Uttar Pradesh State GK Quiz for Exam
Q76. Who was the first Nawab of Awadh
(A) Muhammad Ali Shah
(B) Saadat Ali Khan
(C) Amjad Ali Shah
(D) Wajid Ali Shah
Answer: (B) Saadat Ali Khan
Q77. Shri Vishwanath Mandir which has the tallest temple tower in the world is located in
(A) Varanasi
(B) Prayagraj
(C) Haridwar
(D) Kanpur
Answer: (A) Varanasi
Q78. Kanpur city was established in the year
(A) 1801
(B) 1802
(C) 1803
(D) 1804
Answer: (C) 1803
Q79. Who established the first woolen mill of India "Lal Imli" in Kanpur
(A) David Gilmour
(B) Joshua Reynold
(C) Alexander MacRobert
(D) Michael H. Fisher
Answer: (C) Alexander MacRobert
Q80. Emperor Akbar founded the Allahabad city in which year
(A) 1565
(B) 1568
(C) 1572
(D) 1575
Answer: (D) 1575
Q81. In which park of Allahabad in 1858, the process of complete transfer of control over India from The East India Company to the government of Britain was conducted
(A) Alfred Park
(B) Minto Park
(C) Mayo Park
(D) None of the above
Answer: (B) Minto Park
Q82. Which UP city has got the World Guinness record for lighting four lakh diyas
(A) Ayodhya
(B) Varanasi
(C) Mathura
(D) Prayagraj
Answer: (A) Ayodhya
Q83. The leaning temple "Ratneshwar Mahadev temple" is located in which city
(A) Agra
(B) Varanasi
(C) Kanpur
(D) Prayagraj
Answer: (B) Varanasi
Q84. Who wrote "Benares is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together."
(A) Oscar Wilde
(B) Leo Tolstoy
(C) Mark Twain
(D) Rudyard Kipling
Answer: (C) Mark Twain
Q85. Which of the following British officials recaptured Banaras and Allahabad in June 1857
(A) General Neil
(B) Sir Collin Campbell
(C) General John Nicholson
(D) Major General Havelock
Answer: (A) General Neil
Q86. The foundation of the Sharqi dynasty of Jaunpur was laid by
(A) Mahmud Khan
(B) Ibrahim Khan
(C) Malik Sarwar
(D) Malik Qaranfal
Answer: (C) Malik Sarwar
Q87. Guru Ravidas was born in
(A) Varanasi
(B) Mathura
(C) Ujjain
(D) Patna
Answer: (A) Varanasi
Q88. The Allahabad Fort was built by
(a) Babur
(b) Humayun
(c) Akbar
(d) Bahadur Shah I
Answer: (c) Akbar
Q89. Samvid Gurukulam Girls Sainik School is located in
(a) Vrindavan
(b) Mathura
(c) Ayodhya
(d) Agra
Answer: (a) Vrindavan
Q90. Which district in Uttar Pradesh also known as Energy Capital of India
(a) Badaun
(b) Sonbhadra
(c) Sultanpur
(d) Bareilly
Answer: (b) Sonbhadra
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