Uttar Pradesh Tourism & Places of Interest GK Questions and Answers

Q1:  In which year was the Taj Mahal declared one of the New7Wonders of the World in a global public vote?
Answer: 2007

Q2:  In which year did UNESCO designate the Taj Mahal as a World Heritage Site?
Answer: 1983

Q3:  In which year was Agra Fort inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the same year as the Taj Mahal?
Answer: 1983

Q4:  In which year was Fatehpur Sikri, Akbar's abandoned capital near Agra, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
Answer: 1986

Q5:  Which UP tourist destination, on the Buddhist pilgrimage circuit near Varanasi, is where Gautam Buddha delivered his first sermon?
Answer: Sarnath

Q6:  Which UP tourist destination on the Buddhist circuit marks the site of Gautam Buddha's parinirvana (final passing)?
Answer: Kushinagar

Q7:  Which UP tourist destination, associated with several miracles performed by Gautam Buddha, is a key stop on the Buddhist pilgrimage circuit near the Nepal border?
Answer: Shravasti

Q8:  Near which UP city, along the road to Mirzapur, are the scenic Wyndham Falls, a popular tourist spot in the Vindhyan hill region?
Answer: Mirzapur

Q9:  The 'Ram Van Gaman Path', a pilgrimage tourism route under development in UP, connects Ayodhya to which other major UP tourist town believed to have hosted Lord Rama during his exile?
Answer: Chitrakoot

Q10:  Which UP national park, a popular wildlife tourism destination in Lakhimpur Kheri district near the Nepal border, is known for its terai ecosystem and Bengal tiger population?
Answer: Dudhwa National Park

Q11:  Which Lucknow monument, part of the Bara Imambara complex, is famous among tourists for its 'Bhulbhulaiya' — a maze of narrow interconnected passages?
Answer: Bara Imambara

Q12:  Which Agra monument, the tomb of Mirza Ghiyas Beg built by Empress Nur Jahan, is popularly nicknamed the 'Baby Taj' by tourists for its resemblance to the Taj Mahal's design?
Answer: Itmad-ud-Daula's Tomb

Q13:  Which Agra-area tourist site, the tomb of Emperor Akbar built by his son Jahangir, is located in the town of Sikandra?
Answer: Akbar's Tomb

Q14:  Which ancient stupa in Sarnath, near Varanasi, marks the spot where Gautam Buddha is believed to have delivered his first sermon, and remains a major tourist and pilgrimage attraction?
Answer: Dhamek Stupa

Q15:  Which UP pilgrimage-tourism site in Sitapur district, traditionally believed to be where sages compiled the Puranas, attracts visitors interested in its ancient forest and temple heritage?
Answer: Naimisharanya

Q16:  Which historic town near Kanpur, believed to be where Lord Brahma performed creation rituals, is also home to the Valmiki Ashram and revered as the birthplace of Luv and Kush?
Answer: Bithoor

Q17:  At Bithoor's sacred Brahmavart Ghat, an embedded horseshoe nail is traditionally revered as having dropped from the horse used during which Vedic ritual performed by Lord Brahma?
Answer: Ashwamedha Yajna

Q18:  Which UP fort, associated with Rani Lakshmibai's defence during the 1857 revolt, is now a major tourist attraction and museum in the Bundelkhand region?
Answer: Jhansi Fort

Q19:  Which UP fort, overlooking the Ganga in Mirzapur district, has historical associations with rulers from Sher Shah Suri to the British and draws tourists for its riverside views?
Answer: Chunar Fort

Q20:  Which historic fort in Banda district, associated with the Chandela dynasty, is a tourist site known for its steep hilltop location and ancient rock-cut sculptures?
Answer: Kalinjar Fort

Q21:  Which Lucknow museum, housing archaeological artefacts, sculptures, and coins, is the state's oldest and largest museum, popularly known as the State Museum?
Answer: State Museum, Lucknow

Q22:  Which modern Vrindavan temple, built of Italian marble and inaugurated in February 2012 by Jagadguru Kripalu Maharaj, has become one of the city's most-visited attractions for its elaborate light shows?
Answer: Prem Mandir

Q23:  Which Vrindavan temple, also called Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir, was founded in 1975 by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and draws international devotees from the global Hare Krishna movement?
Answer: ISKCON Temple (Krishna Balaram Mandir)

