Explanation
- A
3 Corps : Dimapur
3 Corps is headquartered at Dimapur, Nagaland, and is responsible for operations in the eastern sector. This pair is correctly matched and therefore not the answer.
- B
4 Corps : Tezpur
4 Corps is headquartered at Tezpur, Assam, and looks after parts of the northeastern border. This pair is correctly matched and therefore not the answer.
- C
14 Corps : Leh
14 Corps, also known as the Fire and Fury Corps, is headquartered at Leh and guards the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh. This pair is correctly matched and therefore not the answer.
- D
33 Corps : Srinagar
33 Corps is headquartered at Sukna, West Bengal, not Srinagar. Srinagar is the headquarters of the 15 Corps (Chinar Corps). Since this pair is incorrectly matched, it is the correct choice for this question.
Summary. Official key is (d) because the 33 Corps is headquartered at Sukna in West Bengal, not Srinagar, which houses the 15 Corps, while the other three corps-headquarters pairs are correctly matched.
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