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2023 · Question 78 · Places in News
Which one of the following countries has been suffering from decades of civil strife and food shortages and was in news in the recent past for its very severe famine?
Choose your answer(a)Angola(b)Costa Rica(c)Ecuador(d)Somalia
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2023 · Question 93 · Places in News
Consider the following pairs : Regions often mentioned in news | Reason for being in news 1. North Kivu and Ituri | War between Armenia and Azerbaijan 2. Nagorno-Karabakh | Insurgency in Mozambique 3. Kherson and Zaporizhzhia | Dispute between Israel and Lebanon How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Choose your answer(a)Only one(b)Only two(c)All three(d)None
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2023 · Question 97 · Places in News
Consider the following pairs : Area of conflict mentioned in news | Country where it is located 1. Donbas | Syria 2. Kachin | Ethiopia 3. Tigray | North Yemen How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Choose your answer(a)Only one(b)Only two(c)All three(d)None
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2023 · Question 98 · Places in News
In the recent years Chad, Guinea, Mali and Sudan caught the international attention for which one of the following reasons common to all of them?
Choose your answer(a)Discovery of rich deposits of rare earth elements(b)Establishment of Chinese military bases(c)Southward expansion of Sahara Desert(d)Successful coups
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2022 · Question 82 · Places in News
Consider the following statements : 1. Bidibidi is a large refugee settlement in north-western Kenya. 2. Some people who fled from South Sudan civil war live in Bidibidi. 3. Some people who fled from civil war in Somalia live in Dadaab refugee complex in Kenya. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
Choose your answer(a)1 and 2(b)2 only(c)2 and 3(d)3 only
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2022 · Question 87 · Places in News
Consider the following pairs : Country | Important reason for being in the news recently 1. Chad — Setting up of permanent military base by China 2. Guinea — Suspension of Constitution and Government by military 3. Lebanon — Severe and prolonged economic depression 4. Tunisia — Suspension of Parliament by President How many pairs given above are correctly matched ?
Choose your answer(a)Only one pair(b)Only two pairs(c)Only three pairs(d)All four pairs
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

Which one of the following countries has been suffering from decades of civil strife and food shortages and was in news in the recent past for its very severe famine?

Consider the following pairs : Area of conflict mentioned in news | Country where it is located 1. Donbas | Syria 2. Kachin | Ethiopia 3. Tigray | North Yemen How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

In the recent years Chad, Guinea, Mali and Sudan caught the international attention for which one of the following reasons common to all of them?