QUESTION

Medium

International Relations

Prelims 2018

Consider the following pairs :

RegionsSometime mentioned in news Country
1. CataloniaSpain
2. CrimeaHungary
3. MindanaoPhilippines
4. OromiaNigeria

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Select an option to attempt

Explanation

Catalonia

  • It is located in Spain.
  • It is bordered by France and Andorra in the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the east, the autonomous community of Valencia to the south, and the autonomous community of Aragon to the west.

The Republic of Crimea

  • Officially part of Ukraine, lies on a peninsula stretching from the south of Ukraine between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
  • It is separated from Russia by the narrow Kerch Strait.

Mindanao

  • It is an island located in the Philippines.
  • It is surrounded by the Bohol, Philippine, Celebes, and Sulu seas.

Oromia

  • It is a regional state of Ethiopia.
  • Ethiopia is a landlocked country located in Eastern Africa.

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