Economy of Uttar Pradesh

Key concepts

How Economy of Uttar Pradesh connects to the ideas, people and events around it.

1. Uttar Pradesh

   Uttar Pradesh is a state in northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is India's most populated state.

2. States and union territories of India

   India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories in turn are each subdivided into districts, of which a total of around 800 exist.

3. Indian rupee

   The Indian rupee is the official currency of India and the erstwhile Dominion of India and British Raj. The rupee is subdivided into 100 paise. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India.

4. 1,000,000,000,000

   1,000,000,000,000 is the natural number following 999,999,999,999 and preceding 1,000,000,000,001. It is known as 10 kharab, 1000 arab, or 1 lakh crore in the Indian numbering system.

5. Rice

   Rice is a cereal grain and, in its domesticated form, is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Africa and Asia. Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa —or, less commonly, Oryza glaberrima.

6. Wheat

   Wheat is a group of wild and domesticated grasses of the genus Triticum. As cereals, they are cultivated for their grains, which are staple foods around the world.

7. Maize

   Maize, also known as corn, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain. The leafy stalk of the plant gives rise to male inflorescences or tassels which produce pollen, and female inflorescences called ears. The ears yield grain, known as kernels or seeds.

8. Millet

   Millets are a highly varied group of small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as a staple cereal crop.

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