Uttar Pradesh GK MCQ Question and Answer | State Gk MCQ

The Anpara Power Plant is located near village Anpara on the bank of Rihand reservoir in the district of Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh). it is about 34 km from Rihand Dam on Pipri - Singrauli road and about 200 km from Varanasi. Varanasi is connected by air/rail and road route from other major cities.

Obra Dam is a 99MW hydro power project. It is located on Rihand river/basin in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Khara Hydro Power Project is erected in the Upstream of Tajewala Dam in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. The power project is commissioned in 1992 with a total installed capacity of 72 MW. The type of plant is water discharged from Kulhal Power House to Khara Power House. The hydroelectric status of the power project is running. The source of water for the power plant is Asan River. The Hydroelectric Basin of the hydro power project is Ganga Basin. The power project is erected in the northern hydroelectric region of the country. The Main Reservoir where the power plant is constructed is Asan Reservoir of Dhalipur Lake. The power project is owned by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh and the operator of the plant is Uttar Pradesh Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited.

Uttar Pradesh passed its Electricity Reforms Bill in 1999, and on 14^th January 2000, the Board was dissolved and divided into three independent corporations - UP Power Corporation (UPPCL), UP Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam (UPRVUNL) and UP Jal Vidyut Nigam.

On April 2017, the Yogi cabinet decided to amend the Uttar Pradesh Minor Minerals Rules, 1963, to end the shortage of building material - sand and coarse sand. Amended rules incorporate provision of up to five year of imprisonment and Rs. 5 lakh per hectare fine for illegal mining.

The first Mineral Policy in Uttar Pradesh was announced on 22^nd December 1998. In this policy, mineral development was given the status of industry and 10 districts of the state were declared as mineral rich.

The correct match is :
Sonbhadra - Limestone
Lalitpur - Copper
Prayagraj - Silica

The Hindustan Aluminum Corporation Limited was established in 1958 by the Aditya Birla Group. In 1962 the company began production in Renukoot in Uttar Pradesh making 20 thousand metric tons per year of aluminium metal and 40 thousand metric tons per year of alumina.