Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists : List I (Project Supported by India) A. Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project B. Restoration of Stor Palace C. District Hospital at Dickoya D. Institute of Security and Law Enforcement Studies List II (Country) 1. Maldives 2. Afghanistan 3. Bhutan 4. Sri Lanka Code : A B C D

(a) 1 4 2 3
(b) 3 2 4 1 ✓ UPSC's answer
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 1 2 4 3

Why the answer is (b)

• Mangdechhu (720 MW) is an India-assisted hydroelectric project on the Mangdechhu river in Trongsa, Bhutan, commissioned in 2019 — A matches 3.

• The Stor Palace in Kabul, seat of the Afghan foreign ministry, was restored with Indian funding through the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and reopened in 2016 — B matches 2.

• The District Hospital at Dickoya in the tea-plantation district of Sri Lanka's Central Province was built with an Indian grant for the Indian-origin Tamil community — C matches 4.

• The Institute for Security and Law Enforcement Studies (ISLES) at Addu City was built by India for the Maldives and inaugurated in 2022 — D matches 1.

• The sequence A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1 is option (b).

Why the other options are wrong

(a) 1 4 2 3: Mangdechhu is in Bhutan, not the Maldives, and Stor Palace is in Afghanistan, not Sri Lanka.
(c) 3 4 2 1: Stor Palace is in Afghanistan (2), not Sri Lanka, and Dickoya is in Sri Lanka (4), not Afghanistan.
(d) 1 2 4 3: Mangdechhu is in Bhutan (3), not the Maldives, and ISLES is in the Maldives (1), not Bhutan.

Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2026, held on 24 May 2026. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.