Who was the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
- A.Govind Ballabh Pant
- B.Sampurnanand
- C.Chandra Bhanu Gupta
- D.Sucheta Kripalani
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Govind Ballabh Pant. He led the government of the United Provinces before independence and continued as the first Chief Minister of the state after it, staying in office through the renaming of 1950. He later became Home Minister of India and was awarded the Bharat Ratna. At the same time Sarojini Naidu was the first Governor of the state and the first woman Governor in the country.
Option B, Sampurnanand, and option C, Chandra Bhanu Gupta, both became Chief Minister later and are genuine names from the same period, which is what makes them useful distractors. Option D, Sucheta Kripalani, holds a different and often asked distinction: she became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1963 and was the first woman Chief Minister of any Indian state.
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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 →In which year was the United Provinces renamed Uttar Pradesh?
- A.1947
- B.1950
- C.1956
- D.2000
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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.
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.
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