UTTAR PRADESH

*Formed on - January 26,1950
*Capital - Lucknow
*MajorLanguages - Hindi, Urdu
*High Court - Allahabad High Court
*Official animal - Barasingha
*Official bird - Sarus crane
*State flower - Brahma Kamal
*Official dance - Kathak
*Major Festivals - Dusshera, Ramlila
*Major rivers - Gomati, Yamuna,  Ganga
*Major lakes - Keetham lake, Barua Sagar Tal
*Airport - Lai bahadur Shastri International Airport
*Largest populated state in India 
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*The Indian state having the largest number of Scheduled caste people
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*The state having highest population of Muslims and Hindus
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*The state having the highest population of subnational entity
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*The state having the most number of literate people are residing in 
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*The state having the most number of villages/villagers
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*The state where most number of people are under Poverty line 
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*The state having the largest collection of cattle population
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*The state having the largest police force in India
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*First police force in India to solve the grievances through tswitter
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*The state which shares its boundary with most number of states in India
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*The neighbouring country which shares its border with Uttar Pradesh
Ans : Nepal
*The state having the largest number of monuments in India
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*The state which was known as Brahmarshi desam during vedic period
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*The state known as Aryavartam, Madhyadesam and United Province
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*Leading producer of sugar cane, wheat, barley, oil seeds, Bajra
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
* Taj Mahal, Agra fort, and Fatehpur Sikri are the three world heritage sites situated in 
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*The state publishing largest number of newspapers in India
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*The state having the most number of National Highways
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*First bicycle highway in Asia
Ans : Uttar Pradesh (Etawah - Agra)
*The state having the largest number of small scale industrial units
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*The Indian state which has contributed most number of Prime Ministers
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*The Indian state having the most number of Loksabha Seats, Rajyasabha seats, Legislative assembly seats
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*State having most number of districts in India
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*The state where most number or rivers are flowing
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*The state having the most number of Regional Rural Banks
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*The state through which the river Ganges  flows the longest distance
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*The state in which Etawah project and \Chipko movements were started
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*The state having the most number of Universities
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*World's first handicapped University was established in
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*The state in which the Narora atomic power station is situated
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*The state where Ayodhya is situated
Ans : Uttar Pradesh .
*The state where the first International festival of birds was held
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*First Indian state to start DPEP in schools
Ans : Uttar Pradesh (1994)
*The Buddhist monastery Kaushambi is situated at
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*Aligarh Muslim University is situated in
Ans : Uttar Pradesh

FROM KANPUR TO MIRZAPUR

*Manchester of North India
Ans : Kanpur
*The largest city of Uttar Pradesh
Ans : Kanpur
*Financial capital Uttar Pradesh
Ans : Kanpur
*Industrial capital of Uttar Pradesh
Ans : Kanpur



