Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Sobriquets) | (Places) | ||
| A. | Land of Thousand Lakes | I. | Johannesburg |
| B. | City of Golden Gate | II. | Japan |
| C. | Golden City | III. | Finland |
| D. | Land of Rising Sun | IV. | San Francisco |
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
A sobriquet is a nickname given to a place for a feature it is known for.
(A) Land of Thousand Lakes — this matches (III) Finland. Finland has about 1,88,000 lakes, left behind by the glaciers of the Ice Age.
(B) City of Golden Gate — this matches (IV) San Francisco. The city is known for the Golden Gate Bridge across the strait that opens San Francisco Bay to the Pacific.
(C) Golden City — this matches (I) Johannesburg. The South African city grew up after the gold rush of 1886 on the Witwatersrand.
(D) Land of Rising Sun — this matches (II) Japan. Its own name, Nippon, means “origin of the sun”; it lies at the eastern edge of Asia, where the sun rises first.