1. Match the years with the names Uttar Pradesh has been given from time to time and find the correct answer from the code –
| A. North Western Provinces |
1. 1950 |
| B. United Provinces of Agra and Oudh |
2. 1937 |
| C. United Provinces |
3. 1877 |
| D. Uttar Pradesh |
4. 1836 |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 4 2 3 1
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 2 4 3 1
[U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Mains) 2008]
Ans. (c) 4 3 2 1
- The correct match is as follows :
| North Western Province |
1836 |
| United Province of Agra and Awadh |
1877 |
| United Province |
1937 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
1950 |
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2. The first Governor of Uttar Pradesh was –
(a) B.G. Reddy
(b) K.M. Munshi
(c) Sarojini Naidu
(d) V.V. Giri
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]
Ans. (c) Sarojini Naidu
- Sarojini Naidu was the very first Governor of Uttar Pradesh, from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949, and she was also the first female governor in India.
- Today, Anandiben Patel is the Governor of U.P.
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3. Who among the following was not the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Govind Ballabh Pant
(b) Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna
(c) Krishna Chandra Pant
(d) Narayan Dutt Tiwari
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]
Ans. (c) Krishna Chandra Pant
- Govind Ballabh Pant was the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1946 to 1954.
- Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna was Chief Minister of U.P. twice from 1973 to 1974 and again from 1974 to 1975.
- Narayan Datt Tiwari was the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh four times from 1976 to 1977, 1984 to 1985, 1985 to 1985 and 1988 to 1989.
- Krishna Chandra Pant, the son of Govind Ballabh Pant, was Cabinet Minister and Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission (2000–2004), but never the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
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4. Below is the list of persons who have been the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.
1. Charan Singh 2. Kamalapati Tripathi
3. Sampurnanand 4. Sucheta Kriplani
Identify the correct chronological order of their tenure using the given code –
(a) 3, 1, 4 and 2
(b) 3, 4, 1 and 2
(c) 3, 2, 1 and 4
(d) 1, 3, 4 and 2
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 1998]
Ans. (b) 3, 4, 1 and 2
- The tenure of the above persons as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh is as follows–
- Dr. Sampurnanand (28.12.1954 – 6.12.1960)
- Sucheta Kriplani (2.10.1963 – 13.3.1967)
- Chaudhary Charan Singh (18.2.1970 – 1.10.1970)
- Pt. Kamala Pati Tripathi (4.4.1971 – 12.6.1973)
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5. Who among the following has not been the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Govind Ballabh Pant
(b) T.N. Singh
(c) Nityanand Swami
(d) Ram Naresh Yadav
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2013]
Ans. (c) Nityanand Swami
- Nityanand Swami was not the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh; he was the first Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from November 2000 to October 2001.
- The other people in the list had all served as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
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6. How many women have served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh till now?
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]
Ans. (c) 2
- Uttar Pradesh has had two female Chief Ministers so far.
- The first was Sucheta Kriplani who served from 1963 to 1967.
- The second was Mayawati who served from 1995 to 1995, 1997 to 1997, 2002 to 2003, and 2007 to 2012.
- This makes Mayawati the third person to be Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh four times, after Chandrabhanu Gupta and N.D. Tiwari.
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7. Who among the following was the first women Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Smt. Rajendra kumari Vajpayee
(b) Smt. Sucheta Kriplani
(c) Miss Mayawati
(d) Smt. Sarojini Naidu
[U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (b) Smt. Sucheta Kriplani
- So far, Uttar Pradesh has had two female Chief Ministers.
- The first was Sucheta Kriplani, who was the first female Chief Minister in India and held the office between October 1963 and March 1967.
- The second female Chief Minister is Mayawati, who served in the role between June 1995 and October 1995, then again from March 1997 to September 1997, May 2002 to August 2003, and May 2007 to March 2012.
- Mayawati is the third person to serve as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh four different times after Chandrabhanu Gupta and N.D. Tiwari.
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8. The First Chairman of the UP legislative assembly was –
(a) Madan Mohan Verma
(b) Purushottam Das Tandon
(c) Atmaram Govind Kher
(d) Nafisul Hasan
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]
Ans. (b) Purushottam Das Tandon
- The first meeting of the Legislative Assembly (state assembly) of Uttar Pradesh as per the Indian Constitution took place on 2nd February 1950.
