Match List – I (Tropical cyclones) with List – II (Country) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists : List – I: A. Baguios, B. Hurricanes, C. Typhoons, D. Willy-Willies List – II: 1. Australia, 2. China, 3. Philippines, 4. United States of America
- (a)A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
- (b)A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1
- (c)A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1
- (d)A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
Correct — B, A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1. Tropical cyclones carry different regional names: 'Baguio(s)' is the term used in the Philippines → A-3; 'Hurricanes' are the tropical cyclones of the North Atlantic and eastern Pacific, i.e. the United States/Caribbean region → B-4; 'Typhoons' are the tropical cyclones of the north-west Pacific and the China Sea → C-2 (China); and 'Willy-Willies' is the traditional Australian name for tropical cyclones off north-west Australia → D-1. Only option (b) pairs all four correctly.
- (a)A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2 — Right for Baguios-Philippines and Hurricanes-USA, but it wrongly makes Typhoons-Australia and Willy-Willies-China; typhoons belong to the China Sea and willy-willies to Australia.
- (c)A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1 — Only Willy-Willies-Australia is correct; it misassigns Baguios to China, Hurricanes to the Philippines and Typhoons to the USA.
- (d)A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4 — Every pair is wrong: Baguios-China, Hurricanes-Australia, Typhoons-Philippines and Willy-Willies-USA are all incorrect.
A tropical cyclone is one weather phenomenon, but it is called by different names in different ocean basins: 'hurricane' in the North Atlantic and eastern Pacific, 'typhoon' in the north-west Pacific / China Sea, 'cyclone' in the Indian Ocean and south Pacific, 'willy-willy' in Australia and 'baguio' in the Philippines.
Crack the match by fixing the two easiest, most distinctive pairs — Willy-Willy = Australia and Hurricane = USA — which immediately rules out options where those are misplaced. That leaves Baguio = Philippines and Typhoon = China, giving code A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 = option (b).
- Hurricane = North Atlantic and eastern Pacific (USA, Caribbean)
- Typhoon = north-west Pacific / China Sea (China, Japan, Philippines)
- Willy-Willy = Australia (north-west coast); Baguio = the Philippines
- Cyclone = the Indian-Ocean name (Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea) — the generic Indian term, not asked here
The correct mapping A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 = option (b). ('Cyclone' is the separate Indian-Ocean name.)
- Treating typhoon and hurricane as different storms — they are the same phenomenon in different ocean basins
- Forgetting that 'cyclone' is the Indian-Ocean name; the four terms asked here are Baguio, Hurricane, Typhoon and Willy-Willy
As a match-the-list of local cyclone names to regions/countries, or as a direct 'Willy-Willy / Baguio is...' recall question.
Willy Willy is
- (a) a type of tree grown in temperate regions
- (b) a wind that blows in a desert
- (c) a tropical cyclone of north-west Australia
- (d) a kind of common fish found near Lakshadweep islands
Answer(c) a tropical cyclone of north-west Australia
Same concept — regional names of tropical cyclones; UPSC confirms Willy-Willy = the tropical cyclone of north-west Australia, exactly the D-1 pairing in this match.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Tropical cyclones of the north-west Pacific Ocean and the China Sea are known as
- (a)Hurricanes
- (b)Typhoons
- (c)Willy-Willies
- (d)Tornadoes
Answer(b) Typhoons — the East-Asian / China-Sea name for tropical cyclones.
- practice — not a real PYQ
'Willy-Willy' refers to a tropical cyclone occurring in the region of
- (a)Australia
- (b)the Caribbean
- (c)the Bay of Bengal
- (d)Japan
Answer(a) Australia — the traditional Australian name for a tropical cyclone.