Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Industry) A) Aluminium B) Copper C) Zinc D) Jute List-II (Centre) 1) Malanjkhand 2) Tundoo 3) Jaykaynagar 4) Bhatpara

The answer is B) A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4. Start with the easiest links. Malanjkhand in Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh, is the copper project, so B-1 holds. Bhatpara in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, is an old jute mill belt on the Hooghly, so D-4 holds. That leaves Aluminium and Zinc to be matched with Jaykaynagar and Tundoo, and option B gives Aluminium to Jaykaynagar (3) and Zinc to Tundoo (2).

Options A and D fail at the start. Option A pairs jute with Tundoo, and option D pairs copper with Tundoo. Option C pairs aluminium with Malanjkhand, which is a copper site.

The core concept is India's non-ferrous metal and jute industry geography. For Mains, it links to the mineral-based industrial clusters and to the case for value addition in mineral-rich states. Be careful with the Aluminium and Zinc links, since they are the less familiar part of this question. Verify them against a reliable source, and check whether any of these plants have changed ownership or capacity since 2013.

Trap: Candidates often match Tundoo with jute because it sounds like a Bengal-side location. Anchor on the surest pairs first (Malanjkhand copper, Bhatpara jute) and then eliminate options.