- Purushottam Das Tandon was chosen as the first speaker of the Assembly.
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9. The State Logo of Uttar Pradesh does not have –
(a) Fishes
(b) Bow
(c) Arrow
(d) Peacock
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]
Ans. (d) Peacock
- The State Emblem of Uttar Pradesh does not include a peacock, but it does feature the other options given.
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10. Which of the following is the state flower of Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Tesu
(b) Rose
(c) Neel Kamal
(d) Champa
[U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]
Ans. (a) Tesu
- Uttar Pradesh has Palash (Tesu) as its State Flower, Barasingha (Swamp deer) as its State Animal, Sarus crane as its State Bird, and Ashoka as its State Tree.
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11. The state bird of Uttar Pradesh is –
(a) Peacock
(b) Sarus
(c) Parrot
(d) Cuckoo
[U.P.P.C.S (Pre) 2011]
Ans. (b) Sarus
- Uttar Pradesh has Palash (Tesu) as its State Flower, Barasingha (Swamp deer) as its State Animal, Sarus crane as its State Bird, and Ashoka as its State Tree.
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12. In the Assembly elections of Uttar Pradesh held in Feb. 2002 the position of elected MLAs of main political parties has been: Samajwadi B.S.P. B.J.P. Congress Party
(a) 141 99 97 27
(b) 142 102 92 23
(c) 143 98 88 25
(d) 145 101 94 26
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]
Ans. (c) 143 98 88 25
- The seats won by the above political parties in elections held in years 2002, 2017, and 2022 are as follows–
Political Party Seats in 2002 Seats in 2017 Seats in 2022
Samajwadi Party 143 47 111
Bahujan Samaj Party 98 312 255
Bhartiya Janta Party 88 19 1
Congress 25 7 2
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13. Who has been unanimously elected as the speaker of the 16th legislative assembly of Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Sukhdeo Rajbhar
(b) Mata Prasad Pandey
(c) Syed Ahmad Bukhari
(d) Naresh Uttam
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]
Ans. (b) Mata Prasad Pandey
- Mata Prasad Pandey was the Speaker of the 16th Legislative Assembly in April 2012.
- Satish Mahand is now the Speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly since March 29, 2022.
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14. How many women have been elected in the UP legislative assembly elections of 2012?
(a) 58
(b) 35
(c) 49
(d) 17
[U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2012]
Ans. (b) 35
- In 2012, 582 female candidates ran in the Uttar Pradesh State Assembly election.
- 35 of them (with a maximum of 20 from the Samajwadi Party) were successful and currently there are 47 women who have won the election in Uttar Pradesh in 2022.
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15. When was the resolution to divide the U.P. into four States passed by the U.P. Legislative Assembly?
(a) 24-11-2011
(b) 21-11-2011
(c) 22-11-2011
(d) 23-11-2011
[Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]
Ans. (b) 21-11-2011
- On November 21, 2011, the government of Uttar Pradesh (under the BSP party) voted to divide the state into four smaller states.
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16. What was the number of the Congress Party women candidates in the second phase of U.P. Assembly Election 2012?
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 7
(d) 10
[Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]
Ans. (a) 8
- In the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh State Assembly Election, 1098 people ran for office.
- Of the 76 female participants, 8 were from Congress, 5 from Samajwadi Party, 6 from Bhartiya Janata Party, and 2 from BSP.
- Congress nominated 148 women in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh election but only one was successful.
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17. Chief Election Officer in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections 2012 was –
(a) Anita Meshram
(b) Umesh Sinha
(c) Avanish Sharma
(d) Mrityunjaya Kumar
[Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]
Ans. (b) Umesh Sinha
- In 2012, Umesh Sinha was the Chief Election Commissioner for the Uttar Pradesh State Assembly election.
- He was given this role on the 24th of September, 2009.
- Currently, Ajay Kumar Shukla holds the position of Chief Election Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh.
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18. The total number of members of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council is–
(a) 105
(b) 106
(c) 107
(d) 108
[U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2013]
Ans. (*)
- The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council or Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Uttar Pradesh. Its total strength before the formation of Uttarakhand was 108. The present strength of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad is 100. The composition is as follows–
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- 38 members are elected by the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha members.
- 36 members are elected by the Local Bodies.
- 8 members are elected by the teachers.
- 8 members are elected by the graduates.
- 10 members are nominated by the Governor.
