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0:00In this UP Special GK video, we will
0:02study Uttar Pradesh current affairs,
0:04which will be related to August. All
0:06the important points of the month of
0:08August that are related to UP GK
0:09current affairs. So let's start the
0:11video and look at the first question,
0:13and do not skip the video. There are
0:15many good questions until the end that
0:17you will see directly in the exam. So
0:19let's get started. The first question
0:22is: recently, which 140-year-old dam in
0:25Uttar Pradesh has been granted the
0:27status of World Heritage Irrigation
0:30Structure by the International
0:33Commission on Irrigation and Drainage?
0:36By the International Commission on
0:37Irrigation and Drainage, we can say in
0:39a way that it has been given a GI tag
0:41in terms of irrigation, and it is 140
0:43years old. So this is the Parichha Dam,
0:45which is located where? In Jhansi,
0:47Uttar Pradesh. The right answer will be
0:49option number B. Parichha, Jhansi. It
0:51is a question. You will definitely see
0:53this in the exam. Look at the details.
0:57So, the 140-year-old Parichha Dam
0:59located on the Betwa River in Jhansi
1:02has been granted the status of World
1:04Heritage Irrigation Structure by the
1:07ICID (International Commission on
1:09Irrigation and Drainage). This can also
1:12be called the GI tag for irrigation.
1:15Built in 1884, the Parichha Dam was
1:18awarded this for its historic
1:21engineering and water management; this
1:24award or status is given to any old or,
1:27we can say, historic structure that is
1:30more than 100 years old. So it has
1:34received the status of World Heritage
1:35Irrigation Structure. Okay? Parichha
1:37Dam, Jhansi. Option number B was
1:40correct. See the next one; now about
1:42this ICID that came up, see what these
1:44terms are as well. So, International
1:46Commission on Irrigation and Drainage;
1:49okay. It says to consider the following
1:51statements regarding this; understand
1:53this as some static GK. It was
1:55established in the year 1950, so this
1:56is correct. If asked when the
1:58International Commission on Irrigation
2:00and Drainage was established, it was in
2:021950, and its international
2:04headquarters is located in New Delhi;
2:06this second point is correct. The
2:08second point is that this organization
2:10grants the status of World Heritage
2:12Irrigation Structure to historical
2:14water structures that are more than 100
2:16years old. So this will also be correct
2:18in this regard. We just saw it above.
2:20So both points will be correct. Keep
2:22some information regarding ICID. What
2:24is the full form? International
2:26Commission on Irrigation and Drainage.
2:28So, option number C will be the correct
2:30one. Both the first and second points
2:33are correct. Look at the next question.
2:35Recently, the martyr Inspector Sunil
2:37from Uttar Pradesh. Which national
2:40gallantry award has Inspector Sunil
2:42Kumar been posthumously awarded with
2:44for his extraordinary bravery and
2:46supreme sacrifice? So, this is a good
2:49question, and for the first time in the
2:51history of Uttar Pradesh Police, a
2:53police personnel has been awarded the
2:55Kirti Chakra. And so, this is the Kirti
2:57Chakra. This will be the correct answer
2:59. It has been awarded to him on the
3:00occasion of Independence Day. It has
3:02been given posthumously. So, option
3:03number C, meaning to his family members
3:05. The right answer will be option
3:07number C. Kirti Chakra. Take a look at
3:08the details. So, he has been awarded
3:10the Kirti Chakra posthumously for
3:12displaying indomitable courage and
3:13bravery during peacetime. Where is the
3:16martyr Sunil Kumar from? From the
3:18Sambhal-Moradabad region of Uttar
3:19Pradesh. He has been awarded the Kirti
3:21Chakra posthumously by the President
3:23for his supreme sacrifice in the
3:24defense of the country. And perhaps
3:27there was an operation in Sambhal
3:29district, an encounter, in which he was
3:32martyred, so he received it for that.
3:36It relates to the sacrifice of his life
3:38during the operation that was underway.
3:42Remember, he has been awarded the Kirti
3:43Chakra. For the first time in the
3:45history of Uttar Pradesh Police, a
3:47soldier has been awarded this Kirti
3:49Chakra. Look at the next question. In
3:52August 2026, under India's BRICS
3:55presidency, the 18th BRICS Academic
3:57Forum was organized in which city of
4:00Uttar Pradesh? The 18th BRICS Academic
4:03Forum was organized in the city of
4:05Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, under India's
4:07BRICS presidency. The right answer will
4:10be option number B. Where was it
4:12organized? It was organized in Lucknow.
4:14Take a look at the details. Sometimes
4:17it is asked where the 18th BRICS
4:19Academic Forum was held. Besides the
4:22place, it was held at Lucknow
4:24University. Held between August 23rd
4:27and 25th, as India holds the 2026 BRICS
4:29presidency, this forum was organized in
4:31Lucknow in collaboration with the
4:33Observer Research Foundation, the
4:35Research and Information System for
4:37Developing Countries, and Lucknow
4:39University. Its main theme is important
4:42. Keep this in mind. Building for
4:45Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation,
4:48and Sustainability. So, building
4:51resilience, innovation, cooperation,
4:53and sustainability is its......main
4:56theme or subject. Look at the next
4:59question. In August 2026, under India's
5:02presidency, in which city of Uttar
5:04Pradesh was the two-day meeting of the
5:07Heads of National Statistical Offices (
5:10Head of NSO) of BRICS countries
5:12organized? What we read above was
5:15related to the BRICS Academic Forum,
5:17and this one is the two-day meeting of
5:19the heads of the National Statistical
5:21Offices of BRICS countries; so the
5:22answer to both questions is the same.
