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Q.151
Shah Mal, who mobilised the headmen and cultivators of 'chaurasi des' (eighty-four villages) against the British in 1857, belonged to which pargana, now in Baghpat district?
- A Bithoor
- B Kakori
- C Barout
- D Powayan
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Correct answer: (C) Barout
Shah Mal of pargana Barout led the villagers against British officials and the revenue system and was killed in battle in July 1857. Bithoor was Nana Saheb's base and Kakori is known for the train action of 1925.
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Q.152
The Lucknow gharana is primarily associated with which classical dance form?
- A Kathak
- B Bharatanatyam
- C Odissi
- D Kuchipudi
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Correct answer: (A) Kathak
The Lucknow gharana of Kathak, patronised by Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, produced masters like Lachhu Maharaj and Birju Maharaj. The Benaras gharana is known for tabla and thumri.
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Q.153
The marshy, damp and thickly forested belt lying south of the Bhabar, where the streams that sank into the Bhabar come up to the surface again, is called:
- A Khadar
- B Bhangar
- C Terai
- D Doab
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Correct answer: (C) Terai
Streams that disappear into the porous Bhabar re-emerge in the Terai, making it swampy and densely forested; in Uttar Pradesh this belt runs along the Nepal border through districts such as Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri and Bahraich.
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Q.154
Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi was killed in battle in June 1858 near which place?
- A Jhansi
- B Kalpi
- C Gwalior
- D Orchha
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Correct answer: (C) Gwalior
After the fall of Jhansi and Kalpi, Lakshmibai captured Gwalior with Tatya Tope and died fighting the British there (Kotah-ki-Serai) on 17 June 1858.
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Q.155
Consider the following statements: (1) The Battle of Chausa (1539) between Sher Shah and Humayun was fought in present-day Uttar Pradesh. (2) At Khajwa in Fatehpur district in 1659, Aurangzeb defeated Dara Shikoh. Which of these 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: (D) Neither 1 nor 2
Neither is correct. Chausa is in Buxar district of Bihar, and the rival Aurangzeb defeated at Khajwa was his brother Shah Shuja, not Dara.
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Q.156
The dargah of Syed Salar Masud Ghazi, where a large fair is held every year in the month of Jeth, is in which district?
- A Bahraich
- B Shravasti
- C Gonda
- D Balrampur
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Correct answer: (A) Bahraich
The dargah of Ghazi Miyan (Syed Salar Masud) is at Bahraich, and its Jeth fair draws pilgrims from across north India. Neighbouring Shravasti is known for its Buddhist sites.
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Q.157
The present Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi was built in 1780 by:
- A Maharaja Ranjit Singh
- B Raja Man Singh of Amber
- C Peshwa Baji Rao I
- D Ahilyabai Holkar
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Correct answer: (D) Ahilyabai Holkar
Ahilyabai Holkar of Indore built the present temple in 1780; Maharaja Ranjit Singh later donated gold to plate its spires, which is why it is also called the Golden Temple.
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Q.158
The Radha Soami Satsang, whose Dayalbagh colony is well known, was founded at Agra in 1861 by:
- A Swami Shraddhanand
- B Shiv Narayan Agnihotri
- C Atmaram Pandurang
- D Shiv Dayal Singh
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Correct answer: (D) Shiv Dayal Singh
Shiv Dayal Singh, known to followers as Swami Ji Maharaj, founded the Radha Soami Satsang at Agra in 1861. Shiv Narayan Agnihotri founded the Dev Samaj and Atmaram Pandurang the Prarthana Samaj.
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Q.159
At which session held in Uttar Pradesh did Sarojini Naidu become the first Indian woman to preside over the Indian National Congress?
- A Lucknow, 1916
- B Allahabad, 1910
- C Kanpur, 1925
- D Meerut, 1946
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Correct answer: (C) Kanpur, 1925
Sarojini Naidu presided over the Kanpur session of 1925. The 1946 Meerut session was presided over by J.B. Kripalani, the last session before independence.
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Q.160
Kabir is traditionally regarded as a disciple of which saint?
- A Vallabhacharya
- B Nimbarka
- C Ramananda
- D Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
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Correct answer: (C) Ramananda
Ramananda, who taught at Varanasi, is traditionally named as the guru of Kabir and several other saints. Nimbarka and Vallabhacharya founded sampradayas of Krishna devotion.
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Q.161
The Lucknow Pact of 1916 was an agreement between which two organisations?
