Which of the following districts is/are part of the Devipatan Division in Uttar Pradesh?

Question

Which of the following districts is/are part of the Devipatan Division in Uttar Pradesh?

1. Basti

2. Bahraich

3. Balrampur

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. A. Only 1 and 2
2. B. Only 3
3. C. Only 2 and 3 (Correct answer)
4. D. Only 1

Correct Answer

Option C — Only 2 and 3

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Only 2 and 3.

Key Points

• The Devipatan Division of Uttar Pradesh, with its headquarters at Gonda, consists of four districts: Gonda, Bahraich, Balrampur and Shravasti.
• 2. Bahraich ✓ and 3. Balrampur ✓ belong to it.
• 1. Basti ✗ — Basti is the headquarters of a separate division of its own (Basti Division, comprising Basti, Siddharthnagar and Sant Kabir Nagar).
• Hence option (c).

Additional Information

• Uttar Pradesh is administratively organised into 18 divisions and 75 districts.
• The Devipatan Division takes its name from the Devipatan Shakti Peeth temple at Tulsipur in Balrampur district.
• Shravasti, in this division, is a major Buddhist site — the Buddha is said to have spent 24 rainy seasons there, at the Jetavana monastery, and performed the "twin miracle" there.
• The division borders Nepal, which is why it features in questions on border districts of Uttar Pradesh.