Daily Current Affair Quiz: 8th July 2019
1.It was he who gave the call – ‘one religion, one caste and one God for mankind.’ His disciple, Sahodaran Ayyappan modified the slogan to ‘No Caste, No Religion, No God for Mankind’.
a) Swami Vivekananda
b) Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsan
c) Sree Narayana Guru
d) Singaravelu Chettiar
Ans: c
Justification:
- Narayana Guru (August 28, 1855 – September 20, 1928) was a spiritual leader and social reformer in India. Born into a family of the Ezhava caste in an era when people from such communities were regarded as Avarna. He led a reform movement in Kerala, against the injustice in the caste-ridden society of Kerala in order to promote social equality.
2. Which of the following statements regarding Advaita Vedanta is true?
(a) The basic theme of Advaita is that the one unchanging entity (Brahman) alone is real, while changing entities do not have absolute existence.
(b) The doctrine says that there is number of difference between the Atman and the Brahman.
(c) The individual soul is different from Brahman.
(d) Madhavacharya is associated with Advaita Vedanta
Ans: a
Justification:
- The basic theme of Advaita is that the one unchanging entity (Brahman) alone is real, while changing entities do not have absolute existence. The world is Maya or illusion and only the Self is real. A person who realises this attains moksha (liberation of the soul).
- The doctrine says that there is no difference between the Atman and the Brahman. The individual soul is not different from Brahman. Hence, its name Advaita meaning non-duality.
- He preached renunciation and adoption of the knowledge path to realise Brahman.
- Sankaracharya is associated with Advaita Vedanta.
3. Operation ‘Sudarshan’ is associated with?
(a) Anti-infiltration grid along the Pakistan border
(b) Electronic surveillance at India Bangladesh border
(c) Electronic Fence system at India Myanmar Border
(d) Infrared sensor technology installed along India Bhutan Border
Ans: a
Justification:
- The Border Security Force (BSF) has launched a massive exercise, code named ‘Sudarshan’, to fortify the ‘anti-infiltration grid’ along the Pakistan border in Punjab and Jammu.
4. Which of the following statements are true:
1. Zero budget natural farming is a farming practice that believes in natural growth of crops without adding any chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
2. The four wheels of ZBNF are Bijamrita, Jiwamrita, Mulching and Waaphasa.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:c
Justification:
- It is a farming practice that believes in natural growth of crops without adding any chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
- The four wheels of ZBNF are Bijamrita, Jiwamrita, Mulching and Waaphasa.
- Bijamrita is a natural way of seed treatment using local cow urine and cow dung.
- Jiwamrita is made using water, local cow dung, local cow urine, jaggery, dal flour and soil.
- Waaphasa is the aeration in the soil.
- ZBNF is different from organic farming.
5. The historic walled city of Jaipur in Rajasthan, was founded in 1727 AD under the patronage of?
(a) Sawai Jai Singh II
(b) Shersha Suri
(c) Maha rana Pratap Singh
(d) Sivaji Bhosle
Ans: a
Justification:
- The historic walled city of Jaipur in Rajasthan, was founded in 1727 AD under the patronage of Sawai Jai Singh II. It serves as the capital city of the culturally-rich state of Rajasthan.
