Society · 7 Aug 2026

negative coalition Bangladesh

Match List I (Element) with List II (Correct Description) with reference to Kerala's 2026 flood response: List I A. Pathanamthitta pilot system B. Pampa river C. Disaster Management Act D. Rain-related death toll List II 1. Named specifically by the Chief Minister for post-flood desilting 2. 2005, provides India's institutional framework for state disaster authorities 3. 25 people over four days, with four still missing 4. Denser rain gauges paired with an early warning mechanism built with CUSAT and Hume Centre How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

A1 only
B2 only
C1 and 3 only
D2 and 3 only

Tests the ability to apply an abstract political-science concept correctly under statements deliberately constructed to invert its actual causal logic - a genuinely analytical, not recall-based, skill.

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This question is based on: The Uprising Is Over - So Now the Allies Are Fighting Each Other
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Why in news

Violent clashes broke out between the student wings of former uprising allies BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami at Jagannath University on August 4, two years after Bangladesh's July 2024 uprising, echoing the post-1971 fracture pattern.

Why for UPSC

This tests whether an aspirant can correctly apply a defined political-science concept under pressure, rather than being misled by statements that sound plausible but invert the actual causal logic.

Prelims summary

A "negative coalition" is unity defined by shared opposition to an adversary, not a governing agenda; removing that adversary intensifies, not resolves, internal competition - as seen in both 1971-1975 and 2024-2026 Bangladesh.

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