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1. Q.1

   Sant Kabir died at Maghar, which is located in which district?

   1. A Varanasi
   2. B Sant Kabir Nagar
   3. C Gorakhpur
   4. D Basti
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   Correct answer: (B) Sant Kabir Nagar

   Maghar is in Sant Kabir Nagar district, named after the saint; both a samadhi and a mazar of Kabir stand there. Kabir is said to have chosen Maghar to reject the belief that only death in Kashi brings salvation.

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2. Q.2

   Samaspur Bird Sanctuary, a cluster of lakes that attracts migratory ducks and geese in winter, is located in which district?

   1. A Rae Bareli
   2. B Pratapgarh
   3. C Sultanpur
   4. D Unnao
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   Correct answer: (A) Rae Bareli

   Samaspur sanctuary lies in Rae Bareli district in central Uttar Pradesh, where its lakes draw large numbers of winter migrants.

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3. Q.3

   Which statement about the Prime Ministers of India connected to Uttar Pradesh is correct?

   1. A Lal Bahadur Shastri was born at Allahabad
   2. B Chandra Shekhar was born in Ballia district
   3. C Charan Singh was born in Jhansi district
   4. D V.P. Singh was born at Lucknow
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   Correct answer: (B) Chandra Shekhar was born in Ballia district

   Chandra Shekhar was born at Ibrahimpatti in Ballia. Shastri was born at Mughalsarai (renamed Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar in 2018, now in Chandauli district), Charan Singh at Noorpur in the Meerut-Hapur region and V.P. Singh at Allahabad.

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4. Q.4

   'Allahabad Safeda' is a well-known variety of which fruit, for which the Prayagraj region is famous?

   1. A Mango
   2. B Guava
   3. C Amla
   4. D Banana
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   Correct answer: (B) Guava

   Prayagraj (Allahabad) is a famous guava-growing area, and the white-fleshed Allahabad Safeda is one of the classic Indian guava varieties.

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5. Q.5

   Which city of Uttar Pradesh is known as the 'Leather City' and the 'Manchester of the East' for its tanneries and textile mills?

   1. A Agra
   2. B Unnao
   3. C Meerut
   4. D Kanpur
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   Correct answer: (D) Kanpur

   Kanpur's tanneries along the Ganga and its old cotton mills gave it these nicknames. Agra is famous for leather footwear, and Meerut for sports goods.

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6. Q.6

   Who founded the Gahadavala dynasty, which ruled from Kannauj and Varanasi in the 11th-12th centuries?

   1. A Govindachandra
   2. B Jayachandra
   3. C Chandradeva
   4. D Vijayachandra
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   Correct answer: (C) Chandradeva

   Chandradeva established Gahadavala rule over Kannauj and Varanasi in the late 11th century. Govindachandra was the dynasty's best-known king and Jayachandra its last major ruler.

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7. Q.7

   The Sai river, on whose banks Rae Bareli stands, is a tributary of which river?

   1. A Gomti
   2. B Ghaghara
   3. C Ramganga
   4. D Yamuna
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   Correct answer: (A) Gomti

   The Sai rises in Hardoi district, flows past Rae Bareli and Pratapgarh and joins the Gomti in Jaunpur district, before the Gomti itself meets the Ganga.

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8. Q.8

   Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary, on the Kaimur range in the south-east of the state, lies in which districts?

   1. A Jhansi and Lalitpur
   2. B Banda and Chitrakoot
   3. C Chandauli and Varanasi
   4. D Mirzapur and Sonbhadra
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   Correct answer: (D) Mirzapur and Sonbhadra

   The Kaimur sanctuary covers the Vindhyan-Kaimur plateau in Mirzapur and Sonbhadra districts, south of the Ganga.

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9. Q.9

   Which pair of city and river is NOT correctly matched?

   1. A Gorakhpur - Rapti
   2. B Ayodhya - Saryu (Ghaghara)
   3. C Bareilly - Ramganga
   4. D Jaunpur - Betwa
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   Correct answer: (D) Jaunpur - Betwa

   Jaunpur lies on the Gomti, not the Betwa. The Betwa flows past Jhansi and Orai region before joining the Yamuna at Hamirpur.

