TriumphIAS Daily Quiz (TIDQ) – 2-Jun-2018

#Quiz on Current Affairs

1. The World Health Organization is headquartered at_______
   1. New York
   2. Geneva
   3. Washington D.C.
   4. Zurich

2. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 Global Peace Index, as per global think tank Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)?
   1. 121^st
   2. 127^th
   3. 137^th
   4. 157^th

3. The WHO has in collaboration with the World Bank Group launched the “Global Preparedness Monitoring Board”, a mechanism to regularly monitor and report preparedness level to tackle all health emergencies globally. The board will have its headquarter in__________
   1. Zurich
   2. New York
   3. Geneva
   4. Washington D.C.

4. Which of the following States has launched digital wallet “T-Wallet” for people with and without mobile phones?
   1. Maharastra
   2. Rajasthan
   3. Odisha
   4. Telangana

5. Who has been conferred with the ‘Santokba Humanitarian Award’ 2018?
   1. Verghese Kurien
   2. Kailash Satyarthi
   3. Dr S. Swaminathan
   4. Sam Pitroda

6. In which of the following States, India’s first automatic coastal warning system for disasters will be set up?
   1. Maharashtra
   2. Odisha
   3. Andhra Pradesh
   4. Tamil Nadu

7. In which of the following States ,India’s first freight village will be set up?
   1. New Delhi
   2. Udaipur
   3. Varanasi
   4. Chennai

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General Studies

1. In which one of the following cities is the Lingaraja Temple located?
   1. Bhubaneswar
   2. Bijapur
   3. Kolkata
   4. Shravanambelagola

2. Hoysala monuments are found in
   1. Hampi and Hosper
   2. Halebid and Belur .
   3. Mysore and Bangalore
   4. Sringeri and Dharwar

3. Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message?
   1. Dadu
   2. Ramananda
   3. Kabir
   4. Tulsidas

4. In the new Panchayati Raj Bill enacted in 1993, there are several fresh provisions deviating from the past. Which one of the following is not such provision? (1999)
   1. A number of added responsibilities in the area of agriculture, rural development, primary education and social forestry among others
   2. Elections being made mandatory for all posts at the time they are due
   3. A statutory representation for women in the panchayats, up-to a third of the strength
   4. Regular remuneration to the Panchayat members, so as to ensure their punctuality and accountability

5. The Parliament can make any law for the whole or any part of India for implementing International treaties
   1. With the consent of all the States
   2. With the consent of the majority of States
   3. With the consent of the States concerned
   4. Without the consent of any States

6. Panchayati Raj was first introduced in India in October 1959 in (1998)
   1. Rajasthan
   2. Kerala
   3. Tamil Nadu
   4. Karnataka

7. A college student desires to get elected to the Municipal Council of his city. The validity of his nomination would depend on the important condition, among others, that
   1. He obtains permission from the Principal of his college
   2. He is a member of a political party
   3. His name figures in the voters’ list
   4. He files a declaration owing allegiance of the Constitution of India

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Answers with Explanation

 Current Affairs

1. b

• The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948 headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

2. c

• India has ranked 137 th out of 163 countries on the 2017 Global Peace Index (GPI), published by The Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP). The 2017 GPI provides a comprehensive analysis on the state of peace.
• It shows that amidst continuing social and political turmoil, the world continues to spend enormous resources on creating and containing violence but very little on peace.
• The index is topped by Iceland, followed by New Zealand, Portugal, Austria and Denmark, whereas Syria remains the least peaceful country in the world, followed by Afghanistan, Iraq, South Sudan, and Yemen.

3. c

• The World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank Group has launched a new mechanism that intends to strengthen global health security through monitoring and regular reporting of preparedness to tackle outbreaks, pandemics, and other emergencies with health consequences. Under the programme, a new monitoring board, “Global Preparedness Monitoring Board” has been set up with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

4. d

• The Telangana Government has officially launched a digital wallet “T-Wallet”, which doesn’t charge transaction fee from consumers. This is the first official e-wallet from any state government in India.
• The wallet can be used over the web version. One can top up the wallet using credit or debit cards, Internet banking or through cash at Mee Seva centres. It allows a maximum transaction of Rs. 1 lakh for e-KYC (know your customer) users. For non-KYC users, the limit is set to Rs. 20,000.
• The wallet is developed by Transaction Analysts (TA) & Vijaya Bank is a banking partner for the initiative. Presently, the wallet is available in Android version and supports English, Telugu and Urdu.

