UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2016

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?

  1. 1, 2 and 4
  2. 2, 3, 4 and 5
  3. 2 and 5 only
  4. 1, 3, 4 and 5

Answer

Correct Answer

2 and 5 only

Explanation

Khajuraho is correctly located in the Bundelkhand region and Tirupati in the Rayalaseema region, making pairs 2 and 5 correct. Bodhgaya is not in Baghelkhand, Shirdi is not in Vidarbha, and Nasik is not in Malwa, making the other pairs incorrect.

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