UPSC CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION

PRELIMS 2019 SPECIAL

LECTURE 40

MCQs – CURRENT AFFAIRS

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Consider the following statements regarding the Sedition Law in India:

1. It deals with section 124 of the IPC and is often considered to be reasonable restriction on the right

to free speech

2. It was the part of IPC, 1860 under British Era and is going on ever since.

3. The maximum punishment given under sedition law is imprisonment up to 5 years

Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 1 & 2 only

c) All of the above

d) 2 Only

Answer : d

QUESTION 1

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a

QUESTION 1

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The sedition law in India comes under section 124-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 and wasintroduced in 1870 by Thomas Macaulay.

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As per the IPC, for an act to be ‘seditious’, it should have following components:• Any words, which can be either written or spoken, or signs which include placards/posters (visible

representation).• Must bring hatred/contempt/disaffection against the Indian Government.• Must result in ‘imminent violence’ or public disorder (added later).

2

Section 124 of IPC deals with Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain theexercise of any lawful power.

3

The maximum punishment under sedition law as per now is life imprisonment.4

a

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Many freedom fighters like Mahatama Gandhi, B.G. Tilak, Bhagat Singh etc were charged under seditionlaw during the freedom struggle.

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The origin of the Sedition law can be traced back to the Wahabi movement of 19th century with Britisherstermed Wahabis as rebels and carried out military operations against them.

6

There has been constant tussle between sedition law and Right to freedom of speech and expressionunder article 19 (a) of the constitution.

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Consider the following statements regarding Naga Peace Accord of 2015 which has been

recently in news:

1. This is the first such peace accord signed between Government of India and Naga insurgency groups.

2. According to the accord a separate state of Nagalim will be formed with parts of present day Assam, Manipur,

Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.

3. The final draft of the accord is yet to be finalized with many Naga groups demand for symbolic demarcations

like separate flag etc.

Which of the above statement/s is/are incorrect?

a) 2 & 3 only

b) 1 & 3 only

c) 1 & 2 only

d) None of the above

Answer : c

QUESTION 2

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a

QUESTION 2

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Naga accord was signed as a framework agreement between the government of India and NSCN (I-M) inAugust 2015 which finally ended the oldest insurgency activity in India.

1

The final draft of the agreement is still under process. According to sources the demand for separate stateof Nagalim was dropped by the Naga representatives but the talks are halted due deadlock on symbolicdemarcations like separate flag etc.

2

Once the draft will be finalized it will end one of the oldest factional and insurgency problem of thecountry and perhaps one of the biggest problem of the North-east.

3

The movement for separate Naga state can be traced back to 1918, however, a proper separatistmovement was started in 1946 with the formation of NNC (Nagaland National Council) under theleadership of Angami Zapu Phizo.

4

Nagaland became a separate state after division of Assam in 1963. The first peace mission for Nagalandwas signed in 1964 but it came to an end in 1967 with no positive results.

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a

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Another such agreement, known as Shillong Accord was in which the NNC and NFG (later formed by Phizo)accepted the Indian constitution. But it also failed as many violent faction groups emerged out after it.

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One such main faction group was NSCN-IM (National Socialist Council of Nagaland, Isak-Muviah) emergedout the main trouble maker and had been banned since 1991 under UAPA, 1967. NSCN-IM has beenresponsible for constant insurgent activities ever since against India as well as against the factions.

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8 One of the major demand of NSCN (I-M) was to carve out separate land for Nagas in the form of Nagalimwhich has caused apprehensions among the neighboring states and thus, increased the importance ofaccord manifold.

Consider the following statements regarding Philip Kotler Presidential award:

1. It was named after Philip Kotler who is also the founder of World Marketing Summit (WMS) Group.

2. Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi is the first ever recipient of the award.

Which of the above statement/s is/are incorrect?

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither of 1 & 2

Answer : d

QUESTION 3

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a

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On 14th January 2019, PM Narendra Modi received the ‘first ever’ Philip Kotler Presidential award for his“outstanding leadership for the nation”.

1

According to a statement of PMO, the award focuses on the triple bottom line of ‘people, profit andplanet’.

2

This was the first ever Philip Kotler Presidential award. The consequent awards will be given annually to aleader of a nation.

3

Philip Kotler is a world renowned marketing guru and often known as ‘father of Modern Marketing’. In2011 he founded World Marketing Summit (WMS) group.

4

WMS is a Toronto based independent organization which aims ‘to create a better world throughmarketing’ and thereby alleviating poverty.

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aa

QUESTION 3

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WMS organizes annual summits with first one held in Dhaka in 2012. The 2018 WMS summit was held in Indiaat New Delhi in December 2018. The theme of the summit was “Industry 4.0 - Transformative Marketing,Disruptive Innovation and Blockchain in Interconnected World"

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GAIL (India) Ltd has received the Kotler award of Excellence for best Marketer in PSU at the WMS summit2018.

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What is the name of India’s first ever Road Safety Robot ?

a) ROADOBOT

b) ROADEO

c) TRAFFICBOT

d) ROBOSAFE

Answer : b

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a

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Recently, Chennai Traffic Police has inducted a road safety robot ROADEO in its fold which is India’s firstroad safety robot.

1

ROADEO was developed by students at different Cities – Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai andPune under SP Robotics Maker Lab’s training Programme.

2

The Robot can be integrated with the traffic signals, or it can be operated manually through a Bluetoothapp.

3

The Robot will make the pedestrians especially children feel safe during crossing the road.

The robot is developed by students ranging from class VII-VIII and will be used as a pilot project to makeway for already stressed Traffic departments of the country.

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a

QUESTION 4

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Consider the following statements regarding the Army day celebrated in India:

1) It is celebrated every year on 15th January.

2) This will be the first time in the history of Indian army that female officers will be leading some

contingents.

Identify the correct statements:

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) All the given statements are incorrect

Answer : c

QUESTION 5

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a

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India celebrates Army day on 15th January every year to commemorate Field Marshal K.M. Carriapabecoming First Indian to be Commander-in-chief of the Indian Army on 15th January 1949.

1

After independence it was decided that defense forces and some of the bureaucracy will remain underBritish hands in order to have smooth transition.

2

This is the first time in the history of Indian Army that two female officers were given the task to leadcontingents:• Lt. Bhavana Kasturi will lead the Indian Army’s Service Corps (ASC) contingent.• Cap. Shikha Surabhi will be leading Army’s Daredevil Motorcycle Display team

3

General Sir Francis Butcher was the last British Commander-in-Chief of Indian army.4

This 14th January we have also celebrated the third Army Veterans day to commemorate the retirement ofField Marshal Carriapa (14th January 1953).

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QUESTION 5

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