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 first modern indigenous Indian art movement began in 1974?
[A] Samikshavad
[B] Bengal School of Art
[C] Progressive Artists’ Group
[D] Madras Art Movement

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2. Which facility is provided at the Varanasi Multi-Modal Terminal?
[A] Cold storage unit
[B] Commodity transit shade
[C] Grain silo
[D] Container yard

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3. Which Nawab promoted the first princely state-founded bank in India?
[A] Nawab Muhammad Yusef Ali Khan Bahadur
[B] Nawab Wajid Ali Shah
[C] Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula
[D] Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula

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4. In which Indian state did the Firozabad rail collision of 1995 take place?
[A] Haryana
[B] Bihar
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Rajasthan

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5. Which Pala king is credited with founding the Vikramashila Mahavihara in Bihar?
[A] Gopala I
[B] Dharmapala
[C] Devapala
[D] Mahipala

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6. Which ICS officer appointed in 1878 encouraged the construction of the Garden Gate in Bulandshahr?
[A] Frederic Growse
[B] William Muir
[C] John Lawrence
[D] Henry Lawrence

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7. What was a major consequence of the First Battle of Panipat (1526) for the region now known as Uttar Pradesh?
[A] Expansion of Maratha dominance in the region
[B] Establishment of Mughal control over Agra and surrounding territories
[C] Formation of the Awadh province
[D] Introduction of British trading posts in Agra

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8. Who was a prominent leader involved in founding the Uttar Pradesh Kisan Sabha in 1918?
[A] Madan Mohan Malaviya
[B] Gauri Shankar Mishra
[C] Indra Narayan Dwivedi
[D] Gobind Ballabh Pant

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9. 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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10. Which tree provides the leaves most commonly used for rolling beedis (traditional Indian cigars)?
[A] Semal
[B] Tendu
[C] Babool
[D] Mahua

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