Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
Consider the following pairs:
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Country |
Reason for being in the news |
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Argentina |
Worst economic crisis |
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Sudan |
War between the country's regular army and paramilitary forces |
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Turkey |
Rescinded its membership of NATO |
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
Consider the following statements: Statement-I : There is instability and worsening security situation in the Sahel region. Statement-II : There have been military takeovers/coups d’etat in several countries of the Sahel region in the recent past. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
- Statement I is correct: There is instability and worsening security situation in the Sahel region. For instance, in 2022, conflict-related deaths in these nations rose by over 40 percent.
- Statement II is correct: The region has faced frequent coups d’état, with military regimes currently in power in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, and Sudan.
- Statement II is correct and provides the correct explanation for Statement I.
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
Consider the following statements: Statement-1: Recently, Venezuela has achieved a rapid recovery from its economic crisis succeeded in preventing its people from fleeing/emigrating to other countries. Statement-II: Venezuela has the world's largest oil reserves. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
- Statement I is incorrect: Venezuela continues to face significant economic challenges. It has not achieved a rapid recovery from its crisis. Inflation rate is still above 1700%. Many people are still emigrating to other countries.
- Statement II is correct: Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves.
- Therefore, Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is correct.
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
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?
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
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?
- Discovery of rich deposits of rare earth elements: This option is not correct. None of the mentioned countries (Chad, Guinea, Mali, and Sudan) have been in the news for the discovery of rare earth elements.
- Establishment of Chinese Military bases: This option is not correct. There hasn't been widespread news about all four countries mentioned hosting Chinese military bases.
- Southward expansion of Sahara Desert: While this is a significant environmental issue affecting some of the mentioned countries, it hasn't been the recent headline-making event for all of them.
- Successful coups: This option is correct as all four countries mentioned (Chad, Guinea, Mali, and Sudan) have experienced successful coups in recent years, which indeed caught international attention.
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
Consider the following pairs: Regions often 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?
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
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?
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
Consider the following pairs: Region often mentioned, in the news – Country 1. Anatolia – Turkey 2. Amhara – Ethiopia 3. Cabo Delgado – Spain 4. Catalonia – Italy How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
The term “Levant” often heard in the news roughly corresponds to which of the following regions?
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
Consider the following pairs: Town sometime mentioned in news — Country 1. Aleppo — Syria 2. Kirkuk — Yemen 3. Mosul — Palestine 4. Mazar-i-Sharif — Afghanistan Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
Consider the following pairs: Regions sometimes Country mentioned in news 1. Catalonia - Spain 2. Crimea - Hungary 3. Mindanao - Philippines 4. Oromia - Nigeria Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
Very recently, in which of the following countries have lakhs of people either suffered from severe famine/acute malnutrition or died due to starvation caused by war/ ethnic conflicts?
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
The term "two-state solution" is sometimes mentioned in the news in the context of the affairs of
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
The area known as 'Golan Heights' sometimes appears in the news in the context of the events related to
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
Recently, a series of uprisings of people referred to as 'Arab Spring' originally started from
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
Consider the following pairs: Region often in news — Country: 1. Chechnya : Russian Federation 2. Darfur : Mali 3. Swat Valley : Iraq. Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
Southeast Asia has captivated the attention of global community over space and time as a geostrategically significant region. Which among the following is the most convincing explanation for this global perspective?
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
A very big refugee camp called Dadaab, recently in the news, is located in
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
Which one of the following pairs of countries fought wars over a region called Ogaden?
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
Yom Kippur War was fought between which sides/ countries?
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
Ogaden region has been a source of conflict between which countries?
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
In the latter half of the year 2006, in which one of the following countries did a military coup take place?
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
Near the end of the year 2006, which one of the following countries was suspended from the Commonwealth after a military coup?
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
Claims to the historical Macedonian territory have been a bone of contention between which of the following countries?
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
What is the new administrative capital proposed for Myanmar?
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
What was the main reason for which Niger was in the news in recent times?
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
The Basque people who are frequently in the news for their separatist activity live in
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
What was the reason for 5 lakh people of Hong Kong to make a demonstration around the middle of 2003?
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
World's longest ruling head of government is from
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
Liberia was in the international news in recent times for
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
The reason for Chechnya to be in the news recently is
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
The Prime Minister of which one of the following countries was assassinated in the year 2003?
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
In which one of the following countries did ethnic violence between Hema and Lendu communities result in the death of hundreds of people?
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
Consider the following statements: 1. Montenegro and Serbia agreed to a new structure for the Yugoslav Federation 2. Croatia remained under the Hungarian Administration until the end of First World War 3. Claims to Macedonia Territory have long been a source of contention between Belgium and Greece 4. In 1991, Slovenia declared independence from Czechoslovakia Which statements are correct?
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
Consider the following statements: 1. In Macedonia, ethnic Albanians are a minority 2. In Kosovo, Serbians are a majority Which of these statements is/are correct?
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
The Basque people who are frequently in the news for their separatist activity live in
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
What was the main reason for a great civil strife in Argentina recently?
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
Recently, several hundred South African soldiers were sent to Burundi
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
The main reason for unrest and violence in Zimbabwe in recent years is due to
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
Consider the following countries: 1. Angola 2. Colombia 3. Congo 4. Sudan Which of these countries has/have been suffering for civil war?
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
The following news item appeared in a National daily dated 1-12-1999. Parliament today rejected a Bill to grant women the right to vote and stand for office in parliamentary elections, by a margin of 32 to 30. The National Assembly was split between liberal, pro-government and Shiite Muslim deputies who were in favour of women's rights, while the opposition camp grouped Sunni Muslim fundamentalists and tribal MPs. A total of 64 MPs and Ministers were present of whom two abstained. The Parliament referred to in this quotation is that of
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The economic crisis in the latter half of 1990s most seriously affected Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and South Korea. The cause of the crisis was
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
The dispute regarding East Timor is between
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
Kurds who have been fighting for a separate homeland live mainly in Iraq,
Q . COUNTRIES IN NEWS: CIVIL WARS, COUP AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TRIBES, CRITICAL MINERALS ETC.
“Golan Heights” belonging to country “A” were captured by a country “B”. Which of the following are “A” and “B” respectively?