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November 23, 2020 - Daily Quiz

Editorial analysis for UPSC Mains & Prelims relevance.

23 Nov 2020
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1. Which of the following given statements is/are not true about India’s supercomputer Param Siddhi?
  1. It is ranked 3rd among top 500 most powerful non-distributed computer systems in the world.
  2. It has been developed under the National Supercomputing Mission.
Which of the given statements is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 2. After acquiring the royal charter, the East India Company could: (a) venture across the ocean (b) buy goods at a cheap price and sell at higher price (c) could carry their business to European countries (d) All of the above
3. A father can do a job as fast as his two sons working together. If one son does the job in 3 hours and the other in 6 hours, how many hours does it take the father to do the job? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 4. “JATAN software” recently seen in news is related to: (a) It helped the migrant workers to connect with authorities for relocation. (b) It is a portal to help COVID-19 patients with ambulance services. (c) It makes digital imprints of all the objects preserved in museums. (d) It is a quick portal to book e-tickets for trains.  5. In which of the following, the ‘Dominion Status’ for the country was demanded? (a) Calcutta Session, 1920 (b) Poona Pact, 1932 (c) Gandhi Irwin Pact, 1931 (d) Lucknow Pact, 1916 ANSWERS 1. (b) India’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) supercomputer Param Siddhi ranked 63rd among top 500 most powerful non-distributed computer systems in the world. 2. (d) The royal charter that granted by Queen Elizabeth I to the East India Company, permitted them to do their business of buying cheaper goods from the east and sell them to the European countries. 3. (b)  4. (c) JATAN is a virtual museum builder software, that enables creation of digital collection management system for Indian museums and is deployed in several national museums across India. 5. (d) The Lucknow Pact is known for it’s achieved the goal of Hindu-Muslim unity and generate the anti-British feelings among the Muslims. In this pact, Congress with Muslim League jointly demanded the ‘Dominion Status’ of the country.  
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