Uttar Pradesh - Study Mode
[#246] Which one of the following was the second-largest serving Prime Minister of India?
Correct Answer
(C) Indira Gandhi
[#247] The present President of India, Ram Nath Kovind (2019), belongs to which place of Uttar Pradesh?
Correct Answer
(C) Kanpur
Explanation
Solution: Ram Nath Kovind was born in the Koli family of Maiku Lal and Kalawati during the British Raj on 1 st October 1945, in Paraunkh village in the Kanpur Dehat district of Uttar Pradesh, as the youngest of five brothers and two sisters.
[#248] Name the Politician of Uttar Pradesh who served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh twice and became the Governor of Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh.
Correct Answer
(C) Kalyan Singh
Explanation
Solution: Kalyan Singh (5 th January 1932 - 21 st August 2021) was an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He served twice as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and as a Member of Parliament.
[#249] Pushyamitra Shunga made his capital at . . . . . . . . . .
Correct Answer
(B) Vidisha
Explanation
Solution: The Shunga Empire was an ancient Indian dynasty from Magadha that controlled areas of the central and eastern Indian subcontinent from around 184 to 75 BCE. The dynasty was established by Pushyamitra Shunga, after taking the throne of the Maurya Empire. Its capital was Pataliputra, but later emperors such as Bhagabhadra also held court at Besnagar (modern Vidisha) in eastern Malwa.
[#250] Which of the following pillars of Ashoka was not found in Uttar Pradesh ?
Correct Answer
(D) Siddharth Nagar
Explanation
Solution: Siddharth Nagar pillar of Ashoka was not found in Uttar Pradesh. All the pillars of Ashoka were built at Buddhist monasteries, many important sites from the life of the Buddha and places of pilgrimage. Some of the columns carry inscriptions addressed to the monks and nuns. Some were erected to commemorate visits by Ashoka. Major pillars are present in the Indian States of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and some parts of Haryana.