Uttar Pradesh - Study Mode

[#571] How many Gram Sabha meetings must be conducted in a year in Uttar Pradesh?
Correct Answer

(D) 2

Explanation

Solution: As per the UP Panchayat Raj Act, 1947, Gram Sabha shall hold two general meeting in each year.

[#572] Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act came into effect in ...............
Correct Answer

(B) 1916

Explanation

Solution: Along with several acts being enacted right from 1856 to over the years, the UP Town Area Act was enacted in 1914 and the UP Municipalities Act published under Section 81 of the Government of India Act, 1915 came into effect in 1916.

[#573] In which year was the Uttar Pradesh Town Area Act enacted?
Correct Answer

(A) 1914

Explanation

Solution: The Uttar Pradesh Town Area Act enacted in 1914. According to section 3A clause (3) sub-clause (b), whichever notifies area the committee established under section 388 or constituted by the Town Area Committee with regard to the Uttar Pradesh Town Area Act, 1914, was deemed to be known as the Nagar Panchayat which stood to be immediately before or from the commencement of the Act until the first constitution of the Nagar Panchayat under it.

[#574] Which place of Uttar Pradesh is known as 'Glass City of India'?
Correct Answer

(B) Firozabad

Explanation

Solution: Firozabad, also known as the glass city of India and the city of bangles. Built by Tughlaq king, Feroz Shah Tughlaq, it is renowned for its glass bangles and other glass products. Local stories suggest that the city’s glass industry – which continues to thrive today – began when travellers brought glass articles to India. These objects were collected and heated in a furnace known as ‘bhainsa bhatti’ and remoulded to create bangles, marking the beginning of the trade. A suburb known as Suhag Nagar is a hub for glass bangles of all varieties in Firozabad.

[#575] Which of the following is the main district of Faizabad (Ayodhya) division?
Correct Answer

(A) Ambedkarnagar