Daily Quiz 5 October 2024

Answer: C
Explanation:
● Statement 1 is correct: CAQM is a statutory Body under the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021. It aims to address air quality issues in the National Capital Region (NCR) and surrounding states, including Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Its objective is to enhance coordination among various state governments and agencies involved in air quality management.
● Statement 2 is incorrect while statement 3 is correct: CAQM has following powers:
o Issuing binding directions to state governments and local authorities.
o Conducting inspections and investigations related to air quality.
o Imposing penalties for non-compliance, including imprisonment of up to five years or fines up to ₹1 crore.
o Monitoring the actions taken by states to prevent stubble burning.
o CAQM can shut down industries or cut their water and power supply if they don’t comply with regulations.

Answer: A

Explanation:  The Indian Army is enhancing its artillery capabilities by developing long-range rockets and futuristic ammunition. This includes extending the range of the Pinaka system.

• Option (a) is correct: The Pinaka is a multi-barrel rocket launcher system developed by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Army. It’s named after the bow of Lord Shiva. It was first used during Kargil War. It can fire a salvo of 12 rockets within 44 seconds. Each rocket can carry a payload of around 100 kg, with various warhead options including high explosives and anti-tank mines. Variants:

Pinaka Mk-I: Initial version with a range of 40 km.

Pinaka Mk-I Enhanced: Range up to 60 km.

Pinaka Mk-II: Range upto 90 km.

Pinaka Mk-III: Currently under development, expected to reach up to 120 km.

Answer: A

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is correct: In 1925, E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker (commonly known as Periyar), a Balija Naidu, started the Self Respect Movement. Naicker considered the brahmanical religion and culture as the main means of exploiting the lower castes, hence the movement’s aim was to reject it. The Self-Respect Movement was founded in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India, with the goal of creating a society where underprivileged classes would have equal access to opportunities and human rights. Veeramal and Annai Meenanmbal, two well-known women activists, served as the movement’s female leaders. They pestered Periyar relentlessly to find out more about Dalit women’s rights.
• Statement 2 is correct: The group dedicated a sizeable percentage of its efforts to eradicating societal prejudice against women and advancing women’s rights. For a while, the self-respect movement’s founders advocated for women to use permanent birth control. Gandhi, on the other hand, vehemently opposed all forms of birth control for women.

Statement 3 is incorrect: One of the group’s most successful phases was the creation of the ego marriage system or the self respect marriage system. It is a marriage system in which marriages were performed without the presence of a Brahmin priest. Self-respect marriages are based on the idea that women are humans with equal rights, not property to be given from one man to another. Self-respect marriages encourage inter-caste weddings

Answer: D

Explanation:

Statements (a), (b) and (c) are correct while statement (d) is incorrect: Dark matter refers to a form of matter that does not emit, absorb or interact with electromagnetic radiation (light) like ordinary matter does. It cannot be observed directly through telescopes. Dark matter accounts for 27% of the Universe, dark energy accounts for 68% of the Universe.matter works like an attractive force — a kind of cosmic cement that holds our universe together. This is because dark matter does interact with gravity, but it doesn’t reflect, absorb, or emit light. In short, dark matter slows down the expansion of the universe, while dark energy speeds it up. Thus, Dark matter pulls galaxies together, while dark energy pushes them apart.

Answer: C

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is incorrect: NOTTO is a national level organisation that works to coordinate organ and tissue transplantation in India: Unlike organ donation, there is no national organisation overseeing whole-body donations. Generally the anatomy departments of medical colleges handle the process..
• Statement 2 is correct: Anyone over the age of 18 can legally consent to become a cadaver donor. If an individual is not registered as a donor at the time of death, their guardian or next of kin can still authorise the donation.

Statement 3 is incorrect:  Individuals who have died from chronic illnesses may be eligible donors, but those with infectious diseases (e.g., tuberculosis, HIV) are usually not accepted. Interested individuals must visit the relevant department at their chosen medical college to sign necessary forms. After death, the next of kin must contact the department to facilitate the donation.