Daily Current Affair Quiz: 3rd November 2020
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November 3, 2020
1. Which of the following statements are true?
2. Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram seeks to provide better socioeconomic infrastructure facilities to the minority communities
3. At present Six communities namely Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Zoroastrians (Parsis) and Jains have been notified as minority communities.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
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It aims to lessening of the gap between the national average and the minority communities with regard to backwardness parameters.
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Communities notified as minority communities under Section 2 (c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 would be taken as Minority Communities. o At present Six communities namely Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Zoroastrians (Parsis) and Jains have been notified.
2. Bagh Print is associated with?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Odisha
(c) Bihar
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: d
Justification:
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It is a traditional hand block print with natural colours, practised in Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.
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Its name is derived from the village Bagh on the banks of the Bagh River
3. Which of the following statement/s is/are true?
1. ExoMars 2022 is a joint programme of European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian space agency
2. Hope Mission is launched by UAE in 2020, it is Arab world’s first mission to Mars.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
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ExoMars 2022: joint programme of European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian space agency. It comprises two missions: First, Trace Gas Orbiter – launched in 2016 and, second, comprising a rover and surface platform, is planned for 2022.
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Mars 2020 Rover: Under this, NASA’s Perseverance rover will seek signs of ancient life and collect rock and soil samples for possible return to Earth. It was launched in 2020.
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Hope Mission: Launched by UAE in 2020, it is Arab world’s first mission to Mars.
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Tianwen-1: It is China’s first Mars exploration mission, launched in 2020
4. Which of the following statement/s is/are true?
1. Institute of National Importance (INI) is a status that may be conferred on a premier public higher education institution in India which serves as a pivotal player in developing highly skilled personnel within the specified region of the country/state’
2. The status is granted by an act of Parliament of India
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
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As per MHRD, Institute of National Importance (INI) is a status that may be conferred on a premier public higher education institution in India which serves as a pivotal player in developing highly skilled personnel within the specified region of the country/state’. The status is granted by an act of Parliament of India.
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As of 2020, there are 159 institutes, declared as Institutes of National Importance under a distinct Act of Parliament that includes IITs, AIIMSs, IIMs, NITs, IIITs, Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER), Schools of Planning and Architecture (SPA), National Institutes of Design (NID) etc.
5. Panna National Park is located at?
(a) Odisha
(b) West Bengal
(c) Assam
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: d
Justification:
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Panna National Park is a national park located in Panna and Chhatarpur districts of Madhya Pradesh in India.
