Question
UPSC Prelims 2023 Question:
Consider the following pairs
|
Sl. No. |
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 aporizhzhia |
Dispute between Israel and Lebanon |
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Option 4: None
Detailed Solution
Explanation:
- North Kivu and Ituri are the Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Humanitarian Emergency in North Kivu, Ituri and South Kivu in 2023. So, pair 1 is not correctly matched.
- The landlocked mountainous region of Nagorno-Karabakh is the subject of an unresolved dispute between Azerbaijan, in which it lies, and its ethnic Armenian majority, backed by neighbouring Armenia. So, pair 2 is not correctly matched.
- Russia carried out so-called referendums on joining Russia in the Ukrainian regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson – which represent 15 percent of Ukraine’s territory and are controlled by Russia. So, pair 3 is not correctly matched.
Therefore, option (4) is the correct answer.
Subject: Polity | International Relations
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