Uttar Pradesh General Knowledge Quiz
Question 1. The contribution of the primary sector in the SGDP of UP is?
(A) 46.1%
(B) 27.0%
(C) 30.4%
(D) 19.0%
Question 2. Agricultural labour productivity is maximum in?
(A) Western Uttar Pradesh
(B) Central Uttar Pradesh
(C) Bundelkhand
(D) Eastern Uttar Pradesh
Question 3. Handbook of Agriculture is published from?
(A) Indian Council of Science and Technology
(B) Uttar Pradesh Council of Agricultural Research
(C) Indian Council of Agricultural Research
(D) Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Question 4. Special Economic Zones are being set up in U.P. at?
(A) Moradabad, Kanpur, Noida and Greater Noida
(B) Meerut, Moradabad, Kanpur and Noida
(C) Agra, Kanpur and Greater Noida
(D) Agra, Kanpur and Noida
Question 5. The potato export zone in Uttar Pradesh is located at?
(A) Kanpur
(B) Fatehpur
(C) Allahabad
(D) Agra
Question 6. In Uttar Pradesh, recognized Stock Exchange is at?
(A) Ghaziabad
(B) Varanasi
(C) Kanpur
(D) Lucknow
Question 7. In the traditional industrial goods sector production in Uttar Pradesh, the maximum contribution (in terms of metric tonnes) is made by ?
(A) Vanaspati
(B) Sugar
(C) Cotton yarn
(D) Cement
Question 8. The objective of Udyog Bandhu in Uttar Pradesh is?
(A) To grant debt for industries
(B) To provide training in business administration
(C) To ensure the timebound establishment of industrial units
(D) To promote the exports of goods produced in Uttar Pradesh
Question 9. Which of the following statements regarding regional imbalances in the industrial development of Uttar Pradesh are correct?
- Industries are mostly centralised in Western Uttar Pradesh.
- 20% of the industrial unit of the state are in Eastern Uttar Pradesh.
- Bundelkhand is a most backward region in terms of industries.
Choose the correct answer from the code given below.
(A) All of the above
(B) Only 1 and 3
(C) Only 2 and 3
(D) Only 1 and 2
Question 10.
- Assertion(A): Uttar Pradesh shares 8.24% of country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
- Reason (R): Uttar Pradesh shares 66% of the total exports of the country.
Select the correct answer from the code given below.
(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Question 11. Uttar Pradesh is divided into?
(A) None of the above
(B) 7 agro-climatic zone
(C) 9 agro-climatic zone
(D) 11 agro-climatic zone
Question 12. The number of agro-climate zones in Uttar Pradesh is?
(A) 11
(B) 9
(C) 7
(D) 5
Question 13. At present, the forest area in Uttar Pradesh is only?
(A) 11.60%
(B) 9.50%
(C) 6.09%
(D) 2.56%
Question 14. The recorded forest area of U.P. in 2019 was approximately …… of its total area.
(A) 9%
(B) 6%
(C) 5%
(D) 3%
Question 15. According to a census of India 2011, the literacy rate in U.P. is?
(A) 65.41%
(B) 67.68%
(C) 68.21%
(D) 70.05%
Question 16. As per census 2011 which of the following facts in the context of Uttar Pradesh is not correctly matched?
(A) Women literacy – 57.18%
(B) Percentage growth in the population of Uttar Pradesh in decade 2001-11 – 20.23%
(C) Population density per square km. – 829
(D) Percentage of population in Uttar Pradesh to the population in country – 18.5%
Question 17. Which one of the following districts does not form a border with Allahabad district?
(A) Sonbhadra
(B) Sant Ravidas Nagar
(C) Jaunpur
(D) Chitrakoot
Question 18. The current sequence of the following districts of Uttar Pradesh from North to South is ?
(A) Sant Ravidas Nagar, Siddhartha Nagar, Sant Kabir Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar
(B) Ambedkar Nagar, Siddhartha Nagar, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Sant Kabir Nagar
(C) Siddhartha Nagar, Sant Kabir Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar, Sant Ravidas Nagar
(D) Sant Kabir Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar, Siddhartha Nagar, Sant Ravidas Nagar
Question 19. Which of the following districts of Uttar Pradesh is the smallest in terms of area?
(A) Ghazipur
(B) Hapur
(C) Jaunpur
(D) Varanasi
Question 20. In terms of area, the largest district of U.P. is ?
(A) Varanasi
(B) Sonbhadra
(C) Lakhimpur Khiri
(D) Bahraich
Question 21. Which of the following district has the largest area in Uttar Pradesh?
(A) Hardoi
(B) Sitapur
(C) Sonbhadra
(D) Lakhimpur Khiri
Question 22. District having least area in Uttar Pradesh is?
(A) Kanpur City
(B) Ambedkar Nagar
(C) Gautam Buddha Nagar
(D) Sant Kabir Nagar
Question 23. The correct ascending order of the following districts in terms of their geographical area is?
(A) Sonbhadra, Mirzapur, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Barabanki
(B) Gautam Buddha Nagar, Barabanki, Mirzapur, Sonbhadra
(C) Mirzapur, Sonbhadra, Barabanki, Gautam Buddha Nagar
(D) Barabanki, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Mirzapur, Sonbhadra
Question 24. Which of the following state does not share a boundary with Uttar Pradesh?
(A) None of the above
(B) Haryana
(C) Punjab
(D) Rajasthan
Question 25. What is the correct descending order of the following districts of Uttar Pradesh in terms of their total geographical area?
(A) Varanasi, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Baghpat, Sant Ravidas Nagar
(B) Gautam Buddha Nagar, Varanasi, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Baghpat
(C) Sant Ravidas Nagar, Varanasi, Baghpat, Gautam Buddha Nagar
(D) Varanasi, Baghpat, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Gautam Buddha Nagar
Question 26. The boundary of which of the following districts is not touched by the boundary of Lucknow district?
(A) Barabanki
(B) Hardoi
(C) Unnao
(D) Ballia
Question 27. Select the places where Special Economic Zones are being set up in Uttar Pradesh.
- Agra
- Kanpur
- Moradabad
- Varanasi
Code
(A) 1 and 4
(B) 3 and 4
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 1 and 2
Question 28. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer using the code given below.
- Assertion (A): The present government of Uttar Pradesh is focussing on the development of industries, basic infrastructure, energy production etc.
- Reason(R): Heavy investment makes economic development accessible.
(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Question 29. Consider the following statements in the context of the economy of Uttar Pradesh and choose the correct answer using the code given below.
- Difference between per capita national income and per capita state income is continuously increasing.
- The percentage of farmers in total workers is more in Uttar Pradesh than the whole country.
- The number of registered factories per one lakh population is more in Uttar Pradesh that the whole country.
Code
(A) Only 1 is correct
(B) 1 and 2 are correct
(C) 2 and 3 are correct
(D) Only 3 is correct
Question 30.
- Assertion(A): Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state of India, is economically a backward State.
- Reason(R): There is a marked disparity in the development levels in different parts of the State.
Select the correct answer from the code given below.
(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)