Insights Current Affairs Quiz (2016) – 44
15 February 2016
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INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2016
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
2 pointsWith regard to the India’s first mission to study the Sun, which of the following statements is/are correct?
- Suryoday-1 will be placed in such an orbit that it will be able to continuously view the Sun without any eclipses
- This mission is meant to observe only the solar corona – it will carry one payload for this purpose
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: d.
“Aditya-L1, the Indian Sun mission due after three years, may turn out to be a unique formation of not one but two spacecraft looking at the Sun from two stable orbital points. That is if the Advisory Committee on Space Sciences (ADCOS), which is the brain behind the country’s extra-planetary missions, has its way.”
“Aditya is the nation’s third big extra-terrestrial outing after Moon and Mars, all conceived and designed by ADCOS, the multi-faculty body of the Indian Space Research Organisation.”
“The Aditya-1 mission was initially conceived as a 400kg class satellite carrying one payload, the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC). the Aditya-1 mission has now been revised to “Aditya-L1 mission” and will carry additional six payloads with enhanced science scope and objectives.”
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“Aditya-L1, the Indian Sun mission due after three years, may turn out to be a unique formation of not one but two spacecraft looking at the Sun from two stable orbital points. That is if the Advisory Committee on Space Sciences (ADCOS), which is the brain behind the country’s extra-planetary missions, has its way.”
“Aditya is the nation’s third big extra-terrestrial outing after Moon and Mars, all conceived and designed by ADCOS, the multi-faculty body of the Indian Space Research Organisation.”
“The Aditya-1 mission was initially conceived as a 400kg class satellite carrying one payload, the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC). the Aditya-1 mission has now been revised to “Aditya-L1 mission” and will carry additional six payloads with enhanced science scope and objectives.”
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2. Question
1 pointsA crucial point of the women’s movement resonated in a recent Supreme Court order emphasising that real development is only possible with women’s economic empowerment. Which of the following statements with reference to women’s movements in India is/are incorrect?
- There was an active women’s movement before 1947, which became dormant after
- The growth of what is termed as the autonomous women’s movements is called by some as the second phase of the Indian women’s movement
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: d.
“An issue that is often raised is that if there was an active women’s movement before 1947, whatever happened afterwards.”
“In the mid 1970s there was a renewal of the women’s movement in India. Some call it the second phase of the Indian women’s movement. While many of the concerns remained the same there were changes both in terms of organisational strategy as well as ideologies. There was the growth of what is termed as the autonomous women’s movements. The term ‘autonomy’ referred to the fact that they were ‘autonomous’ or independent from political parties as distinct from those women’s organisations that had links with political parties.”
Page 157-158, Social Change and development in India Class XII NCERT
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-judgment-for-womens-rights/article8237561.ece
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Solution: d.
“An issue that is often raised is that if there was an active women’s movement before 1947, whatever happened afterwards.”
“In the mid 1970s there was a renewal of the women’s movement in India. Some call it the second phase of the Indian women’s movement. While many of the concerns remained the same there were changes both in terms of organisational strategy as well as ideologies. There was the growth of what is termed as the autonomous women’s movements. The term ‘autonomy’ referred to the fact that they were ‘autonomous’ or independent from political parties as distinct from those women’s organisations that had links with political parties.”
Page 157-158, Social Change and development in India Class XII NCERT
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-judgment-for-womens-rights/article8237561.ece
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
- Swami Dayanand Saraswati supported widow remarriage
- Schools for girls were established by the Arya Samaj
- The Arya Samaj sought to revive Vedic learning as modern education was detested by the Samaj
Which of the statements above is/are correct?
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Solution: b.
Arya Samaj: A North Indian Hindu reform organisation of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, particularly active in the Punjab, which sought to revive Vedic learning and combine it with modern education in the sciences.
Page 383 Themes in Indian History III Class XII NCERT
Chapter 9 Our Pasts III – Part 2 Class VIII NCERT
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Solution: b.
Arya Samaj: A North Indian Hindu reform organisation of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, particularly active in the Punjab, which sought to revive Vedic learning and combine it with modern education in the sciences.
Page 383 Themes in Indian History III Class XII NCERT
Chapter 9 Our Pasts III – Part 2 Class VIII NCERT
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsWind circulations from the surface upwards and vice-versa are called cells, which set the pattern for the general circulation of the atmosphere. Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?
- The Hadley Cell is associated with the tropics whereas the Ferrel Cell is associated with the mid-latitudes
- Changes in temperature of the polar region affects the strength of wind circulation in the tropical cell
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: d.
“The temperature gradient between the equator and the poles essentially drives the atmospheric circulation in the southern hemisphere in the form of three north-south systems: the polar cell, the mid-latitude Ferrel cell and the tropical Hadley cell. These cells are dynamically linked together.”
“When the polar region warms, the location of the boundary between the polar and Ferrel cells will change, along with the strength of circulation in both cells. This in turn will influence the strength of tropical circulation on the other side of the Ferrel cell. These linkages between polar regions and mid- and tropical latitudes are known as teleconnections.”
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Solution: d.
“The temperature gradient between the equator and the poles essentially drives the atmospheric circulation in the southern hemisphere in the form of three north-south systems: the polar cell, the mid-latitude Ferrel cell and the tropical Hadley cell. These cells are dynamically linked together.”
“When the polar region warms, the location of the boundary between the polar and Ferrel cells will change, along with the strength of circulation in both cells. This in turn will influence the strength of tropical circulation on the other side of the Ferrel cell. These linkages between polar regions and mid- and tropical latitudes are known as teleconnections.”
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsWhen corals are under stress, they expel the algae living in their tissues causing the coral to turn completely white. This is called coral bleaching. In this context, which of the following statements is/are correct?
- Corals can survive a bleaching event
- Cold water temperatures can result in coral bleaching
- Corals and algae live in a symbiotic relationship
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: d.
All statements are correct.
Symbiotic associations are mutually useful associations. Ex: Algae and Fungi in Lichens.
The coral provides the algae with a protected environment and the compounds necessary for photosynthesis, which are metabolic waste products of the coral. In return, the algae produce oxygen and help the coral to remove wastes. Most importantly, they supply the coral with organic products of photosynthesis which are predominantly carbohydrates.
“When a coral bleaches, it is not dead. Corals can survive a bleaching event, but they are under more stress and are subject to mortality.”
“Not all bleaching events are due to warm water. In January 2010, cold water temperatures in the Florida Keys caused a coral bleaching event that resulted in some coral death.”
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/coral_bleach.html
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http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/unravelling-mysteries-of-coral-bleaching/article8233738.ece
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Solution: d.
All statements are correct.
Symbiotic associations are mutually useful associations. Ex: Algae and Fungi in Lichens.
The coral provides the algae with a protected environment and the compounds necessary for photosynthesis, which are metabolic waste products of the coral. In return, the algae produce oxygen and help the coral to remove wastes. Most importantly, they supply the coral with organic products of photosynthesis which are predominantly carbohydrates.
“When a coral bleaches, it is not dead. Corals can survive a bleaching event, but they are under more stress and are subject to mortality.”
“Not all bleaching events are due to warm water. In January 2010, cold water temperatures in the Florida Keys caused a coral bleaching event that resulted in some coral death.”
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/coral_bleach.html
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http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/unravelling-mysteries-of-coral-bleaching/article8233738.ece
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