Polity Miscellaneous (Part-II)

Total Questions: 50

1. Tass is the news agency of - [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1999]

(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) Russia
(d) Iran

Correct Answer: (c) Russia

Solution:

TASS was the official news agency of the Soviet Union until 1991. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991, a new name was given to the Russian news agency as ITAR-TASS, known as the "Information Telegraph Agency of Russia-Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union" since 1992.

2. What is the name of China’s News Agency? [48th to 52nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008]

(a) China News
(b) China Times
(c) New China News Agency
(d) New China Report

Correct Answer: (c) New China News Agency

Solution:"New China News Agency" is the news agency of China.

3. ‘Dawn’ is a newspaper of which of the following countries? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]

(a) China
(b) U.S.A
(c) U.K
(d) Pakistan

Correct Answer: (d) Pakistan

Solution:

Dawn is a leading English newspaper of Pakistan. It was founded by Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah in Delhi, India, on 26 October 1941.

4. Government Report of which of the following countries is known as 'Yellow Book'? [48" to 52" B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008]

(a) France
(b) Britain
(c) Italy
(d) Germany

Correct Answer: (a) France

Solution:Yellow Book is the government report of the French Government.

5. Consider the following statements — [I.A.S. (Pre) 2010]

The Commonwealth has no charter, treaty, or constitution.
All the territories/countries once under the British Empire (jurisdiction/rule/mandate) automatically joined the Commonwealth as its members.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Correct Answer: (a) 1 only

Solution:

The Commonwealth has no charter, treaty, or constitution. However, all the territories/countries once under the British Empire did not become members of the Commonwealth automatically. A country willing to be a part of the Commonwealth has to make a declaration for this. Among the former British empire, there are many countries like Burma, Egypt, Kuwait, and UAE, which never became members of the Commonwealth.

6. ‘It is an agreement by free will to be terminated by free will.’ The above statement of Pt. Nehru refers to which of the following? [U.P. P.C.S, (Mains) 2017]

(a) India's Association with the Commonwealth of Nations
(b) Treaty of Panchsheel
(c) Shimla Agreement
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (a) India's Association with the Commonwealth of Nations

Solution:The above statement of Pt. Nehru refers to India's Association with the Commonwealth of Nations.

7. The first Indian Prime Minister who visited Afghanistan was — [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) I.K. Gujral
(c) A. B. Vajpai
(d) Man Mohan Singh

Correct Answer: (a) Jawaharlal Nehru

Solution:The first Indian Prime Minister who visited Afghanistan was Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, in September, 1959, thereafter Indira Gandhi visited the country in 1976. Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Afghanistan on June 6, 2016.

8. The Indian Foreign Policy of Non-Alignment was initiated by – [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Mrs. Indira Gandhi
(c) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(d) Morarji Desai

Correct Answer: (a) Jawaharlal Nehru

Solution:After taking over as interim Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru announced a foreign policy based on non-alignment which means to 'stay away from international power groups and to develop an independent policy.'

9. Which one of the following is not a principle of "Panchsheel"? [I.A.S. (Pre) 1997]

(a) Non-alignment
(b) Peaceful Co-existence
(c) Mutual respect for each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty
(d) Mutual non-interference in each other's internal affairs

Correct Answer: (a) Non-alignment

Solution:Meaning of "Panchsheel" is the five rules of behaviour or conduct as given below:
(i) Mutual respect for geo-regional integrity and sovereignty of each other,
(ii) Mutual non-aggression,
(iii) Non-interference in the internal matters of each other,
(iv) Mutual benefits and equality,
(v) Peaceful co-existence.
Non-alignment is not a principle of Panchsheel but the policy of non-alignment itself is based on the principles of Panchsheel.

10. Who was the Prime Minister of India when the basic principle of India's Nuclear Doctrine of 'No First Use' was adopted? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

(a) I.K. Gujral
(b) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(c) Manmohan Singh
(d) Indira Gandhi

Correct Answer: (b) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Solution:Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister of India when the basic principle of India's Nuclear Doctrine of No First Use was adopted. After the 1998 nuclear test India also enunciated a doctrine of 'No first Use' of Nuclear Weapons. The doctrine was formally adopted in January, 2003.

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Polity Miscellaneous (Part-II)

1. Tass is the news agency of - [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1999]

2. What is the name of China’s News Agency? [48th to 52nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008]

3. ‘Dawn’ is a newspaper of which of the following countries? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]

4. Government Report of which of the following countries is known as 'Yellow Book'? [48" to 52" B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008]

5. Consider the following statements — [I.A.S. (Pre) 2010]

6. ‘It is an agreement by free will to be terminated by free will.’ The above statement of Pt. Nehru refers to which of the following? [U.P. P.C.S, (Mains) 2017]

7. The first Indian Prime Minister who visited Afghanistan was — [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]

8. The Indian Foreign Policy of Non-Alignment was initiated by – [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]

9. Which one of the following is not a principle of "Panchsheel"? [I.A.S. (Pre) 1997]

10. Who was the Prime Minister of India when the basic principle of India's Nuclear Doctrine of 'No First Use' was adopted? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

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