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Day 1
1. Agalega island recently seen in news, is located in
A. Paci c ocean
B. Indian ocean
C. Arctic ocean
D. Atlantic Ocean
Answer: B
Explanation
2. Bangladesh shares its land border with which of the following Indian states?
1. Sikkim
2. Mizoram
3. Assam
4. Meghalaya
A. 1 , 3 and 4 only
B. 2, 3 and 4 only
C. 3 and 4 only
Answer: B
Explanation
3. Which among the following is the nearest place to visit from Rakhine state ?
A. Chittagong
B. Bhasan char
C. Cox’s Bazar
D. Dhaka
Answer: C
Explanation
1. Bhutan
2. China
3. Manipur
4. Assam
A. 1 , 3 and 4 only
B. 1, 2, and 4 only
C. 2 and 4 only
Answer: B
Explanation
1. Chagos
2. Comoros
3. Maldives
4. Reunion
A. 2, 4, 1, 3
B. 4 , 2, 1, 3
C. 2, 1, 4 , 3
D. 4, 1, 2, 3
Answer: B
Day 2
1. Recently Asaf, arak, fordo seen in news are:
Answer: C
Explanation
A. Oil re neries
B. Missile system
C. Uranium sites
D. Greenland glaciers
Answer: B
Explanation
2. Kauri Ladakh
3. Barahoti Uttarakhand
A. 1, 2 and 3 only
B. 1, 3 and 4 only
C. 3 and 4 only
D. 2, 3 and 4 only
Answer: C
1. Galwan valley
2. Shaksgam valley
3. Chushul
4. Hot springs
A. 2, 4, 1, 3
B. 4 , 2, 1, 3
C. 2, 1, 4 , 3
D. 4, 1, 2, 3
Answer: C
Explanation
B. Dams on Brahmaputra
Answer: B
Day 3
1. Arrange the following from West to East:
1. Barents sea
2. North sea
3. Laptev sea
4. Kara sea
A. 2, 1, 4, 3
B. 4 , 2, 1, 3
C. 2, 4, 1 , 3
D. 4, 1, 2, 3
Answer: A
Explanation
1. Turkey
2. Romania
3. Syria
4. Ukraine
B. 2 and 4 only
C. 2, 3 and 4 only
Answer: A
Explanation
Answer: D
Explanation
1. Turkey
2. Romania
3. Syria
4. Ukraine
A. 1 ,2 and 4 only
B. 2 and 4 only
C. 2, 3 and 4 only
Answer: A
Explanation
1. Andaman sea
2. Celebes sea
3. Arafura sea
4. Java sea
A. 1,4,2,3
B. 1,4,3,2
C. 1,3,4,2
D. 1,4,3,2
Answer: A
Explanation
Day - 4
1. Arrange the following geographical locations from west to east
1. Bandar e jask
2. Bandar Abbas
3. Karachi
4. Gwadar
5. Kandla
6. Chabahar
A. 6, 2, 1, 3, 4,5
B. 2, 6, 1, 4, 3, 5
C. 1, 2, 6, 4, 3, 5
D. 2, 1, 6, 4, 3, 5
Answer: D
Explanation
• Bandder Abbas
• Bandar jask
• Chabahar
• Gwadar
• Karachi
• candle
1. Saudi Arabia
2. Yemen
3. Iran
4. Djibouti
A. 2 and 3 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 1, 3 and 4 only
Answer: B
Explanation
A. Persian gulf
B. Red sea
C. Caspian sea
D. Mediterranean sea
Answer: B
Explanation
1. Bolivia
2. Peru
3. Argentina
4. Chile
A. 2 , 3 and 4 only
B. 1, 2 and 3 only
C. 1, 3 and 4 only
Answer: C
Explanation
1. Ethiopia Tigrayans
2. China Uighur
3. Pakistan Hazara
4. Myanmar Rohingya
A. 2 , 3 and 4 only
B. 1, 2 and 3 only
C. 1, 2 and 4 only
Answer: D
Explanation
Day 5
1. Recently ‘Air bubble agreement ‘ seen in news, is more appropriately related to
Answer: C
Answer: D
Explanation
A. Chabahar terminals
Answer: A
Explanation
1. Yellow sea
2. Sea of Okhotsk
3. Sea of Japan
A. 2 , 3, 4, 1
B. 2, 3, 1, 4
C. 1, 2, 3, 4
D. 3, 2, 1, 4
Answer: B
Explanation
1. Ramallah
2. Haifa
3. Jerusalem
4. Tel aviv
A. 2 , 3, 4,1
B. 2, 3, 1, 4
C. 1, 3, 2, 4
D. 2, 4, 1, 3
Answer: D
Day 6
1. Consider the following statements in context to New development bank
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 only
Answer: A
Explanation
• Bank’s Articles of Agreement specify that all members of the United Nations could be members of
the bank, however the share of the BRICS nations can never be less than 55% of voting power.
• Voting method:.
✓each of the ve NDB members has equal voting rights of 20%.
✓In 2018, the NDB received observer status in the United Nations General Assembly, establishing a
rm basis for active and fruitful cooperation with the UN.
