MCQS
Q1: Consider the following statements with respect to Ambedkar Social Innovation
Incubation Mission and choose the incorrect option:
- The mission was launched by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
- It has been launched under the Venture Capital Fund for SCs.
- The beneficiaries will be funded with Rs. 30 lakhs in 3 years as equity funding.
- 1 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 2 only
- None of the above
Answer: a
Explanation:
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched the Ambedkar Social Innovation and Incubation Mission (ASIIM) under Venture Capital Fund for SCs with a view to promoting innovation and enterprise among SC students studying in higher educational institutions.
Under the initiative, 1,000 SC youth will be identified in the next four years with start-up ideas through the Technology Business Incubators in various higher educational institutions.
They will be funded 30 lakh rupees in three years as equity funding to translate their start-up ideas into commercial ventures.
Q2: Consider the following statements with respect to Chlorpyrifos and choose the incorrect option:
- It is an organophosphate pesticide used on crops to kill a number of pests and insects.
- It is used to control ticks on cattle.
- It has the potential for acute toxicity and neurological effects in foetuses and children.
- 1 only
- 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- None of the above
Answer: d
Explanation:
Chlorpyrifos (CPS) is an organophosphate pesticide used on crops, animals, and buildings, and in other settings, to kill a number of pests, including insects and worms.
On the farm, it is used to control ticks on cattle and as a spray to control crop pests.
It acts on the nervous systems of insects.
However, it has the potential for both acute toxicity at larger amounts and neurological effects in foetuses and children even at very small amounts.
Q3: With reference to Warli Art, consider the following statements and choose the correct options:
- Its origin can be traced back to the palaeolithic age.
- Its paintings are mainly dominated by basic geometric shapes.
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
Answer : b
Explanation
Warli Art is a traditional art form of Maharashtra. Its roots can be traced to as early
as the 10 century A.D.
These paintings are distinctive with their vivid contrast expressions. The paintings are mainly dominated by basic geometric shapes like circles, triangles and squares.
These geometric shapes stand as a symbol of natural elements in our environment. For example, the circles represent the sun and moon, the triangles represent the mountains and the squares are considered as the central motifs of the painting.
People and animals are represented by two inverted triangles joined together, where the upper triangle is the torso and the lower triangle is the pelvis.
Q4: Consider the following statements and choose the correct option:
- Tehri Dam is the highest dam in India.
- Dobra Chanti bridge is India’s longest motorable single lane suspension bridge.
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
Answer : c
Explanation
Tehri Dam is the highest dam in India and fourth highest dam in the world. It isaround 260.5 metre high and 592 metre long.
The 440-metre long Dobra Chanti bridge is India’s longest motorable single lane suspension bridge.
It is part of the Tehri Dam & Hydro Power Project (the multi-purpose river valley project) taken up for construction on River Bhagirathi to tap its vast potential for irrigation and hydro-electric purposes. It is located in the Tehri district of Uttarakhand.
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