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September 13, 2020 - Daily Quiz

1. In the context of any country, which one of the following would be considered as part of its social capital? (a) The proportion of literates in the population (b) The stock of its buildings, other infrastructure and machines (c) The size of population in the working age group (d) The level of mutual trust and harmony in the society 2. When the bark of a tree is removed in a circular fashion all around near its base, it gradually dries up and dies because (a) Water from soil cannot rise to aerial parts (b) Roots are starved of energy (c) Tree is infected by soil microbes (d) Roots do not receive oxygen for respiration
3. The Service Area Approach was implemented under the purview of (a) Integrated Rural Programme (b) Lead Bank Scheme (c) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (d) National Skill Development Mission 4. Consider the following provisions under the Directive Principles of State Policy as enshrined in the Constitution of India:
  1. Securing the citizens of India a uniform civil code
  2. Organizing village Panchayats
  3. Promoting cottage industries in rural areas
  4. Securing for all the workers reasonable leisure and cultural opportunities.
Which of the above are the Gandhian Principles that are reflected in the Directive Principles of State Policy? (a) 1, 2 and 4 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1, 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 2 , 3 and 4 5. With reference to Ocean Mean Temperature (OMT), which of the following statements is/are correct?  1. OMT is measured up to a depth of 26°C isotherm which is 129 meters in the south-western Indian Ocean during January — March. 2. OMT collected during January — March can be used in assessing whether the amount of rainfall in monsoon will be less or more than a certain long-term mean. Select the correct answer using the code given below: (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2   ANSWERS 1. (d) - Social capital is the willingness of people to help each other. It replaces money through which people buy the same help. The social capital of any country is measured through the level of trust and harmony among the people. 2. (b) Phloem is the innermost layer of the bark and its job is to do the transport of soluble organic material made during photosynthesis, the   process is called translocation. So, whatever that is produced in the leaves, if not sent to the parts such as roots, they will be starved of energy and Water will keep rising till we don’t cut the tree’s xylem parts. 3. (b) The Service Area Approach (SAA), a part of the Lead Bank Scheme, was introduced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in April 1989 for the planned and orderly development of rural and semi-urban areas. The approach was applicable to all scheduled commercial banks including the Regional Rural Banks (RRBs). Under the SAA, each bank branch in rural and semi-urban area needed to serve 15 to 25 villages. 4. (c) Directive Principles as described in Part IV, Article 36-51 of Indian Constitution are for State to be followed in matters related to administration and framing state laws. Gandhian Principles in Articles 40, 43, 47 and 48 laid by Mahatma Gandhi for State to take steps for framers related to:
  1. organizing village panchayats by giving powers and authority to work as self-government
  2. promoting cottage industries on individual or co-operative basis
  3. ban on consumption of intoxicated and injurious drinks and drugs
  4. promoting educational and economic activities for poors
  5. organizing agricultural and animal husbandry on required guidelines
  6. prohibiting slaughter of cows and cattle
  7. protecting and advancing environment and safeguard forests and wild life
  8. protect, conserve and maintain historic places
  9. separate judiciary from executive
5. (b) - Sea surface temperature (SST) is routinely used for predicting whether the total amount of rainfall that India receives during the monsoon season will be less or more than the long-term mean of 887.5 mm. • Now, scientists from Pune’s Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) find that Ocean Mean Temperature (OMT) has better ability to predict this than the Sea Surface Temperature. Compared with SST which has 60% success rate of predicting the Indian summer monsoon, OMT has 80% success rate. • OMT is analysed by measuring the ocean thermal energy during the period from January to March. Using OMT data, scientists are able to predict with 80% probability the monsoon of any year. • SST is restricted to a few millimetres of the top ocean layer, whereas OMT which is measured up to a depth of 26 degree C isotherm, is more stable and consistent, and the spatial spread is also less. The 26 degree C isotherm is seen at depths varying from 50–100 metres. During January–March, the mean 26 degree C isotherm depth in the Southwestern Indian Ocean is 59 metres.    


POSTED ON 13-09-2020 BY ADMIN
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