Previous Year Question

Pair 1: Catalonia—Spain — Correct

• Catalonia is an autonomous community situated in north-eastern Spain. Barcelona is its capital.

• It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea in the east, France and Andorra in the north, Aragon in the west and the Valencian Community in the south.

• It was prominently in the news because of the 2017 independence referendum and the constitutional crisis that followed.

Pair 2: Crimea—Hungary — Incorrect

• Crimea is a peninsula in the northern Black Sea and is internationally regarded as part of Ukraine.

• Russia took control of Crimea and announced its annexation in 2014. UN General Assembly Resolution 68/262 reaffirmed Ukraine’s territorial integrity and did not recognize the validity of the referendum held in Crimea.

• Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe and has no geographical connection with Crimea.

Pair 3: Mindanao—Philippines — Correct

• Mindanao is the second-largest island of the Philippines after Luzon and lies in the southern part of the country.

• It is the principal island of the Mindanao island group and contains a large share of the Muslim population of the Philippines.

• The Moro conflict, the Bangsamoro peace process and questions of regional autonomy have frequently brought it into the news.

• Mount Apo, the highest mountain in the Philippines, is also located in Mindanao.

Pair 4: Oromia—Nigeria — Incorrect

• Oromia is not in Nigeria; it is a regional state of Ethiopia.

• It is Ethiopia’s largest region in terms of both geographical area and population and is predominantly inhabited by the Oromo people.

• Oromia extends across the central, southern and western parts of Ethiopia.

Map recall: Catalonia–Spain | Crimea–Ukraine | Mindanao–Philippines | Oromia–Ethiopia