On November 8, 2013, many people died in Philippines after a super typhoon ravaged the country. What was the name of the typhoon?

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Q: 6 (CDS-I/2014)
On November 8, 2013, many people died in Philippines after a super typhoon ravaged the country. What was the name of the typhoon?

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Geography

question_exam: 

CDS-I

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{'typhoon': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'super typhoon': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'philippines': [2, 2, 11, 14], 'haiyan': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'phailin': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'nesat': [0, 0, 0, 1]}

The correct answer is option 1: Haiyan. On November 8, 2013, the Philippines experienced a devastating super typhoon that caused significant loss of life. This typhoon was named Haiyan.

Option 2, Utor, is not the correct answer. Utor is the name of another typhoon that occurred in the Philippines, but it was not the one responsible for the destruction in November 2013.

Option 3, Phailin, is also not the correct answer. Phailin was a different typhoon that hit India in October 2013, and it did not have the same impact on the Philippines.

Option 4, Nesat, is not the correct answer either. Nesat was a typhoon that hit the Philippines in 2011, not in 2013.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 1: Haiyan. It is important to note that Haiyan, also known as Yolanda, was one of the strongest typhoons ever recorded, with wind speeds reaching up to 195 mph. It is estimated that Haiyan caused the deaths of over 6,000 people in the Philippines and left millions displaced.