5. b

• Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi was honored with ‘Santokba Humanitarian Award’ 2018 in Surat by President Ram Nath Kovind for his services aimed at the betterment of society and received an award money of Rs 1 crore.

6. b

• India’s first automatic coastal warning for disasters will come up in Odisha from July 2017. Through alert system, Odisha will be able to warn its coastal population by pressing a single button from a control room in the Odisha capital in the event of natural disasters like tsunami or cyclone.
• The loud sirens will then go off simultaneously from towers at 122 spots locations including tourist destinations, fish landing centres and coastal habitations. The new system will also enable authorities to alert people in smaller pockets, depending on the severity of the disaster.

7. c

• India’s first ‘freight village’ will be developed by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The freight village, a one-of-its-kind infrastructure platform, will attract companies that require logistics services and can cluster to improve their competitiveness.
• This will allow relocation of retailers, warehouse operators and logistics service providers supplying the regional FMCG market. The facility will come around the proposed multi-modal terminal adjacent to the city on the banks of the Ganga.

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General Studies

1. (a)

• Lingaraja Templeis a Hindu temple dedicated to Harihara, a form of Shiva and Vishnu and is one of the oldest temples in Bhubaneswar, The temple represents the quintessence of the Kalinga Architecture and culminating the medieval stages of the architectural tradition at Bhubaneswar.
• The temple is believed to be built by the kings from the Somavamsi dynasty, with later additions from the Ganga rulers. The temple is built in the Deulastyle that has four components namely, vimana (structure containing the sanctum), jagamohana (assembly hall), natamandira(festival hall) and bhoga-mandapa (hall of offerings), each increasing in the height to its predecessor.
• The temple complex has 50 other shrines and is enclosed by a large compound wall.

2.(b)

• Hoysala architectureis the building style developed under the rule of the Hoysala Empire between the 11th and 14th centuries, in the region known today as Karnataka, a state of India. Hoysala influence was at its peak in the 13th century, when it dominated the Southern Deccan Plateau region.
• Large and small temples built during this era remain as examples of the Hoysala architectural style, including the Chennakesava Templeat Belur, the Hoysaleswara Temple at Halebidu, and the Kesava Temple at Somanathapura. Other examples of Hoysala craftsmanship are the temples at Belavadi, Amruthapura, Hosaholalu, Mosale, Arasikere, Basaralu, Kikkeriand Nuggehalli.

3.(c)

• Ramananda was a 14th-century Vaishnava devotional poet sant, in the Ganga river region of Northern India. The Hindu tradition recognizes him as the founder of the Ramanandi Sampradaya, the largest monastic Hindu renunciant community in modern times.
• Tradition asserts that Ramananda developed his philosophy and devotional themes inspired by the south Indian Vedantaphilosopher Ramanuja, however evidence also suggests that Ramananda was influenced by Nathpanthi ascetics of the Yoga school of Hindu philosophy.
• His ideas also influenced the founding of Sikhism in 15th century, and his verse and he are mentioned in the Sikh scripture Adi Granth, Ramananda was known for composing his works and discussing spiritual themes in vernacular Hindi, stating that this makes knowledge accessible to the masses.

4. (d)

• The Panchayati Raj Act. 1993 has no provision for regular remuneration of Panchayat members to ensure their punctuality and accountability.

5.(d) Not required.

6. (a)

• The Panchayat Raj system was first adopted by the state of Rajasthan in Nagaur districton 2nd Oct 1959. The second state was Andhra Pradesh.

7.(c)

• A person needs to be 21 years of age for contesting in municipal elections. Unless one’s name is not in the voters’ list, he is below 18years, others conditions are not qualified.