Uttar Pradesh Current Affairs Questions and Answers

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The Air Force Day Aerial Display 2026, themed Wings over Ganges, was scheduled at which city?
1. Prayagraj
2. Varanasi
3. Patna
4. Kolkata
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Answer: B. Varanasi — The display was planned at Namo Ghat, Varanasi, with PM Modi as chief guest.
On which date is Ayodhya Deepotsav 2026 planned, with about 3.3 million lamps?
1. 7 November
2. 31 October
3. 5 November
4. 10 November
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Answer: A. 7 November — Deepotsav is planned for 7 November 2026 at the designated ghats, including Ram Ki Paidi.
On which date did operations of the Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat (RRTS) corridor begin on its first 17-km priority section?
1. 21 October 2023
2. 15 August 2023
3. 22 February 2026
4. 1 January 2024
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Answer: A. 21 October 2023 — Operations began on 21 October 2023 between Sahibabad and Duhai depot, and later sections opened in phases.
How much total assistance does a couple get under Uttar Pradesh's Mukhyamantri Samuhik Vivah Yojana?
1. Rs 51,000
2. Rs 75,000
3. Rs 1 lakh
4. Rs 1.5 lakh
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Answer: C. Rs 1 lakh — Each couple gets Rs 1 lakh: Rs 64,000 for the household, Rs 21,000 for gifts and Rs 15,000 for the wedding arrangements.
Kashi Tamil Sangamam 5.0 is planned for which period?
1. 28 November to 12 December 2026
2. 1 to 15 November 2026
3. 5 to 19 January 2027
4. 10 to 24 December 2026
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Answer: A. 28 November to 12 December 2026 — The Ministry of Education opened the registration portal for the fifth edition, to be held 28 November to 12 December 2026.
Who inaugurated the Shinzo Abe Memorial Corridor in Varanasi in October 2026?
1. Fumio Kishida
2. Akie Abe
3. Yoshihide Suga
4. Sanae Takaichi
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Answer: B. Akie Abe — Akie Abe, widow of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, inaugurated the corridor at the Rudraksh Convention Centre with CM Yogi Adityanath.
Which FSSAI rating did the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, Ayodhya, receive under the Eat Right Place of Worship programme?
1. Santoshjanak
2. Uttam
3. Ati Vishisht
4. Vishisht
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Answer: C. Ati Vishisht — It got the highest 'Ati Vishisht' rating with 103 out of 114 points, valid from 11 October 2026 to 10 October 2028.
How many AI startups does the Uttar Pradesh Artificial Intelligence Mission (UP-AIM) aim to support at the least?
1. 50
2. 75
3. 500
4. 100
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Answer: D. 100 — UP-AIM aims to back at least 100 AI startups, train five lakh youth and set up AI centres in all 75 districts.
Which agency is the nodal agency for Uttar Pradesh's Sustainable Aviation Fuel Manufacturing Promotion Policy-2026?
1. UPNEDA
2. Invest UP
3. UPSIDA
4. UPPCL
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Answer: A. UPNEDA — UPNEDA approves and disburses incentives under the SAF policy, which runs for five years or until a new policy takes effect.
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet recommended renaming the Jewar airport after which person?
1. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
2. Narendra Modi
3. Yogi Adityanath
4. Lal Bahadur Shastri
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Answer: B. Narendra Modi — The recommendation is for Narendra Modi International Airport; the airport was developed as a PPP with Zurich Airport International AG.

The Uttar Pradesh Interest Waiver Scheme-2026 waives interest and penalties on tax dues arising up to which date?
1. 31 March 2024
2. 31 March 2025
3. 31 December 2025
4. 30 September 2026
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Answer: C. 31 December 2025 — The three-month scheme covers eligible dues up to 31 December 2025 under laws such as the UP VAT Act and the Central Sales Tax Act.
Which of these is a node of the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor?
