UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 63
Recently, a series of uprisings of people referred to as 'Arab Spring' originally started from
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Correct answer: D
Correct Option: D
Explanation: The Arab Spring wave began with protests in Tunisia after Mohamed Bouazizi’s self-immolation in December 2010.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - Major protests in Egypt followed Tunisia’s uprising.
B: Incorrect - Lebanon was not the starting country of the Arab Spring.
C: Incorrect - The Syrian uprising began in 2011, after Tunisia.
D: Correct - Correct: events in Tunisia sparked the regional protest wave.