Q24:  Which UP shrine, located in Deva town of Barabanki district, is a popular Sufi pilgrimage-tourism site associated with saint Haji Waris Ali Shah?
Answer: Deva Sharif

Q25:  Which Prayagraj heritage house, once the Nehru family's residence and now a museum, attracts tourists interested in India's freedom movement history?
Answer: Anand Bhawan

Q26:  Which Mughal-era garden in Prayagraj, containing the tomb of Prince Khusrau, is a popular heritage-tourism spot known for its ancient trees and historic architecture?
Answer: Khusro Bagh

Q27:  Which hilltop temple town in Mathura district, associated with Radha's worship and famous for the unique Lathmar Holi celebration, is a major Braj-circuit tourist destination?
Answer: Barsana

Q28:  Which sacred hill near Mathura, said to have been lifted by Krishna to shelter villagers from a storm, is a popular pilgrimage-tourism site where devotees perform a circumambulation known as parikrama?
Answer: Govardhan Hill

Q29:  Which twin town near Barsana in Mathura district, associated with Krishna's foster father Nanda, is home to the Nandbhavan Temple and is a stop on the Braj pilgrimage-tourism circuit?
Answer: Nandgaon

Q30:  In more recent history, before the 1857 revolt, Bithoor served as the residence of which deposed Maratha Peshwa, and later became associated with Nana Sahib during the uprising?
Answer: Baji Rao II

Q31:  Which five-storey pavilion at Fatehpur Sikri, built with progressively smaller floors and no enclosing walls, is a popular tourist spot for photography, especially at sunset?
Answer: Panch Mahal

Q32:  Which Ayodhya temple, consecrated in January 2024 through the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony, has become one of India's most-visited pilgrimage-tourism destinations?
Answer: Ram Mandir

Q33:  Which Varanasi project, inaugurated on 13 December 2021, redeveloped the pathway connecting the Kashi Vishwanath Temple directly to the Ganga ghats, transforming pilgrim access?
Answer: Kashi Vishwanath Corridor

Q34:  Which towering gateway at Fatehpur Sikri, built by Akbar to commemorate his victory over Gujarat, is one of the tallest monumental gateways in the world and a major tourist entry point to the complex?
Answer: Buland Darwaza

Q35:  Which white marble tomb, located within the Jama Masjid courtyard at Fatehpur Sikri and visited by tourists tying red threads for wishes, honours the Sufi saint who blessed Akbar with an heir?
Answer: Tomb of Salim Chishti

Q36:  Which UP tourist site in Farrukhabad district, associated with Buddha's mythical descent from heaven, features an Ashokan pillar with a broken elephant capital?
Answer: Sankisa

Q37:  Which UP village in Siddharthnagar district, where a famous relic casket believed to contain remains of the Buddha was discovered in 1898, is identified by many scholars with ancient Kapilavastu?
Answer: Piprahwa

Q38:  Which UP tourist site in Meerut district, identified as the capital of the Kaurava-Pandava kingdom in the Mahabharata, draws visitors interested in epic-era heritage?
Answer: Hastinapur

Q39:  Which UP wildlife sanctuary near Bahraich, bounded by a river forming part of its edge, is a popular eco-tourism destination for spotting the critically endangered gharial?
Answer: Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary

Q40:  Which UP tiger reserve, located in Pilibhit district near the Nepal border, is known for its terai grassland habitat and is a growing wildlife tourism destination?
Answer: Pilibhit Tiger Reserve

Q41:  Which archaeological site in Ghazipur district houses a 15-foot Sanskrit pillar inscription of Gupta emperor Skandagupta, valuable for reconstructing Gupta dynasty chronology?
Answer: Bhitari

Q42:  Which UP heritage library, located in Rampur, is a major tourist and research draw for its rare collection of Mughal-era manuscripts and miniature paintings?
Answer: Raza Library

Q43:  Which Lucknow zoo, established in 1921 to mark a royal visit and renamed in 2015 to honour the last Nawab of Awadh, remains a popular family tourist attraction?
Answer: Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Zoological Garden

Q44:  Which Kanpur zoo, also known as Allen Forest Zoo and opened in February 1974, is the largest zoological park in North India?
Answer: Kanpur Zoological Park

