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 battle did Major General Lousada Barrow lead in 1857?
[A] Battle of Futtehpore
[B] Battle of Lucknow
[C] Battle of Kanpur
[D] Battle of Jhansi

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2. Who helped fund the land for Ramakrishna Mission Home of Service in Varanasi, 1908?
[A] Upendra Narayan Deb
[B] Tarini Charan Pal
[C] None of the above
[D] Both Upendra Narayan Deb and Tarini Charan Pal

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3. Arrange the following dynasties in the correct chronological order of their emergence: Maurya, Gupta, Chandela, Gahadavala.
[A] Chandela, Maurya, Gupta, Gahadavala
[B] Gupta, Chandela, Maurya, Gahadavala
[C] Maurya, Gupta, Chandela, Gahadavala
[D] Gahadavala, Gupta, Maurya, Chandela

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4. Which Indian Air Force command is based at Gorakhpur Airport in Uttar Pradesh?
[A] Western Air Command
[B] Eastern Air Command
[C] Southern Air Command
[D] Central Air Command

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5. Consider the following statements regarding Nizamuddin Auliya:

  1. He was born in Delhi and later migrated to Budaun after his father's death.
  2. He belonged to the Suhrawardi Sufi order.
  3. He was a spiritual mentor to Amir Khusro.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] Only 1 and 3
[B] Only 2 and 3
[C] Only 3
[D] 1, 2 and 3

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6. The Rihand River, a tributary of the Son, is significant for hydropower generation in Uttar Pradesh. In which year and at which location was its major dam constructed?
[A] 1962, Pipri (Sonbhadra)
[B] 1975, Kanpur
[C] 1980, Allahabad
[D] 1956, Mirzapur

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7. Where is Uttar Pradesh Council of Agricultural Research headquarters located?
[A] Meerut
[B] Lucknow
[C] Kanpur
[D] Gorakhpur

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8. Who first recorded Hindu bathing rituals at Prayag?
[A] Fa-Hien
[B] Xuanzang
[C] Marco Polo
[D] Ibn Battuta

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9. Which site in Sitapur is famed for Maharshi Dadhichi’s bone donation?
[A] Misrikh
[B] Ayodhya
[C] Varanasi
[D] Mathura

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10. Who dated Ayodhya’s establishment to early 17th century BCE in 1969–70?
[A] Awadh Kishore Narain
[B] Alexander Cunningham
[C] B. B. Lal
[D] Claude Robillard

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