Prelims 2023 · Current Affairs · Question 58
In the recent years Chad, Guinea, Mali and Sudan caught the international attention for which one of the following reasons common to all of them?
Answer
Successful coups
- (a) Discovery of rich deposits of rare earth elements — No common recent international attention for all four countries on this ground. Incorrect.
- (b) Establishment of Chinese Military bases — China has a known base in Djibouti, not in all these countries. Incorrect.
- (c) Southward expansion of Sahara Desert — Desertification affects the Sahel, but this was not the common recent reason all four drew global attention. Incorrect.
- (d) Successful coups — Chad, Guinea, Mali and Sudan all saw military takeovers/coups in recent years, which brought them into international focus. Correct.