UPPSC Uttar Pradesh GK — Previous Year Questions

Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission has asked 21 questions on Uttar Pradesh GK across 5 papers (2020–2025). Every one is solved below — open a question for the answer, why it is right, and why each wrong option was written to tempt you.

1. 2025Q60Which of the following districts is/are part of the Devipatan Division in Uttar Pradesh ? 1. Basti 2. Bahraich 3. Balrampur Select the correct answer from the code given below :Answer: B
2. 2025Q73Which of the following Ramsar wetland site is/are NOT situated in Uttar Pradesh ? 1. Sarsai Nawar Jheel 2. Samaspur Bird Sanctuary 3. Rudrasagar Lake 4. Sultanpur National Park Select the correct answer from the code given below :Answer: C
3. 2025Q110Which of the following districts of Uttar Pradesh shares its boundary with only one other district of Uttar Pradesh ? 1. Lalitpur 2. Saharanpur 3. Sonbhadra Select the correct answer from the code given below : Code :Answer: D
4. 2025Q145With reference to 'Uttar Pradesh', which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. Uttar Pradesh is the leading producer of potato in the country. 2. Government of India has approved for establishment of South Asia Regional Centre of International Potato Centre at Aligarh. Select the correct answer from the code given below : Code :Answer: D
5. 2023Q58Consider the following statements with reference to Uttar Pradesh – 1. Forests constitute about 12.8% of the total geographical area of the state. 2. The districts of Jaunpur, Ghazipur and Ballia have no forest land. Select the correct answer from the code given below:Answer: B
6. 2022Q7With reference to Budget of Uttar Pradesh for the Financial Year 2020 – 21, which of the following statement(s) is/are true ? 1. The size of the budget was Rs. 5,12,860.72 crores. 2. Certain new schemes were also included in this budget amounting to Rs. 10,967.87 crores. Select the correct answer from the code given below. Code :Answer: A
7. 2022Q43On the basis of 'one district one product' programme in Uttar Pradesh, which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?Answer: B
8. 2022Q57Consider the following cities of Uttar Pradesh and arrange them in descending order in terms of their population. I. Ghaziabad II. Kanpur III. Agra IV. Lucknow Select the correct answer from the code given below :Answer: D
9. 2022Q110With reference to Western Uttar Pradesh, which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. Western region of U.P. is much more developed compared to other regions. 2. The region has witnessed the Green Revolution. Select the correct answer from the code given below : Code :Answer: A
10. 2022Q111Which one of the following dams is NOT in Uttar Pradesh ?Answer: C
11. 2021Q5Uttar Pradesh Government declared in budget 2021-22 to provide tablet for student under which of the following Yojna ?Answer: A
12. 2021Q12'Uttar Pradesh Swami Vivekanand Etihasik Paryatan Yatra Yojna 2021' was introduced by the U.P. Government for which of the following people for religious travel ?Answer: D
13. 2021Q18In which State of India is the Harappan Civilization site Mandi situated ?Answer: D
14. 2021Q45With reference to the 'Uttar Pradesh Population Control, Stabilisation and Welfare' Bill, 2021 which of the following(s) is/are correct ? 1. This Bill aims to bring the birth rate down to 2.1 per thousands population by 2026. 2. At present, the fertility rate in the State is 2.7 per thousand. Select the correct answer using the codes given below. Codes :Answer: C
15. 2021Q54Which of the following is NOT the eligibility criterion before filling registration/application forms for Uttar Pradesh Mukhya Mantri Swarojgar Yojna 2021 ?Answer: D
16. 2021Q78Which of the following Ramsar site is NOT situated in Uttar Pradesh?Answer: D
17. 2021Q84Which of the following Schemes in Uttar Pradesh were introduced in Budget of 2021-22? I. Atmanirbhar Krishak Samanvit Vikas Yojna II. Mukhya Mantri Saksham Suposhan Yojna III. Mukhya Mantri Pravasi Shramik Udhyamita Vikas Yojna IV. Yuva Udhyamita Vikas Abhiyan Select the correct answer from the codes given below. Codes:Answer: A
18. 2021Q111Which among the following districts of Uttar Pradesh is smallest in terms of area?Answer: D
19. 2020Q39The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved on 29th July, 2020 to establish a National Law University at which of the following cities ?Answer: D
20. 2020Q61Which of the following Airports in Uttar Pradesh has been granted International Status on 24th June, 2020 by Union Cabinet of India ?Answer: D
21. 2020Q136In which of the following places the Bio-technology Park is located in Uttar Pradesh?Answer: D