DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ FOR UPSC PRELIMS 2019 – [08th October 2018]

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Q 1: Which is the highest Mountain of the African continent?

  1. Mt. McKinley

  2. Mt. Elbrus

  3. Mt. Kilimanjaro

  4. Mt. Aconcagua

     

[showhide type=”pressrelease1″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”]Correct Answer: Mt. Kilimanjaro

  • Mt. Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa
  • Mt. Kilimanjaro is located in Tanzania

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Q 2: Choose the correct statement about the Kumbh Mela:

  1. Kumbh Mela is held once in 12 years at a given place
  2. Kumbh Mela is a part of UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage 
  1. Only 1
  2. Only 2
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. None

[showhide type=”pressrelease2″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”]Correct Answer: Both 1 and 2

  • Kumbha Mela is a part of the UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
  • Kumbh Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to take bath in a sacred or holy river.
  • The four fairs are widely recognized as the Kumbh Melas: the Haridwar Kumbh Mela, the Allahabad Kumbh Mela, the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha, and Ujjain Simhastha.
  • These four fairs of Kumbh Mela are held periodically at one of the following places by rotation: Haridwar, Allahabad (Prayaga), Nashik district (Nashik and Trimbak), and Ujjain.

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Q 3: Choose the correct statement:

  1. Sh. Natwar Thakkar was awarded Padma Bhushan
  2. Sh. Natwar Thakkar was famously known as ‘Nagaland Gandhi’

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. None

  4. All of the above

[showhide type=”pressrelease3″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”]Correct Answer: Only 2

  • Famous Gandhian Natwar Thakkar died in a private hospital in Guwahati recently.
  • He was thought to be an Indian spy at the peak of an armed Naga movement for sovereignty but later came to be accepted as “Nagaland’s Gandhi”.
  • He was awarded Padma Shri by Government of India

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Q 4: Nasa’s Voyager 2 probe was launched in which year?

  1. 1977

  2. 1988

  3. 1999

  4. 2015

[showhide type=”pressrelease4″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”]Correct Answer:1977

  • Voyager 2 is a space probe launched by NASA in 1977, to study the outer planets.
  • Voyager 2 is now in its extended mission to study the outer reaches of our Solar System.
  • Voyager 2 has been operating for 41 years, 1 month and 15 days as of October 5, 2018

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Q5: Choose the correct statement about the Udan Scheme:

  1. The airline operator will provide a maximum of 25 UDAN Seats for operations through fixed-wing aircraft 
  2. The fare is capped at Rs 2500 for a 30-minute journey on a Helicopter

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. None

[showhide type=”pressrelease5″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”]Correct Answer: Only 2

  • UDAN scheme aims to provide connectivity to un-served and under-served airports of the country through the revival of existing air-strips and airports.
  • The selected airline operator under the scheme would have to provide a minimum of 9 and a maximum of 40 UDAN Seats on the UDAN Flights for operations through fixed wing aircraft.
  • The selected airline operator under the scheme will have to provide minimum of 5 and a maximum of 13 Seats on the Flights for operations through helicopters. 
  • The fare for a 1-hour journey of approximate 500 kms on a fixed-wing aircraft or for a 30-minute journey on a helicopter would now be capped at Rs. 2,500
  • Read More: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/in-17-months-since-launch-udan-has-given-wings-to-75-lakh-people/article25150187.ece

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