Current Affairs & General Knowledge Test - 2

A V-valley is formed by is an erosional feature by the river. It is called a V-valley as the shape of the valley is the same as the letter “V”.

These valleys form in mountainous and/or highland areas with streams in their "youthful" stage. At this stage, streams flow rapidly down steep slopes. An example of a V-shaped valley is the Grand Canyon in the Southwestern United States.

Answer: V-shaped valley ✅

Konkan Railway has accomplished 100% Rail electrification of its entire stretch on 30 March 2022.

The order of the layers of the atmosphere from top to bottom: Ionosphere - Mesosphere - Stratosphere - Troposphere

The space in which the air surrounds the earth is called the atmosphere.

The lower part of the atmosphere (which usually extends from four to eight miles) is called the troposphere, the upper part of it is called the stratosphere, and the part above it is called the mesosphere and the upper part from the mesosphere is called the ionosphere.

Answer: Ionosphere - Mesosphere - Stratosphere - Troposphere ✅

Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar (1891-1956) is considered the father of the Indian Constitution. About him the statement "He went to South Africa to become a lawyer" is incorrect.

• He is also the best-known leader of the Dalits. Dr. Ambedkar fought for the rights of the Dalit community. He was born into the Mahar caste, which was considered untouchable. The Mahars were poor, owned no land and children born to them also had to do the work their parents did. They lived in spaces outside the main village and were not allowed into the village. Dr. Ambedkar was the first person from his caste who completed his college education and went to England to become a lawyer. He encouraged Dalits to send their children to school and college. He also urged Dalits to take on different kinds of government jobs in order to move out of the caste system.
• He led many efforts of Dalits to gain entry into temples. Later in life, he converted to Buddhism in his search for a religion that treated all members equally. Dr. Ambedkar believed that Dalits must fight the caste system and work towards a society based on respect not just for a few but for all persons.

Step 1: Recall definition

• An industrial strike = a collective stoppage of work by employees to express dissatisfaction or demand better conditions.

• Key point → Collective action is the main feature, not an individual act.

Step 2: Analyze options

• (A) Collective solidarity → ✅ Feature

• (B) Expression of grievances → ✅ Feature

• (C) Stoppage of work by a worker (single person only) → ❌ Not a feature (strike = collective, not individual)

• (D) Regulated form of industrial conflict → ✅ Feature

✅ Correct Answer: (C) The stoppage of work by a worker

Step 1: Recall facts

• Cyclone Amphan (May 2020) was one of the strongest cyclones to hit the Bay of Bengal.

• Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal & Arabian Sea originate over tropical oceans → they are tropical cyclones.

• Temperate cyclones / extra-tropical cyclones occur in mid-latitudes (30°–60°).

• Anticyclone = high-pressure system with outward winds, calm & dry weather (not destructive like cyclones).

Step 2: Eliminate options

• Temperate cyclone (B) ❌ wrong (not in mid-latitude).

• Extra-tropical cyclone (C) ❌ wrong.

• Anticyclone (D) ❌ opposite phenomenon.

• Tropical cyclone (A) ✅ correct.

✅ Correct Answer: (A) Tropical cyclone

"The Congress agreed to take part in the Second Round Table Conference" about the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of 1931 is correct.

• The Gandhi–Irwin Pact was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India, on 5 March 1931 before the second Round Table Conference in London.
• This movement marked the end of the civil disobedience movement in India.

Taxila was the most famous leaning center during the Mauryas. It was a famous site of Gandhara art.

Taxila was absorbed into the Mauryan empire founded by Chandragupta, under whom it became a provincial capital. Taxila is a city in the Taxila Tehsil of Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. It lies about 25 km northwest of Rawalpindi-Islamabad and is just south of Haripur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The second-seeded Indian duo Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Saurav Ghosal won the mixed double title at the 2022 WSF World Doubles Squash championship at Glasglow. The Indian duo thrashed the fourth-seeded pair of Adrian Waller and Alison Waters of England in the mixed doubles finals in straight sets 11-6, 11-8.

"Household industry and industrial wage work" is not predominantly associated with the tribal economy in India.

Household Industry is defined as an industry conducted by one or more members of the household at home or within the village in rural areas and only within the precincts of the house where the household lives in urban areas. The larger proportion of workers in the household industry consists of members of the household. The industry is not run on the scale of a registered factory which would qualify or has to be registered under the Indian Factories Act. Household Industry relates to production, processing, servicing, repairing or making and selling (but not merely selling) of goods. It does not include professions such as a Pleader, Doctor, Musician, Dancer, Astrologer, Dhobi, Barber, etc, or merely trade or business, even if such professions trade or services are run at home by members of the household.