Q. When did Uttar Pradesh state first come into existence? [Gram Vikash Adhikari 2019, UPLekhpal 2016]
Answer: 1st April, 1937
Notes: Uttar Pradesh first came into existence as the United Provinces on 1st April 1937 under Government of India Act, 1935. It was later renamed Uttar Pradesh on 26 January 1950 after India’s independence. The date marks the origin of the administrative province structure.