- A Congress and Home Rule League
- B Congress and Muslim League
- C Muslim League and Hindu Mahasabha
- D Congress and Justice Party
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Correct answer: (B) Congress and Muslim League
At the Lucknow session of 1916 the Congress and the Muslim League signed the Lucknow Pact, with the Congress accepting separate electorates. The same session reunited the Moderates and Extremists.
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Q.162
Which of the following districts is NOT a part of the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh?
- A Jalaun
- B Mahoba
- C Fatehpur
- D Lalitpur
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Correct answer: (C) Fatehpur
UP's Bundelkhand comprises Jhansi, Lalitpur, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Banda and Chitrakoot, all south of the Yamuna; Fatehpur lies north of the Yamuna in the Ganga-Yamuna doab.
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Q.163
Arrange the following monuments in the chronological order of their construction: 1. Bara Imambara, Lucknow 2. Chhota Imambara, Lucknow 3. Akbar's Tomb, Sikandra 4. Taj Mahal, Agra
- A 4, 3, 1, 2
- B 3, 4, 2, 1
- C 3, 4, 1, 2
- D 4, 3, 2, 1
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Correct answer: (C) 3, 4, 1, 2
Akbar's tomb was completed in 1613, work on the Taj Mahal began in 1632, the Bara Imambara was built in 1784 and the Chhota Imambara in 1838.
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Q.164
Chandrashekhar Azad died fighting the police on 27 February 1931 in Alfred Park, which is in which city?
- A Kanpur
- B Lucknow
- C Prayagraj (Allahabad)
- D Varanasi
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Correct answer: (C) Prayagraj (Allahabad)
Azad shot himself with his last bullet in Alfred Park, Allahabad, now called Chandrashekhar Azad Park, rather than be captured.
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Q.165
Consider the following statements about the alluvium of the Ganga plain in Uttar Pradesh: 1. Bhangar is the older alluvium lying above the flood level of the rivers. 2. Khadar is the newer alluvium of the floodplains, renewed by floods almost every year. 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: (C) Both 1 and 2
Both statements are correct: bhangar is the older, higher alluvium, often with kankar (lime) nodules, while khadar is the fresh and more fertile alluvium laid down in the floodplains.
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Q.166
The Gorakhnath Math at Gorakhpur, a city named after the saint Gorakhnath, is a principal seat of which sect?
- A Dadu Panth
- B Kabir Panth
- C Nath Sampradaya
- D Ramanandi Sampradaya
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Correct answer: (C) Nath Sampradaya
Gorakhpur is named after Guru Gorakhnath, the great yogi of the Nath tradition associated with hatha yoga. The Kabir Panth's main centres are at Kabir Chaura in Varanasi and at Maghar.
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Q.167
From 1877 the posts of Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces and Chief Commissioner of Oudh were held by the same person. Until 1902 the combined province was known as:
- A United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
- B Agra Presidency
- C Ceded and Conquered Provinces
- D North-Western Provinces and Oudh
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Correct answer: (D) North-Western Provinces and Oudh
The combined province was called the North-Western Provinces and Oudh from 1877 until 1902, when it was renamed the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh.
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Q.168
Arrange in chronological order the cities that served as the seat of government of the North-Western Provinces (from 1836) and the provinces that succeeded it: Lucknow, Agra, Allahabad.
- A Allahabad, Agra, Lucknow
- B Agra, Allahabad, Lucknow
- C Agra, Lucknow, Allahabad
- D Lucknow, Agra, Allahabad
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Correct answer: (B) Agra, Allahabad, Lucknow
The North-Western Provinces were governed from Agra until 1858, when the seat moved to Allahabad after the revolt. The government shifted to Lucknow in the early 1920s, and Lucknow is the capital of Uttar Pradesh.
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Q.169
Along with Jawaharlal Nehru, which leader was injured in the police lathi-charge on the procession against the Simon Commission at Lucknow in 1928?
- A Lala Lajpat Rai
- B Govind Ballabh Pant
- C Purushottam Das Tandon
- D Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
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Correct answer: (B) Govind Ballabh Pant
Govind Ballabh Pant was badly beaten while shielding Nehru at Lucknow in 1928. Lala Lajpat Rai received fatal injuries during a similar protest at Lahore that year.
