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Consider the following statements about industrial corridors in India: 1. The Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) passes through six states: Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh. 2. The Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (CBIC) aims to develop industrial nodes leveraging the existing rail and road connectivity between Chennai and Bengaluru. 3. All industrial corridor projects in India are funded exclusively by the Central Government. 4. The DMIC project is developed in partnership with Japan, with a significant Japanese investment component. How many of the above statements are correct?

Correct answer: (C) Only three.

Three statements are correct: DMIC covers six states, CBIC develops nodes along the Chennai-Bengaluru axis, and DMIC has Japan-backed financial support; the claim of exclusive Central Government funding is wrong.

  1. (A)

    Only one

  2. (B)

    Only two

  3. (C)

    Only three

  4. (D)

    All four

Explanation

DMIC extends across Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra. CBIC covers Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, with identified nodes such as Krishnapatnam, Tumakuru and Ponneri along the Chennai-Bengaluru rail-road axis. DMIC is not a purely domestic, Central-funded scheme; its funding structure includes mixed funding, and PIB records Japanese financial support through JBIC and JICA. DMIC's funding structure therefore rules out exclusive Central Government funding.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Only one is too low because DMIC covers six states, CBIC has identified node development along the Chennai-Bengaluru axis, and DMIC has Japan-backed financial support.
  • (B) Only two is too low because the three true points are DMIC's six-state span, CBIC's node development along the Chennai-Bengaluru axis, and DMIC's Japan-backed financial support.
  • (D) All four cannot be right because industrial corridors use mixed Central, State, private or foreign participation, not exclusive Central Government funding.

Concept

Industrial-corridor geography covers alignment, state coverage, nodal development and funding structure. RAS repeats such themes because infrastructure corridors link economic geography with Rajasthan's DMIC-connected industrial regions.

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