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10 PM Quiz: September 15, 2020
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- Question 1 of 10
1. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following country(s) shares land border with Afghanistan?
- China
- Uzbekistan
- India
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Afghanistan, a mountainous landlocked republic in Central Asia is bordered by Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to the north, Iran in west, Pakistan in east and south and it has a small stretch of border in north east with both China and India (PoK).
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Afghanistan, a mountainous landlocked republic in Central Asia is bordered by Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to the north, Iran in west, Pakistan in east and south and it has a small stretch of border in north east with both China and India (PoK).
- Question 2 of 10
2. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following is/are related to the Israel’s relations with Arab world?
- Arab Peace Initiative
- Abraham Accords
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Option 1 is correct. Arab Peace Initiative was proposed by Saudi Arabia in 2002, and endorsed by the Arab League in the same year.
The initiative called for normalizing relations between the Arab world and Israel, in exchange for full Israeli withdrawal from the territories it captured in the 1967 war, including the West Bank, Gaza and the Golan Heights, a “just settlement” of the Palestinian refugee issue and the establishment of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Option 2 is correct. The Abraham Accord was agreed to by Israel and the United Arab Emirates in August, 2020. It aims to normalize the relations between the two countries.
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Option 1 is correct. Arab Peace Initiative was proposed by Saudi Arabia in 2002, and endorsed by the Arab League in the same year.
The initiative called for normalizing relations between the Arab world and Israel, in exchange for full Israeli withdrawal from the territories it captured in the 1967 war, including the West Bank, Gaza and the Golan Heights, a “just settlement” of the Palestinian refugee issue and the establishment of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Option 2 is correct. The Abraham Accord was agreed to by Israel and the United Arab Emirates in August, 2020. It aims to normalize the relations between the two countries.
- Question 3 of 10
3. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions have been ratified by India?
- Worst forms of Child Labour Convention
- Equal Remuneration Convention
- Freedom of Association and Protection of Right to Organised Convention
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India is a founder member of the International Labour Organization, which came into existence in 1919. At present the ILO has 186 Members.
The eight Core Conventions of the ILO (also called fundamental/human rights conventions) are:
-Forced Labour Convention (No. 29)
-Abolition of Forced Labour Convention (No.105)
–Equal Remuneration Convention (No.100)
-Discrimination (Employment Occupation) Convention (No.111)
-Minimum Age Convention (No.138)
-Worst forms of Child Labour Convention (No.182)
(The above Six have been ratified by India)
-Freedom of Association and Protection of Right to Organised Convention (No.87)
-Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention (No.98)
(These two have not been ratified by India)
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India is a founder member of the International Labour Organization, which came into existence in 1919. At present the ILO has 186 Members.
The eight Core Conventions of the ILO (also called fundamental/human rights conventions) are:
-Forced Labour Convention (No. 29)
-Abolition of Forced Labour Convention (No.105)
–Equal Remuneration Convention (No.100)
-Discrimination (Employment Occupation) Convention (No.111)
-Minimum Age Convention (No.138)
-Worst forms of Child Labour Convention (No.182)
(The above Six have been ratified by India)
-Freedom of Association and Protection of Right to Organised Convention (No.87)
-Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention (No.98)
(These two have not been ratified by India)
- Question 4 of 10
4. Question
1 pointsSubramania Bharati was associated with which of the following literary/journalistic works?
- Swadesamitran
- Kuyil Pattu
- Gnanaratham
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Chinnaswami Subramania Bharati (1882-1921) was an Indian writer of the nationalist period and is regarded as the father of the modern Tamil style.
Bharati’s best-known works include Kaṇṇan pattu (1917), Panchali sapatham (1912; Panchali’s Vow), and Kuyil pattu (1912). Many of his English works were collected in Agni and Other Poems and Translations and Essays and Other Prose Fragments (1937).
As a working journalist, his writings in Swadesamitran and India made an important contribution to Tamil political vocabulary. He wrote stories, commentaries, and was also the pioneer of column writing in Tamil.
The exposure to political affairs led to his involvement in the extremist wing of the Indian National Congress party, and, as a result, he was forced to flee to Pondicherry (now Puducherry), a French colony, where he lived in exile from 1910 to 1919.
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Chinnaswami Subramania Bharati (1882-1921) was an Indian writer of the nationalist period and is regarded as the father of the modern Tamil style.
Bharati’s best-known works include Kaṇṇan pattu (1917), Panchali sapatham (1912; Panchali’s Vow), and Kuyil pattu (1912). Many of his English works were collected in Agni and Other Poems and Translations and Essays and Other Prose Fragments (1937).
