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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
125th birth anniversary celebrations of the iconic freedom fighter, Subhas Chandra Bose, were held recently. Consider the following statements with reference to Subhas Chandra Bose:
- He formed an army, named ‘Indian Legion’ with help of Hitler in Germany.
- He authored the book ‘The Indian Struggle’, which was later banned by the British government.
- He formed the All India Forward Bloc in 1939 as a faction within the Congress.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Solution (d)
Subhash Chandra Bose’s ideology tilted towards socialism and leftist authoritarianism. He formed the All India Forward Bloc in 1939 as a faction within the Congress.
He founded the Indian Legion out of about 4500 Indian soldiers who were in the British army and had been taken prisoners by the Germans from North Africa.
He authored the book ‘The Indian Struggle’ which covers the Indian independence movement from 1920 to 1942. The book was banned by the British government.
Do you know?
- He was first called ‘Netaji’ by the people in Germany.
Article reference: Netaji would have been proud of a new, self-reliant India: Modi
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Solution (d)
Subhash Chandra Bose’s ideology tilted towards socialism and leftist authoritarianism. He formed the All India Forward Bloc in 1939 as a faction within the Congress.
He founded the Indian Legion out of about 4500 Indian soldiers who were in the British army and had been taken prisoners by the Germans from North Africa.
He authored the book ‘The Indian Struggle’ which covers the Indian independence movement from 1920 to 1942. The book was banned by the British government.
Do you know?
- He was first called ‘Netaji’ by the people in Germany.
Article reference: Netaji would have been proud of a new, self-reliant India: Modi
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements with reference to WHO’s financing:
- WHO gets its funding from assessed contributions and voluntary contributions from its member states.
- Assessed contributions (AC) cover more than 75% of the total budget of WHO.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution (a)
WHO gets its funding from two main sources: Member States paying their assessed contributions (countries’ membership dues), and voluntary contributions from Member States and other partners.
Assessed contributions (AC) are a percentage of a country’s Gross Domestic Product (the percentage is agreed by the United Nations General Assembly). Member States approve them every two years at the World Health Assembly. They cover less than 20% of the total budget.
The remainder of WHO’s financing is in the form of voluntary contributions (VC), largely from Member States as well as from other United Nations organizations, intergovernmental organizations, philanthropic foundations, the private sector, and other sources.
Article reference: WHO chief thanks PM Modi for continued support
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Solution (a)
WHO gets its funding from two main sources: Member States paying their assessed contributions (countries’ membership dues), and voluntary contributions from Member States and other partners.
Assessed contributions (AC) are a percentage of a country’s Gross Domestic Product (the percentage is agreed by the United Nations General Assembly). Member States approve them every two years at the World Health Assembly. They cover less than 20% of the total budget.
The remainder of WHO’s financing is in the form of voluntary contributions (VC), largely from Member States as well as from other United Nations organizations, intergovernmental organizations, philanthropic foundations, the private sector, and other sources.
Article reference: WHO chief thanks PM Modi for continued support
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Which of the following is not true about historically significant Yerawada Jail, where the Maharashtra government has decided to launch “jail tourism”?
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Solution (d)
The Maharashtra government is set to launch “jail tourism” under which historically significant jails in Maharashtra, which are still being used as penal centres, will be opened to visitors to see the barracks where freedom fighters were imprisoned by the British.
The famous Poona Pact between Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi took place beneath a mango tree at Yerawada jail. In 1899, the Chapekar brothers were given death sentence in this jail. Schools, colleges, educational institutions will be given the chance to see these historic places under the jail tourism project.
Terrorists Jinda and Sukha, who murdered General Vaidya, and Mumbai attack convict Ajmal Kasab were all hanged in the same jail.
On January 25, 1931 Gandhi and all other members of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) were released unconditionally. The CWC authorised Gandhi to initiate discussions with the viceroy. As a result of these discussions, a pact was signed between the viceroy, representing the British Indian Government, and Gandhi, representing the Indian people, in Delhi on February 14, 1931. This Delhi Pact, also known as the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, placed the Congress on an equal footing with the Government. (Hence, (d) is not true)
Article reference: Maharashtra to unlock history in prisons
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Solution (d)
The Maharashtra government is set to launch “jail tourism” under which historically significant jails in Maharashtra, which are still being used as penal centres, will be opened to visitors to see the barracks where freedom fighters were imprisoned by the British.
The famous Poona Pact between Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi took place beneath a mango tree at Yerawada jail. In 1899, the Chapekar brothers were given death sentence in this jail. Schools, colleges, educational institutions will be given the chance to see these historic places under the jail tourism project.
Terrorists Jinda and Sukha, who murdered General Vaidya, and Mumbai attack convict Ajmal Kasab were all hanged in the same jail.
On January 25, 1931 Gandhi and all other members of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) were released unconditionally. The CWC authorised Gandhi to initiate discussions with the viceroy. As a result of these discussions, a pact was signed between the viceroy, representing the British Indian Government, and Gandhi, representing the Indian people, in Delhi on February 14, 1931. This Delhi Pact, also known as the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, placed the Congress on an equal footing with the Government. (Hence, (d) is not true)
Article reference: Maharashtra to unlock history in prisons
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Which of the statements given below is/are true with regard to Flash droughts?
- They occur very quickly, with soil moisture depleting rapidly.
- They occur mainly due to atmospheric anomalies and anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.
Choose correct answer:
Correct
Solution (c)
Flash droughts
Flash droughts are those that occur very quickly, with soil moisture depleting rapidly. Normally, developing drought conditions take months, but these happen within a week or in two weeks’ time. Several factors including atmospheric anomalies, anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions play an important role.
Article reference: More flash droughts in India by end of century
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Solution (c)
Flash droughts
Flash droughts are those that occur very quickly, with soil moisture depleting rapidly. Normally, developing drought conditions take months, but these happen within a week or in two weeks’ time. Several factors including atmospheric anomalies, anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions play an important role.
Article reference: More flash droughts in India by end of century
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
‘Exercise Kavach’ is related to-
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Solution (a)
‘Exercise Kavach’
- A large scale Joint Military exercise ‘Exercise Kavach’ involving assets of Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and Indian Coast Guard is being conducted in the coming week under the aegis of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC), the only Joint Forces Command of the country.
- The exercise would involve participation and deployment of elements of Army’s Amphibious Brigade along with supporting forces including Special Forces of Navy, Armour/Mechanised components, Naval Ships comprising Destroyers, ASW Corvettes and Landing Ships with ship-borne helicopters of Eastern Naval Command and ANC, Jaguar Maritime Strike and Transport aircrafts from Indian Air Force and assets of Coast Guard.
Article reference: Exercise Kavach: Army, Navy, Air Force to fine tune joint war-fighting capabilities
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Solution (a)
‘Exercise Kavach’
- A large scale Joint Military exercise ‘Exercise Kavach’ involving assets of Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and Indian Coast Guard is being conducted in the coming week under the aegis of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC), the only Joint Forces Command of the country.
- The exercise would involve participation and deployment of elements of Army’s Amphibious Brigade along with supporting forces including Special Forces of Navy, Armour/Mechanised components, Naval Ships comprising Destroyers, ASW Corvettes and Landing Ships with ship-borne helicopters of Eastern Naval Command and ANC, Jaguar Maritime Strike and Transport aircrafts from Indian Air Force and assets of Coast Guard.
Article reference: Exercise Kavach: Army, Navy, Air Force to fine tune joint war-fighting capabilities
