Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I (Type of Town) | List-II (Example) | ||
| (A) | Industrial | (I) | Mhow |
| (B) | Commercial | (II) | Katni |
| (C) | Transport | (III) | Satna |
| (D) | Garrison | (IV) | Modinagar |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)
(A) Industrial — this matches (IV) Modinagar. Industries are the prime motive force of this town.
(B) Commercial — this matches (III) Satna. It is a town of trade and commerce.
(C) Transport — this matches (II) Katni. Katni is a hub of inland transport.
(D) Garrison — this matches (I) Mhow. It is a cantonment town.
NCERT (2026-27): “Industrial towns … Industries constitute prime motive force of these cities, such as Mumbai, Salem, Coimbatore, Modinagar, Jamshedpur, Hugli, Bhilai, etc.” “Transport Cities … They may be ports primarily engaged in export and import activities such as Kandla, Cochin, Kozhikode, Vishakhapatnam, etc., or hubs of inland transport, such as Agra, Dhulia, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Nagar, Itarsi, Katni, etc.” “Commercial towns … Towns and cities specialising in trade and commerce are kept in this class. Kolkata, Saharanpur, Satna, etc., are some examples.” “Garrisson Cantonment towns … These towns emerged as garrisson towns such as Ambala, Jalandhar, Mhow, Babina, Udhampur, etc.” |