UG-CLAT CURRENT AFFAIRS AND GK QUIZ 4

Kazakhstan is witnessing an unprecedented crisis. Protests and demonstrations are not common in Kazakhstan, which is regarded widely as a zone of political stability and prosperity. It never witnessed a protest of this scale in the last three decades of its existence. The fact that thousands of protesters came out in harsh winter, defying the authorities’ warnings, speaks volumes about the widening gap between the people and leaders.

Ostensibly, protests started over the price-hike of the (I) LPG, which is used for vehicles by many Kazakhs. But it would be naïve to dismiss it merely as an inflation issue. Kazakhstan’s current economic woes are symptoms of a deeper malaise. There is discontent over corruption, unemployment, poverty, and inequality.

Protests were widespread and engulfed several cities in Kazakhstan. Police resorted to armed action to quell the demonstrators in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city and old capital. Kazakh President (II) has declared a state of emergency and dismissed the prime minister and the cabinet.

The dismissal of the government is essentially a symbolic exercise to appeal to the protesting crowd. The real power in Kazakhstan remains with the President and his Security Council. Former President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, exercised his influence through the Security Council. After a long rule, he relinquished the presidency and bequeathed power to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in 2019.

The political system in Kazakhstan mirrors the (III) Russian political system. It is akin to a super-presidential system where the constitution endows unbridled power to the president. The parliament is a subordinate body, and one party dominates the system. The incumbent president is believed to be a milder and a softer version of his predecessor. But the centralisation of power established by Nazarbayev continues, albeit in abated form.

The turmoil in Kazakhstan will have severe implications for big powers such as Russia, the US, China, and even India. Moscow would be cautious about such events in Kazakhstan.

The events will have direct implications for Russia. The two countries share large borders and are also very friendly and accommodating. Kazakhstan has the largest Russian ethnic minority in Central Asia, constituting roughly 20 percent of the country’s population. Moscow will never allow Kazakhstan to become another Ukraine or Belarus where external powers play their games. It is wary of identical demonstrations in Russia. As expected, Moscow was quick to take a call on sending the troops of the (IV) to control the protestors.

China will support the stance of Russia without reservations. It has invested heavily in Kazakhstan, and any instability might jeopardise its oil pipeline and BRI projects in Central Asia. Beijing is also cautious of identical protests in its Xinjiang province. Therefore, it will defend the present regime from protestors at home and abroad with all its economic might.

There are allegations that the US might have propelled these protests. However, the evidence is far from clear. Given their centralised political systems and Russian influence, Central Asian states are not easy to penetrate. Washington’s earlier attempts to create a niche in the region has not been very successful. The US involvement in Kazakhstan is mainly economic and educational. It is undoubtedly interested in expanding its strategic and security foothold in the region, but it lacks the resources and willpower to execute such plans. In contrast, Russia’s influence is likely to intensify with the presence of CSTO troops there.

The recent protests in Kazakhstan started with the price hike of which of the following commodities?

Kazakhstan is witnessing an unprecedented crisis. Protests and demonstrations are not common in Kazakhstan, which is regarded widely as a zone of political stability and prosperity. It never witnessed a protest of this scale in the last three decades of its existence. The fact that thousands of protesters came out in harsh winter, defying the authorities’ warnings, speaks volumes about the widening gap between the people and leaders.

Ostensibly, protests started over the price-hike of the (I) LPG, which is used for vehicles by many Kazakhs. But it would be naïve to dismiss it merely as an inflation issue. Kazakhstan’s current economic woes are symptoms of a deeper malaise. There is discontent over corruption, unemployment, poverty, and inequality.

Protests were widespread and engulfed several cities in Kazakhstan. Police resorted to armed action to quell the demonstrators in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city and old capital. Kazakh President (II) has declared a state of emergency and dismissed the prime minister and the cabinet.

The dismissal of the government is essentially a symbolic exercise to appeal to the protesting crowd. The real power in Kazakhstan remains with the President and his Security Council. Former President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, exercised his influence through the Security Council. After a long rule, he relinquished the presidency and bequeathed power to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in 2019.

The political system in Kazakhstan mirrors the (III) Russian political system. It is akin to a super-presidential system where the constitution endows unbridled power to the president. The parliament is a subordinate body, and one party dominates the system. The incumbent president is believed to be a milder and a softer version of his predecessor. But the centralisation of power established by Nazarbayev continues, albeit in abated form.