5:25There is no confusion about this at all
5:26, it is Lucknow. Where has it been
5:27organized? In Lucknow. The right answer
5:29will be option number A. Take a look at
5:31the details. So, where has it been
5:33organized? It has been organized in
5:35Gomti Nagar, Lucknow. A two-day event
5:36from the 3rd to the 4th. The organizers
5:38are the Ministry of Statistics and
5:40Programme Implementation and the
5:41Government of India, meaning the entire
5:43thing. By the Government of India, and
5:44what is its theme? Quality Statistics
5:46as a Driver of Change. Remember its
5:48theme as well. The themes for both are
5:49different. Remember both of them.
5:51Quality Statistics as a Driver of
5:53Change. Its objective was the meeting
5:57of the heads of the National
5:59Statistical Offices of BRICS countries,
6:01like India's NSO, which focused on data
6:03quality, digital statistics, and the
6:05use of administrative data. See the
6:08next question. What was the theme of
6:10the two-day meeting of the Heads of
6:12National Statistical Offices of BRICS
6:14countries held in August 2026 under
6:16India's presidency? So, if a question
6:18comes regarding the theme, it will be
6:19asked in this way. As I mentioned above
6:23, the theme for this statistics meeting
6:26was Quality Statistics as a Driver of
6:29Change; option number B will be correct
6:33for this. Okay? The right answer will
6:36be option number B. You have already
6:38seen the details. So, this meeting was
6:40organized by the Ministry of Statistics
6:42and Programme Implementation. The heads
6:45of the National Statistical Offices of
6:48the participating BRICS countries,
6:50including India, Brazil, Russia, China,
6:52South Africa, etc., participated in it.
6:56Remember this theme. The next question
7:00is, on August 30, 2026, the foundation
7:02stone for developing which military
7:04area of the state as a 'Model
7:05Cantonment' was laid by the Union
7:07Defence Minister and the Chief Minister
7:09of Uttar Pradesh? Which military area
7:13of the state was selected by the Union
7:15Minister, the Union Defence Minister
7:17Rajnath Singh, and the Chief Minister
7:20of Uttar Pradesh to be developed as a '
7:22Model Cantonment'? So, this has been
7:25done for Lucknow Cantonment. Option
7:26number C will be correct, the
7:28Cantonment area of Lucknow, Lucknow
7:30Cantonment, option number C will be
7:31right. Looking at the details, its main
7:34objective is to modernize the Lucknow
7:36Cantonment and develop it as a model
7:38cantonment for the state and the
7:40country. Key attractions like robotic
7:42car parking mean the area will be
7:44developed accordingly. Special schools
7:47for children with disabilities,
7:48multi-utility sports complexes, and
7:50infrastructure for drinking water and
7:52strengthening these facilities. Look at
7:54the next question. What is the main
7:56objective of forming the Uttar Pradesh
7:58Outsource Services Corporation (UPCOS)?
8:01A portal has also been launched in the
8:03name of UPCOS. So, you should remember
8:06this well. This question will be
8:07important for the exam. All other
8:09questions are also there. Let's see
8:10what its full form is. Of UPCOS. So,
8:12this portal that has been launched is
8:14the Uttar Pradesh Corporation for
8:16Outsource Services. Uttar Pradesh
8:18Corporation for Outsource Services.
8:21What is this? So, first see the answer
8:22to this. Its right answer will be
8:25option number D. Option number D:
8:26outsourced employees in government
8:28departments who are hired on contract.
8:31To prevent the exploitation of
8:33outsourced employees and ensure timely
8:35payment of salaries. The right answer
8:36will be option number D. It is a good
8:38question. Keep it in mind. The answer
8:40below has probably been misprinted. Its
8:41right answer is indeed option number D.
8:43It has been misprinted. Look at the
8:45details. So, this is about September
8:472nd. On September 2, 2026, Chief
8:49Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the
8:51Uttar Pradesh Outsource Services
8:53Corporation (UPCOS) portal, the Uttar
8:56Pradesh Corporation for Outsource
8:58Services, and its official logo. What
9:00is its main objective? To curb the
9:02exploitation of outsourced employees in
9:04the state, maintain transparency,
9:06ensure the recruitment process, and
9:08provide timely salary payments to
9:10employees. Under this new system, no
9:13outsourcing agency can now directly
9:15fire any employee without a concrete
9:17reason, prior notice, and government
9:19investigation approval. As it used to
9:21happen in contracts. So, through this
9:23portal, all the data will be there, and
9:26there will also be accountability. Look
9:28at the next question. Recently, the
9:30formation of which new regional
9:32development authority has been approved
9:34in Uttar Pradesh? Recently, which
9:36regional development authority in Uttar
9:38Pradesh has received approval for its
9:40formation? So, this has been given to
9:42the Prayagraj Chitrakoot Regional
9:44Development Authority. The right answer
9:46will be option number C. Prayagraj
9:48Chitrakoot Regional Development
9:49Authority. Look at its details. So, the
9:53Uttar Pradesh cabinet has approved the
9:55formation of the Prayagraj Chitrakoot
9:58Regional Development Authority for
10:00planned development, along the lines of
10:02the State Capital Region (SCR) and
10:05National Capital Region (NCR), and this
10:07special area will cover about 235
10:10square kilometers. The headquarters or
10:12zonal center of the Prayagraj
10:14Chitrakoot Regional Development
10:15Authority will be established here. It
10:17will be built in Prayagraj itself, and
10:20this regional development authority
10:23will include all eight districts of the
10:25Prayagraj and Chitrakoot divisions,
10:28namely Prayagraj, Chitrakoot, Kaushambi
10:31, Fatehpur, Banda, Hamirpur, Mahoba,
10:33and Pratapgarh. Look at the next
10:36question. On the occasion of
10:38Independence Day on August 15, 2026,
10:40which mountaineer from Sitapur district
10:42of Uttar Pradesh hoisted the tricolor
10:44on Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in
10:46Europe? This is an important question.
