Q4 · UPPSC Prelims 2025 · Set A · General Studies

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Match List-I with List-II andList IList IIA. Appalachian1. EnglandB. Lancashire2. GermanyC. Ruhr3. RussiaD. Kuzbass4. USAchoose the correct answer by using the code given below the lists. List-I (Coal Field) List - II (Country)Code: A B C D

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

Correct answer: (a) 4 1 2 3

Explanation

  1. A

    4 1 2 3

    4 1 2 3. Appalachian — USA; Lancashire — England; Ruhr — Germany; Kuzbass (Kuznetsk) — Russia.

  2. B

    1 4 3 2

    1 4 3 2. Sends Appalachian to England and Lancashire to the USA.

  3. C

    1 4 2 3

    1 4 2 3. Same Appalachian–England swap; Ruhr–Germany happens to sit right.

  4. D

    4 1 3 2

    4 1 3 2. Appalachian and Lancashire are right; Kuzbass is swapped with Ruhr.

Summary. Official key is (a) 4 1 2 3. USA, England, Germany, Russia in that List-I order. Also note: Ruhr — Rhine-Westphalia coal; German heavy industry; KuzbassKuznetsk basin, south-west Siberia, Russia; Appalachian coal — Pennsylvania–West Virginia–Kentucky belt, USA; Lancashire coalfield — Historic English mill-town coal, now largely closed.