Q. Which of the following pairs of cyclones and the countries that named them are correctly matched?
  1. Cyclone Asani – Seychelles
  2. Cyclone Karim – Saudi Arabia
  3. Cyclone Jawad – Sri Lanka
  4. Cyclone Shaheen – Qatar
Select the correct option using the codes given below:

Answer: Only 4
Notes: The correct match is Cyclone Shaheen, which was named by Qatar. Cyclone Asani was named by Sri Lanka, Karim by Seychelles, and Jawad by Saudi Arabia. Therefore, only statement 4 is correct, and the rest are mismatched in terms of cyclone names and the countries that assigned them in the official list.
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