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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements about Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
- It was established in 1989 during the G7 Summit to develop policies against money laundering.
- Countries known as Non-Cooperative Countries or Territories (NCCTs) are put on the grey list.
- Three countries North Korea, Iran, and Myanmar are currently in FATF’s blacklist.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Correct
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Incorrect Correct · FATF is an inter-governmental policy-making and standard-setting body dedicated to combating money laundering and terrorist financing. · Objective: To establish international standards, and to develop and promote policies, both at national and international levels, to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism.
· It was established in 1989 during the G7 Summit in Paris to develop policies against money laundering.
· In 2001 its mandate expanded to include terrorism financing.
What are FATF ‘grey list’ and ‘blacklist’? FATF has 2 types of lists: · Black List: Countries known as Non-Cooperative Countries or Territories (NCCTs) are put on the blacklist. These countries support terror funding and money laundering activities. The FATF revises the blacklist regularly, adding or deleting entries.
· Grey List: Countries that are considered a safe haven for supporting terror funding and money laundering are put on the FATF grey list. This inclusion serves as a warning to the country that it may enter the blacklist.
· Three countries North Korea, Iran, and Myanmar are currently in FATF’s blacklist. Consequences of being on the FATF blacklist:
· No financial aid is given to them by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Union (EU).
· They also face a number of international economic and financial restrictions and sanctions.
Context: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has found that many countries are yet to fully implement its requirements aimed at preventing misuse of virtual assets and virtual asset service providers (VASPs).
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Solution (b)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Incorrect Correct · FATF is an inter-governmental policy-making and standard-setting body dedicated to combating money laundering and terrorist financing. · Objective: To establish international standards, and to develop and promote policies, both at national and international levels, to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism.
· It was established in 1989 during the G7 Summit in Paris to develop policies against money laundering.
· In 2001 its mandate expanded to include terrorism financing.
What are FATF ‘grey list’ and ‘blacklist’? FATF has 2 types of lists: · Black List: Countries known as Non-Cooperative Countries or Territories (NCCTs) are put on the blacklist. These countries support terror funding and money laundering activities. The FATF revises the blacklist regularly, adding or deleting entries.
· Grey List: Countries that are considered a safe haven for supporting terror funding and money laundering are put on the FATF grey list. This inclusion serves as a warning to the country that it may enter the blacklist.
· Three countries North Korea, Iran, and Myanmar are currently in FATF’s blacklist. Consequences of being on the FATF blacklist:
· No financial aid is given to them by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Union (EU).
· They also face a number of international economic and financial restrictions and sanctions.
Context: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has found that many countries are yet to fully implement its requirements aimed at preventing misuse of virtual assets and virtual asset service providers (VASPs).
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements about Group of Friends (GOF) initiative recently seen in news
- It is an initiative launched in 2022 by India during its presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC).
- It promotes accountability for all acts of violence against United Nations peacekeepers and provides capacity building to the host state authorities.
Choose the correct statement:
Correct
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Correct · It is a significant initiative launched in 2022 by India during its presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC). · It represents the ‘political will’ of member states, particularly of the troop and police contributing countries, to champion the implementation of the provisions of UNSC Resolution 2589.
· It comprises 40 member states, and India, Bangladesh, Egypt, France, Morocco, and Nepal serve as co-chairs of the GOF.
· It aims to promote accountability for all acts of violence against United Nations (UN) peacekeepers and provide capacity building and technical assistance to the host state authorities. · It serves as an informal platform at the UN to exchange information, share best practices, and mobilise resources directed at facilitating accountability for crimes committed against peacekeepers.
· It monitors progress on bringing accountability for crimes against peacekeepers.
· It convenes two meetings of its members per year and organises one event per year involving Permanent Missions and other stakeholders to take the plan forward, thereby ensuring greater safety and security for peacekeepers.
Context: At the second meeting of the India-led Group of Friends (GOF), India launched a new database designed to record crimes against peacekeepers and monitor progress in holding perpetrators accountable.
