UPSC Prelims PYQ 2008: In which country is the Ogaden region located?

The Ogaden region is located in which one of the following countries?

1. Somalia
2. Eritrea
3. Ethiopia
4. Sudan

Explanation

Option (c) is correct

• The Ogaden is a region located in eastern Ethiopia, inhabited largely by ethnic Somalis. It lies near the borders of Somalia and Djibouti and has historically been an area of strategic and political significance in the Horn of Africa

Answer: (c) Ethiopia