Question

Diesel Electric Locomotive Works of the Indian Railway, is situated in which city of the state Uttar Pradesh?
1. Varanasi
2. Kanpur
3. Lucknow
4. Noida

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Varanasi

The correct answer is Varanasi.

• Diesel Electric Locomotive Works is situated in the Varanasi city of the state Uttar Pradesh.
• It is the largest diesel-electric locomotive manufacturer in India.
• It was founded in the year 1961.
• The Diesel Locomotive Works in Varanasi has registered a record production of electric rail locomotives in July 2020 in which it produced a total of 31 electric rail locomotives in the month of July.
• Noida has also become a hub for software and mobile app development companies like HCL, Barclay’s, Samsung, Agilent, CSC.
• Varanasi is famous all over the world for its embroidered textiles, handloom woven.

About Uttar Pradesh​

Area	240928 square km
No. of districts	75
Total population (The year 2011)	199812341
Sex ratio	912:1000
1st Governor after Indian Independence	Smt. Sarojini Naidu
1st chief minister after independence	Shri Govind Ballabh Pant
Capital	Lucknow
The density of population (per sq. km)	829
Major rivers	Ganga, Yamuna, Ramganga, Gomti, Ghaghra, Betwa, and Ken
Bordering states	Uttrakhand, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Bihar.
Lok Sabha seats	80
Rajya Sabha seats	31
Legislative Assembly members	404 members
Legislative  Council members	100 members