Q45:  Which Kanpur lake, originally built in 1892 as a British colonial-era drinking water reservoir and today a recreational park with boating and a modern musical fountain show, lies near the JK Temple?
Answer: Moti Jheel

Q46:  Which white marble Kanpur temple, built by the Singhania family's JK Trust and dedicated to Radha-Krishna, is a well-known tourist and pilgrimage landmark near Moti Jheel?
Answer: JK Temple

Q47:  Which UP wildlife sanctuary, located in Chandauli district and named after the river flowing through it, is a growing eco-tourism destination near Varanasi?
Answer: Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary

Q48:  Which UP wildlife sanctuary in Chitrakoot district, nestled in the Vindhyan landscape, is a tourist destination known for wildlife including tigers, leopards, and sloth bears?
Answer: Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary

Q49:  Which UP bird sanctuary in Unnao district, on the Kanpur-Lucknow highway and later renamed after a revolutionary freedom fighter, is a popular birdwatching tourist destination and Ramsar site?
Answer: Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary

Q50:  Which 5th-century sandstone pillar, located at Khukhundoo in Deoria district and carved with images of the Jain Tirthankara Parshvanatha, dates to the reign of Gupta emperor Skandagupta?
Answer: Kahaum pillar

Q51:  Which garden on the opposite (northern) bank of the Yamuna from the Taj Mahal offers tourists an unobstructed sunset and moonlight view of the monument?
Answer: Mehtab Bagh

Q52:  Which Kushinagar temple houses a 6-metre-long reclining statue of the Buddha and marks the traditional site of his final passing (Mahaparinirvana)?
Answer: Mahaparinirvana Temple

Q53:  Which Kushinagar stupa, also known as Mukutbandhan Chaitya, marks the exact site where the Buddha's body was cremated, and is a major stop for pilgrims on the Buddhist circuit?
Answer: Ramabhar Stupa

Q54:  Which mound-shaped structure at Sarnath, topped by an octagonal Mughal-era tower added under Akbar, marks the traditional spot where Buddha met his first five disciples before entering the deer park?
Answer: Chaukhandi Stupa

Q55:  Which mystical, densely wooded grove in Vrindavan, believed by devotees to be where Krishna performs the raslila nightly and is left undisturbed after dusk, is a popular tourist and pilgrimage site?
Answer: Nidhivan

Q56:  Which Mathura temple complex, built at the traditional birthplace site of Lord Krishna and located adjacent to the Shahi Idgah mosque, is a major pilgrimage-tourism destination?
Answer: Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple

Q57:  Which mosque within the Fatehpur Sikri complex, built by Akbar and among the largest in India at the time, stands adjacent to the tomb of Salim Chishti and remains a major tourist stop?
Answer: Jama Masjid

Q58:  Which Jhansi palace-turned-museum, once the residence of Rani Lakshmibai, now displays archaeological artefacts and sculptures from the Bundelkhand region for tourists?
Answer: Rani Mahal

Q59:  Which Kushinagar museum showcases Buddhist art, sculptures, and the history of the region, and is located near the Ramabhar Stupa and Chaukhandi-style monuments on the Buddhist circuit?
Answer: Buddha Museum

Q60:  Which Thai-style Buddhist temple in Sarnath, Varanasi, is an important stop on the international Buddhist pilgrimage circuit?
Answer: Wat Thai Sarnath

Q61:  Chunar Fort, overlooking the river Ganga, is situated in which district of Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: Mirzapur

Q62:  Naimisharanya, home to the sacred 'Chakra Tirth' pond, lies on the banks of which river in Sitapur district?
Answer: Gomti

Q63:  Brahmavart Ghat, associated in legend with Lord Brahma's yajna, is located in the town of Bithoor in which district?
Answer: Kanpur

Q64:  Ruler Sher Shah Suri died in 1545 from an accidental gunpowder explosion while besieging which fort in present-day Banda district?
Answer: Kalinjar Fort

Q65:  Ramnagar Fort, standing on the eastern bank of the Ganga opposite Tulsi Ghat in Varanasi, was built in 1750 by which Kashi Naresh?
Answer: Balwant Singh

Q66:  The Vindhyavasini Devi Temple at Vindhyachal, regarded as a Shakti Peeth though not counted among the traditional 51, is located in which district?
Answer: Mirzapur

