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 endangered animal inhabits Upper Gangetic Plains’ major rivers?
[A] Indian rhinoceros
[B] Mugger crocodile
[C] Lesser florican
[D] Ganges river dolphin

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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 commanded the rebel side in the Second Battle of Cawnpore, 1857?
[A] Tantya Tope
[B] Nana Sahib
[C] Sir Colin Campbell
[D] Begum Hazrat Mahal

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4. Ragini Trivedi is associated with which art form?
[A] Classical Dance
[B] Painting
[C] Drama
[D] Vichitra Veena

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5. Consider the following tributaries of river Ganga:

  1. Gandak
  2. Ramganga
  3. Karmanasha
  4. Gomati

Which of the above meets the Ganga before it reaches Varanasi?

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

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6. Which of the following districts is known as a major tobacco-producing area in Uttar Pradesh?
[A] Kanpur
[B] Meerut
[C] Rampur
[D] Bareilly

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7. Jhansi was annexed by the British under the Doctrine of Lapse after the death of which ruler?
[A] Damodar Rao
[B] Rani Laxmibai
[C] Gangadhar Rao
[D] Tatya Tope

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8. Which tradition typically initiates performances in the Agra gharana?
[A] Nom-Tom Alaap
[B] Tarana
[C] Thumri
[D] Tappa

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9. Which Nawab of Rampur was a famous Urdu writer and poet?
[A] Nawab Yusef Ali Khan Bahadur
[B] Nawab Raza Ali Khan Bahadur
[C] Nawab Kalb Ali Khan Bahadur
[D] Nawab Muhammad Mushtaq Ali Khan Bahadur

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10. Which Mughal emperor made Erich a sarkar seat in Agra Subah?
[A] Shah Jahan
[B] Akbar
[C] Jahangir
[D] Aurangzeb

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