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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
1 pointsShe was a member of the Naujawan Bharat Sabha, she helped Bhagat Singh escape in disguise from Lahore after the 1928 killing of British police officer John P Saunders. She was
Correct
Ans: (a)
Explanation:
- Durgawati Devi, who was popularly known as Durga Bhabhi, was a member of the Naujawan Bharat Sabha, she helped Bhagat Singh escape in disguise from Lahore after the 1928 killing of British police officer John P Saunders.
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Ans: (a)
Explanation:
- Durgawati Devi, who was popularly known as Durga Bhabhi, was a member of the Naujawan Bharat Sabha, she helped Bhagat Singh escape in disguise from Lahore after the 1928 killing of British police officer John P Saunders.
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Question 2 of 10
2. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following tribal movements led by Rani Gaidinliu?
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Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- Rani Gaidinliu was a Naga spiritual and political leaderwho fought the British.
- She joined the Heraka religious movementwhich later became a movement to drive out the British. Gaidinliu was finally arrested in 1932 when she was just 16 and later sentenced to life. She was released in 1947.
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Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- Rani Gaidinliu was a Naga spiritual and political leaderwho fought the British.
- She joined the Heraka religious movementwhich later became a movement to drive out the British. Gaidinliu was finally arrested in 1932 when she was just 16 and later sentenced to life. She was released in 1947.
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
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- Bhagat Singh, Azad and Rajguru shot dead Saunders.
- Udham Singh assassinated the India office bureaucrat Curzon-Wyllie in 1909.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Ans: (a)
Explanation:
- Lathi charge on an anti-Simon Commission procession led to the death of Lala Lajpat Rai. Bhagat Singh, Azad and Rajguru shot dead Saunders, the police official responsible for the lathi charge in Lahore.
- Udham Singh, assassinated Michael O’Dwyer, the Lieutenant-Governor who presided over the brutal British suppression of the 1919 protests in Punjab.
- Madanlal Dhingraassassinated the India office bureaucrat Curzon-Wyllie in 1909.
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Ans: (a)
Explanation:
- Lathi charge on an anti-Simon Commission procession led to the death of Lala Lajpat Rai. Bhagat Singh, Azad and Rajguru shot dead Saunders, the police official responsible for the lathi charge in Lahore.
- Udham Singh, assassinated Michael O’Dwyer, the Lieutenant-Governor who presided over the brutal British suppression of the 1919 protests in Punjab.
- Madanlal Dhingraassassinated the India office bureaucrat Curzon-Wyllie in 1909.
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
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- He was born in Bhabra village
- He was involved in the Kakori Train Robbery of 1925
- He had a vision of an independent India based on socialist principles
The above statements refer to
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Ans: (c)
Explanation:
- Statements 2 and 3 are generic; the Kakori conspiracy was organised by the Hindustan Republican Association which itself had the aim of an independent India based on socialist principles.
- Statement1: One of the five tehsils of Alirajpur district, Bhabhrais the birthplace of the famous revolutionary Shri Chandra Shekhar Azad. The name of Bhabhra tehsil has been changed and it is now known as Chandra Shekhar Azad Nagar
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Ans: (c)
Explanation:
- Statements 2 and 3 are generic; the Kakori conspiracy was organised by the Hindustan Republican Association which itself had the aim of an independent India based on socialist principles.
- Statement1: One of the five tehsils of Alirajpur district, Bhabhrais the birthplace of the famous revolutionary Shri Chandra Shekhar Azad. The name of Bhabhra tehsil has been changed and it is now known as Chandra Shekhar Azad Nagar
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
1 pointsWith reference to ‘World Population Prospects’ (WPP) report, consider the following statements:
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- The Population Division of the UN has been publishing the WPP in a biennial cycle since 1971.
- Each revision of the WPP provides a historical time series of population indicators starting in 1970.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- World Population Prospects: The Population Division of the UN has been publishing the WPP in a biennial cycle since 1951. Each revision of the WPP provides a historical time series of population indicators starting in 1950.
- It does so by taking into account newly released national data to revise estimates of past trends in fertility, mortality or international migration.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/08/16/wpps-projections-on-india/
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Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- World Population Prospects: The Population Division of the UN has been publishing the WPP in a biennial cycle since 1951. Each revision of the WPP provides a historical time series of population indicators starting in 1950.
- It does so by taking into account newly released national data to revise estimates of past trends in fertility, mortality or international migration.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/08/16/wpps-projections-on-india/
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
1 points‘Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA)’ is sometimes seen in the news in the context of negotiations held between India and
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Ans: (a)
Explanation:
- In June 2007, India and the EU began negotiations on a broad-based Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) in Brussels, Belgium.
- These negotiations are pursuant to the commitment made by political leaders at the 7th India-EU Summit held in Helsinki on 13th October 2006 to move towards negotiations for a broad-based trade and investment agreement on the basis of the report of India-EU High Level Technical Group.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/08/16/wpps-projections-on-india/
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Ans: (a)
Explanation:
- In June 2007, India and the EU began negotiations on a broad-based Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) in Brussels, Belgium.
- These negotiations are pursuant to the commitment made by political leaders at the 7th India-EU Summit held in Helsinki on 13th October 2006 to move towards negotiations for a broad-based trade and investment agreement on the basis of the report of India-EU High Level Technical Group.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/08/16/wpps-projections-on-india/
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
1 pointsConsider the following in respect of ‘National Career Service’:
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- National Career Service is an initiative of the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India.