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10. Q.10

    The foundation stone of Banaras Hindu University was laid on Vasant Panchami in February 1916 by which Viceroy?

    1. A Lord Curzon
    2. B Lord Minto
    3. C Lord Hardinge
    4. D Lord Chelmsford
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    Correct answer: (C) Lord Hardinge

    Lord Hardinge laid the foundation stone of BHU on 4 February 1916, an occasion also remembered for a speech by Gandhi. Chelmsford succeeded Hardinge as Viceroy in April 1916.

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11. Q.11

    Which of the following state bodies of Uttar Pradesh has its headquarters at Prayagraj and not at Lucknow?

    1. A Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
    2. B Raj Bhavan (Governor's office)
    3. C Uttar Pradesh Secretariat
    4. D Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission
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    Correct answer: (D) Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission

    The UP Public Service Commission is located at Prayagraj, which also has the principal seat of the High Court and the UP Board of school education. The legislature, Raj Bhavan and Secretariat are in Lucknow.

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12. Q.12

    Which of the following local soils is NOT a soil of the Bundelkhand region?

    1. A Rakar
    2. B Parwa
    3. C Kabar
    4. D Bhur
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    Correct answer: (D) Bhur

    Bhur is a sandy soil that forms low ridges along rivers in western Uttar Pradesh, whereas Rakar (stony), Parwa, Kabar and Mar are the typical soils of Bundelkhand.

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13. Q.13

    The Vindhyavasini Devi temple, a major Shakti shrine on the bank of the Ganga, stands at Vindhyachal. In which district is Vindhyachal?

    1. A Mirzapur
    2. B Sonbhadra
    3. C Bhadohi
    4. D Prayagraj
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    Correct answer: (A) Mirzapur

    Vindhyachal, near Mirzapur town, is the seat of Vindhyavasini Devi and draws large crowds in both Navratris. Sonbhadra lies further south in the Vindhyan-Kaimur hills.

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14. Q.14

    NOIDA, the planned industrial township near Delhi, was established in 1976. What does the acronym NOIDA stand for?

    1. A National Okhla Industrial Development Area
    2. B North Okhla Industrial Development Agency
    3. C New Organised Industrial Development Area
    4. D New Okhla Industrial Development Authority
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    Correct answer: (D) New Okhla Industrial Development Authority

    NOIDA stands for New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, set up in April 1976 in what is now Gautam Buddh Nagar district (formed in 1997); it is now a major IT and electronics hub.

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15. Q.15

    IFFCO's fertiliser plant at Phulpur is located in which district?

    1. A Prayagraj
    2. B Bareilly
    3. C Gorakhpur
    4. D Kanpur
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    Correct answer: (A) Prayagraj

    IFFCO's two fertiliser plants in Uttar Pradesh are at Phulpur in Prayagraj district and at Aonla in Bareilly district.

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16. Q.16

    Who presided over the Allahabad session of the Indian National Congress in 1888, becoming the first non-Indian president of the Congress?

    1. A William Wedderburn
    2. B George Yule
    3. C A.O. Hume
    4. D Alfred Webb
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    Correct answer: (B) George Yule

    George Yule, a British merchant of Calcutta, presided at Allahabad in 1888. William Wedderburn presided in 1889 and 1910, while A.O. Hume, the general secretary, never presided.

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17. Q.17

    The Lower Ganga Canal, which irrigates the central and lower doab, takes off from the Ganga at:

    1. A Garhmukteshwar
    2. B Kanpur
    3. C Narora
    4. D Fatehgarh
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    Correct answer: (C) Narora

    The Lower Ganga Canal begins at the Narora headworks in Bulandshahr district, downstream of the Upper Ganga Canal, which starts at Haridwar.

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18. Q.18

    Canning College at Lucknow, founded in the nineteenth century and named after Lord Canning, became the nucleus of which university?

