Consider the following pairs:
| Region | Country | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | Mallorca | Italy |
| II. | Normandy | Spain |
| III. | Sardinia | France |
In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (d) None
None of the rows is correct, because each region is paired with the wrong country. Mallorca belongs to Spain, Normandy to France and Sardinia to Italy.
- ✗ I Mallorca is the largest of the Balearic Islands and belongs to Spain, not Italy; UNESCO lists its Serra de Tramuntana landscape as a Spanish site.
- ✗ II Normandy is a region of northern France; NCERT calls it the French province whose duke conquered England in the eleventh century. It is not part of Spain.
- ✗ III Sardinia is a large Mediterranean island belonging to Italy, not France; UNESCO lists Su Nuraxi di Barumini in Sardinia as an Italian site.
Remember · Mallorca is Spanish, Normandy is French and Sardinia is Italian.
📘 Read it in NCERT: Class 11 Themes in World History, Ch 4 (practise this chapter)
Sources
- NCERT Class 11 · Themes in World History, Chapter 4 “Across a narrow channel lay the island of England–Scotland, which in the eleventh century was conquered by a duke from the French province of Normandy.”
- Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana (Spain), UNESCO World Heritage Centre ↗ “XI National meeting of World Heritage Managers in Palma de Mallorca 18 Oct 2017 - 20 Oct 2017 Spain Date of Inscription: 2011 Criteria: (ii)(iv)(v)”
- Su Nuraxi di Barumini (Italy), UNESCO World Heritage Centre ↗ “Italy Date of Inscription: 1997 Criteria: (i)(iii)(iv) Property : 2.3254 ha Buffer zone: 3.9178 ha Dossier: 833 Province of Medio Campidano, Sardinia”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2025, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·