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 Pardada Pardadi initiative promotes menstrual hygiene for women?
[A] Health for All program
[B] Women Wellness campaign
[C] Sanitation Drive
[D] Rags to Pads initiative

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2. Which Fatehpur site has two brick temples, one tilted by four degrees?
[A] Ghazipur
[B] Dhata
[C] Bhitaura
[D] Korari

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3. The Battle of Chandawar in 1194 AD resulted in the end of which Indian dynasty?
[A] Chauhans
[B] Chalukyas
[C] Gahadavalas
[D] Palas

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4. Who was twice Chief Commissioner of Oudh in the 19th century?
[A] Sir Henry Lawrence
[B] John Russell Colvin
[C] Lousada Barrow
[D] Charles Canning

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5. In which district of Uttar Pradesh was the Nai-Dhobi Bandh Movement organized to support small landowners?
[A] Pratapgarh
[B] Unnao
[C] Farrukhabad
[D] Basti

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6. Which southern tributary of the Ganga meets it downstream of Varanasi and is notable for significant seasonal fluctuations in water discharge?
[A] Ghaghara
[B] Gomti
[C] Son
[D] Ken

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7. On which date did Uttar Pradesh become a state of India?
[A] 15th August 1947
[B] 1st November 1956
[C] 24th January 1950
[D] 26th January 1950

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8. Who was the first female Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
[A] Indira Gandhi
[B] Mayawati
[C] Sonia Gandhi
[D] Sucheta Kriplani

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9. When was Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, established?
[A] 2010
[B] 2016
[C] 2005
[D] 2020

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10. Who was the Chandela king in the 12th-century epic Alha Khand?
[A] Harsha
[B] Paramardi-Deva
[C] Raja Bhoj
[D] Vikramaditya

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