UPSC Prelims 2003 · General Studies
Question 5: Geography
Match List I (Organisation) with List II (Location) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list: List I (Organisation) A. National Sugar Institute B. Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited C. Institute of Military Law D. Institute of National Integration List II (Location) 1. Dehradun 2. Kamptee 3. Pune 4. Hyderabad Codes: A B C D
AnswerThe answer is (d).
Place the institutions you are sure of first. Mishra Dhatu Nigam, a defence metals public enterprise, is at Hyderabad. The Institute of Military Law is at Kamptee near Nagpur. The National Sugar Institute is at Kanpur (item 5 of the original list, which is not shown here). That leaves the Institute of National Integration with Pune, giving A-5, B-4, C-2, D-3. In matching questions, fix the certain pairs and use elimination for the rest.
- A. National Sugar Institute is at Kanpur (item 5).
- B. Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited is at Hyderabad (item 4).
- C. The Institute of Military Law is at Kamptee (item 2).
- D. The Institute of National Integration goes with Pune (item 3), the pair left by elimination.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) A-3 (Pune) and B-1 (Dehradun) are both wrong.
- (b) B-1 puts Mishra Dhatu Nigam at Dehradun, but it is at Hyderabad.
- (c) A-3 puts the sugar institute at Pune; it is at Kanpur.
- (d) Correct: Kanpur, Hyderabad, Kamptee, Pune for A, B, C, D.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2003, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.