2016 GS Paper I, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2016 · GS Paper I
Question 94: Geography
Consider the following pairs :
| Famous place | Region | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bodhgaya | Baghelkhand |
| 2. | Khajuraho | Bundelkhand |
| 3. | Shirdi | Vidarbha |
| 4. | Nasik (Nashik) | Malwa |
| 5. | Tirupati | Rayalaseema |
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
a1, 2 and 4
b2, 3, 4 and 5
c2 and 5 only
d1, 3, 4 and 5
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (c).
Bodhgaya is in Bihar, in the Magadha region, not Baghelkhand. Khajuraho is in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh. Shirdi is in western Maharashtra, not in Vidarbha. Nashik is in north Maharashtra, not Malwa. Tirupati is in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh. So only pairs 2 and 5 are correctly matched.
- 1. Bodhgaya lies in the Magadha region of Bihar.
- 2. Khajuraho is in Bundelkhand.
- 3. Shirdi is in western Maharashtra, not Vidarbha.
- 4. Nashik is in north Maharashtra, not Malwa.
- 5. Tirupati is in Rayalaseema.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Pairs 1 and 4 are wrongly matched.
- (b) Pairs 3 and 4 are wrongly matched.
- (c) Right: only Khajuraho-Bundelkhand and Tirupati-Rayalaseema are correct.
- (d) Pairs 1, 3 and 4 are wrongly matched.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2016, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.