UP GK PDF in English — Complete Uttar Pradesh General Knowledge, 1000 One-liners (2026)

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1. Profile, State Symbols, Divisions, Districts & Nicknames
   What was the area of Uttar Pradesh before Uttarakhand was formed?
   → 294,411 sq km
2. Profile, State Symbols, Divisions, Districts & Nicknames
   The wavy lines in the state emblem symbolise which confluence?
   → Ganga-Yamuna confluence
3. Profile, State Symbols, Divisions, Districts & Nicknames
   What was the original name of Hapur district?
   → Panchsheel Nagar
4. Profile, State Symbols, Divisions, Districts & Nicknames
   Where is the headquarters of Amethi district?
   → Gauriganj
5. Profile, State Symbols, Divisions, Districts & Nicknames
   Which city has the nickname 'City of Nawabs'?
   → Lucknow
6. Location, Borders, Physical Divisions, Climate & Soils
   Which is the easternmost district of Uttar Pradesh?
   → Ballia
7. Location, Borders, Physical Divisions, Climate & Soils
   Saharanpur district borders which three states?
   → Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana
8. Location, Borders, Physical Divisions, Climate & Soils
   What is the higher land of old alluvium in the Ganga plain, beyond the reach of floods, called?
   → Bangar
9. Location, Borders, Physical Divisions, Climate & Soils
   Which are the hottest months in Uttar Pradesh?
   → May-June
10. Location, Borders, Physical Divisions, Climate & Soils
    What is the barren soil with excess salts and alkalis called in UP?
    → Usar (Reh)
11. Rivers, Confluences, Lakes & Tals, Dams and Irrigation
    Which river, considered 'unholy', flows along the UP-Bihar border?
    → Karmanasa
12. Rivers, Confluences, Lakes & Tals, Dams and Irrigation
    In which district of UP does the Chambal join the Yamuna?
    → Etawah
13. Rivers, Confluences, Lakes & Tals, Dams and Irrigation
    In which district does the Sai join the Gomti?
    → Jaunpur
14. Rivers, Confluences, Lakes & Tals, Dams and Irrigation
    In which district is Barua Sagar Tal located?
    → Jhansi
15. Rivers, Confluences, Lakes & Tals, Dams and Irrigation
    In which district is the Lower Sharda Barrage of the Sharda Sahayak project?
    → Lakhimpur Kheri
16. Forests, Wildlife, National Park, Sanctuaries, Bird Sanctuaries and Ramsar Sites
    In which district is Dudhwa National Park located?
    → Lakhimpur Kheri
17. Forests, Wildlife, National Park, Sanctuaries, Bird Sanctuaries and Ramsar Sites
    In which district is Amangarh Tiger Reserve located?
    → Bijnor
18. Forests, Wildlife, National Park, Sanctuaries, Bird Sanctuaries and Ramsar Sites
    Suhelwa Wildlife Sanctuary is spread over which districts?
    → Balrampur and Shravasti
19. Forests, Wildlife, National Park, Sanctuaries, Bird Sanctuaries and Ramsar Sites
    In which year was Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary established?
    → 1980
20. Forests, Wildlife, National Park, Sanctuaries, Bird Sanctuaries and Ramsar Sites
    What is the Gangetic dolphin called in the local dialect?
    → 'Sons'
21. Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Minerals, Energy, Industry and ODOP
    Where is the Sugarcane Research Institute of the UP Council of Sugarcane Research?
    → Shahjahanpur
22. Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Minerals, Energy, Industry and ODOP
    The Kherigarh cattle breed originally belongs to which district?
    → Lakhimpur Kheri
23. Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Minerals, Energy, Industry and ODOP
    In which district is the Unchahar (Feroze Gandhi) Thermal Power Station?
    → Raebareli
24. Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Minerals, Energy, Industry and ODOP
    In which city is the urea plant of Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited (HURL)?
    → Gorakhpur
25. Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Minerals, Energy, Industry and ODOP
    Handicrafts made of horn and bone are the ODOP of which district?
