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September 05, 2020 - Daily Quiz
1. Consider the following statements:
- Teachers’ Day is celebrated to mark the birthday of the country’s former President, scholar, philosopher and Bharat Ratna awardee, Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who was born on 5 Sep 1888.
- Dr Radhakrishnan was the first Vice President of India (1952–1962) and went on to become the second President of India (1962-1967).
- He held the post of Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University from 1931 to 1936, followed by Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in 1939.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) All the above
2. The term ‘Goldilocks Zone’ is often seen in the news in the context of
(a) the limits of habitable zone above the surface of the Earth
(b) regions inside the Earth-like planets in outer space
(c) search for the Earth-like planets in outer space
(d) search for meteorites containing precious metals
3. Recently, for the first time in our country, which of the following States has declared a particular butterfly as ‘State Butterfly’?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Karnataka
(d) Maharashtra
4. In India, Judicial Review implies
(a) the power of the Judiciary to pronounce upon the constitutionality of laws and executive orders.
(b) the power of the Judiciary to question the wisdom of the laws enacted by the Legislatures.
(c) the power of the Judiciary to review all the legislative enactments before they are assented to by the President.
(d) the power of the Judiciary to review its own judgements given earlier in similar or different cases.
5. Consider the following countries:
- Australia
- Canada
- China
- India
- Japan
- USA
Which of the above are among the 'free-trade partners' of ASEAN?
(a) 1, 2, 4 and 5
(b) 3, 4, 5 and 6
(c) 1, 3, 4 and 5
(d) 2, 3, 4 and 6
ANSWERS
1. (d)
2. (c) - Planet Earth occupies some region around stars which is known as Goldilocks Zone. It is a region around star which is neither too hot nor too cold where planetary mass objects carries atmospheric pressure which helps to support liquid water
3. (d)
4. (a) - Judicial review is the power of the Judiciary to examine the actions of the legislative, executive, and administrative arms of the government and to determine whether such actions are consistent with the constitution.
5. (c) - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
- ASEAN has existing free trade agreements with Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand
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