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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsCamp David summit, that was recently in news is held at/hosted by
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Solution: d)
The Camp David summit between the United States, Japan, and South Korea offers a unique opportunity for India to enhance its strategic partnership with South Korea, particularly in the Indo-Pacific.
What is Camp David Summit?
Camp David summit is a series of meetings held at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland, USA. It’s where world leaders, meet and negotiate agreements with the USA. E.g., The USA, Israel and Egypt negotiated and eventually reached the Camp David Accords in 1978, leading to a peace treaty between the two countries in 1979.
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Solution: d)
The Camp David summit between the United States, Japan, and South Korea offers a unique opportunity for India to enhance its strategic partnership with South Korea, particularly in the Indo-Pacific.
What is Camp David Summit?
Camp David summit is a series of meetings held at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland, USA. It’s where world leaders, meet and negotiate agreements with the USA. E.g., The USA, Israel and Egypt negotiated and eventually reached the Camp David Accords in 1978, leading to a peace treaty between the two countries in 1979.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements.
- Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) refers to technological foundation that enables the delivery of essential digital services to people.
- Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) facilitates that flow of people, money and information through digital ID systems.
- India Stack is a set of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that provides digital infrastructure for digital document storage and digital payments.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: d)
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Solution: d)
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Pearl millet.
- Pearl millet a drought-tolerant cereal grain widely cultivated in arid and semi-arid regions of India and Africa.
- It is known for its resilience to adverse growing conditions, including low rainfall.
- Heavy soils in southern India are not suitable for the cultivation of Pearl millet.
How many of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: b)
Statement 3 is incorrect.
A study (by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and ICAR-AICRP) reveals that climate change has shifted India’s core pearl millet (bajra) production zone from arid regions in Rajasthan to eastern Rajasthan and Haryana due to increased rainfall caused by human-induced climate change.
What is Pearl millet?
It is commonly known as bajra, a drought-tolerant cereal grain widely cultivated in arid and semi-arid regions of India and Africa. It is known for its resilience to adverse growing conditions, including low rainfall.
India classifies pearl millet cultivation zones based on rainfall patterns and soil types. Zone ‘A1’:The arid regions of Rajasthan, which receive less than 400 millimetres (mm) of rainfall, are categorised as Zone ‘A1’. Zone ‘A’: Semi-arid regions in north and central India, including southern Rajasthan, Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, which receive more than 400 mm of rainfall per year, form Zone ‘A’. Zone ‘B’: Semi-arid regions with heavy soils in southern India and central western India with over 400 mm of rainfall from Zone B. 
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Solution: b)
Statement 3 is incorrect.
A study (by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and ICAR-AICRP) reveals that climate change has shifted India’s core pearl millet (bajra) production zone from arid regions in Rajasthan to eastern Rajasthan and Haryana due to increased rainfall caused by human-induced climate change.
What is Pearl millet?
It is commonly known as bajra, a drought-tolerant cereal grain widely cultivated in arid and semi-arid regions of India and Africa. It is known for its resilience to adverse growing conditions, including low rainfall.
India classifies pearl millet cultivation zones based on rainfall patterns and soil types. Zone ‘A1’:The arid regions of Rajasthan, which receive less than 400 millimetres (mm) of rainfall, are categorised as Zone ‘A1’. Zone ‘A’: Semi-arid regions in north and central India, including southern Rajasthan, Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, which receive more than 400 mm of rainfall per year, form Zone ‘A’. Zone ‘B’: Semi-arid regions with heavy soils in southern India and central western India with over 400 mm of rainfall from Zone B. -
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Phanigiri artefacts.
- Phanigiri, often referred to as the “hillock of snake hood,” is a small village located in Madhya Pradesh.
- Phanigiri provides evidence of the deification of Buddha and a transition towards canonization and ritual in Buddhist practices.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: b)
The Phanigiri Buddhist artefacts, discovered in 1942 and dating from 200 BCE to 400 CE, are currently showcased at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in an exhibition called “The Tree and Serpent.”
Phanigiri, often referred to as the “hillock of snake hood,” is a small village approximately 150 km from Hyderabad, with significant historical and spiritual significance in Buddhism.
Findings at Phanigiri:
- Remarkable findings at Phanigiri are a set of thoranas, which are stone gateways, and one of these thoranas displays both Mahayana and Hinayana schools of Buddhist thought, suggesting coexistence despite philosophical differences.
- Phanigiri provides evidence of the deification of Buddha and a transition towards canonization and ritual in Buddhist practices.
- The artefacts from this site, including a limestone carving of Buddha wearing what appears to be a Roman toga, are considered highly important and are now part of the exhibition in New York.
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Solution: b)
The Phanigiri Buddhist artefacts, discovered in 1942 and dating from 200 BCE to 400 CE, are currently showcased at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in an exhibition called “The Tree and Serpent.”
Phanigiri, often referred to as the “hillock of snake hood,” is a small village approximately 150 km from Hyderabad, with significant historical and spiritual significance in Buddhism.
Findings at Phanigiri:
- Remarkable findings at Phanigiri are a set of thoranas, which are stone gateways, and one of these thoranas displays both Mahayana and Hinayana schools of Buddhist thought, suggesting coexistence despite philosophical differences.
- Phanigiri provides evidence of the deification of Buddha and a transition towards canonization and ritual in Buddhist practices.
- The artefacts from this site, including a limestone carving of Buddha wearing what appears to be a Roman toga, are considered highly important and are now part of the exhibition in New York.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Banglar mati, Banglar jol.
- Banglar mati, Banglar jol was written by Rabindranath Tagore.
- The song was written in 1905 in response to Lord Curzon’s partition of Bengal.
- It is declared as the state anthem of West Bengal.
How many of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: c)
The West Bengal Assembly has declared Poila Baishakh (April 15), the first day of the Bengali calendar, as the statehood day and designated Rabindranath Tagore’s “Banglar mati, Banglar jol” as the state anthem.
Significance of the song:
The song was written by Tagore in 1905 in response to Lord Curzon’s partition of Bengal, which was a divisive colonial strategy to weaken the nationalist movement.
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Solution: c)
The West Bengal Assembly has declared Poila Baishakh (April 15), the first day of the Bengali calendar, as the statehood day and designated Rabindranath Tagore’s “Banglar mati, Banglar jol” as the state anthem.
Significance of the song:
The song was written by Tagore in 1905 in response to Lord Curzon’s partition of Bengal, which was a divisive colonial strategy to weaken the nationalist movement.
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