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November 07, 2020 - Daily Quiz

1. With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements : 1. The concept of Bodhisattva is central to the Hinayana sect of Buddhism. 2. Bodhisattva is a compassionate one on his way to enlightenment. 3. Bodhisattva delays achieving his own salvation to help all sentient beings on their path to it. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 2 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 2. He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna; stayed in America for some time, and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was (a) Aurobindo Ghosh (b) Bipin Chandra Pal (c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Motilal Nehru
3. A train moving at speed of 80 km/hr crosses a pole in 7 seconds. Find the length of the train. (a) 150 m (b) 165 m (c) 175 m (d) 170 m 4. Consider the following statements. 1. When a virus does not change is called a mutation. 2. A virus with one or more new mutations is known as a “variant” of the original virus. Which of the following statements is/are correct? (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2  5. Some Buddhist rock-cut caves are called Chaityas, while the others are called Viharas. What is the difference between the two? (a) Vihara is a place of worship, while Chaitya is the dwelling place of the monks (b)Chaitya is a place of worship, while Vihara is the dwelling place of the monks (c) Chaitya is the stupa at the far end of the cave, while Vihara is the hall axial to it (d) There is no material difference between the two ANSWERS 1. (b) 2. (c) In 1896, Lajpat Rai wrote a series of books in Urdu, which he named the ‘Great Men of the World’. The first great man he chose was his Italian guru Giuseppe Mazzini, and then Garibaldi, along with Sivaji, Dayananda, and Sri Krishna. 3. (c) 4. (b) When a virus replicates makes copies of itself sometimes changes a little bit which is normal for a virus. These changes are known as mutations and a virus with one or more new mutations is known as a "variant" of the original virus. 5. (b)






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