Q50 · UPPSC Prelims 2025 · Set A · General Studies

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Match List - I with List II andList IList IIA. Paradeep1. Tamil NaduB. Tuticorin2. KeralaC. Kakinada3. OdishaD. Alappuzha4. Andhra Pradeshchoose the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I List-II (Port) (State)

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

Correct answer: (b) 3 1 4 2

Explanation

  1. A

    1 3 2 4

    1 3 2 4. Sends Paradeep to Tamil Nadu and Tuticorin to Odisha.

  2. B

    3 1 4 2

    3 1 4 2. Paradeep — Odisha; Tuticorin — Tamil Nadu; Kakinada — Andhra Pradesh; Alappuzha — Kerala.

  3. C

    3 1 2 4

    3 1 2 4. First two right; Kakinada and Alappuzha swapped.

  4. D

    1 3 4 2

    1 3 4 2. Paradeep and Tuticorin swapped.

Summary. Official key is (b) 3 1 4 2. Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala. Also note: Paradeep — Mahanadi mouth; Odisha major port; Tuticorin / Thoothukudi — Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu; Kakinada — Godavari coast, Andhra Pradesh; Alappuzha — Kerala backwaters; once a busy port.