Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 47
26 October 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 6
1. Question
1 pointsIt is said that sensitivity of the agriculture sector to the monsoon has been moderating. What may be the reasons for the same?
- Rising share of irrigation
- Sharp increase in the share of small-sized loans in agricultural credit
- Improvement in yield
- Sharp increase in the share of credit being used for capital formation in agriculture
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
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Ans: c.
http://www.thehindu.com/business/deficiency-of-rainfall-may-hit-rural-income/article7750219.ece
Statements 2 and 4 are wrong in themselves. Refer to Box 5.2, Economic Survey 2014-15 Volume 1 for the correct statements. And this box provides an analysis of agricultural credit patterns for the past two decades – not the reasons for reduced sensitiveness of Indian agriculture to the monsoons.
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http://www.thehindu.com/business/deficiency-of-rainfall-may-hit-rural-income/article7750219.ece
Statements 2 and 4 are wrong in themselves. Refer to Box 5.2, Economic Survey 2014-15 Volume 1 for the correct statements. And this box provides an analysis of agricultural credit patterns for the past two decades – not the reasons for reduced sensitiveness of Indian agriculture to the monsoons.
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Question 2 of 6
2. Question
1 pointsDespite a deficient monsoon for the second year in a row, food inflation has been on the decline this year. What may be the reasons for the same?
- Restricted hikes in Minimum Support Prices
- A global supply glut of agri-commodities
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Question 3 of 6
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements associated with the plant ‘Opium Poppy’:
- India is sandwiched between two producing regions of it – the Golden Triangle and the Golden Crescent
- Its seeds are used in Indian cuisine
Which of the above statements are incorrect?
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Ans: d.
Opium is the source of many drugs, including morphine. For curiosity’s sake: In Indian cuisine white poppy seeds are added for thickness, texture and also give added flavor to the recipe. Commonly used in the preparation of korma, ground poppy seed, along with coconut and other spices, are combined as the masala to be added at the end of the cooking step. It is quite hard to grind them when raw, so they are normally dry fried, and then mixed with a little water to get the right paste consistency.
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http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=128634
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Triangle_(Southeast_Asia)
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Opium is the source of many drugs, including morphine. For curiosity’s sake: In Indian cuisine white poppy seeds are added for thickness, texture and also give added flavor to the recipe. Commonly used in the preparation of korma, ground poppy seed, along with coconut and other spices, are combined as the masala to be added at the end of the cooking step. It is quite hard to grind them when raw, so they are normally dry fried, and then mixed with a little water to get the right paste consistency.
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http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=128634
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Triangle_(Southeast_Asia)
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Question 4 of 6
4. Question
1 pointsViolations concerned with which of the following issues can the National Human Rights Commission sometimes address?
- Bonded and child labour
- Right to clean environment
- Right to health
- Rights of prisoners
- Rights of women
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
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Ans: d.
Any form of human rights violations can be addressed by the commission. It may have been caused due to violations of the Right to Health or Right to a clean environment or any other human right.
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Ans: d.
Any form of human rights violations can be addressed by the commission. It may have been caused due to violations of the Right to Health or Right to a clean environment or any other human right.
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Question 5 of 6
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements with regard to ‘Exercise Malabar’, a naval military exercise involving India and the USA:
- It is an annual exercise
- 2015 marks the first year in which it transformed into a multilateral exercise
- It is always held off India’s western coast
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
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Ans: c.
“…‘Exercise Malabar’ is an annual bilateral naval exercise involving the United States and India. Participation has been expanded in some years to include Japan and/or Australia and/or Singapore. When the 2007 edition of the exercises in the Bay of Bengal were expanded to include Japan and Australia, Beijing lashed out at what looked like the so-called quadrilateral security dialogue or ‘quad’ between the United States, Australia, Japan and India operating at sea. India had included Japan also in the 2009 and 2014 exercises held in the north-western Pacific…”
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“…‘Exercise Malabar’ is an annual bilateral naval exercise involving the United States and India. Participation has been expanded in some years to include Japan and/or Australia and/or Singapore. When the 2007 edition of the exercises in the Bay of Bengal were expanded to include Japan and Australia, Beijing lashed out at what looked like the so-called quadrilateral security dialogue or ‘quad’ between the United States, Australia, Japan and India operating at sea. India had included Japan also in the 2009 and 2014 exercises held in the north-western Pacific…”
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Question 6 of 6
6. Question
1 pointsParticipating in naval exercises is one way to manage a new geopolitical reality – China’s growing naval profile in the Indian Ocean. Which of the following naval exercises has the Indian Navy conducted or participated in?
- Milan
- Varuna
- Konkan
- Simbex
- IBSAMBAR
- Malabar
Select the correct answers using the codes given below:
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Ans: d.
“India has not been averse to multilateral and bilateral exercises in themselves. Indeed, over the years it has conducted and participated in many. IBSAMBAR (India, Brazil & South Africa), Varuna (India & France), Milan (16 countries from the Indian Ocean Region), Simbex (India & Singapore), KONKAN (India & U.K.) are just a few in a long list of naval exercises that have held in the three sea bodies surrounding India. These exercises have not drawn protests from China as most of the countries involved have not been claimants in the South China Sea”
http://thediplomat.com/2015/07/indias-multilateral-naval-reluctance/
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“India has not been averse to multilateral and bilateral exercises in themselves. Indeed, over the years it has conducted and participated in many. IBSAMBAR (India, Brazil & South Africa), Varuna (India & France), Milan (16 countries from the Indian Ocean Region), Simbex (India & Singapore), KONKAN (India & U.K.) are just a few in a long list of naval exercises that have held in the three sea bodies surrounding India. These exercises have not drawn protests from China as most of the countries involved have not been claimants in the South China Sea”
http://thediplomat.com/2015/07/indias-multilateral-naval-reluctance/
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