The turmoil in Kazakhstan will have severe implications for big powers such as Russia, the US, China, and even India. Moscow would be cautious about such events in Kazakhstan.

The events will have direct implications for Russia. The two countries share large borders and are also very friendly and accommodating. Kazakhstan has the largest Russian ethnic minority in Central Asia, constituting roughly 20 percent of the country’s population. Moscow will never allow Kazakhstan to become another Ukraine or Belarus where external powers play their games. It is wary of identical demonstrations in Russia. As expected, Moscow was quick to take a call on sending the troops of the (IV) to control the protestors.

China will support the stance of Russia without reservations. It has invested heavily in Kazakhstan, and any instability might jeopardise its oil pipeline and BRI projects in Central Asia. Beijing is also cautious of identical protests in its Xinjiang province. Therefore, it will defend the present regime from protestors at home and abroad with all its economic might.

There are allegations that the US might have propelled these protests. However, the evidence is far from clear. Given their centralised political systems and Russian influence, Central Asian states are not easy to penetrate. Washington’s earlier attempts to create a niche in the region has not been very successful. The US involvement in Kazakhstan is mainly economic and educational. It is undoubtedly interested in expanding its strategic and security foothold in the region, but it lacks the resources and willpower to execute such plans. In contrast, Russia’s influence is likely to intensify with the presence of CSTO troops there.

Who among the following is the current president of Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan is witnessing an unprecedented crisis. Protests and demonstrations are not common in Kazakhstan, which is regarded widely as a zone of political stability and prosperity. It never witnessed a protest of this scale in the last three decades of its existence. The fact that thousands of protesters came out in harsh winter, defying the authorities’ warnings, speaks volumes about the widening gap between the people and leaders.

Ostensibly, protests started over the price-hike of the (I) LPG, which is used for vehicles by many Kazakhs. But it would be naïve to dismiss it merely as an inflation issue. Kazakhstan’s current economic woes are symptoms of a deeper malaise. There is discontent over corruption, unemployment, poverty, and inequality.

Protests were widespread and engulfed several cities in Kazakhstan. Police resorted to armed action to quell the demonstrators in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city and old capital. Kazakh President (II) has declared a state of emergency and dismissed the prime minister and the cabinet.

The dismissal of the government is essentially a symbolic exercise to appeal to the protesting crowd. The real power in Kazakhstan remains with the President and his Security Council. Former President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, exercised his influence through the Security Council. After a long rule, he relinquished the presidency and bequeathed power to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in 2019.

The political system in Kazakhstan mirrors the (III) Russian political system. It is akin to a super-presidential system where the constitution endows unbridled power to the president. The parliament is a subordinate body, and one party dominates the system. The incumbent president is believed to be a milder and a softer version of his predecessor. But the centralisation of power established by Nazarbayev continues, albeit in abated form.

The turmoil in Kazakhstan will have severe implications for big powers such as Russia, the US, China, and even India. Moscow would be cautious about such events in Kazakhstan.

The events will have direct implications for Russia. The two countries share large borders and are also very friendly and accommodating. Kazakhstan has the largest Russian ethnic minority in Central Asia, constituting roughly 20 percent of the country’s population. Moscow will never allow Kazakhstan to become another Ukraine or Belarus where external powers play their games. It is wary of identical demonstrations in Russia. As expected, Moscow was quick to take a call on sending the troops of the (IV) to control the protestors.

China will support the stance of Russia without reservations. It has invested heavily in Kazakhstan, and any instability might jeopardise its oil pipeline and BRI projects in Central Asia. Beijing is also cautious of identical protests in its Xinjiang province. Therefore, it will defend the present regime from protestors at home and abroad with all its economic might.

There are allegations that the US might have propelled these protests. However, the evidence is far from clear. Given their centralised political systems and Russian influence, Central Asian states are not easy to penetrate. Washington’s earlier attempts to create a niche in the region has not been very successful. The US involvement in Kazakhstan is mainly economic and educational. It is undoubtedly interested in expanding its strategic and security foothold in the region, but it lacks the resources and willpower to execute such plans. In contrast, Russia’s influence is likely to intensify with the presence of CSTO troops there.

The political system in Kazakhstan mirrors the system of which of the following countries?

Kazakhstan is witnessing an unprecedented crisis. Protests and demonstrations are not common in Kazakhstan, which is regarded widely as a zone of political stability and prosperity. It never witnessed a protest of this scale in the last three decades of its existence. The fact that thousands of protesters came out in harsh winter, defying the authorities’ warnings, speaks volumes about the widening gap between the people and leaders.

