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UPSC Prelims 2026 GS Paper 1, question 72

Topic: International relations and organisations

Q72

Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists :

List I (BIMSTEC Centre/Establishment) List II (Location)
A. BIMSTEC Cultural Industries Observatory 1. NOIDA
B. BIMSTEC Energy Centre 2. Bengaluru
C. BIMSTEC Centre for Weather and Climate 3. Colombo
D. BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Facility 4. Thimphu
  1. (a) A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
  2. (b) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
  3. (c) A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3Correct answer
  4. (d) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3

Solution.

Answer: (c) A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3

  1. The BIMSTEC Cultural Industries Observatory is located in Thimphu, Bhutan (A-4), and the BIMSTEC Energy Centre is located in Bengaluru, India (B-2).
  2. The BIMSTEC Centre for Weather and Climate is hosted at NCMRWF in NOIDA, India (C-1), and the BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Facility is located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (D-3).
  3. So A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3, which is code (c).