    → Sambhal
26. Transport, Expressways, Airports, Education, Research Institutes and Sports
    From which village of Lucknow district does the Purvanchal Expressway begin?
    → Chandsarai
27. Transport, Expressways, Airports, Education, Research Institutes and Sports
    What is the new name of Jhansi railway station?
    → Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Junction
28. Transport, Expressways, Airports, Education, Research Institutes and Sports
    Who founded the 'MAO College' (1875), the forerunner of Aligarh Muslim University?
    → Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
29. Transport, Expressways, Airports, Education, Research Institutes and Sports
    Where is Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology?
    → Kumarganj, Ayodhya
30. Transport, Expressways, Airports, Education, Research Institutes and Sports
    Lucknow's K.D. Singh 'Babu' Stadium is named after a player of which sport?
    → Hockey
31. Ancient History & Architecture
    In which district is Naimisharanya, the pilgrimage site linked with the Purana tradition?
    → Sitapur
32. Ancient History & Architecture
    In which posture is the Buddha's image in the Mahaparinirvana Temple at Kushinagar?
    → Reclining posture
33. Ancient History & Architecture
    The Ayodhya inscription of Dhanadeva mentions the Ashvamedha sacrifices of which ruler?
    → Pushyamitra Shunga
34. Ancient History & Architecture
    Vakpati, author of 'Gaudavaho', was the court poet of which king of Kannauj?
    → Yashovarman
35. Medieval History & Architecture
    Which Sharqi Sultan completed the Jama Masjid of Jaunpur?
    → Husain Shah Sharqi
36. Medieval History & Architecture
    Where is Akbar's tomb located?
    → Sikandra (Agra)
37. Medieval History & Architecture
    The dargah of which Sufi saint is at Kichhauchha Sharif in Ambedkar Nagar?
    → Makhdoom Ashraf Jahangir Simnani
38. Medieval History & Architecture
    Who founded Rampur State and the Raza Library?
    → Nawab Faizullah Khan
39. Modern History: 1857 & the Freedom Struggle
    Who led the revolt of 1857 in Lucknow (Awadh)?
    → Begum Hazrat Mahal
40. Modern History: 1857 & the Freedom Struggle
    What is the site in Fatehpur where 52 revolutionaries were hanged from a single tamarind tree?
    → Bawani Imli
41. Modern History: 1857 & the Freedom Struggle
    The Ali Brothers, leaders of the Khilafat Movement, belonged to which princely state of UP?
    → Rampur
42. Modern History: 1857 & the Freedom Struggle
    Who became Premier of the first Congress government in the United Provinces in 1937?
    → Govind Ballabh Pant
43. Art, Culture, Music, Folk Traditions, Handicrafts, GI and Literature
    Ustad Faiyaz Khan, 'Aftab-e-Mausiqi', was a singer of which gharana?
    → Agra gharana
44. Art, Culture, Music, Folk Traditions, Handicrafts, GI and Literature
    Which town of Mathura district is famous for 'Lathmar Holi'?
    → Barsana
45. Art, Culture, Music, Folk Traditions, Handicrafts, GI and Literature
    Which city is famous for 'Petha', a sweet made from ash gourd?
    → Agra
46. Art, Culture, Music, Folk Traditions, Handicrafts, GI and Literature
    For which work did Mahadevi Verma receive the Jnanpith Award (1982)?
    → 'Yama'
47. Polity, Administration, Census 2011, Tribes and Major Schemes
    Who is the present Chief Minister of UP?
    → Yogi Adityanath
48. Polity, Administration, Census 2011, Tribes and Major Schemes
    Who was the first Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court?
    → Sir Walter Morgan
49. Polity, Administration, Census 2011, Tribes and Major Schemes
    What was UP's decadal population growth rate in the decade 2001-2011?
    → 20.23%
50. Polity, Administration, Census 2011, Tribes and Major Schemes
    Which district of UP has the largest Scheduled Tribe population?
    → Sonbhadra

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Original study material by StudyForGS.com. Facts are as of 4 November 2026; population figures are from Census 2011. Where sources differ, the note gives the basis.