Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 53
02 November 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 and PIB news articles.
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INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2015-16
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Question 1 of 6
1. Question
1 pointsDespite showing spectacular annual growth rate in recent years like no other crop in India, onion price shocks are hitting frequently. What may the reasons be for the recurrence of abnormal rise in onion prices?
- Unfavourable weather
- Global glut in onion production
- Onion area and production is concentrated in a few states
- Cartelisation
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Question 2 of 6
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
Assertion (A): Despite a very sharp increase in per capita availability of onion, its real price has been moving on a rising, though fluctuating, trend
Reason (R): Large expansion of eateries along with the use of it (onion) in various snacks has considerably increased its demand
Which of the above statements is/are true?
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Question 3 of 6
3. Question
1 pointsWith reference to ‘FinTech’, which of the following statements is/are correct?
- It is an abbreviated form of ‘Financial Technology’
- Bitcoin can be classified as a FinTech innovation
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
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Ans: c.
“Technology startups in the financial services space, or ‘FinTech’ as they are called, are a real threat to the financial services industry.”
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“Technology startups in the financial services space, or ‘FinTech’ as they are called, are a real threat to the financial services industry.”
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Question 4 of 6
4. Question
1 pointsThe proposed China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) connects
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Ans: c.
“Yechury, Bilawal Bhutto clash over Kashmir”, 17th October – Page 16 – The Hindu
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“Yechury, Bilawal Bhutto clash over Kashmir”, 17th October – Page 16 – The Hindu
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1 pointsConsider the following statements
- It is administered by the office of the Registrar General of India, which also conducts the decadal census
- Under this system, it is mandatory to register all births and deaths within 21 days of their occurrence
Which of the above statements about about India’s Civil Registration System (CRS) is/are correct?
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Ans: c.
India’s Civil Registration System (CRS), administered by the office of the Registrar General of India, which also conducts the decadal census, comprises all officially registered birth and death data. It is mandatory to register all births and deaths within 21 days of their occurrence.
Official registration of these events has been improving across the country, and in 2013, the RGI estimated that 85.5 per cent of all births are now registered, with 17 States estimated to be registering all births, but Bihar and Uttar Pradesh struggling with only 57.4 per cent and 68.6 per cent registrations. “As the level of registration improves, we would anticipate that the sex ratio also should improve, because people are normally less likely to register female births,” a senior census official said.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sex-ratio-falls-to-898-girls-per-1000-boys/article7771074.ece
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Ans: c.
India’s Civil Registration System (CRS), administered by the office of the Registrar General of India, which also conducts the decadal census, comprises all officially registered birth and death data. It is mandatory to register all births and deaths within 21 days of their occurrence.
Official registration of these events has been improving across the country, and in 2013, the RGI estimated that 85.5 per cent of all births are now registered, with 17 States estimated to be registering all births, but Bihar and Uttar Pradesh struggling with only 57.4 per cent and 68.6 per cent registrations. “As the level of registration improves, we would anticipate that the sex ratio also should improve, because people are normally less likely to register female births,” a senior census official said.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sex-ratio-falls-to-898-girls-per-1000-boys/article7771074.ece
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6. Question
1 pointsThe ‘Sendai framework’ – the first intergovernmental agreement of the United Nations post-2015 sustainable development era – is a framework for
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The “Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030” was adopted during the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Sendai, Japan on 14-18 March, 2015 where India was represented by the Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh. The implementation of the Sendai Framework involves adopting integrated and inclusive institutional measures so as to work towards preventing vulnerability to disaster, increase preparedness for response and recovery and strengthen resilience.
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The “Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030” was adopted during the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Sendai, Japan on 14-18 March, 2015 where India was represented by the Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh. The implementation of the Sendai Framework involves adopting integrated and inclusive institutional measures so as to work towards preventing vulnerability to disaster, increase preparedness for response and recovery and strengthen resilience.
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