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January 11, 2021 - Daily Quiz

1. With reference to the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), which of the following statements is/are correct? i. At CERN, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. ii. The CERN laboratory sits astride the Austria-Germany border near Vienna. iii. India became an associate member of the CERN in 2016. Select the correct answer using the code given below. (a) i only (b) ii and iii only (c) i and iii only (d) i, ii and iii
2. With reference to the provisions of no confidence motion’ consider the following statements:
  1. The motion needs the support of one-third members to be admitted in the lower house.
  2. It need not state the reasons for its adoption in the Lok Sabha.
  3. It can be moved against an individual minister or a group of ministers or the entire council of ministers.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect? (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3 only (c) 2 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
3. P and Q invest in a business in the ratio 3: 2. If 5% of the total profit goes to charity and P's share is Rs 912, find the total profit (a) Rs. 1600 (b) Rs. 1800 (c) Rs. 1400 (d) Rs. 2000 4. Amazonia-1 an earth observation satellite launched recently by India using PSLV-C51, will give information on (a) land and water bodies below (b) farm lands and crop extent (c) Remote sensing data to users for monitoring deforestation in the Amazon region and analysis of diversified agriculture across the Brazilian territory (d) All of the above 5. Consider the following statements:
  1. For changing the name of any city, state government requires no objection certificate from parliament.
  2. Changes in the name of the existing states and official language can be done by a simple majority and by the ordinary legislative process.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWERS 1. (c) CERN is the world’s largest nuclear and particle physics laboratory and best known as operator of the Large Hadron Collider, which found the elusive Higgs boson in 2012. At CERN physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. It is based in Geneva on the French-Swiss border. It has 22 member states and four associate member states and other associate members transitioning to full member status. India was inducted as an ‘Observer’ at CERN in 2004. India became an associate member of the CERN in 2016. The latest upgrade allows Indian companies to bid for lucrative engineering contracts and Indians can apply for staff positions at the organisation. 2. (b)  3. (a) 4. (c) Amazonia-1 was launched by PSLV-C51 in February 2021. It was launched from SHAR, Sriharikota. PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 is the first dedicated commercial mission of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a Government of India company under Department of Space. 5. (d) For changing the names of villages, towns/cities, railway stations etc., the proposals received from the respective State Government are considered in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in consultation with the agencies concerned. Thereafter, if found appropriate, the MHA conveys its ‘No Objection’ to the State Government concerned for issuing required Gazette Notification. Changes in the name of the existing states can be done by a simple majority under article 3 but changes in official language need to amend schedule 8 that can be done by special amendment process under Article 368.  


POSTED ON 11-01-2021 BY ADMIN
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