Consider the following pairs : Country — Important reason for being in the news recently 1. Chad — Setting up of permanent military base by China 2. Guinea — Suspension of Constitution and Government by military 3. Lebanon — Severe and prolonged economic depression 4. Tunisia — Suspension of Parliament by President How many pairs given above are correctly matched ?

Option (c) is correct because pairs 2, 3, and 4 accurately reflect major global events of 2021-22: Guinea experienced a military coup led by Mamady Doumbouya, Lebanon suffered a historic economic collapse ranked among the world's worst since the 1850s, and Tunisia’s President Kais Saied suspended parliament to seize executive powers. Pair 1 is incorrect because China’s only permanent military base in Africa is located in Djibouti, not Chad; Chad was primarily in the news for the death of President Idriss Déby and the subsequent military transition. The core concept tested is "Places in News," specifically focusing on significant political instability and economic crises across Africa and the Middle East.