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. Which initiative was launched by K.M. Munshi in 1950 for tree plantation?
[A] Van Mahotsav
[B] Green India Mission
[C] National Afforestation Programme
[D] Tree Plantation Drive

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2. Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute is affiliated with which university?
[A] Banaras Hindu University
[B] M. J. P. Rohilkhand University
[C] Aligarh Muslim University
[D] King George’s Medical University

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3. Which archaeological site in Uttar Pradesh, dating to the Kushana period, is known for yielding numerous terracotta plaques, votive stupas, and Brahmi inscriptions?
[A] Kausambi
[B] Ahichhatra
[C] Sonkh
[D] Sarnath

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4. Which city, birthplace of Lord Rama, is linked to the Awadhi language?
[A] Varanasi
[B] Ayodhya
[C] Lucknow
[D] Kanpur

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5. 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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6. With which city is the Bhakti movement saint Kabir, who denounced both Hindu and Islamic orthodoxy, primarily associated?
[A] Allahabad
[B] Gaya
[C] Patna
[D] Varanasi

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7. Which physiographic region acts as the transitional ecosystem between the Himalayan foothills and the Gangetic plains?
[A] Terai belt
[B] Bhabar region
[C] Duns
[D] Doab

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8. At which of the following locations does the Ghaghara River join the Ganga River?
[A] Patna
[B] Bhagalpur
[C] Near Chapra
[D] Darbhanga

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9. Which of the following power plants in Uttar Pradesh is privately owned and not managed by state or central government undertakings?
[A] Meja Thermal Power Station
[B] Rihand Thermal Power Station
[C] Unchahar Thermal Power Station
[D] Bara Thermal Power Station

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10. Which of the following districts in Uttar Pradesh were selected for wind monitoring by C-WET?
[A] Pilibhit, Sitapur
[B] Ghazipur, Mathura
[C] Ghaziabad, Agra
[D] Kanpur, Lucknow

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