Q. Consider the following pairs:
Area of conflict mentioned in news Country where it is located
1.Donbas Syria
2.Kachin Ethiopia
3.Tigray North Yemen
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Exp) Option d is the correct answer.
Pair 1 is incorrectly matched: Donetsk and Luhansk are two states located in eastern Ukraine, which share a border with Russia. Within these two states are two separatist territories known as the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR), which are run by Russian and Russian-backed separatists. This entire region, which includes Donetsk, Luhansk and their respective separatist territories, is generally referred to as the ‘Donbas’ region.
Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: The Kachin region, also known as Kachin State, is a state located in the northern part of Myanmar (Burma). It shares borders with China to the north and east, Shan State to the south, and Sagaing Region to the west.
Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: The Tigray region, also known as the Tigray State, is a region located in the northern part of Ethiopia. It is one of the ten regional states that make up the federal system of Ethiopia. The first formal African Union-led peace talks between an Ethiopian government team and Tigray forces are happening in South Africa.
Source: Oxford Atlas + Newspapers online
Subject) Polity/IR
