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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

Q581.Important Days & DatesMedium

Bihar Diwas is observed on 22 March every year to mark which event?

  1. A.The separation of Bihar from the Bengal Presidency in 1912
  2. B.The formation of Bihar under the States Reorganisation Act of 1956
  3. C.The separation of Jharkhand from Bihar in 2000
  4. D.The first session of the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1937
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Correct answer: A. The separation of Bihar from the Bengal Presidency in 1912

Bihar Diwas recalls the twenty-second of March 1912, when Bihar was separated from the Bengal Presidency and constituted as a province of its own, along with Orissa; the two were separated from each other later.

Q582.Important Days & DatesEasy

Karnataka Rajyotsava, the foundation day of Karnataka, is celebrated on ______.

  1. A.1 May
  2. B.1 November
  3. C.15 November
  4. D.30 May
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Correct answer: B. 1 November

The date carries a double significance for Karnataka. The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 brought the Kannada speaking areas together as an enlarged state on the first of November 1956, though it was then called Mysore State; and it was again on the first of November, in 1973, that the…

Q583.Important Days & DatesHard

Sikkim became a full state of the Indian Union in which year, and by which constitutional amendment?

  1. A.1972, by the Thirty-first Amendment
  2. B.1975, by the Thirty-sixth Amendment
  3. C.1963, by the Thirteenth Amendment
  4. D.1987, by the Fifty-third Amendment
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Correct answer: B. 1975, by the Thirty-sixth Amendment

Sikkim's entry into the Union came in two steps. The Thirty-fifth Amendment of 1974 first made it an associate state, a status created for it alone.

Q585.Important Days & DatesHard

Which three states came into existence on 21 January 1972 under the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971?

  1. A.Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh
  2. B.Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura
  3. C.Assam, Sikkim and Nagaland
  4. D.Mizoram, Manipur and Sikkim
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Correct answer: B. Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura

The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act of 1971 came into force on the twenty-first of January 1972 and raised Manipur and Tripura from union territories to full states while making Meghalaya, until then an autonomous state within Assam, a state in its own right; the same Act created the union territories…

Q586.Important Days & DatesMedium

The foundation day of Jharkhand, 15 November, was chosen because it is also the birth anniversary of ______.

  1. A.Birsa Munda
  2. B.Rajendra Prasad
  3. C.Sidhu Murmu
  4. D.Tantia Bhil
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Correct answer: A. Birsa Munda

Jharkhand was created by the Bihar Reorganisation Act of 2000, and the fifteenth of November was deliberately named as the appointed day because it is the birth anniversary of Birsa Munda, the tribal leader of the Munda community who led the Ulgulan, or great tumult, against colonial land policy and…

Q588.Important Days & DatesMedium

Which state was created on 1 November 1966 by the Punjab Reorganisation Act?

  1. A.Himachal Pradesh
  2. B.Haryana
  3. C.Uttarakhand
  4. D.Chhattisgarh
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Correct answer: B. Haryana

The Punjab Reorganisation Act of 1966 divided the then state of Punjab on a linguistic basis with effect from the first of November 1966: the Hindi speaking southern districts became the new state of Haryana, the hill areas were transferred to Himachal Pradesh, and the city of Chandigarh was made…

Q589.Indian PolityMedium

Which Article prohibits the chairman of the Union Public Service Commission from taking further employment under the Government of India or a state after ceasing to hold office?

  1. A.Article 317
  2. B.Article 318
  3. C.Article 319
  4. D.Article 322
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Correct answer: C. Article 319

It bars the holding of certain offices after a member ceases to be one, and its first clause makes a retiring chairman of the Union Public Service Commission ineligible for any further employment either under the Government of India or under a state government.

Q590.Indian PolityHard

India's first Public Service Commission was set up in 1926 on the recommendation of which body?

  1. A.The Islington Commission
  2. B.The Lee Commission
  3. C.The Simon Commission
  4. D.The Sapru Committee
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Correct answer: B. The Lee Commission

The Royal Commission on the Superior Civil Services in India, headed by Lord Lee of Fareham and reporting in 1924, recommended the setting up of a statutory Public Service Commission, and the first Public Service Commission in India was accordingly established on 1 October 1926 under the Government of India…

Q591.Indian PolityHard

A Joint State Public Service Commission for two or more states can be created by:

  1. A.The President on the advice of the Union Cabinet
  2. B.Parliament by law, on a request by the legislatures of those states
  3. C.The Governors of the states concerned acting together
  4. D.The Union Public Service Commission by regulation
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Correct answer: B. Parliament by law, on a request by the legislatures of those states

Article 315(2) says that if the legislatures of two or more states pass resolutions to that effect, Parliament may by law provide for the appointment of a Joint State Public Service Commission to serve the needs of those states.

