The Maharishi Valmiki International Airport is located at:
- A.Kushinagar
- B.Ayodhya
- C.Prayagraj
- D.Jewar
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Ayodhya. The airport at Ayodhya Dham is named after Maharishi Valmiki, the author of the Ramayana, and was inaugurated at the end of December 2023 to carry pilgrim traffic to the city. It is one of the four working international airports of the state.
Option A is wrong because the Kushinagar International Airport, opened in 2021, serves the Buddhist circuit around the place of the Buddha's mahaparinirvana. Option C is wrong because Prayagraj has a domestic airport at Bamrauli. Option D is wrong because Jewar in Gautam Buddha Nagar district is the site of the Noida International Airport, which is being built as a very large new airport for the national capital region, and is the option most often chosen by mistake.
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