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The document provides a comprehensive overview of various facts and figures related to Uttar Pradesh, including its geographical features, literacy rates, significant institutions, and cultural aspects. It highlights key locations such as national parks, universities, and industrial zones, as well as notable events and historical figures associated with the state. Additionally, it covers agricultural practices, tribal populations, and important festivals celebrated in Uttar Pradesh.

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Dudhwa National Park is Lakhimpur HINDALCO' is located in Renukoot


located at Kheri (Sonbhadra)
Shaheed Chandra Shekhar Unnao The objective of Uttar Pradesh Udyog To ensure time-
Azad Bird Sanctuary Bandhu (Friend of Industry) scheme is bound
(Nawabganj) is Uttar Pradesh is establishment of
located at industrial units
Literacy rate in Uttar Pradesh 11.4% Uttar Pradesh Government started Ustad Bismillah
during 2001-11 has been grown 'Sangeet Ratna Purskar' in the memory Khan
by of
Women Literacy Rate in Uttar 57.2% Anoop Vedika in Chunargarh is of Bhartrihari
Pradesh according to the
census 2011 is Kanshiram University of Agriculture and Banda
Technology is located in
The most densely population Ghaziabad
district of Uttar Pradesh is (Census 2011) In the plains of Uttar Pradesh, the Gorakhpur
maximum rainfall occurs in
Which district is called as Ghaziabad
'Satellite city' of UP The place receiving the minimum rainfall Mathura
in plains of Uttar Pradesh is
Indian Institute of Pulses Kanpur
Research is located in Veterinary polyclinic is e ective in Gorakhpur,
Muza ar Nagar
The number of 18 & 75 and Lucknow
Commissionarate (Divisions)
and districts in Uttar Pradesh is Lower Ganga Canal originates from Narrow( Bulandsha
respectively har)
The largest tribal population of Gond Tribe Govind Ballabh Sagar Project is located Pipari (Sonbhadra)
Uttar Pradesh is of in
Bakhira bird Sanctuary is Sant kabir The Manchester city of Uttar Pradesh is Kanpur
located in Nagar
The Indian Institute of Vegetable Varanasi
Folk dance 'Rahula' in Uttar Bundelkhand Research is located in
Pradesh is related to region
Mid-day-Meal (MDM) Programme in UP 15th August 1995
Charkula folk dance in Uttar Brajmandal started in year
Pradesh is linked with region
Rani Lakshmi Bai Dam Project' in Uttar Betwa
Non- CSIR Institute which is IISR Pradesh built on river
located in Lucknow, Uttar
Pradesh is Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in India UP
have the maximum public
Special Economic Zones have Moradabad, representatives from the state of
been established is UP Bulandshahar,
Lucknow, Lathmar Holi' on the occasion of Holi Barsana
Noida and festival is celebrated in Uttar Pradesh at
Greater Noida
Kampil, the birthplace of Guru Farrukhabad
Uttar Pradesh is divided in to 9 Dronacharya is located in
how many agro- climatic Zones
Uttar Pradesh is geologically a part of Gondwanaland
Maharshi Valmiki Ashram is Bithoor ancient
located in (Kanpur)
Old alluvial soil (found on the higher Rarh
Nuclear Power Plant in Uttar Narora(Buland place) is
Pradesh is located in shahar)
Grass named 'Chlas' is majorly found in Bundelkhand
Reserves of Uranium in Uttar Lalitpur the region of
Pradesh has been discovered in
Most a ected districts by wind erosion Mathura and Agra
The age group of children up to 14 years in Uttar Pradesh are
which the Uttar Pradesh
Legislative council of Uttar Pradesh was 1937
Government is granting high
constituted in the year
priority in providing primary
education is
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How many person at on the chair 3 (Narayan Dutt First Bio-Technology Park in Uttar Lucknow
of chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Tiwari, Chandra Pradesh has been established in
for four times/maximum Bhanu Gupta,
and mayawati) In 1903, the 1st sugar mill of India was Pratappur (Deoria)