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Q.170
Sankisa (Sankasya) in Farrukhabad district is revered by Buddhists as the place where the Buddha:
- A attained enlightenment
- B delivered his first sermon
- C attained mahaparinirvana
- D descended from the Trayastrimsha heaven after preaching to his mother
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Correct answer: (D) descended from the Trayastrimsha heaven after preaching to his mother
Buddhist tradition holds that the Buddha descended at Sankisa after preaching to his mother Maya in the Trayastrimsha heaven, and Ashoka set up a pillar here. Enlightenment was at Bodh Gaya and the first sermon at Sarnath.
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Q.171
Munshi Premchand, author of Godan and Nirmala, was born at Lamhi village near which city?
- A Lucknow
- B Gorakhpur
- C Prayagraj
- D Varanasi
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Correct answer: (D) Varanasi
Premchand (Dhanpat Rai) was born in 1880 at Lamhi near Varanasi. He also taught for some years in Gorakhpur, where he wrote part of his early fiction.
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Q.172
In Jain tradition, Rishabhanatha (Adinatha), the first Tirthankara, was born at:
- A Hastinapur
- B Ayodhya
- C Kaushambi
- D Mathura
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Correct answer: (B) Ayodhya
Rishabhanatha is traditionally held to have been born at Ayodhya, which Jains also revere as the birthplace of several other Tirthankaras. Kaushambi is held to be the birthplace of Padmaprabha.
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Q.173
The polished Ashokan pillars, including the Sarnath pillar, were mostly cut from sandstone quarried at:
- A Sikri
- B Makrana
- C Dholpur
- D Chunar
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Correct answer: (D) Chunar
Most Mauryan pillars are of the buff sandstone of Chunar in Mirzapur district, finished with a mirror-like polish. Makrana in Rajasthan is famous for white marble.
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Q.174
The narrow belt of pebbles and boulders at the foot of the Shivaliks where streams disappear underground is called:
- A Terai
- B Bhabar
- C Khadar
- D Bangar
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Correct answer: (B) Bhabar
The Bhabar is the porous pebble belt where rivers sink underground; they re-emerge in the marshy Terai belt to its south. Khadar and Bangar are the new and old alluvium of the plains.
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Q.175
In 1801, under pressure from Lord Wellesley, which Nawab of Awadh ceded Rohilkhand, Gorakhpur and the lower Doab to the East India Company?
- A Asaf-ud-Daula
- B Wazir Ali
- C Ghazi-ud-Din Haider
- D Saadat Ali Khan II
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Correct answer: (D) Saadat Ali Khan II
Saadat Ali Khan II signed the treaty of 1801 that handed about half of Awadh to the Company under Wellesley's subsidiary system. Wazir Ali had been deposed in 1798, and Ghazi-ud-Din Haider ruled later, from 1814.
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Q.176
Maulvi Liaquat Ali is remembered as the leader of the revolt of 1857 at:
- A Bareilly
- B Allahabad
- C Faizabad
- D Agra
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Correct answer: (B) Allahabad
Maulvi Liaquat Ali led the rebels who took control of Allahabad in June 1857 until Colonel Neill's force retook the city. Bareilly was led by Khan Bahadur Khan and Faizabad by Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah.
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Q.177
The Chambal river joins the Yamuna in which district of Uttar Pradesh?
- A Agra
- B Etawah
- C Jalaun
- D Hamirpur
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Correct answer: (B) Etawah
The Chambal meets the Yamuna near Bhareh in Etawah district. The Betwa joins the Yamuna at Hamirpur and the Ken joins it in Banda district.
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Q.178
Mar, one of the local soils of Bundelkhand, is similar in nature to which soil?
- A Laterite soil
- B Black (regur) soil
- C Desert soil
- D Peaty soil
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Correct answer: (B) Black (regur) soil
Mar is a dark, clayey, moisture-retentive soil of Bundelkhand that resembles the black cotton soil (regur) of the Deccan plateau.
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Q.179
Arrange the following in chronological order of their founding: (A) Banaras Hindu University, (B) Sanskrit College, Varanasi, (C) Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College, Aligarh, (D) University of Allahabad.
- A C, B, D, A
- B B, C, D, A
- C B, D, C, A
- D B, C, A, D
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Correct answer: (B) B, C, D, A
Sanskrit College, Varanasi 1791; MAO College 1875; University of Allahabad 1887; Banaras Hindu University 1916.
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Q.180
In which year did Lord Dalhousie annex Awadh to British territory on the ground of misgovernment?
