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Q.101
During the revolt of 1857 at Lucknow, Begum Hazrat Mahal proclaimed whom as the ruler of Awadh?
- A Damodar Rao
- B Her son Birjis Qadr
- C Prince Feroz Shah
- D Rao Saheb
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Correct answer: (B) Her son Birjis Qadr
Begum Hazrat Mahal, a wife of Wajid Ali Shah, placed her young son Birjis Qadr on the throne and led the resistance at Lucknow. Damodar Rao was the adopted son of Rani Lakshmibai and Rao Saheb was Nana Saheb's nephew.
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Q.102
Most of the rainfall of Uttar Pradesh is received from which source?
- A Arabian Sea branch of the south-west monsoon
- B Western disturbances
- C North-east monsoon
- D Bay of Bengal branch of the south-west monsoon
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Correct answer: (D) Bay of Bengal branch of the south-west monsoon
The Bay of Bengal branch of the south-west monsoon advances up the Ganga plain from the east between June and September and brings the bulk of the state's rain.
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Q.103
The Mahalwari system, under which land revenue was fixed for a whole village or group of villages (mahal), was devised for the North-Western Provinces in 1822 by:
- A Holt Mackenzie
- B Thomas Munro
- C Lord Cornwallis
- D Alexander Read
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Correct answer: (A) Holt Mackenzie
Holt Mackenzie's system came into effect in 1822 in the territories that now form most of Uttar Pradesh. Munro and Read are associated with the Ryotwari system and Cornwallis with the Permanent Settlement.
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Q.104
Sant Ravidas (Raidas), whose hymns are included in the Guru Granth Sahib, was born in and is chiefly associated with which city?
- A Varanasi
- B Mathura
- C Ayodhya
- D Prayagraj
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Correct answer: (A) Varanasi
Ravidas was born at Seer Govardhanpur in Varanasi, where a large temple now marks his birthplace. His hymns were included in the Adi Granth compiled by Guru Arjan Dev.
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Q.105
Firoz Shah Tughlaq moved two Ashokan pillars to Delhi, one from Topra in Haryana and the other from:
- A Meerut
- B Sarnath
- C Rampurva
- D Lauriya Nandangarh
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Correct answer: (A) Meerut
The Delhi-Meerut pillar now stands on the Ridge in Delhi, while the Delhi-Topra pillar is at Firoz Shah Kotla. The Rampurva and Lauriya Nandangarh pillars remain in Bihar.
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Q.106
Which Sultan of Delhi founded Agra in 1504 and made it his capital?
- A Ibrahim Lodi
- B Bahlol Lodi
- C Sikandar Lodi
- D Firoz Shah Tughlaq
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Correct answer: (C) Sikandar Lodi
Sikandar Lodi established Agra as his capital in 1504, after which it remained important under the Mughals. Firoz Shah Tughlaq is credited with founding Jaunpur.
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Q.107
When the North-Western Provinces were placed under a Lieutenant-Governor in 1836, who became the first holder of this office?
- A Sir Charles Metcalfe
- B James Thomason
- C Sir William Muir
- D John Russell Colvin
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Correct answer: (A) Sir Charles Metcalfe
Sir Charles Metcalfe was the first Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces. Thomason, Colvin and Muir held the office in later decades.
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Q.108
Maithili Sharan Gupt of Chirgaon (Jhansi), honoured with the title 'Rashtrakavi', wrote which epic poem that retells the Ramayana with Urmila at its centre?
- A Urvashi
- B Kurukshetra
- C Saket
- D Lokayatan
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Correct answer: (C) Saket
Saket retells the Ramayana with Urmila, Lakshmana's wife, at its centre. Urvashi and Kurukshetra are by Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, and Lokayatan by Sumitranandan Pant.
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Q.109
Muzaffarnagari, a breed native to western Uttar Pradesh and raised mainly for meat, is a breed of:
- A Goat
- B Buffalo
- C Sheep
- D Cattle
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Correct answer: (C) Sheep
The Muzaffarnagari sheep of the Muzaffarnagar-Meerut-Bijnor area is a large mutton breed that also yields coarse white wool.
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Q.110
The British force that captured Jhansi in April 1858 was commanded by:
- A Sir Colin Campbell
- B Sir Hugh Wheeler
- C Sir Hugh Rose
- D Sir Henry Havelock
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Correct answer: (C) Sir Hugh Rose
Sir Hugh Rose led the Central India Field Force that stormed Jhansi in April 1858. Hugh Wheeler commanded the British garrison at Kanpur, which surrendered to Nana Saheb's forces in June 1857.
