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Detailed explanation-1: -On 24 January 1950, the United Provinces was renamed as Uttar Pradesh. In May 2017, the Government of Uttar Pradesh declared to celebrate UP Day on 24 January every year.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Government of Uttar Pradesh celebrates ‘Uttar Pradesh Divas’ on 24 January every year, the day when the erstwhile United Provinces was renamed in 1950. On January 24, 1950, the Governor General of India passed United Provinces (Alteration of Name) Order 1950, renaming United Provinces as Uttar Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-3: -On January 26, 1950, when India became a republic, the state was given its present name, Uttar Pradesh (literally, “Northern State”). Its capital is Lucknow, in the west-central part of the state. Area 93, 933 square miles (243, 286 square km). Pop.

Detailed explanation-4: -The region was the site of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, with revolts at Meerut, Kanpur, and Lucknow. The region was also a site for the Indian Independence movement with the Indian National Congress. After independence in 1947, the United Provinces were renamed Uttar Pradesh in 1950.

Detailed explanation-5: -Foundation Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the founding of a nation, state or a creation of a military unit. This day is for countries that came into existence without the necessity of gaining independence.