RAS question
The Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) passes through how many states?
Correct answer: (C) 6 states.
The Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor passes through six states: Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Explanation
DMIC covers six states: Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra. The Press Information Bureau, Government of India says the corridor is proposed in a band on either side of the Western Dedicated Rail Freight Corridor and covers parts of these six states. That is why the count is six, not a smaller number limited to the Delhi-Mumbai endpoints or only the western coastal stretch. DMIC is being developed along the 1,483 km Western Dedicated Freight Corridor with Japanese financial and technical collaboration. For RAS geography, the key is to remember DMIC as a multi-state industrial corridor tied to freight connectivity, with Rajasthan as one of the covered states.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Eight states overcounts DMIC, because only six covered states are listed.
- (B) Three states is too narrow, as DMIC is not confined to a short Delhi-Mumbai route and covers parts of six states.
- (D) Four states misses two of the six states named for DMIC.
Concept
This tests industrial corridors and transport-linked regional development in Indian geography. It recurs in RAS because Rajasthan's location within DMIC connects national infrastructure policy with the state's economic geography.