Q82 · UPSC Prelims 2022 · Set A · Current Affairs and GK

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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

Correct answer: (c) 2 and 3

Explanation

  1. A

    1 and 2

    1 and 2. Bidibidi is in Uganda, not north-western Kenya.

  2. B

    2 only

    2 only. Dadaab’s Somali caseload is also correct.

  3. C

    2 and 3

    2 and 3. South Sudanese in Bidibidi (Uganda); Somalis in Dadaab (Kenya). Bidibidi is not in Kenya.

  4. D

    3 only

    3 only. Statement 2 also holds.

Summary. Official key is (c) 2 and 3. Bidibidi, in Uganda, hosts people who fled South Sudan. Dadaab in Kenya hosts many who fled Somalia. Statement 1 mis-places Bidibidi in Kenya.