August 25, 2020 - Daily Quiz
1. The area known as ‘Golan Heights’ sometimes appears in the news in the context of the events related to:
(a) Central Asia
(b) Middle East
(c) South-East Asia
(d) Central Africa
2. A recent movie titled The Man Who Knew Infinity is based on the biography of
(a) S. Ramanujan
(b) S. Chandrasekhar
(c) S. N. Bose
(d) C. V. Raman
3. Which principle among the following was added to the Directive Principles of State Policy by the 42ndAmendment to the Constitution?
(a) Equal pay for equal work for both men and women
(b) Participation of workers in the management of industries
(c) Right to work, education and public assistance
(d) Securing living wage and human conditions of work to workers
4. What is "Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)", sometimes seen in the news?
(a) An Israeli radar system
(b) India's indigenous anti-missile programme
(c) An American anti-missile system
(d) A defence collaboration between Japan and South Korea
5.
What is the difference between asteroids and comets?
(1) Asteroids are small rocky planetoids, while comets are formed of frozen gases held together by rocky and metallic material.
(2) Asteroids are found mostly between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars, while comets are found mostly between Venus and Mercury.
(3) Comets show a perceptible glowing tail, while asteroids do not.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) All the above
ANSWERS
1. (b) Golan Heights is a Plateau which was situated between south Lebanon, south Syria and northern Israel that was captured from Syria and occupied by Israel in a Six-Day War taken over by Israel in 1981
2. (a)
3. (b) Article 43A of the Constitution deals with 'Participation of workers in management of industries.
- Articles 43A was added by the 42nd amendment act,
4. (c) Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), formerly Theater High Altitude Area Defense, is an American anti-ballistic missile defense system designed to shoot down short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase (descent or re-entry) by intercepting with a hit-to-kill approach
5. (b)
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