UP GK Quiz with Answer
Question 1. Who among the following did not contribute to the cultural activities of Lucknow?
(A) Ilyas Khan
(B) Mehndi
(C) Ustad Dulhe Khan
(D) Binda Din
Question 2. Who among the following taught Hindustani classical music to Shambhu Maharaj?
(A) Abdul Karim Khan
(B) Sujan Khan
(C) Rahimuddin Khan
(D) Nathu Khan
Question 3. In Uttar Pradesh UP, the National Kathak Institute is located at?
(A) Varanasi
(B) Kanpur
(C) Lucknow
(D) Agra
Question 4. A typical dance form of Uttar Pradesh is?
(A) Kuchipudi
(B) Odissi
(C) Bharatnatyam
(D) Kathak
Question 5. North-Central Zone Cultural Centre is situated in?
(A) Varanasi
(B) Lucknow
(C) Allahabad
(D) Delhi
Question 6. Guru Purnima festival of Uttar Pradesh is dedicated to sage?
(A) Bhrigu
(B) Valmiki
(C) Vashisht
(D) Vyas
Question 7. In which of the following places, ‘Mudia Purnima Mela’ is organised?
(A) Sardhana
(B)Govardhan
(C) Kannauj
(D) Bateshwar
Question 8. In U.P., the famous centre of pilgrimage for both Jain and Buddha religions is?
(A) Kushinagar
(B) Devipatan
(C) Kaushambi
(D) Sarnath
Question 9. Every year a fair is held on the tomb of famous Sufi saint Haji Waris Ali Shah at?
(A) Garhmukteshwar, Ghaziabad
(B) Deva Sharif, Barabanki
(C) Kaliar, Saharanpur
(D) Fatehpur Sikri, Agra
Question 10. In which of the following places Shakumbhari Devi fair is hosted?
(A) Saharanpur
(B) Meerut
(C) Vindhyachal
(D) Varanasi
Question 11. Syed Salar Mela is held in?
(A) Gonda
(B) Fatehpur Sikri
(C) Barabanki
(D) Bahraich
Question 12. Correctly match List-I and List-II. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below the lists.
| List-I (Fair) | List-II (Host) |
| (a) Bateshwar | 1. Barabanki |
| (b) Deva | 2. Meerut |
| (c) Haridas Jayanti | 3. Agra |
| (d) Nauchandi | 4. Vrindavan |
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| (A) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| (B) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| (C) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| (D) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Question 13. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
| List-I (Traditional Fair/Festival organised by U.P. Tourism) | List-II (Venue) |
| (a) Cattle Fair | 1. Allahabad |
| (b) Dhrupad Fair | 2. Ambedkar Nagar |
| (c) Govind Saheb Fair | 3. Bateshwar |
| (d) Magh Fair | 4. Varanasi |
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| (A) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| (B) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| (C) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| (D) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Question 14. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
| List-I (Name of pilgrimage) | List-II (City/Place) |
| (a) Chakratirtha | 1. Kaushambi |
| (b) Govind Dev Mandir | 2. Fatehpur Sikri |
| (c) Tomb of Salim Chisti | 3. Vrindavan |
| (d) Buddha and Jain temple | 4. Naimisharanya |
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| (A) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| (B) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| (C) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| (D) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Question 15. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists ?
| List-I (Fair) | List-II (Place) |
| (a) Magh fair | 1. Barabanki |
| (b) Jhvola fair | 2. Bateshwar |
| (c) Cattle fair | 3. Vrindavan |
| (d) Deva fair | 4. Allahabad |
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| (A) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| (B) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| (C) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| (D) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Question 16. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Devipatan temple – Tulsipur
(B) Vishwanath Temple – Varanasi
(C) J.K. temple – Lucknow
(D) Vrindavan temple – Mathura
Question 17. Indian Pulse Research Institute is located in?
(A) Lucknow
(B) Faizabad
(C) Kanpur
(D) Allahabad
Question 18. In Uttar Pradesh the place where Indian Institute of Information Technology has been established is?
(A) None of these
(B) Bareilly
(C) Kanpur
(D) Allahabad
Question 19. In Uttar Pradesh I.T. City is being established in?
(A) Varanasi
(B) Lucknow
(C) Kanpur
(D) Allahabad
Question 20. Which of the following regarding Uttar Pradesh is not correctly matched?
(A) Indian Pulse Research Institute – Agra
(B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Agricultural University – Meerut
(C) Food Park – Noida
(D) Food Research and Analysis Centre – Lucknow
Question 21. Dr Ambedkar Institute of Technology for handicapped is situated at?
(A) Lucknow
(B) Kanpur
(C) Allahabad
(D) Agra
Question 22. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
| List-I (Fair) | List-II (Places) |
| (a) Kailash Fair | 1. Agra |
| (b) Nauchandi Fair | 2. Meerut |
| (c) Kalinger Fair | 3. Banda |
| (d) Soron Fair | 4. Etah |
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| (A) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| (B) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| (C) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| (D) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Question 23. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
| List-I (Fair) | List-II (District) |
| (a) Govind Sahab | 1. Bahraich |
| (b) Kailash Mela | 2. Saharanpur |
| (c) Sayyed Salar | 3. Azamgarh |
| (d) Shakumbhari Devi | 4. Agra |
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| (A) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| (B) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| (C) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| (D) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Question 24. The U.P. Natak Academy gave Academy Ratna Awards to the persons named in List-I for their performance in the fields given in List II. Match the two lists and select the correct answer from the code given below.
| List-I | List-II |
| (a) Ustad Vilayat Khan | 1. Sarod |
| (b) Master Fida Hussain Narsi | 2. Kathak |
| (c) Sitara Devi | 3. Hindi Theatre |
| (d) Jatin Bhattacharya | 4. Sitar |
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| (A) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| (B) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| (C) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| (D) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Question 25. Which of the following is associated with the ‘Banaras Gharana’?
- Begam Akhtar
- Moti Bai
- Rasoolan Bai
- Siddheshwari Devi
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
(A) Only 2, 3 and 4
(B) Only 1, 2 and 3
(C) Only 2 and 3
(D) Only 1 and 2
Question 26. Correctly match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below.
| List-I | List-II |
| (a) Lachhu Maharaj | 1. Dhrupad |
| (b) Faiyaz Khan | 2. Gajal |
| (c) Siddheshwari Devi | 3. Kathak |
| (d) Talat Mahmud | 4. Thumari |
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| (A) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| (B) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| (C) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| (D) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Question 27. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists ?
| List-I | List-II |
| (a) Biraha | 1. Bhojpuri |
| (b) Kajari | 2. Awadhi |
| (c) Malhor | 3. Braji |
| (d) Rasia | 4. Kauravi |
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| (A) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| (B) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| (C) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| (D) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Question 28. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Meditation centre of eighty eight – Sankisa thousand sage
(B) Tomb of Sufi Saint Haji Varis Ali Shah – Deva Sharif
(C) Nirvana place of God Buddha – Kushinagar
(D) Sacred pilgrimage of Kabirpanthis – Magahar
Question 29. ‘Sulahkul Festival’ of Hindu-Muslim unity is organised at?
(A) Barabanki
(B) Etwah
(C) Aligarh
(D) Agra
Question 30. Haridas Jayanti is celebrated every year at?
(A) Varanasi
(B) Vrindavan
(C) Mathura
(D) Jhansi