Daily Quiz 3 February 2025

Answer: C

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is correct: India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) is an important initiative that can add to India’s maritime security and faster movement of goods between Europe and Asia. IMEC was launched during India’s G20 presidency. Announced in 2023, IMEC represents an ambitious vision to forge an integrated network spanning three vital regions through advanced physical and digital infrastructure. It will comprise two separate corridors, the east corridor connecting India to the Gulf and the northern corridor connecting the Gulf to Europe.
• Statement 2 is correct: It aims to integrate India, Europe, the Middle-East through UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Israel and the European Union. The corridor intends to enhance connectivity, increase efficiency, reduce costs, secure regional supply chains, increase trade accessibility, generate jobs and lower greenhouse gas emissions, resulting in a transformative integration of Asia, Europe and Middle East.

Answer: B

Explanation:

• Under Article 124 of the Constitution of India, a person shall not be qualified for appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court unless he is a citizen of India and–
  • Point 1 is not correct: has been for at least five years a Judge of a High Court or of two or more such Courts in succession; or
  • Point 2 is correct: has been for at least ten years an advocate of a High Court or of two or more such courts in succession; or
  • Point 3 is correct: A person who is, in the opinion of the President, a distinguished jurist.

Answer: B

Explanation:

Option B is correct:  India is home to more than 300 species of snakes, of which more than 60 are venomous, ranging from mild to high. Big Four snake species are Indian cobra (Najanaja), common krait (Bungarus caeruleus), Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii), and the saw-scaled viper (genus Echis) and these account for most snakebite deaths.

Answer: C

Explanation:

• Under Article 102 of the Constitution of India, a person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of either House of Parliament-
  • if he holds any office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State, other than an office declared by Parliament by law not to disqualify its holder;
  • if he is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court;
  • if he is an undischarged insolvent;
  • Point 1 is correct: if he is not a citizen of India or has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a foreign State, or is under any acknowledgment of allegiance or adherence to a foreign State;
  • if he is so disqualified by or under any law made by Parliament

• Point 2 is correct: Under the Representation of People Act, 1951, a person convicted of any offence and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than two years shall be disqualified from the date of such conviction and shall continue to be disqualified for a further period of six years since his release.

Point 3 is correct: A person convicted of an offence punishable under the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 which provides for punishment for the preaching and practice of “untouchability”, and for the enforcement of any disability arising therefrom is also disqualified under the 1951 Act.

Answer: C

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is correct: Supermassive black holes are among the most common types of black holes in the universe. Most galaxies contain a supermassive black hole at their centres. These black holes have masses ranging from millions to billions of times that of the sun. The supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* located at the center of the Milky Way galaxy has a mass of approximately 4.3 million solar masses.
• Statement 2 is correct: The rate at which a black hole feeds on matter is governed by what astronomers call the Eddington limit. This limit, named after the English astronomer Arthur Stanley Eddington because he worked it out first, is also related to how brightly a black hole can shine.
  • The concept behind the Eddington limit is straightforward: as matter collects around the black hole and gets packed into the disc, it heats up and emits radiation that generates an outward pressure capable of counteracting the gravitational pull of the black hole. When this radiation pressure balances the force of gravity, the black hole will stop accruing the matter. Ergo, there is a limit on how brightly the black hole can shine.
• Statement 3 is correct: Nothing can escape a black hole of course. But when a black hole pulls surrounding matter towards itself, the infalling material becomes compressed, heats up, and emits radiation, especially X-rays.