Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

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Q: 24 (CDS-II/2006)
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

CDS-II

stats: 

0,40,22,11,8,40,3

keywords: 

{'38th parallel': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'durand line': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'radcliffe line': [2, 0, 0, 0], 'maginot line': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'afghanistan': [2, 1, 0, 2], 'pakistan': [3, 0, 1, 2], 'russia': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'germany': [24, 3, 28, 24], 'france': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'finland': [0, 0, 0, 1]}

The question is asking which pair is not correctly matched. Let`s analyze each option to determine the correct answer:

1) Durand Line: This is correctly matched with Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Durand Line is the border between the two countries.

2) Maginot Line: This is correctly matched with France and Germany. The Maginot Line was a line of defense built by France along its border with Germany.

3) 38th Parallel: This is incorrectly matched with Russia and Finland. The 38th Parallel is the line of latitude that divides North Korea and South Korea, not Russia and Finland.

Alert: Correct answer should be 38th Parallel does not match Russia and Finland.

4) Radcliffe Line: This is correctly matched with India and Pakistan. The Radcliffe Line is the boundary line that divided India and Pakistan during the partition in 1947.

In conclusion, option 3, "38th Parallel: Russia and Finland" is not correctly matched.

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