Match List - I with List - II.
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List - I Industrial Region |
List - II Centres |
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(A) Mumbai-Pune |
(I) Kakinara |
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(B) Hugli Industrial Region |
(II) Vijaynagar |
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(C) Gujarat Industrial Region |
(III) Manmad |
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(D) Vishakhapatnam-Guntur |
(IV) Valsad |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
(A) Mumbai-Pune — this matches (III) Manmad. Manmad is one of its important industrial centres, along with Nashik and Solapur.
(B) Hugli Industrial Region — this matches (I) Kakinara. Kakinara is one of the industrial centres along the Hugli river.
(C) Gujarat Industrial Region — this matches (IV) Valsad. The region extends up to Valsad and Surat in the south.
(D) Vishakhapatnam-Guntur — this matches (II) Vijaynagar. Vijaynagar is one of its industrial centres, along with Vishakhapatnam and Vijayawada.
Note: 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.
Pre-rationalised NCERT: “Mumbai-Pune Industrial Region … Important industrial centres are Mumbai, Kolaba, Kalyan, Thane, Trombay, Pune, Pimpri, Nashik, Manmad, Solapur, Kolhapur, Ahmednagar, Satara and Sangli.” “Hugli Industrial Region … Important industrial centres of this region are Kolkata, Haora, Haldia, Serampur, Rishra, Shibpur, Naihati, Kakinara, Shamnagar, Titagarh, Sodepur, Budge Budge, Birlanagar, Bansberia, Belgurriah, Triveni, Hugli, Belur, etc.” “Gujarat Industrial Region The nucleus of this region lies between Ahmedabad and Vadodara but this region extends upto Valsad and Surat in the south and to Jamnagar in the west.” “Vishakhapatnam-Guntur Region … Vishakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Vijaynagar, Rajahmundry, Guntur, Eluru and Kurnool are important industrial centres.” |