Insights Current Affairs Quiz (2016) – 118
20 May 2016
The following quiz will have 5-10 MCQs . The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu and PIB news articles.
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INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2016
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Question 1 of 4
1. Question
2 points. Article 37 of the Indian Constitution states that
- Provisions contained in Part IV shall not be enforceable by any court
- It shall be the duty of the State to apply the principles enshrined in Part IV in making laws
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: c.
Article 37 in The Constitution Of India 1949: Application of the principles contained in this Part: The provisions contained in this Part shall not be enforceable by any court, but the principles therein laid down are nevertheless fundamental in the governance of the country and it shall be the duty of the State to apply these principles in making laws.
Constitutionalists apply the metaphor to courts who are forbidden by Article 37 of the Constitution to enforce by writs or orders the catena of Directive Principles of State Policy set forth in Part IV of the Constitution. But ever since 1986 (the Indian Express Building case), judges have frequently crossed the lakshmana rekha of Article 37 — simply because “the State” (the legislatures and/ or the executive) have failed to implement the Directive Principles of State Policy.
http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/surely-mr-jaitley-2807699/
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Solution: c.
Article 37 in The Constitution Of India 1949: Application of the principles contained in this Part: The provisions contained in this Part shall not be enforceable by any court, but the principles therein laid down are nevertheless fundamental in the governance of the country and it shall be the duty of the State to apply these principles in making laws.
Constitutionalists apply the metaphor to courts who are forbidden by Article 37 of the Constitution to enforce by writs or orders the catena of Directive Principles of State Policy set forth in Part IV of the Constitution. But ever since 1986 (the Indian Express Building case), judges have frequently crossed the lakshmana rekha of Article 37 — simply because “the State” (the legislatures and/ or the executive) have failed to implement the Directive Principles of State Policy.
http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/surely-mr-jaitley-2807699/
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Question 2 of 4
2. Question
2 points‘BNVSAP’ stands for
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Solution: b.
“New Indian regulations — Bharat New Vehicle Safety Assessment Programme, or BNVSAP — that will kick in from October 2017 require that crash tests are done at 56 km/h, the same standard as in Europe and US.”
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Solution: b.
“New Indian regulations — Bharat New Vehicle Safety Assessment Programme, or BNVSAP — that will kick in from October 2017 require that crash tests are done at 56 km/h, the same standard as in Europe and US.”
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Question 3 of 4
3. Question
2 pointsThe Ashgabat Agreement, which the Union Cabinet recently gave its approval for India to accede to, is
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Solution: b.
Question being repeated.
“The Ashgabat Agreement, an international transport and transit corridor facilitating transportation of goods between Central Asia and the Persian Gulf. Accession to the Agreement would enable India to utilise this existing transport and transit corridor to facilitate trade and commercial interaction with the Eurasian region. Further, this would synchronise with our efforts to implement the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) for enhanced connectivity.”
http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/modi-iran-visit-narendra-modi-iran-india-ties-2807776/
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Solution: b.
Question being repeated.
“The Ashgabat Agreement, an international transport and transit corridor facilitating transportation of goods between Central Asia and the Persian Gulf. Accession to the Agreement would enable India to utilise this existing transport and transit corridor to facilitate trade and commercial interaction with the Eurasian region. Further, this would synchronise with our efforts to implement the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) for enhanced connectivity.”
http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/modi-iran-visit-narendra-modi-iran-india-ties-2807776/
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Question 4 of 4
4. Question
2 pointsWhich of the following are NOT some of the terms of reference of the Committee set up to comprehensively review and give recommendations on the Fiscal Responsibility Budget Management roadmap for the future?
- To examine the need and feasibility of having a ‘fiscal deficit range’ as the target in place of the existing fixed numbers
- To examine the need and feasibility of aligning the fiscal expansion or contraction with credit contraction or expansion respectively in the economy
- To review the working of the FRBM Act over last 12 years
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: d.
The question states, “Which of the following are NOT some of the terms of reference”… And Statement 3 is a part of the question!
ToR: Besides reviewing the working of the FRBM, the committee has also been mandated to examine the feasibility of having a fiscal deficit range rather than a fixed number as a percentage of the GDP, as is the case now. It will also look at the prospect of aligning fiscal expansion or contraction with credit expansion or contraction in the economy. That is, the government wants the committee to review the law to see if it is possible to build in a provision for a counter-cyclical policy.
http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/discipline-yourself-2807734/
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Solution: d.
The question states, “Which of the following are NOT some of the terms of reference”… And Statement 3 is a part of the question!
ToR: Besides reviewing the working of the FRBM, the committee has also been mandated to examine the feasibility of having a fiscal deficit range rather than a fixed number as a percentage of the GDP, as is the case now. It will also look at the prospect of aligning fiscal expansion or contraction with credit expansion or contraction in the economy. That is, the government wants the committee to review the law to see if it is possible to build in a provision for a counter-cyclical policy.
http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/discipline-yourself-2807734/
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