{"id":91543,"date":"2025-06-01T10:59:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91543"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:59:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:59:42","slug":"very-recently-in-which-of-the-following-countries-have-lakhs-of-peopl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/very-recently-in-which-of-the-following-countries-have-lakhs-of-peopl\/","title":{"rendered":"Very recently, in which of the following countries have lakhs of peopl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Very recently, in which of the following countries have lakhs of people either suffered from severe famine\/acute malnutrition or died due to starvation caused by war\/ethnic conflicts ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Angola and Zambia&#8221; option2=&#8221;Morocco and Tunisia&#8221; option3=&#8221;Venezuela and Colombia&#8221; option4=&#8221;Yemen and South Sudan&#8221; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct option is D. Yemen and South Sudan have been severely affected by widespread famine, acute malnutrition, and deaths caused directly by ongoing wars and ethnic conflicts in recent years (relative to the typical timeframe for UPSC questions).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nIdentifying major humanitarian crises linked directly to conflict requires knowledge of recent global events and reports from international organizations.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nAs of the late 2010s and early 2020s, the civil war in Yemen and the conflict in South Sudan have caused devastating humanitarian crises, including widespread food insecurity, malnutrition, and famine-like conditions for millions of people. These crises are direct consequences of the conflicts disrupting agriculture, aid delivery, and infrastructure, leading to mass displacement and starvation. The other pairs of countries listed did not face humanitarian crises of this specific nature and scale, directly caused by war\/ethnic conflict, during the same period.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Very recently, in which of the following countries have lakhs of people either suffered from severe famine\/acute malnutrition or died due to starvation caused by war\/ethnic conflicts ? 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