[Solved] Consider the following pairs: Country Important reason for being in the news recently Chad L Setting up of permanent military base by China Guinea Suspension of Constitution and Government by military Lebanon Severe and prolonged economic depression Tunisia Suspension of Parliament by President How many pairs given above are correctly S matched?

Q87) Consider the following pairs:

Country	Important reason for being in the news recently
Chad	L Setting up of permanent military base by China
Guinea	Suspension of Constitution and Government by military
Lebanon	Severe and prolonged economic depression
Tunisia	Suspension of Parliament by President

How many pairs given above are correctly S matched?

Answer: 3

On 5 September 2021, President of Guinea Alpha Condé was captured by the country’s armed forces in a coup d’état after gunfire in the capital, Conakry.
Military leaders detain president, declaring dissolution of government and suspension of constitution.
The African Union (AU) declared that it was suspending Guinea’s membership in the bloc after a military junta overthrew the government. Hence pair 2 is correctly matched.

7 Military Coups took place in Africa in Last 3 years

Niger
Burkina Faso (Twice)
Sudan
Guinea
Mali (Twice)
There are recurring claims that China is building, or attempting to create, a string of military bases around the world.
In early December 2021, media reports alleged that China was trying to build its first Atlantic military base in Equatorial Guinea.
Hence pair 1 is not correctly matched.

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea is a small country on the west coast of Africa which struck oil in 1995, and which since has been cited as a textbook case of the resource curse – or the paradox of plenty.
The country consists of the mainland, called Rio Muni, and five islands including Bioko, where the capital Malabo is located.
The former Spanish colony is now one of sub-Sahara’s biggest oil producers, but a large proportion of the population still lives in poverty.
Lebanon is grappling with a deep economic crisis after successive governments piled up debt following the 1975-1990 civil war.
Lebanon’s financial collapse since 2019 is a story of how a vision for rebuilding a nation once known as the Switzerland of the Middle East.
Tunisia- Kais Saied July 25 last year sacked the government, froze the assembly and seized wide-ranging powers.

Additional Information

According to the World Bank Lebanon Economic Monitor (LEM), Lebanon is suffering from a dangerous depletion of resources, including human capital, with brain drain becoming an increasingly desperate option.
World Bank also said that Lebanon is in a Deliberate Depression with Unprecedented Consequences for its Human Capital, Stability, and Prosperity.
Hence pair 3 is correctly matched.

Lebanon