Famous Gita press is located in Gorakhpur Uttar Pradesh State industrial Kanpur
Development Corp. Located in
The place where Sant Kabir Magahar
attained Nirvana Indian Veterinary Research Institute is Bareilly
located in
Famous religious magazine Gorakhpur
'Kalyan' is published from Indian Sugarcane research Institute is Lucknow
located in
The district famous as 'Nath Gorakhpur
Nagari' is Male Literacy Rate of Uttar Pradesh 77.3%
according to the Census, 2011 is
Maharshi Dadhichi Ashram is Sitapur
located in The districts of UP in which Bhoksa Bijnor and Agra
Tribes is found
Naimisharanya is located in Sitapur
Qaumi Awaz Newspaper was started by Jawaharlal Nehru
Dance performance having hanky Chhapeli and Ra Ahamed
in one and mirror in the other is Dance kidwai
called
The district of Uttar Pradesh in which a Ballia
Dance form performed during Dhivar Raag parallel government was founded during
ceremonial occasions by Kahar the Quit Movement
caste is
The research centre for potato is Meerut
Ayurveda ceremony is celebrated Jhansi located in which district of UP
in
Indian Grassland and fodder research Jhansi
Deepawali is celebrate as a Tharu Tribe Institute is located in
mourning festival by
Indian Institute of Pulses research is Kanpur
The birthplace of Amir Khusrau is Patiyali (Etah) located in
Tharu development project in 2 October , National Botanical research Institute is Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh was started on 1980 located in
HQ of NCR ( Railway) Prayagraj UP Council of Sugarcane Research is Shahjahanpur
located in
The HQ of Eastern Railway is Gorakhpur
Female chief ministers in Uttar Pradesh 2
The states bene tted from the UP, Jharkhand
till now are
Kanhar Irrigation Project are and CH
The HQ of Gautam Buddha Nagar is Noida
The state touching the boundary Madhya
of maximum number of districts Pradesh The rst speaker of Uttar Pradesh Purushottam Das
of Uttar Pradesh is Legislative Assembly Tandon
The state sharing the smallest Himachal Shakambhari Devi Fair is organised at Saharanpur
land boundary with UP is Pradesh
Alfred Park is located at Prayagraj has Chandrasekhar
The district of Uttar Pradesh Sonbhadra
been renamed as Azad park
touching the boundary of
maximum number of states is Famous Bharat Mata Temple is located Varanasi
in
The states having larger area than Rajasthan, MP
Uttar Pradesh are & MH Classical dance form related to Uttar Kathak
Pradesh is
Plywood is manufactured from Cashew Nut
Wood Urdu Academy in Uttar Pradesh was 1972
established in the year
Kharif crops in Uttar Pradesh are June-July
sown during Uttar Pradesh khadi & Village industries 1960
Board founded in year
District with the largest tribal Sonbhadra
population in UP is Aryabhatt planetarium is located in Rampur
Government of India listed 10 2003 Institute of Paper Technology is located Saharanpur
new tribal castes of Uttar
Pradesh as the ST in Science City in Uttar Pradesh is located Lucknow
Kisan Bahi Yojana in Uttar 1992 Buddha spent the last rainy season Vaishali
Pradesh was enforced in
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Kalpi City is located on the bank Yamuna The state where tubewell irrigated area UP
of river is max
Pt. Ramprasad Bismil was Gorakhpur District Planning in Uttar Pradesh Nagar Panchayat,
hanged in includes Gram Panchayat,
Block Panchayats
The district of Sonbhadra is The boundaries
surrounded by of four states The largest centre of software and NOIDA
business process outsourcing industry
The rst Lokayukta of Uttar Justice
in Uttar Pradesh is located at
Pradesh was Vishambhar
Dayal Noida Green eld Airport is being Jewar (Gautam
constructed in Buddh Nagar)
Panchayat Samiti in Panchayati Block level
Raj system is constituted @ Purvanchal Expressway passes through Lucknow,
these cities Barabanki,
Dadri, Chunar, Churk and Dala, Cement
Amethi, Sultanpur,
all have factories which produce
Ayodhya,
The ascending order of following Gautam Ambedkar Nagar,
districts in terms area is Buddha Nagar, Azamgarh, Mau,
Barabanki, Ghazipur
Mirzapur,
Tax imposed by Gram Panchayats Tax on local fairs
Sonbhadra
Known for the Imdad Khani Gharana of Etawah
Janrath is the name given to Low-price A.C.
Sitar and Surbahar music is
Bus service UP
Bhartendu Natya Academy was 1975
Van Mahotsava Week' in Uttar 1 to 7 July
established
Pradesh is celebrated from
Deep Black soil (Mar soil) in Uttar Jhansi
National Centre of Organic Ghaziabad
Pradesh is found in
Farming (NCOF) is located in
The education of Hindustani Classical Raheemuddin
The president of fourth state Atul Kumar
Music was given to Shambhu Maharaj Khan
nance Commission of UP Gupta
Muriya Purnima Fair is organised at Govardhan
The district with the highest Gautam Budh
literacy rate in UP ( 2011) Nagar First Samajwadi Abhinav Vidyalaya was Prayagraj
opened at
UP Council of Agricultural Lucknow
Research is located in The tribe practising polygamy system is Jaunsari
Central Institute of Medicinal and Lucknow The founder of the Kashi Vidhyapeeth is Babu Shiv
Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) is Prashad Gupta
located in
First travel Mart to Promote tourism in Lucknow
Guru Purnima Festival in Uttar Sage Vyas Uttar Pradesh was organised in 2015 in
Pradesh is dedicated to
The number of Central Universities in 4
Which factor in Uttar Pradesh is Use of High UP is
most e ective in boosting yielding variety
agricultural production of Seeds The traditional unit of land Bigha
measurement in UP is
Central agricultural University in Jhansi
Uttar Pradesh is located in Largest industry of Uttar Pradesh in Handicraft
terms of employment generation Industry
The region of Uttar Pradesh in Bundelkhand
which soyabean is majorly grown region Uttar Pradesh marked maximum 10th Five year
industrial growth rate in Plan
Deoband Movement, UP (United 1866
Province) was started in Value Added tax (VAT) was enforced in 1 January, 2008
UP from
The district of Uttar Pradesh Azamgarh
where 112 year old woman A Rail Coach Factory in Uttar Pradesh Lalganj (Raebareli)
(Nauroji Devi) was elected as the is being built @
Gram Pradhan in
Agricultural labour productivity is Western Uttar
maximum in Pradesh

