Consider the following pairs: <table><tr><th>Region often mentioned in the news</th><th>Country</th></tr><tr><td>1. Anatolia</td><td>Turkey</td></tr><tr><td>2. Amhara</td><td>Ethiopia</td></tr><tr><td>3. Cabo Delgado</td><td>Spain</td></tr><tr><td>4. Catalonia</td><td>Italy</td></tr></table> How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

Answer: B. Only TWO pairs are correctly matched (1: Anatolia–Turkey, 2: Amhara–Ethiopia). Pairs 3 and 4 are wrong. Pair 1 (Anatolia — Turkey): CORRECT. ANATOLIA (Asia Minor) is the large peninsula constituting the Asian portion of Turkey. The vast majority of Turkey's territory is Anatolia. Pair 2 (Amhara — Ethiopia): CORRECT. AMHARA is one of the regional states of ETHIOPIA, home to the Amhara people. The Amhara Region was a major theatre in the Tigray war (2020-22) and remains tense due to ethnic and federal disputes. Pair 3 (Cabo Delgado — Spain): WRONG. CABO DELGADO is a northern PROVINCE OF MOZAMBIQUE, NOT Spain. It has been in news for an Islamist insurgency (ISIS-linked) since 2017; SADC and Rwandan troops intervened from 2021. Spain has no province by this name. Pair 4 (Catalonia — Italy): WRONG. CATALONIA is a region in NORTH-EASTERN SPAIN, NOT Italy. Famous for the 2017 independence referendum led by Carles Puigdemont. The Catalan capital is Barcelona. So only pairs 1 and 2 are correctly matched — answer is B (Only two pairs). Source: NCERT Class 11 Fundamentals of Physical Geography / MEA country briefs.