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Uttar Pradesh Administration and Education Context

Uttar Pradesh General Studies

Useful for: Assistant Teacher Recruitment (Super TET), UP Assistant Professor, UP LT Grade / GIC Lecturer, UP TGT / PGT

Overview

Uttar Pradesh has a bicameral legislature and large education boards and recruitment bodies serving the country’s biggest school system.

Key points

UP has a bicameral legislature: Vidhan Sabha (403 seats) and Vidhan Parishad (100 seats).
UP sends 80 members to the Lok Sabha and 31 to the Rajya Sabha.
The Allahabad High Court (1866) sits at Prayagraj with a bench at Lucknow.
UPPSC is located at Prayagraj; UP Board (UPMSP, 1921) is also at Prayagraj.
Operation Kayakalp (2018) improved school infrastructure; Mission Prerna (2019) targets foundational learning.
Census 2011 literacy was about 68%.

Explanation

Basic Shiksha Parishad runs primary and upper primary schools.
Teacher recruitment exams include UP TET and Super TET.
Girls’ education is supported through KGBVs.
Large class sizes are a challenge.
District numbers have been stable at 75.

Step by step

Identify the concept, rule or fact asked.
Recall the definition, formula, example or year.
Apply it and eliminate mismatched options.

Examples

Lok Sabha seats from UP → 80.
Seat of the Allahabad High Court → Prayagraj.
Foundational learning mission of UP → Mission Prerna.

Traps and advanced points

Trap: Calling UP unicameral.
Trap: Wrong seat numbers.
Trap: Placing UP Board in Lucknow.

Quick revision

403 + 100; 80 LS; 31 RS.
High Court 1866, Prayagraj.
UPMSP 1921; Kayakalp 2018; Prerna 2019.

Practice MCQs

UP Vidhan Sabha has —
1. 230 seats
2. 294 seats
3. 403 seats
4. 200 seats
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Answer: (c) 403 seats. 403.
Lok Sabha seats from UP —
1. 80
2. 40
3. 42
4. 48
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Answer: (a) 80. 80.
Rajya Sabha seats from UP —
1. 25
2. 31
3. 40
4. 20
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Answer: (b) 31. 31.
The Allahabad High Court was established in —
1. 1950
2. 1862
3. 1866
4. 1886
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Answer: (c) 1866. 1866.
The Allahabad High Court has a bench at —
1. Agra
2. Varanasi
3. Lucknow
4. Kanpur
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Answer: (c) Lucknow. Lucknow.
The UP Board (UPMSP) was established in —
1. 1965
2. 1986
3. 1921
4. 1950
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Answer: (c) 1921. 1921.
Operation Kayakalp (2018) improved —
1. police
2. school infrastructure
3. roads
4. hospitals only
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Answer: (b) school infrastructure. Basic facilities.
Mission Prerna (2019) targets —
1. teacher pay
2. foundational learning
3. college exams
4. sports
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Answer: (b) foundational learning. FLN.
Vidhan Parishad of UP has —
1. 120 seats
2. 403 seats
3. 80 seats
4. 100 seats
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Answer: (d) 100 seats. 100.

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