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General Study Test 211
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  • Question 1/10
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    Which one of the following is not an objective of NITI Aayog?

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    The correct answer is It offers a platform for resolution of inter-state conflicts as ‘provider of first and last resort’.

    Planning Commission was replaced by a new institution – NITI AAYYOG (National Institution for Transforming India) on January 1, 2015.

    It focuses upon the ‘Bottom-Up’ approach of Planning.

    Administrative Skeltal:

    • Amitabh Kant is the current CEO and Rajiv Kumar is the current Vice Chairman of the same.
    • Chairperson: Prime Minister.

    Objectives:

    • To provide advice and encourage partnerships between key stakeholders and national and international like-minded Think Tanks, as well as educational and policy research institutions.
    • To offer a platform for the resolution of inter-sectoral and inter-departmental issues to accelerate the implementation of the development agenda.
    • To maintain a state-of-the-art Resource Centre, be a repository of research on good governance and best practices in sustainable and equitable development as well as help their dissemination to stake-holders.
    • To develop mechanisms to formulate credible plans at the village level and aggregate these progressively at higher levels of government.
    • To create a knowledge, innovation, and entrepreneurial support system through a collaborative community of national and international experts, practitioners, and other partners.
    • To ensure, on areas that are specifically referred to it, that the interests of national security are incorporated in economic strategy and policy.
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    Which one of the following judgments declared that the Parliament has NO power to amend any of the provisions of Part III of the Constitution of India?

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    In the Golak Nath vs. State of Punjab judgement, the Supreme Court declared that Parliament cannot amend any of the provision of Part III of the constitution of India, but In kesavananda Bharti case supreme court introduced the concept of Basic features of the constitution, according to which Parliament can amend the provision of Part III without affecting the basic features of the constitution.

     

  • Question 3/10
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    What is the objective of the MoU between the Department of Fisheries and ONDC?

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    The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Department of Fisheries and the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) aims to improve fishermen's direct market access in India's fisheries industry through digital commerce.

     

  • Question 4/10
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    Where are 'Bijak Hills' located?

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    'Bijak Hills' are located in Jaipur district of Rajasthan. Bijak ki Hill is a hill where tourists can see a couple of ruins of Buddhist monasteries from the heyday of the historical period. Of these, eight such monasteries can be considered to have existed during the visit of Hiuen Tsang to Viratnagar in 634 AD, which was approximately 900 years after King Ashoka's first visit to Viratanagara.

     

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    The total length of National Highway (including expressways) in the country at present is:

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    The total length of National Highway (including expressways) in the country at present is 1,51,019 km.

    India has 151,019 km (93,839 mi) of National Highways as of March 2021. National Highways constituted 2.7% of India's total road network, but carried about 40% of road traffic, as of 2013. In 2016, the government vowed to double the highway length from 96,000 to 200,000 km.

     

  • Question 6/10
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    Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar is considered the father of the Indian Constitution. Which of the following statement about him is correct?

    A. He went to South Africa to become a lawyer.

    B. He is known as the leader of the Dalits.

    C. Later in life he converted to Buddhism.

    Solutions

    Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar (1891-1956) is considered the father of the Indian Constitution. About him the statement "He went to South Africa to become a lawyer" is incorrect.

    • He is also the best-known leader of the Dalits. Dr. Ambedkar fought for the rights of the Dalit community. He was born into the Mahar caste, which was considered untouchable. The Mahars were poor, owned no land and children born to them also had to do the work their parents did. They lived in spaces outside the main village and were not allowed into the village. Dr. Ambedkar was the first person from his caste who completed his college education and went to England to become a lawyer. He encouraged Dalits to send their children to school and college. He also urged Dalits to take on different kinds of government jobs in order to move out of the caste system.
    • He led many efforts of Dalits to gain entry into temples. Later in life, he converted to Buddhism in his search for a religion that treated all members equally. Dr. Ambedkar believed that Dalits must fight the caste system and work towards a society based on respect not just for a few but for all persons.
  • Question 7/10
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    Where is the headquarters of Southern Railway?

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    Chennai is the headquarters of Southern Railway.

    Southern Railway headquarters administrative building, Chennai, is an Indo-Saracenic structure located adjacent to the Chennai Central on Poonamallee High Road. Built in 1921 as the new Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Company (MSMR) headquarters (successor of Madras Railway Company), replacing the general office of MSMR at Royapuram Railway Station, the building now functions as the headquarters of the Southern Railways.

     

  • Question 8/10
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    The Bum La Pass is located in:

    Solutions

    Bum la pass located in Arunachal Pradesh. It is located 37 km away from Tawang. It is on Indo-china border.

     

  • Question 9/10
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    Who of the following was/were economic critic/ critics of colonialism in India?

    1. Dadabhai Naoroji

    2. G. Subramania lyer

    3. R. C. Dutt

    Solutions

    Dadabhai Naoroji, G. Subramania lyer, R. C. Dutt were famous economic critique.

    • Amongst the famous economic critique  Dadabhai Naoroji, G. Subramania Iyer, R. C. Dutt who studied the economic relationship between the British Empire and India, Dadabhai Naoroji was the most prominent. 
    • He popularized the drain theory in his book “Poverty and Un-British Rule in India”.
    • They explained the colonial structure in all its three aspects of domination through trade, industry and finance.
  • Question 10/10
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    In 1913 Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize for:

    Solutions

    In 1913 Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize for Gitanjali.

    Gitanjali is a collection of poems by the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. Tagore received the Nobel Prize for Literature, largely for the English translation, Song Offerings. It is part of the UNESCO Collection of Representative Works. Gitanjali, in Bengali, literally "song-offerings", is a book of poems by the Nobel Prize winning poet Rabindranath Tagore.

     

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