What was the main reason for which Niger was in the news in recent times?
- (a)Many deaths due to AIDS
- (b)Fierce civil war
- (c)Intense fighting with Algeria
- (d)Famine and starvation
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Official answer(d) Famine and starvation
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Which one of the following countries has been suffering from decades of civil strife and food shortages and was in news in the recent past for its very severe famine?
- (a)Angola
- (b)Costa Rica
- (c)Ecuador
- (d)Somalia
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Official answer(d) Somalia
Consider the following statements : 1. Bidibidi is a large refugee settlement in north-western Kenya. 2. Some people who fled from South Sudan civil war live in Bidibidi. 3. Some people who fled from civil war in Somalia live in Dadaab refugee complex in Kenya. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
- (a)1 and 2
- (b)2 only
- (c)2 and 3
- (d)3 only
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Official answer(c) 2 and 3
Very recently, in which of the following countries have lakhs of people either suffered from severe famine/acute malnutrition or died due to starvation caused by war/ethnic conflicts ?
- (a)Angola and Zambia
- (b)Morocco and Tunisia
- (c)Venezuela and Colombia
- (d)Yemen and South Sudan
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Official answer(d) Yemen and South Sudan
Among the following, which were frequently mentioned in the news for the outbreak of Ebola virus recently?
- (a)Syria and Jordan
- (b)Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia
- (c)Philippines and Papua New Guinea
- (d)Jamaica, Haiti and Surinam
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Official answer(b) Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia
A very big refugee camp called Dadaab, recently in the news, is located in
- (a)Ethiopia
- (b)Kenya
- (c)Somalia
- (d)Sudan
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Official answer(b) Kenya
C. Rangarajan has been actively involved in the Pan-Asian Commission addressing to which one of the following issues?
- (a)Promotion of tourism in the Asian region
- (b)Impact of HIV/AIDS in the Asian region
- (c)Promotion of free trade in the Asian region
- (d)Higher technical education in the universities in the Asian region
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Official answer(b) Impact of HIV/AIDS in the Asian region