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RAS question

Consider the following statements about industrial corridors in India: 1. The Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) is being developed along the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) and passes through six states: Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Maharashtra. 2. The Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor (CBIC) is aimed at developing a high-tech manufacturing and services hub in South India, connecting the port city of Chennai with the IT hub of Bangalore. Which of the statements given above is/are CORRECT?

Correct answer: (B) 2 only.

For this RAS MCQ, statement 2 only is correct because DMIC does not pass through Delhi as a state and the official state list includes Madhya Pradesh instead.

  1. (A)

    1 only

  2. (B)

    2 only

  3. (C)

    Both 1 and 2

  4. (D)

    Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation

Statement 1 fails on the state list. The PIB source lists the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor under Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra. The question's first statement instead treats Delhi as one of the six states and leaves out Madhya Pradesh, so the DMIC part is not correct as framed. Statement 2 is broadly correct: the Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor is meant for manufacturing-led industrial development in the Chennai-Bengaluru region, linking the Chennai side with Bengaluru's economic region. The PIB table also lists Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor as a separate approved industrial corridor. Hence the only acceptable choice is 2 only.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Option A accepts statement 1 and rejects statement 2, but statement 1 has the wrong DMIC state list while statement 2 is broadly correct.
  • (C) Option C treats both statements as correct, although statement 1 omits Madhya Pradesh from the official DMIC list and wrongly includes Delhi as a state.
  • (D) Option D rejects both statements, but statement 2 correctly captures the Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor's manufacturing-led role in the Chennai-Bengaluru region.

Concept

This tests India's industrial-corridor geography, especially whether candidates know the exact state coverage rather than only the corridor names. RAS repeats such map-linked infrastructure questions because Rajasthan's position in DMIC makes the topic directly relevant to state economic geography.

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