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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?

Answer

The correct answer is D: None. None of the pairs are correctly matched. Mallorca (Majorca) is the largest island of the Balearic Islands and belongs to Spain, not Italy.

  1. A.Only one
  2. B.Only two
  3. C.All the three
  4. 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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