Consider the following pairs: Regions sometimes Country mentioned in news 1. Catalonia : Spain 2. Crimea : Hungary 3. Mindanao : Philippines 4. Oromia Nigeria Which of the pair given above are correctly matched?
- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 3 and 4 only
- C. 1 and 3 only
- D. 2 and 4 only
Answer: C
Explanation
Catalonia is a semi-autonomous region in north-east Spain. Crimea was earlier part of Ukrain, currently under Russian control. Mindanao is in Philippines and was in news for insurgency. Oromia is in Ethiopia and has been in recent news for ethnic clashes.