Match List-I with List-II
| List-I (Religious groups) | List-II (Areas of their major concentration) | ||
| (A) | Sikhs | (I) | Rajasthan |
| (B) | Christians | (II) | Punjab |
| (C) | Buddhists | (III) | Goa |
| (D) | Jains | (IV) | Sikkim |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
(A) Sikhs — this matches (II) Punjab.
(B) Christians — this matches (III) Goa. They are concentrated along the western coast around Goa and Kerala.
(C) Buddhists — this matches (IV) Sikkim. Buddhists live mostly in Maharashtra; Sikkim is one of the other areas of Buddhist majority.
(D) Jains — this matches (I) Rajasthan. They live mainly in the urban areas of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
NCERT (2026-27): “Religious Composition … The Christian population is distributed mostly in rural areas of the country. The main concentration is observed along the Western coast around Goa, Kerala and also in the hill states of Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Chotanagpur area and Hills of Manipur.” “Sikhs are mostly concentrated in relatively small area of the country, particularly in the states of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi.” “Jains and Buddhists, the smallest religious groups in India have their concentration only in selected areas of the country. Jains have major concentration in the urban areas of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra, while the Buddhists are concentrated mostly in Maharashtra. The other areas of Buddhist majority are Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Ladakh in Jammu & Kashmir, Tripura, and Lahul and Spiti in Himachal Pradesh.” |