Ostensibly, protests started over the price-hike of the (I) LPG, which is used for vehicles by many Kazakhs. But it would be naïve to dismiss it merely as an inflation issue. Kazakhstan’s current economic woes are symptoms of a deeper malaise. There is discontent over corruption, unemployment, poverty, and inequality.

Protests were widespread and engulfed several cities in Kazakhstan. Police resorted to armed action to quell the demonstrators in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city and old capital. Kazakh President (II) has declared a state of emergency and dismissed the prime minister and the cabinet.

The dismissal of the government is essentially a symbolic exercise to appeal to the protesting crowd. The real power in Kazakhstan remains with the President and his Security Council. Former President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, exercised his influence through the Security Council. After a long rule, he relinquished the presidency and bequeathed power to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in 2019.

The political system in Kazakhstan mirrors the (III) Russian political system. It is akin to a super-presidential system where the constitution endows unbridled power to the president. The parliament is a subordinate body, and one party dominates the system. The incumbent president is believed to be a milder and a softer version of his predecessor. But the centralisation of power established by Nazarbayev continues, albeit in abated form.

The turmoil in Kazakhstan will have severe implications for big powers such as Russia, the US, China, and even India. Moscow would be cautious about such events in Kazakhstan.

The events will have direct implications for Russia. The two countries share large borders and are also very friendly and accommodating. Kazakhstan has the largest Russian ethnic minority in Central Asia, constituting roughly 20 percent of the country’s population. Moscow will never allow Kazakhstan to become another Ukraine or Belarus where external powers play their games. It is wary of identical demonstrations in Russia. As expected, Moscow was quick to take a call on sending the troops of the (IV) to control the protestors.

China will support the stance of Russia without reservations. It has invested heavily in Kazakhstan, and any instability might jeopardise its oil pipeline and BRI projects in Central Asia. Beijing is also cautious of identical protests in its Xinjiang province. Therefore, it will defend the present regime from protestors at home and abroad with all its economic might.

There are allegations that the US might have propelled these protests. However, the evidence is far from clear. Given their centralised political systems and Russian influence, Central Asian states are not easy to penetrate. Washington’s earlier attempts to create a niche in the region has not been very successful. The US involvement in Kazakhstan is mainly economic and educational. It is undoubtedly interested in expanding its strategic and security foothold in the region, but it lacks the resources and willpower to execute such plans. In contrast, Russia’s influence is likely to intensify with the presence of CSTO troops there.

Moscow took the call of sending the troops of which of the following bodies to address the turmoil in Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan is witnessing an unprecedented crisis. Protests and demonstrations are not common in Kazakhstan, which is regarded widely as a zone of political stability and prosperity. It never witnessed a protest of this scale in the last three decades of its existence. The fact that thousands of protesters came out in harsh winter, defying the authorities’ warnings, speaks volumes about the widening gap between the people and leaders.

Ostensibly, protests started over the price-hike of the (I) LPG, which is used for vehicles by many Kazakhs. But it would be naïve to dismiss it merely as an inflation issue. Kazakhstan’s current economic woes are symptoms of a deeper malaise. There is discontent over corruption, unemployment, poverty, and inequality.

Protests were widespread and engulfed several cities in Kazakhstan. Police resorted to armed action to quell the demonstrators in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city and old capital. Kazakh President (II) has declared a state of emergency and dismissed the prime minister and the cabinet.

The dismissal of the government is essentially a symbolic exercise to appeal to the protesting crowd. The real power in Kazakhstan remains with the President and his Security Council. Former President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, exercised his influence through the Security Council. After a long rule, he relinquished the presidency and bequeathed power to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in 2019.

The political system in Kazakhstan mirrors the (III) Russian political system. It is akin to a super-presidential system where the constitution endows unbridled power to the president. The parliament is a subordinate body, and one party dominates the system. The incumbent president is believed to be a milder and a softer version of his predecessor. But the centralisation of power established by Nazarbayev continues, albeit in abated form.

The turmoil in Kazakhstan will have severe implications for big powers such as Russia, the US, China, and even India. Moscow would be cautious about such events in Kazakhstan.

