Dai UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – March 15, 2023 [Mock Test]
March 30, 2023 March 30, 2023
1. Consider the following statements:
- Gulzari Lal Nanda served thrice as the acting PM of India.
- V P Singh was the first PM to leave after a no-confidence motion.
- Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty was signed during Deve Gowda.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: B [Only 2]
Notes:- Gulzari Lal Nanda (Acting PM – 1st time) was the Prime Minister of India for two short periods following the deaths of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964 and Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, in 1997.
- P. Singh was the founder of Gopal Vidyalaya, Allahabad. He was first appointed as a Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh by Indira Gandhi. Under his tenure, the decision to provide 27% reservation to OBC was implemented. He was also the first Indian Prime Minister who had to step down after a no-confidence motion.
- Deve Gowda held additional charges of Home Affairs, Petroleum and Chemicals, Urban Employment, Food processing, Personnel, etc., during that time. He had been collectively elected as leader of the United Front coalition government. The most significant work during his term as PM was his resistance to signing CTBT(Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty). He was previously the 14th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1994 to 1996.
2. Consider the followings statements with respect to the Kameng River:
- It is a transboundary river.
- It is a tributary of Brahmaputra River.
- The Dafla Hills are located on the east of the Kameng River.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: B [Only 2]
Notes:- Kameng River is on the India-Tibet border and flows through Bhalukpong circle of West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh and Sonitpur District of Assam, India.
- It becomes a braided river in its lower reaches and is one of the major tributaries of the Brahmaputra River, joining it at Tezpur, just east of the Kolia Bhomora Setu bridge.
- The Kameng forms the boundary between East Kamemg District and West Kameng Districts and is also the boundary between the Sessa and Eaglenest sanctuaries to its west and the Pakke tiger reserve to the east.
- The Dafla Hills are east and the Aka Hills (home of Aka tribe) are west of the Kameng River.
- Kameng is not a transboundary river.
- Tributaries: Tippi, Tenga, Bichom and Dirang Chu.
3. ‘Tippi Naala’, ‘Tanga’, ‘Bichom’, are the tributaries of which of the following rivers?
[A] Lohit
[B] Barak
[C] Kameng
[D] Umngot
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Correct Answer: C [Kameng]
Notes:- The eastern half of Eaglenest-Sessa Wildlife Sanctuaries is drained by the Tippi Naala (Tippi River) which joins Kameng River at the village of Tippi on the Bhalukpong-Bomdila Highway. The other major rivers flowing through West Kameng District, the Tenga, Bichom and Dirang Chu, are tributaries of the Kameng.
