Previous Year Question
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List-I | List-II |
A. Willy-Willy | 1. U.S.A. |
B. Hurricanes | 2. Australia |
C. Typhoons | 3. Philippines |
D. Baguio | 4. China |
Codes:
A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
Correct Answer: B
Detailed Solution
Willy-Willy — Australia: The term Willy-Willy has historically been associated with tropical cyclones in the Australian region, particularly the eastern part of the southern Indian Ocean.
Hurricanes — U.S.A.: The term Hurricane is mainly used for powerful tropical cyclones occurring over the North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and eastern/central North Pacific. Therefore, in the question it is associated with the U.S.A.
Typhoons — China: A Typhoon is a powerful tropical cyclone of the western North Pacific. The eastern and southern coastal regions of China are affected by tropical cyclones from this basin.
Baguio — Philippines: In the Philippines, a tropical cyclone is locally referred to as a Bagyo. Older geographical literature and the question use the form Baguio.
It is important to note that Hurricanes, Typhoons and Cyclones are not fundamentally different meteorological phenomena; all of them are Tropical Cyclones. Their terminology mainly changes according to the ocean basin or region in which they occur.