Current Affairs & General knowledge Quiz Set – 1

The recent incidents at the [1] lake area between Indian and Chinese soldiers on the Line of Actual Control (“LAC”) involve a picturesque lake, mountains, helicopters, fighter jets, boats, eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, fisticuffs and injuries. Even if all the ingredients of a thriller drama are present, this is a far more serious business between two nuclear armed trans-Himalayan neighbours that has implications beyond the region.
The disputed boundary between India and China, also known as the LAC, is divided into three sectors: western, middle and eastern. The countries disagree on the exact location of the LAC in various areas, so much so that India claims that the LAC is 3,488 km long while the Chinese believe it to be around 2,000 km long.
The LAC mostly passes on the land, but [1] is a unique case where it passes through the water as well. The points in the water at which the Indian claim ends and Chinese claim begins are not agreed upon mutually.
Most of the clashes between the two armies occur in the disputed portion of the lake. As things stand, the 45 km-long western portion of the lake is under Indian control, while the rest is under China’s control.
[1] lake in eastern Ladakh has often been in the news, most famously during the Doklam standoff, when a video of the scuffle between Indian and Chinese soldiers — including kicking and punching, the throwing of stones, and the use of sticks and steel rods, leading to severe injuries — on its banks went viral on August 19, 2017.

The name of which lake has been replaced with’[1]’in the passage above?

The recent incidents at the [1] lake area between Indian and Chinese soldiers on the Line of Actual Control (“LAC”) involve a picturesque lake, mountains, helicopters, fighter jets, boats, eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, fisticuffs and injuries. Even if all the ingredients of a thriller drama are present, this is a far more serious business between two nuclear armed trans-Himalayan neighbours that has implications beyond the region.
The disputed boundary between India and China, also known as the LAC, is divided into three sectors: western, middle and eastern. The countries disagree on the exact location of the LAC in various areas, so much so that India claims that the LAC is 3,488 km long while the Chinese believe it to be around 2,000 km long.
The LAC mostly passes on the land, but [1] is a unique case where it passes through the water as well. The points in the water at which the Indian claim ends and Chinese claim begins are not agreed upon mutually.
Most of the clashes between the two armies occur in the disputed portion of the lake. As things stand, the 45 km-long western portion of the lake is under Indian control, while the rest is under China’s control.
[1] lake in eastern Ladakh has often been in the news, most famously during the Doklam standoff, when a video of the scuffle between Indian and Chinese soldiers — including kicking and punching, the throwing of stones, and the use of sticks and steel rods, leading to severe injuries — on its banks went viral on August 19, 2017.

Inaddition to the lake mentioned in the previous question, the recent escalation of tensions between the Indian and Chinese armed forces has also led to increased troop deployment in the valley of which river in Ladakh?

The recent incidents at the [1] lake area between Indian and Chinese soldiers on the Line of Actual Control (“LAC”) involve a picturesque lake, mountains, helicopters, fighter jets, boats, eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, fisticuffs and injuries. Even if all the ingredients of a thriller drama are present, this is a far more serious business between two nuclear armed trans-Himalayan neighbours that has implications beyond the region.
The disputed boundary between India and China, also known as the LAC, is divided into three sectors: western, middle and eastern. The countries disagree on the exact location of the LAC in various areas, so much so that India claims that the LAC is 3,488 km long while the Chinese believe it to be around 2,000 km long.
The LAC mostly passes on the land, but [1] is a unique case where it passes through the water as well. The points in the water at which the Indian claim ends and Chinese claim begins are not agreed upon mutually.
Most of the clashes between the two armies occur in the disputed portion of the lake. As things stand, the 45 km-long western portion of the lake is under Indian control, while the rest is under China’s control.
[1] lake in eastern Ladakh has often been in the news, most famously during the Doklam standoff, when a video of the scuffle between Indian and Chinese soldiers — including kicking and punching, the throwing of stones, and the use of sticks and steel rods, leading to severe injuries — on its banks went viral on August 19, 2017.

Which of the following is the largest fresh waterlake?