10:48It relates to Uttar Pradesh,
10:50specifically the Sitapur district, and
10:52the hoisting of the flag on Mount
10:54Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe. Her
10:56name is Shivani Mehotra. Option number
10:58C will be the correct answer. Shivani
11:00Mehotra. Let's look at the details.
11:02Shivani Mehotra is approximately 43
11:04years old. She is originally from the
11:06Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh. On
11:08the occasion of Independence Day on
11:10August 15, she climbed Europe's highest
11:13mountain peak, Mount Elbrus, which is
11:155642 meters high and is located in
11:19Russia. She successfully climbed it and
11:22hoisted India's national flag, the
11:24tricolor. Among her other achievements,
11:26she had previously conquered Mount
11:28Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa
11:31with a height of 5895 meters, in
11:33January 2026 and hoisted the flag there
11:35as well. Her next goal is to conquer
11:38Mount Everest, and along with that, her
11:40aim is to go to all the seven highest
11:42peaks in the world and hoist the
11:44tricolor. So this was a current affairs
11:48question; remember that she did this on
11:50Mount Elbrus, which is the highest peak
11:52of the European continent. Look at the
11:55next question. Where has the country's
11:58first dedicated eco-educational hub, '
12:00Prakriti Gyan Dham', been inaugurated
12:03recently? What is it? The country's
12:05first dedicated eco-educational hub, '
12:07Prakriti Gyan Dham', has been
12:09inaugurated. At the Maharishi Parashar
12:12Bio-Resource Center in Banthra, Lucknow
12:14. 'Lucknow' may appear in short, but if
12:16it asks for the full institution, it is
12:18the Maharishi Parashar Bio-Resource
12:20Center in Banthra, Lucknow. The right
12:22answer is option number D. See the
12:25details on this. What is the
12:29CSIR-National Botanical Research
12:31Institute? It is the Council of
12:34Scientific and Industrial Research, and
12:38where is it located? It is located in
12:41New Delhi, and its branch, NBRI, is
12:44situated in Lucknow. Where is the
12:47National Botanical Research Institute
12:50located? It is located in Lucknow and
12:53is a branch of that institution. So,
12:55let's read this together. It has been
12:58developed by CSIR-NBRI at its Maharishi
13:01Parashar Bio-Resource Centre in Banthra
13:04, Lucknow. It includes Union Minister
13:07of State for Science and Technology,
13:09Dr. Jitendra Singh, who inaugurated it
13:12on August 8, 2026. What is its purpose?
13:15To connect students and citizens with
13:18vocational environmental education,
13:20biodiversity conservation, and
13:23botanical heritage. So remember this.
13:27What was it? The country's first
13:29dedicated eco-educational hub, Pragati
13:31Gyan Dham, where? In Lucknow. Look at
13:33the next question. Athlete Priyanka
13:37Goswami has been honored with the
13:39Arjuna Award for the year 2025. Which
13:43district of Uttar Pradesh does she
13:45belong to? So, recently in 2026, the
13:47Arjuna Awards for 2025 were announced,
13:49along with other sports awards, among
13:51which the Major Dhyan Chand award was
13:53significant. The Major Dhyan Chand
13:56Award is given every year to an
13:57outstanding player. But this time, it
14:00was in the news because this award,
14:02which is the highest sports honor, was
14:04not given to any player. Besides this,
14:07Arjuna Awards have also been given. A
14:09total of 17 players have been awarded
14:11this time. But four players are related
14:13to Uttar Pradesh. So we will read about
14:15all four below. One of them is this
14:17athlete, Priyanka Goswami. So it is
14:19asking where she belongs to. She
14:20belongs to Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh
14:22. The right answer would be option
14:24number A. Remember her sport as well.
14:25She is an athlete, a race walker, and
14:27she is from Muzaffarnagar. Sometimes
14:29Meerut is also mentioned because she
14:31trained for sports in Meerut for a long
14:33time. So where is she originally from?
