Consider the following pairs : Medieval Indian State : Present Region 1. Champaka : Central India 2. Durgara : Jammu 3. Kuluta : Malabar Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
- (a) 1 and 2
- (b) 2 only ✓ UPSC's answer
- (c) 1 and 3
- (d) 3 only
Why the answer is (b)
• Durgara is the old name of the Dogra land around Jammu (pair 2 correct).
• Champaka (1) is Chamba in Himachal Pradesh, not Central India; Kuluta (3) is the Kullu valley in Himachal, not Malabar.
• All three were hill states of the western Himalaya, none in Central India or Malabar.
• Hence 2 only, option (b).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) 1 and 2
- Pair 1 is wrong: Champaka is Chamba, Himachal.
- (c) 1 and 3
- Pairs 1 and 3 are wrong.
- (d) 3 only
- Pair 3 is wrong: Kuluta is Kullu, not Malabar.
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.