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International Relations Current Affairs Previous Year Questions (PYQs)
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Recently, a series of uprisings of people referred to as ‘Arab Spring’ originally started from
Detailed Explanation:
The Arab Spring uprisings originally started in Tunisia in December 2010 when street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in protest against police harassment and corruption.
This sparked widespread protests demanding political reforms, leading to the overthrow of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011, which then inspired similar uprisings across Egypt, Libya, Syria, Yemen and other Arab nations.
Consider the following pairs
| Region often in news | Country |
|---|---|
| 1. Chechnya | Russian Federation |
| 2. Darfur | Mali |
| 3. Swat Valley | Iraq |
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
Detailed Explanation:
✅ Pair 1 – Correct: Chechnya is a republic in the North Caucasus region of the Russian Federation.
❌ Pair 2 – Incorrect: Darfur is a region in western Sudan, not Mali.
❌ Pair 3 – Incorrect: Swat Valley is in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, not Iraq.
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