Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – May 25, 2022 [Mock Test]
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1. Which of the following pairs of Mughal architectural structures and associated personalities are matched correctly?
- Red Fort – Shah Jahan
- Salimgarh Fort – Salim Shah Suri
- Humayun’ Tomb – Gulbadan Begum
- Shalimar Bagh – Akbar
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 4
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 2
[D] Only 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: C [Only 1 & 2]
Notes:- The Red Fort Complex was built as the palace fort of Shahjahanabad – the new capital of the fifth Mughal Emperor of India, Shah Jahan.
- Salimgarh Fort was built in 1546 AD, in Delhi, in a former island of the Yamuna River, by Salim Shah Suri, son of Sher Shah Suri.
- Humayun’s tomb is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, India. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun’s chief consort, Empress Bega Begum (also known as Haji Begum), in 1558, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas and his son, Sayyid Muhammad, Persian architects.
- Shalimar Bagh is a Mughal Garden in Srinagar. It is also known as Farah Baksh, and Faiz Baksh. It was built by Mughal Emperor Jahangir, for his wife Nur Jahan, in 1619. It is also referred to as the “Crown of Srinagar”.
2. Which of the following military exercises have been conducted by the Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy?
- Prasthan
- Paschim Lehar
- Varuna
- Milan
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 3
[B] Only 1 & 2
[C] Only 2 & 4
[D] Only 1, 2 & 4
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Correct Answer: B [Only 1 & 2]
Notes:
Prasthan and Paschim Lehar have been conducted by the Western Naval Command. Prasthan ensures offshore security off Mumbai, while Paschim Lehar validates operational plans of the Command. Varuna is a bilateral exercise with the French Navy, and Milan is a multilateral exercise conducted by the Eastern Naval Command at Visakhapatnam, not by the Western Naval Command.
3. Which of the following countries are members of the Bucharest Nine, the European Union, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
- Romania
- Poland
- Lithuania
- Ukraine
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1, 2 & 3
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: A [Only 1, 2 & 3]
Notes:
Romania, Poland, and Lithuania are members of the Bucharest Nine, the European Union, and NATO. Ukraine is not a member of the Bucharest Nine, nor is it a full member of the EU or NATO. The Bucharest Nine countries are Romania, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Bulgaria.
Originally written on
May 25, 2022
and last modified on
May 25, 2022.
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