Question 87 from UPSC CSE 2024 - Current Affairs (Internati onal Relations)

Question

Consider the following pairs:
1. Argentina - Worst economic crisis
2. Sudan - War between the country's regular and paramilitary forces
3. Turkey - Rescinded its membership of NATO
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

IASCODEX · Accepted Answer

Correct Option: B. Only two pairs

Strategy: First, scrutinize each pair for global current affairs context. Argentina has recently experienced a severe economic crisis with hyperinflation, clearly matching. Sudan has been in international news for internal conflict between regular army and paramilitaries—this also matches. Check Turkey's status with NATO: despite friction, there has been no withdrawal or rescinding of membership, so this is incorrect. Thus, option B (two pairs correctly matched) is the answer.

Key Info: Argentina has faced spiraling hyperinflation and a currency crisis, leading to the introduction of higher denomination banknotes and socioeconomic instability. The country's latest economic crisis, considered its worst in decades, has been marked by annual inflation exceeding 200% as of early 2024, soaring poverty rates, and challenges with external debt restructuring.

Sudan has experienced intense conflict since April 2023, primarily between the Sudanese Armed Forces led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commanded by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. The civil war has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths, widespread displacement, and one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with acute food insecurity and the threat of famine.

Turkey is a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) since 1952. Despite periodic tensions with other members—especially over foreign policy or defense acquisitions—Turkey has not withdrawn or rescinded its membership. NATO has no formal mechanism for expelling a member; the organization's consensus-based structure sometimes leads to disputes but not expulsion or resignation unless voluntary. Turkey remains a member despite political controversies.

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Option A: Only one pair

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Option C: All three pairs

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Option D: None of the pairs

Consider the following pairs: Argentina - Worst economic crisis Sudan - War between the country's regular and paramilitary forces Turkey - Rescinded its membership of NATO How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following pairs:

Argentina - Worst economic crisis

Sudan - War between the country's regular and paramilitary forces

Turkey - Rescinded its membership of NATO
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?