मागासलेल्या पूर्व उत्तर प्रदेशातील गोरखपूर बाबत काय खरे आहे ?
(a) जॅपनीज इनसिफॅलिटीस मुळे दर वर्षी शेकडो मुले मरण पावतात म्हणून बदनाम.
(b) पश्चिम बंगालच्या खरगपूर पेक्षा अधिक लांब व जगातील सर्वात लांब प्लॅटफॉर्म येथे होत आहे.
(c) कधीकाळी गुंडांच्या टोळी युद्धांमुळे पूर्वेचे चिकागो म्हणून बदनाम.
पर्यायी उत्तरे :

The correct answer is Option D ((a), (b) and (c)).

Key Points:
• Core Concept
• Current regional and developmental geography often highlights cities facing specific public health, transport, and historical law-and-order events.
• Why Correct
• All three statements regarding Gorakhpur are true:
• 1. (a) Gorakhpur and the Terai region gained tragic national attention due to annual outbreaks of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) / Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) causing hundreds of child fatalities at BRD Medical College.
• 2. (b) In 2013, Gorakhpur Railway Station inaugurated a 1,366.33-meter platform, overtaking Kharagpur (1,072.5 m) as the world's longest railway platform.
• 3. (c) During the 1980s and 1990s, intense mafia rivalries and gang wars earned Gorakhpur the moniker 'Chicago of the East'.
• Key Details
• The world's longest platform title remained with Gorakhpur until Hubballi (Karnataka) expanded its platform in 2023.
• Exam Traps
• Candidates often know about the railway platform but hesitate regarding the encephalitis crisis or historical gang war epithet.
• Other Options
• Options 1, 2, and 3 are partial subsets.
• Key Takeaway: Gorakhpur was known for Japanese Encephalitis outbreaks, the world's longest railway platform (1,366 m in 2013), and mafia gang wars.