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?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (d) None
None of the pairs is correct: Donbas is in Ukraine, Kachin is in Myanmar and Tigray is in Ethiopia. Each conflict zone has been attached to the wrong country.
- ✗ 1. Donbas is the coal-and-industry region of eastern Ukraine made up of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, where fighting has displaced people since 2014. It has nothing to do with Syria.
- ✗ 2. Kachin is a state in northern Myanmar, on the border with China. Fighting between government troops and Kachin rebels (the Kachin Independence Organization) has displaced tens of thousands there. It is not in Ethiopia.
- ✗ 3. Tigray is a region in northern Ethiopia, the centre of the northern Ethiopia conflict that began in November 2020. It has no link with North Yemen.
Remember · Donbas: Ukraine. Kachin: Myanmar. Tigray: Ethiopia. Place every conflict zone in its own country before matching.
Sources
- UN OCHA, Ukraine Situation Report No. 8, 22 August 2014 ↗ · reference work “The humanitarian situation in eastern Ukraine continues to deteriorate. Fighting and shelling in Donetsk and Luhansk is resulting in accelerated displacement. … The humanitarian needs of displaced people in and around Donbas region are increasing as well.”
- UNHCR, UNHCR delivers aid to thousands in Myanmar's remote Kachin state (26 March 2012) ↗ · reference work “on Monday reached some of the tens of thousands of displaced Kachin people on Myanmar's border with China”
- UN OCHA, Northern Ethiopia Humanitarian Update Situation Report, 10 February 2022 ↗ · reference work “The situation in northern Ethiopia remains tense and unpredictable. While the situation in Tigray and Amhara regions remained relatively calm during the reporting period”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2023, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·