Daily Quiz 04-10-23

Q5 Consider the following statements about the research for which Physics Nobel Prize 2023 has been awarded.

1. The research has demonstrated a way to create extremely short pulses of light that can be used to measure the rapid processes in which electrons move or change energy.

2. These brief pulses of light can be used to provide images of what occurs inside atoms and molecules.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q4. Consider the following statements about the census provisions.

1. Census is a statutory process and is governed by the Census Act, 1948.

2. The subject of census is covered in the Concurrent List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q3. Consider the following statements about the Nobel Prizes conferred on women.

1. From 1901 to 2023, the Nobel Prize has been awarded to women 62 times.

2. Marie Curie is still the only woman to have won the Prize twice–once in 1903 for Physics and once in 1911 for Chemistry.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q2. Which state has started the Guaranteed Pension Scheme combining both Old Pension Scheme and New Pension Scheme?

A. Telangana

B. AP

C. Rajasthan

D. Chattisgarh

Q1. With reference to various judgements of the Supreme Court on the system of reservation which of the following options is NOT correct?

A. It cannot go beyond 50% in any circumstances.

B. Only in exceptional circumstances, the 50% rule can be broken

C. The reservation provisions in the Constitution are just enablement, not a fundamental right.

D. For reservation in promotion, the government should present appropriate data showing the inadequate representation of SCs & and STs.