PRE EMPOWER Sep 17 – Daily Quiz

Answer: The correct option is A.
Explanation:

• Bodos: Aronai, Dokhona, Jwmgra, Gamsha
• Karbi-The traditional decorative costumes are used by the Karbi brides like Pini (mekhela), Pekok (chadar) and Wamkok (waist girdle) with blouse.For marriage they wear Chelengpekok and another Pekok is used (which may be either cheleng-pekok and another pekok) to cover the head.
• Mising-Traditional Dress of Mising Male
  Mibu Galuk,Erpob,Ugon Tapum-Gasor (Eri Shawl),Dumer,Jinrek or Tongali Dumer Ugon(dhoti).
  Traditional dress of mishing female
  Gero, Ege ,Ri: Bi Gaseng
• Rabha:
  rIphan : ‘skirt’
  kambuN/kambaN: ‘sheet; scarf’
  padzal : ‘cloth used by men’
  khOpoN : ‘turban used by men’
  khodObaN : ‘cloth used by women on head’ etc.

Answer: The correct option is D.
Explanation:

• Traditional god of Bodo- Bathouism is the traditional religion of the Bodos.
  “Bathou” in Bodo dialect means the “five principles”. In Bodo Dialect, Ba means “five” and “Thou” means “deep”. The five
  principles are:
  Bar (air).
  San (sun).
  Ha (earth).
  Dwi (water).
  Okhrang (sky or universe).
  The chief deity, called “Bathoubwrai or Bwrai Bathou” (Bwrai means Elder) omnipresent, omnipotent and omniscient, is said to have created the five principles. Though there are some minor gods and goddesses, Bathoubwrai is considered the Supreme God. The second most important deity is “Mainao”, the consort of Bathoubwrai, considered as the „protector of the rice fields.
  The “Sijou” plant is considered as the living embodiment of Bathoubwrai. Families that follow Bathouism plant the Sijou shrub at the northeast corner of their courtyard in an altar called “Sijousali”. They fence the Sijousali with “eighteen pairs” of bamboo strips with
  “five fastenings”. Each pair symbolizes a pair of minor god and goddess. The five fastening signifies, from bottom: birth, pain, death, marriage and peace/pleasure. The bottom three fastenings, called Bando, are those that one cannot escape in life; whereas the top two fastenings one could.
• Deuri-The Deori people follow indigenous faith. They worship their ancestors; Kundi-Mama, Boliya Baba (pisadema) and Tameshwari (pisasi). They also worship the Hindu deities. Deoris are very religious people. Since antiquity, Deori people worshiped God by singing hymns and holy songs. Later on the experienced priests known as Bordeuri and Bharali started sacrificing animals in their temples. They used to serve as priest in the Chutia and Ahom kingdom and hence got the name Deori i.e those who worship God.
• Dimasa-The Dimasas believe that they are the children of Bangla Raja and the great divine bird Arikhidima. The six sons, namely, Shibrai (Shivrai), Doo Raja, Naikhu Raja, Waa Raja, Ganyung-Braiyung and Hamiyadao born to Bangla Raja and Arikhidima are their ancestors and the Dimasa consider them to be their ancestral gods. In Dimasa they are called ‘MADAI’. Among the six ancestral gods, Sibrai /Shivrai being the eldest are the most important and in every worship his name is to be uttered first. Sibrai /Shivrai are equated with Hindu Siva, and Ranchandi with Parbati or Kali. The Dimasas also believe that MATONGMAH, HEDEMDI AND KAMAKHYA are other names of Ranchandi. The Hindu Goddess Lakshmi (Goddess of Wealth) and Saraswati (Goddess of learning) have already made a place for them in the Dimasa religion. Of course, they have another name of Lakshmi and her name is Longmaili (Goddess of paddy.
• Tiwa- Lord Mahadeo is their supreme god. He is a benevolent god who showers blessings upon those who worship Him with devotion.

Answer: The correct option is B.
Explanation:
When the trade winds approach the land, their southwesterly direction is modified by the relief and thermal low pressure over northwest India. The monsoon approaches the landmass in two branches i.e Arabian Sea branch & Bay of Bengal branch.

• Break/Burst of the Monsoon
  The rain in the southwest monsoon season begins rather abruptly. One result of the first rain is that it brings down the temperature substantially. This sudden onset of the moisture-laden winds associated with violent thunder and lightning is often termed as the “break” or “burst” of the monsoon
• Break in the Monsoon
  If rain fails to occur for one or more weeks during the south-west monsoon period after having rained for a few days.
  These breaks in the different regions are due to different reasons:
  In northern India, rains are likely to fail if the rain-bearing storms are not very frequent along the monsoon trough or the ITCZ over this region.
  Over the west coast, the dry spells are associated with days when winds blow parallel to the coast.

Answer: The correct option is D.
Explanation:
Evidence in Support of the Continental Drift:

• The shorelines of Africa and South America facing each other have a remarkable and unmistakable match. It may be noted that a map produced using a computer programme to find the best fit of the Atlantic margin was presented by Bullard in 1964. It proved to be quite perfect. The match was tried at 1,000- fathom line instead of the present shoreline.
• The radiometric dating methods developed in the recent period have facilitated correlating the rock formation from different continents across the vast ocean. The belt of ancient rocks of 2,000 million years from Brazil coast matches with those from western Africa. The earliest marine deposits along the coastline of South America and Africa are of the Jurassic age. This suggests that the ocean did not exist prior to that time.
• The occurrence of rich placer deposits of gold in the Ghana coast and the absolute absence of source rock in the region is an amazing fact. The gold bearing veins are in Brazil and it is obvious that the gold deposits of Ghana are derived from the Brazil plateau when the two continents lay side by side.
• When identical species of plants and animals adapted to living on land or in fresh water are found on either side of the marine barriers, a problem arises regarding accounting for such distribution. The observations that Lemurs occur in India, Madagascar and Africa led some to consider a contiguous landmass “Lemuria” linking these three landmasses. Mesosaurus was a small reptile adapted to shallow brackish water. The skeletons of these are found only in two localities: the Southern Cape province of South Africa and Iraver formations of Brazil. The two localities presently are 4,800 km apart with an ocean in between them.

Answer: The correct option is C.
Explanation:

Western Disturbances

• They are shallow cyclonic depressions (weak temperate cyclones) originating over the eastern Mediterranean Sea and travelling eastwards across West Asia, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan before they reach the northwestern parts of India. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
• They are steered in India by Westerly Jet Streams
  On their way, the moisture content gets augmented from the Caspian Sea in the north and the Persian Gulf in the south.
  Although the amount of rainfall caused by them is meagre, it is highly beneficial for rabi crops. Hence, statement 3 is correct.
• It sustains the flow of water in the Himalayan rivers during the summer months.
  An increase in the prevailing night temperature generally indicates an advance in the arrival of these disturbances. Hence, statement 2 is not correct.