Daily Quiz 26 February 2025

Answer: B
Explanation:
• Statements 1 and 2 are correct: Articles 124 and 217 of the Constitution provide that a judge of the Supreme Court/High Court shall be removed by the President, on the grounds of ‘proved misbehaviour’ or ‘incapacity’ after a motion is passed in each House of Parliament by a majority of the total membership of that House and by a majority of not less than two thirds of the members of that House present and voting (special majority) in the same session.
o The Constitution does not define the terms ‘proved misbehaviour’ or ‘incapacity.’ The Supreme Court has opined in various cases that wilful misconduct in office, corruption, lack of integrity or any other offence involving moral turpitude would constitute misbehaviour. Incapacity here means a medical condition that may include physical or mental incapacity.
• Statement 3 is not correct: The detailed procedure for removal is provided in the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968. It stipulates that a notice of motion for removal should be signed by not less than 50 members in the Rajya Sabha and 100 members in the Lok Sabha. The Chairman or Speaker may after due consideration and consultation admit or refuse to admit the motion. If admitted, a three-member committee will be constituted consisting of Supreme Court/High Court judges and a distinguished jurist. If the Committee, after investigation, absolves the judge of any misbehaviour or incapacity, the motion pending shall not be proceeded with. If found guilty of misbehaviour or suffering from incapacity, the committee report will be taken up in the Houses of Parliament which would then need to pass the motion with special majority.

Answer: C

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is correct: Neutrinos are the most abundant particles that have mass in the universe. Every time atomic nuclei come together (like in the sun) or break apart (like in a fission reactor or particle accelerator), they produce neutrinos. Even a banana emits neutrinos—they come from the natural radioactivity of the potassium in the fruit.
• Statement 2 is correct: Neutrinos are electrically neutral, undisturbed by even the strongest magnetic field, and rarely interact with matter. As neutrinos travel through space, they pass unimpeded through matter – stars, planets or anything else.
• Statement 3 is correct: Neutrinos are produced through various astrophysical processes at various energy levels. For instance, low-energy neutrinos are born in nuclear fusion processes inside stars.
  • High-energy neutrinos arise from particle collisions occurring in violent events such as a black hole greedily eating infalling matter or bursts of gamma rays during the explosive deaths of stars. They also can be produced by interactions between high-energy cosmic rays and the universe’s background radiation.

Answer: A

Explanation:

• Option A is correct: Dokra craft, a technique older than 4000 years, is a traditional metal-casting technique from Chhattisgarh. The artform requires precise and intricate craftsmanship, and the structures are usually made of brass, nickel and zinc alloys.

Recently, the Indian Prime Minister gifted the President of France a traditional Dokra artwork of musicians playing Indian instruments. Meanwhile, he gifted an exquisite silver hand-engraved table mirror with floral and peacock motifs to Brigitte Macron.

Answer: D

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is not correct: Article 356 of the Constitution of India gives the President of India the power to impose this rule on a state on the advice of the Union Council of Ministers.

Statement 2 is not correct: Proclamation of President’s Rule under Article 356 of the Constitution stands for six months. This timeframe can be extended up to three years, in phases. President’s Rule can be revoked at any time by the President and this does not require Parliament’s approval.

Answer: B

Explanation:

Option B is correct: Cook Islands, self-governing island state in free association with New Zealand, located in the South Pacific Ocean. Its 15 small atolls and islands have a total land area comparable to that of a medium-sized city, but they are spread over about 770,000 square miles (2,000,000 square km) of sea—an area nearly as large as Greenland. Niue, the westernmost of the islands, is an administratively separate state. The administrative seat is Avarua, on the island of Rarotonga.