- National Career Service has been launched in a Mission Mode to improve the employment opportunities to uneducated youth of the country.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Ans: (b)
Explanation:
- Statement 1: It is an initiative launched by the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
- Statement 2: It is a National ICT based portal developed primarily to connect the opportunities with the aspirations of youth. This portal facilitates registration of job seekers, job providers, skill providers, career counsellors, etc.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/08/16/indias-big-problem-of-low-quality-employment/
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Ans: (b)
Explanation:
- Statement 1: It is an initiative launched by the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
- Statement 2: It is a National ICT based portal developed primarily to connect the opportunities with the aspirations of youth. This portal facilitates registration of job seekers, job providers, skill providers, career counsellors, etc.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/08/16/indias-big-problem-of-low-quality-employment/
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Sri Aurobindo:
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- He was arrested in connection with the Alipore Conspiracy Case.
- In 1914, he started publishing a magazine Arya.
- His greatest literary achievement was ‘Savitri’.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- He was a yogi, seer, philosopher, poet, and Indian nationalist who propounded a philosophy of divine life on earth through spiritual evolution.
- From 1902 to 1910 he partook in the struggle to free India from the British.
- In Pondichéry he founded a community of spiritual seekers,which took shape as the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in 1926.
- He was much influenced by the American Revolution,revolts in Italy and the medieval French revolts against England.
- He attended Congress sessions and at the same time, helped establish the Anushilan Samitiof Calcutta in 1902.
- He and his brother revolutionary Barin Ghose contributed articles to the magazine Jugantarwhich inspired many young people to take up revolutionary work.
- He was also a journalist, editing newspapers such as Bande Mataram.
- In May 1908, Aurobindo was arrested in connection with the Alipore Conspiracy Case.
- In 1914, he started publishing a magazine Arya.
- He wrote copiously and his greatest literary achievement was ‘Savitri’,an epic poem with about 24000 lines.
- He developed a kind of Yoga called Integral Yoga.
Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/08/16/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-16-august-2022/
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Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- He was a yogi, seer, philosopher, poet, and Indian nationalist who propounded a philosophy of divine life on earth through spiritual evolution.
- From 1902 to 1910 he partook in the struggle to free India from the British.
- In Pondichéry he founded a community of spiritual seekers,which took shape as the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in 1926.
- He was much influenced by the American Revolution,revolts in Italy and the medieval French revolts against England.
- He attended Congress sessions and at the same time, helped establish the Anushilan Samitiof Calcutta in 1902.
- He and his brother revolutionary Barin Ghose contributed articles to the magazine Jugantarwhich inspired many young people to take up revolutionary work.
- He was also a journalist, editing newspapers such as Bande Mataram.
- In May 1908, Aurobindo was arrested in connection with the Alipore Conspiracy Case.
- In 1914, he started publishing a magazine Arya.
- He wrote copiously and his greatest literary achievement was ‘Savitri’,an epic poem with about 24000 lines.
- He developed a kind of Yoga called Integral Yoga.
Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/08/16/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-16-august-2022/
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Navroz :
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- Navroz is the New Year celebrations for Parsis and Muslims.
- It is inscribed in the list of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Ans: (c)
Explanation:
- Navroz is the new year celebrations for Parsis (Zoroastrians) and Muslims (both Shia and Sunni).
- It is celebrated on 21st March every year.
- In 1079 AD, a Persian (Iranian) king named Jalaluddin Malekshah introduced this festival to generate revenue and collect taxes from people.
- It was observed on March 21 to mark the beginning of spring and the day of equinox.
- It is inscribed in the list of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of India.
- In India it is known as Jamshed Navroz.
Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/08/16/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-16-august-2022/
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Ans: (c)
Explanation:
- Navroz is the new year celebrations for Parsis (Zoroastrians) and Muslims (both Shia and Sunni).
- It is celebrated on 21st March every year.
- In 1079 AD, a Persian (Iranian) king named Jalaluddin Malekshah introduced this festival to generate revenue and collect taxes from people.
- It was observed on March 21 to mark the beginning of spring and the day of equinox.
- It is inscribed in the list of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of India.
- In India it is known as Jamshed Navroz.
Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/08/16/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-16-august-2022/
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following statements is/are true of the Fundamental Duties of an Indian citizen?
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- A legislative process has been provided to enforce these duties.
- They are correlative to legal duties.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- There is no legislative process to enforce citizens to do their duties. The legal duty is one which is required to be carried out as per law. So, there is no correlation between both duties.
- About Fundamental Duties:
- The idea of Fundamental Duties is inspired by the Constitution of Russia.
- These were incorporated in Part IV-A of the Constitution by the 42ndA, 1976 on the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee.
- Originally 10 in number, one more duty was added through the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002.
- All the eleven duties are listed in Article 51-A of the Constitution (the sole Article in Part-IV-A).
- However, like the Directive Principles, the duties are also non-justiciable in nature.
Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/08/16/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-16-august-2022/
Incorrect
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- There is no legislative process to enforce citizens to do their duties. The legal duty is one which is required to be carried out as per law. So, there is no correlation between both duties.
- About Fundamental Duties:
- The idea of Fundamental Duties is inspired by the Constitution of Russia.
- These were incorporated in Part IV-A of the Constitution by the 42ndA, 1976 on the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee.
- Originally 10 in number, one more duty was added through the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002.
- All the eleven duties are listed in Article 51-A of the Constitution (the sole Article in Part-IV-A).
- However, like the Directive Principles, the duties are also non-justiciable in nature.
Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/08/16/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-16-august-2022/
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