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1. Which among the following are true about BRICS?

1. BRICS members are all developing or newly industrialised countries

2. BRICS are generally fast-growing economies

3. Presently, South Africa holds the chair of the BRICS group

4. The most recent BRICS summit took place in Durban, South Africa, in March 2013

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1, 3 and 4 Only

(b) 2 and 4 Only

(c) 1 and 4 Only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

D is the right answer.
Recent News about BRICS: A 33-nation block of American countries has expressed the desire to open communications with the five-country BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa). India has the distinction of being the first dialogue partner of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), followed by China. Formed in late 2011, CELAC groups together all states in the Americas, barring the United States and Canada.

2. Salwa Judum was a civilian militia mobilised and deployed as part of anti-insurgency operations, aimed at countering Naxalite violence in which State

a) Tamil Nadu

b) Chhattisgarh

c) Delhi

d) Bihar

B is the right answer.
In 2011, the Supreme Court of India declared Salwa Judum to be illegal and unconstitutional, and ordered its disbanding. The Court directed the Chhattisgarh government to recover all the firearms, ammunition and accessories. The use of Salwa Judum by the government for anti naxal operations was criticized for its violations of human rights, use of child soldiers and poorly trained uneducated youth for counter-insurgency roles. It also ordered the government to investigate all instances of alleged criminal activities of Salwa Judum. In May 2013, its founder Mahendra Karma, who had become a senior Indian National Congress party leader was killed in a Naxalite attack.

3. Defence Minister A K Antony recently inaugurated the first fighter aircraft base in southern India. Name the place

a) Chennai

b) Thanjavur

c) Alapuzha

d) Banglore

B is the right answer.
Strengthening India’s presence over the Indian Ocean region, Defence Minister A K Antony inaugurated the first fighter aircraft base here in southern India where the IAF is stationing its most lethal Su-30MKI combat aircraft. The full Sukhoi squadron (16 to 18 jets) will be deployed at the base by 2017-18, after the requisites come up over the next few years. So far India has inducted over 170 of the 272 Sukhoi-30MKIs contracted from Russia.

4. The immortal national song vande mathram was written by?

a) Tagore

b) Bakkim Chandra

c) Surendranath

d) Sarat Chandra

B is the right answer.
Vande Mataram - literally - "I bow to thee, Mother" - is a poem from Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's 1882 novel Anandamath. It was written in Bengali and Sanskrit.

5. India wins Freedom was the autobiography of

a) Abdul Kalam

b) Muhammad Ali

c) Zakir Hussain

d) Syed Ahamad Khan

A is the right answer.

If you are able to answer 4 questions, your preparation is satisfactory

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