10 PM Quiz: November 8
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1. Question
1 pointsWorld’s only completely green metro system belongs to:
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the Delhi Metro has become only completely ‘green’ Metro system in the world for adhering to green building norms for its residential colonies. Delhi Metro has secured the platinum rating for adherence to green building norms for its 10 residential colonies from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC).
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the Delhi Metro has become only completely ‘green’ Metro system in the world for adhering to green building norms for its residential colonies. Delhi Metro has secured the platinum rating for adherence to green building norms for its 10 residential colonies from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC).
- Question 2 of 6
2. Question
1 pointsIndia’s first Videsh Bhavan is located in:
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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the country’s first Videsh Bhavan in the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Mumbai.
Videsh Bhavan integrates all offices under MEA. The Bhavan will house four major MEA offices: Regional Passport Office, Protector of Emigrants Office, Branch Secretariat and the Regional Office of Indian Council of Cultural Relations. The Bhavan will cater to the geographical area of Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, apart from 12 Maharashtra districts. The Protection of Emigration Office will play a crucial role as 70% of the country’s emigration applications come from Mumbai alone.
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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the country’s first Videsh Bhavan in the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Mumbai.
Videsh Bhavan integrates all offices under MEA. The Bhavan will house four major MEA offices: Regional Passport Office, Protector of Emigrants Office, Branch Secretariat and the Regional Office of Indian Council of Cultural Relations. The Bhavan will cater to the geographical area of Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, apart from 12 Maharashtra districts. The Protection of Emigration Office will play a crucial role as 70% of the country’s emigration applications come from Mumbai alone.
- Question 3 of 6
3. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following is an annual buffalo race held between November and March by the farming community in Karnataka?
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- Kambala is a contest where two pairs of buffaloes tied ploughs are made to race on slush-filled tracks with a jockey guiding them while they run.
- The buffaloes are made to run at a speed that they time close to 12 to 13 seconds while covering a distance of 140 to 160 metres.
- The farmers use a whip to nudge the buffalo ahead and try and make them a medal winner.
- The Kambala season generally starts in November and lasts till March l the following year.
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- Kambala is a contest where two pairs of buffaloes tied ploughs are made to race on slush-filled tracks with a jockey guiding them while they run.
- The buffaloes are made to run at a speed that they time close to 12 to 13 seconds while covering a distance of 140 to 160 metres.
- The farmers use a whip to nudge the buffalo ahead and try and make them a medal winner.
- The Kambala season generally starts in November and lasts till March l the following year.
- Question 4 of 6
4. Question
1 pointsWith reference to “ SHe box”, recently in news, which of the following statement is/are correct?
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To ensure the effective implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act (the SH Act), 2013, the government has launched a comprehensive SHe-Box. It is an online complaint Management System for women working in both public and private organizations to lodge complaints of sexual harassment at workplace.
Key features:
- The new SHe-Box portal offers the facility of making online complaints of sexual harassment at workplace to all women employees in the country including government and private employees.
- SHe-Box will also provide a platform to various empanelled institutes/organisations to share their capacity building activities with the Ministry which in turn will be able to monitor the activities of these institutes/organizations so empanelled from across the country.
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To ensure the effective implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act (the SH Act), 2013, the government has launched a comprehensive SHe-Box. It is an online complaint Management System for women working in both public and private organizations to lodge complaints of sexual harassment at workplace.
Key features:
- The new SHe-Box portal offers the facility of making online complaints of sexual harassment at workplace to all women employees in the country including government and private employees.
- SHe-Box will also provide a platform to various empanelled institutes/organisations to share their capacity building activities with the Ministry which in turn will be able to monitor the activities of these institutes/organizations so empanelled from across the country.
- Question 5 of 6
5. Question
1 pointsRecently, the successful test flight of “NIRBHAY” missile was conducted by the DRDO. Which of the following statement is/are correct in this context?
1.It is India’s first indigenously designed and developed Long Range Sub-Sonic Cruise Missile.
2. The missile is capable of being launched from surface to air only
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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Statement 1 is correct. India’s first indigenously designed and developed Long Range Sub-Sonic Cruise Missile which can be deployed from multiple platforms. The successful test flight of ‘NIRBHAY’ missile was recently conducted by the DRDO. It was successfully test fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Odisha.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The missile is capable of being launched from multiple platforms on land, sea and air.
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Statement 1 is correct. India’s first indigenously designed and developed Long Range Sub-Sonic Cruise Missile which can be deployed from multiple platforms. The successful test flight of ‘NIRBHAY’ missile was recently conducted by the DRDO. It was successfully test fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Odisha.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The missile is capable of being launched from multiple platforms on land, sea and air.
- Question 6 of 6
6. Question
1 pointsWith reference to “Musa paramjitiana”, recently in news, which of the following statement is /are correct?
- It is a species of wild banana discovered recently in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Its conservation status has been declared as ‘Critically Endangered’.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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Statement 1 is correct. It is a species of wild banana discovered recently in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Statement 2 is correct. Its conservation status has been declared as ‘Critically Endangered’.
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Statement 1 is correct. It is a species of wild banana discovered recently in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Statement 2 is correct. Its conservation status has been declared as ‘Critically Endangered’.
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