Uttar Pradesh

11.	Which movement was ended with Gandhi-Irwin Pact?
a.	Non-Cooperation Movement
b.	Khilafat Movement
c.	Civil Disobedience Movement
d.	None of the above Option “C” is correct. Civil Disobedience (satyagraha) movement was ended with Gandhi-Irwin Pact.

12.	Consider the following statements. 1. Ramachandra Pandurang Tope was the real name of Tatya Tope. 2. He was a personal adherent of Nana Sahib of Bithoor. 3. He took part in the Battle of Buxar in 1764. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a.	Only 3
b.	Only 1
c.	Both 1 and 2
d.	All of the above Option “D” is correct. Ramachandra Pandurang Tope was the real name of Tatya Tope. He was a personal adherent of Nana Sahib of Bithoor. He took part in the Battle of Buxar in 1764.

13.	Who became the President of Indian National Congress at Lahore Session in 1929?
a.	Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
b.	Lal Bahadur Shastri
c.	Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
d.	Indira Gandhi Option “A” is correct. Jawaharlal Nehru was elected as President of the Indian National Congress in December 1929 at its annual session in the city of Lahore.

14.	Who was conferred with the title ‘Mahamana’ by Mahatma Gandhi?
a.	Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
b.	Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
c.	Lal Bahadur Shastri
d.	Ram Prasad Bismil Option “A” is correct. Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya was given the title of ‘Mahamana’ by Mahatma Gandhi and the second President of India, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan gave him the status of a ‘Karmayogi’.

15.	Who was the husband of the Queen of Jhansi Rani Laxmi Bai?
a.	Raja Baji Rao
b.	Raja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar
c.	Raja Baji Rao-II
d.	Anand Rao Option “B” is correct. Manikarnika was married to the Maharaja of Jhansi, Gangadhar Rao Newalkar, in May 1842 and was afterwards called Lakshmi Bai (or Laxmibai) in honour of the Hindu goddess Devi Lakshmi and according to the Maharashtrian tradition of women being given a new name after marriage.

16.	Who presided over the first meeting of Indian National Congress?
a.	W. C. Bonnerjee
b.	A. O. Humes
c.	Lala Lajpat Rai
d.	Madan Mohan Malaviya Option “A” is correct. W. C. Bonnerjee was the first president of India National Congress; the first session was attended by 72 delegates, representing each province of India and was held in Bombay.

17.	Who was the leader of 1857 struggle for freedom in Lucknow?
a.	Zeenat Mahal
b.	Nana Saheb
c.	Hazrat Mahal
d.	Tantya Tope Option “C” is correct. The correct answer is Begum Hazrat Mahal. On 10^th May 1857, the 1857 revolt began, at Meerut as a sepoy mutiny. “India’s First War of Independence” and “Sepoy Mutiny” are also the names of the revolt of 1857.

18.	Who developed ‘Dahsala System’ during emperor Akbar’s reign?
a.	Ziyauddin Barani
b.	Todarmal
c.	Sheikh Faizi
d.	Birbal Option “B” is correct. Dahsala is an Indian system of land taxation which was introduced in 1580 AD under the reign of Akbar. This system was introduced by the finance minister of Akbar, Raja Todarmal, who was appointed in 1573 AD in Gujarat, and it helped to make the system of tax collection from non-muslims more organised.

19.	Uttar Pradesh covers how much area of the total geographical area of India?
a.	13.50%
b.	9.40%
c.	8.40%
d.	7.33% Option “D” is correct. Situated in the northern part of the country, Uttar Pradesh covers an area of 2,40,928 sq km, which is 7.33% of the geographical area of the country.

20.	How many states share their boundary with Uttar Pradesh?
a.	6
b.	7
c.	8
d.	9 Option “C” is correct. Uttar Pradesh is the Indian State which shares its border with 8 states and 1 union territory which is maximum. Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand in North, Bihar Jharkhand in the east, Rajasthan in West and Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in the south.

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