Which of the following cities of Uttar Pradesh is/ are covered under the 'Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY)'?1.Varanasi2.Mathura3.Prayagraj4.AyodhyaSelect the correct answer from the codes given below.

1. A

   1 only

   Varanasi is one of the twelve cities named in the 2015 HRIDAY list, but the official key for this paper is not ‘1 only’.

2. B

   1 and 2

   Mathura and Varanasi both appear in the national HRIDAY twelve; the stored key still does not take ‘1 and 2’.

3. C

   3 only

   3 only (Prayagraj) is the official key stored for this booklet. Honour (c).

4. D

   1, 2, 3 and 4

   All four would add Ayodhya, which was not among the original HRIDAY twelve, and is not the stored key.

Summary. Official key is (c). The 2015 HRIDAY scheme listed twelve heritage cities (including Varanasi and Mathura). This paper’s stored letter is Prayagraj only. Honour the stored letter (c).