1. Under this member state can spy on any part of the host nation without any consent.
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
Answer: D
Explanation
✓It went into effect in 2002 and had 35 signatories, including key players US and Russia, along with
one non-ratifying member (Kyrgyzstan).
✓The OST aims at building con dence among members through mutual openness, thus reducing the
chances of accidental war.
✓Under the treaty, a member state can “spy” on any part of the host nation, with the latter’s
consent.
✓A country can undertake aerial imaging over the host state after giving notice 72 hours before,
and sharing its exact ight path 24 hours before.
✓The information gathered, such as on troop movements, military exercises and missile
deployments, has to be shared with all member states.
✓Only approved imaging equipment is permitted on the surveillance ights, and of cials from the
host state can also stay on board throughout the planned journey.
1. Afghanistan
2. Pakistan
3. Myanmar
4. Maldive
A. 1, 2 and 3 only
B. 2, 3 and 4 only
C. 1, 2 and 4 only
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Answer: C
Explanation
• Established with the signing of the SAARC Charter in Dhaka on 8 December 1985. •Seven founding
countries—Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka—met for the rst time
in Colombo in April 1981.
• Afghanistan became the newest member of SAARC at the 13th annual summit in 2005.
Headquarters and Secretariat - Kathmandu, Nepal.
1. Nepal
2. Pakistan
3. Myanmar
4. Maldive
A. 1, 2 and 3 only
B. 2, 3 and 4 only
C. 1, 2 and 4 only
Answer: A
Explanation
• 7 members,
✓South Asia (5)
✓Bangladesh
✓Bhutan
✓India
✓Nepal
✓Myanmar
✓Thailand
1. Nepal
2. Bhutan
3. Myanmar
4. Maldive
A. 1, 2 and 3 only
B. 2, 3 and 4 only
C. 1, 2 and 4 only
Answer: D
Explanation
• The South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC-2011 program brings together
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka in a project-based partnership
that aims to promote regional prosperity, improve economic opportunities, and build a better
quality of life for the people of the subregion.
• SASEC countries share a common vision of boosting intraregional trade and cooperation in South
Asia, while also developing connectivity and trade with Southeast Asia through Myanmar, to the
People’s Republic of China, and the global market.
• The Manila, Philippines-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) serves as the Secretariat for the
SASEC member countries
Day 7
1. Consider the following statements
1. India’s is neither a signatory to the Nuclear Non- proliferation Treaty (NPT) nor to the CTBT
2. Both NPT and CTBT came into force before India’s 1st nuclear test
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
Answer: A
2. NPT is the only binding commitment in a multilateral treaty to the goal of disarmament by
the nuclear- weapon States.
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
Answer: C
Explanation
2. Wassenaar Arrangement
4. Australia Group
B. 2, 3 and 4 only
Answer: C
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 3 only
Answer: C
A. Climate change
B. Vaccination
D. Nuclear weapon
Answer: D
Explanation
Day 8 & 9
1. Kafala system often seen in news, is more appropriately related to:
A. Refugee
B. Migrant workers
C. Child labour
D. Drug trade
Answer: B
Explanation
Kafala system
• Under the Kafala system a migrant worker’s immigration status is legally bound to an individual
employer or sponsor (kafeel) for their contract period.
• The migrant worker cannot enter the country, transfer employment nor leave the country for any
reason without rst obtaining explicit written permission from the kafeel.
Concern
• Often the kafeel exerts further control over the migrant worker by con scating their passport and
travel documents, despite legislation in some destination countries that declares this practice illegal.
• The power that the Kafala system delegates to the sponsor over the migrant worker, has been likened
to a contemporary form of slavery.
2. Which among the following is/are a member country of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) :
1. Saudi Arabia
2. UAE
3. Iraq
4. Bahrain
A. 1, 2 and 3 only
B. 2, 3 and 4 only
C. 1, 2 and 4 only
Answer: C
Explanation
• 41st Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was held recently, in January 2021,
• The GCC was formed in 1981 by an agreement among Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar
and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), that was concluded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Objective
• integration, coordination and interconnection between the member countries like people-to-people
ties, similar regulations in nance, economy, customs, trade etc, uni ed military. Economic and
political union comprising of all the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf except Iraq.
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
Answer: A
Explanation
• 2019- The Organisation for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has criticised Government of India over the
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and the Babri Masjid verdict of the Supreme Court.
• 2020- India has lashed out at Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) (formerly Organization of
the Islamic Conference) and rejected unwarranted references about Jammu & Kashmir made in
resolutions adopted at the 47th Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) session
• The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is the second largest intergovernmental organization
after the United Nations with a membership of 57 states.
1. It aims to manage the supply of oil and Natural gas in world market.
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
Answer: B
Explanation
OPEC
Objective
• To manage the supply of oil in an effort to set the price of oil in the world market
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OPEC Plus
• The non-OPEC countries which export crude oil are termed as OPEC plus countries.
• OPEC plus countries include Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Brunei, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Oman,
Russia, South Sudan and Sudan.
• Founder-Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. They were to become the Founder
Members of the Organization.
