QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz
01 September, 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 7
1. Question
1 pointsThe Union Cabinet recently gave its approval to create a Project Development Fund (PDF) with a corpus of Rupees 500 crores for catalysing Indian economic presence in which of the following nations?
- Myanmar
- Cambodia
- Laos
- Vietnam
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: d.
“CLMV countries namely Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam have a unique position in the regional value chains and offer a gateway for market access to China/EU and other markets due to various trade agreements. The key advantage of positioning India on the regional value chains is securing on a long term basis, a dedicated market for Indian raw materials and intermediate goods besides a dedicated source for inputs and raw materials for Indian industry. While opportunities are a plenty in CLMV region, Indian entrepreneurs’ endeavors in these countries have, thus far, been limited due to limited information, infrastructure and other contingent risks. The PDF shall benefit India’s industrial community for business expansion, and to maintain cost competitive supply chains, besides integrating with global production networks.”
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Solution: d.
“CLMV countries namely Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam have a unique position in the regional value chains and offer a gateway for market access to China/EU and other markets due to various trade agreements. The key advantage of positioning India on the regional value chains is securing on a long term basis, a dedicated market for Indian raw materials and intermediate goods besides a dedicated source for inputs and raw materials for Indian industry. While opportunities are a plenty in CLMV region, Indian entrepreneurs’ endeavors in these countries have, thus far, been limited due to limited information, infrastructure and other contingent risks. The PDF shall benefit India’s industrial community for business expansion, and to maintain cost competitive supply chains, besides integrating with global production networks.”
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Question 2 of 7
2. Question
1 pointsThe recently released report “Crime in India” for 2015 by the National Crime Records Bureau noted that the recorded incidents of which form of riots jumped 327 per cent from 2014 to 2015?
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Solution: d.
https://www.insightsonindia.com/2016/08/31/insights-daily-current-affairs-31-august-2016/
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Question 3 of 7
3. Question
1 pointsTwo Indians are among the winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards 2016. For what services of theirs have they been bestowed with this prestigious award?
- Anti-corruption efforts
- Efforts to eradicate manual scavenging
- Using Carnatic music to break the barriers of caste and class
- Championing the rights of tribal people through written works and legal battles
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: c.
Sanjiv Chaturvedi is an Indian Forest Service officer and a whistleblower who received the award in 2015. Statement 4 refers to Mahasweta Devi who recently passed away and received the award in 1997.
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Solution: c.
Sanjiv Chaturvedi is an Indian Forest Service officer and a whistleblower who received the award in 2015. Statement 4 refers to Mahasweta Devi who recently passed away and received the award in 1997.
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Question 4 of 7
4. Question
1 pointsWith reference to the Ganges River Dolphin, consider the following statements:
- It uses its eye to locate itself.
- Because of the sound it produces when breathing, the animal is popularly referred to as the ‘Susu’.
- It is at the apex of the aquatic food chain, and its presence in adequate numbers symbolises greater biodiversity in the river system.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
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Solution: d.
“Evolutionary biology has it that the Gangetic dolphin has been ‘blind’ for about 20 million years and shares its limited eyesight with its international freshwater river-dolphin cousins, namely the Yangtze, Amazon, La Plata and the Indus dolphins.”
“The Gangetic dolphin lost its eyes in the course of evolution to adapt to the muddy water of rivers. They largely navigate by echo-location or sonar. The mammal evolved over millennia, according to an October 2000 paper in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Evolution of river dolphins, when rising sea levels inundated large areas of the Indo-Gangetic basin, creating a shallow marine habitat.”
However, according to the WWF: Ganges River Dolphin – The dolphin has the peculiarity of swimming on one side so that its flipper trails the muddy bottom. This behaviour is understood to help it to find food. Being a mammal, the Ganges River dolphin cannot breathe in the water and must surface every 30-120 seconds. Although its eye lacks a lens (this species is also referred to as the “blind dolphin”), the dolphin still uses its eye to locate itself.
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Solution: d.
“Evolutionary biology has it that the Gangetic dolphin has been ‘blind’ for about 20 million years and shares its limited eyesight with its international freshwater river-dolphin cousins, namely the Yangtze, Amazon, La Plata and the Indus dolphins.”
