2 Welcome to your 13 march 1. With reference to Ayya Vaikunda Swamikal, consider the following statements: 1. He was the pioneer of the social revolutionaries of south India and Kerala. 2. His teachings effected many social changes in southern India, resulting in the emergence of a series of social and self-respect movements such as Upper cloth agitation and Temple entry agitation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 1 only 2 only Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2 2. With reference to the BRICS Contact Group on Economic and Trade Issues (CGETI), consider the following statements: 1. The theme of BRICS this year is -"BRICS@15: Intra BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation, and Consensus”. 2. The term "BRIC" is believed to be coined by OECD. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 1 only 2 only Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2 3. With reference to the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ (India@75), consider the following statements: 1. The Prime Minister of India recently flagged off the ‘Padyatra’ (Freedom March) from Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad. 2. The Prime Minister launched the ‘Atmanirbhar Incubator’ programme of Ministry of Culture in partnership with Sabarmati Ashram Preservation and Memorial Trust to preserve the skills and arts of artisans /crafts persons on the verge of extinction. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 1 only 2 only Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2 4. Consider the following events: Champaran Satyagraha Non-cooperation Movement Quit India Movement Dandi March Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events? 4 - 1 - 2 – 3 3 - 2 - 1 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 – 4 1 - 2 - 4 - 3 5. Which of the following organization symbolically declared the entire bloc as an “LGBTIQ Freedom Zone”? European Union African Union ASEAN BRICS Time is Up!