UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2022

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

Correct Answer

Only two pairs

Explanation

Only Anatolia-Turkey and Amhara-Ethiopia are correctly matched. Cabo Delgado is a province of Mozambique (not Spain), and Catalonia is a region of Spain (not Italy).

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