No. of cities in U.P. which are covered under the 'Smart City' Scheme

1. A

   10

   (a) 10. Uttar Pradesh’s Smart Cities Mission list is ten: Lucknow, Kanpur, Agra, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Aligarh, Bareilly, Moradabad, Saharanpur and Jhansi. That count is the official key.

2. B

   12

   (b) 12. Twelve over-counts the UP list; neighbouring states’ cities are being added in the head.

3. C

   15

   (c) 15. Fifteen is far above the notified UP set.

4. D

   18

   (d) 18. Eighteen is not the Mission tally for Uttar Pradesh.

Summary. Official key is (a) 10. Smart Cities Mission (2015, MoHUA) selected ten UP cities across rounds. Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Agra and Prayagraj sit with five more. 12, 15 and 18 are inflations. The keyed figure is ten.