First Khe/Gaon in Uttar Pradesh is Agra


being built at
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One of the rivers Ganga, Jhelum The Chairman of Zila Panchayat in Uttar Members of Zila
Yamuna, Gomati and Jhelum Pradesh is elected by the Panchayat
does not ow through Uttar
Pradesh Gram Pradhan in Uttar Pradesh is All the voters
elected by included in the
The place of UP in India in First voters list in the
Agricultural Area of Rice is boundary area of
that panchayat
The Agricultural Growth Rate 5.1 per cent
determined in the new The rehabilitation work of Rhinos is Dudhwa National
Agricultural Policy UP is going on in Park
The descending order of major 1. Tubewells, percentage of male literacy 2011 77.3%
sources of irrigation in UP is 2. Canals, 3. Census
Ponds and
wells 4. Other The correct order of major cities of Uttar Kanpur, Lucknow,
Pradesh with 10 lakh population is Ghaziabad, Agra,
Major Cash Crop of Uttar Sugarcane and Varanasi
Pradesh is
The most densely populated district of Ghaziabad
First Handicapped University Chitrakoot UP ( 2011)
has been established at
least densely populated districts Lalitpur
Guru Govind Singh Sports LucknoW
College @ least literacy rate in Uttar Pradesh Shravasti

The centre of 'Computer added Lucknow The third major religious sect of Uttar Sikh
Designing' in UP @ Pradesh is
The only open University of Rajarashi Which city of Uttar Pradesh among Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh is Purushottam Agra,Prayagraj, Kanpur and Lucknow is
Das Tandon not connected NH9
Open
University Which district of Uttar Pradesh among Sonbhadra
Jaunpur, Kaushambi, Pratapgarh and
The very rst college of music Bhatkhande sonbhadra does not form its boundary
established for the music Hindustani with district Prayagraj
education in Uttar Pradesh Music College
The correct order of the districts of Uttar Siddharth Nagar,
Bhatkhande Music Institute 24 Oct 2000 Pradesh from North to south is Sant kabir Nagar
Deemed University, Lucknow Ambedkar Nagar,
was founded on Bhadohi
The oldest University of Uttar Allahabad The scheduled Tribes residing in the Mahigir, Buxa
Pradesh is University, Bijnor district
Prayagraj
Suraha Tal Bird Sanctuary is located at Ballia
Bio-Tech Park in Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
is established in The largest wildlife sanctuary of Uttar Hastinapur
Pradesh
"School of Paper Technology" Saharanpur
in Uttar Pradesh is @ A number of archaeological evidence is Harappan Culture
obtained from Alamgirpur in Ghaziabad
The Central Institute of Lucknow re ects
SubTropical Horticulture @
Dhuriya & Kartik is a folk dance of Bundelkhand
The Central Agro-Forestry Jhansi
Research Institute is @ Dhiwar is a folk dance of Kahar
Indian Institute of Pulses Kanpur Natvari is a folk dance of Purvanchal
Research is located in
National Institute of Kathak in Uttar Lucknow
Shila Dhar Institute of Soil Prayag Raj Pradesh @
Science is located in
Motilal Nehru Children Museum @ Lucknow
Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Central Agra
Institute of Hindi is @ prominent folk song of Uttar Pradesh Biraha
Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Kanpur Bharat Kala Bhavan Museum @ Varansi
Technology for Handicap @
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A famous pilgrimage for Jain as Kaushambi Lucknow Plan is related to Roads
well as Buddhism in UP
The district which is included is the Sonbhadra
minority educational Institute Rampur region of Karma Folk dance is
named Maulana Mohammad Ali
Jauhar University Sayyed salar fair is organised in Bahraich

