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November 04, 2020 - Daily Quiz

1. Which of the following statement is/are correct about Favipiravir? (a) Favipiravir is an antiviral COVID-19 drug. (b) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals under the brand name FabiFlu has launched an antiviral drug Favipiravir. (c) It is India's first COVID-19 drug launched, priced at Rs 103 per tablet. (d) All the above are correct 2. Who made the use of energy requirements (calorie) as a measure of poverty in India the first time? (a) Dandekar and Rath (b) Amartya Sen (c) T.N. Srinivasan (d) Tendulkar
3. What is the market price of a 9% share when a person gets 180 by investing Rs. 4000? (a) 150 (b) 200 (c) 250 (d) 300 4. With reference to the religious practices in India, the "Sthanakvasi" sect belongs to (a) Buddhism (b) Jainism (c) Vaishnavism (d) Shaivism  5. With reference to educational institutes during colonial rule in India, consider the following pairs :              Institution                             Founder
  1. Sanskrit College at Benaras -      William Jones
  2. Calcutta Madarsa    -                Warren Hastings
  3. Fort William College     -             Arthur Wellesley
Which of the pairs given above is/are correct? (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 3 (d) 3 only ANSWERS 1. (d) Favipiravir is an antiviral COVID-19 drug. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals under the brand name FabiFlu has launched an antiviral drug Favipiravir. It is India's first COVID-19 drug launched, priced at Rs 103 per tablet. 2. (a)  3. (b) 4. (b) Sthanakavasi is a sect of Svetambara Jainism founded by a merchant named Lavaji in 1653 AD. It believes that idol worship is not essential in the path of soul purification and attainment of Nirvana/Moksha. 5. (b) In 1791 the efforts of Jonathan Duncan, the British Resident at Benares, bore fruit and a Sanskrit College were opened at Benares. Lord Richard Colley Wellesley (NOT ARTHUR WELLESLEY) took the first step for the training of Civil Servants when he founded the Fort William College, in Calcutta in November 1800 where the Civil Servants of the Company were to receive training in the literature, science, and languages of India


POSTED ON 04-11-2020 BY ADMIN
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