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19. The Mayor of any city in Uttar Pradesh –
1. is its first citizen
2. Ex-officio member of municipal corporation on
3. ex-off cio chairman of the executive committee.
4. Control the entire executive machinery.
Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
Code :
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2009, U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Mains) 2008]
Ans. (b) 1, 2 and 3
- The Mayor is the most important person in the city.
- The Governor is the most important person in the state and the President is the most important person in the country.
- The Mayor is an ex-officio member of the corporation according to Section 17(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1959.
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20. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(a) Some of the cities in Uttar Pradesh have obtained the status of the municipal corporation.
(b) Cities are given the status of the corporation on political causes.
(c) Municipal corporation is formed on the basis of some principles.
(d) There is a separate law for the municipal corporation in Uttar Pradesh.
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2014]
Ans. (b) Cities are given the status of the corporation on political causes.
- Thirteen cities in Uttar Pradesh have been given the status of a municipal corporation.
- This status was not given for political reasons, but according to Section 4 of the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act.
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21. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :
| List-I |
List-II |
| (Urban/Rural) |
(Local Self-Government) |
| A. Jhansi |
1. Municipal Self Government |
| B. Machhali Shahar |
2. Regional committee |
| C. Tundla |
3. Nagar Panchayat |
| D. Saifai |
4. Municipal Panchayat |
Code :
|
A |
B |
C |
D |
| (a) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| (b) |
4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| (c) |
2 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
| (d) |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]
Ans. (b) 4 3 1 2
- The Local Self-Governance Institution of Jhansi is a city corporation.
- Machhali Shahar is a type of local government body.
- Tundla is a municipal council.
- Saifai is a rural district council.
- Option b is correct.
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22. Which one of the following cities of Uttar Pradesh does not have a municipal corporation?
(a) Aligarh
(b) Faizabad
(c) Moradabad
(d) Saharanpur
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]
Ans. (b) Faizabad
- In Faizabad, there is a municipal council. Other districts have a municipal corporation.
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23. Presently which of the following are there in Lucknow
1. Jal Sansthan
2. Municipal Corporation
3. Development Authority
4. District Urban Development Agency.
Choose the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) Only 1 & 2
(b) Only 1, 2 and 3
(c) Only 2, 3, and 4
(d) All the four
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2010]
Ans. (d) All the four
- Currently, Lucknow has four organizations, which are the Jal Sansthan, Municipal Corporation, Development Authority, and District Urban Development Agency.
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24. Assertion (A): In Uttar Pradesh, the main tax imposed by Zila Panchayat is circumstances and property tax.
Reason (R): It is levied on all persons residing in the territory of the Zila Panchayat.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) Spl. 2004]
Ans. (c) A is true, but R is false
- A 3-level system of Panchayats has been set up in states.
- The Zila panchayat or district council is at the top, and its chair and deputy chair are chosen from its members. The members of the Zila Panchayat are elected by people’s vote.
- The Chief Development Officer is the secretary of the council.
- The Zilla Panchayat creates plans and coordinates with the other panchayats in the district.
- The main tax imposed by Zilla Panchayat in Uttar Pradesh is a property tax.
- This means the statement is correct, but the explanation given is incorrect.
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25. A Gram Pradhan in Uttar Pradesh is elected –
1. by all the adults living in the territory of the Panchayat
2. by all the voters included in electoral rolls for the Panchayat’s territory
3. by members of the Gram Panchayat.
4. from among the voters of the Panchayat’s territory.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 3 and 4 only
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2004]
Ans. (c) 2 and 4 only
- People who are listed on the voting list of a Village Panchayat get to choose who will be the ‘Gram Pradhan’ (Village Head).
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26. The Panchayati Raj system was introduced in Uttar Pradesh in the year
(a) 1951
(b) 1956
(c) 1959
(d) 1948
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Mains) 2013]
Ans. (*)
- In 1949, the government of United Province set up Panchayats after the United Province Panchayat Raj Act of 1947 was approved on December 7th.
- This created 35,000 Panchayats that served around 540 million people in rural areas.
- None of the given choices is correct.
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27. Which of the following Panchayats in Uttar Pradesh is/are included in district planning?
