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October 24, 2020 - Daily Quiz
1. Consider the following statements:
- India’s north-south stretch is greater in length than its east-west stretch
- India shares land borders with seven neighboring countries
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2. Consider the following statements about Wood’s Despatch:
- It proposed setting up of several vernacular primary schools in the villages
- It encouraged privatization in the field of education
- It encouraged developing practical and vocational skills of Indian people
- It recommended english as the language for higher education
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 1, 2 & 3
(b) Only 2, 3 & 4
(c) Only 1, 3 & 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 & 4
3. In how many ways can a group of 5 men 2 women be made out of a total of 7 men and 3 women?
(a) 63 Ways
(b) 72 Ways
(c) 81 Ways
(d) 45 Ways
4. Who of the following was/were economic critic/ critics of colonialism in India?
1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. G. Subramania Iyer
3. R. C. Dutt
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
5. The Ozone Day is observed every year on September 16 as on this day in 1987 the ___________was signed for launching efforts to arrest the depletion of the fragile ozone layer in the stratosphere that prevents the harmful ultra-violet rays of the sun from reaching the earth. Fill the correct word in blank.
(a) Montreal Protocol
(b) Geneva Protocol
(c) Kyoto Protocol
(d) Nagoya Protocol
ANSWERS
1. (c) The maximum stretch of the country is from north to south (3214 km) and at its maximum from east to west the country measures (2933 km). Second statement is also correct because India has 15106.7 Km of land border running through 92 districts in 17 States and a coastline of 7516.6 Km touching 13 States and Union Territories (UTs). India shares land borders with seven neighbouring countries viz. Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, Nepal, Myanmar, Bhutan and Afghanistan.
2. (d) 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. The Despatch is a very important educational document and holds a unique place in the history of Indian education. It is a long document of 100 paragraphs and deals with the various aspects of great educational importance. Important points of the despatch:
- It wanted to educate Indian people in order to create a class of civil servants
- It wanted to impart Western knowledge and information about Western Culture to the Indian people
- An education department was to be set in every province
- Universities on the model of the London University to be established in cities such as Bombay, Calcutta and Madras
- It proposed to establish at-least one government school in every district.
- It is called magnacarta of English Education in India
3. (a)
4. (d)
5. (a) The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was an international treaty which was organized in 1987. The UN General Assembly celebrate 16th September in memory of the date in 1987 when nations inked the Montreal Protocol.
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