    1. A University of Allahabad
    2. B University of Lucknow
    3. C Agra University
    4. D Aligarh Muslim University
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    Correct answer: (B) University of Lucknow

    Canning College provided the nucleus of the University of Lucknow, which was set up in 1920-21: the university first taught in the college's buildings with its staff, and the college was formally handed over to it in 1922. The University of Allahabad grew out of Muir Central College.

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19. Q.19

    The Khichdi Mela, at which devotees offer khichdi to the deity on Makar Sankranti, is associated with which temple?

    1. A Vindhyavasini temple
    2. B Gorakhnath temple
    3. C Devi Patan temple
    4. D Kashi Vishwanath temple
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    Correct answer: (B) Gorakhnath temple

    On Makar Sankranti devotees offer khichdi at the Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur, the principal seat of the Nath tradition, and a long fair follows.

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20. Q.20

    The Lucknow gharana of Kathak reached its height at the court of which Nawab of Awadh, himself a poet and a patron of music and dance?

    1. A Wajid Ali Shah
    2. B Shuja-ud-Daula
    3. C Asaf-ud-Daula
    4. D Saadat Ali Khan
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    Correct answer: (A) Wajid Ali Shah

    Wajid Ali Shah, the last Nawab of Awadh, patronised Kathak lavishly; his court Kathak masters Durga Prasad and Thakur Prasad, and after them Durga Prasad's sons Bindadin Maharaj and Kalka Prasad, gave the Lucknow style its grace and expressive abhinaya. Asaf-ud-Daula is remembered for the Bara Imambara.

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21. Q.21

    The Bansagar project, whose water and costs are shared by Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, is built on which river?

    1. A Son
    2. B Ken
    3. C Betwa
    4. D Tons
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    Correct answer: (A) Son

    The Bansagar dam stands on the Son in Madhya Pradesh; Uttar Pradesh receives its share of the water through canals serving the Mirzapur-Prayagraj area.

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22. Q.22

    Udayana, the king of the Vasavadatta legends and a contemporary of the Buddha, ruled which Mahajanapada?

    1. A Vatsa
    2. B Avanti
    3. C Kosala
    4. D Kuru
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    Correct answer: (A) Vatsa

    Udayana ruled Vatsa from Kaushambi; his queen Vasavadatta was the daughter of Pradyota of Avanti. Bhasa's play Svapnavasavadattam is built on this story.

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23. Q.23

    Which city in present-day Uttar Pradesh served as the capital of Harshavardhana and later became the prize in the Tripartite Struggle?

    1. A Mathura
    2. B Thanesar
    3. C Varanasi
    4. D Kannauj
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    Correct answer: (D) Kannauj

    Harsha shifted his capital from Thanesar to Kannauj, and after his death Kannauj was fought over by the Palas, Pratiharas and Rashtrakutas in the Tripartite Struggle.

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24. Q.24

    The Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) has how many elected members?

    1. A 403
    2. B 425
    3. C 404
    4. D 400
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    Correct answer: (A) 403

    The UP Legislative Assembly has 403 elected seats, the largest of any state. It had 425 seats before Uttarakhand was separated in 2000.

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25. Q.25

    Which Nawab of Awadh joined Mir Qasim and the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II against the East India Company at the Battle of Buxar in 1764?

    1. A Safdar Jang
    2. B Asaf-ud-Daula
    3. C Saadat Ali Khan II
    4. D Shuja-ud-Daula
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    Correct answer: (D) Shuja-ud-Daula

    Shuja-ud-Daula, Nawab of Awadh, was defeated along with his allies at Buxar in 1764. Safdar Jang was his father and Asaf-ud-Daula his son and successor.

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26. Q.26

    The Jama Masjid of Agra, completed in 1648, was built by:

    1. A Jahanara Begum
    2. B Nur Jahan
    3. C Mumtaz Mahal
    4. D Roshanara Begum
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    Correct answer: (A) Jahanara Begum

    Jahanara Begum, Shah Jahan's eldest daughter, built the Jama Masjid of Agra near the fort. Her younger sister Roshanara is remembered for the Roshanara Bagh in Delhi.

