Q70 · UPPSC Prelims 2020 · Set A · General Studies

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Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched ? (Country) (Iron-Ore Producing Area)

A Kazakhstan – Karaganda
B Ukrain – Krivoy Rog
C Germany – Normendy
D France – Pyrenees

Correct answer: (c) Germany – Normendy

Explanation

  1. A

    Kazakhstan – Karaganda

    (a) Kazakhstan – Karaganda. Karaganda is a correct coal-and-iron industrial basin pairing for Kazakhstan.

  2. B

    Ukrain – Krivoy Rog

    (b) Ukraine – Krivoy Rog. Kryvyi Rih (Krivoy Rog) is Ukraine’s classic iron-ore basin, correctly matched.

  3. C

    Germany – Normendy

    (c) Germany – Normandy. Normandy is in France, not Germany. That wrong country–region pair is the official key.

  4. D

    France – Pyrenees

    (d) France – Pyrenees. The Pyrenees (and nearby French iron districts) can be read as a French iron-ore region on this paper; it is not the mismatched option.

Summary. Official key is (c). Normandy is a French, not German, iron district. Karaganda, Krivoy Rog and the French Pyrenees pairing are treated as matched.