1. Gorakhpur
2. Meerut
3. Prayagraj
4. Chitrakoot
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Answer: D. Chitrakoot — The six nodes are Lucknow, Kanpur, Jhansi, Agra, Aligarh and Chitrakoot.
Under the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Skill Training and Employment Zone Development Scheme, Uttar Pradesh will cover 75 districts through how many zones?
1. Nine
2. Five
3. Twelve
4. Seven
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Answer: A. Nine — The ₹1,725 crore, three-year scheme uses a hub-and-spoke model with nine zones.
To how many monthly rupees is the uniform allowance of PPS officers in Uttar Pradesh being raised from ₹6,400?
1. ₹10,000
2. ₹15,000
3. ₹12,000
4. ₹20,000
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Answer: B. ₹15,000 — CM Yogi Adityanath announced the rise to ₹15,000 on Police Commemoration Day, 21 October 2026.
What is the total cost of the five Doppler weather radars planned in Uttar Pradesh?
1. ₹12.45 crore
2. ₹32.10 crore
3. ₹22.45 crore
4. ₹50 crore
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Answer: C. ₹22.45 crore — The ₹22.45 crore project covers Azamgarh, Lucknow, Jhansi, Aligarh and Varanasi.
In the October 2026 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council elections for 11 seats, how many seats were for teacher constituencies?
1. Five
2. Seven
3. Eleven
4. Six
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Answer: D. Six — Five seats were graduate constituencies and six were teacher constituencies; counting was set for 27 October.
The helicopter service flagged off by CM Sukhu on 21 October 2026 connects Shimla's Sanjauli heliport with:
1. Manali and Kullu
2. Dharamshala and Kangra
3. Rampur and Reckong Peo
4. Chamba and Dalhousie
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Answer: C. Rampur and Reckong Peo — It flies on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays; Hamirpur, Chamba and Palampur are planned next.
Which bird sanctuary became India's 100th Ramsar site?
1. Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur
2. Chilika Lake, Odisha
3. Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary, Ballia
4. Sultanpur National Park, Haryana
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Answer: C. Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary, Ballia — The sanctuary in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, hosts birds that migrate from Siberia and Central Asia.
Shekha Lake Bird Sanctuary, India's 99th Ramsar site, is located in which district?
1. Agra
2. Mathura
3. Aligarh
4. Lucknow
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Answer: C. Aligarh — It is a freshwater lake sanctuary in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.
At which place is Noida International Airport located?
1. Jewar
2. Greater Noida
3. Ghaziabad
4. Meerut
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Answer: A. Jewar — PM Modi opened the first phase of the airport at Jewar, Uttar Pradesh.
Kalinjar Fort, whose nearby hills became a national geo-heritage site, is in which district?
1. Mahoba
2. Jhansi
3. Chitrakoot
4. Banda
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Answer: D. Banda — Kalinjar is in Banda district, Uttar Pradesh; the GSI gave the geo-heritage status.
The Namo Bharat corridor between Delhi and Meerut is run by which body?
1. DMRC
2. NCRTC
3. IRCTC
4. RVNL
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Answer: B. NCRTC — The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) runs India's first RRTS.

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PM Modi opened the remaining sections of the _____ on 22 February 2026: Sarai Kale Khan to New Ashok Nagar and Meerut South to Modipuram. It is India's first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), run by NCRTC.
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Answer: Namo Bharat corridor
The Geological Survey of India added _____ (Banda, Uttar Pradesh) to India's geo-heritage sites. It shows the rare Eparchaean Unconformity, a gap of about 1.3 billion years between Bundelkhand Granite and Kaimur Sandstone.
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Answer: Kalinjar Fort hill
_____ in Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) became India's 99th Ramsar site. The Ramsar Convention (1971) gives this status to wetlands of international importance.
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Answer: Shekha Lake Bird Sanctuary
_____, Ballia (Uttar Pradesh), became India's 100th Ramsar site. It hosts many birds that migrate every year from Siberia and Central Asia.