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27. Q.27

    The month-long Ramlila of Ramnagar, in which the action moves between open-air sites across the town, has been patronised since the early 19th century by:

    1. A The Nawabs of Awadh
    2. B The Maharaja of Kashi (Banaras)
    3. C The Raja of Ayodhya
    4. D The Bundela rulers of Orchha
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    Correct answer: (B) The Maharaja of Kashi (Banaras)

    The Kashi Naresh, whose seat is Ramnagar Fort across the Ganga from Varanasi, has sponsored the Ramnagar Ramlila for about two centuries and attends it in procession.

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28. Q.28

    Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) Battle of Samugarh (B) Battle of Chandawar (C) Battle of Kannauj (Bilgram) (D) Mahmud of Ghazni's raid on Kannauj

    1. A B, D, C, A
    2. B D, B, A, C
    3. C B, D, A, C
    4. D D, B, C, A
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    Correct answer: (D) D, B, C, A

    Mahmud's raid on Kannauj was in 1018, Chandawar in 1194, the Battle of Kannauj in 1540 and Samugarh in 1658. Hence the order is D, B, C, A.

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29. Q.29

    In 1851 Governor-General Lord Dalhousie described which kingdom as 'a cherry that will drop into our mouth one day'?

    1. A Jhansi
    2. B Satara
    3. C Nagpur
    4. D Awadh
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    Correct answer: (D) Awadh

    Dalhousie's remark referred to Awadh, which was annexed five years later in 1856. Satara, Nagpur and Jhansi were taken over under the Doctrine of Lapse.

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30. Q.30

    Meerut is a major Indian centre for the manufacture of:

    1. A Sports goods and scissors
    2. B Silk sarees
    3. C Brass utensils
    4. D Chikan embroidery
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    Correct answer: (A) Sports goods and scissors

    Meerut, with Jalandhar, dominates India's sports goods industry, especially cricket equipment, and is also known for scissors. Chikankari belongs to Lucknow and brass to Moradabad.

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31. Q.31

    Naimisharanya (Neemsar) on the Gomti, where by tradition the sage Suta recited the Puranas to an assembly of rishis, is in which district?

    1. A Hardoi
    2. B Lakhimpur Kheri
    3. C Sitapur
    4. D Unnao
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    Correct answer: (C) Sitapur

    Naimisharanya is in Sitapur district; its main shrines include the Chakra Tirtha tank and the Lalita Devi temple.

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32. Q.32

    Najibabad in Bijnor district, with its Patthargarh fort, is named after which 18th-century Rohilla chief?

    1. A Ali Mohammed Khan
    2. B Hafiz Rahmat Khan
    3. C Dundi Khan
    4. D Najib-ud-Daula
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    Correct answer: (D) Najib-ud-Daula

    Najib-ud-Daula (Najib Khan) founded Najibabad and built the Patthargarh fort; he later sided with Ahmad Shah Abdali at Panipat in 1761. Hafiz Rahmat Khan was the Rohilla regent at Bareilly.

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33. Q.33

    The Yamuna Expressway, opened in 2012, connects Greater Noida with which city?

    1. A Agra
    2. B Mathura
    3. C Aligarh
    4. D Kanpur
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    Correct answer: (A) Agra

    The 165 km Yamuna Expressway links Greater Noida to Agra, passing near Mathura. The Agra-Lucknow Expressway (about 302 km) continues from Agra to Lucknow.

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34. Q.34

    Which leader of 1857, called 'Danka Shah' and believed by his followers to be invincible, fought at Faizabad and Lucknow and was killed at Powayan in 1858?

    1. A Maulvi Liaquat Ali
    2. B Khan Bahadur Khan
    3. C Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah
    4. D Azimullah Khan
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    Correct answer: (C) Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah

    Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah fought at Lucknow and later in Rohilkhand and was killed at Powayan in Shahjahanpur district in June 1858. Khan Bahadur Khan led the rising at Bareilly.