The recent incidents at the [1] lake area between Indian and Chinese soldiers on the Line of Actual Control (“LAC”) involve a picturesque lake, mountains, helicopters, fighter jets, boats, eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, fisticuffs and injuries. Even if all the ingredients of a thriller drama are present, this is a far more serious business between two nuclear armed trans-Himalayan neighbours that has implications beyond the region.
The disputed boundary between India and China, also known as the LAC, is divided into three sectors: western, middle and eastern. The countries disagree on the exact location of the LAC in various areas, so much so that India claims that the LAC is 3,488 km long while the Chinese believe it to be around 2,000 km long.
The LAC mostly passes on the land, but [1] is a unique case where it passes through the water as well. The points in the water at which the Indian claim ends and Chinese claim begins are not agreed upon mutually.
Most of the clashes between the two armies occur in the disputed portion of the lake. As things stand, the 45 km-long western portion of the lake is under Indian control, while the rest is under China’s control.
[1] lake in eastern Ladakh has often been in the news, most famously during the Doklam standoff, when a video of the scuffle between Indian and Chinese soldiers — including kicking and punching, the throwing of stones, and the use of sticks and steel rods, leading to severe injuries — on its banks went viral on August 19, 2017.

The conflicts described in the passage above relate to an areanamed’ AksaiChin’.Which of the following did India recognise in 1947 as the official line delineating the border between India and China in Aksai Chin?

The recent incidents at the [1] lake area between Indian and Chinese soldiers on the Line of Actual Control (“LAC”) involve a picturesque lake, mountains, helicopters, fighter jets, boats, eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, fisticuffs and injuries. Even if all the ingredients of a thriller drama are present, this is a far more serious business between two nuclear armed trans-Himalayan neighbours that has implications beyond the region.
The disputed boundary between India and China, also known as the LAC, is divided into three sectors: western, middle and eastern. The countries disagree on the exact location of the LAC in various areas, so much so that India claims that the LAC is 3,488 km long while the Chinese believe it to be around 2,000 km long.
The LAC mostly passes on the land, but [1] is a unique case where it passes through the water as well. The points in the water at which the Indian claim ends and Chinese claim begins are not agreed upon mutually.
Most of the clashes between the two armies occur in the disputed portion of the lake. As things stand, the 45 km-long western portion of the lake is under Indian control, while the rest is under China’s control.
[1] lake in eastern Ladakh has often been in the news, most famously during the Doklam standoff, when a video of the scuffle between Indian and Chinese soldiers — including kicking and punching, the throwing of stones, and the use of sticks and steel rods, leading to severe injuries — on its banks went viral on August 19, 2017.

Who is the current Prime Minister of the area known as ’Pakistan Occupied Kashmir’ or ‘Pakistan Administered Kashmir’?

The recent incidents at the [1] lake area between Indian and Chinese soldiers on the Line of Actual Control (“LAC”) involve a picturesque lake, mountains, helicopters, fighter jets, boats, eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, fisticuffs and injuries. Even if all the ingredients of a thriller drama are present, this is a far more serious business between two nuclear armed trans-Himalayan neighbours that has implications beyond the region.
The disputed boundary between India and China, also known as the LAC, is divided into three sectors: western, middle and eastern. The countries disagree on the exact location of the LAC in various areas, so much so that India claims that the LAC is 3,488 km long while the Chinese believe it to be around 2,000 km long.
The LAC mostly passes on the land, but [1] is a unique case where it passes through the water as well. The points in the water at which the Indian claim ends and Chinese claim begins are not agreed upon mutually.
Most of the clashes between the two armies occur in the disputed portion of the lake. As things stand, the 45 km-long western portion of the lake is under Indian control, while the rest is under China’s control.
[1] lake in eastern Ladakh has often been in the news, most famously during the Doklam standoff, when a video of the scuffle between Indian and Chinese soldiers — including kicking and punching, the throwing of stones, and the use of sticks and steel rods, leading to severe injuries — on its banks went viral on August 19, 2017.

Who is the author of the book“War and Peace in Modern India”?

