Consider the following pairs:
| Country | Reason for being in the news |
|
Worst economic crisis |
|
War between the country’s regular army and paramilitary forces |
|
Rescinded its membership of NATO |
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
- Only one pair
- Only two pairs
- All three pairs
- None of the pairs
Explanation
Pair 1 is correct
- Argentina’s annual inflation rate surged to 211.4% in December 2023, marking the highest level since the early 1990s. This significant increase was driven by a combination of factors, including a sharp devaluation of the Argentine peso and economic policies.
Pair 2 is correct
- On 15 April 2023, a civil war began during Ramadan between two rival factions of the Sudanese military government: the Sudanese Armed Forces under Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces under the Janjaweed leader, Hemedti. The war has created the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and worst displacement crisis, and it has led to Sudan becoming the only country in the world experiencing famine. India’s evacuation effort to bring back citizens stranded in Sudan was named Operation Kaveri.
Pair 3 is incorrect
- Turkey did not rescind its NATO membership.
