Consider the following pairs :
| Towns sometimes mentioned in news | Country |
|---|---|
| 1. Aleppo | Syria |
| 2. Kirkuk | Yemen |
| 3. Mosul | Palestine |
| 4. Mazar-i-sharif | Afghanistan |
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched ?
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Answer: B. Aleppo is in Syria and Mazar-i-Sharif is in Afghanistan, so pairs 1 and 4 are correct. Kirkuk and Mosul are both in Iraq, not Yemen or Palestine. So 1 and 4.
Watch for: All these towns were in war news, so it is easy to place them in the wrong conflict.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because Kirkuk is in Iraq, not Yemen.
- C. Wrong because Kirkuk and Mosul are both in Iraq.
- D. Wrong because Mosul is in Iraq, not Palestine.
Source to check: Any standard world atlas (Oxford School Atlas), maps of West Asia and Afghanistan
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