Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) | Land of Maple | (I) | Norway |
| (B) | Land of Morning Calm | (II) | Canada |
| (C) | Land of the Midnight Sun | (III) | Japan |
| (D) | Land of the Rising Sun | (IV) | Korea |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)
Each nickname in List-I comes from a natural feature or old name of the country in List-II.
(A) Land of Maple — this matches (II) Canada. Maple trees are so common there that a maple leaf is on the national flag.
(B) Land of Morning Calm — this matches (IV) Korea. The name comes from Joseon, the old name of Korea, often read as “morning calm”.
(C) Land of the Midnight Sun — this matches (I) Norway. In its far north, which lies inside the Arctic Circle, the sun does not set for weeks in summer.
(D) Land of the Rising Sun — this matches (III) Japan. Its own name, Nippon, means “origin of the sun”, as it lies in the far east of Asia.