UPSC CSE 2025 · PYQ · World Geography / Regions and Countries · easy
Consider the following pairs:
Region : Country
I. Mallorca : Italy
II. Normandy : Spain
III. Sardinia : France
In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?
A.Only one
B.Only two
C.All the three
D.None✓ Correct
Explanation
None of the pairs are correctly matched. Mallorca (Majorca) is the largest island of the Balearic Islands and belongs to Spain, not Italy. Normandy is a region in northern France, famous for the D-Day landings of World War II, not Spain. Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and is an autonomous region of Italy, not France. Hence all three pairings are incorrect.
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