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35. Q.35

    The UP Kisan Sabha was set up in February 1918 by the Home Rule League workers Gauri Shankar Mishra and Indra Narain Dwivedi with the support of:

    1. A Motilal Nehru
    2. B Govind Ballabh Pant
    3. C Purushottam Das Tandon
    4. D Madan Mohan Malaviya
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    Correct answer: (D) Madan Mohan Malaviya

    Standard histories credit the UP Kisan Sabha of 1918 to Gauri Shankar Mishra and Indra Narain Dwivedi, backed by Malaviya. In 1920 a separate Oudh Kisan Sabha was formed to organise the tenants of Awadh.

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36. Q.36

    Raja Chait Singh, whose resistance to Warren Hastings's heavy demands for money ended in his deposition in 1781, was the ruler of:

    1. A Banaras
    2. B Rampur
    3. C Farrukhabad
    4. D Jhansi
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    Correct answer: (A) Banaras

    Chait Singh held Banaras, whose overlordship the Nawab of Awadh had transferred to the Company in 1775. Hastings's treatment of him became one of the charges at Hastings's impeachment in Britain.

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37. Q.37

    The Banke Bihari temple at Vrindavan is linked with which saint-musician, revered in tradition as the guru of Tansen?

    1. A Swami Haridas
    2. B Surdas
    3. C Vallabhacharya
    4. D Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
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    Correct answer: (A) Swami Haridas

    Swami Haridas is believed to have revealed the Banke Bihari image at Nidhivan in Vrindavan, and his followers later built the temple. Vallabhacharya founded the Pushti Marg.

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38. Q.38

    The Upper Ganga Canal, one of the oldest major canals of northern India, takes off from the Ganga at which place?

    1. A Narora
    2. B Bijnor
    3. C Haridwar
    4. D Kanpur
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    Correct answer: (C) Haridwar

    The Upper Ganga Canal, opened in 1854 and engineered by Proby Cautley, starts at Haridwar; the Lower Ganga Canal takes off from Narora in Bulandshahr district.

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39. Q.39

    Consider the following statements: (1) The Jetavana monastery, bought for the Buddha by the merchant Anathapindika, was at Shravasti. (2) The twin ruins of Saheth-Maheth are identified with ancient Kaushambi. Which of these is/are correct?

    1. A Only 1
    2. B Only 2
    3. C Both 1 and 2
    4. D Neither 1 nor 2
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    Correct answer: (A) Only 1

    Only statement 1 is correct. Saheth-Maheth is identified with Shravasti itself: Saheth is the Jetavana monastery and Maheth the old city. Kaushambi's ruins are on the Yamuna near Prayagraj.

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40. Q.40

    The Rajghat Dam on the Betwa near Lalitpur is a joint project of Uttar Pradesh and which state?

    1. A Rajasthan
    2. B Bihar
    3. C Chhattisgarh
    4. D Madhya Pradesh
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    Correct answer: (D) Madhya Pradesh

    The Rajghat Dam stands on the Betwa at the Uttar Pradesh-Madhya Pradesh border near Lalitpur, and the two states share its benefits.

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41. Q.41

    Which of the following appear together in the state emblem of Uttar Pradesh?

    1. A A pair of fish, a bow and arrow, and wavy lines
    2. B Four lions and a wheel
    3. C A sarus crane, a barasingha and a lotus
    4. D A rising sun over a lotus
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    Correct answer: (A) A pair of fish, a bow and arrow, and wavy lines

    The UP emblem shows a pair of fish (an insignia of the Nawabs of Awadh), a bow and arrow, and wavy lines standing for the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna. Four lions with a wheel belong to the national emblem.

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42. Q.42

    Which thermal power station is located at Unchahar in Rae Bareli district?

