Consider the following pairs: Area of conflict Country Where it is Located1. Donbas Syria2. Kachin Ethiopia3. Tigray North YemenHow many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
✓ Correct answer: d) None
ExplanationPair 1 is incorrectly matched: The Donbas region in eastern Ukraine includes Donetsk and Luhansk, which border Russia.These areas host the Russia-backed separatist entities, the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People’s Re- public (LPR).Collectively, the entire region, including these terri- tories, is referred to as Donbas.Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: Kachin Region lies in the north- ern part of Myanmar.The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has been fighting against Myanmar’s military for greater auton- omy.Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: Tigray is not located in North Yemen.It is a region in northern Ethiopia where a conflict erupted in November 2020 between the Ethiopian federal gov- ernment and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).UPSC GS Paper-I PYQs 644 12
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