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Q.111
Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary in Lakhimpur Kheri district forms part of which tiger reserve?
- A Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
- B Dudhwa Tiger Reserve
- C Corbett Tiger Reserve
- D Valmiki Tiger Reserve
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Correct answer: (B) Dudhwa Tiger Reserve
Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, constituted in 1987, combines Dudhwa National Park with the Kishanpur sanctuary; Katarniaghat in Bahraich was added to it later.
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Q.112
Which of the following ICAR institutes is correctly matched with its location in Uttar Pradesh?
- A Indian Institute of Vegetable Research - Kanpur
- B Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute - Jhansi
- C Indian Institute of Pulses Research - Varanasi
- D Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture - Meerut
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Correct answer: (B) Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute - Jhansi
IGFRI is at Jhansi in Bundelkhand; the Indian Institute of Vegetable Research is at Varanasi, the Indian Institute of Pulses Research at Kanpur and the Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture at Lucknow.
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Q.113
Which of the following revolutionaries associated with the Hindustan Republican Association was NOT born in present-day Uttar Pradesh?
- A Ram Prasad Bismil
- B Chandrashekhar Azad
- C Ashfaqullah Khan
- D Thakur Roshan Singh
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Correct answer: (B) Chandrashekhar Azad
Chandrashekhar Azad was born at Bhabhra in present Madhya Pradesh. Bismil, Ashfaqullah Khan and Roshan Singh were all from Shahjahanpur district.
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Q.114
In the late 1950s an unsuccessful attempt was made to establish a second wild home for Asiatic lions in which sanctuary of Uttar Pradesh?
- A Kaimur
- B Chandraprabha
- C Ranipur
- D Suhelwa
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Correct answer: (B) Chandraprabha
Lions from Gir were released in the late 1950s in Chandraprabha sanctuary, in the Vindhyan hills south-east of Varanasi; they bred for a while, but the population later vanished.
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Q.115
The slogan 'Inquilab Zindabad' was coined by which Urdu poet and freedom fighter from Unnao district?
- A Maulana Hasrat Mohani
- B Josh Malihabadi
- C Mohammad Ali Jauhar
- D Ashfaqullah Khan
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Correct answer: (A) Maulana Hasrat Mohani
Hasrat Mohani, born at Mohan in Unnao, coined 'Inquilab Zindabad' in 1921, and Bhagat Singh and his comrades later made it famous. At the Ahmedabad Congress of 1921 he also moved a resolution for complete independence.
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Q.116
Which reformer held a famous public debate (shastrarth) on idol worship with the pandits of Varanasi in 1869, six years before he founded the Arya Samaj?
- A Swami Vivekananda
- B Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- C Keshab Chandra Sen
- D Swami Dayanand Saraswati
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Correct answer: (D) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Dayanand Saraswati's Kashi Shastrarth of 1869 was a landmark in his campaign against idol worship. He founded the Arya Samaj at Bombay in 1875, and it spread widely in Punjab and western Uttar Pradesh.
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Q.117
In terms of geographical area, Uttar Pradesh ranks at which position among Indian states?
- A Second
- B Third
- C Fourth
- D Fifth
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Correct answer: (C) Fourth
With about 2,40,928 sq km, UP is the fourth largest state by area after Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, although it is the most populous (Census 2011: about 19.98 crore).
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Q.118
Khusro Bagh, which contains the tombs of Jahangir's eldest son Khusrau, his mother Shah Begum and his sister, is in which city?
- A Agra
- B Lahore
- C Lucknow
- D Prayagraj
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Correct answer: (D) Prayagraj
Khusro Bagh is a walled Mughal garden in Prayagraj (Allahabad). Shah Begum, a Rajput princess of Amber, was Jahangir's first wife.
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Q.119
Which British commander relieved the besieged Lucknow Residency in November 1857 and recaptured the city in March 1858?
- A Sir Colin Campbell
- B Sir Hugh Rose
- C Sir Hugh Wheeler
- D John Nicholson
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Correct answer: (A) Sir Colin Campbell
Commander-in-Chief Colin Campbell evacuated the Residency garrison in November 1857 and retook Lucknow in March 1858. The earlier relief by Havelock and Outram in September 1857 had only reinforced the besieged garrison.
