Daily Quiz 16 January 2025
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements with reference to the Savitribai Jyotirao Phule:
1. She is credited for founding the first girl’s school in Pune with her husband Jyotirao Phule.
2. She started the Mahila Seva Mandal with the objective of creating awareness among women regarding their rights, dignity and other social issues.
3. She organised a barbers strike in Mumbai and Pune to oppose the prevailing custom of shaving heads of widows.
How many of the above statements are correct?Correct
Answer: C
Explanation:
● Statement 1 is correct: Savitribai Jyotirao Phule was a prominent Indian social reformer, educationist and poet who played an instrumental role in women education and empowerment during the nineteenth century. Counted among few literate women of those times, Savitribai is credited for founding the first girl’s school in Pune in Bhide Wada with her husband Jyotirao Phule. The first indigenously-run school for girls in Pune (at that time Poona) was started by Jyotirao and Savitribai in 1848 when the latter was still in her teens.
● Statement 2 is correct: In 1852, she also started the Mahila Seva Mandal with the objective of creating awareness among women regarding their rights, dignity and other social issues.
● Statement 3 is correct: She was successful in organising a barbers strike in Mumbai and Pune to oppose the prevailing custom of shaving heads of widows.Incorrect
Answer: C
Explanation:
● Statement 1 is correct: Savitribai Jyotirao Phule was a prominent Indian social reformer, educationist and poet who played an instrumental role in women education and empowerment during the nineteenth century. Counted among few literate women of those times, Savitribai is credited for founding the first girl’s school in Pune in Bhide Wada with her husband Jyotirao Phule. The first indigenously-run school for girls in Pune (at that time Poona) was started by Jyotirao and Savitribai in 1848 when the latter was still in her teens.
● Statement 2 is correct: In 1852, she also started the Mahila Seva Mandal with the objective of creating awareness among women regarding their rights, dignity and other social issues.
● Statement 3 is correct: She was successful in organising a barbers strike in Mumbai and Pune to oppose the prevailing custom of shaving heads of widows. -
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following:
- Mukhba in Uttarkashi
- Kharsali in Uttarkashi
- Omkareshwar Temple in Rudraprayag
- Pandukeshwar in Chamoli
How many of the above are considered as the winter seats of Char Dham?
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Answer: D
Explanation:
- Nestled in the Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand, are four revered Hindu shrines or dhams, Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath, collectively known as Char Dham.
- Points 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct: During the winter months, the presiding deities of these temples are brought to shrines at lower altitudes, Mukhba in Uttarkashi is the winter seat of Gangotri Dham; Kharsali in Uttarkashi is the winter seat of Yamunotri Dham; Kedarnath’s winter abode is the Omkareshwar Temple in Rudraprayag’s Ukhimath; and Badrinath’s is at Pandukeshwar in Chamoli.
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Answer: D
Explanation:
- Nestled in the Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand, are four revered Hindu shrines or dhams, Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath, collectively known as Char Dham.
- Points 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct: During the winter months, the presiding deities of these temples are brought to shrines at lower altitudes, Mukhba in Uttarkashi is the winter seat of Gangotri Dham; Kharsali in Uttarkashi is the winter seat of Yamunotri Dham; Kedarnath’s winter abode is the Omkareshwar Temple in Rudraprayag’s Ukhimath; and Badrinath’s is at Pandukeshwar in Chamoli.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following:
- Customs performance
- Logistics Services
- Operating and Regulatory Environment
- Sustainable Logistics
How many of the above are key pillars in the Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) Report?
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Answer: C
Explanation:
- Recently, the Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) 2024” report was released.
- Points 2, 3 and 4 are correct: In LEADS 2024, the report evaluates logistics performance across four key pillars: Logistics Infrastructure, Logistics Services, Operating and Regulatory Environment, and the newly introduced Sustainable Logistics.
Point 1 is not correct: Customs performance is not a key pillar in the LEADS report.
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Answer: C
Explanation:
- Recently, the Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) 2024” report was released.
- Points 2, 3 and 4 are correct: In LEADS 2024, the report evaluates logistics performance across four key pillars: Logistics Infrastructure, Logistics Services, Operating and Regulatory Environment, and the newly introduced Sustainable Logistics.
Point 1 is not correct: Customs performance is not a key pillar in the LEADS report.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsModhweth festival is celebrated by which one of the following tribes in India?
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Answer: A
Explanation:
- Option A is correct: Modhweth is a New Year festival celebrated by the Toda tribe in the Nilgiris Hills of Tamil Nadu.
- The festival is held at the Moonpo Temple in Muthanadu Mund (tribe’s community headquarters).
- The festival marks the beginning of the next yearly cycle for the Todas.
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Answer: A
Explanation:
- Option A is correct: Modhweth is a New Year festival celebrated by the Toda tribe in the Nilgiris Hills of Tamil Nadu.
- The festival is held at the Moonpo Temple in Muthanadu Mund (tribe’s community headquarters).
- The festival marks the beginning of the next yearly cycle for the Todas.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsWhich one of the following is the primary aim of CROPS mission by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?
Correct
Answer: B
Explanation:
- Option B is correct: CROPS stands for Compact Research Module for Orbital Plant Studies which is an unmanned experimental module designed to develop ISRO’s capabilities for growing and sustaining plants in space.
- CROPS first mission (CROPS – 1) is designed to demonstrate germination of a seed and growth of plant up to two leaves stage in space. It is an airtight container of diameter 300mm and height 450mm simulating an earth like environment in space except gravity.
Recently, ISRO has achieved a remarkable feat by successfully germinating cowpea seeds in microgravity conditions during their PSLV-C60 POEM-4 mission. The successful experiment utilised the Compact Research Module for Orbital Plant Studies (CROPS).
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Answer: B
Explanation:
- Option B is correct: CROPS stands for Compact Research Module for Orbital Plant Studies which is an unmanned experimental module designed to develop ISRO’s capabilities for growing and sustaining plants in space.
- CROPS first mission (CROPS – 1) is designed to demonstrate germination of a seed and growth of plant up to two leaves stage in space. It is an airtight container of diameter 300mm and height 450mm simulating an earth like environment in space except gravity.
Recently, ISRO has achieved a remarkable feat by successfully germinating cowpea seeds in microgravity conditions during their PSLV-C60 POEM-4 mission. The successful experiment utilised the Compact Research Module for Orbital Plant Studies (CROPS).
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