Daily Quiz – 25th March 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true?
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Rajya Sabha, like the Lok Sabha can be prorogued by the President.
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Unlike the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament, is not subject to dissolution.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2. Which of the following pairs matched correctly?
(a) Galápagos Islands – Pacific Ocean.
(b) The Solomon Islands – Indian Ocean
(c) The Chagos Archipelago – Atlantic Ocean
(d) None of the above
3. Arribada is associated with?
(a) Turtles
(b) Penguins
(c) Pandas
(d) Polar bear
4. Which of the following statements are true?
1. IRNSS is an independent regional navigation satellite system designed to provide position information in the Indian region and 1500 km around the Indian mainland.
2. It is a constellation of total 7 satellite launched in space and a ground facility on land to receive signals from space satellites.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
5. Chairperson of NITI ayog is?
(a) Prime Minister
(b) President
(c) Chief Justice
(d) Finance Minister
ANSWERS
1. Ans: c
Justification:
- The Rajya Sabha meets in continuous sessions, and unlike the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament, is not subject to dissolution. However, the Rajya Sabha, like the Lok Sabha can be prorogued by the President.
- The Rajya Sabha has equal footing in all areas of legislation with the Lok Sabha, except in the area of supply, where the Lok Sabha has overriding powers. In the case of conflicting legislation, a joint sitting of the two houses can be held. However, since the Lok Sabha has twice as many members as the Rajya Sabha, the former would normally hold the greater power.
2. Ans: a
Justification:
- The Galápagos Islands is a volcanic archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. It’s considered one of the world’s foremost destinations for wildlife-viewing.
- The Solomon Islands, a nation of hundreds of islands in the South Pacific.
- The Chagos Archipelago or Chagos Islands are a group of seven atolls comprising more than 60 individual tropical islands in the Indian Ocean about 500 kilometres south of the Maldives archipelago.
3. Ans: a
Justification:
- Olive ridley turtles, along with the related Kemps ridley turtle, are best known for their unique mass nesting called arribada, where thousands of females come together on the same beach to lay eggs
4. Ans:c
Justification:
- IRNSS is an independent regional navigation satellite system designed to provide position information in the Indian region and 1500 km around the Indian mainland. Simply put, the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) is similar to the GPS (global positioning system) of the US, Glonass of Russia and Galileo of Europe as well as China’s Beidou. It consists of a constellation of seven satellites.
- It is a constellation of total 7 satellite launched in space and a ground facility on land to receive signals from space satellites. 3 of its satellite Located in Geostationary orbit and 4 are inclined to geosynchronous orbit. However full NAVIC system has 9 satellite, 2 on ground in standby mode.
5.Ans: a
Justification:
- The NITI Aayog (Hindi for Policy Commission), also National Institution for Transforming India, is a policy think tank of the Government of India.
- The Prime Minister is the Ex-officio chairman. The permanent members of the governing council are all the state Chief Ministers, along with the Chief Ministers of Delhi and Puducherry, the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar, and a vice chairman nominated by the Prime Minister.
- In addition, temporary members are selected from leading universities and research institutions. These members include a chief executive officer, four ex-official members and two part-time members.