14:35From Muzaffarnagar district. Option
14:37number A will be right. See, a total of
14:3917 players from India have been honored
14:41with this. Out of which the four from
14:43UP include Priyanka Goswami, who is an
14:44athletics race walker. She is from
14:46Muzaffarnagar and is an officer working
14:48in the Indian Railways. Then Rajkumar
14:50Pal, he is a hockey player and is from
14:53Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, and he is
14:55perhaps working as a DSP in the Uttar
14:57Pradesh Police. Like those who are
15:00given government jobs through the
15:02sports quota, they are all employed in
15:04that. Then look, this is Akhil Sheoran,
15:07his name is, and he is associated with
15:09shooting. Speaking of the sport, and if
15:12asked where he is from in UP? Then from
15:15Baghpat district, Baraut in Baghpat,
15:17and he is also employed in the Uttar
15:19Pradesh Police. Then there is Arvind
15:21Singh, I mean, is he employed? They
15:23don't perform regular duty, but they do
15:25get a dignified position, so it's
15:28related to the sports quota. Then look
15:30at the name Arvind Singh. He is
15:32associated with rowing and hails from
15:34Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh, and he
15:36holds the rank of Subedar in the Indian
15:38Army. So, this is how some players
15:42through their games—like when there
15:44is a government institution—play
15:47their game at the international level.
15:51For example, Asmita Dey recently won a
15:53gold medal in the Commonwealth Games.
15:56So, in this way, they also represent
15:59their department through their game. It
16:01is related to that. He is holding the
16:03rank of Subedar in the Indian Army. So,
16:04remember the names of these four, where
16:06they are from, and what their games are
16:07. Look at the next question. What is
16:10the main objective of the Uttar Pradesh
16:12Skill QR Code launched by the Uttar
16:14Pradesh Skill Development Mission (
16:16UPSDM)? What is this? What is the main
16:19objective of the Uttar Pradesh Skill QR
16:22Code? It is for the quick online
16:24verification of certificates and skills
16:27of ITI and skilled youth. Now, they
16:30won't have to wander around for a long
16:31time. So, option number B will be
16:33correct. Look at the details. It is for
16:35the quick online verification of
16:37certificates and skills of ITI and
16:39skilled youth. In detail, the
16:41Vocational Education and Skill
16:43Development Department of the Uttar
16:45Pradesh government, through UPSDM, has
16:47launched this QR code initiative for
16:49the transparent verification of ITI
16:51students, skilled workers, and their
16:53certificates. What is the name? Uttar
16:56Pradesh Skill QR Code; it could be
16:58asked. Through this digital QR code,
17:01the certificates and skills of any
17:03skilled or ITI pass-out youth can be
17:05verified instantly online. They will
17:08get the certificate. It will make
17:10things easier for them. Like having to
17:14wander for a long time or making rounds
17:16of colleges or institutes, it will now
17:18be obtained through this QR code. Look
17:21at the next question. Where in Uttar
17:24Pradesh has the large-scale production
17:26and testing of the modern AK-203
17:29assault rifles of the Kalashnikov
17:31series by Indo-Russian Rifles Private
17:34Limited recently taken place? It is an
17:37important question. What is this? The
17:38AK-203 assault rifle is replacing the
17:42INSAS. So, where has its testing and
17:45production been done? In Korwa, Amethi.
17:48Option number B will be correct. Where?
17:50At a place called Korwa in Amethi,
17:52Uttar Pradesh. See the details. So, at
17:55Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited
17:57located in Korwa, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh
17:59, the indigenous AK-203 assault rifle
18:01is being manufactured under a joint
18:03venture between India and Russia.
18:05Through this, the Indian Army is
18:06receiving modern and 100%indigenous
18:08weapons. This AK-203 assault rifle, we
18:12can say, has been nicknamed "Sher"(Lion
18:14). Remember, it has been named "Sher".
18:18And its model is the AK-203 assault
18:20rifle from the classic series. Look at
18:24the next question. Which statement is
18:26correct regarding the Lokmata Ahilyabai
18:28Matrushakti Yojana recently approved by
18:30the Uttar Pradesh government? Recently,
18:32the Lokmata Ahilyabai Matrushakti
18:34Yojana was a major topic of discussion.
18:37Under this, see the first point: women
18:40aged 60 or above in Uttar Pradesh are
18:43provided free bus travel facilities in
18:46UPSRTC buses. So, this one is correct.
18:49Under this scheme in Uttar Pradesh,
18:53women over 60 will be able to travel in
18:57government buses without paying any
19:00fare, so this point is correct. Then,
19:04it is mandatory to show only an Aadhaar
19:06card or a valid identity card to avail
19:08of the benefits of this scheme. So,
19:09this will also be correct. You can
19:11travel by showing your Aadhaar card or
19:13any valid voter ID, etc. So, option
19:15number C will be correct. Both the
19:17first and second points are right. Look
19:20at the next question. It was approved
19:22in August 2026. Next is India's first
19:26dedicated biopolymer. In which district
19:30of Uttar Pradesh is India's first
19:31dedicated biopolymer or bioplastic
19:33manufacturing plant being established?
19:36The establishment of this biopolymer or
19:38bioplastic manufacturing plant is being
19:40done in Lakhimpur Kheri district. The
19:43right answer will be option number B.
19:46Lakhimpur Kheri, this plant will make
19:48100%biodegradable plastic from
19:50sugarcane byproducts, which will
19:52provide a sustainable and eco-friendly
19:54alternative to single-use plastic. It
19:58is being established by the Balrampur
20:01Chini Mills Group, which will use
20:03sugarcane molasses or other biomass to
20:05produce eco-friendly bioplastics.
