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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mustafabad village is renamed as
A
Saraswati Nagar
B
Yamuna Nagar
C
Lakshmi Nagar
D
Ganga Nagar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Haryana Government renames Mustafabad Village as Saraswati Nagar. Haryana Government has changed the name of Mustafabad village in Yamuna Nagar district of state to Saraswati Nagar derived from mythological Saraswati River.

Detailed explanation-2: -Etymology. According to government records, the town was earlier known as Saraswati Tirth which was later under Muslim rule renamed as Mustafabad. It was officially renamed to Saraswati Nagar via a notification by the BJP government in 2016 after the Sarasvati River’s paleochannel flowing through there.

Detailed explanation-3: -The name of Mustafabad Tehsil in Yamunanagar district in north-east Haryana has been changed to ‘Saraswati Nagar’, The renaming of Mustafabad-having a population of over 8, 500 and about 100 km from here-was done in view of the importance of the Saraswati river in Hindu mythology.

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