Question

________ is a religious city located in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
1. Shirdi
2. Rajgir
3. Somnath
4. Kushinagar

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Shirdi

The correct answer is Shirdi.

• Shirdi is a religious city located in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

• Shirdi is famously known as the home of the late 19th-century saint Shri Sai Baba.
• Sai Baba visited Shirdi when he was 16 years old and stayed there until he died in 1918.
• The Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust located in Shirdi is one of the richest temple organizations.
• Shirdi has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%.
  • Male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 62%. In Shirdi, 15% of the population is under six years of age.

Place Name	Details
Rajgir	Rajgir is an ancient city in the northeast Indian state of Bihar. Rajgir history is linked with both Jainism and Buddism. The 2,500-year-old Cyclopean Wall is located in Rajgir city.
Somnath	Somnath temple on the western edge of the state is believed to be the place where the first of the twelve holy jyotirlingas emerged in India. The temples lie at the meeting of Kapila, Hiran and Sarasvati rivers and the waves of the Arabian Sea. The ancient temple’s timeline can be traced from 649 BC but is believed to be older than that. The present form was reconstructed in 1951.
Kushinagar	Kushinagar is a town in the Kushinagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site, where Buddhists believe Gautam Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana after his death. It is an international Buddhist pilgrimage centre.