Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Appeared in: UPPSC-2021

Explanation

The pair 'Gorakhpur: Govind Sahib Mela' is incorrect.
The Govind Sahib Mela is a major fair held annually in Ambedkar Nagar district, at the shrine of the 19th-century saint Govind Sahib.
Gorakhpur is renowned for the 'Khichdi Mela', which takes place at the Gorakhnath Temple during Makar Sankranti.

Option A: This pair is correctly matched. The Nauchandi Mela is a prominent annual fair held in Meerut.
Option B: This pair is correctly matched. The Ghazi Miyan Mela is held at the dargah (tomb) of Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud in Bahraich.
Option C: This pair is correctly matched. The Bateshwar Mela, a large religious and animal fair, is held in Bateshwar, a town in the Agra district.

Clinical Relevance

Nursing practice connection: This is primarily an exam-oriented knowledge point with limited direct bedside application, so retain Famous Fairs (Melas) and their locations in Uttar Pradesh as background academic context rather than a clinical decision trigger.
While this is a general knowledge question, large public gatherings like melas have public health significance.
Nurses and community health workers are often involved in health camps and surveillance activities during such events to monitor for outbreaks of communicable diseases (e.g., cholera, influenza).
These events provide opportunities for mass health education campaigns on topics like sanitation, hygiene, and vaccination.

How to Approach the Question

Identify the core task: The question asks you to find the 'not correctly matched' pair. This means three options will be correct facts, and one will be incorrect.
Analyze each option systematically. For each pair (Place: Fair), recall or verify if the fair is indeed held in that place.
Evaluate Option A: Meerut and Nauchandi Mela. This is a famous and correct pairing.
Evaluate Option B: Bahraich and Ghazi Miyan Mela. This is also a well-known and correct pairing.
Evaluate Option C: Agra and Bateshwar Mela. This is another correct pairing.
Evaluate Option D: Gorakhpur and Govind Sahib Mela. Check this pairing. The Govind Sahib Mela is in Ambedkar Nagar, not Gorakhpur. This is the incorrect match.

Concept Tested & Keywords

Concept Tested: Famous Fairs (Melas) and their locations in Uttar Pradesh.
Stem keywords: pairs, not correctly matched, Meerut, Bahraich, Agra, Gorakhpur
Lead-in keywords: not correctly matched
Negative lead-in flag: The question asks to identify the option that is NOT correctly matched.

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