17.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Discoms of 14 West UP districts meet, act against defaulters   In an introspection meeting comprising 14 discoms of as many Western UP districts, some tough decisions, including ordering of FIRs, issue of show cause notices and blacklisting certain power vendors, were taken. The districts include Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Ghaziabad and Noida.   … Read more 17.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

2007- UPPCS Upper Subordinate Mains Question Paper-I

U.P.P.C.S. (Main) EXAMINATION – 2007 GENERAL STUDIES (FIRST PAPER) 1. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? (a) Ghana – Accra (b) Kenya – Nairobi (c) Namibia – Windhooks (d) Nigeria – Rabat 2. Through which of the following straits does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France ? (a) … Read more 2007- UPPCS Upper Subordinate Mains Question Paper-I

23.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Yogi adityanath to launch rs one district, one product’ (odop) scheme of up diwas   Aiming to promote traditional industries synonymous with various districts of the state, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath would formally launch Rs One district, one product’ (ODOP) scheme of UP Diwas on January 24. ODOP is expected to give a … Read more 23.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

20.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   CM advocates modernization of madarsas   The Chief Minister said that his government would also improve the quality of education in Sanskrit schools in the state so that students could study job-oriented courses.   Besides, Union minister of Minoroy Affairs MukhtarAbbas Naqvi, ministers and officials of nine states— Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, … Read more 20.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

27.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Uttar Pradesh Government to release 100 prisoners on birth centenary of Pt Deendayal Upadhyaya   Uttar Pradesh government will release 100 inmates from various jails of the state to mark the birth centenary of Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya. The prisoners will be released from Lucknow, Varanasi, Faizabad, Mathura, Agra, Kanpur, Naini, Aligarh, Banda, Mirzapur, … Read more 27.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

2010- UPPCS Upper Subordinate Mains Question Paper-I

U.P.P.C.S. (Main) Examination – 2010 GENERAL STUDIES (FIRST PAPER) 1. Louis Fischer, the biographer of Mahatma Gandhi, was associated with the movement of (a) Civil Disobedience (b) Individual Satyagraha (c) Non-co-operation (d) Quit India 2. Jawahar Lal Nehru wrote the ‘Discovery of India’ in: (a) Ahmadnagar Fort Jail (b) Alipur Central Jail (c) Mandalay Jail … Read more 2010- UPPCS Upper Subordinate Mains Question Paper-I

17 & 18.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

    Uttar Pradesh   No-frills airports’ in 10 UP cities to boost infrastructure, air connectivity   To promote air connectivity across regions and in remote areas, airstrips in 10 cities of Uttar Pradesh, including Meerut, Moradabad, Saharanpur and Aligarh, are to be converted into ‘no-frills airports’.   The locations were identified based on the … Read more 17 & 18.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

Alphabetical List of Monuments – Uttar Pradesh

Alphabetical List of Monuments – Uttar Pradesh   Agra Circle, Uttar Pradesh  S.No  Name of monument/site  Locality  District 1 Agra Fort Including Akbari Mahal Agra Agra Anguri Bagh Baoli of the Diwan-i-Am Quadrangle. Carved stone inscription dated A.D. 1605 inside the Delhi gate entrance. Chitor Gates. Diwan-i-Am or Hall of Public Audience Diwan-i-Khas or Private Hall of … Read more Alphabetical List of Monuments – Uttar Pradesh

Mineral Resources of Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh is the principal holder of country’s andalusite & diaspore resources and possesses 78% andalusite 37% diaspore and 10% pyrophyllite. Important minerals occurring in Uttar Pradesh are: coal in Singrauli coalfields,Sonbhadra district. diaspore & pyrophyllite in Hamirpur, Jhansi, Lalilpur and Mahoba districts. Naini area of Allahabad contains High quality of silica sand, an important … Read more Mineral Resources of Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh :Relief and Structure

The Ganga plain which dominates the landscape and nearly covers three fourth of the geographical area of the State, lies between the rocky Himalayan belt in the north and the southern hilly tract comprised of mainly Pre-Cambrian rocks. Flexing of the Indian lithosphere in response to the compressive forces due to collision, and thrust fold … Read more Uttar Pradesh :Relief and Structure