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 among the following statements regarding the Baghelkhand plateau are correct?
- It is located in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
- The height of the plateau varies from 150 to 1200 meters
- The Narmada Son trough lies to the south of this plateau
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 1 & 3
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2 & 3]
Notes:
Baghelkhand plateau is spread across Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Its elevation ranges from 150 to 1200 meters. The Narmada-Son trough is located to its south. All three statements—location, height variation, and geographical boundary—are correct as per standard Indian geography sources.
2. Which UP mango variety was first to get the GI tag?
[A] Malihabadi Dusseheri
[B] Langra
[C] Chausa
[D] Safeda
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Correct Answer: A [Malihabadi Dusseheri]
Notes:
Malihabadi Dusseheri received the GI tag on 4 September 2009, making it the first mango variety from Uttar Pradesh to achieve this distinction.
3. Which protest did Shrinarayan Chaturvedi make against UP’s language policy?
[A] Resigned from All India Radio
[B] Declined the Bharat Bharti Award
[C] Stopped writing poetry
[D] Refused to edit Saraswati magazine
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Correct Answer: B [Declined the Bharat Bharti Award]
Notes:
Shrinarayan Chaturvedi declined the Bharat Bharti Award in protest against Uttar Pradesh’s decision to accord Urdu the status of second official language in the state.
4. Makhan Malai of Uttar Pradesh originated in which area of Varanasi?
[A] Assi Ghat
[B] Chaukhamba
[C] Godowlia
[D] Dashashwamedh
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Correct Answer: B [Chaukhamba]
Notes:
Makhan Malai is a winter delicacy from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, originating in Chaukhamba locality. It is prepared from milk exposed to night dew, making its texture light and frothy. Chaukhamba is renowned for its traditional sweet-makers and unique dairy-based sweets like Makhan Malai.
5. Who was the notorious dacoit from the Bhantu clan that terrorized the United Provinces in the 1920s?
[A] Phoolan Devi
[B] Veerappan
[C] Sultana Daku
[D] Jagga Jatt
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Correct Answer: C [Sultana Daku]
Notes:
Sultana Daku was a feared dacoit from the Bhantu clan active in the United Provinces during the 1920s.
6. Consider the following with reference to the Gangetic plain of Uttar Pradesh:
- Direction of river flow and sediment deposition
- Spatial pattern of floodplain fertility
- Formation of ravines in western Uttar Pradesh
- Groundwater salinity in eastern Uttar Pradesh
Which of the above are primarily influenced by the differential distribution of elevation and slope?
[A] 1, 2 and 3
[B] 1 and 4
[C] 3 and 4
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: A [1, 2 and 3]
Notes:Elevation and slope affect
- the direction of river flow and sedimentation
- floodplain fertility patterns
- ravine formation in western UP
However, groundwater salinity in eastern UP arises mainly from poor drainage and water stagnation rather than land slope or elevation differences.
7. Which of the following rivers originates closest to the Nepal border?
[A] Gambhir
[B] Rapti
[C] Manwar
[D] Kuwana
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Correct Answer: D [Kuwana]
Notes:
Kuwana river originates in eastern Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh, very close to the Nepal border; the others have more southern or central origins.
8. Which of the following species is incorrectly associated with the Upper Ganga River (Brijghat–Narora) Ramsar site, designated in 2005?
[A] Siberian Crane
[B] Ganges River Dolphin
[C] Gharial
[D] Six turtle species
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Correct Answer: A [Siberian Crane]
Notes:
Siberian Crane is not recorded in the Upper Ganga (Brijghat–Narora) Ramsar site. Ganges River Dolphin, Gharial, and six species of turtles are confirmed residents of this stretch in Uttar Pradesh.
9. In which of the following districts of Uttar Pradesh is granite primarily quarried?
[A] Saharanpur & Kanpur
[B] Hamirpur & Agra
[C] Lalitpur, Jhansi, Mahoba, Banda & Sonbhadra
[D] Mirzapur & Prayagraj
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Correct Answer: C [Lalitpur, Jhansi, Mahoba, Banda & Sonbhadra]
Notes:
Lalitpur, Jhansi, Mahoba, Banda, and Sonbhadra districts are rich in granite reserves, making them major centers for quarrying high-quality granite used in construction and export from Uttar Pradesh.
10. Which city was capital of North-Western Provinces from 1836 to 1858?
[A] Agra
[B] Lucknow
[C] Kanpur
[D] Meerut
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Correct Answer: A [Agra]
Notes:
Agra was capital of North-Western Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh) from 1836 until 1858, after which Allahabad became the capital following the events of the 1857 Revolt and administrative reorganization by the British.