(i) Nagar Panchayat
(ii) Village Panchayat
(iii) Regional Panchayat
Choose the correct answer using the code –
Code :
(a) Only i
(b) Only i and iii
(c) Only ii and iii
(d) i, ii and iii
[U.P. P.C.S (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (d) i, ii and iii
- The District Plan in Uttar Pradesh must include the topics from the Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1947, the Uttar Pradesh Kshetra Panchayats and Zila Panchayats Act, 1961 for rural areas, and the Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916 or the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act 1959 for urban areas.
- All three are correct.
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28. Which of the following is the 71st district of Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Gautam Buddh Nagar
(b) Kanshiram Nagar
(c) Mahamaya Nagar
(d) Sant Kabir Nagar
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2008]
Ans. (b) Kanshiram Nagar
- Kanshiram Nagar (now known as Kasganj) is the 71st district of Uttar Pradesh.
- In 2008, Kasganj Tehsil of Etah district was declared a new district. In 2010, Amethi was declared the 72nd district, and in 2011, three more districts (Hapur, Shamali, and Sambhal) were added, bringing the total number of districts in Uttar Pradesh to 75.
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29. Presently Number of divisions and districts in Uttar Pradesh is
(a) 17: 70
(b) 18: 71
(c) 18: 70
(d) 17: 71
[U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Pre) 2008]
Ans. (b) 18: 71
- Right now, Uttar Pradesh has 18 different sections and 75 different districts.
- At the time this question was asked, Kasganj was the 75th district and Aligarh was the 18th division.
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30. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below the lists :
| List-I |
List-II |
| (District) |
(Headquarters) |
| A. Ambedkar Nagar |
1. Akbarpur Mati |
| B. Kanpur Dehat |
2. Naugarh |
| C. Jalaun |
3. Akbarpur |
| D. Siddharth Nagar |
4. Orai |
Code :
|
A |
B |
C |
D |
| (a) |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
| (b) |
1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
| (c) |
4 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
| (d) |
3 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
[U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Mains) 2008]
Ans. (d) 3 1 4 2
- The correct match is as follows–
| List-I |
List-II |
| (District) |
(Headquarter) |
| Ambedkar Nagar |
Akbarpur |
| Kanpur Dehat |
Akbarpur Mati |
| Jalaun |
Orai |
| Siddharth Nagar |
Naugarh |
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31. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
| List-I (District) |
List-II (Headquarters) |
| A. Gautam Buddha Nagar |
1. Amroha |
| B. Jyotiba Phule Nagar |
2. Khalilabad |
| C. Sant Kabir Nagar |
3. Naugarh |
| D. Siddhartha Nagar |
4. Noida |
Code :
|
A |
B |
C |
D |
| (a) |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| (b) |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
| (c) |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
| (d) |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2003]
Ans. (d) 4 1 2 3
- The correct match is as follows–
| List-I |
List-II |
| Gautam Buddha Nagar |
Noida |
| Jyotiba Phule Nagar |
Amroha |
| Sant Kabir Nagar |
Khalilabad |
| Siddharth Nagar |
Naugarh |
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32. The headquarters of Gautam Buddha Nagar district is –
(a) Greater Noida (b) Ghaziabad
(c) Ramabai Nagar (d) Noida
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]
Ans. (d) Noida
- Greater Noida is the main place where the Gautam Buddha Nagar district is governed.
- Noida, Greater Noida, Dadri, Jewar, and Dankaur falls under this district.
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33. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
| List-I |
List-II |
| (District) |
(Headquarters) |
| A. Jalaun |
1. Akbarpur |
| B. Kanpur Dehat |
2. Naugarh |
| C. Sant Ravidas Nagar |
3. Padrauna |
| D. Kushinagar |
4. Orai |
Code:
|
A |
B |
C |
D |
| (a) |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| (b) |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| (c) |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
| (d) |
1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
[U.P.P.C.S (Pre) 2011]
Ans. (*)
- The headquarters of the given districts are as follows –
| Jalaun |
Urai (Orai) |
| Kanpur Dehat |
Akbarpur Mati |
| Sant Ravidas Nagar |
Gyanpur |
| Kushinagar |
Padrauna |
Navgarh in the options is actually Naugarh, which is the main city of Siddharth Nagar District. Akbarpur Mati is the main location of Kanpur Dehat while Akbarpur is the main place of Ambedkar Nagar. Therefore, the right answer to the question cannot be figured out. Bhadohi is the new name given to Sant Ravidas Nagar by UP Government. |
