21 Feb, 2024

1. In a continuation of its Look East policy, India is set to send four holy relics of Lord Buddha to Thailand for a month. In this context, consider the following information about sacred Buddha relics:

  1. The relics of Lord Buddha and his disciples Arahata Sariputra and Arahata Maudgalayana are known as the ‘Kapilvastu Relics.’
  2. The Buddha relics date back to around the 1st Century BC.
  3. They were found in Bihar’s Piprahwa, a site that is believed to be the ancient city of Kapilvastu.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

2. Consider the following statements regarding the Raisina Dialogue:

  1. The Raisina Dialogue is India's flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-strategy.
  2. The conference is hosted by the Observer Research Foundation in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs.
  3. The theme of the 2024 edition is "Provocation, Uncertainty, Turbulence: Lighthouse in the Tempest?”
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

3. Recently, India contributed $1 million to the IBSA Fund. In this context consider the following statement:

  1. The IBSA Fund was established jointly by India, Brazil and South Africa to identify replicable and scalable projects that can be disseminated to developing countries on a demand-driven basis as examples of best practices in combating poverty and hunger.
  2. The World Bank acts in the roles of Fund Manager and Secretariat for the IBSA Fund.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

4. Which is the latest country to become the 119th member of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)?

5. With reference to the Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH), consider the following statements:

  1. It is a WHO-managed network aimed at implementing the Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025 and other WHO standards, for digital health system transformation.
  2. It was launched by the WHO and the Government of India during the G20 Health Ministerial Meeting in Gandhinagar.
  3. The significance of this initiative is to aid universal health convergence and improve healthcare service delivery.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?