Which of the following districts of Uttar Pradesh shares its boundary with only one other district of Uttar Pradesh?

Question

Which of the following districts of Uttar Pradesh shares its boundary with only one other district of Uttar Pradesh?

1. Lalitpur

2. Saharanpur

3. Sonbhadra

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

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

Correct Answer

Option D — Only 1

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Only 1.

Key Points

• Lalitpur is the district of Uttar Pradesh that shares a boundary with only one other district of the state — Jhansi. All its remaining boundaries are with Madhya Pradesh, giving option (d).
• Saharanpur borders several UP districts as well as Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana.
• Sonbhadra is notable for a different reason — it is the only Indian district bordering four states — but within Uttar Pradesh it adjoins more than one district.

Additional Information

• Lalitpur lies in the Bundelkhand region and is almost an enclave, projecting into Madhya Pradesh. It is connected to the rest of Uttar Pradesh only through Jhansi.
• Sonbhadra, the second largest district of Uttar Pradesh by area after Lakhimpur Kheri, borders Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar. It is called the "energy capital of India" for its concentration of thermal power plants.
• Uttar Pradesh borders nine states and Union Territories — Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar — and has an international boundary with Nepal.
• Uttar Pradesh has 75 districts grouped into 18 divisions.