Match the columns.
District Tentative Product
1. Balaghat a. Split Pigeon Pea (Tuar) & Jaggery
2. Betul b. Chilly and Chilly Product
3. Khargone c. Teakwood (Sagon)
4. Narsinghpur d. Kodo Kut

Question

Match the columns.
District   Tentative Product
1. Balaghat  a. Split Pigeon Pea (Tuar) & Jaggery
2. Betul      b. Chilly and Chilly Product
3. Khargone  c. Teakwood (Sagon)
4. Narsinghpur d. Kodo Kutki

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Correct — D: d c b a. Balaghat, in MP's tribal eastern belt, is a leading producer of the minor millets Kodo and Kutki (d); Betul, with extensive Satpura forest cover, is known for teakwood/sagon (c); Khargone, in the Nimar plains, is one of MP's major chilli-growing districts (b); and Narsinghpur, an agriculturally rich Narmada-valley district, is known for tuar (split pigeon pea) and jaggery (a).

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Wrongly pairs Balaghat with tuar/jaggery and Narsinghpur with kodo-kutki — the reverse of the correct district-product matches.  (b) Wrongly pairs Balaghat with chilli and Khargone with kodo-kutki, swapping the correct associations.  (c) Gets Balaghat and Narsinghpur right but swaps Betul and Khargone's products — assigning chilli to Betul and teakwood to Khargone instead of the reverse.

Concept: Madhya Pradesh's districts have distinct agro-climatic specialisations tied to their geography: forested belts yield timber (Betul's teak), tribal eastern districts grow minor millets (Balaghat's kodo-kutki), the Nimar plains grow chilli (Khargone), and the fertile Narmada valley supports pulses and sugarcane-based jaggery (Narsinghpur's tuar and gur).

State PCS 2021 Q20 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2021 Q20 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer