Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 2016 GS-I World Geography
Question

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Mistral - Rhone Plateau

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Mistral - Rhone Plateau”.
Wind Type Region
Föhn Alps in Switzerland
Bora Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia
Mistral Southern France
Khamsin Egypt

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