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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2019General Studies
Question
Match the sobriquets given in Column I with their states given in Column II and provide the correct answer from the options given below: Column I A. The Falcon Capital B. The Orchid State C. The Gateway to the East D. The Land of the Hill People Column II 1. Manipur 2. Nagaland 3. Mizoram 4. Arunachal Pradesh
Options
- A A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
- B A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
- C A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
- D A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1
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A A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
Model Answer
- Nagaland is known as the "Falcon Capital of the World" because it is home to the annual migration of millions of Amur falcons. The Amur falcon is a small migratory bird that breeds in northern China and southeastern Siberia, and then migrates across India to southern Africa.
- Arunachal Pradesh is known as the "Orchid State of India" and the "Orchid Paradise of India" because it has the highest concentration of orchid species in the country.The state flower of Arunachal Pradesh is an orchid.
- Manipur is considered a natural gateway to Southeast Asia and beyond. The region is significant for India's ties with East and Southeast Asian nations, which are also part of the Indo-Pacific.
- Mizoram, a state in northeast India, is known as the "land of the hill people". The name "Mizoram" comes from the words "Mizo" and "ram", which mean "people living in the highland" and "land", respectively. It is one of the Seven Sister States of northeast India, along with Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, and Tripura.