Q. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I
A. Planting Hearth
B. Cryophyte Steppe
C. World Floral Regions
D. Puszta Grassland
List-II
1. Hungary
2. Adolf Engler
3. C.O. Sauer
4. Arctic Tundra
Codes:
a) 4 3 2 1
b) 3 4 2 1
c) 3 4 1 2
d) 1 2 3 4
Question from UPPSC Prelims 2024
Correct Answer: b) 3 4 2 1
Explanation:
1. Planting Hearth
– This is associated with C.O. Sauer. He was a geographer who introduced the concept of “agricultural hearths” or “planting hearths,” which are regions where agriculture originated and diffused.
2. Cryophyte Steppe
– This refers to vegetation found in the Arctic Tundra. Cryophytes are plants that grow in extremely cold environments, such as the tundra.
3. World Floral Regions
– This is associated with Adolf Engler, a German botanist who classified the world’s floral regions based on plant distribution.
4. Puszta Grassland
– The Puszta is a type of grassland found in Hungary. It is a flat, treeless plain.
Thus, the correct answer is b) 3 4 2 1
