Uttar Pradesh GK — History, Geography and Key Facts

Q1:  Who was the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, taking office on 26 January 1950?
Answer: Govind Ballabh Pant

Q2:  What was Uttar Pradesh officially called before it was renamed in 1950?
Answer: United Provinces

Q3:  On which date was the United Provinces officially renamed as Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: 24 January 1950

Q4:  In which year did the Kakori Conspiracy (train robbery), involving revolutionaries such as Ram Prasad Bismil, take place?
Answer: 1925

Q5:  Which city became Babur's capital in India after his victory at the First Battle of Panipat in 1526, later serving as a principal Mughal capital?
Answer: Agra

Q6:  Who succeeded Govind Ballabh Pant as the second Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1954?
Answer: Sampurnanand

Q7:  Who became the first woman Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1963?
Answer: Sucheta Kriplani

Q8:  Who founded the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh in 1875, which later became Aligarh Muslim University?
Answer: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

Q9:  In which year did the Chauri Chaura incident take place, leading Mahatma Gandhi to call off the Non-Cooperation Movement?
Answer: 1922

Q10:  Who founded Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in 1916?
Answer: Madan Mohan Malaviya

Q11:  In which UP city did the sepoy mutiny that sparked the 1857 revolt against British rule begin?
Answer: Meerut

Q12:  Who was the last Nawab of Awadh, deposed by the British in 1856?
Answer: Wajid Ali Shah

Q13:  In which UP city was Rani Lakshmibai, the Queen of Jhansi, born?
Answer: Varanasi

Q14:  At which UP location did revolutionary Chandra Shekhar Azad die in a shootout with British police in 1931?
Answer: Alfred Park, Prayagraj

Q15:  Which revolutionary, hanged in the Kakori Conspiracy case in 1927, was also a noted poet who wrote the famous line 'Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna'?
Answer: Ram Prasad Bismil

Q16:  In which UP town was revolutionary Ashfaqulla Khan, hanged in the Kakori Conspiracy case, born?
Answer: Shahjahanpur

Q17:  In which year was the First Battle of Panipat fought, leading to the establishment of Mughal rule with Agra as a key capital?
Answer: 1526

Q18:  Which journalist and freedom fighter, editor of the Kanpur-based newspaper 'Pratap,' died during communal riots in Kanpur in 1931?
Answer: Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi

Q19:  Which UP city served as the provincial base for Iltutmish before he ascended the throne of the Delhi Sultanate?
Answer: Badaun

Q20:  Which independent medieval Muslim dynasty ruled from Jaunpur, earning the city the title 'Shiraz of the East' for its architecture?
Answer: Sharqi dynasty

Q21:  Which UP city served as the capital of King Harshavardhana's empire in the 7th century CE?
Answer: Kannauj

Q22:  Which Chinese traveler visited Kannauj during the reign of King Harshavardhana and documented Indian society of that time?
Answer: Hiuen Tsang

Q23:  The Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri was built by Akbar to commemorate his military victory over which region?
Answer: Gujarat

Q24:  Which UP town houses Akbar's Tomb, built by his son Jahangir?
Answer: Sikandra, Agra

Q25:  What was the primary reason Akbar largely abandoned Fatehpur Sikri as his capital not long after building it?
Answer: Water scarcity

Q26:  Which Afghan ruler, who defeated Humayun and founded the Suri dynasty, is credited with developing the Grand Trunk Road passing through several UP cities?
Answer: Sher Shah Suri

Q27:  Which medieval dynasty is most closely associated with Kalinjar Fort in Banda district before it came under Mughal control?
Answer: Chandela dynasty

Q28:  Near which UP city did Gautam Buddha deliver his first sermon, at a site now known as Sarnath?
Answer: Varanasi

Q29:  Which UP site is traditionally associated with the parinirvana (death) of Gautam Buddha?
Answer: Kushinagar

Q30:  Emperor Ashoka's pillars, including the famous Lion Capital later adopted as India's national emblem, were found at which UP site?
Answer: Sarnath

Q31:  Who built the Bara Imambara in Lucknow in 1784, one of the largest arched halls in the world without external support?
Answer: Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula

Q32:  Lucknow's Rumi Darwaza, built in 1784 by Asaf-ud-Daula, is modeled after a gateway from which historic city?
Answer: Istanbul

Q33:  In which year did the Siege of Jhansi, involving Rani Lakshmibai's forces against the British, take place during the 1857 revolt?
Answer: 1858

Q34:  Which dynasty ruled the Gahadavala kingdom with Kannauj as a key centre, prior to the Delhi Sultanate era?
Answer: Gahadavala dynasty

Q35:  By which older Sanskrit name, meaning roughly 'city of the hunchbacked maidens' in legend, was present-day Kannauj historically known?
Answer: Kanyakubja

Q36:  The historic Atala Masjid in Jaunpur, an example of Sharqi-era architecture, was built in which century?
Answer: 15th century

Q37:  In 1898, British colonial engineer William Claxton Peppé discovered the famous Piprahwa relics, believed to include remains of the Buddha, in which present-day UP district?
Answer: Siddharthnagar

Q38:  Which historic riverside garden in Agra, built by Babur in 1526–28, is considered the first Mughal (Persian charbagh-style) garden in India?
Answer: Ram Bagh

Q39:  Which Delhi Sultanate ruler is credited with founding the city of Agra in 1504, before it became a major Mughal capital?
Answer: Sikandar Lodi

Q40:  Which UP university, established in 1887, is sometimes referred to as the 'Oxford of the East'?
Answer: University of Allahabad

Q41:  In which year was the Darul Uloom Deoband, a major Islamic seminary in Saharanpur district, founded?
Answer: 1866

Q42:  Anand Bhawan, the historic residence of the Nehru family in Prayagraj, was originally built by whom?
Answer: Motilal Nehru

Q43:  Which UP town, part of the Bundelkhand region, was the historic capital of the Chandela dynasty and is known for lakes like Kirat Sagar and Madan Sagar?
Answer: Mahoba

Q44:  Which UP town, near Meerut, is historically associated with the Anglo-Indian noblewoman Begum Samru?
Answer: Sardhana

Q45:  Which UP town briefly overthrew British rule for a few days during the 1942 Quit India Movement, earning the nickname 'Baghi Ballia' (Rebel Ballia)?
Answer: Ballia

Q46:  Which UP city houses a historic mausoleum of Lord Cornwallis, a former British Governor-General of India, who died there in 1805?
Answer: Ghazipur

Q47:  Which UP fort, built primarily by Akbar from red sandstone, lies on the banks of the Yamuna in Agra and was a principal Mughal seat of power?
Answer: Agra Fort

Q48:  The Allahabad Fort, built by Akbar at the Sangam, houses which historic underground temple within its complex?
Answer: Patalpuri Temple

Q49:  Which historic Mughal-era garden in Prayagraj contains the tomb of Prince Khusrau, son of Emperor Jahangir?
Answer: Khusro Bagh

Q50:  Which UP city hosts the Allahabad Museum, home to significant archaeological and historical artefacts, including items associated with revolutionary Chandra Shekhar Azad?
Answer: Prayagraj