Daily Current Affairs (MCQ) | Date 01.03.22
Daily Current Affairs (MCQ) | Date 01.03.22
Bhadra IAS Academy 
Q1. Consider the following statements with regard to Wet bulb temperature
1. The “wet-bulb” temperature is used to measure both heat and humidity
2. It helps in estimating whether conditions are safe for humans or not
Which of the above is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer : c
Why is the Question ?
Understanding wet bulb temperature
When human beings feel hot, they cool themselves by sweating. However, if the humidity is too high, sweating no longer works and one risks dangerous overheating.
In this case, “wet-bulb” temperature is used to measure both heat and humidity, helping estimate whether conditions are safe for humans or not.
Q2. Which of the following is the largest component of Indian Gross domestic product (GDP)?
a. Net of Export minus Import
b. Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF)
c. Government Final Consumption Expenditure (GFCE)
d. Private Final Consumption Expenditure (PFCE)
Answer : d
Why is the Question ?
Explained: GDP 2nd Advance Estimates: what’s changed since 1st, what it means
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released the Second Advance Estimates (SAEs) of GDP for the current financial year. These are an update over the First Advance Estimates (FAEs) released on January 7. The key difference between the two is that the SAEs are arrived at by incorporating the GDP data for Q3 (October to December).
How many revisions of GDP estimates are done, and why?
1. For each financial year, say 2021-22, the GDP estimates go through several rounds of revisions. Each year on January 7, MoSPI releases the FAEs. Then in February end, after incorporating the Q3 data, come the SAEs.
2. By May-end come the Provisional Estimates after incorporating the Q4 (Jan to March) data.
3. Then, in end-January 2023, MoSPI will release the First Revised Estimates for FY22. These will be followed by the Second Revised Estimates (by Jan-end 2024) and the Third Revised Estimates (by Jan-end 2025).
4. Each revision benefits from more data, making the GDP estimates more accurate and robust.
What is the highlight of the SAE?
If the concern was whether India’s economic recovery in FY22 — after the slump in FY21 due to Covid-19 — is good enough for overall GDP to scale back the pre-Covid level (that is, FY20) then the SAEs do not provide any new picture. However, the SAEs present a completely different picture of the nature of India’s economic recovery from the one presented by the FAEs.
How are the two pictures different?
It is necessary to understand that India’s overall GDP has three main engines of growth apart from net export.
1. The biggest is Private Final Consumption Expenditure (PFCE), the money that everyone spends in their personal capacity, and accounts for over 55% of GDP.
2. The second biggest is the money spent by private firms (and, to a small degree, the government) towards increasing production capacity. This is an investment expenditure. Shown as Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF), it accounts for around 33% of GDP.
3. Then comes the money spent by governments towards their consumption (as against their investments). This is the Government Final Consumption Expenditure (GFCE).
Q3. Consider the following statements about Harappan Culture
1. Pastoralism was also practised by the Harappans
2. They had knowledge of various other animals including buffalo, pig and elephant
3. Horses were widely used by them to pull chariots
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
Answer : a
Why is the Question ?
Animal Domestication
Pastoralism was also practised by the Harappans. They domesticated sheep, goats and fowl. They had knowledge of various other animals including buffalo, pig and elephant. But the horse was not known to them. The Harappan cattle are called Zebu. It is a large breed, often represented in their seals. They also ate fish and birds. Evidence of boar, deer and gharial has been found at the Harappan sites.
Q4. Consider the following statements about Harappan Culture
1. Bead and ornament making, shell bangle making and metalworking were the major crafts
2. Beads were exported to Mesopotamia
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer : c
Why is the Question ?
Craft Production
Craft production was an important part of the Harappan economy. Bead and ornament making, shell bangle making and metalworking were the major crafts. They made beads and ornaments out of carnelian, jasper, crystal, and steatite, metals like copper, bronze and gold and shell, faience and terracotta or burnt
clay. The beads were made in innumerable designs and decorations. They were exported to Mesopotamia and the evidence for such exported artefacts have been found from the excavations in Mesopotamian sites. Certain Harappan sites specialised in the production of certain craft materials.
Q5. Which of the following is/are correctly matched?
| Pottery | Period of Ancient History |
|
| 1 | Black on Red Ware | Later Vedic Period |
| 2 | Painted Grey Ware (PGW) | Harappan Age |
| 3 | Northern Black Polished Ware (NBPW) |
Mauryan Age |
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
Answer : c
Why is the Question ?
Pottery
The Harappans used diverse varieties of pottery for daily use. They use well-fired pottery. Their pottery has a deep red slip and black paintings (Black on red). The pottery are shaped like dishon-stands, storage jars, perforated jars, goblets, S-shaped jars, plates, dishes, bowls and pots. The painted motifs, generally noticed on the pottery, are pipal leaves, fish-scale design, intersecting circles, zigzag lines, horizontal bands and geometrical motifs with floral and faunal patterns. The Harappan pottery is well- baked and fine in decorations.
| Period of Ancient History | Pottery |
| Harappan Age | Black and Red Ware; Black on Red Ware |
| Early Vedic Period | Ochre Coloured Pottery (OCP) |
| Later Vedic Period | Painted Grey Ware (PGW) |
| Pre-Mauryan Age (Post Vedic, MahaJanapadas) |
Northern Black Polished Ware (NBPW) |
| Mauryan Age | NBPW |
| Post – Mauryan Age | Red Ware |
| Gupta Age | Red Ware |
Q6. Consider the following statements about Harappan Civilisation
1. The Harappan culture belongs to the Chalcolithic Age
2. Harappans knew how to make copper and bronze tools
3. They used Iron blades extensively to clear forests for cultivation
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
Answer : b
Why is the Question ?
Metals, Tools and Weapons
The Harappan civilisation belongs to the Bronze Age civilisation and Harappans knew how to make copper and bronze tools.
Although they produced bronze implements, they needed various kinds of tools for agriculture and craft production. The Harappans used chert blades, copper objects, and bone and ivory tools. The tools of points, chisels, needles, fish hooks, razors, weighing pans, mirror and antimony rods were made of copper. The chert blades made out of Rohrichert were used by the Harappans. Their weapons include arrowheads, spearheads, celt and axe. They did not have the knowledge of iron.
