Previous Year Question
Which of the following districts of Uttar Pradesh shares its boundary with only one other district of Uttar Pradesh?
Lalitpur
Saharanpur
Sonbhadra
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Only 1 and 2
All 1, 2 and 3
Only 2 and 3
Only 1
Correct Answer: D
Detailed Solution
1. Lalitpur — Correct. Within Uttar Pradesh, Lalitpur shares its boundary only with Jhansi district. Lalitpur is connected with the rest of Uttar Pradesh through a narrow corridor adjoining Jhansi and is otherwise largely surrounded by Madhya Pradesh.
Tikamgarh of Madhya Pradesh lies to its east, Sagar to the south, while districts such as Ashoknagar and Shivpuri lie towards its western side. Thus, within Uttar Pradesh, it has only one district neighbour—Jhansi.
2. Saharanpur — Incorrect. Saharanpur does not share its boundary with only one district of Uttar Pradesh. It shares boundaries with Muzaffarnagar and Shamli within Uttar Pradesh. It also borders Uttarakhand and Haryana.
3. Sonbhadra — Incorrect. Within Uttar Pradesh, Sonbhadra shares its boundary with Mirzapur and Chandauli, i.e. two districts. It also borders Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar.
Thus—
Lalitpur — borders only 1 UP district — Correct
Saharanpur — borders more than 1 UP district — Incorrect
Sonbhadra — borders 2 UP districts — Incorrect