- A 1848
- B 1853
- C 1856
- D 1858
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Correct answer: (C) 1856
Awadh was annexed in 1856 on the pretext of misgovernment, not under the Doctrine of Lapse. The annexation was a major cause of resentment that fed the 1857 revolt.
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Q.181
The Shankargarh area of Prayagraj district is known for deposits of which mineral, a basic raw material of the glass industry?
- A Bauxite
- B Silica (glass) sand
- C Rock phosphate
- D Gypsum
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Correct answer: (B) Silica (glass) sand
Weathered Vindhyan sandstones around Shankargarh yield high-quality silica sand, which is mined and sent to glass-making units.
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Q.182
Sarnath, where the Buddha preached his first sermon, is called by what name in ancient Buddhist texts?
- A Kushinara
- B Rishipatana (Isipatana)
- C Kapilavastu
- D Vaishali
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Correct answer: (B) Rishipatana (Isipatana)
Buddhist texts call Sarnath Rishipatana (Pali: Isipatana), the deer park (Mrigadava) near Varanasi. Kushinara is the old name of Kushinagar.
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Q.183
Baba Ramchandra, the sanyasi who led the peasants of Awadh against talukdars and landlords around 1920, had earlier worked as an indentured labourer in:
- A Fiji
- B Mauritius
- C Trinidad
- D Natal
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Correct answer: (A) Fiji
Baba Ramchandra had gone to Fiji as an indentured labourer before he began organising the Awadh peasants. By October 1920 the Oudh Kisan Sabha was set up, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru, Baba Ramchandra and others.
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Q.184
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court traces its origin to which court, which was amalgamated with the High Court in 1948?
- A Sadar Diwani Adalat of Agra
- B Chief Court of Oudh
- C Federal Court of India
- D Board of Revenue at Allahabad
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Correct answer: (B) Chief Court of Oudh
The Chief Court of Oudh at Lucknow, set up in 1925, was amalgamated with the Allahabad High Court in 1948, after which the High Court sat at Lucknow as a bench. The Federal Court gave way to the Supreme Court in 1950.
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Q.185
Acharya Narendra Dev, born at Sitapur and a founder of the Congress Socialist Party, served as Vice-Chancellor of which two universities?
- A Lucknow University and Banaras Hindu University
- B Allahabad University and Aligarh Muslim University
- C Agra University and Allahabad University
- D Gorakhpur University and Banaras Hindu University
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Correct answer: (A) Lucknow University and Banaras Hindu University
Narendra Dev was Vice-Chancellor of Lucknow University and then of BHU. He presided over the founding conference of the Congress Socialist Party at Patna in 1934.
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Q.186
Which type of soil covers the greater part of the Ganga plain of Uttar Pradesh?
- A Black (regur) soil
- B Laterite soil
- C Alluvial soil
- D Red soil
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Correct answer: (C) Alluvial soil
The plain is built of alluvium laid down by the Ganga and its tributaries, which is the basis of the state's intensive farming; red and black soils occur only in the southern plateau.
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Q.187
The districts of Agra, Farrukhabad and Kannauj together form an important belt for which crop?
- A Potato
- B Paddy
- C Gram
- D Mustard
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Correct answer: (A) Potato
Light, well-drained alluvial soils, irrigation and a dense network of cold stores make the Agra-Farrukhabad-Kannauj belt one of the main potato-growing areas of India.
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Q.188
Consider the following statements: (1) The Kalinjar fort, a Chandella stronghold, is in Mahoba district. (2) Sher Shah Suri died in 1545 during his siege of Kalinjar. Which of these 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
Only statement 2 is correct. Kalinjar is in Banda district, while Mahoba was the other main Chandella centre; Sher Shah was fatally injured in a gunpowder explosion while besieging Kalinjar.
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Q.189
Under the Treaty of Allahabad (1765), Awadh was restored to its Nawab, while the districts of Kora and Allahabad were assigned to:
- A Mir Qasim
- B Mir Jafar
- C Mughal emperor Shah Alam II
- D Rohilla chief Hafiz Rahmat Khan
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Correct answer: (C) Mughal emperor Shah Alam II
Robert Clive's settlement returned Awadh to Shuja-ud-Daula on payment of a war indemnity and gave Kora and Allahabad to Shah Alam II, who granted the Company the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
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Q.190
Which leader is regarded as the chief architect of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950?
