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January 31, 2021 - Daily Quiz

1. Consider the following statements:

1. Territorial Integrity or continued existence of any Indian state is guaranteed by the Indian Constitution.

2. Parliament of India can form new States, alter the area, boundaries or names of the existing States by a law passed by a special majority.

Which of the above statement is correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

2. The mode of nutrition in which an organism makes its own food from the simple inorganic material like carbon dioxide and water present in the surrounding is called: (a) Heterotrophic nutrition (b) Saprotrophic nutrition (c) Autotrophic nutrition (d) Holozoic nutrition
3. Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a close circle facing the centre. E is the immediate left of D. C is between A and B. F is between E and A. Who is the left of F? (a) A (b) C (c) E (d) B 4. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the following topographical features found from upper to lower course of a river? (a) Ox-bow lake-Rapids-Estuary (b) Rapids-Estuary-Ox-bow lake (c) Rapids-Ox-bow lake-Estuary (d) Estuary-Ox-bow lake-Rapids 5. Consider the following statements about Public Affairs Index (PAI):
  1. It is released annually since 2010.
  2. It examines governance performance in all 30 states on social and economic development they are able to provide.
  3. Kerala has topped the Public Affairs Index for 2018 as the best-governed state for the third consecutive year in smaller states category.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 2 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 ANSWERS 1. (d) Territorial Integrity or continued existence of any Indian state is not guaranteed by the Indian Constitution. India is a union of the indestructible union of destructible state. Under Article 3 Parliament has power regarding the formation of new states or alter the boundaries of existing states. Parliament of India can form new States, alter the area, boundaries or names of the existing States by a law passed by a simple majority and not by the special majority. 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (c) Public Affairs Index (PAI)  
  • It is released annually since 2016
  • Kerala has topped the Public Affairs Index (PAI) for 2018 as the best-governed state for the third consecutive year since 2016 among large states.
  • Public Affairs Index 2018 released by the think tank Public Affairs Centre. The index examines governance performance in all 30 states through a data-based framework, ranking them on social and economic development they are able to provide. Founded in 1994 by renowned Indian economist and scholar late Samuel Paul, the think tank works to mobilize demand for better governance in the country.


POSTED ON 31-01-2021 BY ADMIN
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