Jharkhand Chief Minister has given the go-ahead for a caste-based survey in the State on the lines of neighbouring Bihar, a senior official said on February 18.

The CM has directed the personnel department to prepare a draft (SoP for conducting the survey) and place it before the Cabinet for approval, he said.

If everything goes according to the plan, the exercise will begin after the Lok Sabha elections, the official said. Indicating the survey, the CM posted on X, “Jiski Jitni Sankhya Bhari, Uski Utni Hissedari (Bigger the population, bigger the share). Jharkhand is ready.”

Vinay Kumar Choubey, principal secretary to the CM, told PTI, “The personnel department will prepare a standard operating procedure (SOP) to conduct the survey in Jharkhand. It will be placed before the cabinet for approval.”

Source – https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/

Passage 2

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Wang Yi have met briefly on the sidelines of the Security Conference in Germany, their first meeting in more than six months.
Video footage from the Security Conference showed Dr. Jaishankar and Mr. Wang having a brief chat on the sidelines of the event, which was attended by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top diplomats from across the world. However, there is no official word on the gist of their discussion from both capitals.
This was the first meeting between the two leaders in over six months. The two last met in July in the Indonesian capital Jakarta at the ASEAN Regional Forum.

Source- https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/

19th FEB 2024

First Name

Passage 1

1. The first complete census of India was taken in which year?

A. 1871

B. 1881

C. 1891

D. 1882

2. Which became the first State to enumerate and publish caste census data in October?

A. Andhra Pradesh

B. West Bengal

C. Bihar

D. Odisha

3. Which Article mandates the appointment of a commission to investigate the conditions of socially and educationally backward classes and make recommendations as to the steps that should be taken by governments?

A. 338

B. Mingalarbar

C. Khoon nit

D. C515

4. The 2011 Indian Census was the __th Census of India.

A. 7th

B. 8th

C. 9th

D. 10th

5. Who is the current Chief Minister of Jharkhand?

A. Hemant Soren

B. CRS Soren

C. Chamapi Soren

D. Damodar Soren

Passage 2

6. Wang Yi is the External Affairs Minister of which country?

A. Japan

B. China

C. South Korea

D. Taiwan

7. The Security Conference discussed above is?

A. Munich Security Conference

B. Berlin Security Conference

C. Frankfurt Security Conference

D. Hamburg Security Conference

8. The Conference has been held in Germany, since which year?

A. 1950

B. 1955

C. 1961

D. 1963

9. Which of this is incorrect about NATO?

A. It is a transatlantic security alliance of 31 like-minded North American and European countries.

B. It was established by New York Treaty

C. It was established on April 4, 1949.

D. Its Headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.

10. Which of this is not an objective of the conference?

A. Senior politicians, diplomats, and security experts from various countries, including NATO and the EU, are coming together for a conference on defence and security policies with a focus on peace through dialogue.

B. Topics will include the future of transatlantic relations and global security in the 21st century.

C. While the conference is not government-sponsored and does not lead to binding decisions, it provides a platform for high-level discussions and private conversations among attendees.

D. None

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