Here is Question No. 88 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2022.
Q88. Consider the following pairs:
The region often mentioned Country in the news
- Anatolia Turkey
- Amhara Ethiopia
- Cabo Delgado Spain
- Catalonia Italy
How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
a) Only one pair
b) Only two pairs
c) Only three pairs
d) All four pairs
Answer (b)
- Pair 1 is correctly matched: Anatolia also called Asia Minor, the peninsula of land that today constitutes the Asian portion of Turkey. Because of its location at the point where the continents of Asia and Europe meet, Anatolia was, from the beginnings of civilization, a crossroads for numerous peoples migrating or conquering from either continent.
- Pair 2 is correctly matched: The Amhara Region is a regional state in northern Ethiopia and the homeland of the Amhara people. Its capital is Bahir Dar which is the seat of the Regional Government of Amhara. Amhara is bordered by Sudan to the west and northwest and by other regions of Ethiopia: Tigray to the north, Afar to the east, Benishangul-Gumuz to the west and southwest, and Oromia to the south.
- Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: Cabo Delgado is the northernmost province of Mozambique (not Spain). The region is an ethnic stronghold of the Makonde tribe, with the Makua and Mwani as leading ethnic minorities.
- Pair 4 is incorrectly matched: Catalonia occupies a triangular area in the northeastern corner of Spain (not Italy). Catalonia was formerly a principality of the crown of Aragon and it has played an important role in the history of the Iberian Peninsula. From the 17th century, it was the center of a separatist movement that sometimes dominated Spanish affairs
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