Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – November 01, 2022 [Mock Test]
November 4, 2022 November 4, 2022
1. Consider the following pairs:
- Formosa Crisis – China and Japan
- Second Taiwan Crisis – China and Taiwan
- Fourth Taiwan Crisis – China and USA
Which of the pairs given above is/are matched correctly?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: B [Only 2]
Notes:- The First Taiwan Strait Crisis (also the Formosa Crisis, the 1954–1955 Taiwan Strait Crisis, the Offshore Islands Crisis, the Quemoy-Matsu Crisis, and the 1955 Taiwan Strait Crisis) was a brief armed conflict between the Communist People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Nationalist Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan.
- The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, also called the 1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis, was a conflict that took place between the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China.
- The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis, also called the 1995–1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis or the 1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis, was the effect of a series of missile tests conducted by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the waters surrounding Taiwan, including the Taiwan Strait from 21 July 1995 to 23 March 1996.
- The Chinese military exercises that began on Aug. 3, 2022, have initiated the Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis.
2. Which of the following is/are included in the ‘First Island Chain’?
- Kuril Islands
- Ryukyu Islands
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- North Korea
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1, 3 & 4
[B] Only 1, 2 & 4
[C] Only 2, 3, 4 & 5
[D] 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
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Correct Answer: B [Only 1, 2 & 4]
Notes:- The First Island Chain comprises the Kuril Islands, the Japanese Archipelago, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, northwest Philippines and ending at Borneo.
- This chain is also the first line of defence and serves as the maritime boundaries between the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea.
- In this chain are located the Bashi Channel and the Miyako Strait which are critical chokepoints for China.
3. Which of the following countries border Tunisia?
- Algeria
- Morocco
- Niger
- Libya
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 1 & 4
[C] Only 2, 3 & 4
[D] Only 1, 2 & 4
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Correct Answer: B [Only 1 & 4]
Notes:- Tunisia is bounded by Algeria to the west and southwest, by Libya to the southeast, and by the Mediterranean Sea to the east and north.
