This document contains a series of political questions and answers related to topics like politicians, protests, parties, elections, and current events. Some of the questions ask about specific politicians like Morarji Desai, V.K. Krishna Menon, and Yashwantrao Chavan. Other questions reference political cartoons, campaigns, symbols and slogans. The document appears to be a quiz or test on recent Indian political history and global current events from 2016-2017.
3. Q.1.
– He got his break in politics in 1969 when Prime
Minister Indira Gandhi helped him get elected to
the Rajya Sabha. Following a meteoric rise, he
became one of her most trusted lieutenants. After
her death he saw himself as her successor but
was sidelined from the Congress during Rajiv
Gandhi’s premiership.
– He formed his own party, the Rashtriya
Samajwadi Congress, which merged with the
Congress in 1989 after reaching a consensus
with Rajiv Gandhi. Who?
6. Q.2.
Steve Jarding, a lecturer in Public Policy at
Harvard Kennedy School and a renowned
political consultant has worked for various
high profile clients right from Hillary Clinton,
Al Gore to Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy. In
Indian context, for what specific purpose was
he hired in 2016, which has been cycling its
way back into the news and social media every
now and then?
9. Q.3.
This is a multi-use stadium located in
Kasimpasa neighbourhood of Istanbul and
the home stadium of Kasimpasa S.K., a
Turkish football club. It was renamed after
one of Kasimpasa’s former players, a native
of Kasimpasa. Who? (Image follows)
13. Q.4.
On the occasion of Rosenmontag Carnival
in Feb 2016 in Dusseldorf a carnival float
mocked Turkish Prez Recep Tayyip
Erdogan, who was shown clinking his glass
with a fighter of the Islamic State (IS),
sparking controversy. What are they
drinking? (Image follows)
20. Q.6.
In order to address the problems of millions of
Indians not being able to afford medical treatment,
Morarji Desai advocated the use of ____ therapy,
which he himself followed. This concept was
popularized by British naturopath John W.
Armstrong in early 20th century and is also
referenced in Shivambu Kalpa, a treatise on the
pharmaceutical value of _____. Which rather
unusual practice?
23. Q.7.
Which organization did a group of Hindus
launch in Sri lanka to campaign for an
anti-conversion law in their country in
late-2016? Also the group’s Chief
Organiser
Maravanpulavu Sachithananthan clarified
that it had no direct links with __ __, a
political party in India. Both parts needed.
26. Q.8.
The origins of this popular association can be
traced to the 1828 presidential campaign of
Andrew Jackson. During that race, opponents
of Jackson twisted his name calling him a
<redacted> as a term of ridicule regarding a
stupid and stubborn animal. However, this
association picked up and has evolved over the
years to becoming one of the most
recognizable political images. What?
29. Q.9.
Modi Govt’s decision in 2014 for making 25th
Dec a working day was met with criticism
from Christian groups complaining that India
is secular and they won’t be able to celebrate
Christmas. What is so special about this day
that is supposed to create awareness regarding
a fair and accountable administration? (Image
on next slide)
32. 25th Dec is observed as Good Governance Day in honor
of former PM Atal Bihari Vajapayee’s anniversary
33. Q.10.
He was described as the second most powerful
man in India after his ally and intimate
friend, Jawaharlal Nehru. While defending India's
rights to Kashmir before the U.N. Security Council
he earned the sobriquet "Hero of Kashmir" . He was
frequently vilified in the Western press, which
often depicted him as a "snake-charmer", as
in TIME magazine's 1962 cover portrait (next
slide). Who was this politician, often referred to as
India’s Rasputin or Nehru’s Evil Genius?
37. Q.11.
Following the China War in 1962 and with
the resignation of then Defence Minister
VK Menon a popular saying arose in
Maharashtra: "Himalayachya hakela dhavla
Sahyadri". In whose honour was this slogan
coined?
40. Q.12.
In popular culture, the term is sometimes used to
mean any attempt to understand a secretive
organization or process, such as plans for
upcoming products or events, by interpreting
indirect clues. It is the study and analysis of the
politics and policies of Russia. It takes its name
from ____ which literally means "fortress inside a
city", and is often also used as a metonym to refer
to the Russian Government. What term?
