The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved on 29th July, 2020 to establish a National Law University at which of the following cities ?
- (a)Kanpur
- (b)Lucknow
- (c)Gorakhpur
- (d)Prayagraj
Correct — D, Prayagraj. On 29 July 2020 the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved setting up a National Law University at Prayagraj. The enabling law, the Uttar Pradesh National Law University, Prayagraj Act, 2020 (U.P. Act No. 26 of 2020), followed; about 25 acres at Deoghat/Jhalwa were earmarked, the foundation stone was laid by President Ram Nath Kovind on 11 September 2021, and the university was later named after Dr. Rajendra Prasad. It became UP's second NLU after RMLNLU, Lucknow.
- (a)Kanpur — Kanpur was not the chosen site — the 29 July 2020 cabinet decision fixed Prayagraj for the new National Law University.
- (b)Lucknow — Lucknow already hosts UP's first NLU — the Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University (RMLNLU, established 2005); the 2020 approval was for a NEW NLU located elsewhere.
- (c)Gorakhpur — Gorakhpur was not selected; Prayagraj — a major judicial centre and seat of the Allahabad High Court — was chosen for the new university.
In July 2020 the UP government decided to establish a new National Law University at Prayagraj, giving the state a second NLU after RMLNLU, Lucknow. Prayagraj is a historic legal hub — the seat of the Allahabad High Court — which made it a natural choice. The enabling statute was the UP National Law University, Prayagraj Act, 2020.
The distractor Lucknow tempts because UP's well-known first NLU (RMLNLU) is there — but that one already existed. The 29 July 2020 cabinet decision concerns a NEW university, located at Prayagraj.
- UP Cabinet approval date: 29 July 2020.
- Location: Prayagraj (Deoghat/Jhalwa; about 25 acres).
- Enabling law: UP National Law University, Prayagraj Act, 2020 (U.P. Act No. 26 of 2020).
- Foundation laid 11 Sep 2021 (President Kovind); later named after Dr. Rajendra Prasad; UP's 2nd NLU after RMLNLU Lucknow.
- Choosing Lucknow because RMLNLU is there — the 2020 decision was for a new university at Prayagraj.
- Confusing a 'National Law University' with a university law faculty (e.g. Allahabad University).
As a UP-specific current-affairs recall — 'which city / which scheme' — usually anchored to the cabinet-approval date (29 July 2020).
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which was Uttar Pradesh's FIRST National Law University, established before the 2020 Prayagraj decision?
- (a)Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow
- (b)National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
- (c)NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
- (d)National Law University, Delhi
Answer(a) Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow — set up in 2005.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The National Law University approved for Prayagraj in 2020 was later named after which leader?
- (a)B.R. Ambedkar
- (b)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- (c)Ram Manohar Lohia
- (d)Madan Mohan Malaviya
Answer(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad — India's first President, after whom the Prayagraj NLU was named.