Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – March 12-13, 2023 [Mock Test]
March 29, 2023 March 29, 2023
1. With respect to the Maritime sectors, India is a part of which of the following?
- Maritime Vision 2030
- Green Voyage 2050 project
- Hongkong Convention for Recycling of Ships
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 3
[C] Only 1 & 2
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2 & 3]
Notes:- Recently, the 8thNorway-India Joint Working Group Maritime meeting was held in Mumbai.
- Ministry of Ports Shipping and Waterways has prepared Maritime India Vision 2030 identified more than 150 initiatives across various maritime sectors
- India and Norway are part of Green Voyage 2050 project, both parties agreed on willingness, devotion, partnership and capacity building for achieving common goals.
- India is a signatory to Hongkong Convention for Recycling of Ships.
2. With respect to the Jawahar Lal Nehru, which of the following statements is/are correct?
- He served thrice as the President of Indian National Congress.
- He introduced the historic ‘Quit India’ movement at the All-India Congress Committee session in Bombay in 1942.
- He became Secretary of the Home Rule League, Allahabad in 1919.
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: B [Only 2 & 3]
Notes:- India celebrates Children’s Day on 14thNovember 2022 to commemorate birth anniversary of the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
- World Children’s Day is celebrated on 20thNovember each year.
- In 1916, he joined Annie Besant’s Home Rule League. He became Secretary of the Home Rule League, Allahabad in 1919.
- Nehru was appointed as General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee in September 1923. Since 1927, he has twice served as the general secretary of the Congress party.
- Nehru was elected as president of the Lahore Session of Indian National Congress in 1929. Nehru advocated for India’s complete independence in this session.
- In 1929-31, he drafted a resolution called Fundamental Rights and Economic Policy, which outlined the congress’s main goals and the nation’s future. The resolution was ratified by the Congress party during the Karachi Session in 1931, which was presided over by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
- He participated in the Salt Satyagraha in 1930 and was put in jail.
- In 1936,he presided over the Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress.
- Nehru introduced the historic ‘Quit India’ movement at the All-India Congress Committee session in Bombay in 1942.
- He was chosen to serve as the president of Indian National Congress fourth time in 1946.
3. Consider the following:
- Indian Ocean Rim Association
- International Solar Alliance
- United States Agency for International Development
- Quad
- Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity
In which of the above given organizations, both India and US participate?
[A] Only 4
[B] Only 2 & 4
[C] Only 1, 2, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2, 3, 4 & 5]
Notes:- India and the United States cooperate closely at multilateral organizations, including the United Nations, G-20, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and World Trade Organization.
- Together with Australia and Japan, the United States and India convene as the Quad to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific and provide tangible benefits to the region.
- India is also one of twelve countries partnering with the United States on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity.
- India is a member of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), at which the United States is a dialogue partner.
- In 2021, the United States joined the International Solar Alliance headquartered in India, and in 2022 the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
