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 Lucknow monument was built by Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shah after Najaf’s tomb?
[A] Bara Imambara
[B] Rumi Darwaza
[C] Shah Najaf Imambara
[D] Chattar Manzil

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2. Charkula folk dance of Uttar Pradesh is performed to celebrate the birth of which deity?
[A] Lord Krishna
[B] Lord Rama
[C] Radha
[D] Hanuman

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3. Which Mughal Emperor granted the perpetual lease of the Kuchesar estate in 1790?
[A] Akbar
[B] Shah Alam II
[C] Bahadur Shah I
[D] Aurangzeb

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4. At which barrage on the Yamuna River does the Agra Canal originate?
[A] Mathura Barrage
[B] Okhla Barrage
[C] Wazirabad Barrage
[D] Gokul Barrage

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5. Which ghat in Varanasi is renowned as a major cremation site with approximately 25,000-30,000 cremations conducted annually?
[A] Assi Ghat
[B] Dashashwamedh Ghat
[C] Harishchandra Ghat
[D] Manikarnika Ghat

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6. Match the following leaders with their associated movement/events:

  1. Lal Bahadur Shastri
  2. Purushottam Das Tandon
  3. Ram Manohar Lohia
  4. Motilal Nehru
  1. Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan Slogan
  2. Bihar Kisan Sabha President
  3. Socialist Weekly Publication
  4. Nehru Report

Which of the following is the correct match?

[A] 1–A, 2–B, 3–C, 4–D
[B] 1–D, 2–C, 3–B, 4–A
[C] 1–B, 2–A, 3–D, 4–C
[D] 1–A, 2–B, 3–C, 4–D

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7. Consider the following with reference to the Gangetic plain of Uttar Pradesh:

  1. Direction of river flow and sediment deposition
  2. Spatial pattern of floodplain fertility
  3. Formation of ravines in western Uttar Pradesh
  4. Groundwater salinity in eastern Uttar Pradesh

Which of the above are primarily influenced by the differential distribution of elevation and slope?

[A] 1, 2 and 3
[B] 1 and 4
[C] 3 and 4
[D] All of the above

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8. At which location in the deltaic region does the Ganga divide into distributaries before merging with the Brahmaputra?
[A] Murshidabad
[B] Faridpur
[C] Khulna
[D] Goalanda

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9. Which river system directly or indirectly connects the districts of Pilibhit, Lucknow, and Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh?
[A] Gomati
[B] Ganga
[C] Ramganga
[D] Ghaghara

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10. Which is the largest lake by surface area in Uttar Pradesh?
[A] Keetham Lake
[B] Barua Sagar Taal
[C] Belasagar Lake
[D] Ramgarh Tal Lake

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