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Prelims 2022 · Geography · Question 88

Consider the following pairs: Region often mentioned in the news - Country 1. Anatolia - Turkey 2. Amhara - Ethiopia 3. Cabo Delgado - Spain 4. Catalonia - Italy. How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

  1. Only one pair
  2. Only two pairs
  3. Only three pairs
  4. All four pairs

Answer

Only two pairs

1. Anatolia – Turkey: Correct. Anatolia is the Asian part of Turkey.
2. Amhara – Ethiopia: Correct. Amhara is a major region/state in Ethiopia.
3. Cabo Delgado – Spain: Incorrect. Cabo Delgado is a province of Mozambique, not Spain.
4. Catalonia – Italy: Incorrect. Catalonia is an autonomous region of Spain, not Italy.

So, only two pairs are correctly matched.

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