Indian Panorama (UPSC) Part-III

Total Questions: 50

11. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [2007]

PersonKnown As
A. Bhanu Bharti1. Music Composer
B. Mike Pandey2. Poet and litterateur
C. Mohd Zahur Khayyam3. Theatre Director
D. Vinda Karandikar4. Wildlife Film Maker

OptionABCD
(a)1432
(b)3214
(c)1234
(d)3412
Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:(A) Bhanu Bharti - Theatre director

(B) Mike Pandey - Wildlife film maker

(C) Mohd Zahur Khayyam - Music Composer

(D) Vinda Karandikar - Poet and Litterature

12. Who wrote the book 'The Story of the Integration of the Indian States'? [2007]

Correct Answer: (d) V P Menon
Solution:

V. P Menon authored a book on the political integration of India, "The Story of the Integration of Indian States" and on the partition of India, "Transfer of Power".

British India was divided into British Indian Provinces and Princely States. The Provinces were directly controlled by the British government, while the Princely States, ruled by princes, had some control over their internal affairs as long as they accepted British supremacy. These States covered one-third of the land area and governed one out of four Indians.

The post-independence period involved integrating over 500 princely states into the Indian Union. With Vallabhbhai Patel and V. P. Menon leading the effort, India succeeded in this task through diplomacy and negotiations, strengthening territorial integrity and laying the foundation for a diverse nation..

13. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [2007]

WriterBook
A. V. S. Naipaul1. The Siege of Krishnapur
B. Salman Rushdie2. In a Free State
C. Paul Scott3. Midnight’s Children
D. J. G. Farrell4. Staying On

OptionABCD
(a)2341
(b)4123
(c)2143
(d)4321
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:(A) VS Naipaul - In a Free State

(B) Salman Rushdie - Midnight's Children

(C) Paul Scott - Staying On

(D) JG Farrell - The Siege of Krishnapur

14. Near which one of the following cities are Palitana Temples located? [2008]

Correct Answer: (a) Bhavnagar
Solution:

The Palitana temples of Jainism are located on Shatrunjaya by the city of Palitana in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India. The city of the same name, known previously as Padlipatpur, has been nicknamed “City of Temples”.

Along with Shikharji in the state of Jharkhand, the two sites are considered the holiest of all pilgrimage places by the Jain community. As the temple-city was built to be an abode for the divine, no one is allowed to stay overnight, including the priests. Every Jain believes that a visit to this group of temples is essential as a once in a life time chance to achieve nirvana or salvation.

This site on Shatrunjaya hill is considered sacred by Jains and have hundreds of temples. There are approximately 863 marble-carved temples on the hills. The main temple is reached by stepping up 3500 steps.

It is said that 23 tirthankaras (a human being who helps in achieving liberation and enlightenment), except Neminatha (a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma), sanctified the hill by their visits.

The main temple is dedicated to Rishabha, the first tirthankara; it is the holiest shrine for the Svetambara Murtipujaka sect. Digambara Jain have only one temple here.

15. With which one of the following is BRIT (Government of India) engaged? [2008]

Correct Answer: (c) Isotope Technology
Solution:Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology in short known as "BRIT" is a unit of the Department of Atomic Energy, headquartered in Navi Mumbai. It is involved in production, development, and supply of radioisotope based products and provision of isotope applications, radiation processing, radioanalytical services etc.

16. Rajiv Gandhi National Flying Institute is being established in which State? [2008]

Correct Answer: (b) Maharashtra
Solution:
Rajiv Gandhi National Flying Institute is located in Maharashtra. As per the Ministry of civil aviation, Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University (RGNAU) is an autonomous central university at Fursatganj Airfield, Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, India, for aviation studies and research. It is under the administration of the Ministry of Civil Aviation of the Government of India, constituted by an Act of Parliament in 2013 and physically established in 2018. It is India's first aviation university.

17. Consider the following statements: [2008]

  1. The Nuclear Suppliers Group has 24 countries as its members.
  2. India is a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Solution:The Nuclear Suppliers Group has 48 members in 2022. India is not among them.

• Membership to the NSG will essentially increase India’s access to state-of-the-art technology from the other members of the Group.
• Access to technology and being allowed to produce nuclear equipment will give a boost to the Make in India program. That will, in turn, boost the economic growth of our country.
• As per India’s INDC under the Paris Climate agreement, we have committed to reducing dependence on fossil fuels and ensuring that 40% of its energy is sourced from renewable and clean sources. In order to achieve this target, we need to scale up nuclear power production. This can only happen if India gains access to the NSG.
• Namibia is the fourth-largest producer of uranium and it agreed to sell the nuclear fuel to India in 2009. However, that hasn’t happened, as Namibia has signed Pelindaba Treaty, which essentially controls the supply of uranium from Africa to the rest of the world. If India joins the NSG, such reservations from Namibia are expected to melt away.

18. What is the number of spokes in the Dharmachakra in the National Flag of India? [2008]

Correct Answer: (d) 24
Solution:Dharamchakra has 24 spokes, it is navy-blue in colour and lies in the middle of white band. Its design is that of the wheel which appears on the abacus of the Saranath Lion capital of Ashoka.

19. Which was the Capital of Andhra State when it was made a separate State in the year 1953 [2008]

Correct Answer: (b) Kurnool
Solution:Andhra attained statehood on 1 November 1953, with Kurnool as its capital. On 1 November 1956, the States Reorganization Act merged the Telugu-speaking areas of the former Hyderabad state with the Telugu-speaking areas of the former Madras state to form the state of Andhra Pradesh. The city of Hyderabad, the former capital of the Hyderabad State, was made the capital of the new state.

20. Which one of the following is the largest (area wise) Lok Sabha constituency? [2008]

Correct Answer: (b) Ladakh
Solution:Laddakh (Jammu and Kashmir) is the largest areawise LS constituency and then comes Barmer (Rajasthan), Kutch (Gujarat), Arunachal West (Arunachal Pradesh). Delhi-Chandni Chowk is the smallest areawise LS constituency.