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#3. Consider the following statements:
#4. With reference to Midday Meal Scheme, consider the following statements:
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Results
#1. The joint lunar polar exploration (LUPEX) mission is a joint collaboration between India and which other country?
ANS: (A) Japan
Explanation:
- India and Japan are working on a joint lunar polar exploration (LUPEX) mission.
- The Lunar Polar Exploration mission is a robotic lunar mission concept by the Indian Space Research Organisation and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency that would send a lunar rover and lander to explore the South Pole region of the Moon in 2024.
#2. Which of the following pairs of temple and associated school of architecture is incorrectly matched?
ANS: (D) Meenakshi Temple, Madurai: Vijayanagara school
Explanation:
- Meenakshi temple in Madurai is based on the Nayaka school of architecture.
#3. Consider the following statements:
1. Mount Sinabung is an active volcano of Indonesia.
2. Sinabung and Semeru volcano are located in the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
ANS: (C) Both 1 and 2
Explanation
- Mt. Sinabung (2,600-metre) is located in Karo regency, North Sumatra.
- Sinabung is among more than 120 active volcanoes in Indonesia, which is prone to seismic upheaval due to its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire.
- The volcano was dormant for 400 years before exploding in 2010.
- It exploded again in 2014 ,2016 and 2020.
- Semeru is the highest volcano in Java and one of the most active.
- It previously erupted in December, 2019.
- Indonesia, with the maximum number of active volcanoes in the world, is prone to seismic upheaval due to its location on the Pacific’s Ring of Fire. Hence, statements 1 and 2 are correct.
- It is also known as “The Great Mountain”.
#4. With reference to Midday Meal Scheme, consider the following statements:
1. The scheme is under the Ministry of health and family welfare.
2. It provides cooked meals to children within the age of 6 years to 14 years.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
ANS: (B) 2 only
Explanation
- The Midday meal scheme is under the Ministry of Education (earlier Ministry of Human Resource Development) is a centrally sponsored scheme which was launched in 1995. Hence, statement 1 is not correct.
- It is the world’s largest school meal programme aimed to attain the goal of universalization of primary education.
- It provides cooked meals to every child within the age group of six years to fourteen years studying in classes I to VIII who enrolls and attends the school. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
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