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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Uttar Pradesh government has approved a Metro Rail project for which city of Uttar Pradesh recently
A
Allahabad
B
Gorakhpur
C
Sambhal
D
Faizabad
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Agra and Kanpur.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kolkata metro holds the record of being India’s first metro service. It was introduced in the year 1984. It started from Esplanade to Bhowanipur (Now Netaji Bhawan) for 3.4 km and served 5 stations initially. The Kolkata Metro was India’s first underground rail system, similar to the London tube system.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are currently 16 operational rapid transit (popularly known as ‘metro’) systems in fifteen cities across India, with Delhi Metro being the largest. As of December 2022, India has 822.038 km of operational metro lines and 16 systems. A further 568.15 km of lines are under construction.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lucknow metro began its operations on September 27, 2014. The red line of the Lucknow metro is currently operational, and the blue line has been approved. Presently, there are 21 active stations. The red line runs from Chaudhary Charan Singh International airport to Munshipulia.

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