Daily Current Affair Quiz: 1st January 2020
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. The Preamble is based on the Objective Resolution moved by Jawaharlal Nehru in the Constituent Assembly on December 13, 1946.
2. The original Preamble, adopted by the Constituent Assembly in 1949, declared India a “Sovereign Democratic Republic”.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- The Preamble is based on the Objective Resolution moved by Jawaharlal Nehru in the Constituent Assembly on December 13, 1946.
- The Resolution was adopted on January 22, 1947.
- The original Preamble, adopted by the Constituent Assembly in 1949, declared India a “Sovereign Democratic Republic”.
- By the 42nd Amendment of 1976, enacted during the Emergency, the words “Socialist” and “Secular” were inserted; the Preamble now reads “Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic”.
2. The National Anthem was first sung at ?
(a) 1919 Amritsar Session of Congress
(b) 1911 Culcutta Session of Congress
(c) 1931 Karachi Session of Congress
(d) 1934 Bombay Session of Congress
Ans: b
Justification:
- In December 27, 1911, the National Anthem was first sung at the Calcutta session of the Congress.
- ‘Jana Gana Mana’ is the first stanza of the Bengali hymn ‘Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata’, written by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana (PMVDY) is a Market Linked Tribal Entrepreneurship Development Program.
2. The scheme will be implemented by TRIFED.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana (PMVDY) is a Market Linked Tribal Entrepreneurship Development Program.
- It will form clusters of tribal SHGs and strengthening them into Tribal Producer Companies.
- It has been launched with participation from all the 27 States from the Country.
- The scheme will be implemented by TRIFED.
4. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Ekalavya Model Residential School (EMRS) is a scheme for model residential school for Indian tribal (ST, Scheduled Tribes) across India.
2. EMRSs are set up in States/UTs with grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Ekalavya Model Residential School (EMRS) is a scheme for model residential school for Indian tribal (ST, Scheduled Tribes) across India.
- It is one of the flagship intervention of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India and was introduced in the year 1997-98, to ensure tribal students get access to quality education in the remote tribal areas.
- EMRSs are set up in States/UTs with grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India.
- As per the budget 2018-19, every block with more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons, will have an Eklavya Model Residential School by the year 2022.
5. Snow EX Programme is associated with
(a) NASA
(b) ISRO
(c) ESA
(d) None of the above
Ans: a
Justification:
- For a better understanding of how much water is contained in each winter’s snowfall and how much will be available when it melts in the spring, NASA has launched a seasonal campaign as part of a five-year programme called SnowEx, initiated in 2016-17.
- While the geographical focus of SnowEx is North America, NASA’s overall target is optimal strategies for mapping global snow water equivalent (SWE) with remote sensing and models leading to a Decadal Survey “Earth System Explorer” mission.
