Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – February 1, 2023 [Mock Test]
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1. With respect to the President’s Bodyguard (PBG), consider the following statements:
- It was raised as the Governor-General’s Bodyguard in 1773.
- Dr Rajendra Prasad was the first President to present the Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner to the President’s Bodyguard.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct Answer: C [Both 1 & 2]
Notes:- President Droupadi Murmu presented the Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner to the President’s Bodyguard in a ceremony.
- The President’s Bodyguard (PBG) is the oldest regiment in the Indian Army, having been raised as the Governor-General’s Bodyguard (later the Viceroy’s Bodyguard) in 1773. The regiment was raised in Banaras (Varanasi) by the then Governor-General, Warren Hastings.
- On January 27, 1950, the regiment was renamed the President’s Bodyguard.
- As the President of India’s own Guard, it has the unique distinction of being the only military unit of the Indian Army that is privileged to carry the President’s Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner.
- This distinction was conferred on the President’s Bodyguard in 1923 by the then Viceroy, Lord Reading, on the occasion of the Bodyguard completing 150 years of service. Each succeeding Viceroy, thereafter, presented the Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner to the Bodyguard.
- Dr Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, presented the Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner to the President’s Bodyguard on May 14, 1957.
2. Consider the following statements:
- National Campaign on ‘RISE- Rising India Through Spiritual Empowerment’ has been launched by Isha Foundation.
- Brahma Kumaris, a worldwide spiritual movement was founded in India in 1937 by Pitashree Prajapita Brahma.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct Answer: B [Only 2]
Notes:- National Campaign on ‘RISE- Rising India Through Spiritual Empowerment’ is an initiative for spiritual empowerment of Indian nationals through which the dream of Golden India will be fulfilled. It is launched by Brahma Kumaris.
- Brahma Kumaris is a worldwide spiritual movement dedicated to personal transformation and world renewal. It was founded in India in 1937 by Pitashree Prajapita Brahma.
- The Rally for Rivers is an awareness campaign initiated by Jaggi Vasudev of Isha Foundation.
3. ‘HAWK’, which was in news recently, is a:
[A] Anti-missile system developed by Russia
[B] Drone developed by Israel
[C] Air-defence system of USA
[D] A medium range air-to-air defence system
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Correct Answer: C [Air-defence system of USA]
Notes:- The HAWK (Homing All the Way Killer) interceptor missiles would be an upgrade to the Stinger missile system, which is a smaller, shorter-range air defence system.
- It entered service with the US Army in 1959, during the Vietnam war.
- It is an American medium-range surface-to-air missile.
- It underwent upgrades over the decades that followed, including a major one in 1971 that produced the so-called I-HAWK (or improved HAWK), with a kill probability of 85%.
- The HAWK system was the predecessor to the PATRIOT missile defence system that Raytheon built in the 1990s.
