Q24 · UPSC Prelims 2018 · Set A · Current Affairs and GK

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The term "two-state solution" is sometimes mentioned in the news in the context of the affairs of

A China
B Israel
C Iraq
D Yemen

Correct answer: (b) Israel

Explanation

  1. A

    China

    (a) China. Cross-strait and South China Sea issues are not labelled the two-state solution. This is not the key.

  2. B

    Israel

    (b) Israel. (b) Official key: The two-state solution means an independent Palestine alongside Israel, roughly on 1967 lines with negotiated swaps. That is the stored key.

  3. C

    Iraq

    (c) Iraq. Iraq’s federal and sectarian settlement is not the two-state formula in this usage. This is not the key.

  4. D

    Yemen

    (d) Yemen. Yemen’s war is not framed as a two-state solution. This is not the key.

Summary. Official key is (b) Israel. In diplomacy the two-state solution is the Israel–Palestine track. China, Iraq and Yemen refer to other conflicts. Honour the stored letter (b).