Q592.Indian PolityMedium

Which one of the following is not a function of the Union Public Service Commission under Article 320?

  1. A.Conducting examinations for appointments to the services of the Union
  2. B.Advising on the principles to be followed in promotions and transfers
  3. C.Making the final appointment of selected candidates to a service
  4. D.Advising on disciplinary matters affecting a civil servant
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Correct answer: C. Making the final appointment of selected candidates to a service

The Commission recommends; the appointing authority of the government issues the appointment.

Q593.Indian PolityEasy

A member of a State Public Service Commission holds office for six years or until he attains the age of:

  1. A.60 years
  2. B.62 years
  3. C.65 years
  4. D.70 years
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Correct answer: B. 62 years

Article 316(2) fixes a six-year term for every Public Service Commission but two different retiring ages: sixty-five years for a member of the Union Public Service Commission and sixty-two years for a member of a State Commission or of a Joint Commission, and in each case the earlier of the…

Q594.Indian PolityMedium

Under Article 323, the annual report of a State Public Service Commission on its work is presented to the:

  1. A.President, who lays it before Parliament
  2. B.Chief Minister of the state
  3. C.Governor, who lays it before the state legislature
  4. D.Union Public Service Commission
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Correct answer: C. Governor, who lays it before the state legislature

Article 323(2) requires a State Commission to present to the Governor an annual report of the work done by it, and the Governor then places it before the state legislature together with a memorandum explaining the cases, if any, in which the Commission's advice was not accepted and the reasons…

Q595.Indian PolityMedium

The expenses of the Union Public Service Commission, including the salaries and pensions of its staff, are:

  1. A.Voted by the Lok Sabha every year
  2. B.Charged on the Consolidated Fund of India
  3. C.Met from the Contingency Fund of India
  4. D.Shared between the Union and the states
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Correct answer: B. Charged on the Consolidated Fund of India

Article 322 makes the expenses of the Union Public Service Commission, including the salaries, allowances and pensions payable to or in respect of its members and staff, charged expenditure on the Consolidated Fund of India.

Q596.Indian PolityEasy

Which Article of the Constitution of India provides for Public Service Commissions for the Union and for the States?

  1. A.Article 312
  2. B.Article 315
  3. C.Article 320
  4. D.Article 324
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Correct answer: B. Article 315

It is the opening article of the group on Public Service Commissions and says that there shall be a Public Service Commission for the Union and a Public Service Commission for each state, with the further provision that two or more states may have a Joint Commission created by Parliament…

Q597.Indian PolityAsked in: Uttar Pradesh · 24 Oct 2021Medium

A member of State Public Service Commission may be removed by:

  1. A.The Governor on the basis of impeachment in Vidhan Sabha
  2. B.The Governor, after the enquiry conducted by the Supreme Court
  3. C.The President, after the enquiry conducted by the Supreme Court
  4. D.The Governor, after the enquiry conducted by the High Court
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Correct answer: C. The President, after the enquiry conducted by the Supreme Court

Article 317(1) provides that the chairman or any other member of a Public Service Commission, whether of the Union or of a state, shall be removed from office only by order of the President on the ground of misbehaviour, and only after the Supreme Court has held an inquiry on…

Q598.Indian PolityAsked in: Uttar Pradesh · 24 Oct 2021Medium

The functions of the State Public Service Commission of Uttar Pradesh can be extended by:

  1. A.Prime Minister
  2. B.Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
  3. C.The President
  4. D.Uttar Pradesh State Legislature
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Correct answer: D. Uttar Pradesh State Legislature

Article 321 allows additional functions to be conferred on a Public Service Commission, and it names two different authorities for the two kinds of Commission: Parliament may extend the functions of the Union Public Service Commission, while the legislature of a state may extend the functions of that state's Public…

Q599.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 01 Feb 2023, Shift 3Easy

The tenure of the UPSC members is:

  1. A.6 years or age of 65 whichever is earlier
  2. B.6 years or age of 62 years
  3. C.5 years or age of 65 years
  4. D.4 years or age of 62 years
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Correct answer: A. 6 years or age of 65 whichever is earlier

Article 316(2) says that a member of the Union Public Service Commission holds office for a term of six years from the date on which he enters upon his office, or until he attains the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier.

Q600.Indian PolityAsked in: Uttar Pradesh · UPPSC Civil Services GS Official Paper IMedium

In the removal of which of the following officials does the Parliament not play any role?

1. Judges of the High Court
2. Judges of the Supreme Court
3. Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission
4. Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.

  1. A.Only 1 and 2
  2. B.Only 3 and 4
  3. C.Only 1, 2 and 3
  4. D.Only 3
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Correct answer: D. Only 3

The chairman of the Union Public Service Commission is removed by the President under Article 317, and for misbehaviour only after the Supreme Court has held an inquiry on the President's reference and reported against him.