*Leather city of the world 
Ans : Kanpur
*The producer of shoes in India 
Ans : Kanpur
*Green park cricket stadium is at 
Ans : Kanpur
 * National Sugar Institute is at 
Ans : Kanpur
 * Largest cantonment in India is at 
Ans : Kanpur
* The Religious Capital of India
Ans : Varanasi
* The Holy City of India 
Ans : Varanasi
* Banaras Hindu University is located at 
Ans : Varanasi
Banaras Hindu University was founded by
Ans : Madan Mohan Malavya 
* Banaras Hindu School was founded by 
Ans : Annie Besant
* Kasi and Banaras are the other names of
Ans : Varanasi
*Diesel Locomotive works is at 
Ans : Varanasi
*Varanasi is famous for 
Ans : Brass Industry
*The holy city of Hindu/Jaina/Buddha 
Ans : Varanasi
*The longest highway, NH7 connects
Ans : Varanasi - Kanyakumari
*Solar Impulse, the first solar flight in the world landed in India for the first time at
Ans : Varanasi (UP) and Ahmedabad (Gujarat) 
*Communist Party of India was formed at y' 
Ans : Kanpur
*Indian Institute of Pulses Research
Ans : Kanpur
*The foundation stone of first Indian Institute of Skills was laid in
Ans : Kanpur
*The Indian state which executed an agreement with Netherland Govt, to start a skill development centre for farmers
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*India's first Regional Rural Bank was established at
Ans : Moradabad
*Rajiv Gandhi Aviation University is setup at
Ans : Raibareii
*The constituency of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Ans : Varanasi
*Allahabad was formerly known as
Ans : Prayag
*Judicial capital of Uttar Pradesh
Ans : Allahabad
*The High Court having maximum number of Judges
Ans : Allahabad High Court
*The city known as the city of Prime Ministers
Ans:Allahabad
(seven out of 15 prime ministers of India since independence have connections with Allahabad - Nehru, Lail Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Gulzarilal Nanda, V.P. Singh and Chandra Shekhar)
*Headquarters of North Central Railway
Ans:Allahabad
*Oldest public sector bank in India
Ans:Allahabad bank
*The last Maha Kumbhamela took place in
Ans:Allahabad
*Ananda Bhavan, the birthplace of Nehru is situated at
Ans:Allahabad
*The Indian Standard Time longitude (25.15°N 82.58°E) is near the city of
Ans:Allahabad
*The rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswathy join at
Ans:Allahabad
*First air mail system in. India was established in
Ans:Allahabad
*Capital City of Uttar Pradesh
Ans:Lucknow
*Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical is at
Ans:Lucknow
*Central Drug Research Institute is situated at 
Ans:Lucknow
*Headquarters of Small Industries Development Bank
Ans:Lucknow
*Headquarters of National Botanical Research Institute
Ans:Lucknow
*Central Insititute Medicinal and Aromatic plant is at
Ans:Lucknow
*Lucknow is situated on the banks of the river
Ans:Gomati
*Chudhari Charan singh International Airport is located at
Ans:Lucknow
*The historical monuments such asBara Imambara ans Chota Imambara etc are situated at
Ans:Lucknow
*First cities in india connected by STD service
Ans:Kanpur and Lucknow
*Asia's first human DNA bank is situated at 
Ans:Lucknow
*Largest school in the world 
Ans:City Montessori school,Lucknow
*City of Nawabs
Ans:Lucknow
*The city known as the constantinople of India
Ans:Lucknow
*The Goldencity of the East
Ans:Lucknow
*Maiden speech of Lord Buddha was held at 
Ans:Deer park (Saranath)
*Birth place of Buddhism
Ans:Saranath
*Ashoka pillar is situated at
Ans:Saranth
*The legend of red sand stone
Ans:Fatehpur Sikri
*Romance is stone 
Ans:Fatehpur Sikri
*Capital city of Akbar
Ans:Fatehpur Sikri



*23rd Jain Theerthankara 
Ans : Parswanatha
*The person known as Rithurajan 
Ans : Jawaharlal Nehru 
*Uttar Pradesh Gandhi
Ans : Purushotham das Tandon  
*Childhood name of Jhansi Rani 
Ans : Manikamika
*Author of Ramcharithamaanas 
Ans : Thulasidas 
*The parrot of India 
Ans : Amir Khusru  
*The National leader from Uttarpradesh who was involved in Kakori Train Robbery
Ans : Chandra SekharAzad  
*Pandit Ravi Shankar was an exponent in the field of 
Ans : Sitar
*Citizen and Society is the book authored by 
Ans : Hamid Anzari
*Tomb of Salim Chisti 
Ans : Fatehpur Sikri
*The gateway of Fatehpur Sikri 
Ans : Bulant Darwaza
*Akbar built Bulant Darwaza in memory of his capture of 
Ans : Gujarat.
*Taj Mahal is situated at 
Ans : Agra
*The capital of Mughal Empire 
Ans : Agra
*Founder of Agra city 
Ans : SikanderLodhi 
*Founder of Agra fort 
Ans : Akbar
*Agra Fort was enlisted in the heritage list of UNESCO in 
Ans : 1983

NATIONAL PARK/ WILD LIFE SANCTUARIES IN UTTAR PRADESH

*Dudhwa National Park 
*Hastinapur Wild Life Sanctuary 
*Chandra Prabha Wild Life Sanctuary 
*Okhala Bird Sanctuary 
* Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
*First war of Indian independence was broken out at
Ans : Meerut
*The birth plance of lord Krishna
Ans : Mathura
*Sri Buddha died at
Ans : Kushi Nagar
*The tomb of Akbar is at
Ans : Sikandra
*The capital of Harsha Vardhana
Ans : Kanauj
*The head quarters of North Eastern Railway
Ans : Gorakhpur
*Longest railway platform in the world
Ans : Gorakhpur.
*The clock tower which shows the Indian Standard Time is situated at
Ans : Mirzapur
*Mirzapur means
Ans : The place of king

MAJOR RIVERS IN UTTAR PRADESH

 *Betwa- *Gomati
 *Ganga *Yamuna
 *Chambal