May 9, 2021 - Daily Quiz
1. Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Wood’s Dispatch of 1854?.
(a) It did not give importance to female and vocational education
(b) It emphasised that the education imparted in government institutions should be secular.
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Neither (a) nor (b)
2. Which of the following regions have been identified as "Algal Bloom hotspots" under the Algal Bloom Information Service?
1. North Eastern Arabian Sea
2. Gulf of Mannar
3. Coastal waters off Kerala
4. Coastal waters of Gopalpur
5. Marina Beach
(a) 1, 2 , 3 and 4 only
(b) 2, 3 and 5 only
(c) 1, 4 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
3. “Pledge Movement” to inspire people to take an oath to prohibit child marriage was launched by
(a) Atmiya Sabha
(b) Shuddhis
(c) Indian Social Conference
(d) Prarthana Samaj
4. What was the objective of ‘King’s Evidence Programme’?
(a) to make evidence compulsory to lodge a case in judiciary by a Native Prince.
(b) to prevent Indian Nationalist activities in England.
(c) to check Thuggee by promoting thugs to provide information about their gang members.
(d) to curb revolutionary activities by rewarding informers.
5. The anti-smog gun is used to clear
1. Particulate Matter
2. Bad Ozone
3. Nitrogen Oxides
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answers
1 – (b)
Wood’s Despatch of 1854 Charles Wood was a British Liberal politician and Member of Parliament. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1846 to 1852. Later he became the President of the Board of Control of the East India Company. In 1854 he sent the “Wood’s despatch” to the Governor General Lord Dalhousie. As per this despatch: An education department was to be set in every province. Universities on the model of the London University be established in big cities such as Bombay, Calcutta and Madras. At least one government school be opened in every district. Affiliated private schools should be given grant in aid. The Indian natives should be given training in their mother tongue also. Wood’s Despatch is called Magnacarta of English Education in India. In accordance with Wood’s despatch, Education Departments were established in every province and universities were opened at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in 1857 on the model of the London University. Later more universities were opened in Punjab in 1882 and at Allahabad 1887.
2 – (a)
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1604587
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/hazards/hab/
3 – (c)
Indian Social Conference Founded by M.G. Ranade and Raghunath Rao, the conference met annually from its first session in Madras in 1887 at the same time and venue as the Indian National Congress. It focused attention on the social issues of importance; it could be called the social reform cell of the Indian National Congress, in fact. The conference advocated inter-caste marriages, opposed polygamy and kulinism. It launched the "Pledge Movement" to inspire people to take a pledge against child marriage.
4 – (c)
The name of Lord William Bentinck is still cherished in India for suppression of the Thugs. Thugs were the hereditary assassins whose profession was to deceive people and strangle them to death with their Pugree or handkerchief. They used to travel in Gangs, disguised as merchants or pilgrims. They were bound together by an oath on the rites of their deity goddess Kali. The word “Thug” is derived from “Sthag” of Sanskrit, which means “sly”. Rather than ordinary thieves, they were the bands of the people who were first recorded by Barni, when he mentions that Firoz Shah Tughlaq captured the Thugs. But none of them was killed and Sultan put them in boats and sent them to Lakhnauti where they were set free, so that they don’t trouble the “Delhites”. In suppression of Thugs, along with William Bentinck, one more name is cherished. This able officer was William Henry Sleeman. Initially he was a soldier and later became the administrator. In 1835, the ‘Thuggee and Dacoity Dept’ was created by William Bentinck and William Henry Sleeman was made its superintendent. He was later promoted as its Commissioner in 1839. The rigorous operations under Sleeman led to capture of 1400 Thugs who were hanged by the government or transported for life. A special prison was established at Jabalpur for Thugs. The reason of this success was the awareness creation by the Government. The department started disseminating information about the Thugee and at every Police Station or Thana, the information about the new techniques by the Thugs would be sent. The travelers were warned. Since, Thugs could be recognized only by evidence, the department started “King’s Evidence Programme“. In this programme the Thugs, who turned evidences of the and provided into about the Gang members & peers would be provided protection and incentives. This was used by the government to break the code of silence, which kept the members of the gang silent.
5 – (a)
https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/arvind-kejriwal-inaugurates-truck-mounted-anti-smog-gun-to-tackle-delhi-air-pollution-2336515
https://indianexpress.com/article/what-is/what-is-anti-smog-gun/
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