Q80 · UPPSC Prelims 2019 · Set A · General Studies

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Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?

A Santa Ana – California
B Haboob – Sudan
C Yamo – Japan
D Mistral – Australia

Correct answer: (d) Mistral – Australia

Explanation

  1. A

    Santa Ana – California

    Santa Ana is a hot, dry downslope wind of southern California. The pair is correct.

  2. B

    Haboob – Sudan

    Haboob is a dust storm, famously of Sudan and the Sahel (the Arabic term). The pair is correct.

  3. C

    Yamo – Japan

    Yamo is listed in Indian atlas tables as a warm wind of Japan. Treated as correctly matched here.

  4. D

    Mistral – Australia

    Mistral is a cold, dry northerly wind of the Rhône valley in France, not Australia. That mismatch makes (d) the official key.

Summary. Official key is (d). Mistral belongs to southern France, not Australia. Santa Ana–California, Haboob–Sudan, and Yamo–Japan are the intended correct pairs.