CAPF (AC) 2022 (Paper-1) (Question 101-125)

21. Which of the following statements about the Border Roads Organization (BRO) is/are correct?

1. BRO is concerned with the construction and maintenance of roads in strategically sensitive areas.

2. BRO undertakes snow clearance in high altitude areas.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Solution:Both 1 and 2 are correct. The Border Roads Organisation is a road construction executive force in India that provides support to and is now a part of the Indian Armed Forces. BRO develops and maintains road networks in India's border areas and friendly neighboring countries.

22. Which among the following countries is not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

(a) Hungary
(b) Poland
(c) Belarus
(d) Turkey

Correct Answer: (c) Belarus

Solution:Belarus is not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

At present, NATO has 30 members. In 1949, there were 12 founding members of the Alliance: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The other member countries are: Greece and Turkey(1952), Germany (1955), Spain (1982), the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland (1999), Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia (2004), Albania and Croatia (2009), Montenegro (2017) and North Macedonia (2020).

23. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The 15th ASEAN-India Summit was held virtually in March 2022.

2. European Union is India's largest regional trading partner.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) I only
(b) 2 only
(c) both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: (b) 2 only

Solution:The EU is India's third largest trading partner, accounting for 10.8% (around €88 billion) of our total trade in goods. Whereas India is the EU's 10th largest trading partner, accounting for 2.1% of EU total trade in goods.

24. What is the term of office of the Chairperson and Members of the National Human Right Commission?

(a) 5 years or up to 70 years of age
(b) 3 years or up to 70 years of age
(c) 5 years or up to 65 years of age
(d) 3 years or up to 65 years of age

Correct Answer: (b) 3 years or up to 70 years of age

Solution:The term of office of the chairperson and members of the National Human Rights Commission is 3 Years or upto 70 years of age.

Protection of Human Rights Act 1993 states that the chairperson and members of the NHRC and SHRC will hold office for five years or till the age of seventy years, whichever is earlier.

Protection of Human Rights Amendment Bill 2019 reduces the term of office to three years or till the age of seventy years, whichever is earlier.

25. Which of the following sets of nations are members of the BIMSTEC Initiative?

(a) Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, India and Sri Lanka
(b) Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Myanmar
(c) Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka and Maldives
(d) Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Indonesia

Correct Answer: (b) Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Myanmar

Solution:The BIMSTEC member states - Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an international organisation of seven South Asian and Southeast Asian nations, housing 1.73 billion people and having a combined gross domestic product of US$4.4 trillion (2022).

The BIMSTEC member states - Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand - are among the countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal.