Daily Quiz: 30th March 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true:
1. A geographical indication (GI) is a name or sign used on certain products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin.
2. World Economic Forum, enacted the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act in 1999.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2. Which of the following ministry has launched UMANG app?
(a) Ministry of labour and employment
(b) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(c) Ministry of Human Resource Development
(d) Ministry of Culture
3. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
(a) Vishakhadatta – vishakhadatta
(b) Sudraka – Mālavikāgnimitram
(c) Kalidas – Mrichchhakatika
(d) All of the above
4. Which of the following statements are true:
1. Blockchain technology allows consumers and suppliers to connect directly, removing the need for a third party.
2. It provides a decentralised database or digital ledger of transactions that everyone on the network can see.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
5. Report on Women’s labour force participation is published by?
(a) Oxfam
(b) Lancet
(c) ILO
(d) World Bank
ANSWERS
1. Ans:a
Justification:
- A geographical indication (GI) is a name or sign used on certain products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin (e.g. a town, region, or country).
- India, as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), enacted the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 has come into force with effect from 15 September 2003.
- GIs have been defined under Article 22(1) of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights(TRIPS) Agreement
2. Ans:b
Justification:
- The Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance (UMANG), is a Government of India all-in-one single unified secure multi-channel multi-platform multi-lingual multi-service freeware mobile app for accessing over 1,200 central and state government services in multiple Indian languages over Android, iOS, Windows.
- This e-governance app was developed by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and National e-Governance Division (NeGD),
3. Ans:a
Justification:
- Kalidasa, (flourished 5th century CE, India), Sanskrit poet and dramatist, probably the greatest Indian writer of any epoch. The six works identified as genuine are the dramas Abhijnanashakuntala , Vikramorvashi , and Malavikagnimitra, the epic poems Raghuvamsha and Kumarasambhava and the lyric “Meghaduta” .
4. Ans:c
Justification:
- Blockchain technology allows consumers and suppliers to connect directly, removing the need for a third party.
- It provides a decentralised database or digital ledger of transactions that everyone on the network can see. Or we can say it is a simple way of transaction.
- A blockchain is an anonymous online ledger that uses a data structure to simplify the way we transact. Without the help of third party blockchain allows users to manipulate the ledger in a secure way.
- It protects the identities of the users. This way blockchain is a more secure way to carry out transactions.
5. Answer: a
Justification:
- Oxfam, an international non-profit organisation, has released a report on women’s labour force participation.The report based its estimates on employment unemployment survey (EUS) 2011-12, done by the National Sample Survey Oganisation (NSSO), International Labour Organization (ILO) studies, and also builds on the first inequality report launched by Oxfam in 2018.
