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Question
The term "Levant" often heard in the news roughly corresponds to which of the following regions?
Options
Region along the eastern Mediterranean shores
Region along North African shores stretching from Egypt to Morocco
Region along Persian Gulf and Horn of Africa
The entire coastal areas of Mediterranean Sea
Explanation
The Levant is an approximate historical geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Western Asia.
It broadly includes present-day Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, and often parts of Turkey and Cyprus. It is frequently mentioned in geopolitical news regarding Middle Eastern conflicts.
Answer: (a).
Question details
Year
2025
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q26
Subject
Geography
Sub-topic
Climatology & Atmosphere
Type
Assertion-Reason
Difficulty
Hard
Nature
Static
Source hint
Eastern Mediterranean Geopolitical Conflict 2023-24
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