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Static GKMediumAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GAT

IMBEX is a joint exercise conducted regularly between Armies of India and

  1. A.Malaysia
  2. B.Maldives
  3. C.Mauritius
  4. D.Myanmar

Correct answer

D. Myanmar

Explanation

The correct answer is D, Myanmar. IMBEX stands for the India-Myanmar Bilateral Military Exercise, held between the two armies.

The exercise began in 2017, and its focus has been training Myanmar army officers for United Nations peacekeeping duties, including drills on handling crowds, protecting civilians and running a peacekeeping camp. Myanmar shares a land border of about 1,640 km with four north-eastern states of India (Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram), so army cooperation matters for border security. Exercise names usually blend the two countries' names, which is the quickest way to place them.

A is wrong because India's army exercise with Malaysia is Harimau Shakti. B is wrong because the India-Maldives army exercise is Ekuverin ("friends" in Dhivehi). C is wrong because India and Mauritius do not hold an exercise named IMBEX; India's ties there are mainly with the Mauritius coast guard and police.

Exam tip: India's army exercises: IMBEX (Myanmar), Harimau Shakti (Malaysia), Ekuverin (Maldives), Yudh Abhyas (USA), Mitra Shakti (Sri Lanka).

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The Ministry of Communication has recently launched a Pan India scholarship programme for school-children called 'Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana'. The objective of the scheme is to increase the reach of

  1. A.sports
  2. B.philately
  3. C.music
  4. D.web designing
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Correct answer: B. philately

SPARSH stands for Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude and Research in Stamps as a Hobby. The scheme was launched by the Department of Posts under the Ministry of Communications in 2017.

Q3.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2023, GKMedium

Which one among the following correctly represents the theme on which the interiors of the new Parliament Building is based ?

  1. A.Lok Sabha: Lotus; Rajya Sabha: Banyan
  2. B.Lok Sabha: Peacock; Rajya Sabha: Lotus
  3. C.Lok Sabha: Peacock; Rajya Sabha: Banyan
  4. D.Lok Sabha: Lotus; Rajya Sabha: Peacock
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Correct answer: B. Lok Sabha: Peacock; Rajya Sabha: Lotus

The two chambers of the new Parliament House take their interior themes from India's national symbols. The Lok Sabha chamber is designed on the theme of the peacock, the national bird, and the Rajya Sabha chamber on the theme of the lotus, the national flower.

Q5.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements with regard to Antrix Corporation Limited is correct?

  1. A.It is a commercial arm of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.
  2. B.It is under the administrative control of the Department of Space.
  3. C.It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
  4. D.It is a commercial arm of the Department of Science and Technology.
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Correct answer: B. It is under the administrative control of the Department of Space.

Antrix is the commercial arm of ISRO, and ISRO works under the Department of Space. Antrix Corporation Limited was set up in Bengaluru in September 1992 as a government company wholly owned by the Government of India.