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23. Ramganga project is established in – Bijnor
24. Shitala Hydroelectric Project is located in – Jhansi (on Betwa river)
25. Where in Uttar Pradesh Diamonds are obtained from- Banda and Mizpur.
26. District in Uttar Pradesh with Lowest Scheduled Tribe percentage -
Kannauj
27. U.P. District with lowest Scheduled Caste population – Baghpat
28. International Ramkatha Museum and Art Gallery - Faizabad
29. Position of Uttar Pradesh in the terms of number of beggars – 2nd (1st
West Bengal)
30. Chief Justice of High Court of U.P. – Justice Pritinkar Diwakar
31. Largest solar power plant of Uttar Pradesh – in Vijayanagar (Mirzapur)
32. Districts of UP that touches least number of districts – Lalitpur
33. State having Highest number of post offices - Uttar Pradesh
34. District with highest rainfall in Uttar Pradesh – Gorakhpur
35. District with lowest rain fall in Uttar Pradesh – Mathura
36. Headquarters of district Sant Kabir Nagar – Khalilabad
37. Headquarters of District Sonbhadra - Robertsganj
38. Headquarters of Sambhal district – Bahjoi (Earlier-Pawansa)
39. Launch of Uttar Pradesh Kisan Credit Card Scheme In - 1999-2000
40. Where is Nauh Lake located in Uttar Pradesh- Mathura
41. The origin place of Sai river of Uttar Pradesh is – Bhijwan (Hatdoi)
42. Aundhi Lake is situated in Uttar Pradesh – Varanasi.
43. Ocher (Geru) is found in Uttar Pradesh – in Banda
44. When did Uttar Pradesh Forestry Project started in the state – March
1998.
45. The smallest wildlife sanctuary of Uttar Pradesh – Mahavir Swami Wildlife
Sanctuary (Lalitpur)
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46. Peacock Conservation Center is established in Uttar Pradesh – in
Vrindavan
47. Where is Bakhira Bird Sanctuary located – in Sant Kabir Nagar
48. Name of airport located in Prayagraj – Bamrauli Airport
49. Where is Kheria Airport located – Agra
50. Area of “Chaular Dance” in Uttar Pradesh – Mirzapur and Sonbhadra
51. Which state shares its minimum boundary line with UP – Himachal
Pradesh
52. Sulahkul Mahotsav is celebrated in- Agra
53. Where is Nakkataiya Fair held on the occasion of Dussehra - Chetganj
(Varanasi)
54. When is State Tourism Day is celebrated-4 February
55. Maharishi Dadhichi Ashram and Sitakund are located in – Misrikh (in
Sitapur)
56. Which district of UP is called Shiraz-e-Hind (Shiraz) - Jaunpur
57. Birth place of Pt. Ram Prasad Bikmil is – Shahjahanpur
58. Birth place of Tej Bahadur Sapru is – Aligarh
59. The first Hindi daily newspaper of UP – Banaras Akhbar(1854)
60. Formation of Science and Technology Council is in - 1975
61. Where is Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) - Lucknow
62. The place of Pathari tribe is – Sonbhadra
63. Indian Carpet Industrial Institute is in – Bhadohi
64. The headquarters of Sidarthnagar district is – Naugarh.
65. Full name of Gautam Buddha Nagar Headquarters NOIDA-NEW OKHLA
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
66. The first Speaker of the Legislative Assembly was – Purushottam Das
tandon
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67. UP National Leprosy Institute (National Jalma Institute of Leprosy and
other Micro Bacterial Diseases) is located in- Agra (JALMA)
68. The main center of match industry in Uttar Pradesh is - Bareilly.
69. 'Operation Green' project in Uttar Pradesh was launched in – 2001.