20:09Remember, it is important; what is it?
20:13It is India's first biopolymer or
20:15bioplastic manufacturing plant. Look at
20:18the next question. What is the name of
20:20the longest joint freight train ever
20:23operated by the Lucknow Division of the
20:25North Eastern Railway in August 2026?
20:29The name given to the longest joint
20:31freight train ever operated by the
20:32Lucknow Division is Awadh Mahashakti.
20:35It is from Lucknow, so remember "Awadh"
20:37. Lucknow is also known as the Awadh
20:39region. So, it is Awadh Mahashakti. The
20:41right answer will be option number C.
20:43Awadh Mahashakti. See the details. So,
20:45in August 2026, the Lucknow Division of
20:48North Eastern Railway successfully
20:50operated its longest-ever joint goods
20:53train, Awadh Shakti. Its total length
20:56is approximately 2 km. It has been made
20:592 km long by combining 129 wagons and
21:02three engines. It was dispatched from
21:05Gonda Junction of Lucknow Division and
21:08sent towards Moradabad Division via
21:10Sitapur. Look at the next question.
21:12Under which digital agriculture
21:14initiative of Uttar Pradesh is a
21:16digital record and unique farmer ID
21:18being created for every farmer in the
21:20state? Under which digital agriculture
21:22initiative of Uttar Pradesh is a
21:23digital record and unique farmer ID
21:25being created for every farmer in the
21:27state? So, this is Digital Agri Stack.
21:30Digital Agri Stack. Option number B
21:32will be the right one. Digital Agri
21:34Stack. What is this? In August 2026,
21:38Uttar Pradesh became the first large
21:39state to achieve 100 percent completion
21:42of the digital crop survey or e-Khasra.
21:45And now, the Khasra and Khatauni of the
21:47state's farmers will be linked to a
21:49unique farmer ID. And under which
21:51initiative is this? So, this digital
21:53record, in this, a unique farmer ID is
21:55being created, through which the
21:56farmers 'Khasra-Khatauni and all their
21:58records will be contained within it.
22:00Its name is Digital Agri Stack. Look at
22:03the next question. See, under the
22:05recently approved Uttar Pradesh Data
22:07Center Policy 2026, how much investment
22:09has the state government aimed to
22:11attract and how much additional data
22:13capacity to develop; so recently, the
22:15Uttar Pradesh Data Center Policy 2026
22:18has been released. Under this, what
22:21will it be, 2 Gigawatts? A target has
22:24been set to build more than 2 Gigawatts
22:27of additional data center capacity. And
22:29if we talk about how much investment,
22:31then ₹ 1 lakh crore. So, option
22:33number B will be correct for this.
22:34Let's take a look at this data policy.
22:38This is based on AI-ready and green hub
22:40initiatives, and for the first time,
22:42provisions for special subsidies for
22:44GPU-based infrastructure, AI compute
22:45boosters, and energy-efficient
22:47operations have been included. Its
22:50capacity is to build over 2 Gigawatts
22:52of additional data center capacity. If
22:56a data center is established in the
22:57Bundelkhand and Purvanchal regions, the
22:59company will also be given additional
23:01financial incentives and land subsidies
23:02. In this, the financial exemption
23:05includes 100%stamp duty. This exemption
23:07, the stamp duty exemption, will remain
23:08at 100%, and electricity duty will be
23:10exempted for 10 years. So, this is the
23:12data center policy. Keep this in mind.
23:14The 2-gigawatt one is an important term
23:16. Remember this as well. The next
23:18question is, which satellite-based
23:20technology is being used in the
23:21campaign launched by the Uttar Pradesh
23:23government for the swift resolution of
23:25pending land disputes and demarcation
23:27in the state's tehsils? Which
23:29satellite-based technology is being
23:31used in the campaign launched for the
23:34swift resolution of pending land
23:36disputes and demarcation? So, it is the
23:38GNSS-based Digi-Rover. Option number B
23:41will be correct. GNSS-based Digi-Rover.
23:44What is it? See its details. It was
23:46launched in July-August 2026 by Chief
23:49Minister Yogi Adityanath from
23:50Saharanpur, which is a district in
23:53Uttar Pradesh. It was launched from
23:55here. The technology used in this is
23:58the Global Navigation Satellite System,
24:00GNSS. Based on this, the Digi-Rover
24:03equipment will be used to create
24:05digital maps of fields and lands with
24:07centimeter-level accuracy. Its main
24:10objective is the quick disposal of
24:12cases pending in tehsils under Section
24:1424 of the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code.
24:17GNSS. Remember, Digi-Rover, Global
24:20Navigation Satellite System. The next
24:23question is, consider the following
24:24statements regarding the Uttar Pradesh
24:26Startup Policy. The goal of this policy
24:28is to establish at least one incubator
24:31in all 75 districts of the state. So,
24:33there are 75 districts. In every
24:36district, the goal is to establish one
24:38incubator, meaning a training center.
