Match List-I with List-II
| List-I (Type of Town) | List-II (Example) | ||
| (A) | Educational | (I) | Aligarh |
| (B) | Industrial | (II) | Salem |
| (C) | Administrative | (III) | Imphal |
| (D) | Tourist | (IV) | Pachmarhi |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
(A) Educational — this matches (I) Aligarh.
(B) Industrial — this matches (II) Salem.
(C) Administrative — this matches (III) Imphal. Imphal is the headquarters of the government of Manipur.
(D) Tourist — this matches (IV) Pachmarhi.
NCERT (2026-27): “Administrative towns and cities … Towns supporting administrative headquarters of higher order are administrative towns, such as Chandigarh, New Delhi, Bhopal, Shillong, Guwahati, Imphal, Srinagar, Gandhinagar, Jaipur, Chennai, etc.” “Industrial towns … Industries constitute prime motive force of these cities, such as Mumbai, Salem, Coimbatore, Modinagar, Jamshedpur, Hugli, Bhilai, etc.” “Educational towns … Starting as centres of education, some of the towns have grown into major campus towns, such as Roorki, Varanasi, Aligarh, Pilani, Prayagraj, etc.” “Tourist towns … Nainital, Mussoorie, Shimla, Pachmarhi, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Udagamandalam (Ooty), Mount Abu are some of the tourist destinations.” |