Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Place) A) Churk B) Firozabad C) Aligarh D) Meerut List-II (Industry) 1) Lock 2) Sport’s goods 3) Cement 4) Bangles

The correct match is A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2, so the answer is C. This is a clusters-and-products question, and each place is linked to a well-known industrial cluster in Uttar Pradesh.

• Churk (A-3, Cement): Churk in Sonbhadra district sits on limestone deposits and hosts a major cement plant. Option A and D both pair it with the wrong product.
• Firozabad (B-4, Bangles): Known as the City of Glass, it is the centre of glass bangle making, which is also its ODOP product.
• Aligarh (C-1, Locks): Aligarh is the national hub of the lock industry, with a long artisanal and small-scale base.
• Meerut (D-2, Sports goods): Meerut is a major sports goods cluster, especially cricket bats and balls.

The concept is industrial clusters and their link to raw materials and craft traditions. For Mains (GS-III, MSME and inclusive growth), the One District One Product scheme, launched in UP in 2018, builds on exactly these clusters, and the same products appear there.

Trap: Aligarh and Firozabad are often swapped, since both are UP cities with famous small-scale industries. Remember Aligarh for locks and Firozabad for glass bangles.