Consider the following towns of India : 1. Bhadrachalam 2. Chanderi 3. Kancheepuram 4. Karnal Which of the above are famous for the production of traditional sarees/fabric?
- (a) 1 and 2 only
- (b) 2 and 3 only ✓ UPSC's answer
- (c) 1, 2 and 3
- (d) 1, 3 and 4
Why the answer is (b)
• Chanderi (Madhya Pradesh) is famed for its sheer silk-cotton Chanderi sarees, and Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) for its heavy silk sarees with zari — both GI-tagged (items 2 and 3).
• Bhadrachalam (Telangana) is a Rama temple town and Karnal (Haryana) is known for rice and dairy research, not textiles.
• Hence 2 and 3 only, option (b).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) 1 and 2 only
- Bhadrachalam is a temple town, not a textile centre.
- (c) 1, 2 and 3
- Bhadrachalam is not known for sarees.
- (d) 1, 3 and 4
- Bhadrachalam and Karnal are not textile towns.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2014, held on 24 August 2014. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.