Quiz 91 – Answers
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Q.1
c) 1 and 3 only
EXPLANATION –
Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme was launched by Govt in November 2015, under Gold Monetisation Scheme.
Sovereign Gold Bonds are Government securities denominated in multiples of gram(s) of gold. It will be issued by RBI on behalf of govt.
It will be sold through bank, post offices and Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited. The bonds will be issued in denominations of 5,10,50,100 grams of gold or other denominations.
Sovereign Gold Bonds can be used as collateral for loans.
Q.2
b) Both A and R are correct, and R is not correct explanation of A
EXPLANATION –
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose had announced the establishment of the provisional government of Azad Hind in occupied Singapore in 1943.
Azad Hind Government, also known as Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind, was supported by the Axis powers of Imperial Japan, Nazi Germany, the Italian Social Republic, and their allies.
With Azad Hind Government, Subhash Chandra Bose had launched a struggle to free India from British rule under the banner of the provisional government-in exile during the latter part of the Second World War.
Q.3
d) All of the above
EXPLANATION –
The Indian Penal Code was designed by the British in 1860 as it was necessary to “maintain the stability of the British Empire”
The IPC replaced Mohammedan Criminal Law, which had a very close relationship with Islam. Thus, the IPC laid the foundation of secularism.It was widely appreciated as a state-of-the-art code and was, indeed, the first codification of criminal law in the British Empire.
Recently the Ministry wrote to all States and Union Territories seeking suggestions to amend various sections of the IPC. The Union home ministry wants to overhaul the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC) to remedy its spirit of “master and servant,”
Q.4
a) 1 and 2 only
EXPLANATION –
The national portability of Ration cards will ensure all beneficiaries especially the migrants in getting access to PDS across the nation from any PDS shop of their own choice.
This will provide freedom to the beneficiaries as they will not be tied to any one PDS shop and reduce their dependence on shop owners and curtail instances of corruption.
This initiative shall be helpful for the large migratory population of the country, who migrate from one part of the country to another in search of job or employment, marriage, or any other reason, and find difficulty in accessing subsidised foodgrains in the present system.
All ration cards have to be seeded with Aadhaar numbers to get the benefits under this scheme.
Q.5
b) A disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, a germ that lives in soil
EXPLANATION –
Anthrax is a disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, a germ that lives in soil. It affects animals such as cattle, sheep, and goats more often than people. People can get anthrax from contact with infected animals, wool, meat, or hides.
It does not spread directly from one infected animal or person to another; it is spread by spores. These spores can be transported by clothing or shoes.