70. The largest tribal group of Uttar Pradesh is – Gond.
71. The festival named “Bajhar” is celebrated by which tribe – Tharu tribe
72. District famous for brass utensils and metal utensils – Moradabad
73. “Mar” soil in Uttar Pradesh is found in region of – Bundelkhand
74. In U.P. district with highest population density is – Ghaziabad (3971)
75. Folk dance 'Rahula' is related to - Bundelkhand region
76. Kanpur is called Manchester of Uttar Pradesh.
77. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology is in – Rae Bareli
78. Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute(Indian Grassland and
Fodder Institute) – Jhansi
79. In which district of UP the country's first police museum established is
established – Ghaziabad
80. Famous Atala Mosque is in which district - Jaunpur
81. The first Urdu newspaper of UP is - Sardal Akhbar (1848)
82. Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Award has been given in the field of -
Journalism
83. Number of districts included in the Eastern Economic Zone of UP –20
84. Army Aviation Center of UP is situated in – Jhansi
85. Former name of Bhimrao Ambedkar Bird Sanctuary, Kunda (Pratapgarh)
is - Benti Bird Sanctuary
86. Kaimur Wild life sanctuary is situated in - Mirzapur and Sonbhadra.
87. Oldest canal of India – Eastern Yamuna Canal (1631 - Shahjahan)
88. Which district has the maximum length of canals in the state – Rai-Bareli
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89. The only government Jain museum of Uttar Pradesh - in Mathura
90. Establishment of Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Council -25 July, 1972
91. The oldest university of Uttar Pradesh – Allahabad University (1887)
92. Buksa (or Bhoksa) tribe resides in – Bijnor and in Agra
93. Establishment of Bhatkhande Music Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh is -
1926
94. Veer Bahadur Singh Nakshatrashala is located in - Gorakhpur.
95. “Jhadi Tal” is situated in which wildlife sanctuary of Khiri district –
Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary
96. Jirgo Reservoir Dam is located at – Mirzapur (on Jirgo River)
97. Bakulahi river originates from - Bharatpur Lake (Rae Bareli).
98. The main river of Baghel khand region is – Son River.
99. Local name of high dunes of sandy soil is – Bhood
100. In UP Sonakar hill is situated in – Mirzapur And in sonbhadra
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1. U.P. National Hindi Museum established in – Agra.
Saharanpur (Mango).
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25. Acharya Narendra Dev International Research Institute of Buddhist
Studies -Sarnath (established in 1991 now shifted to Lucknow)
26. Main residence of the tribe Mahigiri is - Najibabad (Bijnor)
27. Ken River enters Uttar Pradesh from - Banda.
28. The first wildlife sanctuary of the state - Chandraprabha (Chandauli,
1957)
29. The smallest bird sanctuary of the state – Patna Vihar Bird Sanctuary
(Etah)
30. Alabaster (TALC) mineral is produced in - Hamirpur and Jhansi.
31. Formation of Minority Commission in UP - 1969
32. Kalipaltan Temple, Nangli Teerth and State Freedom Struggle Museum
is located in - Meerut.
33. Where is Hatyaharan Tirtha, Sakha Shankar Temple and Sandi Bird
Sanctuary located - in Hardoi
34. In which district is Mushakhand Dam located - Chandauli (on
Karmanash River)
35. Where is Provincial Hygiene Institute situated – Lucknow
36. U.P. Most of the fairs inSIt is held in the district - Mathura (86)
37. School health program was started in Uttar Pradesh -in 2008
38. Uttar Pradesh's firstEstablishment of AIIDS Hospital in Jai Medical
College
39. Who are the people of Tharu tribe in Uttar Pradesh?Live in 5 Terai
districts - Maharajganj, Siddharthnagar, Shravasti, Bahraich, Cucumber
40. made from riceThe tribe of Uttar Pradesh that makes its own liquor
called 'Jaad' – Tharu
41. Formation of Uttar Pradesh State Women Commission –2004 (Chairman
-Vimala Batham)
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42. Launch of Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission -2 December, 2013
43. Formation of Uttar Pradesh State Legislative Council -937 (Total
members-100)
44. When was Uttar Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act passed?-in 1947
45. Panchayat courts in Uttar Pradesh will be renamed as "NyayaWhen was
'Panchayat' done - in 2012
46. First Chairman of Uttar Pradesh State Information Commission –
JusticeMA. Khan (present – Javed Usmani)
47. Construction of Jama Masjid in Badaun - Iltutmishmade / got made
48. The country's longest internal waterway (National Waterway)-Prayagraj
to Haldia
49. Formation of Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Council -959
50. Uttar Pradesh Border Area Development Program launched-1999 –
2000
51. Artificial rain was made for the first time in the country –
BundelkhandAnd in Vindhya region
52. Remote Sensing Application Center established in Uttar Pradesh -
Lucknow (1982)
53. Launch of Janashree Insurance Scheme for weavers –in 2003
54. Institute of Tribal and Folk Art Culture – Lucknow (1996)
55. How many fruit belt areas are there in Uttar Pradesh?20 (in 15 districts)
(17 mango, 2 guava, 1 amla)
56. Where is Kanhar Irrigation Project established - Sonbhadra(on Kanhar
river)
57. U.P. InterracottaMajor industrial center of – Gorakhpur
58. registered in the stateGI Tag Products – Chikankari of Lucknow,
Malihabadi Dussehri mango, Banarasi silk sarees, Petha of Agra.
