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Part VI — Practice
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Chapter 10: Mixed Practice Set — All Topics (50 MCQs)
This chapter mixes questions from every chapter in this book, in exam-realistic random order, matching how UP-specific GK questions are typically distributed within a UP Police Constable or UPSSSC-pattern paper.
- Uttar Pradesh's capital city is:
(a) Kanpur (b) Lucknow (c) Agra (d) Varanasi - The Chauri Chaura incident led Gandhi to call off which movement?
(a) Civil Disobedience Movement (b) Non-Cooperation Movement (c) Quit India Movement (d) Khilafat Movement - Uttar Pradesh was bifurcated to form Uttarakhand in:
(a) 1990 (b) 2000 (c) 2005 (d) 2010 - The Taj Mahal is located in:
(a) Lucknow (b) Agra (c) Varanasi (d) Kanpur - The river formed at the Sangam confluence with the Ganga at Prayagraj is:
(a) Gomti (b) Yamuna (c) Ghaghara (d) Ramganga - Uttar Pradesh's legislature is:
(a) Unicameral (b) Bicameral - Kathak dance especially flourished under the patronage of:
(a) The Nawabs of Lucknow (b) The Peshwas (c) The Nizams (d) The Rajputs of Rajasthan - The Mughal capital most closely associated with Akbar's reign, home to Agra Fort, was:
(a) Delhi (b) Agra (c) Lahore (d) Lucknow - The Revolt of 1857 began at:
(a) Kanpur (b) Meerut (c) Lucknow (d) Jhansi - Uttar Pradesh's number of Lok Sabha seats is:
(a) 74 (b) 80 (c) 88 (d) 96 - The Buddha's first sermon was delivered at:
(a) Bodh Gaya (b) Sarnath (c) Kushinagar (d) Kapilavastu - Uttar Pradesh's capital of the Mauryan-Gupta era Ashokan Pillar bearing a Samudragupta inscription is:
(a) Sarnath (b) Prayagraj (c) Mathura (d) Kanauj - Uttar Pradesh's number of districts is:
(a) 71 (b) 75 (c) 78 (d) 82 - Mathura is traditionally regarded as the birthplace of:
(a) Lord Rama (b) Lord Krishna (c) Gautama Buddha (d) Mahavira - Bhojpuri is spoken in which part of Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Western UP (b) Eastern UP (c) Bundelkhand (d) The Terai belt alone - Uttar Pradesh's official languages are Hindi and:
(a) Urdu (b) Bhojpuri (c) Awadhi (d) Braj Bhasha - Kakori, site of the 1925 conspiracy, is located near:
(a) Kanpur (b) Lucknow (c) Agra (d) Varanasi - Uttar Pradesh's first Chief Minister after independence was:
(a) Sampurnanand (b) Govind Ballabh Pant (c) Chandra Bhanu Gupta (d) Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna - The famous cattle fair "Sonepur Mela" is held in which neighbouring state, distinct from UP's own major fairs?
(a) Bihar (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Uttarakhand (d) Rajasthan - The Ashokan Pillar bearing a later Gupta-era inscription of Samudragupta is located at:
(a) Prayagraj (Allahabad) (b) Kanpur (c) Meerut (d) Agra - Uttar Pradesh's number of administrative divisions is:
(a) 16 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 22 - The Jaunpur Sultanate earned the epithet:
(a) Shiraz of the East (b) Manchester of the East (c) Peetal Nagri (d) Suhaag Nagri - Fatehpur Sikri was built as a new capital by:
(a) Babur (b) Humayun (c) Akbar (d) Shah Jahan - The last Nawab of Awadh, deposed in 1856, was:
(a) Wajid Ali Shah (b) Asaf-ud-Daula (c) Shuja-ud-Daula (d) Saadat Ali Khan - Kanpur is historically dubbed:
(a) Manchester of the East (b) Suhaag Nagri (c) Peetal Nagri (d) Perfume Capital - Uttar Pradesh's state bird is the:
(a) Peacock (b) Sarus crane (c) Kingfisher (d) Great Indian Bustard - Banarasi silk sarees are associated with:
(a) Lucknow (b) Varanasi (c) Kanpur (d) Agra - The Allahabad High Court is UP's highest judicial body, seated at:
(a) Lucknow (b) Prayagraj (c) Kanpur (d) Varanasi - Uttar Pradesh's Vidhan Sabha has how many seats?