Female - Male Ratio in UP 912/1000 Longest canal of Uttar Pradesh is Sharda Canal

Nuclear Energy Project is Narora Dayal Bagh is located in Agra is Radhaswami sect
located related to

A Thermal Power Plant of 600 ROSA North Central Zone Cultural Centre is Prayagraj
Megawatt capacity has been located in
built by Birla Group ( At present, Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar Lake is Sonbhadra
its capacity is 120 Mw and now located in
it is under control of Reliance
Power) 'Yamuna Expressway From Greater
NOIDA to Agra
Power Plants based on gases 1. Auraiya 2.
Dadri Indian Grassland and Fodder Jhansi
Research Institute is @
Major minerals found is Uttar Limestone and
Pradesh are Dolomite Which region of Uttar Pradesh is Singrauli
included in the 22 critically polluted
Marginal Farmer in Uttar A farmer areas of India
Pradesh means cultivating
agricultural Begum Samru built a very famous Sardhana
land up to 1 Church in
hectare
A Lion Safari in Uttar Pradesh has Etawah
Uttar Pradesh is the leading Potato, wheat been built in
producer in India and Sugarcane
and total Taj International Airport is being built Firozabad
foodgrain in

Red soil is found in the district of Mirzapur and Development Centre Scheme was Dec, 2005
Jhansi started in UP in

What percentage of the arable 10.41 North-South and East-West Corridors Jhansi
land in country is meets at
found in Uttar Pradesh The district of Uttar Pradesh where Rampur
Parichha Dam in Uttar Pradesh Betwa there is Maximum density of minority
is located on which river community is

Lower Ganga Canal originates Narora The rst Governor of Uttar Pradesh Sarojini Naidu
from Ganga at
Which district of Uttar Pradesh has Gautam Buddha
Drinking water Project in Uttar Gokul Barrage the highest literacy rate Nagar
Pradesh is Project
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Meerut
A fair is organised every year at Deva Sharif, Agriculture & Tech @
the tomb of the Su Saint Haji Barabanki
The state Bird of Uttar Pradesh is Sarus (Crane)
Waris Ali Shah in
Farrukhabad is known for Hand printing
Saranath is located in Varanasi
The Highest growth Rate in Urban 1971-81
1st Central University BHU
population in UP attain During
Hindustani Academy which was Prayagraj
Industries in Uttar Pradesh are mostly Western Uttar
founded for the conservation
concentrated in Pradesh
and development of Indian
languages @ Bundelkhand is the most backward Industries
region of UP in terms of
Parahiya Tribe is found in Sonbhadra
20% of the total industrial units in Eastern UP
The major reason for the Source of Uttar Pradesh
location of HINDALCO at power
Renukoot in Uttar Pradesh is its
closeness to the
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Uttar Pradesh has the highest -
percentage of farmers as
compared to whole of India.

Uttar Pradesh stands rst on the -


whole in India in number of
factories registered per 1 lakh
population.

Sulh-i-kul festival is celebrated Agra


as a symbol of Hindu-muslim
unity in

Uttar Pradesh in India in First


foodgrain production at

The district producing the largest Pratapgarh


quantity of Aonla is

Indian Institute of Information Prayagraj


Technology (IIIT) has been
established in Uttar Pradesh in

Urdu was granted the o cial 1989


status as the language of Uttar
Pradesh in

The rst ever, Police Museum of Ghaziabad


the country has been established
in Uttar Pradesh

Major centre of matchbox Bareilly


industry in Uttar Pradesh is

Pilot Project of Gasohol in Uttar Aonla (Bareilly)


Pradesh has been started in
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