2023 GS Paper I, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2023 · GS Paper I

Question 78: International Relations and Current Affairs

Which one of the following countries has been suffering from decades of civil strife and food shortages and was in news in the recent past for its very severe famine?

aAngola
bCosta Rica
cEcuador
dSomalia

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (d).

Somalia has suffered civil strife since 1991, repeated droughts and food shortages, and in 2022 was in the news for the threat of a severe famine during the Horn of Africa's worst drought in decades. Angola's civil war ended in 2002, and Costa Rica and Ecuador have not seen conflict-driven famine.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Angola's civil war ended in 2002; it is not the recent famine case.
  • (b) Costa Rica is a stable country without civil strife.
  • (c) Ecuador has not faced decades of civil strife or famine.
  • (d) Correct: Somalia faced decades of conflict and severe famine risk.

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2023, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.