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Q.351
Parchin kari, the inlay of semi-precious stones into white marble seen on the Taj Mahal, is still practised by craftsmen of which city?
- A Mathura
- B Agra
- C Jhansi
- D Etawah
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Correct answer: (B) Agra
Agra's marble inlay craft (parchin kari, the Indian form of pietra dura) carries forward the technique seen on the Taj Mahal and Itimad-ud-Daula's tomb.
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Q.352
The Khari Boli dialect, which forms the base of modern standard Hindi, is spoken chiefly in which region of Uttar Pradesh?
- A Western UP (Meerut-Saharanpur region)
- B Awadh region
- C Bundelkhand
- D Purvanchal
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Correct answer: (A) Western UP (Meerut-Saharanpur region)
Khari Boli belongs to the western Delhi-Meerut belt. Awadhi is spoken around Lucknow and Ayodhya, Bundeli around Jhansi, Braj around Mathura-Agra and Bhojpuri in the east.
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Q.353
Besides Ashoka's edicts and Samudragupta's Prayag Prashasti, the Allahabad pillar also carries an inscription of which Mughal emperor?
- A Akbar
- B Shah Jahan
- C Jahangir
- D Aurangzeb
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Correct answer: (C) Jahangir
Jahangir had his genealogy inscribed on the pillar, which now stands inside Akbar's fort at Prayagraj. The pillar thus carries Mauryan, Gupta and Mughal records.
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Q.354
The Upper Ganga River stretch from Brijghat to Narora was the first site in Uttar Pradesh to be designated under which international convention?
- A Convention on Biological Diversity
- B World Heritage Convention
- C CITES
- D Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
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Correct answer: (D) Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
The Brijghat to Narora stretch of the Ganga was declared a Ramsar wetland in 2005, the first in UP. The Ramsar Convention (1971) protects wetlands of international importance.
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Q.355
The Kakori train action of 9 August 1925 was carried out by members of which organisation?
- A Anushilan Samiti
- B Hindustan Republican Association
- C Ghadar Party
- D Abhinav Bharat
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Correct answer: (B) Hindustan Republican Association
The Kakori robbery near Lucknow was organised by the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA). Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqullah Khan, Roshan Singh and Rajendra Lahiri were hanged for it.
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Q.356
The Meerut Conspiracy Case, begun in 1929, was a prosecution of:
- A Revolutionaries of the HSRA
- B Leaders of the Khilafat Movement
- C Leaders of the Awadh Kisan Sabha
- D Communist and trade union leaders
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Correct answer: (D) Communist and trade union leaders
In 1929 the government arrested leading labour organisers, including communists and the Britons Philip Spratt and Ben Bradley, and tried them at Meerut. The long trial spread communist ideas more widely.
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Q.357
Match the 1857 centre with its leader: which pair is correctly matched?
- A Kanpur - Begum Hazrat Mahal
- B Lucknow - Nana Saheb
- C Bareilly - Khan Bahadur Khan
- D Jhansi - Kunwar Singh
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Correct answer: (C) Bareilly - Khan Bahadur Khan
Khan Bahadur Khan led the revolt at Bareilly. Nana Saheb led at Kanpur, Begum Hazrat Mahal at Lucknow, Rani Lakshmibai at Jhansi, and Kunwar Singh at Jagdishpur in Bihar.
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Q.358
Which pair of work and author is correctly matched?
- A Madhushala - Mahadevi Verma
- B Kamayani - Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala'
- C Bharat-Bharati - Bharatendu Harishchandra
- D Chitralekha - Bhagwati Charan Verma
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Correct answer: (D) Chitralekha - Bhagwati Charan Verma
Bhagwati Charan Verma, born in Unnao district, wrote the novel Chitralekha. Madhushala is by Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Kamayani by Jaishankar Prasad and Bharat-Bharati by Maithili Sharan Gupt.
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Q.359
Which of the following poets was NOT born in Uttar Pradesh?
- A Mahadevi Verma
- B Sumitranandan Pant
- C Harivansh Rai Bachchan
- D Maithili Sharan Gupt
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Correct answer: (B) Sumitranandan Pant
Sumitranandan Pant was born at Kausani in present-day Uttarakhand. Mahadevi Verma was born at Farrukhabad, Bachchan at Allahabad and Maithili Sharan Gupt at Chirgaon in Jhansi district.
