States PCS: Uttar Pradesh GK Questions for UPPSC Examinations

For all Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) exams including PCS, RO/ARO, Assistant Engineer, and other major state exams.

1. In which Indian state did the Firozabad rail collision of 1995 take place?
[A] Haryana
[B] Bihar
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Rajasthan

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2. The Farrukhabad Gharana, a prominent North Indian tabla tradition, is named after which city?
[A] Lucknow
[B] Varanasi
[C] Farrukhabad
[D] Kanpur

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3. Who authored the 779 CE Prakrit novel Kuvalaya-mālā, a didactic Jain text illustrating rebirths and liberation?
[A] Banabhatta
[B] Haribhadra
[C] Hemachandra
[D] Uddyotana-sūri

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4. Which dynasty ruled Jaunpur as an independent kingdom and established it as a prominent center of education and culture?
[A] Lodhi dynasty
[B] Mughal dynasty
[C] Tughlaq dynasty
[D] Sharqi dynasty

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5. What was the main consequence of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931 for the Civil Disobedience Movement?
[A] The movement intensified and gained more support from the masses.
[B] The movement was temporarily suspended and political prisoners, including Gandhi, were released.
[C] The British government imposed harsher laws on Indian nationalists.
[D] The Indian National Congress dissolved itself after the pact.

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6. Which physical division of Uttar Pradesh shows the greatest variation in altitude?
[A] Gangetic Plain
[B] Terai Region
[C] Plateau Region of the South
[D] Doab Region

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7. What was the increase in tree cover in Uttar Pradesh between the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021 and ISFR 2023?
[A] 118.43 sq km
[B] 440.76 sq km
[C] 278.00 sq km
[D] 559.19 sq km

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8. Who founded Agra in 1504 AD?
[A] Babur
[B] Akbar
[C] Sikandar Lodhi
[D] Firoz Shah

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9. Which river does NOT flow in Maharajganj district?
[A] Yamuna
[B] Narayani
[C] Rapti
[D] Chhoti Gandak

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10. The Chunar Fort in Mirzapur district is associated with which of the following historical personalities?
[A] Ashoka the Great
[B] Raja Bharthari
[C] Chandragupta Vikramaditya
[D] Alauddin Khilji

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