Study UPSC Official
With reference to Congress Socialist Party, consider the following statements: 1. It advocated the boycott of British goods and the evasion of taxes. 2. It wanted to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat. 3. It advocated a separate electorate for…
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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16%
1 and 2 only
16%
3 only
34%
1, 2 and 3
34%
None
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Mahatma Gandhi said that some of his deepest convictions were reflected in a book titled, "Unto this Last‘‘ and the book transformed his life. What was the message from the book that transformed Mahatma Gandhi?
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11%
Uplifting the oppressed and poor is the moral responsibility of an educated man
29%
The good of the individual is contained in the good of all
15%
The life of celibacy and spiritual pursuit is essential for a noble life
45%
All the statements (a), (b) and (c) are correct in this context
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For the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931 presided over by Sardar Patel,
who drafted the Resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme?
who drafted the Resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme?
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6%
Mahatma Gandhi
71%
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
15%
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
9%
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
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Who suggested the reconstitution of the Viceroy Executive Council in which all the Portfolios including that of War Members were to be held by the Indian leaders?
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28%
Shimla Conference
20%
Cripps Proposal
24%
Cabinet Mission
28%
NOTA
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Commonly confused concepts 🤔🤔
🔥Earth Hour:
● Earth Hour is a global movement started by the World Wide Fund for Nature(WWF) in 2007.
● During the Earth Hour, people turn off their lights as a sign of solidarity, globally.
● Significance: This hour showcases the need to take action on the pressing issue of global climate change. Further, it promotes awareness about environmental issues on a public platform.
● Theme for 2022: “Shape our Future”
🔥Earth Day
● On 22nd April 2022, the 52nd anniversary of Earth Day was celebrated.
● Earth Day is an international event celebrated around the world to pledge support for environmental protection.
● Theme for Earth Day 2022 is "Invest In our Planet".
● In 2009, the United Nations designated 22nd April as ‘International Mother Earth Day.
● It is now globally coordinated by EARTHDAY. ORG, which is a non-profit organization. It was formerly known as Earth Day Network.
● It aims to “build the world’s largest environmental movement to drive transformative change for people and the planet”.
🔥Earth Overshoot Day
● It fell on 29th July, 2021.
● Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what the Earth can regenerate in that year.
● It was first conceived by Andrew Simms of the UK think tank New Economics Foundation, which partnered with Global Footprint Network in 2006 to launch the first global Earth Overshoot Day campaign.
● Earth Overshoot Day = (Planet’s Biocapacity / Humanity’s Ecological Footprint) x 365
● Global Footprint Network is an international non profit organization founded in the year 2003.
#Quick_Revision_Series_2022
🔥Earth Hour:
● Earth Hour is a global movement started by the World Wide Fund for Nature(WWF) in 2007.
● During the Earth Hour, people turn off their lights as a sign of solidarity, globally.
● Significance: This hour showcases the need to take action on the pressing issue of global climate change. Further, it promotes awareness about environmental issues on a public platform.
● Theme for 2022: “Shape our Future”
🔥Earth Day
● On 22nd April 2022, the 52nd anniversary of Earth Day was celebrated.
● Earth Day is an international event celebrated around the world to pledge support for environmental protection.
● Theme for Earth Day 2022 is "Invest In our Planet".
● In 2009, the United Nations designated 22nd April as ‘International Mother Earth Day.
● It is now globally coordinated by EARTHDAY. ORG, which is a non-profit organization. It was formerly known as Earth Day Network.
● It aims to “build the world’s largest environmental movement to drive transformative change for people and the planet”.
🔥Earth Overshoot Day
● It fell on 29th July, 2021.
● Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what the Earth can regenerate in that year.
● It was first conceived by Andrew Simms of the UK think tank New Economics Foundation, which partnered with Global Footprint Network in 2006 to launch the first global Earth Overshoot Day campaign.
● Earth Overshoot Day = (Planet’s Biocapacity / Humanity’s Ecological Footprint) x 365
● Global Footprint Network is an international non profit organization founded in the year 2003.
#Quick_Revision_Series_2022
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Forwarded from Swapnil
Ishwar chandra Bandopadhyaya (1820-1891 -- Bengal)
-- Vidyasagar title by Sanskrit College
-- aka Father of Bengali Prose and Champions of Indian Empire
-- He opened Sanskrit college to Non-brahmins
-- Books: Bayakaran Kaumudi, Bahubivah, Upakarmanika, Bengali prose, Barna parichay
-- He rationalised and simplified Bengali Alphabets
-- Alma matter: Sanskrit College, Calcutta was founded 1824, during the Governor-Generalship of Lord Amherst, based on a recommendation by James Prinsep and Thomas Babington Macaulay
-- graduated in 1841 => joined fort william college -- Head of Sanskrit Dept
-- Thought -- Against child marriage, polygamy , Supported widow remarriage, women education
-- Due to his efforts, Widow remarriage act by Lord Dalhousie in 1856
-- He created Nari Shakti Bhandar fund
-- Secretary to Bethune female school, Calcutta ( Hindu female school)(1849)
-- Final years of life: Spends for Santhal tribes
-- Vidyasagar title by Sanskrit College
-- aka Father of Bengali Prose and Champions of Indian Empire
-- He opened Sanskrit college to Non-brahmins
-- Books: Bayakaran Kaumudi, Bahubivah, Upakarmanika, Bengali prose, Barna parichay
-- He rationalised and simplified Bengali Alphabets
-- Alma matter: Sanskrit College, Calcutta was founded 1824, during the Governor-Generalship of Lord Amherst, based on a recommendation by James Prinsep and Thomas Babington Macaulay
-- graduated in 1841 => joined fort william college -- Head of Sanskrit Dept
-- Thought -- Against child marriage, polygamy , Supported widow remarriage, women education
-- Due to his efforts, Widow remarriage act by Lord Dalhousie in 1856
-- He created Nari Shakti Bhandar fund
-- Secretary to Bethune female school, Calcutta ( Hindu female school)(1849)
-- Final years of life: Spends for Santhal tribes
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Forwarded from Study UPSC Official (mohit)
Q. India is a member of which of the following-
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15%
Global Methane Pledge
12%
Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance
52%
Sustainable Agriculture Policy Action Agenda
21%
None of the above
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Q. The terms 'Ordovician' , 'Devonian' , 'Permian' , 'Triassic' are associated with -
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25%
Species of Dinosaurs
49%
Mass Extinction
11%
GM crops
15%
Homosapiens
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