ExamVeda
Login
Home

Uttar Pradesh GK MCQ Question and Answer | State Gk MCQ

Uttar Pradesh GK MCQ Question and Answer with easy explanations. Uttar Pradesh State GK MCQ section provides you all type of GK mcq questions with explanations. Uttar PradeshState GK MCQ is important for exams like State PCS, IBPS, SCC, UPSC, NEET etc. Page-9 section-13

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Uttar Pradesh .
81
Which of the following is not a folk song of Uttar Pradesh?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Dhola Maru is a folk song of Rajasthan. It is a romantic tale of Dhola and Maru.
82
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
'Biraha' is the famous folk singing tradition of Poorvanchal which depicts any particular incident of the region in the form of a song. All others are correctly matched.
83
Charkula is a folk dance of -
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Charkula is a dance performed in the Braj region of Uttar Pradesh. In this dance, veiled women balancing large multi - tiered circular wooden pyramids on their heads dance to songs about Krishna. Each pyramid has 108 lighted oil lamps arranged in a spiral. It is specially performed on the third day after Holi.
84
Kartik is a folk dance of
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
'Kartik' dance is performed in Bundelkhand region in the month of 'Kartik' by dancers dressed as Srikrishna and Gopis.
85
Which one of the following is not a folk dance of Uttar Pradesh?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
The Muria dance is a famous folk dance of Madhya Pradesh and is performed near the Ghotul compound. The dance starts with the boys carrying ritualistic offerings along with the bridegroom to the ceremonial place. The Muria dances are of many types. In this dance, there are a variety of movements.
86
Which one of these folk dances, relates to the Braj region of U.P.?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Charkula is a dance performed in the Braj region of Uttar Pradesh. In this dance, veiled women balancing large multi - tiered circular wooden pyramids on their heads dance to songs about Krishna. Each pyramid has 108 lighted oil lamps arranged in a spiral. It is specially performed on the third day after Holi.
87
The main folklores of Uttar Pradesh are
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
The main folklores of Uttar Pradesh are - Rasia, Kajari, Alaha, Birha, Chaiti, Dhola.
88
North-Central Zone Cultural Centre is situated in -
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
North Central Zone Cultural Centre is located in Allahabad. In 1985-86, seven cultural centres were established in Patiyala, Kolkata, Tanjavur, Udaipur, Allahabad, Dimapur and Nagpur.
89
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
'Karma' is a folk dance of tribes in Sonbhadra and Mirzapur. All others are correctly matched.
90
The principle folk song of U.P. is -
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Biraha (sometimes known as Birha) is an ethnic Bhojpuri folk genre of Ahir communities in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand in India. Its place in folk songs is as important as that of Dwipadi in Sanskrit, Gatha in Prakrit and Barwai in Hindi.