Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 2015 GS-I World Geography
Question

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Industry Location

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Cotton Textiles – Detroit

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Cotton Textiles – Detroit”.
Industry Location Country
Paper Ontario Canada
Chemical Texas USA
Motor car Nagoya Japan
Automotive industry Detroit USA

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