Previous Year Question
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists:
List I (Industry) | List II (Centre) |
A. Sports goods | 1. Moradabad |
B. Match box | 2. Saharanpur |
C. Brass ware | 3. Meerut |
D. Wood carving | 4. Bareilly |
Codes:
A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
Correct Answer: B
Detailed Solution
Meerut is a major Sports Goods manufacturing centre of Uttar Pradesh. Cricket bats, balls, protective equipment, hockey and various indoor and outdoor sports products are manufactured here.
Bareilly has a historical association with the Match Box industry. A factory of the Western India Match Company (WIMCO) was established at C.B. Ganj, making Bareilly an important centre of this industry.
Moradabad is so well known for its brass and metal craft that it is also called the “Brass City of India”, while Saharanpur is one of India's prominent wood carving and furniture craft centres.
Current status: The Bareilly–Match Box association in this question reflects its historical industrial identity. Bareilly's WIMCO factory closed in 2014. In the current Uttar Pradesh ODOP list, Bareilly's major products include Zari-Zardozi, Bamboo Products, Wooden Products and Goldsmith Work; Match Box is not presently listed as an ODOP product.