GK Event :- 27 (Know About your State :- Uttar Pradesh)

  Session-4

GK Event -27

Topic :- Know About your State :- Uttar Pradesh

Old Name :-     Oudh ( Awadh ) United Province 

     Formation Day :- 24th January 1950

Region :-     North India 

Capital :- Lucknow 

Area :- 243, 286 km² [Rank 4th]

Population :- 241 Million approximately [Rank1st]

Language :- Hindi , Urdu 

Agriculture :- Wheat , Sugarcane , Potato , Milk etc. 

Industries :- Sugarcane , Textiles , Cement , Handicraft Industries . 

Minerals :- Limestone , coal , silica sand and dolomite etc.

Transport :-    

            Road :- 3,00,000 Kilometers 

            Express ways : 13

            National highways :- 48 

            State Highways :-    83

Railways :-     9000 Km to 9500 Km 

            Railways Station :- 1200

Airways :-

           Airport :- 21

Divisions :-    18 divisions (मंडल ) 

District :-    75 district ( जिला )

State Legislative : 

            Council :- 100 seats 

            Assembly :- 403 seats 

Lok Sabha :- 80 seats 

Rajya Sabha :- 31 seats 

Municipal Councils :- 17

Municipal Councils ( committees) :- 200 

Zila Panchayats :- 75 

Nagar Panchayats :- 517

Village Panchayats :- 58,000

Famous Festivals :-    Holi , Diwali , Krishna Janmashtmi , Ram Navmi etc. 

Famous fairs and Events :- Kumbh Mela , Taj Mahotsav . 

Famous Pilgrimage site :- 

        Ram Mandir ( Ayodhya ) 

        Kashi Vishwanath ( Varanasi )

        Krishna Janma Bhoomi ( Mathura ) 

        Kamtanath Temple ( Chitrakoot ) 

        Naimisharanya ( Sitapur ) 

        Sarnath Stupa ( Varanasi ) 

       Triveni Sangam ( Prayagraj ) 

Tourist Places ( Architectual wonders ) 

    Taj Mahal 

    Agra Fort 

    Fatehpur Sikri 

    Allahabad Fort 

    Jhanshi Fort 

    Imambara etc . 

National Park / Safari : 

    Dudhwa National Park ( Pilibhit ) 

    Lion Safari ( Etawah ) 

Zoological Parks (Zoo) :

    Nawab Wazid Ali Shah Zoo ( Lucknow ) 

    Allen Forest Zoo ( Kanpur ) 

    Ashfaqualla Khan Zoo( Gorakhpur) 

State Bird :- Sarus ( Crane ) 

State Flower :- Palash 

State Mammal :- Barasingha 

State Tree:-    Ashoka Tree 

First Governor :- Sarojini Naidu 

First Chief Minister :- Govind Vallabh Pant