Consider the following pairs : Place of Pilgrimage : Location 1. Srisailam : Nallamala Hills 2. Omkareshwar : Satmala Hills 3. Pushkar : Mahadeo Hills Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
- (a) 1 only ✓ UPSC's answer
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
Why the answer is (a)
• Srisailam, with the Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga, stands on the Nallamala Hills above the Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh (pair 1 correct).
• Omkareshwar (2) is on Mandhata island in the Narmada near the Vindhya range, not the Satmala Hills (which are in Nashik, Maharashtra).
• Pushkar (3) lies near the Aravalli Hills in Ajmer, Rajasthan, not the Mahadeo Hills (part of the Satpuras in Madhya Pradesh).
• Hence 1 only, option (a).
Why the other options are wrong
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- Pairs 2 and 3 are wrong: Omkareshwar is on the Narmada and Pushkar near the Aravallis.
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- Pair 3 is wrong: Pushkar is not in the Mahadeo Hills.
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
- Pairs 2 and 3 are wrong.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2015, held on 23 August 2015. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.