Which of the following statements are correct in respect of Baltic Way?
- It was a peaceful political demonstration organised in 1989 by people in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
- Participants formed a human chain stretching across the three Baltic republics to demand independence from the Soviet Union.
- It commemorated the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact and its secret protocols, which had placed the Baltic states within the Soviet sphere of influence.
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Consider the following statements:
Statement 1: The Singing Revolution played a significant role in the restoration of Estonia’s independence from the Soviet Union.
Statement 2: Mass public singing and the revival of traditional Estonian songs became important forms of peaceful resistance against Soviet rule.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Consider the following statements:
Statement I: Total Fertility Rate (TFR) represents the average number of children a woman is expected to have over her reproductive lifetime, based on the prevailing age-specific fertility rates.
Statement II: A TFR of 2.1 means that every woman in the population will necessarily give birth to exactly 2.1 children during her lifetime.
Statement III: TFR is calculated by dividing the total number of children born in a year by the total number of women of reproductive age in the population.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Consider the following with reference to UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register:
- It was established by UNESCO to preserve and promote access to documentary heritage of global significance.
- The Register includes manuscripts, archives, audiovisual materials and other documentary heritage considered to have outstanding world significance.
- Inclusion in the Register automatically grants the concerned documentary heritage legal protection as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
How many of the above is/are not correct?
Which of the following is not an Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (NSAID)?
With reference to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimation and economic growth dynamics in India, consider the following statements:
- Headline GDP outperforming central bank projections typically indicates that underlying high-frequency indicators expanded at a pace faster than anticipated in baseline economic models.
- An acceleration in quarterly GDP driven by manufacturing and services reflects structural value addition on both the supply and output sides of the economy.
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) sets GDP forecasts to determine the absolute statutory ceiling for national output in a given fiscal quarter.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following pairs:
- Javelin — Fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile system now to be co-produced in India through a joint venture involving Tata Advanced Systems
- Semicon 2.0 — Government framework offering incentives for domestic chip design, backed by a push of about Rs 1.27 lakh crore
- Indus Waters Treaty — Treaty under which India has rejected a Court of Arbitration's order, citing lack of jurisdiction
- Hanging glaciers — Glacial feature found in significant numbers in the Alaknanda basin of the Garhwal Himalayas, linked to flash-flood risk
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
With reference to the delimitation of seats in the Lok Sabha, consider the following statements:
Statement 1: The principle of 'one person, one vote, one value' is enshrined in the Constitution of India.
Statement 2: Under the current freeze on the total number of seats, the distribution of Lok Sabha seats among states fully reflects each state's current share of India's population, ensuring one-vote-one-value is respected across states.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
With reference to India's rejection of the international Court of Arbitration's order relating to the Indus Waters Treaty, consider the following statements:
- The Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 is a water-sharing arrangement between India and Pakistan, brokered with the World Bank as a signatory guarantor.
- India has held that the Court of Arbitration lacks jurisdiction over the matter, arguing that the mechanism was invoked and constituted unilaterally in a manner inconsistent with the treaty's own dispute-resolution framework.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
In the context of Himalayan glaciology and disaster risk management, the term 'Hanging Glaciers' best refers to which one of the following?