“The Gangetic dolphin lost its eyes in the course of evolution to adapt to the muddy water of rivers. They largely navigate by echo-location or sonar. The mammal evolved over millennia, according to an October 2000 paper in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Evolution of river dolphins, when rising sea levels inundated large areas of the Indo-Gangetic basin, creating a shallow marine habitat.”
However, according to the WWF: Ganges River Dolphin – The dolphin has the peculiarity of swimming on one side so that its flipper trails the muddy bottom. This behaviour is understood to help it to find food. Being a mammal, the Ganges River dolphin cannot breathe in the water and must surface every 30-120 seconds. Although its eye lacks a lens (this species is also referred to as the “blind dolphin”), the dolphin still uses its eye to locate itself.
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Question 5 of 7
5. Question
1 pointsWith reference to the National Council of Senior Citizens, which of the following statements is/are correct?
- It is chaired by the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment.
- The council is mandated to meet at least twice a year.
- It was originally known as the National Council for Older Persons which was set up in 2012.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: a.
“The National Policy on Older Persons (NPOP), 1999 envisages State support to ensure financial and food security, health care, shelter and other needs of older persons, equitable share in development, protection against abuse and exploitation, and availability of services to improve the quality of their lives. The policy also covers issues like social security, intergenerational bonding, family as the primary caretaker, role of Non-Governmental Organizations, training of manpower, research and training.”
“The National Council of Older Persons was constituted in 1999 to monitor the implementation of the Policy and advise the Government on issues related to the welfare of senior citizens.”
https://www.insightsonindia.com/2016/08/31/insights-daily-current-affairs-31-august-2016/
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About National Policy and Council on/of Older Persons/Senior Citizens: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=108092
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Solution: a.
“The National Policy on Older Persons (NPOP), 1999 envisages State support to ensure financial and food security, health care, shelter and other needs of older persons, equitable share in development, protection against abuse and exploitation, and availability of services to improve the quality of their lives. The policy also covers issues like social security, intergenerational bonding, family as the primary caretaker, role of Non-Governmental Organizations, training of manpower, research and training.”
“The National Council of Older Persons was constituted in 1999 to monitor the implementation of the Policy and advise the Government on issues related to the welfare of senior citizens.”
https://www.insightsonindia.com/2016/08/31/insights-daily-current-affairs-31-august-2016/
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About National Policy and Council on/of Older Persons/Senior Citizens: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=108092
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Question 6 of 7
6. Question
1 pointsThe recently released report “Crime in India” for 2015 by the National Crime Records Bureau noted that the recorded incidents of which form of riots jumped 327 per cent from 2014 to 2015?
Correct
Solution: d.
https://www.insightsonindia.com/2016/08/31/insights-daily-current-affairs-31-august-2016/
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Question 7 of 7
7. Question
1 pointsThe mandate of the Madhukar Gupta committee, which recently submitted its report, was to
Correct
Solution: b.
Statement ‘b’ is incomplete but the most appropriate one among the four given above.
“The Ministry of Home Affairs had constituted a committee under the chairmanship of former home secretary Madhukar Gupta in April 2016, for strengthening border protection and addressing the issue of gaps and vulnerability in border fencing along the India-Pakistan border. The mandate of the committee was to study all types of gaps in fencing and all other vulnerabilities in the International Border and to suggest comprehensive approach to fix these gaps in fencing and other vulnerabilities on interim and permanent basis.”
https://www.insightsonindia.com/2016/08/31/insights-daily-current-affairs-31-august-2016/
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Solution: b.
Statement ‘b’ is incomplete but the most appropriate one among the four given above.
“The Ministry of Home Affairs had constituted a committee under the chairmanship of former home secretary Madhukar Gupta in April 2016, for strengthening border protection and addressing the issue of gaps and vulnerability in border fencing along the India-Pakistan border. The mandate of the committee was to study all types of gaps in fencing and all other vulnerabilities in the International Border and to suggest comprehensive approach to fix these gaps in fencing and other vulnerabilities on interim and permanent basis.”
https://www.insightsonindia.com/2016/08/31/insights-daily-current-affairs-31-august-2016/
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