Consider the following pairs:

	Regions often mentioned in news	Reason for being in news
(1)	North Kivu and Ituri	War between Armenia and Azerbaijan
(2)	Nagorno-Karabakh	Insurgency in Mozambique
(3)	Kherson and Zaporizhzhia	Dispute between Israel and Lebanon

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Key Points

North Kivu and Ituri:

• Location:
  • These regions are provinces in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
• Reason for News:
  • They have been in the news due to ongoing conflict and instability, primarily caused by armed conflicts, intercommunal violence, and the activities of various armed groups.
  • Hence, The pair incorrectly associates these regions with a war between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Nagorno-Karabakh:

• Location:
  • A landlocked region in the South Caucasus, within the internationally recognized borders of Azerbaijan but predominantly inhabited by ethnic Armenians.
• Reason for News:
  • Known for the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over territorial disputes.
  • Hence, The pair wrongly links Nagorno-Karabakh with insurgency in Mozambique.

Kherson and Zaporizhzhia:

• Location:
  • These are cities in Ukraine.
• Reason for News:
  • They have been in the spotlight due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, particularly because of Russia's attacks on Ukraine.
  • Hence, The pair mistakenly attributes the dispute between Israel and Lebanon to these cities.
• Therefore, the correct answer is Option 4: None.