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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2023General Studies

Question

Given below is a list of districts along with other districts touching its boundaries: 1. Jind: Hisar, Kaithal, Panipat, Karnal 2. Rohtak: Jind, Charkhi Dadri, Hisar, Rewari 3. Rewari: Mahendergarh, Gurugram, Nuh, Jhajjar 4. Hisar: Bhiwani, Rohtak, Sirsa, Fatehabad Which of the above is/are correctly matched:

Options

  1. A Only 1, 2 and 3
  2. B Only 2, 3 and 4
  3. C Only 2 and 4
  4. D Only 1 and 3
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Correct Answer

D Only 1 and 3

Model Answer

Jind

  • It is one of the 7 districts which were constituted with the establishment of Haryana.
  • It shares the border with 7 districts of Haryana namely Fatehabad, Hisar, Rohtak, Sonipat, Panipat, Karnal and Kaithal. Hence, Pair 1 is correctly matched.

Rohtak district

  • It is a district in the Indian state of Haryana.
  • It is located in the southeast of the state and northwest of Delhi, bounded by Jind and Sonipat districts to the north, Jhajjar and Sonipat districts to the east, and Hissar, Charkhi Dadri, and Bhiwani districts to the west. Hence, Pair 2 is not correctly matched.

Rewari

  • It was accorded the status of a district by the Government of Haryana on November 1, 1989.
  • Its geographical boundaries have district Jhajjar in its north, Mahendergarh district in its west and district Gurgaon in its east & north-east directions. District Alwar of Rajasthan touches Rewari in the south-east. Hence, Pair 3 is correctly matched.

Hisar

  • It shares borders with Fatehabad, Jind, Rohtak and Bhiwani districts of Haryana. Hence, Pair 4 is not correctly matched.
  • It also shares a border with the state of Rajasthan. It is the second-largest district of Haryana.

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