The events will have direct implications for Russia. The two countries share large borders and are also very friendly and accommodating. Kazakhstan has the largest Russian ethnic minority in Central Asia, constituting roughly 20 percent of the country’s population. Moscow will never allow Kazakhstan to become another Ukraine or Belarus where external powers play their games. It is wary of identical demonstrations in Russia. As expected, Moscow was quick to take a call on sending the troops of the (IV) to control the protestors.

China will support the stance of Russia without reservations. It has invested heavily in Kazakhstan, and any instability might jeopardise its oil pipeline and BRI projects in Central Asia. Beijing is also cautious of identical protests in its Xinjiang province. Therefore, it will defend the present regime from protestors at home and abroad with all its economic might.

There are allegations that the US might have propelled these protests. However, the evidence is far from clear. Given their centralised political systems and Russian influence, Central Asian states are not easy to penetrate. Washington’s earlier attempts to create a niche in the region has not been very successful. The US involvement in Kazakhstan is mainly economic and educational. It is undoubtedly interested in expanding its strategic and security foothold in the region, but it lacks the resources and willpower to execute such plans. In contrast, Russia’s influence is likely to intensify with the presence of CSTO troops there.

Which of the following is the currency of Kazakhstan?

An enormous iceberg, a little bigger than the state of Rhode Island, has broken off of Antarctica.

The finger-shaped chunk of ice, which is roughly 105 miles (170 kilometers) long and 15 miles (25 kilometers) wide, was spotted by satellites as it calved from the western side of Antarctica's Ronne Ice Shelf, according to the European Space Agency. The berg is now floating freely on the Weddell Sea, a large bay in the western Antarctic where explorer Ernest Shackleton once lost his ship, the Endurance, to pack ice.

The (I) square kilometers iceberg—which now the world’s biggest and has been called (II), after the Antarctic quadrant where it was first spotted—was captured by the European Union's Copernicus Sentinel, a two-satellite constellation that orbits Earth's poles. The satellites confirmed an earlier observation made by the British Antarctic Survey, which was the first organization to notice the breakaway. 

Because the ice shelf that this berg calved from was already floating on water, the event won't directly impact sea levels. However, ice shelves help to slow the flow of glaciers and ice streams into the sea; so indirectly, the loss of parts of an ice shelf eventually contributes to rising seas, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). The NSIDC also says that the continent of Antarctica, which is warming at a faster pace than the rest of the planet, holds enough frozen water to raise global sea levels by 200 feet (60 meters). 

“These are just part of natural cycles on ice shelves that hadn't calved anything big for decades,” Laura Gerrish, a researcher at the British Antarctic Survey, wrote on Twitter. “It's important to monitor the frequency of all iceberg calving, but these are all expected for now.”

Weddell Sea is located in which of the following continents?

An enormous iceberg, a little bigger than the state of Rhode Island, has broken off of Antarctica.

The finger-shaped chunk of ice, which is roughly 105 miles (170 kilometers) long and 15 miles (25 kilometers) wide, was spotted by satellites as it calved from the western side of Antarctica's Ronne Ice Shelf, according to the European Space Agency. The berg is now floating freely on the Weddell Sea, a large bay in the western Antarctic where explorer Ernest Shackleton once lost his ship, the Endurance, to pack ice.

The (I) square kilometers iceberg—which now the world’s biggest and has been called (II) , after the Antarctic quadrant where it was first spotted—was captured by the European Union's Copernicus Sentinel, a two-satellite constellation that orbits Earth's poles. The satellites confirmed an earlier observation made by the British Antarctic Survey, which was the first organization to notice the breakaway. 

Because the ice shelf that this berg calved from was already floating on water, the event won't directly impact sea levels. However, ice shelves help to slow the flow of glaciers and ice streams into the sea; so indirectly, the loss of parts of an ice shelf eventually contributes to rising seas, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). The NSIDC also says that the continent of Antarctica, which is warming at a faster pace than the rest of the planet, holds enough frozen water to raise global sea levels by 200 feet (60 meters). 

“These are just part of natural cycles on ice shelves that hadn't calved anything big for decades,” Laura Gerrish, a researcher at the British Antarctic Survey, wrote on Twitter. “It's important to monitor the frequency of all iceberg calving, but these are all expected for now.”

The world’s biggest iceberg covers an area of approximately (I) sq kms. Relace (I).

An enormous iceberg, a little bigger than the state of Rhode Island, has broken off of Antarctica.