    1. A Anpara
    2. B Obra
    3. C Feroze Gandhi Unchahar (NTPC)
    4. D Parichha
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    Correct answer: (C) Feroze Gandhi Unchahar (NTPC)

    NTPC's Feroze Gandhi Unchahar plant is in Rae Bareli. Anpara and Obra are in Sonbhadra, and Parichha is in Jhansi district on the Betwa.

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43. Q.43

    The light winter rainfall received in western Uttar Pradesh, which benefits the rabi wheat crop, is brought by:

    1. A Retreating monsoon
    2. B Western disturbances
    3. C Bay of Bengal cyclones
    4. D North-east trade winds
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    Correct answer: (B) Western disturbances

    Western disturbances are low-pressure systems that originate over the Mediterranean region and bring winter showers to north-west India, including western Uttar Pradesh; this rain is valuable for wheat.

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44. Q.44

    Mathura, famous for its school of sculpture, was the capital of which Mahajanapada?

    1. A Shurasena
    2. B Chedi
    3. C Malla
    4. D Avanti
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    Correct answer: (A) Shurasena

    Mathura was the capital of the Shurasena Mahajanapada. The Mathura school of art later flourished under the Kushanas, producing red sandstone images.

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45. Q.45

    Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, known for gharials and Gangetic dolphins in the Girwa river, lies in which district?

    1. A Balrampur
    2. B Gonda
    3. C Bahraich
    4. D Sitapur
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    Correct answer: (C) Bahraich

    Katarniaghat in Bahraich district is part of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve landscape and connects with Nepal's Bardia National Park through a forest corridor.

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46. Q.46

    Jhalkari Bai, remembered for her resemblance to the queen and her part in the defence of the fort in 1858, served in the women's force of:

    1. A Begum Hazrat Mahal
    2. B Rani Avantibai
    3. C Rani Lakshmibai
    4. D Begum Zeenat Mahal
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    Correct answer: (C) Rani Lakshmibai

    Jhalkari Bai was a soldier in Rani Lakshmibai's women's wing at Jhansi and is said to have posed as the Rani to mislead the British. Rani Avantibai led the revolt at Ramgarh in present Madhya Pradesh.

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47. Q.47

    Which Gurjara-Pratihara ruler captured Kannauj by defeating Chakrayudha, the nominee of the Pala king Dharmapala, and made it his capital?

    1. A Vatsaraja
    2. B Mihira Bhoja
    3. C Mahendrapala I
    4. D Nagabhata II
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    Correct answer: (D) Nagabhata II

    Nagabhata II ousted Chakrayudha in the early 9th century and made Kannauj the Pratihara capital. His grandson Mihira Bhoja later ruled a large empire from Kannauj.

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48. Q.48

    Ramgarh Tal, a large natural lake developed with a lakefront and boating facilities, is in which city of eastern Uttar Pradesh?

    1. A Basti
    2. B Deoria
    3. C Azamgarh
    4. D Gorakhpur
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    Correct answer: (D) Gorakhpur

    Ramgarh Tal lies within Gorakhpur city; this big natural lake of the Rapti plain has been developed as a recreational spot.

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49. Q.49

    National Waterway 1, declared in 1986 on the Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly system, runs from Haldia to which city in Uttar Pradesh?

    1. A Kanpur
    2. B Varanasi
    3. C Prayagraj
    4. D Ghazipur
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    Correct answer: (C) Prayagraj

    NW-1 stretches about 1,620 km from Prayagraj (Allahabad) to Haldia in West Bengal, passing Varanasi and Patna on the way.

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50. Q.50

    Kumaradevi, whose inscription records that she built the Dharmachakra Jina Vihara at Sarnath in the 12th century, was the queen of which ruler?

    1. A Govindachandra (Gahadavala)
    2. B Mihira Bhoja (Pratihara)
    3. C Jayachandra (Gahadavala)
    4. D Harshavardhana
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    Correct answer: (A) Govindachandra (Gahadavala)

    Kumaradevi, a Buddhist queen of the Gahadavala king Govindachandra, built this vihara at Sarnath. Jayachandra, the last major Gahadavala ruler, was Govindachandra's grandson.

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