Daily Quiz: 9th May 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true:
1. Polar mesospheric clouds (PMCs) form 50 miles above the poles during summer.
2. They’re mostly made up of ice crystals and appear like faint lines in the sky.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
• Polar mesospheric clouds (PMCs) form 50 miles above the poles during summer. They’re mostly made up of ice crystals and appear like faint lines in the sky. The clouds are only visible during twilight, when the angle of the sun reflects off them and causes them to shine a bright electric blue or white colour.
• These clouds are affected by what is known as atmospheric gravity waves – caused by the convecting and uplifting of air masses, such as when air is pushed up by mountain ranges.
• The waves play major roles in transferring energy from the lower atmosphere to the mesosphere.
2. SATAT initiative is related to?
(a) E-vehicle charging Facilities
(b) Green House Gas reduction
(c) Methanol and Petrol blending
(d) Compressed Bio-Gas Production
Ans: d
Justification:
• The initiative is aimed at providing a Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) as a developmental effort that would benefit both vehicle-users as well as farmers and entrepreneurs.
• Compressed Bio-Gas plants are proposed to be set up mainly through independent entrepreneurs. CBG produced at these plants will be transported through cascades of cylinders to the fuel station networks of OMCs for marketing as a green transport fuel alternative.
• The entrepreneurs would be able to separately market the other by-products from these plants, including bio-manure, carbon-dioxide, etc., to enhance returns on investment.
3. PISA assessment is related to?
(a) Research in disaster risk reduction and management studies
(b) Performance in mathematics, reading, science and innovative subjects
(c) Quality check for providing international license for hospitals and medical Laboratories
(d) None of the above
Ans: b
Justification:
• PISA is assessment test for 15-year-olds, organised every three years by Organisation for Economic Cooperation Development (OECD), Paris, France.
• It was started in 2000 with about 43 states participating, and its latest edition in 2015 saw participation from 73 countries including China and Vietnam.
• PISA measures student performance in mathematics, reading, and science and even innovative subjects like collaborative problem-solving and money literacy.
• The test is designed by education experts around the world.
• It assess how students apply what they have learnt to real-world problems.
• PISA test results give insight into education systems around the world.
4. Which of the following statements are true:
1. The Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance and National Informatics Centre (NIC) has jointly developed a mobile app called Jan Dhan Darshak as a part of financial inclusion (FI) initiative.
2. This app will act as a guide for the common people in locating a financial service touch point at a given location in the country.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
• The Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance and National Informatics Centre (NIC) has jointly developed a mobile app called Jan Dhan Darshak as a part of financial inclusion (FI) initiative. As the name suggests, this app will act as a guide for the common people in locating a financial service touch point at a given location in the country.
5.The terms Jhum, dahi,koman, Penda and Podu are related to ?
(a) Shifting cultivation
(b) Indigenous rain water harvesting techniques
(c) Types of root bridges of Meghalaya
(d) None of the above
Ans: a
Justification:
• In tribal India shifting cultivation is widely prevalent, though it is known bydifferent names.
• The Naga call it Jhum Cultivation;
• The Bhuiya distinguish two forms of it, dahi and koman;
• The Maria of Bastar calls it penda;
• The Khond refer to it as podu;
• And the Baiga call it bewar.
