Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists : List I (Different Name Of tropical cyclone) A) Willy – Willies B) Taifu C) Baguio D) Hurricanes List II (Country) 1) Philippines 2) Australia 3) Japan 4) U.S.A

The correct answer is D: A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4. The question tests regional names for intense tropical storms, which the WMO classifies by the ocean basin where they form.

• Willy-willies (Australia, 2): This is the Australian term for whirlwinds and dust devils, especially in the northwest of the country. Strictly, these are not cyclones, but the question uses the term loosely, and Australia is the only country it fits.
• Taifu (Japan, 3): This is the Japanese word for a typhoon in the northwest Pacific. Chinese usage (taifeng) is similar.
• Baguio (Philippines, 1): This is the local Philippine name for typhoons, linked to the Luzon region.
• Hurricanes (U.S.A., 4): This is the name for storms in the North Atlantic and Eastern Pacific, which affect the US.

Wrong options: A pairs Willy-willies with Japan and Taifu with the USA. B pairs Baguio with the USA and Hurricanes with the Philippines. C pairs Willy-willies with the Philippines and Baguio with Australia.

Core concept: tropical cyclones are called hurricanes, typhoons or cyclones by basin. For Mains, this links to the cyclone-naming scheme for the North Indian Ocean and to disaster preparedness.

Trap: Aspirants often assume every local storm name is a cyclone. Willy-willies are whirlwinds, and Baguio is a local term for typhoons, not a separate storm type.