2004 General Studies, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2004 · General Studies
Question 80: International Relations and Current Affairs
Liberia was in the international news in the recent times for
aHarbouring terrorists associated with religious fundamentalism
bSupplying raw uranium to North Korea
cIts long-running civil war killing or displacing thousands of people
dCultivation of drug-yielding crops and smuggling of drugs
AnswerThe answer is (c).
In 2003 Liberia was in the news for its long civil war under Charles Taylor, which killed and displaced thousands of people; Taylor resigned and left for exile in August 2003, and peacekeepers moved in. The other options do not describe Liberia's news.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Liberia was not in the news for harbouring fundamentalist terrorists.
- (b) Supplying uranium to North Korea was not its news.
- (c) Correct: its civil war killed and displaced thousands.
- (d) Drug cultivation was not its news.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2004, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.