UPSC Essentials : Daily Subject-wise quiz | History, Culture, and Social Issues (Week 36)

QUESTION 1

Consider the following statements about Nehru-Liaquat pact:

1. It was a bilateral agreement signed between India and Pakistan to provide a framework for the treatment of minorities in the two countries.

2. It is also known as the Poona Pact.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

QUESTION 2

With reference to the India’s interim government, consider the following statements:

1. It functioned according to the Government of India Act of 1935.

2. The Agriculture and Food department was allotted to Vallabhbhai Patel.

3. The Muslim League was not included in the government.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

QUESTION 3

It is a traditional milk food product of Jammu and Kashmir. It is one of the favorite food of Dogras, nomadic Gujjar and Bakarwal tribes of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a ripened milk product which is very dense and is usually sautéd in its fat. Generally, it is made from buffalo‟s or cow‟s milk.

The above-mentioned lines refer to which Geographical Indication (GI) tag product?

(a) Yak Churpi

(b) Khamti rice

(c) Kaladi

(d) Palkova

QUESTION 4

Konyak, Khiamniungan, Chang and Sangtam tribes were in the news recently. These tribes majorly reside in which state?

(a) Manipur

(b) Meghalaya

(c) Tripura

(d) Nagaland

QUESTION 5

Which of the following statements is not correct about folk sport Kambala?

(a) It is practised in coastal Karnataka districts.

(b) The races are hosted by various families and groups in muddy fields after paddy harvesting.

(c) In Negilu, jockeys stand over a horizontal plank dragged by buffaloes.

(d) Kane Halage is a category of Kambala, where a wooden plank is tied to buffaloes

ANSWERS TO THE MCQs

1. (a)

FYI:

— The Nehru-Liaquat Pact was a bilateral agreement signed between India and Pakistan in order to provide a framework for the treatment of minorities in the two countries. Hence, statement 1 is correct.

— It is also known as the Delhi Pact. Hence, statement 2 is not correct.

— It was signed by the two country’s prime ministers, Jawaharlal Nehru and Liaquat Ali Khan.

Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.

2. (d)

FYI:

— Beginning with the Cripps mission in 1942, colonial authorities attempted a number of times to form an interim government in India.

— Following the recommendations of the British Cabinet Mission dispatched by British Prime Minister Clement Attlee, elections to the Constituent Assembly were held in 1946. The Congress won a majority in the Assembly, and the Muslim League strengthened its position among the Muslim electorate.

— The Government of India Act of 1935 envisaged a federal scheme, but this component was never implemented due to opposition from India’s princely states. As a result, the interim government operated under the old Government of India Act of 1919. Hence, statement 1 is not correct.

— The Muslim League initially decided to sit out of the government. However, after Lord Wavell agreed to allot all five reserved portfolios to the Muslim League if it agreed to cooperate, the latter finally joined. Hence, statement 3 is not correct.

— The cabinet after October 1946 was as follows:

CONGRESS

(1) Vice President of the Executive Council, External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations: Jawaharlal Nehru

(2) Home Affairs, Information and Broadcasting: Vallabhbhai Patel

(3) Agriculture and Food: Rajendra Prasad (Hence, statement 2 is not correct.)

(4) Education and Arts: C. Rajagopalachari

(5) Defence: Baldev Singh

(6) Industries and Supplies: C. Rajagopalachari

(7) Labour: Jagjivan Ram

(8) Railways and Communications: Asaf Ali

(9) Work, Mines and Power: C.H. Bhabha

ALL-INDIA MUSLIM LEAGUE

(10) Commerce: Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar

(11) Finance: Liaquat Ali Khan

(12) Health: Ghazanfar Ali Khan

(13) Law: Jogendra Nath Mandal

(14) Posts and Air: Abdur Rab Nishtar

Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer.

3. (c)

FYI:

— Kaladi is a dense ripened milk product that is usually sautéed in its own fat. In general, Kaladi is made from buffalo or cow milk, but in cottages, women use goat or sheep milk to meet the needs and preferences of the family in the absence of buffalo or cow milk.

— It is one of the favorite food of Dogras, nomadic Gujjar and Bakarwal tribes of Jammu and Kashmir.

— Traditionally ripened Himalayan milk product indigenous to Udhampur ( Jammu and Kashmir).

Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.

(Source: search.ipindia.gov.in)

4. (d)

FYI:

— The formation of an autonomous council for the six eastern districts of Nagaland could be imminent with the state government convening a consultative meeting on a Union government proposal for such a council.

— The meeting will focus on “the provisions of the proposed proposal of the Government of India for the constitution of an Autonomous Council for the six eastern districts of the state, namely, Tuensang, Mon, Longleng, Kiphire, Shamator, and Noklak,” according to the notice issued by the state home department.

— Members of seven tribes—Konyak, Khiamniungan, Chang, Sangtam, Tikhir, Phom, and Yimkhiung—live in these six districts, which account for more than 30% of the state’s population. In addition, they hold 20 of the Assembly’s 60 seats.

Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer.

5. (c)

FYI:

— Bengaluru held its first Kambala race with 159 pairs of buffaloes and jockeys racing through specially made slush tracks in the city’s Palace Grounds.

— Kambala has in the past been banned by the Supreme Court, but the Karnataka government, keeping its popularity in mind, amended legislation to allow the races to go on.

— Kambala is a folk sport practised in coastal Karnataka districts, especially in regions where Tulu speakers form a majority.

— Kambala is a matter of prestige for many families, especially from the Bunt community in the coastal areas. The races are hosted by various families and groups in muddy fields after paddy harvesting.

— Kambala is generally held under four categories:

(1) Negilu (plough), where light ploughs are used to tie buffaloes for the race. The event is for entry-level animals.

(2) Hagga (rope), where buffaloes are raced by jockeys with just a rope tying the pair together.

(3) Adda Halage, in which jockeys stand over a horizontal plank dragged by buffaloes. Thus, unlike Hagga and Negilu, where jockeys run behind the animals, in this, buffaloes drag the jockeys.

(4) Kane Halage, where a wooden plank is tied to buffaloes. The plank, on which the jockeys stand, has two holes through which water gushes out as the plank is dragged along the slush tracks. The height to which water splashes determines the winner of the event.

Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.

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