UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2018

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?

  1. Angola and Zambia
  2. Morocco and Tunisia
  3. Venezuela and Colombia
  4. Yemen and South Sudan

Answer

Correct Answer

Yemen and South Sudan

Explanation

As of 2017-18, conflict-driven famine and acute malnutrition affected millions in Yemen and South Sudan (famine was formally declared in parts of South Sudan in 2017).

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