UPSC Prelims 2018 GS Paper I · Q24 of 100 Current Events easy

The term "two-state solution" is sometimes mentioned in the news in the context of the affairs of

  1. (a) China
  2. (b) Israel ✓ UPSC's answer
  3. (c) Iraq
  4. (d) Yemen

Why the answer is (b)

• The 'two-state solution' is the proposal to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict by creating an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel, based on the pre-1967 borders with East Jerusalem as Palestine's capital — option (b).

• It underlies the Oslo Accords (1993) and UN resolutions, and India officially supports it.

• China (a), Iraq (c) and Yemen (d) have other territorial issues but not this term.

• Hence option (b).

Why the other options are wrong

(a) China
China's issues (Taiwan) use 'one China', not two-state solution.
(c) Iraq
Iraq's issues concern Kurdish autonomy, not this term.
(d) Yemen
Yemen's conflict is a civil war, not framed as two-state.

Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2018, held on 3 June 2018. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.

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