Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists : List – I (Typhoon/ Hurricane August -September 2019) A) Dorian B) Hagibis C) Lekima D) Mitag List – II (Most affected country) 1) Bahamas 2) China 3) Jeju, South Korea 4) Japan Codes:

The correct match is A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3, so option B. Each storm pairs with its worst-hit country.

• Dorian (A) to Bahamas (1): It struck the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama as a Category 5 storm in early September 2019, causing catastrophic damage there.
• Hagibis (B) to Japan (4): It made landfall over Japan's Honshu in mid-October 2019, causing severe flooding and deaths. Note that this is outside the August-September window named in the question's heading, so the heading is loose here.
• Lekima (C) to China (2): It made landfall in Zhejiang province in August 2019, with heavy damage in eastern China.
• Mitag (D) to Jeju, South Korea (3): It brought heavy rain and wind to Jeju island in late September 2019.

The core concept is the naming and tracking of tropical cyclones by regional bodies, such as the WMO typhoon committee in the Western Pacific and the Atlantic hurricane names. For Mains, this links to disaster management and climate-linked extreme events.

Trap: Candidates often confuse Hagibis with a Chinese or Korean storm because of the Western Pacific location. Also, do not assume the Atlantic storm Dorian hit the US mainland; its major damage was in the Bahamas.