Current Affairs Quiz 31 March 2022

Answer: A

SAARC (The South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation): SAARC was established with the signing
of the SAARC Charter in Dhaka on 8th December, 1985.

SAARC comprises eight Member States: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

The headquarter of the SAARC Secretariat is at Kathmandu, Nepal. BIMSTEC (The Bay of Bengal Initiative
for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Co-operation):

The members of BIMSTEC are India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan from South Asia; with
Myanmar and Thailand from South East Asia. BIMSTEC Secretariat is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Answer: D

Ans;- c) 3-2-1

Ans: C

About the Geological Survey of India (GSI)
• The Geological Survey of India (GSI) was founded in 1851 and it is an attached office to the Ministry of Mines.
• The GSI was founded for: (i) Conducting geological surveys and studies of India and (ii) Acting as a prime provider of basic earth science information to government, industry and general public, as well as the official participant in steel, coal, metals, cement, power industries and international geoscientific forums.
• The main functions of GSI relate to creation and updation of national geoscientific information and mineral resource assessment.
• These objectives are achieved through ground surveys, air-borne and marine surveys, mineral prospecting and investigations, multi-disciplinary geoscientific, geo-technical, geo-environmental and natural hazards studies, glaciology, seismotectonic study, and carrying out fundamental research.
• Outcome of work of GSI has immense societal value. Functioning and annual programmes of GSI assume significance in the national perspective.
• GSI, headquartered at Kolkata, has six Regional offices located at Lucknow, Jaipur, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Shillong and Kolkata and State Unit offices in almost all States of the country.

Ans: A

Battle of Pollilur
• The Battle of Pollilur took place during the Second Anglo-Mysore War, which engaged English forces against the Kingdom of Mysore, which was led by Hyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan.
• The battle took place in Pollilur, near Kanchipuram in modern-day Tamil Nadu.
• General Sir Eyre Coote led the British company forces (who is famous for his role in the decisive English victory at the Battle of Wandiwash).
• A battle between the English and the Mysorean armies took place in Pollilur in September 1780. Hyder Ali had just conquered the English at the time.
• The English, on the other hand, were victors in the battle of 1781, though it was not decisive. In fact, the English referred to it as a “dubious victory.”
• The company’s forces were split into two lines, one facing Hyder Ali’s men and the other Tipu Sultan.
• Hyder Ali’s men suffered heavy losses and were forced to flee to Kanchipuram.
• Following the battle, Coote’s forces ran out of provisions and were forced to retreat to Tripassore. This was interpreted by Hyder Ali as a retreat, but he also declared victory.
• The Treaty of Mangalore concluded the Second Anglo-Mysore War in a stalemate. Both parties promised to restore conquered areas and captives under the terms of the Treaty of Mangalore.