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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 95 · Sports
Consider the following pairs with regard to sports awards : 1. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award | For the most spectacular and outstanding performance by a sportsperson over period of last four years 2. Arjuna Award | For the lifetime achievement by a sportsperson 3. Dronacharya Award | To honour eminent coaches who have successfully trained sportspersons or teams 4. Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar | To recognize the contribution made by sportspersons even after their retirement How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Choose your answer(a)Only one(b)Only two(c)Only three(d)All four
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2023 · Question 96 · Sports
Consider the following statements in respect of the 44th Chess Olympiad, 2022 : 1. It was the first time that Chess Olympiad was held in India. 2. The official mascot was named ‘Thambi’. 3. The trophy for the winning team in the open section is the Vera Menchik Cup. 4. The trophy for the winning team in the women’s section is the Hamilton-Russell Cup. How many of the statements given above are correct?
Choose your answer(a)Only one(b)Only two(c)Only three(d)All four
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)

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?