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 Uttar Pradesh city’s fort was inspired by a goat and wolf legend?
[A] Kanpur
[B] Etawah
[C] Lucknow
[D] Varanasi

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2. Who was Hagamasha in ancient Indian history?
[A] A famous poet of ancient India
[B] A king of the Maurya dynasty
[C] An Indo-Scythian Northern Satrap who ruled in Mathura
[D] A ruler of the Gupta Empire

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3. Which ancient city in Uttar Pradesh was among the six prominent centers of early Buddhism and is frequently mentioned in the Vinaya Pitaka?
[A] Kaushambi
[B] Shravasti
[C] Sankisa
[D] Kushinagar

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4. 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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5. Who became the Nawab of Rampur after Muhammad Said Khan Bahadur?
[A] Ghulam Muhammad Khan
[B] Allam Yusuf Ali Khan Mehvi
[C] Ahmad Ali Khan
[D] Yusef Ali Khan

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6. Which Azamgarh pottery received a GI tag in December 2015?
[A] Blue Pottery
[B] Red Clay Pottery
[C] Terracotta Pottery
[D] Black Pottery

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7. Which FM radio channel was the first to operate in Agra, Faizabad, and Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh?
[A] Radio Mirchi
[B] Radio Mantra
[C] Red FM
[D] Big FM

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8. What does the presence of kankar nodules in Bangar soil in Indian plains indicate?
[A] Abundant organic matter and high fertility
[B] Good drainage and acidic pH level
[C] Low mineral content and sandy texture
[D] High calcium carbonate content and poor drainage

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9. Consider the following sets of districts in Uttar Pradesh:

  1. Sonbhadra, Mirzapur, Chitrakoot
  2. Kanpur, Sitapur, Unnao
  3. Bijnor, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar
  4. Mathura, Aligarh, Hathras

Which of the above sets includes districts where soil erosion by water is aggravated due to deforestation combined with terrain undulations?

[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Only 3
[D] Only 4

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10. What is the national rank of Uttar Pradesh (UP) in glass (silica) sand production?
[A] 1st
[B] 2nd
[C] 3rd
[D] 5th

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