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UPSC 2006: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Well-known Place : Country
(a)Baikonour : Russia
(b)Kourou : French Guiana
(c)Borobudar : Indonesia
(d)Cannes : France
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) Baikonour : Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome lies in Kazakhstan (leased to Russia) and therefore ‘Baikonour : Russia’ is mismatched. Kourou is in French Guiana, Borobudur in Indonesia and Cannes in France, so the other pairs are correct. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baikonur_Cosmodrome?utm_source=openai))
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