Previous Year Question

Pair 1 is incorrect. Bodhgaya is not in Baghelkhand but is situated in Gaya district of Bihar. According to UNESCO, the Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya lies about 115 km south of Patna, the capital of Bihar, and about 16 km from the district headquarters at Gaya. Therefore, Bodhgaya — Baghelkhand is not correctly matched.

Pair 2 is correct. Khajuraho is associated with Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh and the Bundelkhand region. A regional study of the Census of India identifies Chhatarpur and Tikamgarh as parts of the Bundelkhand sub-region and refers in this context to the important archaeological complex at Khajuraho in Chhatarpur. A Guide to Khajuraho, preserved by IGNCA, also connects the territory of the Chandelas with modern Bundelkhand. Therefore, Khajuraho — Bundelkhand is correctly matched.

Pair 3 is incorrect. Shirdi is not in Vidarbha. According to the Government of Maharashtra's Ahilyanagar District portal, Shirdi is a town in Ahmednagar/Ahilyanagar district, and that district forms part of Nashik Division. Therefore, Shirdi — Vidarbha is incorrectly matched.

Pair 4 is incorrect. Nasik is not in Malwa but is situated in the north-western part of Maharashtra. The Government of Maharashtra's Nashik District portal locates Nashik in Maharashtra, whereas a Government of Madhya Pradesh document of the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board describes the Malwa Plateau as covering almost the entire western Madhya Pradesh, including districts such as Ujjain, Indore, Dhar and Ratlam. Therefore, Nasik — Malwa is not correctly matched.

Pair 5 is correct. Tirupati is associated with the Rayalaseema region. The Government of India's Akashvani/News on AIR also explicitly describes the Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency as being in the “Rayalaseema region in Andhra Pradesh.” Therefore, Tirupati — Rayalaseema is correctly matched.