Consider the following pairs : Famous place Region 1. Bodhgaya : Baghelkhand 2. Khajuraho : Bundelkhand 3. Shirdi : Vidarbha 4. Nasik (Nashik) : Malwa 5. Tirupati - : Rayalaseema Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

States that the eastward extensions of the Peninsular Plateau are locally known as Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand, locating Baghelkhand as part of the Central Highlands/peninsular plateau system.

A student could use a map to compare the Peninsular Plateau/Central Highlands area labelled Baghelkhand with the known location of Bodhgaya to see if they coincide.

Describes the Vindhyan Range and gives geographic boundaries for Bundelkhand (a neighbouring upland), helping place the Central Highlands spatially relative to other states/districts.

A student could map Vindhyan/Bundelkhand boundaries and infer where adjacent Baghelkhand lies, then check Bodhgaya's position relative to these features.

Notes that Baghelkhand has fertile tracts with compact settlements, giving an example of Baghelkhand as a specific physiographic/cultural region (implying it is distinct and mappable).

A student could locate the described Baghelkhand settlements on a district/state map and compare with Bodhgaya's district location.

Explicitly lists Baghelkhand among the components of the Aravalli–Malwa Upland / Central Highlands, reinforcing that Baghelkhand is a part of central plateau landforms rather than the alluvial plains to the north/east.

A student could use this physiographic classification to rule whether Bodhgaya (if known to be in an alluvial plain or in Bihar) falls inside that upland zone.

Mentions political demands for a Baghelkhand region from parts of Madhya Pradesh, indicating Baghelkhand is primarily associated with MP (central India) rather than with eastern Bihar.

A student could check state/district maps to see whether Bodhgaya (in Gaya district) lies within the MP-associated Baghelkhand area.

States that Vidarbha is a distinct region within Maharashtra and that there have been demands to carve Vidarbha out of Maharashtra.

A student could use this to infer Vidarbha is a defined subregion of Maharashtra and then check whether Shirdi (a known town) falls inside Vidarbha on a map.

Mentions Vidarbha explicitly as a region within Maharashtra that is notable enough to be seeking separate statehood.

Use this to confirm Vidarbha is a recognized part of Maharashtra and then compare administrative/district maps to locate Shirdi relative to Vidarbha boundaries.

Lists Vidarbha among regional movements in the country, reinforcing that Vidarbha is a recognizable geographic/political subregion of Maharashtra.

Treat Vidarbha as an eastern Maharashtra region and then place Shirdi geographically using an atlas to see if it lies in that eastern sector.

Describes Vidarbha as a rain-shadow/semi-arid area (grouped with north Karnataka and Telangana), giving a climatic/geographic characterization of Vidarbha's location within the Deccan.

A student could compare Shirdi's climatic/geographic setting (from a map or climatic data) to this profile to judge whether Shirdi shares Vidarbha's semi-arid, rain-shadow traits.

Also identifies Vidarbha among semi-arid/rainshadow regions of south India, which helps define Vidarbha's general east/central Deccan position.

Combine this regional climatic hint with a map to determine if Shirdi's district lies within the semi-arid band attributed to Vidarbha.

Identifies Thal Ghat as joining Nashik with Mumbai and places Nashik in the Sahyadri (Western Ghats) context.

On a map, locate the Western Ghats/Sahyadri and the Thal Ghat to see Nashik's position relative to central India and Malwa.

Explicitly labels Nasik as being in 'Western India' (location of a government press).

Use a map or standard regional definitions to compare 'Western India' (Maharashtra) with the geographic extent of Malwa.

Says the Godavari river 'rises in the Western Ghats from a spring below Nasik', linking Nasik to the Godavari headwaters in the Western Ghats rather than Malwa drainage.

Compare river basins: Malwa is associated with Narmada/Chambal drainage while Nashik is linked to Godavari; map river headwaters to judge regional association.

Describes the Malwa Plateau's drainage systems (Narmada/Mahi toward Arabian Sea and Chambal/tributaries toward Bay of Bengal), characterizing Malwa's hydrology and central-plateau location.

Locate the Malwa Plateau and its drainage basins on a map and see whether Nasik lies within those basins.

Groups the Malwa Plateau within the Aravalli-Malwa Upland and describes its semi-arid plateau character, implying a distinct physiographic unit.

Use physiographic maps to compare the Aravalli-Malwa Upland boundaries with Nashik's Western Ghats setting to assess overlap or separation.

Explicitly names Rayalaseema as a distinct subregion of south India (listed alongside Telangana and others).

Use a political/physcial map to locate the bounds of Rayalaseema and then check whether Tirupati falls inside those bounds.

Identifies Tirupati as a place in Andhra Pradesh (mentions the Sri Venkateshwara zoological park in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh).

Combine this with a map of Andhra Pradesh showing internal regions to see if Tirupati lies within the Rayalaseema area.

Lists Tirupati among important locations within Andhra Pradesh (as location of a paper mill), reinforcing that Tirupati is part of that state.

Cross-reference the city’s position (state-level location confirmed here) with the Rayalaseema region boundary on an atlas to judge membership.

Describes the coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh as a separate Cenozoic sedimentary province, implying internal geographic distinctions (coastal vs interior) within the state.

Determine whether Tirupati is in coastal Andhra or the interior (Rayalaseema is an interior, semi-arid region); if Tirupati is interior rather than coastal, it makes Rayalaseema-membership more plausible or testable on a map.