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The area known as ‘Golan Heights’ sometimes appears in the news in the context of the events related to
(a)
Central Asia
(b)
Middle East
(c)
South-East Asia
(d)
Central Afria
(B)
Consider the following pairs : 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 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
(A)
Recently, a series of uprisings of people referred to as ‘Arab Spring’ originally started from
Egypt
Lebanon
Syria
Tunisia
(D)
Which one of the following pairs of countries fought wars over a region called Ogaden ?
Eritrea and Sudan
Ethiopia and Somalia
Kenya and Somalia
Ethiopia and Sudan
From which one of the following did Kosovo declare its independence ?
Bulgaria
Croatia
Macedonia
Serbia
A very big refugee camp called Dadaab, recently in the news, is located in
Ethiopia
Kenya
Somalia
Sudan
Yom Kippur War was fought between which sides/countries?
Turkey and Greece
Serbs and Croats
Israel and Arab countries led by Egypt and Syria
Iran and Iraq
(C)
In the latter half of the year 2006, in which one of the following countries did a military coup take place?
Cambodia
Laos
Thailand
Vietnam
In which one of the following countries, did an ethnic violence between the communities of Hema and Lendu result in the death of hundreds of people?
Democratic Republic of Congo
Indonesia
Nigeria
Zambia
The reason for Chechnya to be in the news recently is:
Discovery of huge reserves of oil.
Separatist rebellious activities by the local people.
Continuous conflict between government troops and narcotic mafia resulting in human loss.
Intense cold wave killing hundreds of people.