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. Who established Rohilkhand in northwest Uttar Pradesh in the early 18th century?
[A] Shivaji Maharaj
[B] Ali Muhammad Khan
[C] Raja Man Singh
[D] Bahadur Shah Zafar

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2. Where was the bomb used in the 1929 Central Legislative Assembly attack manufactured, and which revolutionaries were involved in the event?
[A] Saharanpur; Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt
[B] Meerut; Chandra Shekhar Azad and Ashfaqulla Khan
[C] Aligarh; Ram Prasad Bismil and Roshan Singh
[D] Lucknow; Surya Sen and Rajendra Lahiri

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3. Who was the prominent leader associated with the uprising in Faizabad during the Revolt of 1857?
[A] Begum Hazrat Mahal
[B] Kunwar Singh
[C] Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah
[D] Nana Sahib

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4. 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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5. Consider the following crops grown in Uttar Pradesh:

  1. Rice
  2. Sugarcane
  3. Cotton

Arrange them in decreasing order according to their share in cultivable land in the state.

[A] 2, 1, 3
[B] 1, 2, 3
[C] 2, 3, 1
[D] 1, 3, 2

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6. Which planting method is promoted under Upvan Scheme to reduce urban heat islands?
[A] Miyawaki method
[B] Linear avenue planting
[C] Contour trench planting
[D] Raised bed gardening

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7. 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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8. State Highway 13 (SH-13) passes through which of the following group of districts in Uttar Pradesh?
[A] Gorakhpur, Maharajganj, Ballia
[B] Meerut, Bareilly, Sikandra Rao
[C] Barabanki, Raebareli, Bahraich, Fatehpur, Banda
[D] Basti, Sonbhadra, Mirzapur

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9. Who published the Tatvabodhini magazine in 1856 from Agra?
[A] Munshi Sadasukh Lal
[B] Taramohan Mishra
[C] Pt. Sundarlal
[D] Gulab Shankar

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10. Who dated Ayodhya’s establishment to early 17th century BCE in 1969–70?
[A] Awadh Kishore Narain
[B] Alexander Cunningham
[C] B. B. Lal
[D] Claude Robillard

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