Consider the following pairs: Country Region Often Mentioned in the News1. Anatolia – Turkey2. Amhara – Ethiopia3. Cabo Delgado – Spain4. Catalonia – Italy How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
✓ Correct answer: b) Only two pairs
ExplanationPair 1 is correctly matched : Anatolia is a historical and geographical region covering most of modern-day Tur- kiye.It is often in the news due to geopolitical issues, earth- quakes, and archaeological discoveries.Pair 2 is correctly matched : Amhara is a region in Ethiopia that has been in the news due to conflicts involving the Ethi- opian government and Tigray forces.It is one of the major ethnic regions in Ethiopia.Pair 3 is incorrectly matched : Cabo Delgado is in Mozam- bique, not Spain.It has been in the news due to Islamist in- surgencies and attacks by terrorist groups in northern Mo- zambique.UPSC GS Paper-I PYQs 648 Pair 4 is incorrectly matched: Catalonia is in Spain, not Italy.It is a region in northeastern Spain that has been in the news due to independence movements and political conflicts with the Spanish government.30
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