Commonwealth of Nations
Commonwealth of Nations is a Current Affairs concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2015, 2017). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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'राष्ट्राकुला' बाबत खालील विमाने विचारात घ्या : Consider the following statements about the 'Commonwealth' :
(a)औपचारिक स्थापना 1931 मध्ये. Officially formed in 1931.
(b)त्यास स्वतःची घटना अथवा सनद नाही. It has no Constitution or Charter.
(c)नव्याने सदस्य झालेला देश रवांडा. The newest member country is Rwanda.
(d)नुकताच बाहेर पडलेला देश मालदीव. The most recent departure country was the Maldives.
All the given statements about the Commonwealth are correct: it was formed in 1931 (Balfour Declaration/Statute of Westminster), has no written constitution or charter (operates on consensus), Rwanda is among the recent members, and Maldives had temporary departures/readmissions.
वरीलपैकी कोणते/ती विधान/ने बरोबर आहे/त ? / Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a)कॉमनवेल्थ राष्ट्र स्वतंत्र राष्ट्र आहेत, जी पूर्वी ब्रिटिश साम्राज्येत होती. / The Commonwealth countries are independent states which were earlier parts of the British Empire.
(b)ही सर्व राष्ट्रे इंग्लंडच्या राणीला कॉमनवेल्थची प्रमुख मानतात, परंतु आपापल्या राष्ट्रांचे प्रतीकात्मक प्रमुख मानित नाहीत. / All of them recognise the Queen as the head of the Commonwealth only, not as the titular head of their states.
Commonwealth countries are indeed independent states from the British Empire, but recognition of the British Monarch as the Head of the Commonwealth does not make the Monarch the titular head of all member states (many are republics like India).