Previous Year Question
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Different name of tropical cyclone) | List-II (Country) |
A. Willy-Willies | 1. Philippines |
B. Taifu | 2. Australia |
C. Baguio | 3. Japan |
D. Hurricanes | 4. U.S.A. |
Codes:
A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
Correct Answer: D
Detailed Solution
A tropical cyclone is essentially the same type of intense low-pressure weather system, but different names have historically been used in different ocean basins and regions. Taifu is the Japanese term for typhoon, and Japan lies in the western North Pacific typhoon region.
In the Philippines, a local term related to bagyo is used for tropical cyclones; the question gives this as Baguio. In the North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and eastern North Pacific, powerful tropical cyclones are known as Hurricanes, which explains the matching with the U.S.A.
An important current clarification: Older Indian geography texts and this UPPSC question associate Willy-Willies with Australian tropical cyclones. However, modern WMO guidance states that large storms in Australian operational meteorology are called tropical cyclones, while “willy-willy” can refer to a dust devil.