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उत्तर प्रदेश पंचायत राज संशोधन अधिनियम 1994 में पारित किया गया।

उत्तर प्रदेश राज एक्ट पर गवर्नर जनरल द्वारा 7 दिसम्बर, 1947 में पारित किया गया।

उत्तर प्रदेश में नागों का प्रधान केन्द्र मथुरा था।

उत्तर प्रदेश को पूर्व में यूनाइटेड प्रोविन्स के नाम से जाना जाता था। वर्ष 1950 में इस राज्य का नाम उत्तर प्रदेश पड़ा था।

Crane is the state bird of Uttar Pradesh.

Important Points:

• It is a large non-migratory bird found in India, Australia, and Southeast Asia.
• State Flower of Uttar Pradesh : Palash, Dhak, Tesu (Butea monosperma)
• State Animal of Uttar Pradesh : Reindeer (Ruservus Duvaocelli)
• State Tree of Uttar Pradesh : Ashoka
• The Official Language of Uttar Pradesh : Hindi (1947), second Urdu (1989)
• State Game of Uttar Pradesh : Hockey

Bara Imambara is located in Lucknow.

Important Points: 

• The Imambara is primarily known for its incredible labyrinth, which is located on the top floor of the monument.
• It is also called the Asafi Imambara after the Nawab of Lucknow who built it.
• Its structure is a mix of Rajput and Mughal architecture with Gothic influences.

• The designer of Bara Imambara was Kifayat-Ullah.

बड़ा इमामबाड़ा लखनऊ में स्थित है।

महत्वपूर्ण बिंदु:

• इमामबाड़ा मुख्य रूप से अपने अविश्वसनीय भूलभुलैया के लिए जाना जाता है, जो स्मारक की सबसे ऊपरी मंजिल पर स्थित है।
• इसे लखनऊ के नवाब के नाम पर आसफी इमामबाड़ा भी कहा जाता है, जिसने इसे बनवाया था।
• इसका संरचना गोथिक प्रभावों के साथ राजपूत और मुगल वास्तुकला का मिश्रण है।
• बड़ा इमामबाड़ा के डिजाइनर किफायत-उल्लाह थे।

1st fortnight of April is a suitable time for sowing indigenous cotton in the Agra district of Uttar Pradesh.

Important Points:

• Cotton is mainly involved in cash crops and cotton is a crop grown in warm climates.
• Black soil is best suited for cotton as it has the capacity to hold more moisture.
• Black soil is also called as regur.
• Gujarat is the largest cotton producing state in India.

अप्रैल का पहला पखवाड़ा उत्तर प्रदेश के आगरा जिले में देशी कपास की बुवाई के लिए उपयुक्त समय है।

महत्वपूर्ण बिंदु: 

• कपास को मुख्यतः नकदी फसलो में शामिल किया जाता है l तथा कपास गर्म जलवायु में उगने वाली फसल है।
• कपास के लिए काली मिट्टी सबसे उपयुक्त होती है क्योंकि इसमें अधिक नमी धारण करने की क्षमता होती है।
• काली मिट्टी को रेगुर भी कहा जाता है।
• भारत का सबसे बड़ा कपास उत्पादक राज्य गुजरात हैl

According to the 2011 census, the population growth of Uttar Pradesh is 20.23%.

Important Points:

• According to 2011, the 5 districts with the highest population in the state (in decreasing order) are as follows :Allahabad, Moradabad, Ghaziabad, Azamgarh and Lucknow.
• According to 2011, the 5 districts with the least population in the state (in ascending order) are Mahoba, Chitrakoot, Hamirpur, Shravasti and Lalitpur.
• According to 2011, the 5 districts with the highest decadal growth rate in decreasing order areGautam Buddha Nagar (49.1%), Ghaziabad (41.3%), Shravasti (30.5%), Bahraich (29.3%) and Balrampur (27.7%).
• According to 2011, the 5 districts with the lowest growth rate are as follows : Kanpur Nagar (9.9%), Hamirpur (11.1%), Baghpat (11.9%), Fatehpur (14.1%) and Deoria (14.2%) in increasing order.