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Q.120
Who founded the autonomous Nawabi of Awadh in 1722?
- A Shuja-ud-Daula
- B Asaf-ud-Daula
- C Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk
- D Wajid Ali Shah
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Correct answer: (C) Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk
Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk was appointed governor of Awadh by the Mughal emperor in 1722 and made the province practically independent. Wajid Ali Shah was the last Nawab.
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Q.121
The Singrauli coalfield, which feeds the pithead power stations of Sonbhadra, is shared by Uttar Pradesh with which state?
- A Bihar
- B Jharkhand
- C Chhattisgarh
- D Madhya Pradesh
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Correct answer: (D) Madhya Pradesh
Most of the Singrauli coalfield lies in Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh, with a part in Sonbhadra; its coal fuels plants such as Anpara and NTPC's Singrauli and Rihand stations.
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Q.122
Girija Devi, the Varanasi-born vocalist known as the 'Queen of Thumri', was a leading exponent of which gharana?
- A Kirana gharana
- B Banaras gharana
- C Gwalior gharana
- D Patiala gharana
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Correct answer: (B) Banaras gharana
Girija Devi represented the Banaras gharana, famous for thumri, dadra, chaiti and kajri. The Kirana gharana is linked with Abdul Karim Khan and Bhimsen Joshi.
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Q.123
Which Nawab shifted the capital of Awadh from Faizabad to Lucknow and built the Bara Imambara?
- A Asaf-ud-Daula
- B Saadat Ali Khan
- C Shuja-ud-Daula
- D Ghazi-ud-Din Haider
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Correct answer: (A) Asaf-ud-Daula
Asaf-ud-Daula moved the capital to Lucknow in 1775 and built the Bara Imambara in 1784 as a famine-relief project. Ghazi-ud-Din Haider was the first to take the title of King of Awadh.
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Q.124
The Ghaghara river, known as Saryu at Ayodhya, finally joins the Ganga at which place?
- A Prayagraj
- B Ballia
- C Chhapra in Bihar
- D Ghazipur
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Correct answer: (C) Chhapra in Bihar
The Ghaghara (Karnali in Nepal) forms part of the UP-Bihar boundary and joins the Ganga near Chhapra in Bihar, just downstream of Ballia.
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Q.125
Which of the following was one of Akbar's original twelve subas and had its headquarters in present-day Uttar Pradesh?
- A Malwa
- B Allahabad
- C Bihar
- D Ajmer
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Correct answer: (B) Allahabad
Allahabad, Agra and Awadh were the subas of Akbar's empire that lay largely in present UP. Malwa, Bihar and Ajmer were subas with headquarters outside it.
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Q.126
The Ken river, which flows through the Panna region of Madhya Pradesh, joins the Yamuna in which district of Uttar Pradesh?
- A Chitrakoot
- B Hamirpur
- C Banda
- D Fatehpur
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Correct answer: (C) Banda
The Ken rises in Madhya Pradesh, crosses the Panna region and enters Bundelkhand, flowing past Banda town to meet the Yamuna in Banda district.
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Q.127
The Rihand Dam, creating the Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar reservoir, is built on the Rihand river in which district?
- A Sonbhadra
- B Mirzapur
- C Chandauli
- D Prayagraj
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Correct answer: (A) Sonbhadra
The Rihand Dam at Pipri in Sonbhadra district impounds the Rihand, a tributary of the Son, forming Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar, one of India's largest artificial lakes.
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Q.128
Which of the following agricultural universities is NOT located in present-day Uttar Pradesh?
- A Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology
- B Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology
- C Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology
- D Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology
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Correct answer: (B) Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology
The G.B. Pant University at Pantnagar, founded in 1960 when the area was part of UP, is now in Uttarakhand; the other three are at Kanpur, Kumarganj (Ayodhya) and Meerut.
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Q.129
In the Battle of Chandawar (1194), fought near present-day Firozabad, Muhammad Ghori defeated which ruler?
- A Prithviraj Chauhan
- B Jayachandra
- C Paramardi
- D Bhimdev II
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Correct answer: (B) Jayachandra
The Gahadavala king Jayachandra was killed at Chandawar on the Yamuna, opening the Ganga valley to the Turks. Prithviraj Chauhan had been defeated earlier at Tarain in 1192.
