UPSC Prelims 2002·GS1·geography·human and economic geography

The main reason for unrest and violence in Zimbabwe in recent years is due to

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  1. Aconflict between different native ethnic groups
  2. Bprolonged crisis over land reformsCorrect
  3. Ceconomic crisis due to continuous drought and famine
  4. Dpower struggle between political groups of white European settlers and native black community

Explanation

The correct option is B because the central driver of unrest in Zimbabwe has been the Fast Track Land Reform Program initiated in the early 2000s. Under the leadership of Robert Mugabe, the government began seizing large commercial farms owned by white farmers to redistribute them to landless black Zimbabweans. This process was often violent and poorly managed, leading to a collapse in agricultural productivity, severe hyperinflation, and massive economic instability. While political struggles and droughts have occurred, the fundamental cause of the prolonged social and economic turmoil was the controversial and chaotic implementation of these land reforms.
geography: The main reason for unrest and violence in Zimbabwe in recent years is due to

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