QUIZ: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 42

Which of the following is/are not some of the recommendations made by the Bibek Debroy Committee in its report on Indian Railways?

1. Accounting reforms
2. Streamlining recruitment processes
3. It must distance itself from non-core activities such as running schools and hospitals

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Which of the following can be classified as ‘Occupational Diseases’?

1. Sleep disorder due to noise pollution
2. Silicosis
3. Asbestosis
4. Pneumoconiosis

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Which article in the Indian Constitution prohibits trafficking in human beings?

Which of the following laws do not have provisions associated with human trafficking?

1. The Minimum Wages Act
2. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
3. The Juvenile Traffic (Prevention) Act
4. The Sexual harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention , Prohibition and Redressal) Act

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“The balance sheet syndrome with Indian characteristics” creates a web of difficult challenges that could hold back private investment. In this context, consider the following statements:

1. Unlike many other countries with high debt to equity ratios currently, India’s debt is almost exclusively financed by public sector banks
2. Public sector in India is exposed to corporate risk

Which of the above statements are incorrect?

Which among the following are some of the flaws in the existing design of Public-Private-Partnerships?

1. Unmanageable risks, e.g., traffic risk in highways, are transferred to concessionaires
2. Compulsory allocation of both, construction and maintenance responsibilities to the concessionaire
3. The Government has no leverage in case of non-performance by concessionaire
4. There are no ex-post structures for re-negotiation of contracts

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Consider the following statements about the 1951 United Nations Convention relating to the status of refugees:

1. It is the key legal document in defining who is a refugee, their rights and the legal obligations of states
2. India is not a signatory to the convention

Which of the above statements are correct?

Which of the following statements about the ‘Micro Solar Dome’ is/are correct?

1. It is a zero-fuel device requiring maintenance, the frequency of which depends upon its usage
2. It captures sunlight which can be transmitted through Polyvinyl Chloride pipes

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