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Q.130
Khurja, in Bulandshahr district, is well known for which product?
- A Locks
- B Sports goods
- C Ceramic pottery
- D Chikan embroidery
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Correct answer: (C) Ceramic pottery
Khurja is a long-established centre of glazed ceramic pottery and crockery, which is also Bulandshahr's product under the One District One Product scheme.
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Q.131
Kannauj, sometimes called the 'Grasse of the East', is famous for which traditional industry?
- A Glass bangles
- B Brassware
- C Attar (natural perfume)
- D Carpets
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Correct answer: (C) Attar (natural perfume)
Kannauj distils attar from roses, khus and even baked earth (mitti attar) in traditional copper deg-bhapka stills, a craft practised there for centuries.
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Q.132
Kalanamak, an aromatic black-husked rice traditionally linked with the Buddha, is chiefly associated with which district?
- A Siddharthnagar
- B Meerut
- C Jhansi
- D Etawah
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Correct answer: (A) Siddharthnagar
Kalanamak rice is grown in the Terai of eastern Uttar Pradesh, centred on Siddharthnagar (the Kapilavastu region), and carries a GI tag for that area.
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Q.133
Which district of Uttar Pradesh shares its boundary with Himachal Pradesh?
- A Muzaffarnagar
- B Saharanpur
- C Shamli
- D Bijnor
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Correct answer: (B) Saharanpur
Saharanpur, at the north-western tip of the state, touches Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Uttarakhand; Shamli and Muzaffarnagar lie to its south and Bijnor lies east of the Ganga.
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Q.134
The Sanskrit College at Varanasi, founded in 1791 and the forerunner of today's Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, was established by:
- A Warren Hastings
- B William Jones
- C Jonathan Duncan
- D Thomas Babington Macaulay
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Correct answer: (C) Jonathan Duncan
Jonathan Duncan, the Company's Resident at Banaras, set up the Sanskrit College in 1791. Warren Hastings had founded the Calcutta Madrasa in 1781 and William Jones the Asiatic Society in 1784.
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Q.135
The Nauchandi Mela, held every year after Holi around a Devi temple and a dargah that stand close to each other, takes place in which city?
- A Aligarh
- B Moradabad
- C Saharanpur
- D Meerut
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Correct answer: (D) Meerut
Meerut's Nauchandi Mela grew around the Nauchandi Devi (Chandi Devi) temple and the dargah of Bale Miyan, and is celebrated as a symbol of communal harmony.
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Q.136
According to Jain tradition, Parshvanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara, was born at:
- A Vaishali
- B Ayodhya
- C Shravasti
- D Varanasi
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Correct answer: (D) Varanasi
Parshvanatha was born at Varanasi as the son of King Ashvasena. Vaishali (Kundagrama) in Bihar is linked with Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara.
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Q.137
The red sandstone Govind Dev temple at Vrindavan, a landmark of temple architecture of Akbar's time, was built in 1590 by:
- A Raja Todar Mal
- B Raja Man Singh of Amber
- C Raja Birbal
- D Sawai Jai Singh II
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Correct answer: (B) Raja Man Singh of Amber
Raja Man Singh of Amber, Akbar's general, built the Govind Dev temple in 1590; its upper storeys were later destroyed. Sawai Jai Singh II belongs to the 18th century.
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Q.138
The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh, founded by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, was raised to the status of Aligarh Muslim University in:
- A 1877
- B 1898
- C 1916
- D 1920
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Correct answer: (D) 1920
The Aligarh Muslim University Act of 1920 converted the MAO College into a university. Sir Syed died in 1898 and Banaras Hindu University was founded in 1916.
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Q.139
Which of the following cities does NOT stand on the banks of the Gomti?
- A Lucknow
- B Sultanpur
- C Jaunpur
- D Moradabad
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Correct answer: (D) Moradabad
Lucknow, Sultanpur and Jaunpur all lie on the Gomti, whereas Moradabad stands on the Ramganga in the Rohilkhand plain.
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Q.140
Which district of Uttar Pradesh, bordering four other states, lies in the Vindhyan plateau region and is often called the energy capital of India?
- A Mirzapur
- B Lalitpur
- C Sonbhadra
- D Chitrakoot
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Correct answer: (C) Sonbhadra
Sonbhadra borders Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar and hosts a cluster of thermal power plants (Obra, Anpara, Rihand, Singrauli), hence the nickname energy capital of India.
