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 Pardada Pardadi initiative promotes menstrual hygiene for women?
[A] Health for All program
[B] Women Wellness campaign
[C] Sanitation Drive
[D] Rags to Pads initiative

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2. Siron Khurd in Lalitpur is identified with which medieval Gurjara-Pratihāra city?
[A] Kausambi
[B] Jhansi
[C] Sīyaḍoṇi
[D] Kannauj

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3. Which Uttar Pradesh city is India’s largest glass manufacturing hub?
[A] Kanpur
[B] Firozabad
[C] Agra
[D] Varanasi

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4. Who served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 28 February 1979 to 17 February 1980?
[A] Banarasi Das
[B] Vishwanath Pratap Singh
[C] Ram Naresh Yadav
[D] Chandra Bhanu Gupta

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5. Who was the first Indian Ambassador to the United States?
[A] Asaf Ali
[B] Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
[C] V.K. Krishna Menon
[D] Lal Bahadur Shastri

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6. Which freedom fighter from Uttar Pradesh participated in the Mainpuri Conspiracy of 1918 and later played a prominent role in the Kakori Conspiracy?
[A] Sachindra Nath Sanyal
[B] Chandrasekhar Azad
[C] Ashfaqulla Khan
[D] Ram Prasad Bismil

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7. Which digital system is UP Forest Department adopting to combat wildlife crimes?
[A] Manual patrolling squads
[B] Solar fencing around reserves
[C] Integrated Forest Management System with AI and GPS
[D] Drones for plantation monitoring

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8. Whose palace is situated near Raja Ka Tal?
[A] Maharaja Chhatrasal
[B] Raja Todarmal
[C] Samrat Akbar
[D] Senapati

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9. The earliest known epigraphic reference to the city of Varanasi (Kashi) is found during the reign of which ruler or period?
[A] Chandragupta Maurya
[B] Gupta Empire
[C] Ashoka
[D] Harsha

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10. Who was the composer of the Prayag Prashasti, an important inscription about Samudragupta’s reign?
[A] Kalidasa
[B] Harisena
[C] Banabhatta
[D] Vishakhadatta

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