Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 2009 GS-I UP Special
Question

Find which folk music does not match with the place.

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Birha - Kanpur

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Birha - Kanpur”.
The folk songs of Birha is sung in the region of Baghelkhand.

Similar Questions:

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists:
List I [Industry] List II [Centre]

(A) Sports goods (1) Moradabad
(B) Match box (2) Saharanpur
(C) Brass ware (3) Meerut
(D) Wood carving (4) Bareilly
  1. A) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
  2. B) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
  3. C) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
  4. D) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
The U.P. Financial Corporation does not finance:
  1. A) The acquisition of permanent assets
  2. B) Tourism related industries
  3. C) Long-term, working capital requirements
  4. D) Handloom industries.
Mayor of a city in Uttar Pradesh.

1. Is first citizen of the city.
2. Is ex-officio member of the Municipal Corporation.
3. Is ex-officio Chairman of the Executive Committee.
4. Exercises full control over the executive machinery.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 1, 2 and 3
  3. C) 2, 3 and 4
  4. D) All the four
Which of the following rivers has the largest catchment area?
  1. A) Narmada
  2. B) Mahanadi
  3. C) Godavari
  4. D) Krishna
"Nitrogen use efficiency" in crop production may be enhanced by:
  1. A) split application of fertilizer
  2. B) use of nitrogen inhibitors
  3. C) use of the slow release fertilizers
  4. D) all the above
The first High/Supreme Court Judge, who voluntarily made public his assets, is:
  1. A) Justice D.V. Shyalendra Kumar
  2. B) Justice K. Chandru
  3. C) Justice K. Kannan
  4. D) Justice U.C. Srivastava
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II

A. LED - 1. 'Bubble boy' Syndrome
B. LCD - 2. Bird disease
C. SARS - 3. Cost-effective light source
D. SCID - 4. Popular and effective mobile screen

Code: A B C D
  1. A) 2 3 1 2
  2. B) 4 3 2 1
  3. C) 1 2 4 3
  4. D) 3 4 2 1
Which one of the following waterfalls in India has the most height?
  1. A) Barehipani Falls
  2. B) Jog Falls
  3. C) Meenmutty Falls
  4. D) Kunchikal Falls
With reference to the representation of Uttar Pradesh in Parliament, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

(1) Uttar Pradesh has 31 seats allotted for Rajya Sabha.
(2) 80 members of Lok Sabha are elected from Uttar Pradesh.

Select the correct answer using the code given below-
  1. A) Only 1
  2. B) Only 2
  3. C) Both 1 and 2
  4. D) Neither 1 nor 2
The inexhaustible source of energy of the star due to:
  1. A) Conversion of Hydrogen to Helium
  2. B) Conversion of Helium to Hydrogen
  3. C) Decay of radioactive elements
  4. D) Excess of oxygen that helps burning and release of energy
In which of the following States, the area under Tube-well irrigation is the highest?
  1. A) Bihar
  2. B) Haryana
  3. C) Uttar Pradesh
  4. D) Punjab
Indira Gandhi Planetarium is located at:
  1. A) Allahabad
  2. B) Lucknow
  3. C) Gorakhpur
  4. D) Mathura