Previous Year Question
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Industrial Region) | List-II (Country) |
A. Kinki | 1. China |
B. Canton | 2. Japan |
C. Lorraine | 3. Brazil |
D. Belohorizontle | 4. France |
Codes:
A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
Correct Answer: A
Detailed Solution
The correct matching is—Kinki–Japan, Canton–China, Lorraine–France and Belo Horizonte–Brazil.
The Kinki Region is an important economic-industrial region of Japan. It is now commonly referred to as the Kansai Region, with the Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto area forming its major urban-industrial core. According to Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Kansai/Kinki has a major concentration of manufacturing and diverse industries and forms the country's second-largest regional economy after the Tokyo region.
Canton, now known as Guangzhou, is an important industrial and commercial centre of China's Pearl River Delta. Guangzhou's current industrial policy treats manufacturing as a major foundation of the city's economy and identifies extensive industrial concentration zones.
Lorraine is a historic industrial region of France. Iron ore and coal resources supported the growth of iron-steel and metallurgical industries there. Although traditional mining has declined considerably, metallurgy and manufacturing continue to retain regional importance.
Belo Horizonte is the capital of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais and an important metropolitan-industrial centre. Minas Gerais has historically been one of Brazil's major regions for mining, iron-steel, metallurgy and manufacturing. The English paper prints the name as “Belohorizontle”; the standard name is Belo Horizonte.