Levant - GS questions based on daily current affairs

1)   The area known as 'Levant' sometimes appears in the news in the context of the events related to

a. Central Asia
b. West Africa
c. Eastern part of South America
d. Eastern Mediterranean
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: West Africa

Explanation:
- The Levant is an approximate historical geographical term referring to a large area in the eastern Mediterranean.
- Cyprus,Egypt,Iraq,Israel,Jordan,Lebanon,Palestine,Syria, and Turkey are sometimes considered Levant countries.
- The Levant has been described as the "crossroads of western Asia, the eastern Mediterranean and northeast Africa",and the "northwest of the Arabian plate".