24:41So, this point is correct. Next is, if
24:43there are women founders or women
24:46entrepreneurs, an additional 50%
24:48incentive will be provided in the
24:50sustenance allowance for startups
24:52started by them. If there is a female
24:54founder or entrepreneur and she wants
24:56to start a setup or startup, she will
24:58be provided with an additional 50%
25:00incentive/exemption. So, this point is
25:02also correct. The right answer will be
25:04option number C. Both of these
25:06statements are given correctly. Take a
25:08look at this data regarding the startup
25:11policy. Its main goal is to include
25:16Uttar Pradesh among the top three
25:18startup states in India and to promote
25:21over 10,000 startups in the state. I
25:24have told you about the establishment
25:26of incubators. At least one incubator
25:28is to be established in all 75
25:30districts of the state, and an
25:32additional 50%financial support will be
25:34given to startups started by women
25:36entrepreneurs and founders. For the
25:39Center of Excellence, centers for AI,
25:42drones, robotics, agritech (meaning
25:44agricultural sector), and blockchain
25:46technology will also be established in
25:48Lucknow, Noida, and Kanpur. So, this
25:51point is also given correctly. Meaning
25:53it will work in all sectors. What is
25:55this startup policy? Look at the next
25:58question. Which statement is correct
26:00regarding the Uttar Pradesh Startup
26:02Policy 2026? Under this policy, the
26:05sustenance allowance provided to
26:07eligible startups has been increased to
26:10₹ 20,000 per month. Until now it was
26:13₹ 17,500, which has been increased to
26:1520,000. So this point will be correct.
26:18Then, this policy provides financial
26:20assistance only to IT and
26:22software-based startups. This policy
26:25provides financial assistance only to
26:27IT and software-based startups. So this
26:29will be incorrect. It does provide for
26:31them, but the word "only" is used here.
26:33It is not "only". Besides IT and
26:35software, we just read about robotics
26:37and agritech in the agricultural sector
26:39, right? So it is wrong that it
26:41provides financial assistance only to
26:44the IT sector. So option number A will
26:46be correct. Only the first statement is
26:48correct. There is a slight misprint in
26:51this. Please correct this a little. It
26:53is also in agritech. So under this
26:55policy, it is not limited to IT only.
26:58It also promotes startups working in
27:00agritech, environment, healthcare, and
27:02rural sectors. In which women and
27:05differently-abled entrepreneurs get a
27:0750%additional incentive. Look at the
27:10next question. In August 2026, under
27:14the railway's non-fare revenue model,
27:16which first train in India has been
27:18operated under the Sprite brand name by
27:21giving commercial branding rights? This
27:23is a unique question. Under the
27:26railway's non-fare revenue model, which
27:28first train in India has been operated
27:30under the Sprite brand name by giving
27:32commercial branding rights? So you can
27:35say this is a type of advertisement. So
27:38the right answer will be the
27:40Lucknow-New Delhi Tejas Express train.
27:43This has been done for the
27:45advertisement of Sprite, which is a
27:48Coca-Cola company. Tejas Express
27:50Lucknow (Delhi), option number B will
27:52be correct. See the details, you will
27:54understand. In August 2026, IRCTC gave
27:57commercial branding rights for the
27:59Lucknow-New Delhi Tejas Express to
28:01Sprite for 3 months, and it has become
28:03India's first commercially branded
28:05train; its station announcements are
28:07also made by this name, right? Meaning,
28:11this is a kind of advertisement for the
28:13Sprite company, where the Sprite logo
28:16or banner will be placed on the train,
28:19which will also promote it. So, the
28:22Sprite Tejas Express is arriving. This
28:25is how the train is named. Look at the
28:28next question. What is the primary
28:30objective of the Uttar Pradesh
28:31Electronics Component Manufacturing
28:33Policy 2025, launched under the
28:35leadership of Chief Minister Yogi
28:37Adityanath? Which one is it? The
28:39objective of the Uttar Pradesh
28:41Electronics Component Manufacturing
28:44Policy 2025 is to promote electronic
28:46manufacturing and reduce dependence on
28:49imports. Meaning, the electronic
28:52components that come to us from foreign
28:54countries. To reduce the reliance on
28:57their import. So, option number D will
29:00be correct. Looking at the details, its
29:02goal is to make the state a major
29:04national hub for investment,
29:06electronics manufacturing, and job
29:08creation. Its main target is to promote
29:11the local manufacturing of electronic
29:14components. To reduce the dependency on
29:17imports from other countries. To
29:19promote electronic exports from the
29:21state. When manufacturing happens right
29:24here, it will naturally increase
29:26exports and help build an Atmanirbhar (
29:28self-reliant) Uttar Pradesh. The next
29:30question is, what is the total size of
29:33the supplementary budget presented by
29:35the Uttar Pradesh government for the
29:37financial year 2026-27? The
29:39supplementary budget—well, the budget
29:41has already been presented. For the
29:42financial year 2026-27. A supplementary
29:45budget is one that follows the main
29:46budget presented in February and March.