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Q.141
When Mahmud of Ghazni attacked Kannauj in 1018, which Pratihara king abandoned the city?
- A Rajyapala
- B Mahendrapala I
- C Jayapala
- D Anandapala
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Correct answer: (A) Rajyapala
Rajyapala fled without resistance and Mahmud sacked Kannauj; on the same campaign he also plundered Mathura. Jayapala and Anandapala were Hindu Shahi kings of the north-west.
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Q.142
Socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia was born in 1910 at Akbarpur, which is now the headquarters of which district?
- A Sultanpur
- B Ambedkar Nagar
- C Ayodhya
- D Basti
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Correct answer: (B) Ambedkar Nagar
Akbarpur was in Faizabad (now Ayodhya) district when Lohia was born and is now the headquarters of Ambedkar Nagar district, created in 1995.
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Q.143
Consider the following statements: 1. Grierson placed Bhojpuri in the Western Hindi group. 2. Surdas composed the Sursagar in Braj Bhasha. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A Only 1
- B Only 2
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: (B) Only 2
Grierson grouped Bhojpuri with Maithili and Magahi under the Bihari languages, so statement 1 is wrong. Surdas's Sursagar, on the life of Krishna, is the classic of Braj Bhasha poetry.
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Q.144
The Bijak is the principal compilation of the verses of which saint, as preserved by his followers?
- A Kabir
- B Ravidas
- C Dadu Dayal
- D Tulsidas
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Correct answer: (A) Kabir
The Bijak is the scripture of the Kabirpanth, containing Kabir's sakhis, ramainis and shabads. His verses also appear in the Guru Granth Sahib.
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Q.145
In the Battle of Samugarh near Agra in 1658, Aurangzeb and Murad Bakhsh defeated:
- A Shah Shuja
- B Dara Shikoh
- C Jaswant Singh
- D Sulaiman Shikoh
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Correct answer: (B) Dara Shikoh
Dara Shikoh's defeat at Samugarh opened Agra to Aurangzeb, who then confined Shah Jahan. Jaswant Singh had been defeated earlier at Dharmat near Ujjain.
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Q.146
The Ramlila of Ramnagar near Varanasi and the Kumbh Mela of Prayagraj have both been inscribed by UNESCO as:
- A World Heritage Sites
- B Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
- C Biosphere Reserves
- D Memory of the World
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Correct answer: (B) Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Ramlila was inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2008 and Kumbh Mela in 2017. UP's World Heritage Sites are the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri and, since July 2026, the Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath.
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Q.147
Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi, whose childhood name was Manikarnika (Manu), was born in which city?
- A Jhansi
- B Pune
- C Varanasi
- D Gwalior
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Correct answer: (C) Varanasi
Manikarnika was born in Varanasi and grew up in the Peshwa's household at Bithoor near Kanpur before marrying Raja Gangadhar Rao of Jhansi. She died fighting near Gwalior in 1858.
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Q.148
Which of the following districts of Uttar Pradesh does NOT share a border with Nepal?
- A Maharajganj
- B Siddharthnagar
- C Balrampur
- D Gonda
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Correct answer: (D) Gonda
Gonda lies south of Balrampur, which was carved out of it in 1997 and now holds the Nepal frontier; Maharajganj, Siddharthnagar and Balrampur are all border districts.
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Q.149
The Prakrit poem Gaudavaho, written by the poet Vakpati, celebrates which 8th-century ruler of Kannauj?
- A Harshavardhana
- B Yashovarman
- C Mihira Bhoja
- D Nagabhata II
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Correct answer: (B) Yashovarman
Vakpati's Gaudavaho praises Yashovarman of Kannauj, at whose court the dramatist Bhavabhuti also lived. Yashovarman was later defeated by Lalitaditya Muktapida of Kashmir.
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Q.150
The Ayodhya inscription of Dhanadeva refers to an ancestor of his who performed two Ashvamedha sacrifices. Who was this ruler?
- A Samudragupta
- B Pushyamitra Shunga
- C Kanishka
- D Chandragupta Maurya
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Correct answer: (B) Pushyamitra Shunga
Dhanadeva, a ruler of Kosala, calls himself sixth in descent from Pushyamitra Shunga, who performed two horse sacrifices. Samudragupta also performed an Ashvamedha but is not the ruler named here.
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