22nd May 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
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22nd May 2021 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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1. Question
eNAM is a pan-India electronic trading portal for agricultural commodities. What is the
significance of eNAM?
1. It provides better price discovery to farmers through transparent auction process.
2. It allows Farmer Producer Organisations to trade their produce without bringing it to mandis.
3. It allows the farmers to sell their produce directly from warehouses.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:CorrectAnswer: D
All the statements are correct.IncorrectAnswer: D
All the statements are correct. - Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following pairs:
Martial arts – Associated State
1. Thang-ta – Nagaland
2. Gatka – Punjab
3. Malla khamb – Maharashtra
Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?CorrectAnswer: B
Pair 1 is incorrect. Created by the Meitei people of Manipur, Thang-ta is an armed martial art that finds its mention as one of the most lethal combat forms. Thang refers to a ‘sword’, while Ta refers to a ‘spear’, thus sword and spear are the two main elements of Thang-ta.IncorrectAnswer: B
Pair 1 is incorrect. Created by the Meitei people of Manipur, Thang-ta is an armed martial art that finds its mention as one of the most lethal combat forms. Thang refers to a ‘sword’, while Ta refers to a ‘spear’, thus sword and spear are the two main elements of Thang-ta. - Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Which of the following is/are the function(s) of the Central Statistics Office (CSO)?
1. Compilation of the Economic Survey.
2. Responsible for the compilation and publication of national income statistics.
3. Index of Industrial production (IIP) is published on a monthly basis by CSO.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:CorrectAnswer: C
Statement 1 is incorrect: The Economic Survey is compiled by the Department of Economic affairs, Ministry of Finance. Office of economic advisor publishes WPI, while CSO publishes IIP and CPI.
IncorrectAnswer: C
Statement 1 is incorrect: The Economic Survey is compiled by the Department of Economic affairs, Ministry of Finance. Office of economic advisor publishes WPI, while CSO publishes IIP and CPI.
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4. Question
Which of the following features of Tejas defense Aircraft is not true?
CorrectAnswer: C
IncorrectAnswer: C
- Question 5 of 5
5. Question
With reference to Kalidasa, consider the following statements:
1. He was a Sanskrit poet who lived during the Gupta period.
2. Malavikagnimitra and Vikramorvasiya are some of his most famous works.
3. He was the court poet of Samudragupta.
4. He is also credited with composing the Uttaramacharita.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?CorrectAnswer: A
Statement 3 is incorrect. Chandragupta II is credited with maintaining nine luminaries (navaratna) in his court. The great Sanskrit poet and playwright Kalidasa was the most notable of them all.
Statement 4 is incorrect. The play Uttaramacharita was written by Bhavabhuti. It depicts the later history of Hindu god Rama, from the coronation after Rama’s return from exile, to his reunion with his wife Sita whom he abandoned immediately after his coronation and his two sons Lava and Kusha, covering a period of more than twelve years.IncorrectAnswer: A
Statement 3 is incorrect. Chandragupta II is credited with maintaining nine luminaries (navaratna) in his court. The great Sanskrit poet and playwright Kalidasa was the most notable of them all.
Statement 4 is incorrect. The play Uttaramacharita was written by Bhavabhuti. It depicts the later history of Hindu god Rama, from the coronation after Rama’s return from exile, to his reunion with his wife Sita whom he abandoned immediately after his coronation and his two sons Lava and Kusha, covering a period of more than twelve years.