Match List-I with List-II
| List-I (Types of Towns) | List-II (Examples) | ||
| (A) | Garrison Cantonment Towns | (I) | Jamshedpur and Coimbatore |
| (B) | Mining Towns | (II) | Saharanpur and Satna |
| (C) | Industrial Towns | (III) | Ankleshwar and Jharia |
| (D) | Commercial Towns | (IV) | Ambala and Jalandhar |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
(A) Garrison Cantonment Towns — this matches (IV) Ambala and Jalandhar.
(B) Mining Towns — this matches (III) Ankleshwar and Jharia. Ankleshwar is also spelt Ankaleshwar.
(C) Industrial Towns — this matches (I) Jamshedpur and Coimbatore.
(D) Commercial Towns — this matches (II) Saharanpur and Satna.
NCERT (2026-27): “Industrial towns … Industries constitute prime motive force of these cities, such as Mumbai, Salem, Coimbatore, Modinagar, Jamshedpur, Hugli, Bhilai, etc.” “Commercial towns … Towns and cities specialising in trade and commerce are kept in this class. Kolkata, Saharanpur, Satna, etc., are some examples.” “Mining towns … These towns have developed in mineral rich areas such as Raniganj, Jharia, Digboi, Ankaleshwar, Singrauli, etc.” “Garrisson Cantonment towns … These towns emerged as garrisson towns such as Ambala, Jalandhar, Mhow, Babina, Udhampur, etc.” |