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Among the following, which were frequently mentioned in the news for the outbreak of Ebola virus recently?<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”Syria and Jordan” option2=”Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia” option3=”Philippines and Papua New Guinea” option4=”Jamaica, Haiti and Surinam” correct=”option2″]<\/p>\n

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\nThe major outbreak of the Ebola virus that received extensive global attention in the years preceding this question (likely referring to the 2014-2016 epidemic) primarily occurred in West Africa.
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\nThe affected countries most frequently mentioned in the news for this particular outbreak were Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.
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\nWhile other Ebola outbreaks have occurred in different African countries at various times, the scale and international impact of the 2014-2016 West African epidemic made these three countries synonymous with the disease in recent news reports during that period. The other options list countries from different regions not primarily affected by this major outbreak.
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Among the following, which were frequently mentioned in the news for the outbreak of Ebola virus recently? [amp_mcq option1=”Syria and Jordan” option2=”Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia” option3=”Philippines and Papua New Guinea” option4=”Jamaica, Haiti and Surinam” correct=”option2″] This question was previously asked in UPSC IAS – 2015 Download PDFAttempt Online The major outbreak of the Ebola … <\/p>\n

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