29:49So, there were some policies that were
29:52not there at the time, but were added
29:54as the year progressed. A separate
29:57budget presented to fulfill those
29:59requirements is called a supplementary
30:00budget. It can be called an additional
30:02budget. So, the budget that was just
30:04presented, its right answer will be 591
30:06. 54 crore. Option number B will be
30:12correct. ₹ 591.54 crore, this
30:16supplementary budget has been presented
30:18. See this, and what was the main
30:21budget that was presented? It was ₹
30:2491696, there is a decimal here. 535
30:28crore. Now, look at this supplementary
30:31budget. It has been done for the
30:32inclusive and balanced development of
30:33the state. Remember the revenue
30:35expenditure as well. It might be asked
30:36separately. The revenue expenditure is
30:39₹ 17399 crore, and the capital
30:42expenditure is ₹ 41620 crore. Its
30:45main objective is to accelerate public
30:47welfare schemes, infrastructure, and
30:49development work in the state, for
30:51which this additional budget is
30:52presented as a supplementary budget.
30:55The next question is, on the occasion
30:57of National Handloom Day on August 7,
30:592026, which famous artisan or weaver
31:02from Uttar Pradesh was honored with the
31:04highest national Sant Kabir Award in
31:06the handloom sector? This question has
31:08been asked many times in exams: when is
31:10National Handloom Day celebrated? So,
31:12it is celebrated on August 7th. August
31:157 is my birthday. I never forget when
31:18National Handloom Day is celebrated. On
31:21August 7th. Right? Yes, so the question
31:23was, which famous artisan or weaver
31:25from Uttar Pradesh has been honored
31:27with the highest national Sant Kabir
31:29Award in the handloom sector? So, this
31:32is Shah Mohammad Ansari from Varanasi.
31:34Option number B will be correct,
31:36remember that. And this time, there are
31:38about 22 weavers or artisans who have
31:40been given this. It is a national-level
31:42award, right? So, there are about 22
31:43people. And out of these, only one is
31:45related to Uttar Pradesh. So it is
31:46important, keep that in mind. See the
31:48details for Shah Mohammad Ansari. So,
31:51you will remember this August 7th. This
31:53is when National Handloom Day is
31:54celebrated. It is given on this very
31:56occasion. At the national level, a
31:58total of 22 outstanding weavers and
32:00artisans from across the country have
32:01been selected. From Uttar Pradesh,
32:03there is only one artisan, Shah
32:05Mohammad Ansari from Varanasi, who has
32:07been honored with the highest national
32:08Sant Kabir Award in the handloom sector
32:10. Look, there are two types of awards
32:12in this. The National Handloom Award
32:14and the Sant Kabir Award. This National
32:17Handloom Award is given for excellent
32:19work, new designs, and technical
32:21innovation in the handloom sector. And
32:23who is given the Sant Kabir Award? It
32:26is also given in the handloom sector
32:27itself. It is the highest honor in this
32:29field. But it is only given to those
32:31master weavers who have kept the
32:33traditional techniques alive for a very
32:35long time. So this one is given for
32:37that, and that one is given for new
32:39innovations. So there is a slight
32:41difference between the two; this is for
32:42the old techniques, and that is for new
32:44innovations. So remember Shah Mohammad
32:46Ansari, who was given the Sant Kabir
32:48Award. The next question is number 27.
32:50In August 2024, where did Chief
32:52Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurate the
32:55memorial auditorium and library complex
32:57on the occasion of the 222nd birth
32:59anniversary of the great freedom
33:01fighter of the 1857 revolution, Rana
33:03Beni Madhav Bakhsh Singh? So, he is
33:05related to the 1857 revolution. You
33:08must have heard everyone's names.
33:09Mangal Pandey, Rani Lakshmibai of
33:11Jhansi, Liaquat Ali Khan; do you
33:14remember the names of many such great
33:16freedom fighters? Or tell me, did you
33:19know the name of this freedom fighter
33:21Rana Beni Madhav Bakhsh Singh? He is
33:23related to the 1857 revolution and is
33:25from Raebareli. So, option number A
33:27will be correct. In Raebareli, on the
33:29occasion of his 222nd birth anniversary
33:31, the memorial auditorium and library
33:33complex have been inaugurated in
33:35Raebareli. Option number A will be
33:37correct, in Raebareli. Right? Remember
33:40it. See the next question. In which
33:43district of Uttar Pradesh has the
33:46approval been recently granted for the
33:49establishment of the state's first
33:51Horticulture College? So, this first
33:56Horticulture College has been approved
33:57in Raebareli. It is in Raebareli as
34:00well, okay? The previous one was also
34:01Raebareli, this one is also in
34:02Raebareli, remember that. Option number
34:04B will be correct. It is related to
34:06horticulture, the state's first one is
34:09in Raebareli. The establishment of the
34:11state's first Horticulture College has
34:12been approved. Raebareli is also
34:14included in the State Capital Region of
34:15Uttar Pradesh. Just like the NCR, which
34:19is the National Capital Region, the SCR
34:21includes the state capital Lucknow and
34:24six districts surrounding it that are
34:27being developed under the SCR. So,
34:30among the six prominent districts
34:32included in the SCR, questions might be
34:34asked about which ones are not included
34:35. So, these are the six. Remember these
34:38: Raebareli, Barabanki, Lucknow itself,
34:40and the surrounding areas of Hardoi,
34:43Sitapur, and Unnao. Look at the next
34:46question. Consider the following
34:48statements regarding the Uttar
34:49Pradesh-Japan Investment Conference
34:512026. The Uttar Pradesh-Japan
34:53Investment Conference was held recently
34:55. Seen from a national perspective, it
34:57is meant to bring Japanese technologies
35:00to India. That is why it was conducted.
