English U.P. RO/ARO (Pre)-2017
Q21. 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.
English U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013; U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Pre) 2008
Q22. 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
English U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010, 2012
Q23. Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Central Hindi Institute is located at –
A Agra
B Bareilly
C Gorakhpur
D Meerut
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Correct answer: Agra
English U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014
Q24. U.P. Sanskrit Sansthan was established in the year
A 1950
B 1955
C 1965
D 1976
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Correct answer: 1976
English U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2011
Q25. 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
English U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2007
Q26. 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
English U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2017
Q27. ‘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
English U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2004, 2008
Q28. 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
English U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl.) (Pre) 2004
Q29. 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
English U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Mains) 2004
Q30. 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
English U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010
Q31. 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
English U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004
Q32. 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
English U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2020
Q33. 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
English U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2021
Q34. 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
English U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006, 2012 TE
Q35. 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
English U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014
Q36. 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
English U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2014
Q37. 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
English U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2005
Q38. 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
English U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Mains) 2004
Q39. U.P. Govt. has decided to provide an eco-friendly Green power to the Taj Trapezium zone. What is the green Power ?
A Bagasse based co-generation of power
B Yamuna water-based hydroelectric power
C Windmill power generation
D None of the above
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Correct answer: Bagasse based co-generation of power
English U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2010
Q40. Uttar Pradesh Janhit Guarantee Act, 2011 provisions to make available the daily necessities and related services to people 1. In an unstrained way 2. In a time bound way 3. Of 13 identified services 4. On the brake-evin economic principle Select the correct answer from the code given below – Code :
A Only 1 and 2
B Only 1, 2 and 3
C Only 2, 3 and 4
D All the four
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Correct answer: Only 1, 2 and 3