Multiple choice

Consider the following facts about Arab Spring:

  1. It was also called the Jasmine Revolution because the national flower of Tunisia is jasmine.
  2. Syria was the third country where the revolution spread and the protests were well organized.
  3. Tawakul Karman, who came into prominence during the Arab Spring, is a Yemeni national, who has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2011.

Which of the above is/are true?

  1. 3 only

  2. 1 and 2

  3. 1, 2 and 3

  4. 1 and 3
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Arab Revolution began in Tunisia, with the self immolation of an unemployed youth Mohamed Bouazizi on 17 December, 2010. The demonstrations were precipitated by high unemployment, food inflation, corruption, lack of freedom of speech and other political freedoms and poor living conditions. Yemen, not Syria, was the third country where the revolution spread.

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