35:02It has also been conducted at the
35:03national level. Its conference was held
35:04in New Delhi. It was conducted at the
35:06national level, but it was also
35:07conducted at the state level in Uttar
35:09Pradesh. Look at the first point, it
35:12states that there is a proposal to
35:14build a dedicated Japanese township on
35:17500 acres for companies in the YEIDA
35:20region. So, during this conference, in
35:24the Yamuna Expressway Industrial
35:27Development Authority (YEIDA) area, a
35:30small town known as a' Japanese City '
35:33will be built, where their technologies
35:36will be used for construction. So, this
35:39one is correct. Japan's Yamanshi
35:42Prefecture will provide financial
35:44assistance of 600 crores to the MSME
35:46sector of UP in the YEIDA region. So,
35:49Japan's Yamanshi Prefecture will
35:51provide financial assistance of 600
35:53crores to the Micro, Small, and Medium
35:55Enterprises sector of UP. Then, under
35:58this initiative, an integrated Buddhist
36:00circuit will be developed in the state
36:02by connecting Sarnath, Kushinagar,
36:04Shravasti, and Kapilavastu. So, this
36:07Japan Investment Summit, since it is
36:10believed that Japan is largely related
36:12to Buddhism and followers of the
36:14Buddhist sect, an integrated Buddhist
36:16circuit will be developed in the state
36:18under this by connecting Sarnath,
36:20Kushinagar, Shravasti, and Kapilvastu.
36:24So all three answers will be correct
36:25for this. The first, second, and third,
36:27all three are right. So, let us have
36:29another look at these details. The
36:31Uttar Pradesh-Japan Investment Summit
36:332026 aims to make Uttar Pradesh a
36:35global hub for manufacturing,
36:37innovation, and tourism. In this
36:39strategic partnership, there is
36:41economic, technical, and cultural
36:42cooperation between the UP government
36:44and the Japanese provincial industrial
36:46government. Let’s take a look at the
36:48key points in this. Dedicated Japanese
36:50city: Preparing special industrial
36:52infrastructure for Japanese companies.
36:55MSME promotion: Providing financial and
36:58technical assistance to the state's
37:00micro, small, and medium enterprises;
37:02skills and employment: Japanese
37:04language training and job opportunities
37:06for the youth (meaning their language
37:08and technologies should be taught and
37:10explained here); then, in the
37:12integrated Buddhist circuit route, for
37:14Japanese tourists—the tourists coming
37:17from Japan—a Buddhist circuit will be
37:19developed, where a well-connected
37:22tourism circuit route will be prepared
37:24by linking Sarnath, Kushinagar,
37:26Shravasti, and Kapilvastu. Look at the
37:28next question. In which district has
37:31the Uttar Pradesh government approved
37:34the establishment of an Integrated
37:36Manufacturing and Logistics Cluster
37:38near the Purvanchal Expressway at a
37:41cost of 272.25 crore? So, this
37:43Integrated Manufacturing and Logistics
37:46Cluster is near the Purvanchal
37:48Expressway. Logistics means storage;
37:51Sultanpur has received approval for the
37:53establishment of this logistics cluster
37:56. It will be done here. Option number B
37:59will be correct. This cluster will be
38:01established in Sultanpur only. What
38:03will be its objective? To promote
38:05industrial development in the
38:06Purvanchal region and create
38:08opportunities for direct and indirect
38:10employment at the local level. When
38:12this is developed, there will naturally
38:13be employment opportunities as well.
38:15The project is named the Integrated
38:17Manufacturing and Logistics Cluster.
38:19Where is the location? Near the
38:20Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur
38:23district. Look at the next question. In
38:25which two cities will the' U-Hub ',
38:27approved by the Uttar Pradesh cabinet
38:29to promote deep-tech innovation in the
38:31state, be established as a two-site
38:33model? This is a good question. In
38:35which two cities will the U-Hub,
38:37approved for promoting deep-tech
38:39innovation, be established as a
38:41two-site model? So, where will these
38:43two sites be? In Lucknow and Noida;
38:46option number C will be correct.
38:48Let’s look at the details for Lucknow
38:50and Noida. So its main objective is to
38:53make Uttar Pradesh a major center for
38:55deep tech innovation, research, and
38:58investment at the national and global
39:00level. See, its goal regarding what the
39:02Lucknow center will be related to and
39:03Noida are different. Take a look. It
39:06will include application-based AI,
39:09GovTech, healthcare, industrial AI,
39:11agricultural biotechnology, and
39:14diagnostics, which will form the
39:16Lucknow center as a hub. The Noida
39:21center will be related to quantum and
39:23advanced computing, semiconductor
39:26design, physical AI, robotics, defense
39:29technology, and advanced technology. So
39:33these two, Lucknow and Noida, will be
39:36developed as hubs to promote deep tech
39:39innovation. So these were some of our
39:42important current affairs for Uttar
39:44Pradesh, which were related to the
39:45month of August. Lastly, there is a
39:48test question for you: Parichha Dam,
39:50located in dash, Uttar Pradesh, was
39:52recently granted the World Heritage
39:55Irrigation Structure tag. So, where is
39:57it located? In Sonbhadra, Lalitpur,
39:59Jhansi, or Mirzapur of Uttar Pradesh?
40:02So, you have to tell the answer in the
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