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Uttar Pradesh GK Questions 2026

Static GK is the larger share of General Studies in both exams. The PCS Prelims General Studies-I paper covers the history of India and the national movement, Indian and world geography, polity and governance, economic and social development, environment and general science, with special reference to Uttar Pradesh. The Mains adds four national General Studies papers and two papers on Uttar Pradesh alone. PET 2026 gives 5 marks each to Indian History, the National Movement, Geography, the Economy, the Constitution and Public Administration, and General Science, set at NCERT secondary and senior secondary level. This page holds GK24's topic-wise GK notes, written as short facts and tables in English and Hindi so a topic can be revised in one sitting. The notes cover national GK; GK24 does not yet have a separate Uttar Pradesh GK section. As guidance, use them for the national part of both exams and add UP history, culture, geography, economy and schemes from the state government's own publications for General Studies-V and VI. Read a topic, solve its quiz, then check the previous-year questions to see how it is asked.

Uttar Pradesh GK Questions with Answers

Q565.Indian PolityAsked in: Uttar Pradesh · UPPSC Civil Service 2018 Official PaperEasy

In which Part of the Constitution of India we find the provisions relating to citizenship?

  1. A.Part I
  2. B.Part II
  3. C.Part VII
  4. D.Part IX
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Correct answer: B. Part II

Citizenship is dealt with in Part II of the Constitution, which contains Articles 5 to 11. These provisions settle who became a citizen of India at the commencement of the Constitution on 26 January 1950 and, through Article 11, leave all later law on citizenship to Parliament.

Q566.Indian PolityAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · MPPSC General Studies 2014 Official PapeHard

Who is empowered for imposition and realization of collective fine under SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989?

  1. A.District Magistrate
  2. B.State Government
  3. C.Special Court
  4. D.High Court
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Correct answer: B. State Government

Section 16 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 extends the collective-fine provision of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 to atrocities, and the power to impose and recover a collective fine on the inhabitants of an area rests with the State Government.

Q567.Indian HistoryAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · MPPSC General Studies 2020 Official PapeHard

In which year the last election of Indian Legislature under the Government of India Act, 1919 was held?

  1. A.1930
  2. B.1934
  3. C.1945
  4. D.1947
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Correct answer: C. 1945

The last election to the Central Legislative Assembly set up under the Government of India Act of 1919 was held in the winter of 1945, after the Second World War ended and the Labour government in Britain moved towards a settlement with Indian leaders.

Q568.Indian PolityAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · 21 May 2023Medium

Under which Article of the Constitution of India, has the National Commission for Scheduled Castes been constituted?

  1. A.Article 332
  2. B.Article 338
  3. C.Article 342
  4. D.Article 328
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Correct answer: B. Article 338

Article 338 provides for the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, a constitutional body that investigates and monitors the safeguards given to Scheduled Castes, enquires into specific complaints and reports to the President, who places the report before Parliament.

Q569.Indian HistoryAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · MPPSC General Studies 2019 Official PapeEasy

Which of the following acts provided for communal representation in British India?

  1. A.Indian Councils Act, 1892
  2. B.Minto-Morley Reforms, 1909
  3. C.Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919
  4. D.Govt of India Act, 1935
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Correct answer: B. Minto-Morley Reforms, 1909

The Indian Councils Act of 1909, known as the Morley-Minto Reforms, introduced separate electorates for Muslims and so gave communal representation legal shape for the first time in British India.

Q570.Indian HistoryAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · MPPSC General Studies 2017 Official PapeMedium

Ghazi Malik was the founder of which dynasty?

  1. A.Tughlaq
  2. B.Khilji
  3. C.Sayyid
  4. D.Lodi
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Correct answer: A. Tughlaq

Ghazi Malik was the title of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq, who founded the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate in 1320. He was governor of Dipalpur under the Khiljis and won the throne by defeating Khusrau Khan, the usurper who had ended Khilji rule.

Q572.Government SchemesHard

How much has the Sixteenth Finance Commission recommended for Rural Local Bodies for the period 2026-31?

  1. A.Rs 2,35,236 crore
  2. B.Rs 3,35,236 crore
  3. C.Rs 4,35,236 crore
  4. D.Rs 5,35,236 crore
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Correct answer: C. Rs 4,35,236 crore

This is the amount the Sixteenth Finance Commission has recommended for Rural Local Bodies for the award period 2026-31, and it marks an increase of nearly 84 per cent over what the Fifteenth Finance Commission provided, with the annual per capita grant rising from about Rs 400 to nearly Rs…

Q573.Government SchemesMedium

The Special Gram Sabhas held on Gandhi Jayanti marked the start of which campaign?

  1. A.Sabki Yojana, Sabka Vikas (People's Plan Campaign)
  2. B.Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
  3. C.Swachhata Hi Seva
  4. D.Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari
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Correct answer: A. Sabki Yojana, Sabka Vikas (People's Plan Campaign)

The correct answer is Sabki Yojana, Sabka Vikas, the title of the People's Plan Campaign for the year, under which Panchayats will prepare their Panchayat Development Plans for the financial year that follows.

Q574.Government SchemesMedium

How many Special Gram Sabhas were held across India on Gandhi Jayanti in 2026?

  1. A.More than 1.42 lakh
  2. B.More than 2.42 lakh
  3. C.More than 3.42 lakh
  4. D.More than 4.42 lakh
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Correct answer: B. More than 2.42 lakh

That many Special Gram Sabhas were scheduled across the country on the GPDP Portal and the Panchayat NIRNAY Portal for Gandhi Jayanti, and they were attended by residents, elected representatives, Panchayat functionaries and officials.

Q577.EnvironmentMedium

Which city is set to become the second urban local body in India to turn waste into carbon credits?

  1. A.Kanpur
  2. B.Ghaziabad
  3. C.Varanasi
  4. D.Lucknow
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Correct answer: B. Ghaziabad

The municipal corporation of this city in Uttar Pradesh has registered for an international carbon credit project verified by the United Nations and has been accredited under the Verified Carbon Standard, which is supported by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Q579.Important Days & DatesHard

Goa Statehood Day is celebrated on 30 May because on that day in 1987 Goa ______.

  1. A.Was liberated from Portuguese rule
  2. B.Became the twenty-fifth state of the Indian Union
  3. C.Was made a union territory
  4. D.Was merged with Maharashtra
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Correct answer: B. Became the twenty-fifth state of the Indian Union

The Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act of 1987 raised Goa from a union territory to a full state with effect from the thirtieth of May 1987, making it the twenty-fifth state of the Union, while Daman and Diu continued as a separate union territory.

Q580.Important Days & DatesMedium

Nagaland attained the status of a full state of the Indian Union on ______.

  1. A.1 December 1963
  2. B.21 January 1972
  3. C.20 February 1987
  4. D.1 November 1956
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Correct answer: A. 1 December 1963

The State of Nagaland Act of 1962 gave effect to an agreement with Naga leaders and brought the new state into being on the first of December 1963, carved out of Assam; Article 371A was inserted in the Constitution to give Nagaland special provisions covering Naga customary law and land.