January 06, 2021 - Daily Quiz
1. With reference to the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), which of the following statement/s is/are correct?
1. It will help scientists detect black holes which may be residing in far-off galaxies.
2. A total of 8 organizations from different parts of the world are a part of the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) i only
(b) ii only
(c) Both i and ii
(d) Neither i nor ii
2. When a thin membrane that covers chest and abdomen start to multiply in a rapid and uncontrollable way, then what type of cancer is formed in the body?
(a) Mesothelioma
(b) Mycosis
(c) Merkel Cell Carcinoma
(d) None of the above
3. 24 liters of a mixture contain milk and water in the ratio of 1 : 5 . If 6 liters of the mixture are replaced by 6 liters of milk, the ratio of milk to water in the new mixture will be
(a) 3 : 5
(b) 3 : 4
(c) 5 : 6
(d) 2 : 3
4. The Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905 lasted until
(a) the First World War when Indian troops were needed by the British and the partition was ended.
(b) King George V abrogated Curzon‘s Act at the Royal Durbar in Delhi in 1911
(c) Gandhiji launched his Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) the Partition of India, in 1947 when East Bengal became East Pakistan
5. Under the Anti-Defection Law, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha takes decisions on the question of disqualification of a member of the House under which of the following capacity?
(a) Arbitration
(b) Presiding Officer
(c) Administrative Head of the Lok Sabha
(d) Tribunal
ANSWERS
1. (c) The Thirty Meter Telescope is a new class of extremely large telescopes that will allow us to
see deeper into space and observe cosmic objects with unprecedented sensitivity. Caltech, California Institute of Technology, India, China, Japan, Canada, California University, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) are part of its construction.
2. (a) A rare type of cancer known as Mesothelioma, that develops when the cells of the mesothelium (a thin membrane that covers the chest and abdomen) start to multiply in a rapid and uncontrollable way.
3. (a)
4. (b)
5. (d)
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