The recent incidents at the [1] lake area between Indian and Chinese soldiers on the Line of Actual Control (“LAC”) involve a picturesque lake, mountains, helicopters, fighter jets, boats, eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, fisticuffs and injuries. Even if all the ingredients of a thriller drama are present, this is a far more serious business between two nuclear armed trans-Himalayan neighbours that has implications beyond the region.
The disputed boundary between India and China, also known as the LAC, is divided into three sectors: western, middle and eastern. The countries disagree on the exact location of the LAC in various areas, so much so that India claims that the LAC is 3,488 km long while the Chinese believe it to be around 2,000 km long.
The LAC mostly passes on the land, but [1] is a unique case where it passes through the water as well. The points in the water at which the Indian claim ends and Chinese claim begins are not agreed upon mutually.
Most of the clashes between the two armies occur in the disputed portion of the lake. As things stand, the 45 km-long western portion of the lake is under Indian control, while the rest is under China’s control.
[1] lake in eastern Ladakh has often been in the news, most famously during the Doklam standoff, when a video of the scuffle between Indian and Chinese soldiers — including kicking and punching, the throwing of stones, and the use of sticks and steel rods, leading to severe injuries — on its banks went viral on August 19, 2017.

Which among the following is the name of the geopolitical theory used to describe the Chinese strategy relating to its sea ports in the Indian Ocean region?

The Supreme Court quashed all but one first information report filed against Arnab Goswami in connection with statements made during a news broadcast, implying investigation will continue, even as it extended protection to the editor-in-chief of Republic TV from any coercive action for another three weeks.
While the right of a journalist to exercise his freedom of speech and expression cannot be exempted from being made answerable to the legal regime, the law cannot be used to stifle the right of the press through multiple complaints, according to the judgment.
“Subjecting an individual to numerous proceedings arising in different jurisdictions on the basis of the same cause of action cannot be accepted as the least restrictive and effective method of achieving the legitimate state aim in prosecuting crime,” the judgment authored by Justice DY Chandrachud read.
As many as 14 FIRS were registered against Goswami in various states, including Chattisgarh, Karnataka and West Bengal, in connection to a show on the [1] lynching case anchored by Republic TV on April 21.

What is the name of the place that has been replaced with’[1]’inthepassageabove?

The Supreme Court quashed all but one first information report filed against Arnab Goswami in connection with statements made during a news broadcast, implying investigation will continue, even as it extended protection to the editor-in-chief of Republic TV from any coercive action for another three weeks.
While the right of a journalist to exercise his freedom of speech and expression cannot be exempted from being made answerable to the legal regime, the law cannot be used to stifle the right of the press through multiple complaints, according to the judgment.
“Subjecting an individual to numerous proceedings arising in different jurisdictions on the basis of the same cause of action cannot be accepted as the least restrictive and effective method of achieving the legitimate state aim in prosecuting crime,” the judgment authored by Justice DY Chandrachud read.
As many as 14 FIRS were registered against Goswami in various states, including Chattisgarh, Karnataka and West Bengal, in connection to a show on the [1] lynching case anchored by Republic TV on April 21.

Under what Article of the Constitution of India ist he right to freedom of speech and expression guaranteed?

The Supreme Court quashed all but one first information report filed against Arnab Goswami in connection with statements made during a news broadcast, implying investigation will continue, even as it extended protection to the editor-in-chief of Republic TV from any coercive action for another three weeks.
While the right of a journalist to exercise his freedom of speech and expression cannot be exempted from being made answerable to the legal regime, the law cannot be used to stifle the right of the press through multiple complaints, according to the judgment.
“Subjecting an individual to numerous proceedings arising in different jurisdictions on the basis of the same cause of action cannot be accepted as the least restrictive and effective method of achieving the legitimate state aim in prosecuting crime,” the judgment authored by Justice DY Chandrachud read.
As many as 14 FIRS were registered against Goswami in various states, including Chattisgarh, Karnataka and West Bengal, in connection to a show on the [1] lynching case anchored by Republic TV on April 21.

On May 26,2020 the Maharashtra Home Minister announced that a fresh pro be would be conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department (the “CID”) against Arnab Goswami in connection with the death by suicide of: