Solomon Islands

Context: The United States opened an embassy in the Solomon Islands recently in its latest move to counter China’s push into the Pacific.

About Solomon Islands:

• Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania.

• Capital city Honiara, is located on the largest island,
• According to the World Risk Report 2021, the island state ranks second among the countries with the highest disaster risk worldwide.
• More than 90% of the islanders are ethnic Melanesians, but there has been intense and bitter rivalry between the Isatabus on Guadalcanal, the largest island, and migrant Malaitans from the neighbouring island.

Source:  Indian Express

Previous Year Questions

Q.1) Consider the following pairs:

Region often mentioned in the news:   Country

1. Anatolia                                              Turkey
2. Amhara                                              Ethiopia
3. Cabo Delgado                                    Spain
4. Catalonia                                            Italy

How many pairs given above are correctly matched? (2022)

1. Only one pair
2. Only two pairs
3. Only three pairs
4. All four pairs

Q.2) Consider the following countries:

1. Azerbaijan
2. Kyrgyzstan
3. Tajikistan
4. Uzbekistan
5. Turkmenistan

Which of the above have borders with Afghanistan? (2022)

1. 1, 2 and 5 only
2. 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
3. 3, 4 and 5 only
4. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5