Previous Year Question
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Industry — Location
Paper — Ontario
Cotton Textiles — Detroit
Chemical — Texas
Motor car — Nagoya
Correct Answer: B
Detailed Solution
Paper — Ontario: Ontario in Canada has historically been an important centre of the pulp and paper industry because of its extensive forest resources.
Cotton Textiles — Detroit: This pair is incorrect. Detroit, USA is primarily famous for the automobile industry, not for the cotton textile industry. Because of its historical importance in automobile manufacturing, Detroit is widely known as the “Motor City.”
Chemical — Texas: Texas, USA has developed an extensive petrochemical and chemical industry based on its large petroleum and natural-gas resources. It is one of the major chemical-producing regions of the United States.
Motor car — Nagoya: Nagoya and the surrounding Aichi industrial region form a major automobile manufacturing cluster of Japan. Toyota and numerous automobile-component companies are concentrated in this broader region.