Current Affairs Quiz 28 November 2022

Ans;- d) All of the above

Explanation;-

• The sixty percent of all active volcanoes occur at the boundaries between tectonic plates.

• The most volcanoes are found along a belt, called the “Ring of Fire” that encircles the Pacific Ocean, as shown in the below image where many interaction of plates takes place like Convergence and Divergence forces.

• Some volcanoes, like those that form the Hawaiian Islands, occur in the interior of plates at areas called “hot spots.”

Solution: A
Justification: Statement 1 and 4: Love marriage was a common practice in the Sangam age. Women were allowed to choose their life partners. However, the life of widows was miserable. The practice of Sati was prevalent in the higher strata of society. Even in Cholas, the practice of ‘Sati’ was prevalent among the royal families.
Statement 2: The devadasi system or dancing girls attached to temples emerged during the Chola period. There is evidence that they were often subjected to harassment by priests and officials.
Statement 3: Women poets like Avvaiyar, Nachchellaiyar, and Kakkaipadiniyar flourished in the Sangam period and contributed to Tamil literature.

Answer: B

Thiruvalluvar
– Thiruvalluvar, also known as Valluvar, was a celebrated Tamil poet and philosopher. He is best known for Thirukkural a collection of couplets on ethics, politics, economics, and love.

Thirukkural
-Thirukkural is one of the most revered ancient works in Tamil language. It is considered a ‘common creed’, providing a guide for human morals and betterment in life. It has been translated into several languages, including a translation into Latin by Constanzo Beschi in 1730

Ans;- c) TB

Explanation;-

The Strategic pillars of National Strategic Plan for TB elimination 2017–25

• The requirements for moving towards TB elimination have been integrated into the four strategic pillars of “Detect – Treat – Prevent – Build” (DTPB).

1. DETECT – Find all TB cases with an emphasis on reaching TB patients seeking care from private providers and undiagnosed TB in high-risk populations.

2. TREAT – Initiate and sustain all patients on appropriate anti-TB treatment wherever they seek care, with patient friendly systems and social support.

3. PREVENT -Treatment for latent TB infection in contacts of bacteriologically-confirmed cases.

4. BUILD – Build and strengthen enabling policies, empowered institutions and human resources with enhanced capacities.

Answer: B

What is measles?
• Measles or as it is called ‘khasra’, is a highly contagious viral disease which affects mostly children.
• It is one of the leading causes of death and disability among young children.
• There is no specific treatment for measles but there is a vaccine to stay protected from the disease, which is both safe as well as cost effective.
• Death due to measles are caused by the complications associated with the disease like blindness, encephalitis, severe diarrhoea and pneumonia.

Spread:
• Measles spreads by coughing and sneezing, close personal contact or direct contact with infected nasal or throat secretions.
• As per reports, an infected child with measles can spread the virus to others for about eight days, starting four days before the rash appears and ending when the rash has been present for four days.

What are the symptoms?
• Symptoms appear around 10 to 14 days after exposure to the virus.
• The main symptoms are fever, dry cough, running nose, sore throat and rash.
• The rashes look like small red spots which remain slightly raised and give the skin a splotchy red appearance.
• The face of the rash breaks out first. Within days, it spreads to the rest of the body.