Education Quiz
Q. Which Mountain range separate Kinnaur and Spiti from Tibet?
Zaskar Range
Description: The Zaskar Range separates Kinnaur and Spiti from Tibet. It has peaks up to 7,026 m high. Some of the well-known peaks are Shilla (7,026 m) and Riwo Phargyul (6,791 m); these are among the highest peaks in this range. There are many glaciers over the Zaskar and the Great Himalayan ranges.
Q. Which Panchayat has become 1st Panchayat connected with high-speed internet using satellite-based VSAT link?
Kolong Gram Panchayat of Lahaul Spiti district
Description: Kolong Gram Panchayat of Lahaul Spiti district has become the first Panchayat connected with the high-speed internet using satellite-based VSAT link.
Total 153 Gram Panchayats of Lahaul Spiti, Kinnaur, Pangi and Bharmour will be connected with high-speed internet. It’s under Bharat Net project – being funded by the government of India and coordinated by Department of Information and Technology of Himachal Pradesh.
Q. Name the five newly elected members of UNSC
India, Ireland, Mexico, Norway and Kenya
In a UN Security Council election, India sailed through with an overwhelming number of votes. India got 184 out of 192 votes. Even though a country is the only candidate from its group, it still has to get two-thirds of the vote to be declared elected.
Five new members – India, Ireland, Mexico, Norway and Kenya – will join the UNSC on January 1, 2021 for a two-year term replacing Indonesia, South Africa, Dominican Republic, Belgium and Germany.
As per rules, five non-permanent members out of 10 are elected each year for two years.
Q. Which State becomes the first state to implement Emergency Response Support System?
Himachal Pradesh
Description: Himachal Pradesh emerged as the first state in the country to implement Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) when Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in presence of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur launched the ERSS for the state from Mandi. ERSS was implemented in State on 28 November 2018.
Under this system, all emergency numbers, including 100 for police, 101 for fire, 102 for ambulance and disaster response have been integrated into countrywide one number i.e 112.
Q. Who founded Baghal princely state?
Rana Ajai Dev
Description: Rana Ajai Dev, a Panwar Rajput from Dhar state in Central India. The state was founded 11th century and Arki was declared its capital by Rana Sabha Chand in 1643.