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Q.360
The natural forests of the Bundelkhand and Vindhyan plateau in southern Uttar Pradesh are mainly of which type?
- A Tropical evergreen
- B Montane temperate
- C Tropical dry deciduous
- D Tidal (mangrove)
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Correct answer: (C) Tropical dry deciduous
With low and uncertain rainfall, the southern plateau carries dry deciduous forest and scrub with trees such as tendu, khair and dhak (palash), unlike the moist sal forests of the Terai.
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Q.361
After Awadh was annexed in 1856, the deposed Nawab Wajid Ali Shah spent the rest of his life at:
- A Rangoon in Burma
- B Chunar fort
- C Kathmandu in Nepal
- D Metiabruz in Calcutta
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Correct answer: (D) Metiabruz in Calcutta
Wajid Ali Shah was sent to Calcutta and lived at Metiabruz until his death in 1887. Rangoon was where the British exiled the Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar.
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Q.362
Rainfall in Uttar Pradesh follows which general pattern?
- A Increases from east to west
- B Decreases from east to west
- C Uniform across the state
- D Highest in Bundelkhand
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Correct answer: (B) Decreases from east to west
Average annual rainfall is about 100 cm but decreases from east (over 100 cm in Gorakhpur region) to west (around 60 cm in Agra-Mathura region), as the monsoon weakens inland.
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Q.363
Which of the following pairs of craft and centre is NOT correctly matched?
- A Wooden lacquerware and toys - Varanasi
- B Hand block printing - Farrukhabad
- C Leather saddlery - Kanpur
- D Hand-knotted carpets - Kannauj
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Correct answer: (D) Hand-knotted carpets - Kannauj
Kannauj is the centre of ittar (perfume), while hand-knotted carpets come from the Bhadohi-Mirzapur belt. Varanasi lacquerware toys, Farrukhabad prints and Kanpur saddlery are all well-known regional crafts.
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Q.364
Which of the following bird sanctuary-district pairs is correctly matched?
- A Lakh Bahosi - Etah
- B Patna - Kannauj
- C Saman - Agra
- D Sandi - Hardoi
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Correct answer: (D) Sandi - Hardoi
Sandi Bird Sanctuary is in Hardoi; Lakh Bahosi is in Kannauj, Patna Bird Sanctuary in Etah and Saman in Mainpuri.
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Q.365
Arrange the following works in the chronological order of their composition: 1. Ramcharitmanas 2. Padmavat 3. Andher Nagari 4. Godan
- A 1, 2, 3, 4
- B 2, 1, 3, 4
- C 2, 1, 4, 3
- D 1, 2, 4, 3
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Correct answer: (B) 2, 1, 3, 4
Jayasi completed Padmavat around 1540, Tulsidas began the Ramcharitmanas in 1574, Bharatendu's Andher Nagari dates from 1881 and Premchand's Godan from 1936.
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Q.366
When Motilal Nehru gifted the original Anand Bhawan at Allahabad to the Indian National Congress in 1930, it was renamed:
- A Swaraj Bhawan
- B Teen Murti Bhavan
- C Nehru Bhawan
- D Lok Bhawan
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Correct answer: (A) Swaraj Bhawan
Motilal Nehru donated the old Anand Bhawan to the Congress in 1930 as Swaraj Bhawan and moved to a new Anand Bhawan built next to it. Teen Murti Bhavan in Delhi was Jawaharlal Nehru's residence as Prime Minister.
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Q.367
The Bhool Bhulaiya, a maze of narrow passages built above a great vaulted hall, is part of which monument in Lucknow?
- A Bara Imambara
- B Chhota Imambara
- C Rumi Darwaza
- D The Residency
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Correct answer: (A) Bara Imambara
The Bara Imambara (1784) has a huge central hall roofed without supporting beams, with the Bhool Bhulaiya labyrinth above it. The Chhota Imambara is a later, separate building.
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Q.368
The Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj is held at the Triveni Sangam, the meeting point of the Ganga, the Yamuna and which river believed to flow unseen?
- A Saryu
- B Gomti
- C Sindhu
- D Sarasvati
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Correct answer: (D) Sarasvati
The Triveni Sangam is the confluence of the Ganga and the Yamuna with the mythical, invisible Sarasvati. The Saryu flows past Ayodhya and the Gomti past Lucknow.
