Q. 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 :
a) Only 1 and 2
b) All 1, 2 and 3
c) Only 2 and 3
d) Only 1
Correct Answer: d) Only 1
Question from UPPSC Prelims 2025
Explanation:
Only Lalitpur shares its boundary with exactly one Uttar Pradesh district.
– Lalitpur: Lies as a southern projection of UP into Madhya Pradesh; within UP it touches only Jhansi. Hence it qualifies.
– Saharanpur: Borders two UP districts—Muzaffarnagar and Shamli—besides Haryana and Uttarakhand. So not “only one”.
– Sonbhadra: In the southeast, it borders two UP districts—Mirzapur and Chandauli—along with MP, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Bihar. So not “only one”.
Therefore, only statement 1 is correct; Option 4.
