UPSC Prelims 2023 · Question 57 of 97
UPSC Prelims 2023 question on Donbas Kachin Tigray Conflicts
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2023
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectInternational Relations
- TopicCurrent Affairs
- DifficultyHard
- TypeMatch
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?
Show answer
Answer: D. None
Analysis
None of the pairs are correctly matched → Option (d) None.
Statement by statement
Pair 1 – NOT CORRECTLY MATCHED: The Donbas is a historical, cultural, and economic region in eastern Ukraine. It has two heavily industrialised regions of Donetsk and Luhansk which were occupied by Russian forces — not Syria.
Pair 2 – NOT CORRECTLY MATCHED: Kachin State is the northernmost state of Myanmar. In 2022, Myanmar military air strikes reportedly killed dozens of people including civilians at a concert in Kachin State — not Ethiopia.
Pair 3 – NOT CORRECTLY MATCHED: Tigray is Ethiopia's northernmost region. The region is at the center of an ongoing civil conflict involving ethno-regional militias, the federal government, and the Eritrean military — not North Yemen.
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