Q33 · UPSC Prelims 2015 · Set A · Current Affairs and GK

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The area known as 'Golan Heights' sometimes appears in the news in the context of the events related to

A Central Asia
B Middle East
C South-East Asia
D Central Africa

Correct answer: (b) Middle East

Explanation

  1. A

    Central Asia

    (a) Central Asia. Golan is not in the Kazakh–Uzbek–Afghan belt. Wrong region.

  2. B

    Middle East

    (b) Middle East. The Golan Heights lie on the Syria–Israel frontier and recur in West Asian conflict news. That is the official key.

  3. C

    South-East Asia

    (c) South-East Asia. ASEAN geography, not the Levant. Not the key.

  4. D

    Central Africa

    (d) Central Africa. Unrelated to the Golan plateau. Not the key.

Summary. Official key is (b) Middle East. Golan Heights is a strategic plateau between Syria and Israel. It is not Central Asian, South-East Asian or Central African. Only the Middle East matches the news context.