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Bonus Chapter: Rapid Revision Capsule (50 MCQs)
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A final, quick-fire revision set covering high-yield facts across all sections, ideal for last-minute review before the examination.
Quick-Fire Questions
- Uttar Pradesh's capital city is:
(a) Lucknow (b) Kanpur (c) Agra (d) Varanasi - UP's state animal is the:
(a) Barasingha (swamp deer) (b) Royal Bengal Tiger (c) Blackbuck (d) Indian Elephant - UP's state bird is the:
(a) Sarus crane (b) Peacock (c) Indian Roller (d) Kingfisher - UP's total number of districts is:
(a) 75 (b) 71 (c) 80 (d) 64 - UP's total number of administrative divisions is:
(a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 22 - UP's Vidhan Sabha, the largest state assembly in India, has how many seats?
(a) 403 (b) 380 (c) 350 (d) 425 - UP's number of Lok Sabha seats, the highest of any state, is:
(a) 80 (b) 74 (c) 68 (d) 88 - UP's number of Rajya Sabha seats is:
(a) 31 (b) 16 (c) 10 (d) 40 - UP's High Court is located at:
(a) Allahabad (Prayagraj) (b) Lucknow exclusively (c) Kanpur (d) Varanasi - The United Provinces was renamed Uttar Pradesh on:
(a) 24 January 1950 (b) 26 January 1950 (c) 15 August 1947 (d) 1 April 1937 - UP Diwas is celebrated on:
(a) 24 January (b) 15 August (c) 26 January (d) 1 May - Uttarakhand was carved out of UP in:
(a) 2000 (b) 1990 (c) 2010 (d) 1956 - As of 2026, UP's Chief Minister is:
(a) Yogi Adityanath (b) Akhilesh Yadav (c) Mayawati (d) Rahul Gandhi - As of 2026, UP's Governor is:
(a) Anandiben Patel (b) Ram Naik (c) B.L. Joshi (d) Aziz Qureshi - The Taj Mahal, built by Shah Jahan, is located in:
(a) Agra (b) Lucknow (c) Kanpur (d) Varanasi - The Kumbh Mela is prominently held at the Sangam in:
(a) Prayagraj (b) Varanasi (c) Mathura (d) Ayodhya - Ayodhya is traditionally regarded as the birthplace of:
(a) Lord Rama (b) Lord Krishna (c) Gautam Buddha (d) Mahavira - Mathura is traditionally regarded as the birthplace of:
(a) Lord Krishna (b) Lord Rama (c) Gautam Buddha (d) Mahavira - The Ram Mandir at Ayodhya was consecrated in:
(a) January 2024 (b) 2019 (c) 2000 (d) 1992 - Sarnath, near Varanasi, is significant as the site of:
(a) The Buddha's first sermon (b) Krishna's birth (c) Rama's birth (d) Mahavira's Nirvana - The 1857 Revolt is traditionally said to have begun at:
(a) Meerut (b) Lucknow (c) Kanpur (d) Jhansi - Rani Lakshmibai's resistance during 1857 was centred at:
(a) Jhansi (b) Meerut (c) Agra (d) Varanasi - The Kakori Conspiracy of 1925 involved revolutionaries including:
(a) Ram Prasad Bismil (b) Rani Lakshmibai (c) Mangal Pandey (d) Tantia Tope - Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, hailed from which UP city?
(a) Allahabad (Prayagraj) (b) Lucknow (c) Kanpur (d) Varanasi - Lal Bahadur Shastri, India's second Prime Minister, hailed from:
(a) Varanasi (b) Lucknow (c) Kanpur (d) Agra - Banaras Hindu University, founded by Madan Mohan Malaviya, is located in:
(a) Varanasi (b) Lucknow (c) Kanpur (d) Agra - Aligarh Muslim University is located in:
(a) Aligarh (b) Lucknow (c) Kanpur (d) Agra - As of 2026, UP's Chief Minister heads a monastic order based at the Gorakhnath Temple in:
(a) Gorakhpur (b) Varanasi (c) Ayodhya (d) Mathura - Banarasi sarees, holding a GI tag, are associated with:
(a) Varanasi (b) Lucknow (c) Kannauj (d) Moradabad - Chikankari embroidery, a GI-tagged craft, is associated with which city?
(a) Lucknow (b) Varanasi (c) Kanpur (d) Agra - Kannauj today is renowned for its production of:
(a) Perfume (Ittar) (b) Carpets (c) Glassware (d) Brassware - Moradabad is particularly known for its:
(a) Brassware (b) Carpets (c) Glassware (d) Perfume - Firozabad is particularly known for its:
(a) Glassware (b) Carpets (c) Brassware (d) Perfume - Bhadohi is renowned for its:
(a) Carpet-weaving industry (b) Glass industry (c) Brass industry (d) Perfume industry - UP pioneered which now-nationally-adopted scheme promoting district-specific products?
(a) One District One Product (ODOP) (b) MGNREGA (c) PM-KISAN (d) Ayushman Bharat - UP is India's leading producer, among states, of wheat, sugarcane, and:
(a) Potatoes (b) Coffee (c) Rubber (d) Tea - Kanpur has historically been known as a hub for:
(a) Leather and textile industries (b) Shipbuilding (c) Aerospace manufacturing (d) Petrochemicals - Noida and Greater Noida have emerged as hubs for:
(a) Electronics and IT/ITeS (b) Deep-sea fishing (c) Coal mining (d) Coastal shipping - The Kashi Vishwanath Corridor redevelopment is located in:
(a) Varanasi (b) Ayodhya (c) Mathura (d) Lucknow - The Prime Minister of India has represented which UP constituency in the Lok Sabha since 2014?
(a) Varanasi (b) Lucknow (c) Kanpur (d) Agra - Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas is written primarily in which language variant?
(a) Awadhi (b) Tamil (c) Punjabi (d) Malayalam - Kabir, a Bhakti-era poet-saint linked to UP, is particularly known for:
(a) Nirgun devotional poetry emphasising formless divinity (b) Only martial poetry (c) Only royal court chronicles (d) Only scientific treatises - Munshi Premchand, a celebrated Hindi/Urdu writer, is closely associated with the region of:
(a) Varanasi (b) Kanpur (c) Meerut (d) Bareilly - UP's Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act was passed in:
(a) 1950 (b) 1960 (c) 1970 (d) 1980 - Awadhi cuisine, associated with Lucknow, is particularly known for its:
(a) Kebabs and biryanis (b) Idli and dosa (c) Dhokla (d) No distinct cuisine at all - The Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana primarily supports:
(a) Girl children's birth, education, and welfare (b) Boys' education exclusively (c) Industrial subsidies (d) Farm loans - The UP Defence Industrial Corridor includes which node, alongside Jhansi and Kanpur?
(a) Agra (b) Mumbai (c) Chennai (d) Bengaluru - UP's Bundelkhand Expressway is aimed at boosting development in a region historically prone to:
(a) Drought (b) Flooding exclusively (c) Cyclones (d) Volcanic activity - The Nawabs of Awadh ruled from which UP city before annexation by the British?
(a) Lucknow (b) Kanpur (c) Agra (d) Meerut - Kannauj historically served as the capital of which ruler?
(a) Harshavardhana (b) Ashoka (c) Akbar (d) Sher Shah Suri
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