2011 की जनगणना के अनुसार उत्तर प्रदेश की जनसंख्या वृद्धि 20.23% है।

महत्त्वपूर्ण बिंदु:

• 2011 के अनुसार राज्य में सर्वाधिक आबादी वाले 5 जिले (घटते क्रम में) इस प्रकार है : इलाहाबाद, मुरादाबाद, गाजियाबाद, आजमगढ़ व लखनऊ।
• 2011 के अनुसार राज्य में सबसे कम आबादी वाले 5 जिले (बढ़ते क्रम में) है :महोबा, चित्रकूट, हमीरपुर, श्रावस्ती व ललितपुर। 
• 2011 के अनुसार सर्वाधिक दशकीय वृद्धि दर वाले 5 जिले घटते क्रम में इस प्रकार है :गौतम बुद्ध नगर(49.1%), गाजियाबाद(41.3%), श्रावस्ती(30.5%), बहराइच(29.3%) व बलरामपुर(27.7%) |
• 2011 के अनुसार सबसे कम वृद्धि दर वाले 5 जिले बढ़ते क्रम में इस प्रकार है :कानपुर नगर(9.9%), हमीरपुर(11.1%), बागपत(11.9%), फतेहपुर(14.1%) व देवरिया(14.2%)|

The opium factory of the Central Government is located inthe Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh.

Important Points: 

• The first opium factory in India started in Ghazipur district in 1820.
• The opium factories in India are located in Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh.
• The Portuguese brought opium to India.

उत्तर प्रदेश के गाज़ीपुर जिले में केंद्र सरकार की अफीम फैक्ट्री स्थित है।

महत्त्वपूर्ण बिंदु:

• भारत में प्रथम अफीम फैक्ट्री 1820 में गाज़ीपुर जिले से शुरू हुई।
• भारत में अफीम फैक्ट्री नीमच, मध्य प्रदेश में स्थित हैं।
• भारत में अफीम पुर्तगाली लेकर आये थे l  

The modern Rail Coach Factory for coach manufacturing of Indian Railways is located in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh.

Important Points:

• Rail Coach Factory, Rae Bareli was established in 2012, later renamed as Modern Coach Factory, Rae Bareli.
• hoffman bush or LHB coaches are manufactured at Modern Coach Factory, Rae Bareli.
• Apart from this, rail coach factories in India are located at Perambur in Tamil Nadu, Kapurthala in Punjab and Latur in Maharashtra.

उत्तर प्रदेश के रायबरेली में भारतीय रेलवे की कोच निर्माण का मॉडर्न रेल कोच फैक्ट्री स्थित है।

महत्त्वपूर्ण बिंदु:

• रेल कोच कारखाना, रायबरेली की स्थापना 2012 में की गयी थी, बाद में नाम बदलकर मॉडर्न कोच फैक्ट्री, रायबरेली रखा गया| 
• मॉडर्न कोच फैक्ट्री, रायबरेली में हॉफमेन बुश यानी LHB कोच का निर्माण किया जाता है| 
• इसके अलावा भारत में रेल कोच कारखाना तमिलनाडु के पेरंबूर में , पंजाब के कपूरथला में और महाराष्ट्र के लातूर में स्थित है।

Kashi is a famous pilgrimage center located in Uttar Pradesh and it is situated on the banks of river Ganga.

Important Points:

• Kashi Vishwanath Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. And it is located in Kashi, Uttar Pradesh.
• Kashi Vishwanath Temple is situated on the west bank of river Ganga and it is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas.
• Lucknow is situated on the bank of river Gomati.
• The cities situated on the bank of river Yamuna are  Baghpat, Delhi, Noida, Mathura, Agra, Firozabad, Etawah, Kalpi, Hamirpur, and Allahabad.

काशी उत्तर प्रदेश में स्थित एक प्रसिद्ध तीर्थस्थल है तथा यह गंगा नदी के तट पर स्थित है l 

महत्वपूर्ण बिंदु:

• काशी विश्वनाथ मंदिर भगवान शिव को समर्पित प्रसिद्ध हिंदू मंदिर है तथा यह काशी, उत्तर प्रदेश में स्थित है।
• काशी विश्वनाथ मंदिर गंगा नदी के पश्चिमी तट पर स्थित है तथा यह बारह ज्योतिर्लिंगों में से एक है l
• लखनऊ  गोमती नदी के तट पर स्थित है।
• यमुना नदी के तट पर स्थित शहर बागपत, दिल्ली, नोएडा, मथुरा, आगरा, फिरोजाबाद, इटावा, कालपी, हमीरपुर और इलाहाबाद हैं।

The city of Agra is the birthplace of Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib and musician Ustad Faiyaz Khan.