Q67:  The Devi Patan Shakti Peeth at Tulsipur in Balrampur district is traditionally said to have been established by which Nath-sect saint?
Answer: Gorakhnath

Q68:  The village of Shringverpur near Prayagraj, associated with the Ramayana, is believed to be named after which sage, whose ancient temple was uncovered here in excavations?
Answer: Shringi Rishi (Rishyashringa)

Q69:  Nagvasuki Temple, in the Daraganj area of Prayagraj and associated with the Nag Panchami festival, is dedicated to which serpent deity?
Answer: Vasuki

Q70:  The Dargah at Dewa town in Barabanki district — uniquely known for the celebration of Holi within its premises — is the shrine of which 19th-century Sufi saint?
Answer: Haji Waris Ali Shah

Q71:  Sankisa in Farrukhabad district is revered as the site of the Buddha's descent from heaven, marked by an Ashokan pillar topped with which animal capital?
Answer: Elephant

Q72:  The Bhitari pillar inscription, discovered in Ghazipur district, records the achievements of which Gupta emperor, including his victory over the Hunas?
Answer: Skandagupta

Q73:  Guptar Ghat near Ayodhya, believed to be the site of Lord Rama's 'Jal Samadhi', lies on the banks of which river?
Answer: Saryu

Q74:  The Bateshwar temple complex, once comprising around 101 Shiva shrines, stands on the banks of which river near Agra?
Answer: Yamuna

Q75:  Kaushambi, situated on the Yamuna near Prayagraj, served as the ancient capital of which mahajanapada?
Answer: Vatsa

Q76:  Hastinapur, in present-day Meerut district and central to the Mahabharata narrative, was the ancient capital of which kingdom?
Answer: Kuru

Q77:  Devotees perform a roughly 5-kilometre barefoot parikrama around which sacred hill at Chitrakoot, believed to have sheltered Lord Rama during his exile?
Answer: Kamadgiri

Q78:  Barsana, in Mathura district and famed for the 'Lathmar Holi' festival, is revered as the birthplace of which goddess?
Answer: Radha

Q79:  The Piprahwa stupa in Siddharthnagar district, excavated in 1898, is believed to have enshrined relics of the Buddha deposited by which clan?
Answer: Shakya

Q80:  Kalpi, on the banks of the Yamuna in Jalaun district, was the site where Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi joined forces with which fellow rebel leader during the 1857 uprising?
Answer: Tatya Tope

Q81:  Ahichhatra, near Ramnagar village in Bareilly district, was the ancient capital of which kingdom mentioned in the Mahabharata?
Answer: Northern Panchala

Q82:  Kampil in Farrukhabad district, traditionally the site of Draupadi's swayamvara, is also revered in Jainism as the birthplace of which Tirthankara?
Answer: Vimalnath

Q83:  The Shahi Qila (fort) at Jaunpur, located on the banks of the Gomti, was constructed under the orders of which Delhi Sultanate ruler?
Answer: Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Q84:  Garhmukteshwar in Hapur district hosts a major Ganga-bathing fair, known as one of North India's largest, on which Hindu festival day?
Answer: Kartik Purnima

Q85:  Vishram Ghat in Mathura, the starting point of the city's traditional parikrama, is believed to be where Lord Krishna rested after killing which tyrant king?
Answer: Kansa

Q86:  The Sohgaura copper plate inscription, found in Gorakhpur district and among India's earliest Brahmi inscriptions, records measures related to which administrative concern?
Answer: Famine relief and grain storage

Q87:  The Gorakhnath Temple in Gorakhpur serves as the headquarters of which monastic tradition, founded by Guru Matsyendranath?
Answer: Nath sect

Q88:  Sikandra, the mausoleum of Emperor Akbar on the outskirts of Agra, was completed in 1613 by which of his successors?
Answer: Jahangir

Q89:  The Tulsi Manas Mandir in Varanasi, with the entire Ramcharitmanas inscribed on its marble walls, marks the site where which saint-poet is believed to have composed the epic?
Answer: Tulsidas

Q90:  Chaukhandi Stupa at Sarnath is traditionally believed to mark the spot where Lord Buddha first met which group of followers after attaining enlightenment?
Answer: His five ascetic disciples