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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

Q101.Uttar PradeshMedium

The Twelfth Schedule of the Constitution, which lists the subjects of municipalities, contains how many items?

  1. A.11
  2. B.18
  3. C.24
  4. D.29
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Correct answer: B. 18

The Twelfth Schedule was added by the Seventy-fourth Amendment and lists 18 subjects that a state legislature may entrust to municipalities under Article 243W, including urban planning and town planning, regulation of land use, roads and bridges, water supply, public health and sanitation, fire services, urban forestry, slum improvement and…

Q103.Uttar PradeshMedium

Which committee first recommended a three-tier structure of panchayati raj in India?

  1. A.Balwant Rai Mehta Committee, 1957
  2. B.Ashok Mehta Committee, 1977
  3. C.L. M. Singhvi Committee, 1986
  4. D.G. V. K. Rao Committee, 1985
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Correct answer: A. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee, 1957

It was appointed to examine the working of the Community Development Programme and the National Extension Service, and it recommended a three-tier structure of the Gram Panchayat at the village level, the Panchayat Samiti at the block level and the Zila Parishad at the district level, a scheme it called…

Q105.Uttar PradeshMedium

In Uttar Pradesh, the panchayat at the block or intermediate level is known by which name?

  1. A.Panchayat Samiti
  2. B.Kshettra Panchayat
  3. C.Taluka Panchayat
  4. D.Janpad Panchayat
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Correct answer: B. Kshettra Panchayat

In Uttar Pradesh the intermediate tier, which covers a development block, is called the Kshettra Panchayat, it is headed by an elected Block Pramukh and it is governed by the Uttar Pradesh Kshettra Panchayats and Zila Panchayats Adhiniyam, 1961, with the Block Development Officer as its executive officer.

Q106.Uttar PradeshAsked in: Uttar Pradesh · 31 May 2019Medium

Which is the institution of self-government for rural areas constituted under Article 243B of the Indian Constitution?

  1. A.Gram Sabha
  2. B.Panchayat
  3. C.Gramin Sabha
  4. D.Village service
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Correct answer: B. Panchayat

Article 243B says that there shall be constituted in every state panchayats at the village, intermediate and district levels, and Article 243(d) defines a panchayat as an institution of self-government constituted under Article 243B for the rural areas.

Q107.Uttar PradeshEasy

How many subjects are listed in the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution?

  1. A.18
  2. B.22
  3. C.29
  4. D.31
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Correct answer: C. 29

The Eleventh Schedule was added by the Seventy-third Amendment and lists 29 subjects that a state legislature may devolve on the panchayats under Article 243G, among them agriculture, land improvement, minor irrigation, animal husbandry, rural housing, drinking water, roads, poverty alleviation, education, health, the public distribution system and the welfare…

Q109.Uttar PradeshMedium

The Uttar Pradesh State Human Rights Commission has been constituted under which law?

  1. A.The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
  2. B.The Right to Information Act, 2005
  3. C.A provision of the Constitution itself
  4. D.The Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta Act, 1975
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Correct answer: A. The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993

Section 21 of that Act allows a state government to constitute a State Human Rights Commission to inquire into violations of human rights in respect of subjects in the State List and the Concurrent List.

Q110.Uttar PradeshMedium

What is the term of office of a member of a State Public Service Commission?

  1. A.Six years or until the age of 62 years, whichever is earlier
  2. B.Six years or until the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier
  3. C.Five years or until the age of 60 years, whichever is earlier
  4. D.Three years or until the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier
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Correct answer: A. Six years or until the age of 62 years, whichever is earlier

Article 316(2) provides that a member of a Public Service Commission shall hold office for a term of six years from the date on which he enters upon his office, but a member of a State Public Service Commission or a Joint Commission shall vacate office on attaining the age…

Q111.Uttar PradeshMedium

A member of a State Public Service Commission can be removed from office by which authority?

  1. A.The Governor of the state
  2. B.The President of India
  3. C.The Chief Minister of the state
  4. D.The state legislature by a special majority
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Correct answer: B. The President of India

Under Article 317, the chairman or any other member of a Public Service Commission, including a State Public Service Commission, can be removed from office only by an order of the President on the ground of misbehaviour, and only after the Supreme Court has held an inquiry on a reference…

Q113.Uttar PradeshHard

Who appoints district judges in a state?

  1. A.The President, in consultation with the Chief Justice of India
  2. B.The Governor, in consultation with the High Court
  3. C.The Chief Justice of the High Court alone
  4. D.The State Public Service Commission
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Correct answer: B. The Governor, in consultation with the High Court

Article 233(1) says that appointments of persons to be district judges in any state shall be made by the Governor of the state in consultation with the High Court exercising jurisdiction in relation to that state.

Q115.Uttar PradeshMedium

Before whom does a judge of a High Court take the oath of office?

  1. A.The President of India
  2. B.The Chief Justice of India
  3. C.The Governor of the state
  4. D.The Chief Justice of that High Court
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Correct answer: C. The Governor of the state

Article 219 says that every person appointed to be a judge of a High Court shall, before he enters upon his office, make and subscribe an oath or affirmation before the Governor of the state, or some person appointed in that behalf by him, in the form set out in…

Q119.Uttar PradeshEasy

Which is the oldest High Court in India?

  1. A.Calcutta High Court
  2. B.Bombay High Court
  3. C.Allahabad High Court
  4. D.Madras High Court
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Correct answer: C. Allahabad High Court

It was inaugurated on 17 March 1866 as the High Court for the North-Western Provinces at Agra, and it is the oldest High Court in the country in continuous existence under that description.

Q120.Science & TechnologyMedium

Which of the following was NOT named as a research area of the new C-DOT Centre of Excellence?

  1. A.Very large-scale MIMO systems
  2. B.Post-quantum communication
  3. C.Deep-sea mining equipment
  4. D.AI-native communication networks
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Correct answer: C. Deep-sea mining equipment

The Centre of Excellence at IIT (BHU), Varanasi has been given a brief in communication technology: wireless communications, quantum technologies, cybersecurity and communication systems driven by artificial intelligence, with advanced research in 5G Advanced and 6G technologies, very large-scale Multiple-Input Multiple-Output systems, sensing merged with communication, AI-native networks and devices…