Uttar Pradesh GK MCQ Question and Answer | State Gk MCQ

Pratapgarh district (Uttar Pradesh) is known for being the largest producer of amla in the country. About 2,00,000 tonnes of amla is annually produced in the district from nearly 20,000 hectares of amla orchards in the district.

Uttar Pradesh is the leading producer of Potato among the following crops.

Uttar Pradesh is the leading producer of Wheat, Potato and Sugarcane.

The distribution of operational land holding in Uttar Pradesh is mostly marginal and small land holdings. 76.9 percent of the total land holding of Uttar Pradesh are marginal land holding (less than one hectare).

Gomti river originates from Gomat Taal at Pilibhit district of U.P.. It merges in the Ganga at Kaithi near Ghazipur. Betwa river originates at Kumra Gaon in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh and merges in Yamuna near Hamirpur. Ramganga and Sharda rivers originate in the Himalayas.
Thus, option (C) is the correct answer.

The Madhya Ganga canal project was built keeping in mind the availability of enough water in Ganga river during rainy season. The 115.54 km main canal has been merged with upper Ganga canal through the construction of a barrage near Bijnaur district on Ganga river. The project will benefit Ghaziabad, Bulandshahar, Aligarh, Mathura, Hathras and Firozabad districts.

The Lower Ganga Canal, extending 5,120 miles (8,240 km) with its branches, begins at Narora.

Rani Laxmi Bai dam is located on the river Betwa in the district of Lalitpur. It is an interstate dam project of the Government of M.P. and the U.P. Construction began in 1958 and its height is 46 meters. Earlier it was also known as Rajghat Dam.