47. Q.14.
PM Narendra Modi distributed 500
charkhas to needy khadi artisans in
Ludhiana on 18th October. In recognition of
his kind gesture, he was bestowed upon
with an honour. The decision, however,
drew flak from users over social media.
What honour?
52. The Plumb Pudding in Danger is a cartoon by
James Gillray which depicts the world being
carved up into spheres of influence between X
and Y during the late 18th and early 19th century—
probably the most famous political cartoon of all
time, it has been stolen over and over and over
again by cartoonists ever since. ID X and Y.
55. Q.16.
Designed by architect Claude Batley in the European-style
architecture, South Court is an unoccupied house in
Mumbai. The bungalow is located at 2, Bhausaheb Hirey
Marg in the Malabar Hill area of South Mumbai. Its
opposite neighbour is the residence of the Chief Minister
of Maharashtra. As per the owner’s request to Jawaharlal
Nehru, the house was to be allotted to any foreign
consulate, preferably European, as he wished it to be given
to a European family who would appreciate the
architecture. How is this house informally known as?
(Image on next slide)
59. *Q.17.
Advertisement for former Beatle George
Harrison's “_____" single, released in July
1971 to raise international awareness and
funds for the millions of refugees migrating
to India. What was the aptly named title of
the song?
63. Q.18.
The ___ ___ ( translates as Freedom Fighters) is a
popular Bengali term which refers to
the guerrilla resistance movement formed by
the Bangladeshi military, paramilitary and civilians
during the War of Liberation that transformed East
Pakistan into Bangladesh in 1971.
During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, they became a
part of the Bangladesh-India Allied Forces. It was
instrumental in securing the Surrender of Pakistan.
FITB. (Images follow)
67. Q.19.
Michelle Hirschberg and Karen Land Short, who
both had careers in advertising said, “We found
ourselves wanting to tell people on the street,
strangers on the subway, ‘it wasn’t me’ “. This gave
them an idea to create a line of clothing ‘Not this
white women’ and accessories to rally home a
particular message.
What message did they wish to convey?
74. Q.21.
In 2014 ahead of Lok Sabha elections,
Narendra Modi said that three AKs — AK-47,
AK Antony and AK-49 — had emerged as
Pakistan commanders on the Indian side at a
poll rally in Jammu’s Hiranagar
“AK-47 was used to bleed India”, he said. The
second was the then Defence Minister. What
did he mean by AK-49? Or expand AK-49.
(Specific ans needed)
76. 49 being his first tenure as Delhi CM
from 28 Dec 2013-14 Feb 2014
77. Q.22.
On 7 Dec 1992, the Pakistan government closed
offices and schools .
An India A -Bangladesh cricket match was
disrupted when a mob of an estimated 5,000
men tried to storm the Bangabandhu National
Stadium in the national capital of Dhaka and the
Dhaka office of Air India was stormed and
destroyed. What prompted these reactions?
83. Q.24.
In December 2005, Vajpayee announced his
retirement from active politics, declaring that he
would not contest in the next general election. In a
famous statement at the BJP's silver jubilee rally at
Mumbai's historic Shivaji Park, Vajpayee
announced that "Henceforth, X and Y will be the
Ram-Laxman of the BJP. Y passed away a few
months later in 2006. Id X and Y.
91. *Q.1.
On announcing his decision to join
Congress, Navjot Singh Sidhu stated that his
father Bhagwant Singh Sidhu had been a
Congress legislator and hence he is coming
back to his roots: “I am a born
Congressman. This is my __ __ (an
intentional pun on a matter of public
discussion in 2014). FITB.
93. *Q.2.
In July 2016, the Delhi Court asked EC to consider
issuing within three months “appropriate
guidelines within the meaning of clause 16A(b) of
the Symbols Order preventing recognised political
party for propagating their symbols and suggested
their derecognition if they failed to abide by these
norms”. Which political party came under the
scanner due to the impending elections ? (Image
follows)
96. *Q.3.
Following images show floor plans of
which executive office building that shares
its name with a T.V. series that ran from
1999-2006?
(Images follow)
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101. Q.4.
While Britain decided to sever its bond with EU,
this guy sported a pro-EU shirt in favour of the
‘Remain’ campaign. Who is this gentleman?
