1. Which of the following ethnic tribes inhabit the North-east Indian state of Nagaland?
- Reang
- Angami
- Khasi
- Sumi
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 4
[C] Only 1 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: B [Only 2 & 4]
Notes:
Angami and Sumi are both major Naga tribes inhabiting Nagaland. Reang (Bru) are indigenous to Tripura, Mizoram and Assam, not Nagaland. Khasi people are native to Meghalaya, with some in Assam and Bangladesh. Only Angami and Sumi are associated with Nagaland among the options given.
2. Which of the following treaties was signed between Moscow and Finland, that was the basis for Finno-Soviet relations from 1948 to 1992?
[A] YYA Treaty
[B] Marshall Plan
[C] Warshaw Pact
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [YYA Treaty]
Notes:- ‘Finlandization’ refers to the policy of strict neutrality between Moscow and the West that Finland followed during the decades of the Cold War. The principle of neutrality was rooted in the Agreement of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance (or YYA Treaty, from the Finnish “Ystävyys-, yhteistyö- ja avunantosopimus”) that Finland signed with the USSR in April 1948.
- The Marshall Plan was an American initiative enacted in 1948 to provide foreign aid to Western Europe. The United States transferred over $13 billion in economic recovery programs to Western European economies after the end of World War II.
- The Warsaw Treaty Organization, officially the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, commonly known as the Warsaw Pact, was a collective defense treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland between the Soviet Union and seven other Eastern Bloc socialist republics of Central and Eastern Europe in May 1955, during the cold war.
3. Which of the following military weapons are produced by Russia or the erstwhile Soviet Union:
- Iskander
- Tochka
- Kinzhal
- Kalibr
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1, 2 & 3
[B] Only 2, 3 & 4
[C] Only 1, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2, 3 & 4]
Notes:
All listed weapons were produced by Russia or the former Soviet Union. Iskander is a Russian ballistic missile; Tochka is a Soviet-era tactical ballistic missile; Kinzhal is a Russian hypersonic missile; Kalibr is a family of Russian cruise missiles. All have been developed or deployed by Russian or Soviet military forces.
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