Ethiopia Issue

Question 1

It is the most populous landlocked country in the world.

Answer 1

Ethopia

Question 2

It is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa, officially known as the

Answer 2

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Question 3

Capital of Ethopia

Answer 3

Addis Ababa

Question 4

A major insurgency followed in the

Answer 4

1970s — in Tigray

Question 5

A major insurgency followed in the 1970s — in Tigray, where the ____, rebelled against the military government and its policies.

Answer 5

Meles Zenawi-led Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF)

Question 6

Who seperated from Ethopia?

Answer 6

Eritrea

in 1991

in Ethiopia it was the TPLF

Question 7

Who was elected to the post of Prime Minister in 2018 and signed a peace deal to end the border dispute with Eritrea?

Answer 7

Abi Ahmed

Question 8

After the implementation of this peace agreement, Abi Ahmad was awarded the:

Answer 8

2019 Nobel Peace Prize

Question 9

Tigrayan tensions are also linked to the mega hydroproject on the

Answer 9

Blue Nile, the 6,450 MW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

** will be Africa’s largest hydroelectric facility**

Question 10

India is also implementing____ and ____ in African countries.

Answer 10

e-Vidya Bharati , e-Arogya Bharati (e-VBAV)

Question 11

The ____ is the official platform for the African-Indian relations.

Answer 11

India–Africa Forum Summit (IAFS)

held once in every three years beginning from 2008

Question 12

The Project aims at imparting tele-education and telemedicine by linking educational institutions and hospitals in India with those from the participating African countries. Name it

Answer 12

e-VBAB Network Project

is completely funded by the Government of India

Question 13

E-VBAB Network Project is primarily a technological upgrade and extension of the

Answer 13

Pan-African e-Network Project