Question & Answer of North Central Railway (NCR) , Prayagraj, Scouts & Guides quota , Group - D , Level-1, GP-1800/-

Question & Answer of North Central Railway (NCR), Prayagraj, Scouts & Guides quota , Group - D , Level-1, GP-1800/-

1. What is represented by three finger salute? 
a. Past, Present and Future 
b. Three principles of scouting 
c. Three parts of scout promise
d. Sun, Moon and Earth
Answer :- c. Three parts of scout promise

2. Which of the following section is for both boys and girls -
a. Bunnies
b. Cubs
c. Rovers 
d. Rangers
Answer :- a. Bunnies

3. Bharat Scouts and Guides is registered under which of the following ? 
a. Companies Act 
b. Societies Registration Act
c. Trade Union Act 
d. All of the above 
Answer :- b. Societies Registration Act

4. Which is the highest nation award which is awarded for service of the most exceptional character to the Bharat Scouts and Guides Movement? 
a. Golden Peacock 
b. Golden Wolf 
c. Silver Elephant
d. Golden Elephant
Answer :- c. Silver Elephant

5. "Do your best" is the motto of ?
a. Ranger and Rovers
b. Guides and Rangers
c. Scouts and Rovers 
d. None of the above
Answer :-d. None of the above

6. What is the location of the headquarter of Bharat Scouts and Guides? 
a. New Delhi 
b. Mumbai 
c. Kolkata 
d. Bangalore
Answer :- a. New Delhi

7. Who is the Patron of the National Association of Bharat Scouts and Guides?
a. Prime Minister of India 
b. Home Minister of India 
C. President of India 
d. Vice President of India 
 Answer :- d. Vice President of India 

8. Who was the first lady director of Bharat Scouts and Guides?
a. Indira Gandhi
b. Vijaylakshmi Pandit 
c. Bina Chakraborty 
d. Dr Lakshmi Sehgal
Answer :- c. Bina Chakraborty 

9. How many spokes are there in the Ashok Chakra? 
a. 18
b. 20
c. 24
d. 26
Answer :- c. 24

10. Which knot is often used in First Aid?
a. Reef knot 
b. Plain knot
c. Bowline
d. All the above 
Answer :- a. Reef knot 

11.When and where did the Girl Guide movement start in India? 
a. Dehra Doon 1915 
b. Jabalpur 1911
c. New Delhi 1923 
d. Dehra Doon 1911 
Answer :- b. Jabalpur 1911

12. What is the measurement of the National Flag in the stripe of Bharat Scouts and Guides
a. 6x 1.5 cm
b. 3x2 cm 
c. 11x2 cm 
d. 11 x 7 cm 
Answer :- b. 3x2 cm 

13. Which direction is indicated by 225 degrees on the map? 
a. South east
b. South west 
c North east
d. North west
Answer :-  b. South west 

14. The first National Jamboree after Independence was held at the following place and time
a. New Delhi 1948 
b. Hyderabad 1953-54 
C. Jaipur 1947-48
d. Hyderabad 1949
Answer :- b. Hyderabad 1953-54 

15.A scout Troop consists of :- 
a. Four patrols with six scouts each 
b. Two or more patrols with six scouts each 
c. Four patrols with six to eight scouts each
d. Two or more patrols with six to eight scouts each.
Answer :- c. Four patrols with six to eight scouts each

16. Which of the following is not a camp tool? 
a. Spade 
b. Hammer 
c. Chisel
d. Knife 
Answer :- C. Chisel

17. For what type of injury will you use triangular sling? 
a. Wrist
b. Collar bone 
c. Ribs
d. Lower arm
Answer :- b. Collar bone 

18. Who laid the foundation stone of the National Headquarter Building?
a. Dr. S Radhakrishnan 
b. Shri Neelam Sanjeev Reddy
c. Shri Jagjivan Ram
d. Dr Zakir Hussain 
Answer :- d. Dr Zakir Hussain 

