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UPSC Prelims 2022 Paper-1 📅 05 Jun, 2022

Consider the following pairs:
CountryImportant reason for being in the news recently
1. ChadSetting up of permanent military base by China
2. GuineaSuspension of Constitution and Government by military
3. LebanonSevere and prolonged economic depression
4. TunisiaSuspension of Parliament by President

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

A
(a) Only one pair
B
(b) Only two pairs
C
(c) Only three pairs
D
(d) All four pairs
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UPSC Prelims
2022 • 05 Jun, 2022 • Paper-1
Consider the following pairs:
CountryImportant reason for being in the news recently
1. ChadSetting up of permanent military base by China
2. GuineaSuspension of Constitution and Government by military
3. LebanonSevere and prolonged economic depression
4. TunisiaSuspension of Parliament by President

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
Correct Answer
(c) Only three pairs
Pair 1 Analysis: Incorrect. Chad was primarily in global news due to the sudden, violent death of its long-serving President Idriss Deby on the battlefield, not......
Ref/Book : UPSC Prelims 2022
Ref. Subject International Relations
Chapter -
Ref. Topic Current Affairs
Pg. No -
💡 Analysis & Explanation
Pair 1 Analysis ▼
Incorrect. Chad was primarily in global news due to the sudden, violent death of its long-serving President Idriss Deby on the battlefield, not because of a Chinese military base (which was a concern related to Equatorial Guinea).
Pair 2 Analysis ▼
Correct. Guinea made international headlines following a swift military coup d'état where special forces forcefully deposed the President, completely suspending the constitution and dissolving the government.
Pair 3 Analysis ▼
Correct. Lebanon has been suffering from a historically catastrophic and globally documented economic depression, marked by hyperinflation, severe currency collapse, and banking paralysis.
Pair 4 Analysis ▼
Correct. In Tunisia, a severe political crisis unfolded when President Kais Saied unilaterally suspended the parliament and dismissed the prime minister in a highly controversial power grab.
Conclusion ▼
Exactly three pairs accurately match the country with its recent geopolitical crisis.
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