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. Uttar Pradesh shares it borders with how many states ?
[A] 5
[B] 6
[C] 7
[D] 8

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2. Which ancient city in Uttar Pradesh served as the capital of the Vatsa Mahajanapada and exhibits evidence of cultural continuity from the pre-Mauryan to Gupta period?
[A] Kaushambi
[B] Ahichchhatra
[C] Sarnath
[D] Mathura

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3. The bone-made statue of the maternal goddess discovered in the Belan Valley belongs to which prehistoric period?
[A] Neolithic Age
[B] Mesolithic Age
[C] Chalcolithic Age
[D] Palaeolithic Age

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4. Which Mughal Emperor was blinded by Ghulam Kadir in 1788?
[A] Bahadur Shah I
[B] Shah Alam II
[C] Akbar II
[D] Jahandar Shah

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5. 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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6. Which Northern Satrap ruler is mentioned in the Kankali Tila tablet from Mathura?
[A] Rajuvula
[B] Gondophares
[C] Azes I
[D] Sodasa

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7. With which city is the Bhakti movement saint Kabir, who denounced both Hindu and Islamic orthodoxy, primarily associated?
[A] Allahabad
[B] Gaya
[C] Patna
[D] Varanasi

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

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10. Which is not a committee under Uttar Pradesh District Panchayat?
[A] Planning and Development Committee
[B] Construction Work Committee
[C] Health and Welfare Committee
[D] Industrial Monitoring Committee

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