UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : History, Culture and Social Issues MCQs on Cripps Mission, Virupaksha temple and more (Week 60)

1. The Sauras are known for their distinct tribal culture and their art.

2. It is also known as Idital.

3. Tripura has got a geographical indication (GI) tag for the Lanjia Saura Painting.

4. These paintings are in the form of exterior murals painted on the mud walls of homes.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) Only three

(d) All four

QUESTION 2

With reference to the Digital Health Incentive Scheme, consider the following statements:

1. The Ministry of Rural Development is the implementing agency for the scheme.

2. The scheme was launched to digitise patient’s health records.

3. It does not intend to support healthcare facilities like clinics and diagnostic centers.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

QUESTION 3

With reference to the Cripps Mission, consider the following statements:

1. Cripps Mission aimed to convince India to support the British war by supplying resources to their army, soldiers in particular.

2. The mission promised to provide “Dominion status” to India after the war without a definite time frame.

3. Mahatma Gandhi quipped the offer of the Cripps Mission as a ‘post dated cheque on a bank largely failing’.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

QUESTION 4

Soligas and Yeravas, an ethnic group were recently in news. They reside in:

(a) North-Eastern India

(b) Eastern Himalayan region

(c) Gulf of Kutch

(d) Western Ghats

QUESTION 5

Virupaksha temple was recently in news due to the damage to the temple’s pavilion caused by torrential rains. The temple is located in:

(a) Karnataka

(b) Kerala

(c) Tamil Nadu

(d) Andhra Pradesh

ANSWERS TO THE MCQs

1. (c)

FYI:

— The Sauras are one of India‘s oldest tribes, inhabiting the southern part of Odisha. The Sauras are known for their distinct tribal culture and their art. Hence, statement 1 is correct.

— The painting, one of the oldest tribal art forms, is also known as Idital. Hence, statement 2 is correct.

— The artworks are famous for their beauty, aesthetics, ritualistic association and iconography.

— The art form belongs to the Lanjia Saura community, a PVTG largely residing in the Rayagada district. Hence, statement 3 is not correct.

— These paintings are in the form of exterior murals painted on the mud walls of homes. Hence, statement 4 is correct.

— It is believed that the Lanjia Sauras paint their walls with Idital artworks to show gratitude to their deities and forefathers, and also for the well-being of their community.

Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.

2. (a)

FYI:

— The National Health Authority (NHA) is undertaking the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) to establish a digital health ecosystem in the country. Hence, statement 1 is not correct.

— ABDM seeks to assist various healthcare facilities such as clinics, diagnostic centres, hospitals, laboratories, and pharmacies in implementing the ABDM ecosystem in order to provide the benefits of digital health to all Indian citizens. Hence, statement 3 is not correct.

— This initiative would also provide the necessary encouragement to the majority of healthcare providers to adopt digital health, as well as to providers of digital health solutions such as Hospital/Health Management Information System (HMIS) and Laboratory Management Information System (LMIS), to make the appropriate software available at an affordable cost.

— NHA has started DHIS to digitise patients’ health records. DHIS becomes operational on January 1, 2023. Hence, statement 2 is correct.

Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.

(Other Source: abdm.gov.in)

3. (c)

FYI:

— World War II was raging, and the embattled British required the aid of their colonial subjects in India. To this goal, in March 1942, Sir Stafford Cripps headed a trip to India to meet with Congress and Muslim League leaders.

— In early 1942, the Mission led by Sir Stafford Cripps offered what Gandhi described as a ‘post-dated cheque on a bank largely failing’. Hence, statement 3 is correct.

— The only goal of the Cripps Mission was to persuade India to help the British war by providing resources for their army, particularly soldiers. Hence, statement 1 is correct.

— The Dominion status it offered India in exchange for the war was ambiguous and without a specific time range. Hence, statement 2 is correct.

Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.

(Other Source: pib.gov.in)

4. (d)

FYI:

— The Soligas, or Sholagas, are an ethnic group with origins dating back to 800-2000 BC. While Soliga means “children of bamboo”, Sholaga refers to people belonging to the Shola, tropical montane forests separated by grasslands found in the hill ranges of the South.

— Indigenous groups, Soligas and Yeravas have lived for thousands of years in the Cauvery Basin and its surrounding hills in peninsular India.

— During the summer, members of the indigenous community Soliga create teams to collect honey. Honey bees build colonies in the cracks and fissures of steep cliffs in the Western Ghats.

— Soligas, one of the country’s oldest indigenous communities, are Karnataka’s original inhabitants, primarily residing in the Chamarajanagar and Mandya districts. The Yeravas, on the other hand, migrated to the state from Kerala’s Wayanad district and settled in Kodagu district.

Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer.

(Other Source: http://www.downtoearth.org.in)

5. (a)

FYI:

— A portion of the Virupaksha temple in Karnataka collapsed following torrential rains. The temple’s pavilion or the saalu mantap was damaged.

— However, ASI officials argued that the restoration work of the temple, including the pavilion, was already underway and the rains led to its pre-emptive collapse.

— A nationally protected monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the temple is believed to have its origins in the 7th century.

— The Virupaksha temple gained prominence and underwent extensive expansion in the 14th century during the Vijayanagara Empire (1336 to 1646).

Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.

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