QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz
August 25, 2016
The following quiz will have 5-10 MCQs . The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu and PIB news articles.
This quiz is intended to introduce you to concepts and certain important facts relevant to UPSC IAS civil services preliminary exam 2016. It is not a test of your knowledge. If you score less, please do not mind. Read again sources provided and try to remember better.
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INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2016
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
2 pointsUnited Kingdom Members of Parliament recently recommended a ban on microbeads used in a number of cosmetics. What harm do microbeads cause?
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Solution: a.
“Microbeads is the term given to the little bits of plastic that are sometimes added to products for their abrasive properties. Manufacturers use them because the beads can be made with uniform size and hardness. The pieces are small enough to pass through water filtration plants and therefore end up in lakes and rivers. They can even be found in Arctic sea-ice and on the ocean floor.”
“Products that contain them don’t necessarily list “microbeads” in the list of ingredients. Instead, they will often list the petrochemical plastics that go into them, such as polyethylene and polypropylene. Those opposed to their use say they are contributing to the growing quantity of plastic debris in the ocean and are entering the food chain, where they are harming fish and other marine life.”
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37175379
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Solution: a.
“Microbeads is the term given to the little bits of plastic that are sometimes added to products for their abrasive properties. Manufacturers use them because the beads can be made with uniform size and hardness. The pieces are small enough to pass through water filtration plants and therefore end up in lakes and rivers. They can even be found in Arctic sea-ice and on the ocean floor.”
“Products that contain them don’t necessarily list “microbeads” in the list of ingredients. Instead, they will often list the petrochemical plastics that go into them, such as polyethylene and polypropylene. Those opposed to their use say they are contributing to the growing quantity of plastic debris in the ocean and are entering the food chain, where they are harming fish and other marine life.”
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37175379
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
2 pointsConsider the following pairs :
Community sometimes mentioned in the news: Associated nation
- Kurd : Armenia
- Rohingya : Myanmar
- Madhesi : Bangladesh
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
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Solution: a.
“ The Kurds are one of the indigenous people of the Mesopotamian plains and the highlands in what are now south-eastern Turkey, north-eastern Syria, northern Iraq, north-western Iran and south-western Armenia.”
Slightly modified form of Q94, CS(P) 2016.
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Solution: a.
“ The Kurds are one of the indigenous people of the Mesopotamian plains and the highlands in what are now south-eastern Turkey, north-eastern Syria, northern Iraq, north-western Iran and south-western Armenia.”
Slightly modified form of Q94, CS(P) 2016.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
2 pointsAn advisory panel – to find “lasting solutions” to the conflict in Rakhine state – headed by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan was recently set up by which of the following entities/nations?
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Solution: a.
“Myanmar’s government has set up an advisory panel headed by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to find “lasting solutions” to the conflict in Rakhine state, where human rights groups have documented widespread abuses against the minority Rohingya Muslims. A statement Tuesday by the office of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi said an agreement will be signed between her office and the Kofi Annan Foundation to set up a nine-member advisory commission to resolve “protracted issues in the region.”
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Solution: a.
“Myanmar’s government has set up an advisory panel headed by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to find “lasting solutions” to the conflict in Rakhine state, where human rights groups have documented widespread abuses against the minority Rohingya Muslims. A statement Tuesday by the office of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi said an agreement will be signed between her office and the Kofi Annan Foundation to set up a nine-member advisory commission to resolve “protracted issues in the region.”
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
2 pointsThe Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) launched the Standards and Labelling (S&L) Programme in order to provide consumers with informed choices for energy saving, and thereby the operational cost-saving potential of equipment/appliances. The equipment/appliances covered under this programme include
- Ceiling fans
- Tubular fluorescent lamps
- Domestic Gas Stoves
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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Solution: d.
“The objective of the S&L Programme is to provide consumers with informed choices for energy saving, and thereby the operational cost-saving potential of equipment/appliances. The equipment/appliances are given a star rating of one to ve; ve stars being the most energy e cient. The equipment/appliances covered under this programme include frost free (no-frost) refrigerators, tubular uorescent lamps (TFLs), room air-conditioners, direct cool refrigerators, distribution transformers, induction motors, pump sets, ceiling fans, lique ed petroleum gas (LPG) stoves, electric geysers, ballasts, computers, o ce equipment, and colour televisions.”
Modified form of Q53, CS(P) 2016.
Improvisation: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=149154
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Solution: d.
“The objective of the S&L Programme is to provide consumers with informed choices for energy saving, and thereby the operational cost-saving potential of equipment/appliances. The equipment/appliances are given a star rating of one to ve; ve stars being the most energy e cient. The equipment/appliances covered under this programme include frost free (no-frost) refrigerators, tubular uorescent lamps (TFLs), room air-conditioners, direct cool refrigerators, distribution transformers, induction motors, pump sets, ceiling fans, lique ed petroleum gas (LPG) stoves, electric geysers, ballasts, computers, o ce equipment, and colour televisions.”
Modified form of Q53, CS(P) 2016.
Improvisation: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=149154
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
2 pointsConsider the following pairs:
River – States involved in dispute over water-sharing
- Mahadayi – Maharashtra and Goa
- Kaveri – Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
- Mahanadi – Odisha and Jharkhand
Which of the pairs above is/are correctly matched?
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Solution: b.
Mahadayi – Karnataka and Goa
Mahanadi – Odisha and Chattisgarh
“A delegation from Odisha led by Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan called on Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti in New Delhi today and requested her to sort out Mahanadi water issue at the earliest.”
“The Odisha government has been alleging that the neighbouring Chhattishgarh unilaterally constructed projects on the upstream of Mahanadi which caused dip in the flow of water to Odisha.”
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Solution: b.
Mahadayi – Karnataka and Goa
Mahanadi – Odisha and Chattisgarh
“A delegation from Odisha led by Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan called on Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti in New Delhi today and requested her to sort out Mahanadi water issue at the earliest.”
“The Odisha government has been alleging that the neighbouring Chhattishgarh unilaterally constructed projects on the upstream of Mahanadi which caused dip in the flow of water to Odisha.”
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