Static Awareness: An Insight Into The Indian States (UTTAR PRADESH)

Static Awareness: An Insight Into The Indian States (UTTAR PRADESH)

Dear Readers,

Today, we are discussing the state UTTAR PRADESH.

(Sugar bowl of India)

Uttar Pradesh is the rainbow land where the multi-hued Indian Culture has blossomed from times immemorial. Blessed with a variety of geographical land and many cultural diversities, Uttar Pradesh, has been the area of activity of historical heroes like - Rama, Krishna, Buddha, Mahavira, Ashoka, Harsha, Akbar and Mahatma Gandhi. Garlanded by the Ganga and Yamuna, the two pious rivers of Indian mythology, Uttar Pradesh is surrounded by Bihar in the East, Madhya Pradesh in the South, Rajasthan, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana in the west and Uttarakhand in the north and Nepal touch the northern borders of Uttar Pradesh. It was created on 1 April 1937 as the United Provinces, and was renamed Uttar Pradesh in 1950.

Capital city : Lucknow

Chief Minister : Yogi Adityanath

Governor : Ram Naik

High Court  : Allahabad High Court

International Borders : Nepal

Number of Districts: 75

Specialty of State: Agricultural Produce

Produce/ Speciality	Rank in India
Sugarcane	1
Potato	1
Economy (GDP)	3
State Population	1
Mango	1
Wheat	1
Rice	2

National Parks :

Sl.No.	Name of National Park	Special Species (if any important)	Important Remarks
1	Dudhwa National Park	Bengal Tiger, swamp deer, one-horned rhinoceros, hog deer, cheetal and many species of birds.	Dudhwa National Park is the only National Park and Tiger Reserve representative of Terai-bhabar Biogeographic subdivision of the Upper Gangetic Plains It was declared a Tiger Reserve in the late 1980s and ever since it remains a safe hub for the rare Bengal Tigers in India.
2	National Chambal Sanctuary	Indian Skimmers, rare turtle species, crocodiles, rare Gangetic dolphin	is a riverine sanctuary along the Chambal River
3	Pilibhit Tiger Reserve & Wildlife Sanctuary	tiger, leopard, swamp deer, hispid hare, and Bengal floricans	Its northern border lies along the India-Nepal border while the southern boundary is marked by the river Sharada and Khakra.
4	Mahavirswami Wildlife Sanctuary	leopard, nilgai, wild boar, and sambhar	group of 41 Jain temples that covers an area of about 8 acres

Important Dams, Rivers and Lakes:

Dams

Sl.No.	Dam	River	Nearest City	Purpose/Project
1.	Obra Dam	Rihand	Robertsganj	Hydroelectric+Irrigation
2.	Rajghat Dam	Betwa	Lalitpur	Hydroelectric+Irrigation+Water Storage
3.	Rihand Dam	Rihand	Dudhi	Hydroelectric+Irrigation
4.	Chandra Prabha Dam	Chandraprabha	Chakia	Irrigation

Rivers

Sl.No.	River
1.	Ganga
2.	Ramganga
3.	Yamuna
4.	Gomti
5.	Ghagra
6.	Chambal
7.	Son
8.	Gandak
9.	Sarayu

Lakes

Sl.No.	Lake	Located in/near
1.	Barua Sagar Lake	Jhansi
2.	Ramgarh Tal	Deoria
3.	Keetham Lake	Agra

Important Power generation plants:

Sl.No.	Plant/Project	Type/Category
1.	Narora Atomic Power Station- Bulandshar	Neuclear
2.	NTPC- Singrouli	Thermal Coal Based
3.	NTPC-Dadri	Thermal Coal Based
4.	NTPC- Feroze Gandhi, Unchahar	Thermal Coal Based
5.	NTPC- Tanda	Thermal Coal Based

Airports:

1. Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (Amausi Airport) - Lucknow

2. Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport - Varanasi

Folk Dances:

1. Swang

2. Charkula Dance

3. Raslila

4. Nautanki

5. Ahir Dance

Tribes:

1. Agariya

2. Aheria

3. Baiga Tribe

4. Bind Tribe

5. Patari

Important Regional Festivals:

Sl.No.	Festival Name	Remarks
1.	Diwali	'festival of lights' Diwali is a five-day Hindu celebration in the state
2.	Maha Kumbh Mela	largest Hindu pilgrimage where millions of people gather together to take a spiritual bathe in a sacred river, popularly known as Sangam. It is held at every third year at one of the four places namely Haridwar, Allahabad, Nashik and Ujjain.
3.	Rama Navmi	famous Hindu festival which marks the birth of Lord Rama
4.	Maha Shivaratri	Celebrated in the respect of Lord Shiva every year
5.	Janmashtami
6.	Eid	Eid or Eid-ul-Fitr is also known as Feast of Breaking the Fast is a main religious festival of Muslims
7.	Vijayadashami	Vijayadashami also known as Dussehra is a most popular Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana and Goddess Durga over devil Mahishasura.
8.	Yoga Festival	The yoga Festival held at Varanasi and Allahbad

Important Temples/Archeological Monuments/Sites:

Sl.No.	Temple/ Archeological Monument/ Site	Located in/near
1.	Taj Mahal	Agra
2.	Kashivishwanath Temple	Varanasi
3.	Tulsi Manas Temple	Varanasi
4.	Hanuman Setu Temple	Lucknow
5.	Sri Radha Govinda Temple	Vrindavan
6.	Ram Janmabhoomi	Ayodhya
7.	Triveni Sangam	Allahabad
8.	Sankat Mochan	Varanasi
9.	Sarnath Temple	Varanasi
10.	Manikarnika Ghat	Varanasi
11.	Tomb of Akbar the Great	Agra
12.	Agra Fort	Agra
13.	Banke Bihari Temple	Vrindavan
14.	Bharat Mata Mandir	Varanashi
15.	Bada Imambara	Lucknow
16.	Jhansi Fort	Jhasni
17.	Jama Mosque	Jaunpur
18.	Chunar Fort	Varanashi
19.	Residency	Lucknow
20.	Vicotria Memorial	Lucknow
21.	Dhamek Stupa	Varanasi
22.	Fatehpur Sikri	Agra
23.	Krishna Janmbhoomi	Mathura

Nick Names/Special Titles of Cities:

Sl.No.	City	Nick Name
1.	Agra	City of Taj
2.	Allahabad	Sangam City Abode of God
3.	Kannauj	Grasse of the East Perfume Capital of India Harsh Vardhan City
4.	Kanpur	Leather City of the World Manchester of the East
5.	Lucknow	City of Nawabs Shiraz-e-Hind Constantinople of the East
6.	Varanasi	Spiritual Capital of India Oldest city in the world

Sport Stadiums/Arena:

Sl.No.	Stadium/Arena	Sport-Purpose	City
1.	Green Park Stadium	Cricket	Kanpur
2.	Faizabad Sports Complex	Multipurpose	Faizabad
3.	Buddha International Circuit	Formula One Indian Grand Prix	Greater Noida
4.	Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium	Hockey	Lucknow