Daily Quiz: 11th June 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true:
1. SWAYAM portal is ultimately capable of hosting 2000 courses and 80000 hours of learning: covering school, under-graduate, post-graduate, engineering, law and other professional courses.
2. SWAYAM platform is developed by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:c
Justification:
- SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active–Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) is a programme initiated by Government of India.
- The portal is ultimately capable of hosting 2000 courses and 80000 hours of learning: covering school, under-graduate, post-graduate, engineering, law and other professional courses.
- This is done through an indigenous developed IT platform that facilitates hosting of all the courses taught in classrooms to be accessed by anyone, anywhere at any time.
- All the courses are interactive, prepared by the best teachers in the country and are available, free of cost to the residents in India.
- SWAYAM platform is developed by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD)
2. Ghoomar and Kalbelia dances are folk dances of?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Gujarat
Ans:c
Justification:
- Rajasthani folk dances are originated from different tribes and mainly used at past time to entertain Kings.
- Ghoomar – Ghoomar is basically a community dance for women and performed on auspicious occasions.
- Kalbelia – The dance is performed by a tribe of the same name, Kalbelia dance and songs are now in UNESCO’s representative list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity from the year 2010.
3. Which of the following islands of Andaman Nicobar group of Islands is renamed as Shahid dweep ?
(a) Neil Island
(b) Sentinel
(c) Ross Island
(d) Havelock
Ans:a
Justification:
- Ross Island will be known as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep. The Neil Island will be known as Shahid Dweep and Havelock Island as Swaraj Dweep
4. Which of the following statements are true:
1. The Chagos Archipelago is a group of seven atolls comprising more than 60 individual tropical islands in the Pacific Ocean.
2. The United Kingdom excised the archipelago from Mauritian territory in 1965.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:b
Justification:
- The Chagos Archipelago is a group of seven atolls comprising more than 60 individual tropical islands in the Indian Ocean.
- It is about 500 kilometers south of the Maldives archipelago.
- This chain of islands is the southernmost archipelago of the Chagos-Laccadive Ridge, a long submarine mountain range in the Indian Ocean.
- The United Kingdom excised the archipelago from Mauritian territory in 1965, to for the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) along with islands of Aldabra, Farquhar and Desroches from the Seychelles.
- Recently United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution stating that Chagos archipelago forms an integral part of the territory of Mauritius, and UK must decolonize the region unconditionally within a period of no more than six months.
5. Which of the following article is related to President’s rule?
(a) Article 370
(b) Article 369
(c) Article 364
(d) Article 356
Ans: d
Justification:
- The state’s governor issues the proclamation, after obtaining the consent of the President of India. If it is not possible to revoke governor’s rule within six months of imposition, then president’s rule under Article 356 of the Indian Constitution is imposed.