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Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Correct · It is a significant initiative launched in 2022 by India during its presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC). · It represents the ‘political will’ of member states, particularly of the troop and police contributing countries, to champion the implementation of the provisions of UNSC Resolution 2589.
· It comprises 40 member states, and India, Bangladesh, Egypt, France, Morocco, and Nepal serve as co-chairs of the GOF.
· It aims to promote accountability for all acts of violence against United Nations (UN) peacekeepers and provide capacity building and technical assistance to the host state authorities. · It serves as an informal platform at the UN to exchange information, share best practices, and mobilise resources directed at facilitating accountability for crimes committed against peacekeepers.
· It monitors progress on bringing accountability for crimes against peacekeepers.
· It convenes two meetings of its members per year and organises one event per year involving Permanent Missions and other stakeholders to take the plan forward, thereby ensuring greater safety and security for peacekeepers.
Context: At the second meeting of the India-led Group of Friends (GOF), India launched a new database designed to record crimes against peacekeepers and monitor progress in holding perpetrators accountable.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements about Bharat Ratna Awards
- Bharat Ratna Awards are titles under the Article 18(1) of the Constitution of India.
- Only the citizens of India are qualified to be recommended to receive Bharat Ratna award
- The number of Bharat Ratna Awards is restricted to a maximum of five in a particular year.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Correct
Solution (d)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Incorrect Incorrect Incorrect · National awards such as Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri do not amount to titles within the meaning of Article 18(1) of the Constitution and thus are not to be used as prefixes or suffixes to the name of the recipient in any manner. · Article 18(1) abolishes all titles. It prohibits the State to confer titles on anybody whether a citizen or a non-citizen. Military and academic distinctions are, however, exempted from the prohibition. Thus, a university can give title or honor on a man of merit.
· The recommendations for the award are made by the Prime Minister to the President · The recipients receive a Sanad (certificate) signed by the President and a peepal leaf-shaped medallion with no monetary grant associated with the award.
· Bharat Ratna recipients rank seventh in the Indian order of precedence.
· There is no formal provision that recipients of the Bharat Ratna should be Indian citizens.
· It has been conferred on one naturalized citizen, Mother Teresa, and on two non-Indians: Abdul Ghaffar Khan (born in British India and later a citizen of Pakistan) and Nelson Mandela, a citizen of South Africa.
· The rule of maximum three awards in a year is a guideline for the Bharat Ratna. The rule was broken for the first time in 1999, when four recipients were conferred the award: Jayaprakash Narayan, Amartya Sen, Gopinath Bordoloi, and Ravi Shankar. · The rule was broken again in 2024, when five recipients were conferred the award.
Context: President Droupadi Murmu presented the Bharat Ratna Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan
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Solution (d)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Incorrect Incorrect Incorrect · National awards such as Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri do not amount to titles within the meaning of Article 18(1) of the Constitution and thus are not to be used as prefixes or suffixes to the name of the recipient in any manner. · Article 18(1) abolishes all titles. It prohibits the State to confer titles on anybody whether a citizen or a non-citizen. Military and academic distinctions are, however, exempted from the prohibition. Thus, a university can give title or honor on a man of merit.
· The recommendations for the award are made by the Prime Minister to the President · The recipients receive a Sanad (certificate) signed by the President and a peepal leaf-shaped medallion with no monetary grant associated with the award.
· Bharat Ratna recipients rank seventh in the Indian order of precedence.
· There is no formal provision that recipients of the Bharat Ratna should be Indian citizens.
· It has been conferred on one naturalized citizen, Mother Teresa, and on two non-Indians: Abdul Ghaffar Khan (born in British India and later a citizen of Pakistan) and Nelson Mandela, a citizen of South Africa.
· The rule of maximum three awards in a year is a guideline for the Bharat Ratna. The rule was broken for the first time in 1999, when four recipients were conferred the award: Jayaprakash Narayan, Amartya Sen, Gopinath Bordoloi, and Ravi Shankar. · The rule was broken again in 2024, when five recipients were conferred the award.