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Q.369
The well-known headless statue of the Kushana king Kanishka was found at Mat, near which city?
- A Kaushambi
- B Varanasi
- C Mathura
- D Kannauj
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Correct answer: (C) Mathura
Mat, near Mathura, had a Kushana dynastic shrine (devakula) where the red sandstone statue of Kanishka was found; it is now in the Government Museum, Mathura. Mathura was a major Kushana centre.
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Q.370
The Allahabad High Court, one of the oldest in India, was established in which year, and where is its only bench located?
- A 1862; Agra
- B 1866; Lucknow
- C 1869; Kanpur
- D 1887; Lucknow
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Correct answer: (B) 1866; Lucknow
The High Court was established in 1866 at Agra as the High Court for the North-Western Provinces and shifted to Allahabad in 1869. Its Lucknow bench was created in 1948.
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Q.371
The Narora Atomic Power Station, the only nuclear power plant in Uttar Pradesh, is located in which district?
- A Aligarh
- B Bulandshahr
- C Hapur
- D Amroha
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Correct answer: (B) Bulandshahr
Narora Atomic Power Station lies on the Ganga in Bulandshahr district. Harduaganj thermal plant is in Aligarh district.
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Q.372
Bhadawari, a breed known for the high fat content of its milk, is which animal and from which tract?
- A Cattle of Bundelkhand
- B Buffalo of the Agra-Etawah (Yamuna-Chambal) tract
- C Goat of the Terai
- D Sheep of Rohilkhand
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Correct answer: (B) Buffalo of the Agra-Etawah (Yamuna-Chambal) tract
The Bhadawari buffalo comes from the ravine country of Agra and Etawah in Uttar Pradesh and the adjoining Bhind-Morena area of Madhya Pradesh, and its milk is noted for very high fat.
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Q.373
Which of the following correctly lists the state animal, state bird and state flower of Uttar Pradesh?
- A Blackbuck, Indian roller, lotus
- B Tiger, peacock, palash
- C Barasingha, sarus crane, lotus
- D Barasingha (swamp deer), sarus crane, palash
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Correct answer: (D) Barasingha (swamp deer), sarus crane, palash
UP's state animal is the barasingha (swamp deer), the state bird is the sarus crane, the state flower is palash (Butea monosperma) and the state tree is ashoka.
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Q.374
Consider the following statements about Jhansi: 1. It was annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse after the death of Raja Gangadhar Rao. 2. Damodar Rao was the adopted son of Rani Lakshmibai. 3. It was annexed during the Governor-Generalship of Lord Canning. Which of the statements given above are correct?
- A 2 and 3 only
- B 1 and 3 only
- C 1, 2 and 3
- D 1 and 2 only
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Correct answer: (D) 1 and 2 only
Jhansi was annexed under Lord Dalhousie's Doctrine of Lapse after Gangadhar Rao died in 1853, and the adoption of Damodar Rao was not recognised. Canning became Governor-General only in 1856.
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Q.375
The Matatila Dam, serving irrigation in Bundelkhand, is constructed on which river?
- A Ken
- B Son
- C Betwa
- D Dhasan
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Correct answer: (C) Betwa
Matatila Dam near Jhansi-Lalitpur is on the Betwa. Rajghat Dam, a joint UP-MP project, is also on the Betwa upstream of Matatila.
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Q.376
Which place in Meerut district is revered by Jains as the birthplace of the Tirthankaras Shantinatha, Kunthunatha and Aranatha?
- A Sardhana
- B Parikshitgarh
- C Hastinapur
- D Kithore
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Correct answer: (C) Hastinapur
Hastinapur is held to be the birthplace of the 16th, 17th and 18th Tirthankaras and has many Jain temples. It is also a Painted Grey Ware site excavated by B.B. Lal in the 1950s.
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Q.377
Consider the following statements about Agra Fort: 1. The Jahangiri Mahal inside it was built during Akbar's reign. 2. The white marble Moti Masjid inside it was built by Aurangzeb. 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: (A) Only 1
Despite its name, the Jahangiri Mahal was built in Akbar's time. The Moti Masjid in Agra Fort was built by Shah Jahan; it is the Moti Masjid in Delhi's Red Fort that Aurangzeb built.
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