(a) 380 (b) 395 (c) 403 (d) 420 - Moradabad is known for which industry?
(a) Brassware (b) Glass bangles (c) Carpets (d) Silk - Firozabad is known for which industry?
(a) Brassware (b) Glass bangles (c) Chikankari (d) Perfume - Bhadohi is a major hub for:
(a) Carpets (b) Brassware (c) Glassware (d) Silk sarees - Uttar Pradesh is India's leading producer of:
(a) Cotton (b) Sugarcane (c) Coffee (d) Tea - Uttar Pradesh is India's largest producer of which staple cereal?
(a) Rice (b) Wheat (c) Maize (d) Barley - The Kumbh Mela is recognised by UNESCO as part of the:
(a) World Heritage List (b) Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (c) Ramsar Convention (d) Memory of the World Register - Lucknow's distinctive hand-embroidery tradition is called:
(a) Chikankari (b) Zardozi exclusively (c) Kantha (d) Phulkari - Uttar Pradesh's number of Rajya Sabha seats is:
(a) 25 (b) 28 (c) 31 (d) 34 - Uttar Pradesh's current Chief Minister, as of August 2026, is:
(a) Akhilesh Yadav (b) Yogi Adityanath (c) Mayawati (d) Rajnath Singh - Uttar Pradesh's current Governor, as of August 2026, is:
(a) Ram Naik (b) Anandiben Patel (c) Baby Rani Maurya (d) Aditya Nath Jha - Uttar Pradesh's Deputy Chief Ministers, as of August 2026, include Keshav Prasad Maurya and:
(a) Brajesh Pathak (b) Dinesh Sharma (c) Suresh Khanna (d) Swatantra Dev Singh - Uttar Pradesh's area is approximately:
(a) 2,00,000 sq km (b) 2,40,928 sq km (c) 2,80,000 sq km (d) 3,20,000 sq km - Uttar Pradesh's population, as per the 2011 Census, was approximately:
(a) 16.5 crore (b) 18.5 crore (c) 19.98 crore (d) 22 crore - Uttar Pradesh's literacy rate, as per the 2011 Census, was approximately:
(a) 57.7% (b) 62.7% (c) 67.7% (d) 72.7% - The Ghaghara river is also known as the:
(a) Sarayu (b) Gomti (c) Ramganga (d) Betwa - Chandra Shekhar Azad died resisting capture at:
(a) Alfred Park, Allahabad (b) Anand Bhawan (c) Kashi Vishwanath Temple (d) Fatehpur Sikri - Munshi Premchand, a pioneering Hindi-Urdu novelist, was born near:
(a) Lucknow (b) Varanasi (c) Kanpur (d) Agra - The Dudhwa National Park, a Tiger Reserve, is located in which district?
(a) Lakhimpur Kheri (b) Bahraich (c) Pilibhit (d) Gorakhpur - Uttar Pradesh's state animal is the:
(a) Royal Bengal Tiger (b) Barasingha (swamp deer) (c) Blackbuck (d) Nilgai - Kannauj is known as the "Perfume Capital of India" for its production of:
(a) Ittar (attar) (b) Rosewater only (c) Synthetic fragrances (d) Incense sticks - The Yamuna Expressway and Purvanchal Expressway reflect Uttar Pradesh's recent policy focus on:
(a) Railway electrification (b) Expressway-led connectivity (c) River-linking projects (d) Airport privatisation
Answer Key
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