Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 14
17 September 2015
From today onwards, we will be starting current events quiz. The quiz will have 5-10 MCQs every day. The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu news articles.
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INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2015-16
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Question 1 of 8
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Amogha-1:
- It is an indigenously developed anti – submarine missile.
- It was developed by DRDO.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Answer: d.
Explanation: It is an Anti-Tank Guided Missile developed by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL).
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Answer: d.
Explanation: It is an Anti-Tank Guided Missile developed by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL).
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Question 2 of 8
2. Question
1 pointsThe G4 group includes:
- Japan
- Germany
- Brazil
- India
- China
- South Africa
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
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Question 3 of 8
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding the Man Booker Prize for fiction:
- It is awarded each year for the best original novel, written in the English language, and published in the UK.
- It is open to any citizen writing in the English language.
- It carries a cash prize.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Ans: d
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Ans: d
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Question 4 of 8
4. Question
1 pointsWith reference to ‘Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited’ (BSNL), which of the following statements are incorrect?
- It runs operations across the country except in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata
- It is one of the top loss-making Central Public Sector Enterprises along with Air India Limited
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
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Ans: a.
BSNL runs operations across the country except in Delhi and Mumbai.
Economic Survey 2014-15 Volume 2 Page 96
http://bsnl.in/opencms/bsnl/BSNL/about_us/company/about_bsnl.html
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Ans: a.
BSNL runs operations across the country except in Delhi and Mumbai.
Economic Survey 2014-15 Volume 2 Page 96
http://bsnl.in/opencms/bsnl/BSNL/about_us/company/about_bsnl.html
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Question 5 of 8
5. Question
1 pointsWhat is the primary responsibility of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)?
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Ans: c.
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Ans: c.
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Question 6 of 8
6. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following statements about the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) are true?
- Each of its 10 members have one vote
- Not only can it resort to imposing sanctions, it can even authorize the use of force
- It recommends to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) the admission of new Members to the United Nations
- Together with the UNGA, it elects the judges of the International Court of Justice
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Correct
Ans: b.
References for both questions on the UNSC:
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Ans: b.
References for both questions on the UNSC:
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Question 7 of 8
7. Question
1 pointsThe recent directive to ban the import of Ammonium Nitrate in loose form was given by the
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Ans: c.
It has been banned (loose form of AN) on the ground that it poses threat to national security.
AN, lying scattered on the wharf, also poses risk of explosion like the recent one at port of Tianjin in China. It is so dangerous that the Home Ministry, in its latest order, has made it mandatory to make provision for two arm guards with GPS system to provide security for vehicles transporting AN inside India.
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Ans: c.
It has been banned (loose form of AN) on the ground that it poses threat to national security.
AN, lying scattered on the wharf, also poses risk of explosion like the recent one at port of Tianjin in China. It is so dangerous that the Home Ministry, in its latest order, has made it mandatory to make provision for two arm guards with GPS system to provide security for vehicles transporting AN inside India.
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Question 8 of 8
8. Question
1 pointsThe World Bank’s goals are to
- End extreme poverty within a generation (by 2030)
- Boost shared prosperity
- To promote greater equity in the developing world
Which of the above statements are correct?
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Ans: d.
Such questions usually appear directly in the form of options a, b, c or d and not with sub-options as in the above case.
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Questions 2, 3 and 4 are associated with the following article:
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/cleaning-coal-instead-of-wishing-it-away/article7629879.ece
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Ans: d.
Such questions usually appear directly in the form of options a, b, c or d and not with sub-options as in the above case.
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Questions 2, 3 and 4 are associated with the following article:
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/cleaning-coal-instead-of-wishing-it-away/article7629879.ece
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