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 Fatehpur site has two brick temples, one tilted by four degrees?
[A] Ghazipur
[B] Dhata
[C] Bhitaura
[D] Korari

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2. What is the headquarters city of the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC)?
[A] Kanpur
[B] Lucknow
[C] Varanasi
[D] Agra

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3. Over which national park does the Delhi–Saharanpur–Dehradun Expressway feature a 12 km elevated wildlife corridor?
[A] Corbett National Park
[B] Rajaji National Park
[C] Jim Corbett National Park
[D] Valmiki National Park

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4. Shitala Mata Mandir in Mau, Uttar Pradesh, is dedicated to which ancient folk deity known for healing diseases?
[A] Durga
[B] Kali
[C] Shitala
[D] Saraswati

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5. Who was the governor of Agra Presidency when it was established in 1834?
[A] Lord William Bentinck
[B] Lord Dalhousie
[C] Sir John Lawrence
[D] Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe

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6. Where is the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT) located?
[A] Jais, Uttar Pradesh
[B] Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
[C] Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
[D] Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

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7. Which of the following personalities was associated with both Sher Shah Suri and Emperor Akbar?
[A] Raja Man Singh
[B] Birbal
[C] Todarmal
[D] Tansen

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8. Consider the following border combinations between Uttar Pradesh and neighboring states:

  1. Uttar Pradesh–Himachal Pradesh: Saharanpur
  2. Uttar Pradesh–Jharkhand: Sonbhadra
  3. Uttar Pradesh–Rajasthan: Jhansi
  4. Uttar Pradesh–Chhattisgarh: Sonbhadra

Which of the above border combinations is incorrect?

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

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9. Which tree is most common in Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests of Uttar Pradesh?
[A] Sal
[B] Phulai
[C] Khair
[D] Neem

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10. Jaunpur district belongs to which division of Uttar Pradesh?
[A] Varanasi Division
[B] Azamgarh Division
[C] Mirzapur Division
[D] Allahabad Division

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