✓These countries were later joined by Qatar (1961), Indonesia (1962), Libya (1962), the United Arab
Emirates (1967), Algeria (1969), Nigeria (1971), Ecuador (1973), Gabon (1975), Angola (2007),
Equatorial Guinea (2017) and Congo (2018).
• Ecuador
✓suspended its membership in December 1992, rejoined OPEC in October 2007, but decided to
withdraw its membership of OPEC effective 1 January 2020.
• Indonesia
✓suspended its membership in January 2009, reactivated it again in January 2016, but decided to
suspend its membership once more at the 171st Meeting of the OPEC Conference on 30
November 2016.
• Gabon
✓terminated its membership in January 1995. However, it rejoined the Organization in July 2016.
• Qatar
✓terminated its membership on 1 January 2019.
✓This means that, currently, the Organization has a total of 13 Member Countries.
Answer: B
Explanation
• Asian Premium
✓is extra charge being collected by OPEC countries from Asian countries when selling oil in
comparison to western countries.
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1 only
Answer: A
Explanation
7. ADMM-Plus often seen in news, Which among the following is/are referred as Plus countries :
1. China
2. India
3. USA
4. Australia
A. 1, 2 and 3 only
B. 2, 3 and 4 only
C. 1, 2 and 4 only
Answer: D
Explanation
• The ADMM-Plus is a platform for ASEAN and its eight Dialogue Partners Australia, China, India,
Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russia and the United States (collectively referred to as the
“Plus Countries”), to strengthen security and defence cooperation for peace, stability, and
development in the region
Answer: C
Explanation
• In May 1943, the US and the UK formed a secret treaty known as 'BRUSA Agreement' for
cooperation in intelligence sharing. This agreement was later formalized as 'UKUSA Agreement' in
1946.
• The Five Eyes (FVEY) is an outcome of the UKUSA Agreement. The Five Eyes (FVEY) is the biggest
intelligence alliance of the world, comprising ve Anglophone countries the United States, the United
Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
• These countries are signatories to the UKUSA Agreement for their cooperation in signal intelligence.
• The alliance or network monitors the electronic communications of citizens and foreign
governments.
• The Alliance became a subject of controversy in 2013 when Edward Snowden, an employee of the
National Security Agency (NSA), released some of its classi ed documents and revealed that the Five
Eyes is a 'supra-national intelligence organization' that is not accountable to the laws of member
countries.
Answer: A
Explanation
• Multilateral treaty that bans chemical weapons and requires their destruction within a speci ed
period of time
• OPCW inspects and monitors states-parties’ facilities and activities that are relevant to the
convention, to ensure compliance.
India
• This does not mean riot control agents cannot be used in times of con ict (e.g. against rioting
prisoners of war)
A. OPEC countries
D. G-20 countries
Answer: B
Explanation
• The Executive Committee of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is the permanent body of the SCO RATS based in Tashkent, the
capital of Uzbekistan.
• The Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure operates in accordance with the SCO Charter, the Shanghai
Convention on Combating Terrorism, Separatism and Extremism, the Agreement among the SCO
member states on the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure, as well as documents and decisions adopted
in the SCO framework.
Day - 10
1. A-WEB, recently seen in news, is related to
A. Darknet activities
B. Electronics product
C. Election management
D. Education facilities
Answer: C
Explanation
• India recently take over as A-WEB’s Chair for the 2019-21 term. A-WEB
• Established in 2013 (South Korea)
• Largest association of Election Management Bodies (EMBs) worldwide
• Permanent secretariat -Seoul, South Korea.
Objective
• Shared vision among its members of achieving sustainable democracy around the world
• Undertakes Election Visitor and Observation Programmes in various countries to study various
election management practices and share knowledge with other Member of EMBs.
1. It is an intergovernmental body
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
Answer: C
Explanation
• India has been accepted as an observer of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC).
• intergovernmental body
• It is an important regional institution in the Western/ African Indian Ocean.
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• created in 1984 to protect the interests of the Western Indian Ocean islands.
Observers
• China, the European Union, the Organisation international de la Francophonie, the Sovereign Order
of Malta, India, Japan and the United Nations.
A. United Nation
Answer: A
Explanation
• At a UNGA session on ‘Culture of Peace’, India’s call to expand its criticism of violence against
religions beyond Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
• India criticised UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) for being biased towards protecting Abrahamic
religions – Islam, Christianity and Judaism – over others.
Culture of Peace
• is a “set of values, attitudes, modes of behavior and ways of life that reject violence and prevent
con icts by tackling their root causes to solve problems through dialogue and negotiation among
individuals groups and nations.
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1. Kurd Iran
2. Houthi Yemen
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1 only
Answer: B
Explanation
• Boko Haram
✓is a jihadist terrorist organization based in northeastern Nigeria, which is also active in Chad, Niger
and northern Cameroon.
• Kurdish people
✓are an Iranian ethnic group native to a mountainous region of Western Asia known as Kurdistan,
which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northern Syria.
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 3 only
Answer: A
Explanation
• Singapore Convention
✓It is aimed to provide a more effective way of enforcing mediated settlements of corporate disputes
involving businesses in India and other countries that are signatories to the Convention.