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UPSC Prelims 2022 Paper-1 📅 05 Jun, 2022

Consider the following statements:
1. Bidibidi is a large refugee settlement in north-western Kenya.
2. Some people who fled from South Sudan civil war live in Bidibidi.
3. Some people who fled from civil war in Somalia live in Dadaab refugee complex in Kenya.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

A
(a) 1 and 2 only
B
(b) 2 and 3 only
C
(c) 1 and 3 only
D
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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UPSC Prelims
2022 • 05 Jun, 2022 • Paper-1
Consider the following statements:
1. Bidibidi is a large refugee settlement in north-western Kenya.
2. Some people who fled from South Sudan civil war live in Bidibidi.
3. Some people who fled from civil war in Somalia live in Dadaab refugee complex in Kenya.

Which of the statements given above are correct?
Correct Answer
(b) 2 and 3 only
Geographical Fact Check: Statement 1 is factually incorrect. The Bidibidi refugee settlement, which is one of the largest in the world, is situated in the north......
Ref/Book : UPSC Prelims 2022
Ref. Subject International Relations
Chapter -
Ref. Topic Current Affairs
Pg. No -
💡 Analysis & Explanation
Geographical Fact Check ▼
Statement 1 is factually incorrect. The Bidibidi refugee settlement, which is one of the largest in the world, is situated in the north-western region of Uganda, not Kenya.
Demographic Reality ▼
Statement 2 is correct. Bidibidi was rapidly expanded primarily to host hundreds of thousands of refugees desperately escaping the severe and brutal armed civil conflict in neighboring South Sudan.
Camp Location ▼
Statement 3 is correct. The Dadaab complex is firmly located in eastern Kenya and historically accommodates a massive, generation-spanning population of Somali refugees fleeing chronic violence.
Conclusion ▼
Statements 2 and 3 accurately map the respective refugee populations.
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