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Answer: Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary
India added _____ and Sauj Jheel (Uttar Pradesh) as Ramsar sites, taking the country's total to 103 wetlands of international importance.
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Answer: Sukhna Wetland (Chandigarh)
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet recommended renaming the Jewar airport as _____. It would be India's first airport named after a sitting Prime Minister; the airport was built as a PPP with Zurich Airport International AG.
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Answer: Narendra Modi International Airport
Uttar Pradesh CM _____ said the state has secured nearly ₹90,000 crore of investment MoUs with Japanese companies, building on the Kashi-Kyoto cultural link and covering manufacturing, green hydrogen, pharmaceuticals and renewable energy.
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Answer: Yogi Adityanath
The UP Cabinet approved the Uttar Pradesh Artificial Intelligence Mission (UP-AIM)_____100 AI startups, training of five lakh youth, and AI centres in all 75 districts, working as a society under the IT and Electronics Department.
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Answer: . It targets support for
Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, Ayodhya_____'Ati Vishisht' rating under the Eat Right Place of Worship (BHOG) programme, scoring 103 out of 114, valid from 11 October 2026 to 10 October 2028.
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Answer: received FSSAI's top
_____, widow of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, inaugurated the Shinzo Abe Memorial Corridor at the Rudraksh Convention Centre in Varanasi with CM Yogi Adityanath. The year 2027 marks 75 years of India-Japan ties.
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Answer: Akie Abe
Under Uttar Pradesh's _____, 28,833 of the 2026-27 target of 72,540 couples have been married so far; each couple gets Rs 1 lakh, of which Rs 64,000 goes to the bride's bank account.
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Answer: Mukhyamantri Samuhik Vivah Yojana
The Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat corridor is about _____ long, with a design speed of 180 km/h and operating speed of 160 km/h. It is India's fastest urban rail service, and RRTS and Meerut Metro share a station.
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Answer: 82.5 km
PM Modi opened the first phase of _____ at Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi-NCR's second international airport, built with Zurich Airport International. It starts at 1.2 crore passengers a year and may grow to 7 crore.
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Answer: Noida International Airport
_____, near Varanasi, is where Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon after gaining enlightenment.
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Answer: Sarnath
The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage named the 140-year-old _____ in Jhansi a World Heritage Irrigation Structure. It is the headworks of the Betwa Canal System in Uttar Pradesh.
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Answer: Parichha Weir
Heads of the national statistical offices of _____ countries met in Lucknow on 3-4 August under India's 2026 BRICS chairship. A draft BRICS joint statistical publication was released at the meeting.
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Answer: BRICS
In Lucknow, UP Chief Minister _____ launched the cooperative Bharat Taxi service (zero commission) and the Mukhyamantri Krishak Samriddhi Yojana, which offers farm loans at 6% interest.
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Answer: Yogi Adityanath
Earlier SCO tourism and cultural capitals were _____ (2022-23), Almaty (2023-24), Qingdao (2024-25) and Cholpon-Ata (2025-26); Lahore is known for Lahore Fort and Shalimar Gardens, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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Answer: Varanasi
DRDO flew an indigenous _____ from Agra to 21 km and held 20 km for over 30 minutes. It also made the first live jump test of an advanced high-altitude parachute in Ladakh.
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Answer: High Altitude Platform (HAPS)
C-DOT opened its sixth Centre of Excellence at _____, covering wireless, quantum, cybersecurity and 5G Advanced/6G.
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Answer: IIT (BHU) Varanasi
Goat breed _____ (Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh) and goat breed Totapuri (Rajasthan) were recognised as new breeds.
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Answer: Battisi
Among the newly recognised breeds are the _____ (Uttar Pradesh) and the Kashmiri horse/pony (Jammu and Kashmir).
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Answer: Braj donkey
UP's Empowered Committee, chaired by Chief Secretary _____, approved incentives of ₹56.26 crore for four units, including JK Cement (Hamirpur), Britannia (Barabanki) and Ankur Udyog (Gorakhpur). Invest UP is the nodal agency.
