which lowers the risk of vultures dying from electric shock.
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Answer: Sudhowala, Dehradun
Scientists at ARIES, Nainital, estimated that the blazar _____, about 4 billion light-years away, has a central black hole of at least 3.89 billion solar masses in a rare binary system.
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Answer: OJ 287
ARIES, Nainital (DST), studied how black hole spin links to quasi-periodic oscillations. The Raman Research Institute (Bengaluru) reported a rare accretion disk around the X-ray pulsar _____.
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Answer: Centaurus X-3
New sheep breeds recognised: _____ (Assam) and Kow Debar (Uttarakhand).
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Answer: Asomi
Uttarakhand will host the third _____ (Pravasi Sammelan 2026) at Doon University, Dehradun, to connect with the diaspora; a preparatory meeting was chaired by Principal Secretary R. K. Sudhanshu.
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Answer: Pravasi Uttarakhandi Diwas
The _____ is training 17 youths in paragliding at Bilkhet, Pauri Garhwal; they will fly a 35-km cross-country flight to earn a Commercial Tandem Pilot Licence, and the drive moves to Champawat in November.
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Answer: Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board
Uttarakhand's education department ordered block-level plans for children with special needs in government schools, under _____, which provides two CwSN resource persons at each Block Resource Centre.
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Answer: Samagra Shiksha
For _____, the reference date for snow-bound and remote regions, including Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, is 1 October 2026; the rest of India uses 1 March 2027.
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Answer: Census 2027
Uttarakhand's Cabinet approved an amendment to its fiscal responsibility law capping the annual fiscal deficit at _____ and total debt at 30% of GSDP for 2026-27 to 2030-31, with exemptions for disasters.
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Answer: 3% of GSDP
The Banbasa Cabinet relaxed norms for _____ in the hills, removed the Rs 5 crore guarantee-fund condition, and regularised Class 3 and 4 land in Lalkuan (Nainital) and Jaunsar-Bawar (Dehradun) at 2004 circle rates for one year.
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Answer: private universities
The Cabinet released _____ for assets linked to the expansion of the greenfield Pantnagar airport and introduced PAN verification of buyers and sellers in property registrations.
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Answer: Rs 66.29 crore
Uttarakhand created a _____ post to coordinate animal husbandry, dairy and fisheries, and approved a Sub-Registrar office at Narendranagar (Tehri) covering 133 revenue villages.
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Answer: Director General
A 17-member _____ team, flagged off by CM Dhami at Dehradun, reached the summit of Mount Mukut (7,045 m) on 7 October, as training for a planned 2027 Mount Everest expedition.
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Answer: Indian Coast Guard
The Uttarakhand Cabinet met at _____ on 12 October and approved the Horizontal Reservation Rules, 2026 for discharged Agniveers in uniformed Group C posts, with exemption from written and physical tests.
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Answer: Haridwar
Uttarakhand approved the Chief Minister State Child Bravery Award Scheme_____Madan Mohan Malaviya Prachya Shodh Sansthan at Rishikul, Haridwar, for yoga and Ayurveda research.
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Answer: and, in principle, a society for the
Uttarakhand plans a flagship _____ project at Madkot, Pithoragarh; the Wadia Institute has identified 40 active geothermal springs in the state, with about 10 along a 13-km belt on the Gori Ganga.
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Answer: geothermal tourism
_____, a 2013-batch Uttarakhand-cadre IPS officer, was appointed a Superintendent of Police in the CBI on five-year deputation; she was Additional Secretary, Home and Prisons, in the state.
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Answer: Tripti Bhatt
Uttarakhand's Cabinet under CM _____ cleared 25 proposals before a 2-day Assembly session at Gairsain from 27 October, including the Civil Code (Amendment) Rules 2026 for the UCC Act.
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Answer: Pushkar Singh Dhami
Uttarakhand raised the income limit for free coaching for SC/ST students from Rs 2 lakh to Rs _____, approved a stamp-duty one-time settlement, and a new Adventure Tourism Corporation Ltd.
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Answer: 8 lakh
Uttarakhand renamed its maintenance grant scheme as the _____ and relaxed passing marks by 5% (to 28%) for disabled students.
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Answer: Mukhyamantri Ekal Nari Samman Yojana
_____ International Girls School, Dehradun, ranked first in India and first in Uttarakhand among girls' boarding schools in the Education World India School Rankings 2026-27.
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Answer: École Globale
MoS _____ opened an STPI incubation facility of about 30,000 sq ft at the IT Park, Sahastradhara Road, Dehradun.
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Answer: Jitin Prasada
He cited the revival of the _____ in Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, through rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge and large-scale tree planting, which also brought back dozens of natural water sources.
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Answer: Havel river

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