Q.1: Which one of the following statements about the Tashkent Agreement is correct?
a) It was an agreement between India and Soviet Union
b) It was an agreement between India and Pakistan
c) It was an agreement that led to the formation of Bangladesh
d) It was an agreement between India and Mongolia
Ans: b) It was an agreement between India and Pakistan
Imp Facts:
The Tashkent Declaration was a peace agreement signed on January 10, 1966, to resolve the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. While the meeting took place in Tashkent (now the capital of Uzbekistan, but then part of the Soviet Union). Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri of India and President Muhammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan signed this truce pact. Premier of Soviet Union Alexei Kosygin acted as the neutral moderator to facilitate the talks.
Q.2: Which among the following is not a language listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India?
a) Manipuri
b) Gondi
c) Nepali
d) Dogri
Ans: b) Gondi
Imp Facts:
Gondi is spoken by over 20 million people in the areas of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh. People are demanding to include it in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India. Manipuri, Konkani and Nepali were added in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution in 1992 via the 71st Constitutional Amendment Act and Dogri added in it in 2003 via the 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act. 21st Amendment Act (1967): Added Sindhi, 92nd Amendment Act (2003): Added Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali in the Eighth Schedule. ***A total of 22 languages were added in this list. These includes; Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
Q.3: Who among the following was India’s first Woman Chief Minister?
a) Sarojini Naidu
b) Sucheta Kriplani
c) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
d) Hansa Mehta
Ans: b) Sucheta Kriplani
Imp Facts:
Sucheta Kriplani made history by becoming the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in October 1963, serving until March 1967. She played a crucial role in Quit India Movement.
Sarojini Naidu became the first woman governor of United Provinces, now Uttar Pradesh. She is known as the “Nightingale of India.”
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit became the first woman President of United Nations General Assembly in 1953. She was the sister of Jawaharlal Nehru.
Hansa Mehta served in the Constituent Assembly and she was a reformist and social activist. She is known for changing the phrase “All men are born free and equal” to “All human beings are born free and equal” in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Q.4: Which of the following statements is/are correct?
- C. Rajagopalachari was the first recipient of the Bharat Ratna.
2. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya initiated the concept of ‘Integral Humanism’
Select the answer using the code given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c) Both 1 and 2
Imp Facts:
Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India. He along with Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (philosopher and India’s first Vice President), and C. V. Raman (Nobel Prize-winning physicist) were the first recipient of the India’s highest civilian award the Bharat Ratan. This award was instituted in 1954.
Q.5: Which of the following pairs of Institute and their location is/are correctly matched?
- Indian Institute of Advanced Study : Shimla
- Indian Institute of Public Administration: New Delhi
- Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service: Nainital
Select the answer using the code given below:
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 only
d) 2 only
Ans: a) 1 and 2
Imp Facts:
Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) is situated in Shimla in the historic Viceregal Lodge atop Observatory Hill. It was established by the Ministry of Education in 1964 and began functioning in 1965.
Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) is located at the Indraprastha Estate in New Delhi. It was established in 1954 after the recommendations of Paul H. Appleby Report. It serves as a premier training and research institute for public administration and policy.
Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service (SSIFS) is located in New Delhi.
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Q.6: Consider the following statements:
- Erok Sim is a festival mainly celebrated by the Santhal community.
- Sangken is a Buddhist festival celebrated in Arunachal Pradesh.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Вoth 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c) Both 1 and 2
Erok Sim is a festival related to sowing of crops. It is celebrated by Santhal community residing in the areas of Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha in the month of June.
Sangken is a Buddhist festival celebrated in Arunachal Pradesh to mark the New Year. It usually falls in the mid-April (the month of Naun Ha). It is celebrated by Theravada Buddhist communities, such as the Khampti, Singpho, and Tangsa tribes in Arunachal Pradesh. It is similar to Songkran in Thailand. It is characterized by the ritual washing of the idols of Lord Buddha. People also sprinkle clean water on each other as a symbol of peace, purity, and the washing away of the past year’s misfortunes.
Q.7: ‘Maitree’ is a Joint Military Exercise between India and:
a) Bangladesh
b) Thailand
c) Malaysia
d) Sri Lanka
Ans: b) Thailand
Q.8: Who among the following is the founder of the Congress Socialist Party?
a) Acharya Narendra Dev
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Motilal Nehru
d) Asoka Mehta
Ans: a) Acharya Narendra Dev
Imp Facts:
The Congress Socialist Party (CSP) was a socialist group within the Indian National Congress. It was founded in 1934 by a group of young leaders who were dissatisfied with the “reformist” orientation of the Congress and were inspired by Marxist-Leninist and Fabian socialist ideologies. The party was established during a meeting in Patna and later formally launched at a convention in Bombay. Acharya Narendra Dev: Served as the first President of the party. He was a profound scholar and a leading proponent of Marxist thought in India. Jayaprakash Narayan (JP) served as the first General Secretary and Ram Manohar Lohia played a vital role in the party’s ideological development.
Q.9: Which of the following criteria are specified for granting Special Category Status to States in India?
- Hilly and difficult terrain
- Economic and infrastructural backwardness
- Strategic coastal zone
- Sizeable share of tribal population
Select the answer using the code given below:
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 3 and 4 only
c) 1,2 and 4 only
d) 1,2,3 and 4 only
Ans: c) 1,2 and 4 only
Imp Facts:
The Special Category Status was introduced in 1969 based on the recommendations of the Fifth Finance Commission. Gadgil Formula was used by the National Development Council (now-defunct) to give the Special Category Status.
Gadgil Formula and its Five criteria’s:
Hilly and Difficult Terrain, Low Population Density and/or Sizeable Share of Tribal Population, Strategic Location along Borders with Neighbouring Countries, Economic and Infrastructural Backwardness, Non-viable Nature of State Finances
Q.10 : An X-ray can be deflected:
a) by a magnetic field.
b) by an electric field.
c) by both electric and magnetic field.
d) neither by electric field nor by magnetic field.
Ans: d) neither by electric field nor by magnetic field.
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