As a working journalist, his writings in Swadesamitran and India made an important contribution to Tamil political vocabulary. He wrote stories, commentaries, and was also the pioneer of column writing in Tamil.
The exposure to political affairs led to his involvement in the extremist wing of the Indian National Congress party, and, as a result, he was forced to flee to Pondicherry (now Puducherry), a French colony, where he lived in exile from 1910 to 1919.
- Question 5 of 10
5. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following constitute the term ‘Hybrid Warfare’?
- Disinformation and fake news
- Economic manipulation
- Use of proxies and insurgencies
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Hybrid warfare is an emerging notion in conflict studies. It refers to the use of unconventional methods as part of a multi-domain war-fighting approach. These methods aim to disrupt and disable an opponent’s actions without engaging in open hostilities.
It generally involves a combination of activities, including disinformation, fake news, economic manipulation, use of proxies and insurgencies, non-state actors with advanced military capabilities, diplomatic pressure and military actions.
Hybrid warfare is employing multiple, diverse tactics simultaneously against an opponent.
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Hybrid warfare is an emerging notion in conflict studies. It refers to the use of unconventional methods as part of a multi-domain war-fighting approach. These methods aim to disrupt and disable an opponent’s actions without engaging in open hostilities.
It generally involves a combination of activities, including disinformation, fake news, economic manipulation, use of proxies and insurgencies, non-state actors with advanced military capabilities, diplomatic pressure and military actions.
Hybrid warfare is employing multiple, diverse tactics simultaneously against an opponent.
- Question 6 of 10
6. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding the Phosphine gas:
- It is a colorless flammable gas.
- It is an artificially produced gas and does not occur naturally.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Statement 1 is correct. Phosphine is a colorless, flammable, and explosive gas at ambient temperature.
Statement 2 is incorrect. It is a natural gaseous carrier of phosphorus in its biogeochemical cycles, has been found ubiquitously present in the environment. Small amounts occur naturally from the breakdown of organic matter.
# Recent discovery of phosphine on Venus has sparked debate on presence of life outside Earth.
On rocky planets such as Venus and Earth, phosphine can only be made by life—whether human or microbe.
Phosphine is manufactured as an agricultural fumigant, is used in the semiconductor industry, and is a byproduct of meth labs.
But phosphine is also made naturally by some species of anaerobic bacteria—organisms that live in the oxygen-starved environments of landfills, marshlands, and even animal guts.Incorrect
Statement 1 is correct. Phosphine is a colorless, flammable, and explosive gas at ambient temperature.
Statement 2 is incorrect. It is a natural gaseous carrier of phosphorus in its biogeochemical cycles, has been found ubiquitously present in the environment. Small amounts occur naturally from the breakdown of organic matter.
# Recent discovery of phosphine on Venus has sparked debate on presence of life outside Earth.
On rocky planets such as Venus and Earth, phosphine can only be made by life—whether human or microbe.
Phosphine is manufactured as an agricultural fumigant, is used in the semiconductor industry, and is a byproduct of meth labs.
But phosphine is also made naturally by some species of anaerobic bacteria—organisms that live in the oxygen-starved environments of landfills, marshlands, and even animal guts. - Question 7 of 10
7. Question
1 pointsArrange the following events in chronological order:
- Breakout of World War II
- Tripuri session of the Indian National Congress
- Establishment of the Forward Bloc
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Tripuri session of the Congress was held from 8 to 12 March 1939. Subhash Chandra Bose was re-elected the President of INC at the Tripuri Session in 1939 by defeating Gandhiji’s candidate Pattabhi Sitaramayya.
Forward Bloc was formed by Subhash Chandra Bose on 3 May 1939, after he resigned from Congress President Ship on 29 April 1939.
World War II broke out on 1 September 1939 when Germany invaded Poland. Britain and France went to Poland’s aid and declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939.
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Tripuri session of the Congress was held from 8 to 12 March 1939. Subhash Chandra Bose was re-elected the President of INC at the Tripuri Session in 1939 by defeating Gandhiji’s candidate Pattabhi Sitaramayya.
Forward Bloc was formed by Subhash Chandra Bose on 3 May 1939, after he resigned from Congress President Ship on 29 April 1939.
World War II broke out on 1 September 1939 when Germany invaded Poland. Britain and France went to Poland’s aid and declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939.
- Question 8 of 10
8. Question
1 pointsThe Methane Hydrates can be found in which of the following location(s)?
