Q87 · UPSC Prelims 2024 · Set A · Economy

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Consider the following pairs:Country Reason for being in the news1.Argentina Worst economic crisis2.Sudan War between the country's regular and paramilitary forces3.Turkey Rescinded its membership of NATOHow many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

A Only one pair
B Only two pairs
C All three pairs
D None of the pairs

Correct answer: (b) Only two pairs

Explanation

  1. A

    Only one pair

    Only one pair. Two of the three news-rows hold.

  2. B

    Only two pairs

    Only two pairs. Argentina’s crisis and Sudan’s war match; Turkey did not leave NATO.

  3. C

    All three pairs

    All three. Turkey remaining in NATO makes pair 3 false.

  4. D

    None of the pairs

    None. Two pairs are correctly matched.

Summary. Official key is (b) only two. Argentina’s economic crisis and Sudan’s war between the regular army and the Rapid Support Forces were in the news. Turkey did not rescind NATO membership — pair 3 is false. So two pairs match.

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