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Match List I (Char Dham 2026 shrine) with List II (Opening date in 2026 announced for the season):\nList I (Shrine) List II (Opening date)\nA. Gangotri Dham 1. April 19, 2026\nB. Yamunotri Dham 2. April 19, 2026\nC. Kedarnath Dham 3. April 22, 2026\nD. Badrinath Dham 4. April 23, 2026\nSelect the correct match:

Correct answer: (B) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4.

For the 2026 Char Dham season, Gangotri Dham and Yamunotri Dham opened on April 19, while Kedarnath Dham was scheduled to open on April 22 and Badrinath Dham on April 23.

  1. (A)

    A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4

  2. (B)

    A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4

  3. (C)

    A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3

  4. (D)

    A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2

Explanation

The match depends on the announced opening dates for the Char Dham Yatra season in Uttarakhand. News On AIR reported on April 19, 2026, that the portals of Gangotri and Yamunotri shrines in Uttarkashi district opened that day on Akshaya Tritiya, formally commencing the Char Dham Yatra. The same report states that Kedarnath shrine would open on April 22 and Badrinath shrine on April 23. Thus Gangotri and Yamunotri both pair with April 19, Kedarnath with April 22, and Badrinath with April 23. Because the List II entries numbered 1 and 2 both represent April 19, exchanging those two numbers does not change the factual match. The dates therefore do not support a unique choice between options A and B; options C and D conflict with the announced schedule.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Option A exchanges List II numbers 1 and 2 for Gangotri and Yamunotri. Since both numbers represent April 19, that exchange creates no factual date error, so option A cannot be rejected on the dates alone and the item does not distinguish uniquely between A and B.
  • (C) Option C assigns Kedarnath to April 23 and Badrinath to April 22, whereas the announced schedule gives April 22 for Kedarnath and April 23 for Badrinath.
  • (D) Option D moves Gangotri and Yamunotri away from April 19 and places Kedarnath and Badrinath on April 19, contradicting the announced opening schedule.

Concept

This item connects current affairs with pilgrimage geography and Uttarakhand's Char Dham Yatra calendar. In RAS, such matches test whether candidates can connect the date of a current event with the locations of the relevant shrines.

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