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Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists :

List I (BIMSTEC Centre / Establishment)List II (Location)
A. BIMSTEC Cultural Industries Observatory1. NOIDA
B. BIMSTEC Energy Centre2. Bengaluru
C. BIMSTEC Centre for Weather and Climate3. Colombo
D. BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Facility4. Thimphu

Code :

ABCD
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Answer: C. The BIMSTEC Cultural Industries Observatory is in Thimphu. The BIMSTEC Energy Centre is in Bengaluru. The BIMSTEC Centre for Weather and Climate is at NCMRWF, NOIDA. The BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Facility is in Colombo. So A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3.

Watch for: India hosts two centres, so students swap Bengaluru and NOIDA.

Why the other options are wrong
  • A. Wrong because the Cultural Industries Observatory is in Thimphu, not Colombo.
  • B. Wrong because Colombo hosts the Technology Transfer Facility, not the Cultural Observatory.
  • D. Wrong because the Energy Centre is in Bengaluru and the Weather Centre is in NOIDA.

Source to check: BIMSTEC Secretariat website (bimstec.org), BIMSTEC centres and mechanisms; MEA BIMSTEC brief

Answer from the provisional UPSC key; it may change when the final key is out. Written and fact-checked by AI against the official key. Spotted a mistake? Report it.