QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 29 August 2018
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz
The following quiz will have 5-10 MCQs. The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu and PIB news articles.
This quiz is intended to introduce you to concepts and certain important facts relevant to UPSC IAS civil services preliminary exam 2018. It is not a test of your knowledge. If you score less, please do not mind. Read again sources provided and try to remember better.
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INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2017
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
- In ancient India, the use of Sanskrit language for compositions was restricted to the Hindu religion.
- There exists no village in India today whose residents converse in Sanskrit.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution: d.
Sanskrit is not restricted to Hindu compositions. It has also been used by Jaina and Buddhist scholars, the latter primarily Mahāyāna Buddhists (who emerged in the post-mauryan phase, around the beginning of the Common Era).
Mattur (Karnataka) is one of the very few places in the India where residents still converse in the classical language of Sanskrit.
Improvisation: PIB;
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Solution: d.
Sanskrit is not restricted to Hindu compositions. It has also been used by Jaina and Buddhist scholars, the latter primarily Mahāyāna Buddhists (who emerged in the post-mauryan phase, around the beginning of the Common Era).
Mattur (Karnataka) is one of the very few places in the India where residents still converse in the classical language of Sanskrit.
Improvisation: PIB;
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsIn Gamaka, a gamaki (singer) reads a stanza of a poem with a high emphasis on meaning, in a raga (melody) that matches the emotion of the poem. Another person then explains the meaning of the stanza through examples and anecdotes. This art form is well-developed in
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Solution: c.
Mattur and its sister village, Hosahalli, are also known for their efforts to support the ancient tradition of gamaka, a unique form of singing and storytelling in Karnataka.
In gamaka, also known as “Kaavya Vaachana”, a gamaki (singer) reads a stanza of a poem with a high emphasis on meaning, in a raga (melody) that matches the emotion of the poem. Another person then explains the vyakyana or meaning of the stanza through examples and anecdotes. The ragas are drawn from traditional Kannada folk tunes and Carnatic music while the poems are mostly from old Kannada epics.
Improvisation: PIB;
Source: TBI;
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Solution: c.
Mattur and its sister village, Hosahalli, are also known for their efforts to support the ancient tradition of gamaka, a unique form of singing and storytelling in Karnataka.
In gamaka, also known as “Kaavya Vaachana”, a gamaki (singer) reads a stanza of a poem with a high emphasis on meaning, in a raga (melody) that matches the emotion of the poem. Another person then explains the vyakyana or meaning of the stanza through examples and anecdotes. The ragas are drawn from traditional Kannada folk tunes and Carnatic music while the poems are mostly from old Kannada epics.
Improvisation: PIB;
Source: TBI;
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsThe general superintendence, direction and control of the National Disaster Response Force is vested in and will be exercised by the
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Solution: d.
The general superintendence, direction and control of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is vested in and will be exercised by the NDMA (which is chaired by the PM).
Improvisation: PIB;
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Solution: d.
The general superintendence, direction and control of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is vested in and will be exercised by the NDMA (which is chaired by the PM).
Improvisation: PIB;
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsWith reference to art and archaeological history of India, which one among the following was made earliest?
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Solution: c.
Kailash temple – around 8th century
Rani ki vav, Patan and Brihadeshwara temple, Thanjavur – 11th century
Qutb Minar – 13th century
Improvisation: PIB;
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Solution: c.
Kailash temple – around 8th century
Rani ki vav, Patan and Brihadeshwara temple, Thanjavur – 11th century
Qutb Minar – 13th century
Improvisation: PIB;
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following demonstrations/technologies associated with the proposed Gaganyaan programme have been successfully tested?
1.Space Capsule Recovery Experiment
2.Crew module Atmospheric Reentry Experiment
3.Pad Abort Test
4.GSLV MkIII
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: d.
ISRO has developed some critical technologies like re-entry mission capability, crew escape system, crew module configuration, thermal protection system, deceleration and floatation system, sub-systems of life support system etc. required for this programme. Some of these technologies have been demonstrated successfully through the Space Capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE-2007), Crew module Atmospheric Reentry Experiment (CARE-2014) and Pad Abort Test (2018). These technologies will enable ISRO in accomplishing the programme objectives in a short span of 4 years.
GSLV Mk-III launch vehicle (already in use for developmental flights), which has the necessary payload capability for this mission, will be used to launch Gaganyaan.
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Solution: d.
ISRO has developed some critical technologies like re-entry mission capability, crew escape system, crew module configuration, thermal protection system, deceleration and floatation system, sub-systems of life support system etc. required for this programme. Some of these technologies have been demonstrated successfully through the Space Capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE-2007), Crew module Atmospheric Reentry Experiment (CARE-2014) and Pad Abort Test (2018). These technologies will enable ISRO in accomplishing the programme objectives in a short span of 4 years.
GSLV Mk-III launch vehicle (already in use for developmental flights), which has the necessary payload capability for this mission, will be used to launch Gaganyaan.
