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 of the following sites in Uttar Pradesh provide conclusive evidence of iron tools and furnaces, indicating the start of the Iron Age?

[A] Hastinapur and Atranjikheda
[B] Kausambi and Mathura
[C] Ahichhatra and Sankisa
[D] Chunar and Sarnath

2. Which city, birthplace of Lord Rama, is linked to the Awadhi language?

[A] Varanasi
[B] Ayodhya
[C] Lucknow
[D] Kanpur

3. Hansari, historically a jagir under the Bhatelas Yadavas, is now a suburb of which city in Uttar Pradesh?

[A] Kanpur
[B] Lucknow
[C] Jhansi
[D] Agra

4. Who is famously known as Uttar Pradesh’s high-tech farmer for pioneering tissue culture farming and banana cultivation in the state?

[A] Subhash Palekar
[B] Ramesh Chand
[C] Ram Saran Verma
[D] Bhupendra Singh

5. In which year was the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) established in Uttar Pradesh?

[A] 1959
[B] 1960
[C] 1961
[D] 1962

6. Where is the headquarters of the Directorate of Geology and Mining, Uttar Pradesh situated?

[A] Jhansi
[B] Varanasi
[C] Prayagraj
[D] Lucknow

7. Who regained Kuchesar estate by 1790 under a Rs 40,000 Malguzari lease?

[A] Rao Bahadur Singh
[B] Rao Randhan Singh
[C] Gulab Singh
[D] Kushal Singh

8. Whose palace is situated near Raja Ka Tal?

[A] Maharaja Chhatrasal
[B] Raja Todarmal
[C] Samrat Akbar
[D] Senapati

9. The earliest known epigraphic reference to the city of Varanasi (Kashi) is found during the reign of which ruler or period?

[A] Chandragupta Maurya
[B] Gupta Empire
[C] Ashoka
[D] Harsha

10. Which river does the Lord Curzon Bridge in Prayagraj cross?

[A] Ganges
[B] Yamuna
[C] Ghaghara
[D] Son

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