Important Points:

• Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, popularly known as Ghalib and Asad, was born on December 27, 1797.
• Emperor Bahadur Shah II conferred the titles of Dabir-ul-Mulk and Najm-ud-Daula to Mirza Ghalib.
• Ustad Faiyaz Khan is known for Khayal music and Sarangi solos, Kannada Dasar Pada and Vachans.

Badrinath city was the place of reinstallation of the Hindu religion by Shankaracharya.

Important Points:

• Shankaracharya established monasteries at Sringeri, Dwarka, Puri, and Joshimath to spread Advaita Vedanta.
• Adi Shankara propounded the philosophy of Advaita Vedanta, which espouses the philosophical position of radical non-dualism, a revisionist worldview derived from the ancient Upanishad texts.
• Adi Guru Shankaracharya was an Indian spiritual leader and philosopher of the 8th century.

Kailash fair is organized in Agra city.

Important Points:

• Kailash Mela is celebrated in the honor of Lord Shiva. This fair is celebrated every year in the months of August and September.

• The proposal for an airport in Jewar was first mooted in 2001 by home minister Rajnath Singh, then chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.
• It will be the third airport in Delhi NCR after Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport and Ghaziabad's Hindon airport.
• According to officials, the first phase of the airport will cost Rs 4,588 crore and is expected to be completed by 2023.
• The airport is slated to be spread over a total of 5,000 hectares, of which 1,334 hectares have already been acquired
•  When fully built, the airport is likely to have six to eight runways, the most in India.
• Swiss firm Zurich Airport International AG had in November 2019 emerged as the highest bidder for the Jewar airport project
• The Noida International Airport is estimated to cost around Rs 30,000 crore.
• Once completed, the Jewar airport will be Asia's largest.
• From location point of view, the airport has some obvious advantages as it will be just 130 km away from Agra and about 72 km from Delhi, 28 kms from Greater Noida and about 40 kms from Noida.

Other airports of UP:

Rihand Thermal Power Station is the largest thermal power plant in  Uttar Pradesh.

Important Points:

• Rihand Thermal Power  Station is located at Rihandnagar in the Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh. Owned and operated by NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation Limited), the coal-fired power plant has an installed capacity of 3,000 MW.
• The plant consists of six units producing 500MW each

About Thermal Plants:

• Thermal power plants generate electricity by using heat from a fuel source. The heat usually generates steam in a boiler which is then used to drive a steam turbine connected to a generator.
• India mainly uses three types of thermal power plants which are listed below along with their installed capacity as of January 2021:

   (a) Coal:  206404.50 MW

   (b) Gas: 24956.51MW

   (c) Liquid Fuel (Diesel):  509.71 MW

• Animal            State
• Chinkara          Rajasthan
• Blackbuck        Punjab
• Elephant          Orissa
• Uttar Pradesh is  one of the most populous states in the Republic of India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world.
• The state of Uttar Pradesh is  bordered by  Rajasthan  in the west,  Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi  in the northwest and  Uttarakhand and Nepal in the north.

ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF UP:

An MoU was signed between the Union Jal Shakti Minister and the Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh to implement the Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP) on the occasion of World Water Day on March 22. The 77-meter-high Daudhan Dam is proposed on the Ken river.

Important Points:

The "Purvanchal Expressway" in Uttar Pradesh will not pass through Basti town.

Important Points:

• Purvanchal Expressway is a 340.8 km long, 6-lane wide (expandable to 8) expressway in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
• Purvanchal Expressway connects Chand Sarai village near Gosainganj in Lucknow district to Haidaria village in Ghazipur district (NH-31).
• It passes through nine districts of Uttar Pradesh (west to east) Lucknow, Barabanki, Amethi, Sultanpur, Ayodhya, Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh, Mau and Ghazipur.

Uttarakhand came into existence as a separate state on 9 November 2000.

Important Points:

• Prior to this, Uttarakhand was a part of the state of Uttar Pradesh.
• The demand for a separate Uttarakhand state was fulfilled on 25 August 2000 with the passing of the Uttar Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2000.
• Uttarakhand became the 27th state of the Republic of India.