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.

31. Which lake has experienced significant reduction in area and depth due to shrinkage in recent decades?
[A] Manasi Ganga
[B] Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar
[C] Radhakund
[D] Ramgarh Tal

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32. Which of the following pairs of crop and soil requirement is incorrectly matched?
[A] Groundnut – Black soil
[B] Barley – Sandy soil
[C] Rice – Clayey soil
[D] Sugarcane – Loamy soil

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33. Which of the following wetlands in Uttar Pradesh was created as a result of water retention behind the Madhya Ganga Barrage?
[A] Upper Ganga River (Brijghat–Narora Stretch)
[B] Sarsai Nawar Jheel
[C] Haiderpur Wetland
[D] Saman Bird Sanctuary

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34. Consider the following pairs of rivers and their associated districts:

  1. Pahuj – Jhansi
  2. Jamni – Lalitpur
  3. Beta – Jalaun

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

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

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35. The city of Agra was originally established by which ruler?
[A] Babur
[B] Ibrahim Lodi
[C] Humayun
[D] Sikandar Lodi

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36. Which of the following correctly describes Gulab Bari in Faizabad (Ayodhya)?
[A] It is a garden built by Asaf-ud-Daula to house the royal roses of Awadh.
[B] It is the tomb of Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula, surrounded by fountains and roses.
[C] It marks the site where Lord Rama took Jal Samadhi.
[D] It is a British-era botanical garden turned heritage site.

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37. Khaja, a sweet pastry awarded a GI tag, is traditionally associated with which ancient region encompassing parts of present-day Uttar Pradesh and Bihar?
[A] Awadh
[B] Magadh
[C] Bundelkhand
[D] Baghelkhand

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38. Which university was established by Kumaragupta I during the Gupta Empire?
[A] Takshashila University
[B] Nalanda University
[C] Vikramashila University
[D] Odantapuri University

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39. In the Rāmopākhyāna of the Mahabharata’s Vana Parva, which monkey king allies with Rama?
[A] Hanuman
[B] Sugriva
[C] Vali
[D] Angada

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40. Who among the following rulers of the Delhi Sultanate founded the city of Firozabad?
[A] Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
[B] Nasiruddin Mahmud
[C] Balban
[D] Firoz Shah Tughlaq

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