Consider the following pairs :
| Famous place | Region |
|---|---|
| 1. Bodhgaya | Baghelkhand |
| 2. Khajuraho | Bundelkhand |
| 3. Shirdi | Vidarbha |
| 4. Nasik (Nashik) | Malwa |
| 5. Tirupati | Rayalaseema |
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
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Answer: C. Pair 1 is wrong: Bodh Gaya is in Bihar's Magadh region, not Baghelkhand. Pair 2 is correct: Khajuraho is in Bundelkhand. Pair 3 is wrong: Shirdi is in Ahmednagar, western Maharashtra, not Vidarbha. Pair 4 is wrong: Nashik is not in Malwa. Pair 5 is correct: Tirupati is in Rayalaseema. So 2 and 5 only.
Watch for: Students who do not know regional names guess from state names.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because Bodh Gaya and Nashik are mismatched.
- B. Wrong because Shirdi and Nashik are mismatched.
- D. Wrong because Bodh Gaya, Shirdi and Nashik are mismatched.
Source to check: NCERT Class 11 India: Physical Environment, Chapter 2 'Structure and Physiography'; Survey of India political maps
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