Q52 · UPSC Prelims 2025 · Set A · Polity and Governance

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Consider the following pairs:State DescriptionI.Arunachal Pradesh : The capital is named after a fort, and the State has two National ParksII.Nagaland : The State came into existence on the basis of a Constitutional Amendment ActIII.Tripura : Initially a Part 'C' State, it became a centrally administered territory with the reorganization of States in 1956 and later attained the status of a full-fledged StateHow many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

A Only one
B Only two
C All the three
D None

Correct answer: (c) All the three

Explanation

  1. A

    Only one

    Only one. All three State-description pairs are keyed.

  2. B

    Only two

    Only two. Under-counts.

  3. C

    All the three

    All the three. Each State–description pair is treated as correctly matched.

  4. D

    None

    None. All three hold.

Summary. Official Set A key is (c) all three. The Arunachal and companion State-description pairs on this paper are all scored as correctly matched. Do not drop one.

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