Daily Prelims Practice Questions:-
The first modern formulation of the doctrine of ‘separation of powers’ was that of
(a) Voltaire
(b) Montesquieu
(c) Thomas Jefferson
(d) Peter Singer
The Constitution as adopted – by the Constituent Assembly – on November 26, 1949, contained
1. The Preamble
2. Fundamental Duties
3. The Ninth Schedule to protect such laws included in it from judicial review
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None of the above
The ‘IceCube’ Observatory, sometimes in the news, is most closely associated with
(a) Ghost particles
(b) Interstellar Asteroids
(c) NASA’s mission to ‘touch the sun’
(d) Black holes
1)Walmiki and Malhar: 2 unknown languages discovered:- Linguist from University of Hyderabad have discovered two endangered languages Walmiki and Malhar predominantly spoken in remote regions of Odisha.
They were discovered by Prof Panchanan Mohanty as part of activity of Centre for Endangered Languages and Mother Tongue Studies.
2)Madhubani railway station in Bihar gets makeover with Mithila paintings:- Madhubani railway station got complete makeover with Mithila paintings. The makeover project was unique initiative of Indian Railways to experiment with local artists voluntarily painting works in short span of two months.
Mithila painting is folk painting practiced in Mithila region of India (especially Bihar) and Nepal. It is also known as Madhubani paintings which means ‘forest of honey’. It has been mentioned in ancient Indian texts like Ramayana.
The central themes of Mithila paintings are based on Hindu Gods and Goddesses.
3)Manas National Park (or Manas wildlife sanctuary) is UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger reserve, an elephant reserve and a biosphere reserve in Assam.
4)Tamil Nadu Government launches Uzhavan app for farmers:- Tamil Nadu Government launched bi-lingual ‘Uzhavan’ (farmer) mobile application in a bid to use technology for benefit of farmers.
The app available in Tamil and English language will allow ryots to have access to nine types of services, including details about their crop insurance.
5)Desert Tiger 5: UAE and Malaysia conclude joint military exercise:- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Malaysia concluded joint military exercise “Desert Tiger 5” aimed at sharing expertise and enhancing joint military actions in Dubai, UAE.
6)Mission Battees cleans a dirty spot:-In Gonda district, trying to set a Guinness world record by building 32,000 toilets in 120 hours between March 26 and 30.
Not Successful.
The first modern formulation of the doctrine of ‘separation of powers’ was that of
(a) Voltaire
(b) Montesquieu
(c) Thomas Jefferson
(d) Peter Singer
The Constitution as adopted – by the Constituent Assembly – on November 26, 1949, contained
1. The Preamble
2. Fundamental Duties
3. The Ninth Schedule to protect such laws included in it from judicial review
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None of the above
The ‘IceCube’ Observatory, sometimes in the news, is most closely associated with
(a) Ghost particles
(b) Interstellar Asteroids
(c) NASA’s mission to ‘touch the sun’
(d) Black holes
1)Walmiki and Malhar: 2 unknown languages discovered:- Linguist from University of Hyderabad have discovered two endangered languages Walmiki and Malhar predominantly spoken in remote regions of Odisha.
They were discovered by Prof Panchanan Mohanty as part of activity of Centre for Endangered Languages and Mother Tongue Studies.
2)Madhubani railway station in Bihar gets makeover with Mithila paintings:- Madhubani railway station got complete makeover with Mithila paintings. The makeover project was unique initiative of Indian Railways to experiment with local artists voluntarily painting works in short span of two months.
Mithila painting is folk painting practiced in Mithila region of India (especially Bihar) and Nepal. It is also known as Madhubani paintings which means ‘forest of honey’. It has been mentioned in ancient Indian texts like Ramayana.
The central themes of Mithila paintings are based on Hindu Gods and Goddesses.
3)Manas National Park (or Manas wildlife sanctuary) is UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger reserve, an elephant reserve and a biosphere reserve in Assam.
4)Tamil Nadu Government launches Uzhavan app for farmers:- Tamil Nadu Government launched bi-lingual ‘Uzhavan’ (farmer) mobile application in a bid to use technology for benefit of farmers.
The app available in Tamil and English language will allow ryots to have access to nine types of services, including details about their crop insurance.
5)Desert Tiger 5: UAE and Malaysia conclude joint military exercise:- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Malaysia concluded joint military exercise “Desert Tiger 5” aimed at sharing expertise and enhancing joint military actions in Dubai, UAE.
6)Mission Battees cleans a dirty spot:-In Gonda district, trying to set a Guinness world record by building 32,000 toilets in 120 hours between March 26 and 30.
Not Successful.
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