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59. Economic growth rate of Uttar Pradesh in 11th five year plan-7.0%
60. in Uttar PradeshGST implemented -. From July, 2017
61. Transformer manufacturing sites in Uttar Pradesh – Jhansi and Meerut
62. devices based on digital laser technologyIndia's first planetarium -
Rampur Planetarium
63. Special Economic Zone of Uttar Pradesh (SEZ) - Noida, Bhadohi,
Moradabad, Agra, Kanpur
64. Babbar Lion Breeding Center and Lion Safari Park – Etawah
65. Sohagi Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary – Maharajganj
66. The first sugar mill of India and Uttar Pradesh - Pratappur in 1903
(Deoria)
67. U.P. Total number of Scheduled Tribes listed in -12 (110 in 2003)
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79. Meeting point of Eastern Industrial Corridor and Western Industrial
Corridor in Uttar Pradesh is – Dadri
80. Kalki Mahotsav is organized in – Sambhal
81. 'When was the Earthen Arts Board formed in the state - 9 July, 2018
82. Current Chairman Commission of Uttar Pradesh Scheduled Castes and
Tribes– Mr. Vijay Sampla
83. Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh (four) states
touched which district of Uttar Pradesh – Sonbhadra
84. Which district of Uttar Pradesh records the lowest heat - Bareilly
85. 'Sikta, Kariyal and Dhanka are the local names of which soils - loamy and
sandy soil
86. Which fair is called Mini Kumbh of Rohilkhand - Kakora Fair (Badaun)
87. U.P. Industry status in tourism given -in 1998
88. Sonanchal is called the Power Capital of India - Sonbhadra
89. Leading district of Uttar Pradesh in per capita income – GautamBuddha
Nagar
90. To which areas does Dharakhari dance, Tadiya dance belong - Mirzapur
– Sonbhadra
91. Major dance of Purvanchal region - Natwari, Kathghodva, Dhobia,
Kaharuva, Pasi, Nathua (Naktaura)
92. The famous Sardhana festival is organized in – Mett
93. Chunar Fort, Windfall and Thandafall are located in - Mirzapur
94. The ancient historical cash camp is currently situated in - Farrukhabad.
95. Oil refinery is located in – Mathura
96. Major districts of plywood industry in - Sitapur, Saharanpur and
Najibabad (Bijnor)
97. E. Village scheme was started in -December 2, 2013
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98. Subcastes of Kharwar Tribe – Surajvanshi, Patbandi, Daulatbandi, Kheri,
Raut, Mangti, Gochu etc.
99. Patwar is believed to be related to the Rajput dynasty of - the Buxa
tribe.(Bijnor)
100. State TB Demonstration and Training Center (STDC) – Agra.
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1. V.V. Giri National Labor Institute is situated in – Noida
2. What percentage of working population is associated with agriculture
(primary sector) According to U.P. Census, 2011 - 59.3%
3. The hill-plateau area in the southern part of India is composed of rocks of
which age – Pre-Cambrian Era
4. State's first ripening chamber (banana ripening plant) has been installed in –
Prayagraj
5. Litchi producing districts of Uttar Pradesh are - Saharanpur and Meerut.
6. In New agricultural policy (2013) The target of growth rate of agriculture
sector in 2018 is -5.1%
7. Where is the North Central Region Cultural Center of India located - Prayagraj
(1986, there are total 7 centers in India)
8. Establishment of Uttar Pradesh Khadi Industries Board – 1960
9. Where in Uttar Pradesh STEM Mango is produced – in Saharanpur and Meerut
10. District of Uttar Pradesh with least number of assembly seats - Chitrakoot,
Mahoba and Shravasti (2 seats each)
11. Where is the Kamadgiri mountain pilgrimage site located - in Chitrakoot
12. Where is the Harappan cultural site “Alamgir” located – in Meerut
13. When is the capital of Uttar Pradesh transferred from Allahabad to Lucknow–
on 2 November 1925
14. The famous “Chittaura Lake” is situated in – Bahraich
15. Saman Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in – Mainpuri
16. Which other district benefits from the Arjun Dam canal situated on Arjun
River at Charkhari in Mahoba district – Hamirpur
17. Where is Sarsawa Airport located – In Saharanpur
18. In which region Shaira dance is prevalent - in Bundelkhand
19. Where was Amir Khusro born in Uttar Pradesh - Pathiyali village (Kasganj)