Current Affairs Quiz Dec. 2020-Part-XVII
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Question 1 of 5
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Q1. Which of the following Carnatic Music saint’s compositions are mostly in praise of Lord Rama?
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Ans: a
Expl: Tyagraja composed songs mainly on his patron deity Rama, though many others relate to the day to day social activities of his times. Syama Sastry composed songs for goddesses and was melodious.
Muttuswami Diksitar compositions were highly varied and influenced by Hindustani music and other streams.Incorrect
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2. Question
Q2. Which of the following statements is or are correct about the following countries?
1) China borders 14 nations.
2) Russia borders 14 nations.
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Ans: c
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• China borders 14 nations, more than any other country except Russia, which also borders China extends across much of East Asia, bordering Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar (Burma) in Southeast Asia; India, Bhutan, Nepal, Afghanistan, and Pakistan in South Asia; Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan in Central Asia; and Russia, Mongolia, and North Korea in Inner Asia and Northeast Asia. Additionally, China shares maritime boundaries with South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, and the Philippines. China has the longest combined land border in the world, measuring 22,117 km (13,743 mi) from the mouth of the Yalu River (Amnok River) to the Gulf of Tonkin.
• Russia is bordered in the west by Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland (both with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, and Azerbaijan. Russia borders Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea in the south. Additionally, the country shares maritime borders with Sweden, Japan (by the Sea of Okhotsk) and the U.S. state of Alaska across the Bering Strait.Incorrect
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Q3. Zomi is the tribe of
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Ans: a
Expl: In India, the Zou are officially recognized as one of the thirty-three indigenous peoples within the state of Manipur, and are one of the Scheduled tribes.
Zomi identify themselves as descendants of the Zo, the Tibeto-Burman people that speaks Chin-Kuki language group. They are scattered in Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, and Assam.
Amid the ongoing talks between the Manipur government and the Kuki umbrella groups, as many as nine Zomi tribes have raised the demand for the creation of the Zoland Territorial Council (ZTC) in the wake of the demands for Nagalim and Kukiland Territorial Council.Incorrect
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Q4. Which of the following statements is or are not correct about the Visva-Bharati University?
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Ans: c
Expl: Founded by the first non-European Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Thākur(popularly known as Tagore) in 1921, Visva-Bharati was declared to be a central university and an institution of national importance by an Act of Parliament in 1951.
The President of India is the Paridarsaka (Visitor) of the University, the Governor of West Bengal is the Pradhana (Rector), and the Prime Minister of India acts as the Acharya (Chancellor). The President of India appoints the Upacharya (Vice-chancellor) of the University.
It is located in Santiniketan, West Bengal, India. It was founded by Rabindranath Tagore who called it Visva-Bharati, which means the communion of the world with India. Until independence, it was a college. Soon after independence, the institution was given the status of a central university in 1951 by an act of the Parliament.Incorrect
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Q5. The Good Governance Day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of
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Ans: c
Expl: Good Governance Day is observed in India annually on the twenty-fifth day of December, the birth anniversary of former-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Good Governance Day was established in 2014 to honor Prime Minister Vajpayee by fostering awareness among the Indian people of accountability in government.
In keeping with this principle, the Government of India has decreed Good Governance Day to be a working day for the government.Incorrect
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