BHU was founded in 1916 by Madan Mohan Malaviya and is one of Asia’s largest residential universities.

The last Nawab of Awadh, Wajid Ali Shah, was exiled by the British in 1856.

Though now in Bihar, Buxar is close to eastern UP and marked the decisive defeat of Indian powers by the British in 1764.

The invisible Saraswati is believed to merge with Ganga and Yamuna at the Triveni Sangam, a major religious site.

General Wheeler and many others were killed during the Siege of Kanpur in the 1857

Mangal Pandey, a key figure of the 1857 revolt, belonged to Ballia district in eastern UP.

India’s first Prime Minister, Nehru, was born in Allahabad (now Prayagraj).

Taj Mahal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was built by Shah Jahan for Mumtaz Mahal.

On 24 January 1950, United Provinces was officially renamed Uttar Pradesh.

Tulsidas spent a major part of his life in Varanasi, where he wrote the Ramcharitmanas.

This session marked the famous Lucknow Pact between the Congress and Muslim League.

These are square numbers: 1², 2², 3², ... so next is 5² = 25.

All start with ‘S’, but 'a' comes before ‘i’, ‘o’, ‘u’.

Dinesh > Ramesh > Suresh. So, Suresh is shortest.

Rubber is not a major crop in UP; the rest are.

attern: ×2 -1: 3×2-1=5, 5×2-1=9... next is 17×2 -1 = 33

Letters decrease alternately in pattern: P→M, Q→N, etc.

Each letter is shifted +1 in the alphabet.

All others are perfect squares; 42 is not.

Each number is multiplied by 2.

Only ‘RASA’ can be formed using letters from ‘VARANASI’.

L(12)+U(21)+C(3)+K(11)+N(14)+O(15)+W(23) = 102

He ends up 5 km east of the start point.

All others are in UP; Manali is in Himachal Pradesh.

In a mirror, R becomes Я and A becomes Λ.

North → Left (West) → Right (North) → 180° → South. Correct answer: South.

It is a geometric series with ×3.

Bahraich < Banda < Bareilly < Basti as per alphabetical order.