19.The 25th World Scout Jamboree held between 1-12 August 2023 was organized by which country?
a. India
b. England
c. South Korea 
d. Australia
Answer :- c. South Korea

20. What do the two starts in the World Scout Flag represent?

a. Rule and Peace

b. War and peace 

c Rule and Promise 

d. None of these

Answer :- d. None of these

21. Where is the international Headquarter of scouting located? 

a. Lisbon 

b. London 

G. New York 

d. Geneva 

Answer :- d. Geneva

22. In which year and date national flag of India adopted?

a. 22.07.1947

b. 15.08.1947

C. 22.06.1947

d. 15.07.1947

Answer :- a. 22.07.1947

23, Who wrote the story of Baden Powell? 

a. N.C. Chaudhary 

b. William Hilcourt 

c. Rudyard Kipling

d. Lakshmi Majumdar 

Answer :-b. William Hilcourt

24. Which direction scout/guide badge shows?

a. South 

b. North-East 

c. North

d. South-West

Answer :- c. North

25.The ratio of length and breadth of the insignia of Indian Scout and guide? 

a. 4:3

b. 2:3

c. 3:1

d. 3:2

Answer :- d. 3:2

26. Who is the Patron of Bharat Scouts and Guides of Zonal Railway?

a. Additional General Manager 

b. Deputy General Manager 

C. General Manager

d. Senior General Manager 

Answer:- C. General Manager

27. In which year did scouting starts in India? 

a. 1910

b. 1909

c. 1907

d. None of these

Answer :- b. 1909

28. Who was the first Chairman of BS andG?

a. Sarvepali Radhakrishnan 

b. Mangal das Paswan

c Justice William Bose

d. Dr. H.N. Kunzru

Answer :- d. Dr. H.N. Kunzru

29. Which of the following books is not written by Baden Powell? 

a. Scouting for Boys 

b. Pig sticking 

c Girl Guiding 

d. Jungle Book 

Answer :- d. Jungle Book 

30. Crystal Palace Rally was organised in the year

a. 1902

b. 1917

C. 1909

d. 1913.

Answer :-C. 1909

31. What is the duration of singing of Bharat Scout and Guide flag song? 

a. 45 second 

b. 90 second 

C. 52 second 

d. 36 second 

Answer :- a. 45 second

32. The New World Guide flag was adopted in ...

a. 1991

b. 1950

C. 1930

d. 1993

Answer :-a. 1991

33. Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is associated with which of sports?

a. Badminton 

b. Cricket

c. Football 

d. Hockey

Answer :- b. Cricket

34. India has longest border with which of following country?

a. Pakistan

b. China 

c. Bangladesh 

d. Nepal

Answer :-c. Bangladesh

35. How many states and Union Territories are there in India? 

a. 28, 8

b. 29, 7

C. 29, 9

d. 28, 7

Answer :- a. 28, 8

36. Which is the largest state of India area wise? 

a. Maharashtra 

b. Rajasthan

C. Uttar Pradesh 

d. Madhya Pradesh 

Answer :-b. Rajasthan

37. Israel country lie on which side of India?

a. East

b. West

C. South

d. None of these

Answer :- b. West

38. How many seats are there in Lok Shabha of Indian parliament?

a. 788

b. 543

C. 245

d. 125

Answer :- b. 543

39. When did Indo china war was fought? 

a. 1948

b. 1962

C. 1971

d. 1998

Answer :- b. 1962

40. Eastern Most state of India is? 

a. Meghalaya 

b. Assam 

C. Tripura 

d. Arunachal Pradesh

Answer :- d. Arunachal Pradesh

PART - B

1. Write an essay on "History and evolution of Scouts and Guide in India"

The evolution of scouting and guiding globally

The Boy Scout Movement began simply in a 50-year-old Major General of the Army named Lord Baden Powell set up an experimental camp for 20 boys on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour, Southern England, in 1907, which served as the modest beginning of the Boy Scout Movement. Each boy came from a distinct social background. The camp was opened on August 29 and ended on August 9, 1907, and the boys came on July 25, 1907.The Boy Scout Movement began with the successful running of the camp and the publishing of the book "Scouting for Boys" in 1908.