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Answer: Shashi Prakash Goyal
UPERC approved 10 power purchase agreements totalling _____ of solar power under PM-KUSUM, at tariffs of Rs 2.91-2.99.
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Answer: 19.7 MW
The 94th _____ drive was held in Varanasi from Namo Ghat to Diksha Mandap under the theme 'Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat', organised by the Sports Ministry with the Cycling Federation of India.
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Answer: Fit India Sundays on Cycle
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission approved 10 PPAs for _____ of PM-KUSUM solar plants at tariffs of ₹2.91 to ₹2.99 per unit. The lowest was Bhaskar Renewable's 1.7 MW plant in Chitrakoot.
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Answer: 19.7 MW
Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi district was renamed _____. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced it at an event where he opened projects worth over Rs 1,340 crore.
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Answer: Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi
Uttar Pradesh launched _____ in Lucknow, a ₹500 crore expansion for about 6,000 jobs. CM Yogi Adityanath also set a goal of supporting 50 AI startups in Lucknow over five years.
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Answer: HCL IT City Phase 2
_____ marked the IAF's 94th anniversary (founded 1932). The parade was held at Hindon Air Force Station, Ghaziabad, with the theme "Infallible, Impervious and Precise".
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Answer: Indian Air Force Day
Uttar Pradesh's _____ has six nodes: Lucknow, Kanpur, Jhansi, Agra, Aligarh and Chitrakoot, as noted while the state pitched for Japanese investment.
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Answer: Defence Industrial Corridor
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by CM Yogi Adityanath, cleared 39 proposals including the _____, which creates a UP Startup E-Marketplace run by the UP Startup Mission for departments to buy from registered startups.
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Answer: Startup Procurement Scheme-2026
UP approved the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Skill Training and Employment Zone Development Scheme with a ₹1,725 crore outlay over three years. It covers all 75 districts through _____, starting with Lucknow, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Gautam Buddha Nagar and Jhansi.
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Answer: nine zones
The UP Cabinet approved the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Manufacturing Promotion Policy-2026. Units using farm residue, municipal waste or non-edible oilseeds get incentives, with _____ as nodal agency; the policy runs for five years.
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Answer: UPNEDA
Uttar Pradesh approved the _____, a three-month window waiving interest and penalties on old tax dues up to 31 December 2025 under laws such as the UP VAT Act, 2008 and the Central Sales Tax Act.
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Answer: Interest Waiver Scheme-2026
The Uttar Pradesh Model Building Regulations, 2026 for industrial development authorities (Noida, Greater Noida, Yamuna Expressway) remove FAR limits on plots on roads wider than 45 metres and give _____ for small plots.
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Answer: deemed approval after 60 days
Uttar Pradesh is putting up five _____ at Azamgarh, Lucknow, Jhansi, Aligarh and Varanasi for ₹22.45 crore. Those at Azamgarh and Varanasi are installed, and the rest are under way.
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Answer: Doppler weather radars
UP CM _____ doubled the seats in the Chief Minister Farmer Scholarship Scheme and raised aid to Rs 60,000 a year.
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Answer: Yogi Adityanath
On Police Commemoration Day in Lucknow, CM Yogi Adityanath raised the uniform allowance of PPS officers from ₹6,400 to _____ and the field motorcycle allowance from ₹700 to ₹1,000 a month.
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Answer: ₹15,000
The CM said Uttar Pradesh has formed three new women _____ named after Veerangana Uda Devi Pasi, Jhalkari Bai Kori and Avanti Bai Lodhi, and that women in the police rose from 10,000 to 45,000.
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Answer: PAC battalions
Uttar Pradesh approved incentives for four units: _____ Rs 10.11 crore, Britannia Rs 12.77 crore, Kanodia Cement Rs 7.41 crore and Ankur Udyog Rs 25.97 crore, as net State GST reimbursement, capital-interest subsidy or electricity-duty exemption.
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Answer: JK Cement

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