Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer using the codes given…
2023
Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List–I — Available resources in some regions | List–II — Names of related regions |
|---|---|
a. Rich in mineral resources but lacks industrialization | 1. Jharkhand |
b. Rich in water resources but lacks infrastructure development | 2. Arunachal Pradesh |
c. Rich in solar and wind energy but lacks water resources | 3. Rajasthan |
d. Rich in mineral resources but lacks the means of transportation and communication | 4. Ladakh |
Codes:
Answer: B. a b c d 1 2 3 4 — Concept: a region’s resource endowment and its capacity to convert that endowment into output are independent axes. The same territory can rank at the top of…
- A.
a
b
c
d
3
4
1
2
- B.
a
b
c
d
1
2
3
4
- C.
a
b
c
d
2
1
4
3
- D.
More than one of the above
- E.
None of the above
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Correct answer: B
Concept: a region’s resource endowment and its capacity to convert that endowment into output are independent axes. The same territory can rank at the top of the country for a resource and near the bottom for the goods, power or income derived from it.
Mineral deposits need industry and capital before they become manufactured output.
Water potential needs dams, grids and roads before it becomes usable power.
In Rajasthan, the Thar’s arid climate combines clear skies and strong wind corridors with severe water scarcity.
In remote high terrain, resource endowments remain difficult to use until transport and communication reach them.
Application: read each descriptor by its deficit and the region follows.
Descriptor | Region | Basis |
|---|---|---|
a. Mineral-rich, industrialization lacking | Jharkhand | A leading producer of coal, iron ore, bauxite and mica, yet manufacturing spread and per-capita income stay below the national level, so the ores largely leave the state unprocessed. |
b. Water-rich, infrastructure lacking | Arunachal Pradesh | The largest hydropower potential of any Indian state, on the Siang, Subansiri and Lohit, combined with very heavy rainfall; rugged terrain keeps road, rail and grid density among the lowest in India, so the potential stays largely unbuilt. |
c. Solar and wind rich, water lacking | Rajasthan | The Thar belt has India’s highest solar insolation and major wind corridors around Jaisalmer; the same aridity that produces those clear, windy conditions makes it the country’s most water-deficient large state. |
d. Mineral-rich, transport and communication lacking | Ladakh | Carries borax, sulphur, marble, granite and other deposits, but extreme altitude, seasonal closure of the mountain passes and thin telecom coverage leave them largely unreachable. |
Cross-check: descriptors a and d both open with mineral wealth, so only their deficits separate them. The one whose stated shortfall is industry must be a region that is already served by rail and road but does not process its own ore, while the one whose stated shortfall is transport and communication must be a high-altitude region where access, not endowment, is the binding constraint. Descriptors b and c cannot be confused with each other or with a and d, because water abundance and water scarcity cannot describe the same region.
Result: a–1, b–2, c–3, d–4.