On September 4, 1909, the Crystal Palace Rally took place. A special assembly of over 11,000 scouts took place.The rally took place two years following Robert Baden-Powell's demonstration on Brown sea Island Scout Camp and a year and a half after Scouting for Boys was published. Several hundred girls showed up, wanting to join the Scout Movement. Among them was a patrol of girl scouts dressed in boy scout uniforms. With the assistance of his sister Agnes Baden Powell, Lord Baden Powell made the decision to launch a campaign for girls. The Girl Scouts were formally created in 1910.

SCOUTING IN INDIA

In 1909, Captain T.H. Baker founded the first Scout Troop in Bangalore and registered it with the Imperial Headquarters in London, marking the beginning of scouting in India. Afterwards, during 1910 and 1911, Scout Troops were established at Bangalore, Calcutta, Kirkee (Pune), Simla, Madras, Jabalpur, and Lonavla (Mumbai) and registered with the International Headquarters. Only children who were Anglo-Indian and European were allowed to utilize these units.

In 1911, the first Guide Company was established in Jabalpur, Central India. Many more guide companies were established in Howrah, Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, and other towns in less than two years, but they were all directly under the command of Imperial Headquarters in London. In Pune, the first Company of Indian Girl Guides was established in 1916. Subsequently, numerous Guide Companies emerged in other cities. The renowned physicist Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose's wife, Lady Abala Bose, was chosen as the first Indian Guide Commissioner in 1917.

Due to the Scout Movement's initial exclusion of Indian boys, nationalist leaders in India decided to provide Scouting opportunities for Indian boys. As a result, Pandits Madan Mohan Malviya, Hriday Nath Kunzru, and Sriram Bajpai founded the Sewa Samiti Scout Association, which has its headquarters in Allahabad. In Madras, Dr. Annie Besant established a distinct Scout Association for Indian boys with the assistance of Shri G.S. Arundale. In 1922, the first Wood Badge Course was held in Calcutta. In May 1923, a training camp for Scoutmasters was held at Pachmarhi. Mr. Vivian Bose was present at the inaugural Wood Badge camp that took place in Pachmarhi. In 1937, the first official Boy Scout Jamboree took place in Delhi from February 1st to 7th. Attempts to bring together the several scout groups that were active in India during Lord Baden Powell's visits there in 1921 and 1937 were unsuccessful. The pledge clause that contained the phrase "Duty to King" was a major factor in the unification's failure. The Nationalist leaders, who were deeply patriotic, opposed devotion to the British Empire and emphasised that the Scout Promise should include a pledge of allegiance to the nation.

SCOUTING GUIDING IN INDEPENDENT INDIA

The Scout and Guide Associations serving India were brought together following our nation's independence. Our nation's leaders, including Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru, the country's first prime minister, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the nation's first minister of education, Governor of the Central Province Shri Mangal Das Pakvasa, and Scout leaders Pandit Hriday Nath Kunzru, Pandit Sri Ram Bajpai, Justice Vivian Bose, and others, made serious attempts to merge the Scout and Guide Associations.

The Government of India's Education Secretary, Dr. Tara Chand, made an important contribution to the merger deed's finalisation. The organisation was unified under the name "The Bharat Scouts and Guides" upon its final merger on November 7, 1950. A little while later, on August 15, 1951, the Girl Guides Association formally joined the Bharat Scouts and Guides.

