Consider the following pairs: |Town|Sometime mentioned in news Country | |– |–| |1. Aleppo | Syria| |2. Kirkuk|Yemen | |3. Mosul | Palestine | |4. Mazar-i-Sharif|Afghanistan| Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
Correct answer: B
Explanation
Aleppo is a city in Syria , serving as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate.
Kirkuk is a city in Iraq , serving as the capital of the Kirkuk Governorate, located 238 kilometres north of Baghdad.
Mosul is a major city in northern Iraq situated on the west bank of the Tigris, opposite the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh on the east bank.
Mazar-e Sharif, the city is in Afghanistan , 35 miles south of the border with Uzbekistan. Hence, B is the correct option.