UPSC Prelims 1997 · General Studies
Question 50: Geography
Which of the following places are known for paper manufacturing industry? I. Yamuna Nagar II. Guwahati III. Shahabad IV. Ballarpur Choose the correct answer using the codes given below: Codes:
AnswerThe answer is (b).
The key counts Yamunanagar (Haryana), Guwahati (Assam) and Ballarpur (Maharashtra) as paper-making places, and leaves out Shahabad. Ballarpur is a well-known paper-mill centre, and Yamunanagar has a paper industry cluster. Paper needs raw material such as bamboo, wood pulp, grasses or waste paper, and plenty of water, so mills cluster near forests or markets.
- I. Yamunanagar in Haryana has a paper industry.
- II. Guwahati is counted by the key as a paper-making place.
- III. Shahabad is not on the key's list.
- IV. Ballarpur in Maharashtra is a well-known paper-mill centre.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Includes Shahabad and leaves out Ballarpur, a well-known paper centre.
- (b) Right: Yamunanagar, Guwahati and Ballarpur.
- (c) Includes Shahabad and leaves out Guwahati.
- (d) Includes Shahabad and leaves out Yamunanagar.
Worth knowing: I could not independently confirm Shahabad's exclusion or Guwahati's inclusion; the answer follows the key's list.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 1997, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.