HEADQUARTERS AND CONSTITUTION

The Societies Registrations Act recognises the Bharat Scouts and Guides as a Registered Society. It is a completely voluntary, secular, and non-political organisation. Up until 1963, the Regal Building in Connaught Place, New Delhi, served as the home of the Bharat Scouts and Guides National Headquarters. It subsequently moved to a new location and is currently housed at Lakshmi Mazumdar Bhawan, 16 Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Indra Prasth Estate, New Delhi -110002. Dr. Zakir Hussain, who was India's vice president at the time, officially opened the National Headquarters building in 1963.

Development of Scouting and Guiding Activities after 2021

On October 31, 1953, the inaugural National Council meeting was convened, with delegates selected from each state in accordance with the guidelines established by the APRO. As the first President, Shri Mangaldas Pakvasa was selected. Vice-Presidents were chosen, numbering four. The National Commissioner was chosen to be Dr. H. N. Kunzru. The Chief Commissioners of the Guides and Scouts, respectively, are Mrs. Queenie and Mr. Vivian Bose. The National Organising Commissioner was named Pandit Shri Ram Bajpai. On November 22, 1953, the Executive Committee had its inaugural meeting.

The first Scouts and Guides National Jamboree took place in Secunderabad, Hyderabad, from December 29, 1953, to January 2, 1954. The Scout-Guide Skills were displayed by 7340 Scouts and Guides. Its director was Pandit Shri Ram Bajpai, N.O.C. The Indian Prime Minister, Shri Jawaharlal Nehru, spent forty minutes at the Jamboree on the final day taking in the various activities. He stated in his speech that he wished for every boy and girl in the nation to become a Scout or Guide.

Dr. Kunzru and Mr. Vivian Bose exerted much effort to secure a suitable property at Pachmarhi for the National Training Centre. Dr. Mangaldas Pakvasa supported this initiative, and the state government of Madhya Bharat (now Madhya Pradesh) donated a 45.6-acre area for it. Later, the government added extra land. NTC now occupies 56 acres. On September 10, 1956, the first President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, lay the foundation stone for B.P. Memorial Bhawan and its supporting structures. A donation of Rs. 45,000 was made by the Seth Kirori Mal Trust to establish the Administrative Block. For the construction of B.P. Memorial Bhawan, the Girl Guide Association donated Rs. 68000.

On November 28, 1961, the first President's Scouts and President's Guides Rally was conducted in Ashoka Hall at Rashtrapathi Bhawan. The certificates were given by India's acting president, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan.

The Bharat Scouts and Guides hosted the 17th World Scout Conference in 1959 in New Delhi.

In October 2001, the 20th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Conference took place in New Delhi, under the direction of Shri G. Ranga Rao, the then-director of the Bharat Scouts and Guides.

September 2018, The Bharat Scouts and Guides held the 36th World Guide Conference by WAGGGS in New Delhi.

On May 9, 1993, National Commissioner Shri V.P. Deenadayal Naidu opened the National Adventure Institute in Pachmarhi. To encourage youth adventure activities, the National Youth Adventure Institute was established on February 22, 2018, in the National Youth Complex of The Bharat Scouts and Guides in Gadpuri, Palwal, Haryana. The Chief National Commissioner, Dr. K.K. Khandelwal, I.A.S.(Retd.), lay the foundation stone for the establishment of a second National Adventure Institute at Snow View Campsite, Kurseong, Darjeeling, on April 6, 2021. The Bharat Scouts and Guides of West Bengal State and The Bharat Scouts and Guides, National Headquarters are partners in this collaborative initiative.

In conclusion, Scouts and Guides in India have had an incredible journey of expansion, inclusivity, and dedication to youth development. This is reflected in their history and evolution. From modest beginnings in the early 20th century, the movement quickly broke through socioeconomic and cultural boundaries to spread across the country. Prominent figures were instrumental in promoting diversity and solidarity, which resulted in the amalgamation of multiple organisations into "The Bharat Scouts and Guides" following independence. The movement has evolved and adapted throughout time, emphasising community service, moral principles, and leadership development. Scouts and Guides in India are still committed to empowering youth, promoting civic engagement, and creating a better future for the country today.