Daily Quiz #9 UPSC Prelims Marathon – November 11 , 2019

Explanation: It is singing and dance performance based on the life and deeds of Lord Krishna. It has been included in the UNESCO’s representative list of intangible cultural heritage in
2013. Along with cymbals, drums are also used during the performance.

Explanation: The Harappan civilisation saw a wide scale practise of bronze casting. The bronze statues were made using “lost wax technique” or “Cire Perdue”. In this technique, wax figures are first coated with wet clay and allowed to dry. The clay coated figures are then heated, allowing the wax inside to melt. The wax is then poured out through a tiny hole and liquid metal is poured inside the hollow mould. After the metal has cooled down and solidified, the clay coat is removed and a metal figure of the same shape as the wax figure is obtained. Even now, the same technique is practiced in many parts of the country.

Explanation: The Ramgarh session of the Congress was held in March 1940 with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in the president’s chair. All agreed that a battle must be waged but there was disagreement over the form. It was decided to leave the form and timing to Gandhi.

Explanation: The idea was to reconstruct the governor-general’s executive council pending the preparation of a new constitution. For this purpose, a conference was convened by the viceroy, Lord Wavell, at Shimla in June 1945. The main proposals of the Wavell Plan were as follows.
● With the exception of the governor-general and the commander-in-chief, all members of the executive council were to be Indians.
● Caste Hindus and Muslims were to have equal representation.
● The reconstructed council was to function as an interim government within the framework of the 1935 Act (i.e. not responsible to the Central Assembly).
● The governor-general was to exercise his veto on the advice of ministers.
● Representatives of different parties were to submit a joint list to the viceroy for nominations to the executive council. If a joint list was not possible, then separate lists were to be submitted.
● Possibilities were to be kept open for negotiations on a new constitution once the war was finally won.

Explanation: Arasavalli in Andhra Pradesh has one of the prominent Sun temple or suryanarayan temple. Temple at Amarkantak is dedicated to Goddess Narmada and Lord Shiva. Moreover, Omkareshwar temple on the banks of Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh is one of the 12 jyotirlingas dedicated to lord shiva.