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Match the List I (Institute) and the List II (Location) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
(Institute) | (Location)
A. National Institute for the Visually Handicapped | 1. Kolkata
B. National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped | 2. Secunderabad
C. National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped | 3. New Delhi
D. Institute for the Physically Handicapped | 4. Cuttack
| 5. Dehradun
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1. This matching is based on the headquarters of various national institutes working under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.
- A. National Institute for the Visually Handicapped (NIVH): Located in Dehradun (Uttarakhand), it focuses on education and rehabilitation for the blind.
- B. National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH): Headquartered in Kolkata (West Bengal), it specializes in locomotor disabilities.
- C. National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped (NIMH): Situated in Secunderabad (Telangana), it deals with intellectual disabilities.
- D. Institute for the Physically Handicapped (IPH): Now known as Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities, it is located in New Delhi.
Option 1 correctly aligns these institutes (A-5, B-1, C-2, D-3). Other options are incorrect as they misplace the geographical locations of these specialized central government bodies.