GK Quiz | 26 November 2020

TOPIC: GS 1 - Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues.

 Q1: Lachit Borphukam is famously known for his leadership in which of the following battles?

1. First Battle of Panipat
2. Battle of Saraighat
3. Battle of Buxar
4. Battle of Khanwa

Solution: B)

Explanation:

Lachit Borphukan was a commander in the Ahom kingdom. He is known for his leadership in the 1671 Battle of Saraighat which was fought in 1671 between the Ahom Kingdom, led by Lachit Borphukan, and the Mughal Empire, led by the Kachwaha king, Raja Ramsingh I on the Brahmaputra River at Saraighat, now in Guwahati, Assam, India.

First Battle of Panipat: It was fought between Babur and Ibrahim Lodi in 1526 in Panipat (Haryana). Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi and annexed the entire area upto Delhi and Agra.

Battle of Buxar: It was fought between the combined army of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal and the forces of the British East India Company in Buxar(Bihar) in 1764.

Battle of Khanwa: It was fought between the invading forces of the first Mughal Emperor Babur and the Rajput forces led by Rana Sanga of Mewar, near the village of Khanwa, in Bharatpur District of Rajasthan, on 16 March 1527.

Hence, option B is correct.

 

TOPIC: GS 1 - Issues related to women

 Q2: Consider the following statements with reference to boardroom quota for women

1. Germany recently provided this quota.
2. As per the agreed-upon provisions, in case executive boards of listed companies have more than three members, one of them must be a woman.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are incorrect?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Solution: D)

Explanation:

Statement 1 and 2: Germany is planning to impose a mandatory quota for the number of women working in senior management positions in the country’s listed firms.

As per the agreed-upon provisions, in case executive boards of listed companies have more than three members, one of them must be a woman. Companies in which the federal government has a stake will require a supervisory board quota of at least 30 per cent and minimum participation in executive boards.

So, both statements are correct and hence, option D is correct.

 

TOPIC: GS 2 - Issues related to health

 Q3: Consider the following statements about Poshan Abhiyaan

1. It seeks to improve nutritional outcomes for children, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
2. Its target is to bring down stunting among children in the age group 0-6 years from 38.4% to 25% by 2030.
3. It aims to reduce stunting and wasting by 3% a year or total 9% until 2022 among children.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 2 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

Solution: A)

Explanation:

Statement 1,2 and 3: About Poshan Abhiyaan:

• It was launched in 2018.
• It seeks to improve nutritional outcomes for children, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
• Its target is to bring down stunting among children in the age group 0-6 years from 38.4% to 25% by 2022.
• It aims to reduce - stunting and wasting by 2% a year or total 6% until 2022 among children, anaemia by 3% a year or total 9% until 2022 among children, adolescent girls and pregnant women and lactating mothers.

So, statement 1 is correct and statement 2 and 3 are incorrect. Hence, option A is correct.

 

TOPIC: GS 3 - Marketing of Agricultural Produce, Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions.

 Q4: Sahakar Pragya, which has been launched recently, is an innovative capacity building initiative for-

1. Farmers
2. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
3. Women
4. Street vendors

Solution: A)

Explanation: Recently, the Government has launched Sahakar Pragya, an innovative capacity building initiative for the farmers associated with primary cooperative societies in the count.

Under this, farmers in primary cooperatives in rural areas of the country would be trained under Sahakar Pragya by the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), and 45 training modules for transferring knowledge, skills and organisational capacities have been prepared.

Hence, option A is correct.

 

TOPIC: GS 2 - Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and Agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests, GS 3 - Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.

 Q5: With reference to the Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership (GCNEP), consider the following statements

1. It is the world's first nuclear energy partnership centre.
2. It was established by the government of India with the assistance of United States, France and Russia in Haryana in 2010.
3. It is a part of Indo-US nuclear corporation agreement signed in 2008.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

1. 1 and 3 only
2. 2 only
3. 1,2 and 3
4. None

Solution: C)

Explanation:

Statement 1,2 and 3: Recently, the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between India and United States for cooperation on the Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership has been extended for ten more years.

About Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership:

• It is the first nuclear energy partnership centre of the world at Kheri Jasaur village of Bahadurgarh teshil in Jhajjar district of Haryana, India.
• It was established by the government of India with the assistance of United States, France and Russia in Haryana in 2010.
• It is a part of Indo-US nuclear corporation agreement signed in 2008.

So, all statements are correct and hence, option C is correct.

 

TOPIC: GS 2 - India and its Neighborhood- Relations.

 Q6: Recently, India announced that it would build the Shahtoot Dam in which country?

1. Afghanistan
2. Sri Lanka
3. Nepal
4. Bhutan

Solution: A)

Explanation: Recently, India announced that it would build the Shahtoot Dam in Afghanistan. It will be built on the Maiden River which is a big tributary of Kabul River in Afghanistan.

Hence, option A is correct.

 

TOPIC: GS 3 - Science and Technology

 Q7: Consider the following statements about Varunastra

1. It is a ship-launched, electrically-propelled underwater weapon.
2. Its operational range is 40 km.
3. It has been jointly developed by the Naval Science and Technology Laboratory (NTSL) and the Bharat Dynamics Limited.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are incorrect?

1. 2 and 3 only
2. 2 only
3. 1,2 and 3
4. None

Solution: D)

Explanation:

Statements 1, 2 and 3: About Varunastra

• It is a ship-launched, electrically-propelled underwater weapon equipped with one of the most advanced automatic and remote-controlled guidance systems.
• The weapon system uses its own intelligence in tracing the target. It can hit stealth submarines underwater.
• The operational range is 40 km and it can carry a warhead weighing 250 kg.
• The weapon has been jointly developed by the Naval Science and Technology Laboratory (NTSL), Visakhapatnam and the Bharat Dynamics Limited –BDL, Hyderabad

So, all statements are correct and hence, option D is correct.