Consider the following pairs: Region often mentioned in the news – Co

Consider the following pairs:

Region often mentioned in the news – Country
1. Anatolia – Turkey
2. Amhara – Ethiopia
3. Cabo Delgado – Spain
4. Catalonia – Italy

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

Only one pair
Only two pairs
Only three pairs
All four pairs
This question was previously asked in
UPSC IAS – 2022
Two out of the four pairs are correctly matched: Anatolia is in Turkey, and Amhara is a region in Ethiopia.
– Anatolia is a large peninsula in Western Asia, forming the major part of Turkey.
– Amhara is one of the ten regional states of Ethiopia, and it has been prominent in news due to internal conflict and instability.
– Cabo Delgado is a province located in the northern part of Mozambique, which has been affected by an ongoing insurgency. It is not in Spain.
– Catalonia is an autonomous community in Spain, known for its independence movement. It is not in Italy.