UPSC Prelims 2024 · Question 27 of 97

UPSC Prelims 2024 question on Argentina Sudan Turkey News

Consider the following pairs:

Country — Reason for being in the news
1. Argentina — Worst economic crisis
2. Sudan — War between the country's regular and paramilitary forces
3. Turkey — Rescinded its membership of NATO

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  1. Only one pair
  2. Only two pairs
  3. All three pairs
  4. None of the pairs
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Answer: B. Only two pairs

Analysis

Only pairs 1 and 2 are correctly matched → Option (b) Only two pairs.

Statement by statement

Pair 1 – CORRECTLY MATCHED: Argentina is facing its worst economic crisis. Prices in Argentina have surged so dramatically that the government has multiplied the size of its biggest bank note in circulation by five — to 10,000 pesos, worth about $10.

Pair 2 – CORRECTLY MATCHED: Sudan is suffering one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent history after nearly a year of war. Fighting between the army, headed by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, has killed tens of thousands of people, with the threat of famine looming amid international inaction.

Pair 3 – NOT CORRECTLY MATCHED: No, Turkey has not rescinded its membership of NATO. There is no mechanism within NATO to expel a wayward member — in the past, countries withdrew voluntarily. Turkey remains a member of NATO.

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