{"id":903,"date":"2023-06-18T13:06:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T07:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=903"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:20:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:50:17","slug":"q-consider-the-following-pairs-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-pairs-6","title":{"rendered":"Q. Consider the following pairs:\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Region often mentioned in the<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>news: &nbsp; Country<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Anatolia&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Turkey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amhara&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Ethiopia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cabo Delgado&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Spain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Catalonia&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Italy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How many pairs given above are correctly matched?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>Only one pair<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only two pairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only three pairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All four pairs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (b) Only two pairs<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Anatolia<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Anatolia is a large peninsula in Western Asia and covers a major part of Turkey.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anatolia can be&nbsp;defined in geographic terms as the area bounded to the north by the Black Sea, to the east and south by the Southeastern Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea, and to the west by the Aegean Sea and Sea of Marmara.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>culturally the area also includes the islands of the eastern Aegean Sea.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In most prehistoric periods the regions to the south and west of Anatolia were under the influence of, respectively, Syria and the Balkans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>&nbsp;Amhara<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Amhara Region officially the Amhara National Regional State is a regional state in northern Ethiopia and the homeland of the Amhara people.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Amhara are one of the two largest ethnolinguistic groups in Ethiopia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They constitute more than one-fourth of the country\u2019s population.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Amharic language is an Afro-Asiatic language belonging to the Southwest Semitic group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>&nbsp;Cabo Delgado<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cabo Delgado is the northernmost province of Mozambique.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It has an area of 82,625 square kilometers and a population of 2,320,261.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As well as bordering Mtwara Region in the neighboring country of Tanzania, it borders the provinces of Nampula and Niassa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;Catalonia<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Catalonia region, in northeastern Spain.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;is known for the lively beach resorts of Costa Brava as well as the Pyrenees Mountains.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Languages spoken here are the Catalan language and Spanish Language.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Must Read:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/historical-region-and-disputed-regions-upsc\/\">Historical Region and Disputed Regions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_3a9cf8-3d .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_3a9cf8-3d .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_3a9cf8-3d\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Region often mentioned in the&nbsp;news: &nbsp; Country How many pairs given above are correctly matched? 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