Context: President Droupadi Murmu presented the Bharat Ratna Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following monuments built by Mughals
- Shalimar Gardens
- Red Fort Complex
- Fatehpur Sikri
- Badshahi Mosque
How many of the above mentioned monuments were built by Shah Jahan?
Correct
Solution (b)
Option b Correct · Mughal Architecture is a building style that flourished in northern and central India under the patronage of the Mughal emperors from the mid-16th to the late 17th century. · The Mughal period marked a striking revival of Islamic architecture in northern India.
· Under the patronage of the Mughal emperors, Persian, Indian, and various provincial styles were fused to produce works of unusual quality and refinement
Akbar
· Agra Fort
· Great White Mosque Islamia College Peshawar
· Humayun’s Tomb
· Fatehpur Sikri
· Tomb of Salim Chisti
Jahangir
· Begum Shahi Mosque
· Tomb of I’timād-ud-Daulah
Shah Jahan
· Taj Mahal
· Wazir Khan Mosque
· Shalimar Gardens
· Shah Jahan Mosque
· Shahi Hammam
· Red fort
Aurangzeb
· Badshahi Mosque
· Bibi ka Maqbara
Context: It was in news
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Solution (b)
Option b Correct · Mughal Architecture is a building style that flourished in northern and central India under the patronage of the Mughal emperors from the mid-16th to the late 17th century. · The Mughal period marked a striking revival of Islamic architecture in northern India.
· Under the patronage of the Mughal emperors, Persian, Indian, and various provincial styles were fused to produce works of unusual quality and refinement
Akbar
· Agra Fort
· Great White Mosque Islamia College Peshawar
· Humayun’s Tomb
· Fatehpur Sikri
· Tomb of Salim Chisti
Jahangir
· Begum Shahi Mosque
· Tomb of I’timād-ud-Daulah
Shah Jahan
· Taj Mahal
· Wazir Khan Mosque
· Shalimar Gardens
· Shah Jahan Mosque
· Shahi Hammam
· Red fort
Aurangzeb
· Badshahi Mosque
· Bibi ka Maqbara
Context: It was in news
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
It is a shadow puppetry and these puppets are in one piece and have no joints. They are not coloured, hence throw opaque shadows on the screen .The puppets are made of deer skin and are conceived in bold dramatic poses. Use of non-human puppets such as trees and animals is common. This puppetry flourished in the state of Odisha.
The above description suits which of the following puppetry?
Correct
Solution (a)
Option a Correct Ravanachhaya · In Odisha, it is known as Ravanachhaya.
· Although, Ravanachhaya puppets are smaller in size-the largest not more than two feet have no jointed limbs, they create very sensitive and lyrical shadows.
· It is the most theatrically exciting shadow theatre with the following features:
· The puppets are in one piece and have no joints.
· They are not coloured, hence throw opaque shadows on the screen.
· The manipulation requires great dexterity, since there are no joints.
· The puppets are made of deer skin and are conceived in bold dramatic poses.
· Use of non-human puppets such as trees and animals is common. Apart from human and animal characters, many props such as trees, mountains, chariots, etc. are also used.
Context: The Sangeet Natak Akademi began the revival of leather puppetry, by grooming young disciples through ‘Kala Diksha’ initiative that aims at preserving traditional arts and crafts in India.
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Solution (a)
Option a Correct Ravanachhaya · In Odisha, it is known as Ravanachhaya.
· Although, Ravanachhaya puppets are smaller in size-the largest not more than two feet have no jointed limbs, they create very sensitive and lyrical shadows.
· It is the most theatrically exciting shadow theatre with the following features:
· The puppets are in one piece and have no joints.
· They are not coloured, hence throw opaque shadows on the screen.
· The manipulation requires great dexterity, since there are no joints.
· The puppets are made of deer skin and are conceived in bold dramatic poses.
· Use of non-human puppets such as trees and animals is common. Apart from human and animal characters, many props such as trees, mountains, chariots, etc. are also used.
Context: The Sangeet Natak Akademi began the revival of leather puppetry, by grooming young disciples through ‘Kala Diksha’ initiative that aims at preserving traditional arts and crafts in India.
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