UPPSC 2019 GS-I Current Affairs
Question

Which of the following statements about India's largest Charkha is/are true?

1. It was inaugurated in Noida.
2. It is made of used plastic waste. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Codes:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Both 1 and 2

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Both 1 and 2”.

Both statements are true.

The largest Charkha in India was inaugurated in Noida in 2018. It is made of used plastic waste and is intended to promote the use of recycled materials and the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission).

The Charkha is also a symbol of India's freedom struggle, as it was used by Mahatma Gandhi as a tool for economic self-sufficiency and resistance against British colonialism.

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Reason (R): Most of the sugar factories in Maharashtra are in cooperative sector.

Codes:
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Code :
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  2. Murali Nayar
  3. Mani Kaul
  4. Shahji Karun
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  2. Sunii Gavaskar
  3. Sachin Tendulkar
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List-I List-II

A. Mulla Daud - 1. Chandayan
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Codes:
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  2. 1 3 4 2
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