Prelims 2025 • Paper 1 (GS) • Q.52

Prelims • Paper 1 (GS) • 2025 • Q.52

Geography

Consider the following pairs : State: Description I. Arunachal Pradesh: The capital is named after a fort, and the State has two National Parks II. Nagaland: The State came into existence on the basis of a Constitutional Amendment Act III. Tripura: Initially a Part 'C' State, it became a centrally administered territory with the reorganization of States in 1956 and later attained the status of a full-fledged State How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

2025 Prelims • Paper 1 (GS)

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Syllabus Connection

Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World. (Prelims)

NCERT Connection

Ch.4: Human Settlements

Geography • Class 12 • Class 12 Indian Human Geography

Ch.1: India – Size and Location

Geography • Class 9 • Class 9 Contemporary India I

Ch.2: Forest and Wildlife Resources

Geography • Class 10 • Class 10 Contemporary India II

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