UPSC Prelims 2023 · Question 98 of 97

UPSC Prelims 2023 question on Somalia Famine

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?

  1. Angola
  2. Costa Rica
  3. Ecuador
  4. Somalia
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Answer: D. Somalia

Somalia faces catastrophic hunger, with the country devastated by the extreme drought in the Horn of Africa. A total of 6.5 million people face acute food insecurity amid the driest conditions in 40 years, following five consecutive failed rainy seasons.

Drought is compounding the impacts of other recurrent climate shocks, persistent insecurity and instability.

Somalia has suffered from decades of civil strife and food shortages, and was prominently in news for its severe famine.

Hence option (d) Somalia is the correct answer.

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