The finger-shaped chunk of ice, which is roughly 105 miles (170 kilometers) long and 15 miles (25 kilometers) wide, was spotted by satellites as it calved from the western side of Antarctica's Ronne Ice Shelf, according to the European Space Agency. The berg is now floating freely on the Weddell Sea, a large bay in the western Antarctic where explorer Ernest Shackleton once lost his ship, the Endurance, to pack ice.

The (I) square kilometers iceberg—which now the world’s biggest and has been called (II) , after the Antarctic quadrant where it was first spotted—was captured by the European Union's Copernicus Sentinel, a two-satellite constellation that orbits Earth's poles. The satellites confirmed an earlier observation made by the British Antarctic Survey, which was the first organization to notice the breakaway. 

Because the ice shelf that this berg calved from was already floating on water, the event won't directly impact sea levels. However, ice shelves help to slow the flow of glaciers and ice streams into the sea; so indirectly, the loss of parts of an ice shelf eventually contributes to rising seas, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). The NSIDC also says that the continent of Antarctica, which is warming at a faster pace than the rest of the planet, holds enough frozen water to raise global sea levels by 200 feet (60 meters). 

“These are just part of natural cycles on ice shelves that hadn't calved anything big for decades,” Laura Gerrish, a researcher at the British Antarctic Survey, wrote on Twitter. “It's important to monitor the frequency of all iceberg calving, but these are all expected for now.”

The World’s biggest iceberg which carved out of the western side of Antarctica's Ronne Ice Shelf, is called as(II). Replace (II)-

An enormous iceberg, a little bigger than the state of Rhode Island, has broken off of Antarctica.

The finger-shaped chunk of ice, which is roughly 105 miles (170 kilometers) long and 15 miles (25 kilometers) wide, was spotted by satellites as it calved from the western side of Antarctica's Ronne Ice Shelf, according to the European Space Agency. The berg is now floating freely on the Weddell Sea, a large bay in the western Antarctic where explorer Ernest Shackleton once lost his ship, the Endurance, to pack ice.

The (I) square kilometers iceberg—which now the world’s biggest and has been called (II) , after the Antarctic quadrant where it was first spotted—was captured by the European Union's Copernicus Sentinel, a two-satellite constellation that orbits Earth's poles. The satellites confirmed an earlier observation made by the British Antarctic Survey, which was the first organization to notice the breakaway. 

Because the ice shelf that this berg calved from was already floating on water, the event won't directly impact sea levels. However, ice shelves help to slow the flow of glaciers and ice streams into the sea; so indirectly, the loss of parts of an ice shelf eventually contributes to rising seas, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). The NSIDC also says that the continent of Antarctica, which is warming at a faster pace than the rest of the planet, holds enough frozen water to raise global sea levels by 200 feet (60 meters). 

“These are just part of natural cycles on ice shelves that hadn't calved anything big for decades,” Laura Gerrish, a researcher at the British Antarctic Survey, wrote on Twitter. “It's important to monitor the frequency of all iceberg calving, but these are all expected for now.”

An enormous iceberg, a little bigger than the state of Rhode Island, has broken off of Antarctica.

The finger-shaped chunk of ice, which is roughly 105 miles (170 kilometers) long and 15 miles (25 kilometers) wide, was spotted by satellites as it calved from the western side of Antarctica's Ronne Ice Shelf, according to the European Space Agency. The berg is now floating freely on the Weddell Sea, a large bay in the western Antarctic where explorer Ernest Shackleton once lost his ship, the Endurance, to pack ice.

The (I) square kilometers iceberg—which now the world’s biggest and has been called (II) , after the Antarctic quadrant where it was first spotted—was captured by the European Union's Copernicus Sentinel, a two-satellite constellation that orbits Earth's poles. The satellites confirmed an earlier observation made by the British Antarctic Survey, which was the first organization to notice the breakaway. 

Because the ice shelf that this berg calved from was already floating on water, the event won't directly impact sea levels. However, ice shelves help to slow the flow of glaciers and ice streams into the sea; so indirectly, the loss of parts of an ice shelf eventually contributes to rising seas, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). The NSIDC also says that the continent of Antarctica, which is warming at a faster pace than the rest of the planet, holds enough frozen water to raise global sea levels by 200 feet (60 meters). 

“These are just part of natural cycles on ice shelves that hadn't calved anything big for decades,” Laura Gerrish, a researcher at the British Antarctic Survey, wrote on Twitter. “It's important to monitor the frequency of all iceberg calving, but these are all expected for now.”