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Puucho CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 2022
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Question 1 of 5
1 points
Which of the following living organisms gives litmus?
CorrectSolution: c)
Litmus is a water-soluble mixture of different dyes extracted from lichens. It is often absorbed onto filter paper to produce one of the oldest forms of pH indicator, used to test materials for acidity.
IncorrectSolution: c)
Litmus is a water-soluble mixture of different dyes extracted from lichens. It is often absorbed onto filter paper to produce one of the oldest forms of pH indicator, used to test materials for acidity.
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Question 2 of 5
1 points
Head on Generation (HOG) technology, recently seen in news is related to
CorrectSolution: b)
Head on Generation (HOG)—is being adopted by the Indian Railways, power supply is tapped from overhead power lines and distributed to train coaches.
What is Head on Generation (HOG) technology?
The system runs the train’s ‘hotel load’ (the load of air conditioning, lights, fans, and pantry, etc.) by drawing electricity from the overhead electric lines through the pantograph.
IncorrectSolution: b)
Head on Generation (HOG)—is being adopted by the Indian Railways, power supply is tapped from overhead power lines and distributed to train coaches.
What is Head on Generation (HOG) technology?
The system runs the train’s ‘hotel load’ (the load of air conditioning, lights, fans, and pantry, etc.) by drawing electricity from the overhead electric lines through the pantograph.
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Question 3 of 5
1 points
Which one of the following is an exhaustible but renewable natural resource?
CorrectSolution: d)
Water in usable condition is an exhaustible but renewable natural resource.
IncorrectSolution: d)
Water in usable condition is an exhaustible but renewable natural resource.
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Question 4 of 5
1 points
Which of the following are the benefits of Citizens’ Charter?
- Improves the quality of services
- Value for the taxpayers’ money
- Creates Accountability on Individuals and Organisations providing services.
- Specify what to expect and how to act if standards are not met
Select the correct answer code:
CorrectSolution: d)
The basic principles of citizens’ charter movement and its importance
It was first articulated and implemented in the UK in 1991 as a national programme. The basic objective of the Citizens’ Charter is to empower the citizen in relation to public service delivery. Six principles of the Citizens’ Charter movement as originally framed, were: (i) Quality: Improving the quality of services; (ii) Choice: Wherever possible; (iii) Standards: Specify what to expect and how to act if standards are not met; (iv) Value: For the taxpayers’ money; (v) Accountability: Individuals and Organisations; and (vi) Transparency: Rules/ Procedures/ Schemes/Grievances.
“Citizens’ Charters” initiative is a response to the quest for solving the problems which a citizen encounters while dealing with the organisations providing public services. The concept of Citizens’ Charter enshrines the trust between the service provider and its users.
IncorrectSolution: d)
The basic principles of citizens’ charter movement and its importance
It was first articulated and implemented in the UK in 1991 as a national programme. The basic objective of the Citizens’ Charter is to empower the citizen in relation to public service delivery. Six principles of the Citizens’ Charter movement as originally framed, were: (i) Quality: Improving the quality of services; (ii) Choice: Wherever possible; (iii) Standards: Specify what to expect and how to act if standards are not met; (iv) Value: For the taxpayers’ money; (v) Accountability: Individuals and Organisations; and (vi) Transparency: Rules/ Procedures/ Schemes/Grievances.
“Citizens’ Charters” initiative is a response to the quest for solving the problems which a citizen encounters while dealing with the organisations providing public services. The concept of Citizens’ Charter enshrines the trust between the service provider and its users.
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Question 5 of 5
1 points
The Part-IV of the constitution of India mentions which of the following as the duty of every citizen of India?
- To renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women.
- To value and preserve a unitary national culture
- To develop the spirit of inquiry and reform
Select the correct answer code:
CorrectSolution: c)
It shall be the duty of every citizen:
- To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem.
- To cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom.
- To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity, and integrity of India.
- To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so.
- To promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India transcending religious, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities; to renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women.
- To value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture.
- To protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers, wildlife and to have compassion for living creatures.
- To develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform.
- To safeguard public property and to abjure violence.
- To strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity, so that the nation constantly rises to higher levels of endeavor and achievement.
- Who is a parent or guardian, to provide opportunities for education to his child, or as the case may be, ward between the age of six to fourteen years.
IncorrectSolution: c)
It shall be the duty of every citizen:
- To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem.
- To cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom.
- To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity, and integrity of India.
- To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so.
- To promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India transcending religious, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities; to renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women.
- To value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture.
- To protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers, wildlife and to have compassion for living creatures.
- To develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform.
- To safeguard public property and to abjure violence.
- To strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity, so that the nation constantly rises to higher levels of endeavor and achievement.
- Who is a parent or guardian, to provide opportunities for education to his child, or as the case may be, ward between the age of six to fourteen years.
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