Miscellaneous (Uttar Pradesh)

Total Questions: 27

1. Match the List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: [U.P.B.E.O. (Pre) 2019]

Name of Authors	Pen Names
A. Suryakant Tripathi	1. Munshi Prem Chand
B. Raghupati Sahay	2. Nagarjuna
C. Vaidyanath Mishra	3. Nirala
D. Dhanpat Rai Srivastava	4. Firaq Gorakhpuri

Codes:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	3	4	1	2
(b)	3	2	1	4
(c)	3	4	2	1
(d)	3	2	4	1

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:

List-I (Authors)	List-II (Pen Names)
Suryakant Tripathi	Nirala
Raghupati Sahay	Firaq Gorakhpuri
Vaidyanath Mishra	Nagarjuna
Dhanpat Rai Srivastava	Munshi Prem Chand

2. Who is the founder of 'Gulabi Gang Movement'? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O (Mains) 2016]

(a) Jaya Tiwari
(b) Sampat Pal
(c) Kamla Bhasin
(d) Vandana Shiva

Correct Answer: (b) Sampat Pal

Solution:The Gulabi Gang is an extraordinary women's movement formed in 2006 by Sampat Pal Devi in Banda District of Uttar Pradesh in Northern India. The Gang mainly works to educate girl-child, Marriages, Rersusde fanilies to educate girl-child, train women in self defence etc.

3. 'Jhini Jhini Bini Chadariya,' a famous Novel of his times is written by: [U.P.R.O/A.R.O. (Pre) 2021]

(a) Kashi Nath Singh ellsgar
(b) Neeraj Jadhav
(c) Abdul Bismilla
(d) Ajay Mishra

Correct Answer: (c) Abdul Bismilla

Solution:Jhini Jhini Bini Chadariya (1986), by Abdul Bismillah is a Hindi novel based on the life of weavers of Banaras, translated by Rashmi Govind to The Song of The Loom for Macmillan (1996).

4. Which of the following community in Western Uttar Pradesh has a traditional social organization called 'Khap Panchayat System'? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

(a) Rajputs
(b) Gujjars
(c) Jats
(d) Jatav

Correct Answer: (c) Jats

Solution:In western Uttar Pradesh a traditional social organization known as Khap Panchayat System is found among Jat community. There is a social system developed by Khap Panchayat on voilation of which several punishment are imposed and some times it includes honor killing too.

5. India and Asia's first dolphin research centre - NDRC is being set up on the banks of the Ganga river at [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2017]

(a) Haridwar
(b) Patna
(c) Varanasi
(d) Bhagalpur

Correct Answer: (b) Patna

Solution:National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC) will be set up on the banks of the Ganga river in Patna University campus in Patna, capital of Bihar. It will India's and Asia's first Dolphin research centre.

6. Which one of the following pairs (Visitable places - Districts of U.P.) is correctly matched? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2023]

(a) Bawani Imali, Shaheed Memorial - Fatehpur
(b) Samaspur Bird Sanctuary - Amethi
(c) Devi Patan Temple - Shravasti
(d) Chinese - Temple Mahoba

Correct Answer: (a) Bawani Imali, Shaheed Memorial - Fatehpur

Solution:

Visitable Places	District
Bawani Imali, Shaheed Memorial	Fatehpur
Samaspur Bird Sanctuary	Raibarelli
Devi Patan Temple	Balrampur
Chinese Temple	Shravasti

Thus only pair (a) is correctly matched.

7. According to Herbert Risley (1901), Uttar Pradesh is the residential area of - [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Spl.) (Mains) 2010]

(a) Indo-Aryan species
(b) Arya-Dravidian
(c) Mongoloid
(d) Skytho-Dravidianu

Correct Answer: (b) Arya-Dravidian

Solution:According to Herbert Risley Uttar Pradesh was home to Arya-Dravidian race. Arya-Dravidian race also dwells in Rajasthan and Bihar besides Uttar Pradesh.

8. Who among the following was the chairman of the fourth state finance commission of Uttar Pradesh. [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2015]

(a) J.L. Bajaj
(b) S.A.T. Rizvi
(c) T.N. Dhar
(d) Atul Gupta

Correct Answer: (d) Atul Gupta

Solution:Five 'State Finance Commissions' have been constituted in Uttar Pradesh. The name of chairpersons and their tenure is as follows

Finance Commission	Chairperson	Tenure
First	Shree Bhal Chandra Shukla	22-10-1994 to 31-03-1997
Second	Shree T.S. Dhon	25-02-2000 to 03-06-2002
Third	Shree S.A.T. Rizvi	23-12-2004 to 31-08-2008
Fourth	Shree Atul Kumar Gupta	23-12-2011 to 19-12-2014
Fifth	Shree Anand Mishra	01-10-2015 to Present

9. The tenure of the office of the Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh is: [U.P. R.O./A.R.O. 2017]

(a) 5 years
(b) 6 years
(c) 7 years
(d) 8 years

Correct Answer: (d) 8 years

Solution:The tenure of the office of the Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh is 8 years. As per the Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta and UP-Lokayukta Act 1975 the tenure of the Lokayukta and UP-Lokayukta was 6 years which was further extended to 8 years by an amendment in the act in 2012.

10. Who among the following was the first Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

(a) Justice K.N. Goyal
(b) Justice Visambhar Dayal
(c) Justice Murtaza Hussain
(d) Justice N.K. Mehrotra

Correct Answer: (b) Justice Visambhar Dayal

Solution:The first Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh was Justice Vishambhar Dayal. His tenure was from 14 September, 1977 to 13 September, 1982. Justice Murtaza Hussain was the second Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh (Tenure- 10 January 1983- 10 January 1989) and Justice K.N. Goyal was the third Lokayukta (tenure 28 January, 1989 to 28 January, 1995). Presently, Justice Sanjay Mishra is the seventh Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh who replaced Justice N.K. Mehrotra (tenure 16 March, 200631 January, 2016).

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