The Purvanchal Expressway runs from near Lucknow to which district?
- A.Gorakhpur
- B.Ghazipur
- C.Varanasi
- D.Ballia
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Ghazipur. The Purvanchal Expressway runs about 341 km from Chand Sarai near Lucknow to Haidaria in Ghazipur district, passing through Barabanki, Amethi, Sultanpur, Ayodhya, Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh and Mau. It was opened in 2021 and has an airstrip near Kudebhar in Sultanpur district where military aircraft can land in an emergency.
Option A is wrong because Gorakhpur is joined to this expressway by a separate link expressway of about 91 km that meets it at Salarpur in Azamgarh district. Option C is wrong because Varanasi lies south of the alignment and is served by highways. Option D is wrong because Ballia, the easternmost district of the state, lies beyond Ghazipur. Remember the agency as well, since the same question is often set as which authority built the Purvanchal Expressway, and the answer is UPEIDA, set up in 2007.
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