Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – June 01, 2022 [Mock Test]
June 1, 2022 June 1, 2022
1. Which of the following Buddhists sites is/are located in South-east Asia?
- Mes Aynak
- Borobudur
- Kalasan
- Bamiyan Buddha
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 2
[B] Only 1, 2 & 3
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: C [Only 2 & 3]
Notes:- Mes Aynak, also called Mis Ainak or Mis-e-Ainak, was a major Buddhist settlement in Kabul, Afghanistan. The site is also the location of Afghanistan’s largest copper deposit.
- Borobudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Central Java, Indonesia. It is the world’s largest Buddhist temple.
- Kalasan, also known as Candi Kalibening, is an 8th-century Buddhist temple in Java, Indonesia.
- The Bamiyan Buddha statues in Afghanistan, cut from sandstone cliffs, are said to have dated back to the 5th century AD, and were once the tallest standing Buddhas in the world. In their Roman draperies and with two different mudras, the statues were great examples of a confluence of Gupta, Sassanian and Hellenistic artistic styles.
2. Which of the following pairs of monuments and associated rulers is/are matched correctly?
- Alai Darwaza – Ala-ud-din Khilji
- Lodi Tomb – Sikander Lodi
- Buland Darwaza – Akbar
- Masjid-i Jehan-Numa – Jahangir
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1, 2 & 3
[B] Only 3
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] Only 1, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: C [Only 1 & 3]
Notes:- The Alai Darwaza is known as the first monument that reveals the true and real Islamic imprints. The Alai Darwaza was named after the first Khalji Sultan named Ala-ud-din Khalji (Khilji) of the Khalji dynasty in 1311 AD.
- The Tomb of Sikandar Lodi is situated in Lodhi Gardens in Delhi and was built in 1517–1518 CE by his son Ibrahim Lodi. The tomb of Sikandar Lodi was the first example with a double dome.
- Buland Darwaza, or the “Door of Victory”, was built in 1575 A.D. by Mughal emperor Akbar to commemorate his victory over Gujarat. Buland Darwaza is the highest gateway in the world and is an example of Mughal architecture.
- The Masjid-i Jehan-Numa, commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi, is one of the largest mosques in India. It was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan between 1650 and 1656.
3. Which of the following pairs are matched correctly?
- World Health Day – 7 April
- World Blood Donor Day – 14 June
- World Chagas Disease Day – 24 April
- World Hepatitis Day – 17 April
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 1, 3 & 4
[C] Only 1, 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: A [Only 1 & 2]
Notes:- World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization, as well as other related organizations. In 1948, the WHO held the First World Health Assembly. The Assembly decided to celebrate 7 April of each year, with effect from 1950, as the World Health Day. 2022 Theme, Our Planet, Our Health.
- World Blood Donor Day(WBDD) is held on June 14 each year. The event was organised for the first time in 2005, by a joint initiative of the World Health Organization, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
- World Chagas Disease Day is observed on April 14 to raise awareness around chagas disease. It was first celebrated on April 14, 2020, and was named after Carlos Ribeiro Justiniano Chagas, the Brazilian doctor who diagnosed the first case on April 14, 1909.
- World Hepatitis Day, observed on July 28 every year, aims to raise global awareness of hepatitis, a group of infectious diseases known as hepatitis A, B, C, D and E and encourage prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
