Question

Match List-I with List-II :

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (IV)
• (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
• (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)
• (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)

Hint:

NDRI: Karnal; Cotton: Nagpur; Grapes: Hyderabad; Rice: Cuttack.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The agricultural institutions are matched with their locations as follows: - (A) ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute (II - Karnal): Located in Karnal, Haryana, it focuses on dairy research and education. - (B) ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research (III - Nagpur): Based in Nagpur, Maharashtra, it specializes in cotton research. - (C) ICAR-National Research Centre for Grapes (I - Hyderabad): Located in Hyderabad, Telangana, it focuses on grape cultivation and research. - (D) ICAR-Central Rice Research Institute (IV - Cuttack): Situated in Cuttack, Odisha, it conducts rice research. The correct pairing is (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (IV), making option (1) correct. Note: This is a placeholder, as the original question referenced an image (104.png). Please provide the actual List-I and List-II or confirm the placeholder.

Answer 2

Since List-I and List-II are given in the accompanying image, compare the four options rather than re-deriving every pairing from scratch. All four options agree that (A) pairs with (II), so that pairing can be treated as fixed and set aside. The options differ only in how (B), (C) and (D) are distributed among (I), (III) and (IV). Checking each remaining assignment against the known identity of the institutes named in List-II and discarding any combination that misassigns an institute's location shows that only the pairing (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV) is internally consistent with the other three. This matches option (1).