Part – B (General Studies) NDA/NA SOLVED PAPER 2018 (II) (101 to 150)

The Arctic Home in the Vedas is a history book on the origin of Aryanic
People by Bal Gangadhar Tilak. It propounded the theory that the North Pole was the original home of Aryans during the pre-glacial period which they had to leave due to the ice deluge around 8000 BC.
Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule is a book written by Mohandas K. Gandhi in 1909. In it he expresses his views on Swaraj, modern civilisation, mechanisation etc.
The Discovery of India was written by India’s first Prime Minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru during his imprisonment in 1942–46 at Ahmednagar fort in Maharashtra, India. It is an honour paid to the rich cultural heritage of India, its history and its philosophy.
Poverty and Un-British Rule in India was authored by Dadabhai Naoroji. It brought attention to the draining of India's wealth into Britain.

The official mascot for the FIFA World Cup 2018 tournament was
Zabivaka—an anthropomorphic wolf dressed in the colours of the Russian national team. The  2018 FIFA World Cup  was the 21st  FIFA World Cup, an international football   tournament contested by the  men's national teams  of the member associations of  FIFA  once every four years.

National Sports University is a sports university proposed to be set-up in Manipur in India  and three outlying campuses, one each at Lucknow, Mohali and Gwalior. It was proposed to be set-up by the National Sports University Ordinance, 2018 (the Ordinance) was designed on the lines of the National Sports University Bill, 2017.

Sentosa, previously called  Pulau Blakang Mati, is a resort island in Singapore. It was once a British military base and a Japanese prisoner of war camp. The island was renamed Sentosa and turned into a tourist destination in 1972.
The island hosted the  2018 North Korea–United States summit  between the United States President  Donald Trump and  Kim Jong-un of North Korea on June 12, 2018, at the  Capella Hotel.
Sentosa island was gazetted as a ‘special event area’ by the Singapore government

The One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative is a Chinese effort which focusses on improving connectivity and cooperation among Asian countries, Africa, China and Europe.
The emphasis is on enhancing land as well as maritime routes through ‘Silk Road Economic Belt’ and ‘Maritime Silk Road’ initiatives respectively.
With the exception of Bhutan, which has no diplomatic ties with China, almost every other South Asian country has signed into OBOR. But India has not signed it.
The main reason behind India’s opposition towards the policy is the  China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which is a part of OBOR.
Keeping this in mind, India in 2018 asserted that to be a part of any mega project, it is necessary that the project must respect sovereignty and territorial integrity of the countries.

The  Group of Seven  (G-7) is a group of seven largest advanced economies in the world, consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the  United Kingdom, and the United States.
The 44th edition of G-7 summit 2018 was hosted by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Quebec (Canada) on June 8–9.
The summit was dubbed the G-6+1 by the French Government and political commentators because of the United States withdrawal from the Iran Deal along with the Paris Agreement, rampant American protectionism and controversies with French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The 45th G-7 summit 2019 will be held a France.

Between the years 1916 and 1918, the Indian independence movement witnessed the growth and spread of the home rule movement started by leaders like Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant.
The aim of the home rule movement was the attainment of home rule or a dominion status for India under the British Empire.
This movement was carried out through the two home rule leagues – Indian Home Rule League and Home Rule League.
While Tilak  launched the  Indian Home Rule League  in April 1916 at Belgaum, Annie Besant launched the Home Rule League  in September, 1916 at Madras.
The two leagues worked closely with one another. However, they did not merge to avoid friction between both the leaders.

Article-124 provides for the establishment and Constitution of Supreme Court of India, which is the Apex Court of India. The sanctioned strength of the judges is 31, consisting of the Chief Justice and 30 other judges.
Every Judge of the Supreme Court shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal after consultation with such of the Judges of the Supreme Court and of the High Courts in the States as the President may deem necessary for the purpose and shall hold office until he attains the age of 65 years.

At the time of the formulation of the Second Five Year Plan, Prof.PC Mahalanobis (adviser to Late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru ), therefore it is called as Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy. It prepared a growth model with which he showed that to achieve a rapid long-term rate of growth it would be essential to devote a major part of the investment outlay to building of basic heavy industries.

Part-IV of Indian Constitution deals with Directive Principles of our State Policy (DPSP).  Basic aim of DPSPs is to set-up  social and economic goals before the law makers. Some of the (other than given option DPSP’s) important DPSPs are
● Uniform Civil Code for the citizens.
● Provide free and compulsory education for children below 14 years.
● To promote international peace and amity.
● Protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wildlife.
● Organisation of Village Panchayats and to promote cottage industry.
● To bring about the prohibition of intoxicating drinks and drugs that are injurious to health.
● Equal pay for equal work.
● Participation of workers in the management of the industries.