QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz
August 22, 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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1. Question
2 pointsIt is in the 1980s that the Punjab Governor was given an additional role – that of administering the Union Territory of Chandigarh. What was the reason for the same?
CorrectSolution: c.
“The Punjab militancy of the early 1980s had a spillover effect on Chandigarh. Parliament enacted the Chandigarh Disturbed Areas Act, 1983, to deal with militancy-related problems and maintain law and order. From June 1, 1984, the Governor of Punjab was given charge of administering the city in close coordination with Punjab on militancy-related issues. The office of the Chief Commissioner was re-designated Advisor to Administrator. Arjun Singh was the first Governor of Punjab to hold the charge of Chandigarh Administrator — and the arrangement has continued ever since, even though the Chandigarh Disturbed Areas Act itself was quashed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in 2012.”
IncorrectSolution: c.
“The Punjab militancy of the early 1980s had a spillover effect on Chandigarh. Parliament enacted the Chandigarh Disturbed Areas Act, 1983, to deal with militancy-related problems and maintain law and order. From June 1, 1984, the Governor of Punjab was given charge of administering the city in close coordination with Punjab on militancy-related issues. The office of the Chief Commissioner was re-designated Advisor to Administrator. Arjun Singh was the first Governor of Punjab to hold the charge of Chandigarh Administrator — and the arrangement has continued ever since, even though the Chandigarh Disturbed Areas Act itself was quashed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in 2012.”
- Question 2 of 5
2. Question
2 pointsWhich among the following refers to the recently launched ‘Quantum Satellite’?
CorrectSolution: c
“The satellite, which weighs over 1,300 pounds, is called Quantum Experiments at Space Scale, or Quess, and nicknamed Micius, after a Chinese philosopher and scientist in the fifth century B.C.”
“On August 16, China said it had launched a quantum satellite into space that could be the future of wireless communication and set new standards in Internet security. “The project tests a technology that could one day offer digital communication that is hack-proof”. The 600-kg satellite will try to communicate with earth using the principle of quantum entanglement, whereby subatomic particles become inextricably linked or “entangled” in such a way that any change in one disturbs the other even if both are at opposite ends of the universe. This means any attempt at hacking entangled particles would, even in principle, be impossible.”
What is a quantum satellite? (The Hindu)
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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/world/asia/china-quantum-satellite-mozi.html
IncorrectSolution: c
“The satellite, which weighs over 1,300 pounds, is called Quantum Experiments at Space Scale, or Quess, and nicknamed Micius, after a Chinese philosopher and scientist in the fifth century B.C.”
“On August 16, China said it had launched a quantum satellite into space that could be the future of wireless communication and set new standards in Internet security. “The project tests a technology that could one day offer digital communication that is hack-proof”. The 600-kg satellite will try to communicate with earth using the principle of quantum entanglement, whereby subatomic particles become inextricably linked or “entangled” in such a way that any change in one disturbs the other even if both are at opposite ends of the universe. This means any attempt at hacking entangled particles would, even in principle, be impossible.”
What is a quantum satellite? (The Hindu)
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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/world/asia/china-quantum-satellite-mozi.html
- Question 3 of 5
3. Question
2 pointsWhat is the purpose of the world’s first and recently launched ‘Quantum Satellite’?
CorrectSolution: b.
“With the launch of the quantum satellite Micius, China has pulled ahead of the pack in the race to harness the effect which Einstein had colourfully termed “spooky action at a distance”, which could take communication and computing to a new level. However, Micius is not a standout achievement, as the media coverage seems to suggest, but one of many projects driving towards a quantum solution to communications security, quantum computing and even a quantum secured Internet. Developments on all three fronts have been reported over the last 12 months, and China’s new commitment to original research with Micius will propel the whole process forward.”
IncorrectSolution: b.
“With the launch of the quantum satellite Micius, China has pulled ahead of the pack in the race to harness the effect which Einstein had colourfully termed “spooky action at a distance”, which could take communication and computing to a new level. However, Micius is not a standout achievement, as the media coverage seems to suggest, but one of many projects driving towards a quantum solution to communications security, quantum computing and even a quantum secured Internet. Developments on all three fronts have been reported over the last 12 months, and China’s new commitment to original research with Micius will propel the whole process forward.”
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4. Question
2 pointsNASA’s Curiosity rover recently captured a 360-degree view of mesas and buttes on Mars. What type of landforms are these?
CorrectSolution: d.
Page 57, Certificate Physical and Human Geography, G.C. Leong
Mars rover finds buttes and mesas
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IncorrectSolution: d.
Page 57, Certificate Physical and Human Geography, G.C. Leong
Mars rover finds buttes and mesas
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- Question 5 of 5
5. Question
2 pointsWhich of the following rivers is/are right-bank tributary/tributaries of river Ganga?
- Son
- Chambal
- Kali Ganga
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
CorrectSolution: a.
River Kali Ganga (or River Sharda) is a tributary of river Ghaghara which in turn is a tributary of River Ganga. River Chambal is a right-bank tributary of River Yamuna.
India Physical Environment Class XI NCERT
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/ganga-crosses-danger-mark-in-west-bengal-uttar-pradesh/article9015814.ece
IncorrectSolution: a.
River Kali Ganga (or River Sharda) is a tributary of river Ghaghara which in turn is a tributary of River Ganga. River Chambal is a right-bank tributary of River Yamuna.
India Physical Environment Class XI NCERT
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/ganga-crosses-danger-mark-in-west-bengal-uttar-pradesh/article9015814.ece
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