February Current Affairs Quiz for IAS Exam – Feb Series-XII
February 2021 Current Affairs Quiz UPSC-XII
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Q. Consider the following statements:
1. Compressed air energy storage (CAES) is a way to store energy generated at one time for use at another time.
2. Flywheel energy storage systems (FESS) use electric energy input which is stored in the form of kinetic energy.
3. Barometers are a common device that scientists use to measure air pressure and to predict weather patterns.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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ans.d
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ans.d
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Q. Consider the following statements:
1. Superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) systems store energy in a magnetic field.
2. The advantage of SMES is that the time delay during charge and discharge is quite short.Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
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ans.d
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ans.d
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Q. Which of the following pairs are correct in relation to Shivaji’s council of ministers?
1. Amatya – Finance Minister
2. Sachiv – General administration
3. Sumant – Foreign MinisterCodes:
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ans.c
why in news?
Shivaji’s date of birth was 6 April 1627 but 19 February 1630 , Celebrated Shivaji Jayanti is observed on this day.
Peshwa was responsible for general administration. Sachiv was responsible for royal correspondence.Incorrect
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why in news?
Shivaji’s date of birth was 6 April 1627 but 19 February 1630 , Celebrated Shivaji Jayanti is observed on this day.
Peshwa was responsible for general administration. Sachiv was responsible for royal correspondence. -
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Q. Consider the following statements About Visva-Bharati University:
1. Visva-Bharati was declared to be a central university and an institution of national importance by an Act of Parliament in 1951.
2. The President of India appoints the Upacharya (Vice-chancellor) of the University.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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ans.c
About Visva-BharatiFounded 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.
A Central UniversityIn May 1951, Visva-Bharati was declared to be a Central University and “An Institution of National Importance” by an Act of Parliament.
It was granted the status of a unitary, teaching, and residential university.
The status and function of all the major institutions have been redefined in successive Amendments.Incorrect
ans.c
About Visva-BharatiFounded 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.
A Central UniversityIn May 1951, Visva-Bharati was declared to be a Central University and “An Institution of National Importance” by an Act of Parliament.
It was granted the status of a unitary, teaching, and residential university.
The status and function of all the major institutions have been redefined in successive Amendments. -
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Q. Consider the following statements:
1. Lala Lajpat Rai along with Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal formed the trinity of militant leaders ‘Lal-Bal-Pal’.
2. Lala Lajpat Rai was elected as the President of the Indian National Congress in 1920.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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About: Lala Lajpat Rai- Born on January 28 1865, Lala Lajpat Rai was popularly known as ‘Punjab Kesari’.
- He was a great freedom fighter, historian, eminent editor, social and religious reformer, and powerful orator.
- Lala Lajpat Rai along with Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal formed the trinity of militant leaders ‘Lal-Bal-Pal’.
- He was also associated with activities of Punjab National Bank and Lakshmi Insurance Company in their early stages in 1894.
- While studying law at the Government College in Lahore, he was influenced by the Hindu reformist movement of Swami Dayanand Saraswati, became a member of existing Arya Samaj Lahore (founded 1877) and founder editor of Lahore-based Arya Gazette
- He also helped to establish the nationalistic Dayananda Anglo-Vedic School and became a follower of Dayananda Sarasvati, the founder of the Arya Samaj (“Society of Aryans”).
- In 1914, he quit law practice to dedicate himself to the freedom of India and went to Britain in 1914 and then to the United States in 1917.
His role in the freedom struggle
- He actively campaigned for Swadeshi and propagated the message of self-reliance in India and abroad.
- After joining the Congress Party and taking part in political agitation in the Punjab, Lajpat Rai was deported to Mandalay, Burma (now Myanmar), without trial, in May 1907
- During World War I, Lajpat Rai lived in the United States, where he founded the Indian Home Rule League of America (1917) in New York City.
- He returned to India in early 1920, and later that year he led a special session of the Congress Party that launched Mahatma Gandhi’s Non-cooperation movement.
- He also founded the ‘Servants of the People Society’ at Lahore in 1921, which did remarkable work in various fields.
- He was elected as the President of the Indian National Congress in 1920.
- Lala Lajpat Rai died while leading a demonstration against the Simon Commission in Lahore (now in Pakistan) on November 17, 1928.
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ans.c
About: Lala Lajpat Rai- Born on January 28 1865, Lala Lajpat Rai was popularly known as ‘Punjab Kesari’.
- He was a great freedom fighter, historian, eminent editor, social and religious reformer, and powerful orator.
- Lala Lajpat Rai along with Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal formed the trinity of militant leaders ‘Lal-Bal-Pal’.
- He was also associated with activities of Punjab National Bank and Lakshmi Insurance Company in their early stages in 1894.
- While studying law at the Government College in Lahore, he was influenced by the Hindu reformist movement of Swami Dayanand Saraswati, became a member of existing Arya Samaj Lahore (founded 1877) and founder editor of Lahore-based Arya Gazette
- He also helped to establish the nationalistic Dayananda Anglo-Vedic School and became a follower of Dayananda Sarasvati, the founder of the Arya Samaj (“Society of Aryans”).
- In 1914, he quit law practice to dedicate himself to the freedom of India and went to Britain in 1914 and then to the United States in 1917.
His role in the freedom struggle
- He actively campaigned for Swadeshi and propagated the message of self-reliance in India and abroad.
- After joining the Congress Party and taking part in political agitation in the Punjab, Lajpat Rai was deported to Mandalay, Burma (now Myanmar), without trial, in May 1907
- During World War I, Lajpat Rai lived in the United States, where he founded the Indian Home Rule League of America (1917) in New York City.
- He returned to India in early 1920, and later that year he led a special session of the Congress Party that launched Mahatma Gandhi’s Non-cooperation movement.
- He also founded the ‘Servants of the People Society’ at Lahore in 1921, which did remarkable work in various fields.
- He was elected as the President of the Indian National Congress in 1920.
- Lala Lajpat Rai died while leading a demonstration against the Simon Commission in Lahore (now in Pakistan) on November 17, 1928.
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