Match List – I with List – II.
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LIST I |
LIST II |
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A. Murshidabad |
I. Tamil Nadu |
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B. Dewas |
II. Madhya Pradesh |
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C. Guntur |
III. West Bengal |
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D. Salem |
IV. Andhra Pradesh |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
A. Murshidabad — this matches III. West Bengal. Murshidabad lies near the Bangladesh border, in West Bengal.
B. Dewas — this matches II. Madhya Pradesh. Dewas lies beside Indore and Ujjain, in Madhya Pradesh.
C. Guntur — this matches IV. Andhra Pradesh. Guntur is a cotton textile centre in Andhra Pradesh.
D. Salem — this matches I. Tamil Nadu. Salem is one of the important cotton textile centres of Tamil Nadu, the state with the largest number of mills.
Note 1: This question is taken from the pre-rationalised NCERT book. The latest edition (2026-27) does not have this part. An extract of the pre-rationalised NCERT book is given below for the benefit of students.
Note 2: The given answer is as per the official NTA Answer Key. The book does not say in clear words that Murshidabad is in West Bengal and Dewas is in Madhya Pradesh. It only marks them on the map of cotton textile industries (Fig. 8.11). Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) and Salem (Tamil Nadu) are given in the chapter, and only Option (2) has Guntur with Andhra Pradesh.
Pre-rationalised NCERT: “Tamil Nadu has the largest number of mills and most of them produce yarn rather than cloth. Coimbatore has emerged as the most important centre with nearly half the mills located there. Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Thanjavur, Ramanathapuram and Salem are the other important centres. … The important centres are Hyderabad, Secunderabad and Warangal in Telangana and Guntur in Andhra Pradesh.”
Fig. 8.11 : Cotton Textile Industries |