- A Charan Singh
- B Sampurnanand
- C Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
- D Acharya Narendra Dev
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Correct answer: (A) Charan Singh
Charan Singh is credited with drafting and steering the Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, under which zamindari in UP was abolished from 1952. He later became Chief Minister of UP and Prime Minister of India.
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Q.191
At which site in Uttar Pradesh did Gautama Buddha deliver his first sermon, the Dharmachakra Pravartana?
- A Kushinagar
- B Sarnath
- C Shravasti
- D Kaushambi
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Correct answer: (B) Sarnath
Buddha gave his first sermon at the Deer Park in Sarnath near Varanasi. Kushinagar is where he attained Mahaparinirvana, and Shravasti is where he spent many rainy seasons.
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Q.192
Sohagi Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary, in the Terai of eastern Uttar Pradesh adjoining the Nepal border, is in which district?
- A Kushinagar
- B Maharajganj
- C Deoria
- D Gorakhpur
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Correct answer: (B) Maharajganj
Sohagi Barwa lies in Maharajganj district, whose sal forests form part of the Terai belt along the Nepal frontier.
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Q.193
The Betwa (ancient Vetravati), a southern tributary of the Yamuna, joins it in which district of Uttar Pradesh?
- A Jalaun
- B Banda
- C Hamirpur
- D Etawah
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Correct answer: (C) Hamirpur
The Betwa rises in Madhya Pradesh, flows north-east through Jhansi district and meets the Yamuna near Hamirpur town; the Chambal, by contrast, meets the Yamuna in Etawah district.
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Q.194
Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar and Maulana Shaukat Ali, the 'Ali brothers' who led the Khilafat Movement, were born in which city of present Uttar Pradesh?
- A Aligarh
- B Bareilly
- C Rampur
- D Moradabad
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Correct answer: (C) Rampur
The Ali brothers were born in Rampur and studied at the MAO College, Aligarh. They led the Khilafat Movement, which joined hands with Gandhi's Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920.
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Q.195
The National Chambal Sanctuary, spread across Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, is principally known for the conservation of:
- A Swamp deer and tiger
- B Gharial and Gangetic dolphin
- C Great Indian bustard
- D One-horned rhinoceros
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Correct answer: (B) Gharial and Gangetic dolphin
The Chambal sanctuary protects the critically endangered gharial, the Gangetic dolphin and red-crowned roof turtles in the clean waters of the Chambal.
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Q.196
Floor art made on festive and auspicious occasions has different regional names. Which one is traditionally associated with Uttar Pradesh?
- A Mandana
- B Alpana
- C Chowk Purana
- D Kolam
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Correct answer: (C) Chowk Purana
In Uttar Pradesh, auspicious floor designs drawn with flour and colours are called chowk purana (chauk poorna). Mandana belongs to Rajasthan, Alpana to Bengal and Kolam to Tamil Nadu.
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Q.197
Akbar, who built a large fort at the confluence at Prayag, gave the city which name?
- A Akbarabad
- B Ilahabas
- C Fatehabad
- D Shahabad
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Correct answer: (B) Ilahabas
Akbar named the city Ilahabas, which later became Allahabad; it was renamed Prayagraj in 2018. Akbarabad was the Mughal name for Agra.
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Q.198
Nana Saheb, who led the revolt at Kanpur, was the adopted son of which Peshwa, who had lived in exile at Bithoor?
- A Baji Rao I
- B Madhav Rao I
- C Baji Rao II
- D Raghunath Rao
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Correct answer: (C) Baji Rao II
After Baji Rao II died at Bithoor near Kanpur in 1851, the Company refused to continue his pension to Nana Saheb, a grievance that drew him into the revolt.
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Q.199
Kushinara (Kushinagar) and Pava were the chief centres of which Mahajanapada, a republic (gana-sangha) of the Buddha's time?
- A Vajji
- B Malla
- C Kuru
- D Shurasena
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Correct answer: (B) Malla
The Mallas were a gana-sangha with centres at Kushinara and Pava, and the Buddha's last journey ended at Kushinara in their territory. The Vajji confederacy was centred at Vaishali in Bihar.
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Q.200
Which river forms much of the boundary between Uttar Pradesh and Haryana?
- A Ganga
- B Hindon
- C Ghaggar
- D Yamuna
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Correct answer: (D) Yamuna
Along the western edge of Saharanpur, Shamli and Baghpat districts, and again south of Delhi, the Yamuna separates Uttar Pradesh from Haryana; the Ghaggar flows through Haryana and Punjab, not along UP.
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