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Prelims 2022 · Q82 · Countries, regions & borders

Consider the following statements :

  1. 1.Bidibidi is a large refugee settlement in north-western Kenya.
  2. 2.Some people who fled from South Sudan civil war live in Bidibidi.
  3. 3.Some people who fled from civil war in Somalia live in Dadaab refugee complex in Kenya.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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Answer: C. Statement 1 is wrong: Bidibidi is in north-western Uganda, not Kenya. Statement 2 is correct: it hosts people who fled the South Sudan civil war. Statement 3 is correct: Dadaab in Kenya hosts many Somali refugees. So 2 and 3.

Watch for: Kenya hosts Dadaab and Kakuma, so students also put Bidibidi there.

Why the other options are wrong
  • A. Wrong because Bidibidi is in Uganda.
  • B. Wrong because statement 3 about Dadaab is also correct.
  • D. Wrong because statement 2 is also correct.

Source to check: UNHCR website (unhcr.org), Uganda and Kenya operation pages

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