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January 13, 2021 - Daily Quiz

1. With reference to ‘Navigation with Indian Constellation (NAVIC)’, which of the following statements is/are correct? i. It is a system which will have eight satellites in orbit. ii. It will provide positioning information in the Indian region and 1500km around the mainland. iii. It will provide two levels of service; the standard positioning service for civilian use and a restricted service for defence use. 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. Consider the following statements regarding Conditions for recognition of a political party as a National Party:
  1. If a party secures six per cent of valid votes polled in any four or more states at a general election to the Lok sabha or to the legislative assembly; and, in addition, it wins 1 seat in the Lok sabha from any state.
  2. If a party wins two per cent of seats in the Lok Sabha at a general election; and these candidates are elected from three states.
  3. If a part is recognised as a state party in six states.
Which of the above statements is/are correct: (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) All the above
3. If half of the plastering of a wall is done on the first day by a group of workers and one-fourth of the remaining on the second day, find the area of the wall , given that the work gets finished after plastering remaining 45 m2 of the wall (a) 120 Sq.m (b) 150 Sq.m (c) 160 Sq.m (d) 180 Sq.m 4. With reference to the Bertelsmann Transformation Index (BTI), which was in the news, is related to: (a) It is an international comparative study of the state of development and the governance of political and economic change processes in 129 developing and transition countries. (b) It is an index to measure gender inequality at the workplace. (c) It is an Index to study about the ill effects of climate change on agriculture. (d) It is an international comparative study of the state of development and the governance of political and economic change processes in developed countries. 5. The annual range of temperature in the interior of the continents is high as compared to coastal areas. What is / are the reason / reasons?
  1. Thermal difference between land and water
  2. Variation in altitude between continents and oceans
  3. Presence of strong winds in the interior
  4. Heavy rains in the interior as compared to coasts
Select the correct answer using the codes given below. (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 ANSWERS 1. (b) The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) with an operational name of NAVIC (which also stands for NAVigation with Indian Constellation) is an autonomous regional satellite navigation system that is being set up by India, that will be used to provide accurate real-time positioning and timing services over India and the region extending to 1,500 kilometres around India. The NAVIC system will consist of a constellation of 3 satellites in Geostationary orbit (GEO), 4 satellites in Geosynchronous orbit. NAVIC will provide two levels of service, the standard positioning service will be open for civilian use, and a restricted service (an encrypted one) for authorized users (including the military). 2. (b)  3. (a) 4. (a) Bertelsmann Transformation Index (BTI) is an international comparative study of the state of development and the governance of political and economic change processes in 129 developing and transition countries. The BTI has been presented every two years since 2006 by the Bertelsmann Stiftung. The index measures and compares the quality of governmental action internationally with self-collected data and analyzes successes and regressions on the way to constitutional democracy and socially flanked market economy 5. (a) 


POSTED ON 13-01-2021 BY ADMIN
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