Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists: List I [Industry] A) Sports goods B) Match box C) Brass ware D) Wood carving List II [Centre] 1) Moradabad 2) Saharanpur 3) Meerut 4) Bareilly

The correct matching is A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2, so option B is right. Sports goods are made mainly at Meerut, which has a long-established cluster for cricket bats, hockey sticks and other sports equipment. Match boxes are associated with Bareilly, which has had a major match industry. Brassware is the signature craft of Moradabad, which is often called the brassware capital of India and holds a GI tag for its metal craft. Wood carving is the speciality of Saharanpur, which has a GI-tagged tradition of carved wooden furniture and decorative items.

The core concept here is the district-level One District One Product type of geographical clustering of crafts and small industries. In Mains GS-III, this links to MSME policy, GI tags and the role of traditional industries in rural and semi-urban employment in Uttar Pradesh. The GI tag and cluster status of these crafts may have been updated since 2017, so verify current details before relying on them.

Trap: Aspirants often swap Saharanpur and Bareilly or pick Moradabad for wood carving because all three are well known for crafts. Memorise each town with its single dominant product.