Daily Quiz: 17th April 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true:
1. First Round Table Conference was the first ever conference arranged between the British and the Indians as equals.
2.The Congress, the Muslim League, the Hindu Mahasabha, the Liberals and princes attended it.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:a
Justification:
- This was the first ever conference arranged between the British and the Indians as equals.
- While the Congress and most business leaders boycotted the First RTC, the Muslim League, the Hindu Mahasabha, the Liberals and princes attended it.
- Virtually every delegate reiterated that a constitutional discussion to which the Congress was not a party was meaningless.
- Ambedkar demanded separate electorates for (SC/ST)
2. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
(a) Silambam – Tamilnadu
(b) Thoda – Himachal Pradesh
(c) Gatka – Punjab
(d) All of the above
Ans: d
Justification:
- Kalari is a Malayalam word which means School/gymnasium/training hall where Martial arts are practiced or taught.Kalaripayattu was introduced as martial art by a legend, sage Parasurama, who built temples.
- Silambam is promoted in Tamil Nadu by the rulers Pandya, Chola and Chera and the reference to the sale of Silambam staves, pearls, swords and armours can be seen in a Tamil literature ‘Silapaddigaram’.
- Thang Ta art was created by the Meitei people of Manipur
- Thoda Himachal Pradesh: name is derived from the round wooden piece attached to the head of an arrow to minimise its lethal potential.
- Gatka is a weapon based martial art form performed by Sikhs of Punjab.
- Lathi is one of the oldest weapon used in martial arts.(Bengal)
- Inbuan Wrestling: Mizoram
- Mushti yudha: Vaaranasi
- Pari-Khanda: Bihar
3. Weekly paper Satya Prakash was published by?
(a) Ram Mohan Roy
(b) DK Karve
(c) Karsondas Mulji
(d) Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar
Ans:c
Justification:
- Karsandas Mulji (25 July 1832 – 28 August 1875) was an Indian journalist, writer and social reformer from Gujarat. Born to a family belonging to the Bhatias, a trading caste of western India, he was repudiated by his family because of his views on widow remarriage.
- He became a vernacular schoolmaster and started a weekly paper in Gujarati called Satya Prakash, in which he attacked what he perceived to be the immoralities of the Maharajas or hereditary high priests of the Pushtimarg Vaishnavism, to which the Bhatias belonged.
- In a libel suit, the Maharaj Libel Case, brought against him in the High Court at Bombay in 1862, he won a victory on the main issue.
4. Which of the following statements are true:
1. Asiatic Lion is found in Gir Protected Area Network that includes Gir National Park, Gir Sanctuary, Pania Sanctuary, Mitiyala Sanctuary adjoining reserved forests, protected forests.
2. It is listed as “Endangered” in the IUCN red list of threatened species and in Schedule I in CITES Appendix.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:c
Justification:
- CSIR has recently sequenced the entire genome of Asiatic lion for the first time.
- The genome sequencing has already been done for big cats like Royal Bengal tiger, African Cheetah and Jaguar.
- With the complete genome of Asiatic lion, a comparative study of all these cats would be possible.
- It would also help to better understand the evolution of Asiatic lion.
- Asiatic Lion that once ranged from Persia (Iran) to Palamau in Eastern India were almost driven to extinction by hunting and habitat loss.
- According to 2015 census, it is found in Gir Protected Area Network that includes Gir National Park, Gir Sanctuary, Pania Sanctuary, Mitiyala Sanctuary adjoining reserved forests, protected forests.
- It is listed as “Endangered” in the IUCN red list of threatened species and in Schedule I in CITES Appendix.
5. Global Energy Architecture Performance Index is released by?
(a) IMF
(b) WEF
(c) ADB
(d) World Bank
Ans: b
Justification:
- Global Energy Architecture Performance Index (EAPI) is released as part of report of Geneva- based World Economic Forum (WEF).
- EAPI is a composite index developed by WEF in collaboration with Accenture Strategy. It focuses on tracking specific indicators to measure the energy system performance of the countries.
