Question

UPSC Prelims 2014 Question:

Consider the following pairs:

Sl.No.

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?

  1. 1. 1 only
  2. 2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1: 1 only

Detailed Solution

Explanation:

Regions

Relevance

Country

Chechnya

Chechen Rebels

Russia. So, pair 1 is correctly matched.

Darfur

Land cruiser war

Sudan. So, pair 2 is not correctly matched.

Swat Valley

Taliban occupation of swat

Pakistan. So, pair 3 is not correctly matched.

 

Therefore, option (1) is the correct answer.

Subject: Geography | Mapping

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