{"id":28415,"date":"2024-02-20T07:46:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T07:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=28415"},"modified":"2024-02-20T07:46:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T07:46:42","slug":"upsc-prelims-2022-question-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2022-question-26\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Prelims 2022 &#8211; Question 26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-prelims-test-series?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=Blog-%20PTS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Prelims-Test-Series-eng-and-hindi-1280\u00d7330.svg\" alt=\"UPSC Prelims Mock Test - ECONOMY 2\" class=\"wp-image-24924\" width=\"779\" height=\"199\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d3473908e1e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d3473908e1e\"  \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2022-question-26\/#Q26_The_term_%E2%80%9CLevant%E2%80%9D_often_heard_in_the_news_roughly_corresponds_to_which_of_the_following_regions\" title=\"Q26. The term \u201cLevant\u201d often heard in the news roughly corresponds to which of the following regions?\">Q26. The term \u201cLevant\u201d often heard in the news roughly corresponds to which of the following regions?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q26_The_term_%E2%80%9CLevant%E2%80%9D_often_heard_in_the_news_roughly_corresponds_to_which_of_the_following_regions\"><\/span>Q26. The term \u201cLevant\u201d often heard in the news roughly corresponds to which of the following regions?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>a) Region along the eastern Mediterranean shores<br>b) Region along North African shores stretching from Egypt to Morocco<br>c) Region along the Persian Gulf and Horn of Africa<br>d) The entire coastal areas of the Mediterranean Sea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer &#8211; A<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Levant, (from the French lever, \u201cto rise,\u201d as in sunrise, meaning the east), historically, the region along the eastern Mediterranean shores, roughly corresponding to modern Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and certain adjacent areas. Levant, originally meant \u2018the East\u2019 or \u2018Mediterranean lands east of Italy\u2019. 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