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 statement is true about Kushinagar’s Parinirvana Stupa?
[A] The Parinirvana Stupa was excavated by Carlleyle in 1876, revealing a copper plate with the Nidana Sutra text.
[B] The Ramagrama stupa in Nepal is the only intact stupa containing relics of the Buddha.
[C] The reclining Buddha statue in the Parinirvana Temple is carved from a single block of red sandstone.
[D] A 3-meter tall seated Buddha statue carved from blue stone represents the Buddha in bhumi sparsh mudra.

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2. Who was the Indo-Scythian Northern Satrap in Mathura around 60 BCE?
[A] Hagana
[B] Rajuvula
[C] Hagamasha
[D] Azes

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3. Who is credited as the original creator of the divine bow Gandiva in the Mahabharata?
[A] Brahma
[B] Indra
[C] Varuna
[D] Agni

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4. Which of the following districts in Uttar Pradesh shares a border with Delhi?
[A] Muzaffarnagar
[B] Ghaziabad
[C] Agra
[D] Kanpur Nagar

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5. Consider the following statements regarding the Vindhyan Rock System in Uttar Pradesh:

  1. It originated due to deposition in the Tethys Sea during the Paleozoic era.
  2. It consists largely of sedimentary rocks without fossil evidence.
  3. It forms the geological base of the Bundelkhand plateau.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

[A] Only 2
[B] 1 and 2
[C] 2 and 3
[D] All of the above

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6. In Uttar Pradesh, the Ganga-Yamuna Doab is best described as which type of landform?
[A] Hill range
[B] Interfluve formed by fluvial deposition between two major rivers
[C] Plateau region
[D] Desert tract

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7. Which of the following rivers originates closest to the Nepal border?
[A] Gambhir
[B] Rapti
[C] Manwar
[D] Kuwana

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8. Which city is correctly linked to the publication of ‘Hindi Dainik’?
[A] Kanpur
[B] Gorakhpur
[C] Lucknow
[D] Varanasi

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9. Bara Imambara is famous for which architectural feature?
[A] Brick-made Buddha statues
[B] The tallest minaret in India
[C] A central vaulted hall without beams
[D] World’s largest open-air observatory

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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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