QUESTION 1 OF 7
[UPSC Prelims 2023] Which of the following places is/are included in the Ambedkar Circuit developed by the Government of India?
Explanation: The Ambedkar Circuit links sites tied to Dr B. R. Ambedkar's life and legacy - his birthplace Mhow, his London residence, Deeksha Bhoomi in Nagpur, Mahaparinirvan Sthal in Delhi, and Chaitya Bhoomi in Mumbai.
QUESTION 2 OF 7
[UPSC Prelims 2023] The Sarkaria Commission, constituted in 1983 to examine Centre-State relations, recommended which of the following?
Explanation: The Sarkaria Commission recommended establishing a permanent Inter-State Council for Centre-State coordination while endorsing that residuary legislative powers should continue to rest with Parliament, as under the existing constitutional scheme.
QUESTION 3 OF 7
[UPSC Prelims 2023] The National Dam Safety Authority, set up under the Dam Safety Act, functions through how many wings and of what kind?
Explanation: The National Dam Safety Authority operates through five wings - policy and research, technical, regulation, disaster and resilience, and administration and finance - to standardise dam safety practices nationally.
QUESTION 4 OF 7
[UPSC Prelims 2023] A newly described marine tardigrade species discovered off the Tamil Nadu coast in 2023 was named in honour of which former President of India?
Explanation: The marine tardigrade 'Batillipes kalami', the first taxonomically described species of its genus from India, was named after Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
QUESTION 5 OF 7
[UPSC Prelims 2023] The Battle of Saraighat (1671), fought between the Mughals and the Ahoms, is notable for what?
Explanation: At the naval Battle of Saraighat on the Brahmaputra near Guwahati, Ahom general Lachit Borphukan's forces defeated the much larger Mughal army led by Ram Singh I, checking further Mughal expansion into Assam.
QUESTION 6 OF 7
[UPSC Prelims 2023] Sammed Shikharji, which was in the news over its notification as an eco-sensitive/tourist zone, is a major pilgrimage site of which religion?
Explanation: Sammed Shikharji in Jharkhand's Parasnath Hills is the holiest Jain pilgrimage site, revered as the place where most Jain Tirthankaras attained liberation; a 2023 eco-tourism zone notification sparked protests from the Jain community.
QUESTION 7 OF 7
[UPSC Prelims 2023] Which international agencies respectively publish the 'Global Gender Gap Report' and the 'Gender Inequality Index'?
Explanation: The World Economic Forum publishes the annual Global Gender Gap Report, while the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) computes the Gender Inequality Index as part of its Human Development Report.
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