Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – September 21, 2018

All are the components of ‘Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra’ scheme.

Government has approved ‘Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra’ scheme for a period 2017-18 to 2019-20.

PMMSK scheme is being launched by the government as one-stop convergence support service for empowering rural women with opportunities for skill development, digital literacy, health and nutrition and employment.

The scheme is part of Umbrella “Mission for Protection and Empowerment for Women” of the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development. It aims at empowering rural women through community participation to create an environment in which they realize their full potential.

The annual Sangai Festival is celebrated in the northeastern state of Manipur. It is grandest festival of the state to promote Manipur as a world class tourism destination. It was started in 2010 and has grown over years into big platformform for Manipur to showcase its rich tradition and culture to the world The festival is named after state animal, Sangai. It is critically endangered brow-antlered deer found only in Manipur’s Keibul Lamjao National Park, only floating national park in the world. Hence, option c is correct.

Both the statements are correct.

Astronomers have discovered some of the oldest stars in our Milky Way galaxy by determining their locations and velocities. These stars have been named as “senior citizen” stars. They are also known as cool subdwarfs, that are much older and cooler in temperature than the Sun.

Statements 1 and 2 are correct.

International Court of Justice is composed of 15 judges serving in their individual capacities. Candidates are first nominated by the national groups in the Permanent Court of Arbitration. From the list of candidates, judges are elected to nine-year terms by an absolute majority in both the General Assembly (97 votes) and Security Council (8 votes). The timing of elections is staggered so that the GA elects a third of the Judges in Court once every three years.

Statement 3 is incorrect.

The judges do not represent their nations but act as independent agents, there cannot be more than one judge of any Country.

The North Atlantic Drift or The Gulf Stream is the most important ocean-current system in the northern hemisphere, which stretches from Florida to north-western Europe.

The relatively warm waters of the North Atlantic Drift are responsible for moderating the climate of Western Europe, so that winters are less cold than would otherwise be expected at its latitude. Thus, Norwegian coast, even at latitudes 60 °C to 70 °C remains ice-free throughout the year. Hence, option b is correct.

Statement 1 is correct.

The Suez Canal connects the Indian Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea, facilitating trade opportunities and growth.

Statement 2 is correct.

In Indian Ocean, the greatest known depth of 7,067 meters lies in the Sunda Trench, south of Java.

Statement 3 is correct.

The Pacific Ocean has North America and South America on its east and Asia and Australia on its.

The Caspian Sea and Lake Baikal were formed by the movement of tectonic plates.

Crater Lake, in the U.S. state of Oregon, one of the deepest lakes in the world, was created when ancient Mount Mazama’s volcanic cone collapsed.

Many lakes in North America, including the Great Lakes, were created primarily by glaciers.