UPSC Prelims 2005 · General Studies
Question 125: Geography
Match items in the List-I with those in the List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Location) A. Kakinada B. Dundigal C. Margao D. Bhadrachalam List-II (Known For / In News For) 1. Skybus Metro rail test-run 2. TIC paper board unit 3. Bio-diesel plant 4. Indian Air Force Academy
AnswerThe answer is (b).
Dundigal, near Hyderabad, is home to the Indian Air Force Academy; Margao in Goa hosted the Konkan Railway's skybus test run; Bhadrachalam has ITC's paperboard unit (printed 'TIC' in the question); and Kakinada, by elimination, fits the bio-diesel plant. That gives A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2.
- A. Kakinada - Bio-diesel plant (3).
- B. Dundigal - Indian Air Force Academy (4).
- C. Margao - Skybus Metro rail test run (1).
- D. Bhadrachalam - ITC paper board unit (2).
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Puts Kakinada with paper board and Dundigal with skybus; both wrong.
- (b) Correct: bio-diesel, Air Force Academy, skybus, paper board.
- (c) Puts Kakinada with paper board and Bhadrachalam with bio-diesel; both wrong.
- (d) Puts Dundigal with skybus and Margao with the Air Force Academy; both wrong.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2005, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.