Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 12th October 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Mamallapuram was a port town even during the Sangam era about 2000 years ago.
2. The mighty Pallavas, whose flourishing sea port was Mamallapuram for a long time, had a relationship with China and had even sent envoys there during their rule.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- The 2004 Saluvankuppam excavations in Kancheepuram district make it clear that Mamallapuram was a port town even during the Sangam era about 2000 years ago.
- The mighty Pallavas, whose flourishing sea port was Mamallapuram for a long time, had a relationship with China and had even sent envoys there during their rule.
- Celadon ware (pottery) of the first, second Century C.E. recovered on the eastern coast of Tamil Nadu gives us a clue to Chinese maritime activities.
- Such finds and other archaeological evidences can be used to infer that regions, including coastal areas of present day Mamallapuram and Kancheepuram district had links with China.
2. Ionospheric Connection Explorer Satellite is launched by?
(a) NASA
(b) ESA
(c) ISRO
(d) ROSCOSMOS
Ans: a
Justification:
- NASA has launched a satellite to explore the mysterious, dynamic region where air meets space.
- The satellite — called ICON, short for Ionospheric Connection Explorer — rocketed into orbit following a two-year delay.
- The refrigerator-size ICON satellite will study the airglow formed from gases in the ionosphere and also measure the charged environment right around the spacecraft which is at a level of 580 kilometers above the Earth’s surface.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. The name Mamallapuram derives from Mamallan, or “great warrior”, a title by which the Pallava King Narasimhavarman I (630-668 AD) was known.
2. It was during his reign that Hiuen Tsang, the Chinese Buddhist monk-traveller, visited the Pallava capital at Kanchipuram.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- The name Mamallapuram derives from Mamallan, or “great warrior”, a title by which the Pallava King Narasimhavarman I (630-668 AD) was known.
- It was during his reign that Hiuen Tsang, the Chinese Buddhist monk-traveller, visited the Pallava capital at Kanchipuram.
- Narasimhavarman II (c.700-728 AD) aka Rajasimhan built on the work of earlier Pallava kings to consolidate maritime mercantile links with Southeast Asia.
4. With reference to Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) scheme, which of the following statements are true?
1. Under the scheme, pregnant women, mothers up to 6 months after delivery, and all sick newborns will be able to avail of free healthcare benefits.
2. The beneficiaries visiting public health facilities are entitled to several free services.
3. The government will also provide free transport from home to health institutions.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 Only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans: d
Justification:
- Under the scheme, pregnant women, mothers up to 6 months after delivery, and all sick newborns will be able to avail of free healthcare benefits.
- The beneficiaries visiting public health facilities are entitled to several free services.
- There will be zero expense access to the identification and management of complications during and after the pregnancy.
- The government will also provide free transport from home to health institutions.
- There will be assured referral services with the scope of reaching health facility within one hour of any critical case emergency and Drop back from institution to home after due discharge (minimum 48 hrs).
- The pregnant women will have a zero expense delivery and C-section facility in case of complications at public health facilities.
- It will ensure respectful care with privacy and dignity, with early initiation and support for breastfeeding, zero dose vaccination and free and zero expense services for sick newborns and neonates.
5. mHariyali App is related to?
(a) Public engagement in planting trees
(b) Vaccination information
(c) Linking CSR initiatives with public
(d) Geo tagging infrastructures
Ans: a
Justification:
- The app is aimed to encourage Public engagement in planting trees and other such Green drives.
- People can now upload information/photos of any plantation done by them, which is linked to app and will be displayed on the website epgc.gov.in.
- The App provides for automatic geo-tagging of plants. This app will also enable nodal officers to periodically monitor the plantation.
- The App is user friendly and works on any android mobile phone.
