Q108 · UPPSC Prelims 2018 · Set B · General Studies

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.List I · StateList II · Highest PeakA. Kerala1. Dodda BettaB. Nagaland2. Nanda DeviC. Uttarakhand3. Anai MudiD. Tamil Nadu4. SaramatiMatch List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.Code:

A 1 3 4 2
B 2 3 4 1
C 3 4 2 1
D 1 2 3 4

Correct answer: (c) 3 4 2 1

Explanation

  1. A

    1 3 4 2

    Code 1 3 4 2 would give Kerala Dodda Betta, Nagaland Anai Mudi, Uttarakhand Saramati and Tamil Nadu Nanda Devi. Those peaks sit in the wrong states. The matching collapses at the first pair.

  2. B

    2 3 4 1

    Code 2 3 4 1 would give Kerala Nanda Devi and Tamil Nadu Dodda Betta after a scrambled middle. Nanda Devi is not in Kerala. This permutation is false.

  3. C

    3 4 2 1

    (c) Official key: 3 4 2 1 matches Kerala–Anai Mudi, Nagaland–Saramati, Uttarakhand–Nanda Devi and Tamil Nadu–Dodda Betta. Anai Mudi is the highest in the Western Ghats (Kerala); Saramati is Nagaland’s high peak; Nanda Devi is Uttarakhand’s iconic summit; Dodda Betta is the Nilgiri high point in Tamil Nadu.

  4. D

    1 2 3 4

    Code 1 2 3 4 is the lazy serial match and pairs every state with the wrong peak. It is the uncoded list order, not geography.

Summary. Official key is (c). Remember four peaks: Anai Mudi in Kerala, Saramati in Nagaland, Nanda Devi in Uttarakhand, Dodda Betta in Tamil Nadu. That order is 3-4-2-1 against List-II. Serial 1-2-3-4 and the swapped Ghats-Himalaya codes fail. The official matching is 3 4 2 1.