UPSC Prelims 2023 · Question 57 of 97

UPSC Prelims 2023 question on Donbas Kachin Tigray Conflicts

Consider the following pairs:

Area of conflict mentioned in news — Country where it is located
1. Donbas : Syria
2. Kachin : Ethiopia
3. Tigray : North Yemen

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. All three
  4. None
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Answer: D. None

Analysis

None of the pairs are correctly matched → Option (d) None.

Statement by statement

Pair 1 – NOT CORRECTLY MATCHED: The Donbas is a historical, cultural, and economic region in eastern Ukraine. It has two heavily industrialised regions of Donetsk and Luhansk which were occupied by Russian forces — not Syria.

Pair 2 – NOT CORRECTLY MATCHED: Kachin State is the northernmost state of Myanmar. In 2022, Myanmar military air strikes reportedly killed dozens of people including civilians at a concert in Kachin State — not Ethiopia.

Pair 3 – NOT CORRECTLY MATCHED: Tigray is Ethiopia's northernmost region. The region is at the center of an ongoing civil conflict involving ethno-regional militias, the federal government, and the Eritrean military — not North Yemen.

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