Consider the following pairs:RegionCountryI. MallorcaItalyII. NormandySpainIII. SardiniaFranceIn how

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Consider the following pairs:RegionCountryI. MallorcaItalyII. NormandySpainIII. SardiniaFranceIn how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?

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Correct Answer: D — NoneStep-by-step Solution:Pair I — Mallorca: Italy: This is incorrectly matched. Mallorca (also spelled Majorca) is the largest island of the Balearic Islands archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. It belongs to Spain, not Italy. Mallorca is located off the east coast of Spain. It is a popular tourist destination. ✗Pair II — Normandy: Spain: This is incorrectly matched. Normandy (Normandie) is a historical and administrative region in northern France, not Spain. Normandy is famous for: D-Day (6 June 1944) — the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Western Europe during World War II; Norman Conquest of England (1066 — William the Conqueror); Mont Saint-Michel (UNESCO World Heritage site). ✗Pair III — Sardinia: France: This is incorrectly matched. Sardinia (Sardegna) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and an autonomous region of Italy, not France. It is located west of the Italian peninsula in the Tyrrhenian and Mediterranean Seas. French island counterpart would be Corsica (Corse), which is between Sardinia and the French mainland. ✗All three pairs are incorrectly matched. The correct pairings would be: Mallorca → Spain; Normandy → France; Sardinia → Italy.Why other options are incorrect:Option A (Only one): Incorrect. None of the pairs are correctly matched.Option B (Only two): Incorrect. None are correctly matched.Option C (All three): Incorrect. All three have wrong country assignments.Key Concept: Mediterranean Islands and their countries: Spain: Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera (Balearic Islands); Canary Islands (Atlantic, not Mediterranean). Italy: Sardinia (Sardegna), Sicily (Sicilia), Elba, Capri, Ischia. France: Corsica (Corse — birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte). Greece: Crete (Kriti — largest Greek island), Rhodes, Mykonos, Santorini (Thira), Corfu. Portugal: Azores, Madeira (Atlantic, not Mediterranean). D-Day and Normandy: 6 June 1944 — Operation Overlord; largest amphibious military operation in history; Allied forces landed on Normandy beaches (Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno, Sword). Led to liberation of France and eventual Allied victory in Europe. This question tests basic geographical knowledge of European regions — a topic UPSC has examined before in the context of world geography.

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