Consider the following names : 1. Ike 2. Kate 3. Gustav Which of the above are the names of hurricanes that had occurred very recently ?

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Q: 82 (IAS/2009)
Consider the following names :
1. Ike
2. Kate
3. Gustav
Which of the above are the names of hurricanes that had occurred very recently ?

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Current Affairs

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IAS

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{'hurricanes': [0, 0, 1, 2], 'gustav': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'names': [4, 5, 4, 7], 'ike': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'kate': [0, 0, 1, 0]}

The question asks us to identify the recent hurricanes from the list provided.

Option 1 suggests Ike and Kate, option 2 suggests Kate and Gustav, option 3 indicates Ike and Gustav, and option 4 includes all three names.

The correct answer, according to the information given, is option 3 which names Ike and Gustav. This is because Ike (2008) and Gustav (2008) are the names of recent hurricanes as per the context given. However, Kate does not fit this context as the most recent Hurricane Kate occurred in 1985, and thus it is not considered a "very recent" hurricane.

Consequently, since Kate is not a recent hurricane, both option 1, which includes Ike and Kate, and option 2, which includes Kate and Gustav, are incorrect. Option 4 is also incorrect as it includes all three names, including Kate which is not a recent hurricane.