- Beneath permafrost
- Shallow sediments along continental margins
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Methane hydrates consist of molecules of natural gas (the chief constituent of natural gas; methane) enclosed within a solid lattice of water molecules. When brought to the earth’s surface, one cubic meter of gas hydrate releases 164 cubic meters of natural gas.
Gas hydrate deposits are found wherever methane occurs in the presence of water under elevated pressures and at relatively low temperatures, such as beneath permafrost or in shallow sediments along deepwater continental margins.
# In a recent study conducted by researchers at the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology, have found that the methane hydrate deposits are located in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin are of biogenic origin.
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Methane hydrates consist of molecules of natural gas (the chief constituent of natural gas; methane) enclosed within a solid lattice of water molecules. When brought to the earth’s surface, one cubic meter of gas hydrate releases 164 cubic meters of natural gas.
Gas hydrate deposits are found wherever methane occurs in the presence of water under elevated pressures and at relatively low temperatures, such as beneath permafrost or in shallow sediments along deepwater continental margins.
# In a recent study conducted by researchers at the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology, have found that the methane hydrate deposits are located in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin are of biogenic origin.
- Question 9 of 10
9. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act:
- It authorized the British government to detain people for up to 2 years without trial.
- Bhagat Singh and B.K. Dutt threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly against the passage of the Act.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act (Rowlatt Act) of 1919, was a repressive legislation enacted in British India, following the report of a committee under Justice Rowlatt. The report had recommended the continuation of special wartime powers for use against revolutionary conspiracy and terrorist activity.
Statement 1 is correct. The Rowlatt Act entitled the British to arrest anyone found suspicious of plotting against the British Raj. Under this act, those supposed to be involved in revolt against the British could be sentenced to a term of up to 2 years in jail, without any trial. It also placed severe restrictions on the freedom of the press.
The Act aroused opposition among Indian nationalists and this was channelled by Mohandas Gandhi into a nationwide satyagraha, known as the Rowlatt agitation, which ended with the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Bhagat Singh and B.K. Dutt threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly on 8 April 1929 against the passage of the Public Safety Bill and the Trade Disputes Bill which would reduce the civil liberties of citizens.
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The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act (Rowlatt Act) of 1919, was a repressive legislation enacted in British India, following the report of a committee under Justice Rowlatt. The report had recommended the continuation of special wartime powers for use against revolutionary conspiracy and terrorist activity.
Statement 1 is correct. The Rowlatt Act entitled the British to arrest anyone found suspicious of plotting against the British Raj. Under this act, those supposed to be involved in revolt against the British could be sentenced to a term of up to 2 years in jail, without any trial. It also placed severe restrictions on the freedom of the press.
The Act aroused opposition among Indian nationalists and this was channelled by Mohandas Gandhi into a nationwide satyagraha, known as the Rowlatt agitation, which ended with the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Bhagat Singh and B.K. Dutt threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly on 8 April 1929 against the passage of the Public Safety Bill and the Trade Disputes Bill which would reduce the civil liberties of citizens.
- Question 10 of 10
10. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following language(s) have the status of ‘Classical Language’ in India?
- Sanskrit
- Kannada
- Hindi
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Six languages have been conferred the status of ‘Classical Language’ in India till now: Tamil (2004), Sanskrit (2005), Kannada (2008), Telugu (2008), Malayalam (2013), and Odia (2014).
Criteria for conferring the status of Classical Language:
-High antiquity of its early texts/recorded history over a period of 1500-2000 years.
-A body of ancient literature/texts, which is considered a valuable heritage by generations of speakers.
-The literary tradition to be original and not borrowed from another speech community.
-The classical language and literature being distinct from modern, there may also be a discontinuity between the classical language and its later forms or its offshoots.
Till date, Hindi has not been granted the Classical Language status.
# Hindi Diwas is celebrated on 14th September. It was on this day in 1949 that the constituent assembly adopted Hindi written in Devanagari as the official language of the country.
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Six languages have been conferred the status of ‘Classical Language’ in India till now: Tamil (2004), Sanskrit (2005), Kannada (2008), Telugu (2008), Malayalam (2013), and Odia (2014).
Criteria for conferring the status of Classical Language:
-High antiquity of its early texts/recorded history over a period of 1500-2000 years.
-A body of ancient literature/texts, which is considered a valuable heritage by generations of speakers.
-The literary tradition to be original and not borrowed from another speech community.
-The classical language and literature being distinct from modern, there may also be a discontinuity between the classical language and its later forms or its offshoots.
Till date, Hindi has not been granted the Classical Language status.
# Hindi Diwas is celebrated on 14th September. It was on this day in 1949 that the constituent assembly adopted Hindi written in Devanagari as the official language of the country.
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