Indian Geography

The Great Stupa at Sanchi, commissioned by Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE and later enlarged, is located in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh. It is one of the oldest stone structures in India and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, Gujarat. Rajkot is where he lived during part of his childhood. Wardha became important later in his life for his ashram.

IITs are located in Delhi (IIT Delhi), Rajasthan (IIT Jodhpur), and Maharashtra (IIT Bombay). Kerala does not have an IIT campus, which makes it the correct answer to the question asking which state does NOT have an IIT.

Panipat was selected as the first Eco Town under a government scheme to develop environmentally sustainable urban centers. This initiative aimed to promote eco-friendly infrastructure and green practices in Indian towns.

Bihar, Sikkim, and Punjab are states in India. Lakshadweep is a Union Territory (archipelago), not a state.

Chandigarh is unique as the capital city of both Punjab and Haryana, serving as their shared capital and a Union Territory. This arrangement was made after Punjab's reorganization in 1966. Srinagar (J&K), Shillong (Meghalaya), and Dispur (Assam) are single-state capitals.

Dehradun is the interim capital of Uttarakhand state, which was carved out of Uttar Pradesh in 2000. It has been part of Uttarakhand since the state's formation and serves as its administrative center.

Mussourie (also spelled Mussoorie) is approximately 35km from Dehradun and is the nearest hill station, often called Queen of the Hills. Shimla is in Himachal Pradesh, Nainital is in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, and Auli is a skiing destination much farther north in Uttarakhand.

Harbhajan Singh was born in Jalandhar, Punjab. Option B spells it as 'Jalanthar' which appears to be a misspelling or OCR error, but Jalandhar is clearly the intended correct answer.

Yuvraj Singh was born in Chandigarh, making option A correct. He is the son of former cricketer Yograj Singh and hails from the Union Territory of Chandigarh.

Zaheer Khan was born in Shrirampur, Maharashtra. This is his birthplace in Ahmednagar district. The other cities are not correct.

Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. It is famous for its one-horned rhinoceros population and is situated in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas. The sanctuary is part of the Terai ecosystem.

Ladakh is the largest Lok Sabha constituency in India by area, covering approximately 1,73,266 square kilometers. This is due to Ladakh's vast, mountainous terrain with sparse population. Kutch in Gujarat is large but smaller than Ladakh, while Kangra and Patna Sahib are significantly smaller in geographical extent.