'Purvanchal Express Way' in Uttar Pradesh will not pass through which of the following cities?

The correct answer is B) Basti. The Purvanchal Expressway runs from Lucknow (Chandrika area, Lucknow district) to Ghazipur in eastern UP, and it cuts through the central and eastern districts along the Lucknow to Ghazipur corridor. Its route passes through Barabanki, the Faizabad (Ayodhya) region, Sultanpur and Ambedkar Nagar, then Azamgarh and Mau, before ending at Ghazipur. Basti lies well to the north of this alignment, so the expressway does not touch it.

The core concept here is map-based reasoning on infrastructure projects. Learn the expressway as a sequence of districts running west to east, not as a list of towns. This matters for Mains GS-I (geography of UP, regional development) and GS-III (infrastructure, logistics and connectivity), where such corridors are often discussed for their economic impact on backward eastern districts.

The expressway was inaugurated in 2021, and its length is about 340 km, so check any newer facts against current sources.

Trap: Aspirants pick Faizabad or Azamgarh by mistake because they are famous names in eastern UP. Mentally trace the route from Lucknow to Ghazipur and see which city is off that line.