Consider the following pairs of islands and related water bodies : I. Kharg : Persian Gulf II. Vaan : Gulf of Mannar III. Tuti : Red Sea IV. Qeshm : Arabian Sea How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
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| Pair | Claim | Correct? | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | Kharg : Persian Gulf | Correct | Kharg Island is an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf, and a major oil-export terminal. |
| II | Vaan : Gulf of Mannar | Correct | Van (Vaan) Island lies in the Gulf of Mannar off the Tamil Nadu coast, part of the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park. |
| III | Tuti : Red Sea | Incorrect | Tuticorin-linked areas lie on India's south-eastern coast facing the Gulf of Mannar/Bay of Bengal region, not the Red Sea. |
| IV | Qeshm : Arabian Sea | Incorrect | Qeshm is Iran's largest island, located in the Persian Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz, not in the Arabian Sea. |
Only pairs I and II are correctly matched, so 2 of the given pairs are correct.
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