UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 35
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?
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Correct answer: C
Correct Option: C
Explanation: Khajuraho is in Bundelkhand and Tirupati in Rayalaseema; Bodhgaya, Shirdi and Nashik are each assigned the wrong cultural/geographical region in the other pairs.
Statement/Pair-wise Analysis:
Pair 1: Incorrect - Bodhgaya is in Bihar’s Magadh region, not Baghelkhand.
Pair 2: Correct - Khajuraho in Chhatarpur district lies in the Bundelkhand region.
Pair 3: Incorrect - Shirdi in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district is not in Vidarbha.
Pair 4: Incorrect - Nashik is in northern Maharashtra, not the Malwa region.
Pair 5: Correct - Tirupati is in Andhra Pradesh’s Rayalaseema region.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - includes incorrect pairs 1, 4; omits correct pair 5.
B: Incorrect - includes incorrect pairs 3, 4.
C: Correct - includes all and only the true statements/items.
D: Incorrect - includes incorrect pairs 1, 3, 4; omits correct pair 2.