Consider the following pairs : Regions sometimes mentioned in news — Country 1. Catalonia — Spain 2. Crimea — Hungary 3. Mindanao — Philippines 4. Oromia — Nigeria Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched ?
- (a) 1, 2 and 3
- (b) 3 and 4 only
- (c) 1 and 3 only ✓ UPSC's answer
- (d) 2 and 4 only
Why the answer is (c)
• Pair 1 is correct: Catalonia, with Barcelona as capital, held a disputed independence referendum from Spain in 2017.
• Pair 3 is correct: Mindanao is the southern island group of the Philippines, site of the Marawi siege (2017) and the Bangsamoro autonomy process.
• Pair 2 is wrong: Crimea was annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014; it has no link to Hungary.
• Pair 4 is wrong: Oromia is the largest region of Ethiopia, home of the Oromo, not Nigeria.
• Hence 1 and 3 only, option (c).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) 1, 2 and 3
- Pair 2 is wrong: Crimea concerns Ukraine/Russia.
- (b) 3 and 4 only
- Pair 4 is wrong: Oromia is in Ethiopia.
- (d) 2 and 4 only
- Pairs 2 and 4 are both wrong.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2018, held on 3 June 2018. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.