In which year was the United Provinces renamed Uttar Pradesh?
- A.1947
- B.1950
- C.1956
- D.2000
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, 1950. The province was called the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh and then simply the United Provinces, and the name was changed to Uttar Pradesh on 24 January 1950, two days before the Constitution came into force. The new name was welcomed partly because it kept the initials of the old one, so that existing seals and records did not have to be redone.
Option A, 1947, is the year of independence, when the province still carried its old name. Option C, 1956, is the year of the States Reorganisation Act, which redrew many boundaries but did not rename this state. Option D, 2000, is the year the hill districts of the state were separated to form Uttarakhand, then called Uttaranchal, which is a division rather than a renaming.
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Practice Questions
View allFatehpur Sikri was founded as the capital of the Mughal Empire by ______.
- A.Babur
- B.Humayun
- C.Jahangir
- D.Akbar
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He built Fatehpur Sikri in the Agra district of present day Uttar Pradesh in the sixteenth century and made it his capital, naming it after his victory in Gujarat.
Read the full explanation →Identify the city which is situated on the banks of river Sarayu.
- A.Ayodhya
- B.Bhopal
- C.Kanpur
- D.Haridwar
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The city stands on the Sarayu in eastern Uttar Pradesh and is one of the oldest towns named in Indian literature.
Read the full explanation →Which is the only national park located in Uttar Pradesh?
- A.Dudhwa National Park
- B.Jim Corbett National Park
- C.Kanha National Park
- D.Bandhavgarh National Park
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It lies in Lakhimpur Kheri district along the border with Nepal and protects the tall grassland and sal forest of the Terai.
Read the full explanation →Which bird is the state bird of Uttar Pradesh?
- A.Indian roller
- B.Sarus crane
- C.Great Indian bustard
- D.Indian peafowl
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It is the tallest flying bird in the world, stands over a metre and a half high, has a grey body with a bare red head and neck, and is found in the wetlands and flooded fields of the state.
Read the full explanation →At which place in Uttar Pradesh did Gautam Buddha attain mahaparinirvana?
- A.Sarnath
- B.Bodh Gaya
- C.Kushinagar
- D.Lumbini
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The Buddha died there, an event described as the mahaparinirvana, and the town in eastern Uttar Pradesh keeps the Mahaparinirvana temple with its long reclining image of the Buddha, along with a stupa raised over his relics.
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