MPPSC 2023 Prelims Q94: Which other name was the religious place Chitrakoot also

Q: What is the answer to MPPSC 2023 Prelims Q94?

C. Correct — C, Brahmpuri. Chitrakoot, on the banks of the Mandakini river straddling the Madhya Pradesh–Uttar Pradesh border, is among India's most revered pilgrimage sites — traditionally held to be where Lord Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana spent a substantial part of their exile — and is also known by the alternate name Brahmpuri in Hindu tradition.

MPPSC 2023 Prelims Paper-I · Question 94 of 100

Verified against the official question paper. Answer as per the official MPPSC answer key.

Which other name was the religious place Chitrakoot also recognized by?

(a)Jagatpuri
(b)Ramsiya
(c)Brahmpuri
(d)Kakanaya

Answer

Why

Correct — C, Brahmpuri. Chitrakoot, on the banks of the Mandakini river straddling the Madhya Pradesh–Uttar Pradesh border, is among India's most revered pilgrimage sites — traditionally held to be where Lord Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana spent a substantial part of their exile — and is also known by the alternate name Brahmpuri in Hindu tradition.

Why the others are wrong

(a)Jagatpuri — Jagatpuri is not an attested historical or traditional alternate name for Chitrakoot.
(b)Ramsiya — Though evocative of Rama and Sita, 'Ramsiya' is not the recognised alternate name used for Chitrakoot in tradition or in the official key.
(d)Kakanaya — Kakanaya is not an attested alternate name for Chitrakoot; it should not be confused with other, unrelated MP place-names of similar sound.

Concept

Chitrakoot's sanctity in Hindu tradition rests on its association with the Ramayana — the site, on the Mandakini river, is venerated as a stopover of Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana during their forest exile, and the Kamadgiri hill there is circumambulated by pilgrims as a living form of the Chitrakoot region itself. Several major MP pilgrimage sites carry historic alternate names, and MPPSC likes testing them directly.

For 'also known as' questions on MP pilgrimage sites, the safest approach is to hold firmly to the one name you can verify (here, Brahmpuri) rather than guessing among similar-sounding invented options.

Key facts

Chitrakoot lies on the Mandakini river, on the MP–UP border
Traditionally associated with Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana's forest exile
Also known by the alternate name Brahmpuri
Kamadgiri hill is the site's principal pilgrim circumambulation point

Bathing ghats on the Mandakini River at Chitrakoot, the pilgrimage town on the Madhya Pradesh–Uttar Pradesh border also known as Brahmpuri.

Study next

Ramayana-linked pilgrim sites of MP — Chitrakoot, AmarkantakRivers of MP — Mandakini, Narmada, BetwaAlternate/traditional names of major MP pilgrimage townsInter-state border towns of MP (Chitrakoot, Singrauli)MP's religious tourism circuit

Common traps

Assuming Chitrakoot lies wholly in Uttar Pradesh — the town and several key pilgrim sites straddle the MP–UP border
Guessing a plausible-sounding but unattested alternate name over the one actually recorded in tradition

MPPSC frequently tests 'also known as' facts for MP's major pilgrimage and heritage sites — treat each alternate name as a discrete fact to memorise, not something to infer.

Related PYQs

No directly related past PYQ was found.

Practice

practice — not a real PYQ
Chitrakoot, a major pilgrimage site associated with Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana's exile, lies on the banks of which river?
- (a)Mandakini
- (b)Betwa
- (c)Narmada
- (d)Chambal
Answer(a) Mandakini — Chitrakoot sits on the Mandakini river, on the MP–UP border.
practice — not a real PYQ
The hill at Chitrakoot that pilgrims traditionally circumambulate is known as:
- (a)Kamadgiri
- (b)Parasnath
- (c)Girnar
- (d)Shatrunjaya
Answer(a) Kamadgiri — the principal circumambulated hill at Chitrakoot.