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Uttar Pradesh GK MCQ Question and Answer with easy explanations. Uttar Pradesh State GK MCQ section provides you all type of GK mcq questions with explanations. Uttar PradeshState GK MCQ is important for exams like State PCS, IBPS, SCC, UPSC, NEET etc. Page-1 section-6

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Uttar Pradesh .
1
On 9th November 2000, Uttarkhand was carved out from Uttar Pradesh with ........ Districts.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Uttarakhand 9th November 2000, which was later renamed Uttarakhand, was created out of the mountainous districts of northwest Uttar Pradesh. The formation of Uttarakhand fulfilled the long-voiced demands of the tribal of Kumaon and Garhwal. Uttarakhand was formed out of the 11 hill districts and 2 plains districts.
2
Uttar Pradesh has been divided into ............... divisions.
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Answer: Option D
No explanation is given for this question. Let's Discuss on Board
3
What is the number of reserve seats in Uttar Pradesh State Legislature?
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Answer: Option B
No explanation is given for this question. Let's Discuss on Board
4
Which Constitutional Article appoints Governor of the state?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Governor of a State shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal (Article 155). A person to be eligible for appointment as Governor should be citizen of India and has completed age of 35 years (Article 157).
5
In which of the following years, the North-Western provinces was established?
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Answer: Option A
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The North-Western Provinces was an administrative region in British India. The North-Western Provinces were established in 1836, through merging the administrative divisions of the Ceded and Conquered Provinces. In 1858, the nawab-ruled kingdom of Oudh was annexed and merged with the North-Western Provinces to form the renamed North-Western Provinces and Oudh. In 1902, this province was reorganized to form the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Allahabad served as its capital from 1858, when it also became the capital of India for a day.
6
In which year the 'Oudh' was annexed and merged with North-Western Provinces?
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Answer: Option C
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Two years after the annexation of Oudh State in 1856, i.e. after 1858 and until 1902, the region had existed as North-Western Provinces and Oudh, Oudh being a Chief Commissionership.
7
In which year, the capital of 'United Provinces of Agra and Oudh' was shifted from Allahabad to Lucknow?
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Answer: Option A
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The kingdom of Oudh was united with the North-Western Provinces in 1877. The name was changed from to the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh in 1902. United Province of Agra and Avadh, now known as Uttar Pradesh, shifted its capital from Allahabad to Lucknow in the year 1921.
8
In Which year the United Provinces were renamed as 'Uttar Pradesh'?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
With the adoption of a new Indian constitution in 1950, the United Provinces were renamed Uttar Pradesh and became a constituent state of the Republic of India.
9
Uttar Pradesh got its statehood on 24th January in the year ............... .
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Answer: Option A
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On 24th January 1950, the United Provinces was renamed as Uttar Pradesh. In May 2017, the Government of Uttar Pradesh declared to celebrate UP Day on 24th January every year. The celebration of UP Day was proposed by the governor Ram Naik.
10
When did the state of Uttar Pradesh first come into existence?
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Answer: Option A
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The history of Uttar Pradesh the Northern Indian state, stretches back technically to its formation on 1st April 1937 as the North-Western Provinces of Agra and Awadh, but the region itself shows the presence of human habitation dating back to between 85,000 and 73,000 years ago. The region seems to have been domesticated as early as 6,000 BC.