Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – May 25, 2022 [Mock Test]
May 25, 2022 May 25, 2022
1. Which of the following pairs of Mughal architectural structures and associated personalities are matched correctly?
- Red Fort – Shah Jahan
- Salimgarh Fort – Salim Shah Suri
- Humayun’ Tomb – Gulbadan Begum
- Shalimar Bagh – Akbar
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 4
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 2
[D] Only 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: C [Only 1 & 2]
Notes:- The Red Fort Complex was built as the palace fort of Shahjahanabad – the new capital of the fifth Mughal Emperor of India, Shah Jahan.
- Salimgarh Fort was built in 1546 AD, in Delhi, in a former island of the Yamuna River, by Salim Shah Suri, son of Sher Shah Suri.
- Humayun’s tomb is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, India. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun’s chief consort, Empress Bega Begum (also known as Haji Begum), in 1558, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas and his son, Sayyid Muhammad, Persian architects.
- Shalimar Bagh is a Mughal Garden in Srinagar. It is also known as Farah Baksh, and Faiz Baksh. It was built by Mughal Emperor Jahangir, for his wife Nur Jahan, in 1619. It is also referred to as the “Crown of Srinagar”.
2. Which of the following military exercises have been conducted by Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy?
- Prasthan
- Paschim Lehar
- Varuna
- Milan
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 3
[B] Only 1 & 2
[C] Only 2 & 4
[D] Only 1, 2 & 4
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Correct Answer: B [Only 1 & 2]
Notes:- The Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy organised an offshore security exercise, ‘Prasthan’ in the Offshore Development Area (ODA) off Mumbai. This exercise is conducted after every six months, to ensure offshore security.
- A joint maritime exercise Paschim Lehar (XPL-2022) conducted by the Indian Navy off the West Coast was concluded on 25 January 2022. Its objective was to validate operational plans of the Western Naval Command and enhance Inter-Service synergy among the Indian Navy, IAF, Indian Army and Coast Guard. The exercise was conducted under the aegis of Western Naval Command.
- The 20th edition of the Bilateral Naval Exercise between Indian and French Navies – ‘VARUNA’ was conducted in the Arabian Sea from 30 March – 03 April 2022. The Bilateral Naval Exercises between the two Navies were initiated in 1993.
- MILAN is a biennial multilateral naval exercise incepted by Indian Navy in 1995 at Andaman and Nicobar Command. 2020 edition of MILAN was postponed to 2022 due to COVID-19. MILAN 2022 was conducted from 25 Feb 22 in the ‘City of Destiny’, Visakhapatnam. The theme of the MILAN 2022 exercise is ‘Camaraderie – Cohesion – Collaboration’ which aims to project India as a responsible maritime power to the world at large.
3. Which of the following countries are part of Bucharest Nine, European Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
- Romania
- Poland
- Lithuania
- Ukraine
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1, 2 & 3
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: A [Only 1, 2 & 3]
Notes:- Bucharest Nine or the Bucharest Format is an organization founded on 4 November 2015 in Bucharest, Romania, Members: Romania, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and the three Baltic republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. All members of the B9 are part of the European Union (EU) and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).
