2015 GS Paper I, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2015 · GS Paper I

Question 35: History and Culture

Consider the following pairs :

Medieval Indian StatePresent Region
1ChampakaCentral India
2DurgaraJammu
3KulutaMalabar

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

a1 and 2
b2 only
c1 and 3
d3 only

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (b).

Champaka was the medieval state of Chamba in Himachal Pradesh, so Central India is wrong. Durgara was the Dogra land around Jammu, so pair 2 is correct. Kuluta was the Kullu valley in Himachal Pradesh, not Malabar on the south-west coast. Only pair 2 is right. Remember these were hill states of the western Himalayas.

  • 1. Champaka was Chamba in Himachal Pradesh, not Central India.
  • 2. Durgara was the Dogra region around Jammu.
  • 3. Kuluta was Kullu in Himachal Pradesh, not Malabar.
Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Wrong: Champaka (Chamba) was in the Himalayas, not Central India.
  • (b) Correct: only Durgara and Jammu is matched correctly.
  • (c) Wrong: Champaka was not in Central India and Kuluta was not in Malabar.
  • (d) Wrong: Kuluta is the Kullu valley in Himachal Pradesh, not Malabar.

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2015, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.