Daily Quiz: 18th May 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true:
1. The focus of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar’s social reform was women and he spent his life’s energies trying to ensure an end to the practice of child marriage and initiate widow remarriage.
2. He campaigned against polygamy.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:c
Justification:
- The focus of his social reform was women — and he spent his life’s energies trying to ensure an end to the practice of child marriage and initiate widow remarriage. He argued, on the basis of scriptures and old commentaries, in favour of the remarriage of widows in the same way as Roy did for the abolition of Sati.
- He launched a powerful attack on the practice of marrying off girls aged 10 or even younger, pointing to social, ethical, and hygiene issues, and rejecting the validity of the Dharma Shastras that advocated it. He showed that there was no prohibition on widows remarrying in the entire body of ‘Smriti’ literature (the Sutras and the Shastras).
- He campaigned against polygamy.
- On October 14, 1855, Vidyasagar presented a petition to the Government of India praying for early passing a law to remove all obstacles to the marriage of Hindu widows and to declare the issue of all such marriages to be legitimate.
- On July 16, 1856, The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act, known as Act XV, was passed.
2. Financial Stability Report is released by?
(a) World Bank
(b) RBI
(c) ADB
(d) NITI Ayog
Ans: b
Justification:
- The Reserve Bank of India released the eighteenth issue of the Financial Stability Report (FSR). The FSR reflects the collective assessment of the Sub-Committee of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) on risks to financial stability, as also the resilience of the financial system.
3. Artemis Mission is associated with?
(a) Moon
(b) Jupiter
(c) Ryugu Asteroid
(d) Mars
Ans:a
Justification:
- NASA’s next mission to the Moon will be called Artemis.
- The mission was named Artemis after the Greek mythological goddess of the Moon and twin sister to Apollo, namesake of the program that sent 12 American astronauts to the Moon between 1969 and 1972.
4. Which of the following statements are true:
1. The persons can open Gold Saving Account in designated banks and anyone can deposit physical gold via BIS certified collection, purity testing centres (CPTCs).
2. The minimum amount of gold to be deposited is 30 gms, there is no upper limit.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:c
Justification:
- The persons can open Gold Saving Account in designated banks and anyone can deposit physical gold via BIS certified collection, purity testing centres (CPTCs). The minimum amount of gold thus deposited is 30 gms, no upper limit.
- The gold is deposited for short term (1-3 years), medium term (5-7 years) and long term (12-15 years).
- The gold thus collected is sent to refineries and banks have tripartite / bipartite agreements with refineries and CPTCs.
- On maturity, one can get back the cash / physical gold for short term deposits and cash only for long term deposits.
- The scheme allows banks’ customers to deposit their idle gold holdings for a fixed period in return for interest in the range of 2.25 per cent to 2.50 per cent.
5. Gorumara national park is located at?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Assam
(c) Manipur
(d) Nagaland
Ans: a
Justification:
- Gorumara National Park is a National Park in northern West Bengal, India. Located in the Dooars region of the Himalayan foothills, it is a medium-sized park with grasslands and forests.
