Q21. In the recent epidemics of the Japanese Encephalitis the most afflicted district in Uttar Pradesh was :
A Basti
B Gonda
C Gorakhpur
D Kanpur Nagar
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Correct answer: Gorakhpur
Q22. Recently Uttar Pradesh government took the decision to celebrate the year 2015-16 in which form?
A Youth year
B Women security year
C Farmer year
D Environment protection year
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Correct answer: Farmer year
Q23. The construction work of an international cricket stadium in U.P. has been started recently in October, 2014 in–
A Lucknow
B Varanasi
C Noida
D Agra
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Correct answer: Lucknow
Q24. In Uttar Pradesh, a Rail Coach factory is going to be set up at :
A Meerut
B Noida
C Rae Bareli
D Varanasi
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Correct answer: Rae Bareli
Q25. Which of the following Ramsar site is NOT situated in Uttar Pradesh?
A Sur Sarovar
B Samaspur Bird Sanctuary
C Sarsai Nawar Jheel
D Surinsar-Mansar Lakes
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Correct answer: Surinsar-Mansar Lakes
Q26. The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved on 29 th July, 2020 to establish a National Law University at which of the following cities?
A Kanpur
B Lucknow
C Gorakhpur
D Prayagraj
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Correct answer: Prayagraj
Q27. In March 2008, Kanshiram Khel Ratna Award was conferred to –
A Piyush Chawla
B Praveen Kumar
C R.P. Singh
D Tanmay Shrivastava
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Correct answer: Praveen Kumar
Q28. Narsingh Yadav of Uttar Pradesh has won the Gold Medal in recent Commonwealth Games for–
A Boxing
B Shooting
C Weightlifting
D Wrestling
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Correct answer: Wrestling
Q29. Yash Bharti Award for the year 2005 has been given to which sportsman of U.P. ?
A Devesh Chauhan
B Mohammad Kaif
C Rudra Pratap Singh
D Suresh Raina
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Correct answer: Devesh Chauhan
Q30. Recently in Uttar Pradesh who was honoured with the highest sports award Lakshman?
A Gyanendra Pandey
B Upendra Dwivedi
C Sanjay Chaturvedi
D Kamalnath
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Correct answer: Gyanendra Pandey
Q31. Who of the following players from U.P. has won both the Arjun Award and the Laxman Award ?
A Mohammad Kaif
B R.P. Singh
C Suresh Raina
D Ranbir Singh
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Correct answer: Ranbir Singh
Q32. ‘Uttar Pradesh Ratna Award’ has been conferred on which Indian- American?
A Sam Pitroda
B Sunita Williams
C Frank Islam
D Kalpana Chawla
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Correct answer: Frank Islam
Q33. Uttar Pradesh government launched Sangit Ratna Purashkar in the memory of –
A Ustad Rashid Ahmed
B Ustad Nisar Hussain Khan
C Ustad Bismillah Khan
D Pandit Ravishankar
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Correct answer: Ustad Bismillah Khan
Q34. Hindustani Academy, which was founded for the protection and development of Indian Language, is located in
A Agra
B Allahabad
C Lucknow
D Varanasi
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Correct answer: Allahabad
Q35. U.P. Sanskrit Sansthan was established in the year
A 1950
B 1955
C 1965
D 1976
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Correct answer: 1976
Q36. Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Central Hindi Institute is located at –
A Agra
B Bareilly
C Gorakhpur
D Meerut
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Correct answer: Agra
Q37. In Uttar Pradesh, Urdu was declared the second state language in the year
A 1979
B 1961
C 1989
D 1999
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Correct answer: 1989
Q38. Consider the following statements: Assertion (A) : Bhojpuri is lingua franca of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Reason (R) : People in eastern Uttar Pradesh are not at home with other languages. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes:
A Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C (A) is true, but (R) is false.
D (A) is false, but (R) is true.
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Correct answer: (A) is true, but (R) is false.
Q39. The Development Centre Project was introduced in Uttar Pradesh in –
A October, 2001
B September, 2005
C December, 2005
D February, 2006
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Correct answer: December, 2005
Q40. For Sodic Lands Reclamation project-II financially sponsored by World bank which of the following districts is not selected?
A Allahabad
B Aligarh
C Sitapur
D Raebareli
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Correct answer: Sitapur