Consider the following pairs: Country Reason for Being in the News1. Argentina Worst economic crisis2. Sudan War between the country’s regular army and paramilitary forces3. Turkey Rescinded its membership of NATOHow many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
✓ Correct answer: b) Only two pairs
ExplanationPair 1 is correctly matched : Argentina has been ex- periencing a severe economic crisis characterized by hyperin- flation, a depreciating peso, and fiscal instability.Persistent fiscal deficits and chronic inflation are longstanding issues in Argentina.The inflation rate averaged 190% between 1944 and 2023, and the government defaulted on its sovereign debt nine times (of which three occurred during the past two decades).Pair 2 is correctly matched : Since April 2023, Sudan has been embroiled in a violent conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).This civil war has resulted in significant casualties and displacement of civilians.Pair 3 is incorrectly matched : As of February 2025, Turkey remains a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).It plays a strategic role in the alliance particularly due to its geographic location bridging Europe and Asia.10 International Relations and Current Affairs UPSC GS Paper-I PYQs 642 4
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