QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz
04 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 6
1. Question
1 points“Bird Fancier’s Lung” is an inflammatory lung condition caused by
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Solution: b.
“When G.S. Srinivas took his mother, K. Sitakumari, to a pulmonologist for a recurring breathing problem, the doctor’s line of questioning seemed bizarre. “Do you live in close proximity to pigeons,” the doctor had asked. When the answer was in the affirmative, the doctor’s prescription was even stranger — put up a fish net and keep the birds at bay. The remedy worked and Ms. Sitakumari recovered completely. The pulmonologist, Dr. Vijay Kumar Chennamchetty, of Apollo Hospitals in Hyderabad, had diagnosed what most Indian pulmonologists will miss — Hypersensitive Pneumonitis (HP) or Bird Fancier’s Lung — an inflammatory lung condition caused by bird droppings that are highly allergenic.”
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Solution: b.
“When G.S. Srinivas took his mother, K. Sitakumari, to a pulmonologist for a recurring breathing problem, the doctor’s line of questioning seemed bizarre. “Do you live in close proximity to pigeons,” the doctor had asked. When the answer was in the affirmative, the doctor’s prescription was even stranger — put up a fish net and keep the birds at bay. The remedy worked and Ms. Sitakumari recovered completely. The pulmonologist, Dr. Vijay Kumar Chennamchetty, of Apollo Hospitals in Hyderabad, had diagnosed what most Indian pulmonologists will miss — Hypersensitive Pneumonitis (HP) or Bird Fancier’s Lung — an inflammatory lung condition caused by bird droppings that are highly allergenic.”
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Question 2 of 6
2. Question
1 pointsIn December 2015, a global framework to reach zero human rabies deaths by 2030 was launched by the World Health Organisation and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), in collaboration with
- Global Alliance for Rabies Control
- Food and Agriculture Organisation
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: b.
“In December 2015, a global framework to reach zero human rabies deaths by 2030 was launched by WHO and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO) and the Global Alliance for Rabies Control. This initiative marks the first time that the human and animal health sectors have come together to adopt a common strategy against this devastating but massively neglected disease.”
The BMGF may be supporting it financially or may be a participant in implementing the rabies control programme, but the programme hasn’t been launched in collaboration with BMGF.
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Solution: b.
“In December 2015, a global framework to reach zero human rabies deaths by 2030 was launched by WHO and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO) and the Global Alliance for Rabies Control. This initiative marks the first time that the human and animal health sectors have come together to adopt a common strategy against this devastating but massively neglected disease.”
The BMGF may be supporting it financially or may be a participant in implementing the rabies control programme, but the programme hasn’t been launched in collaboration with BMGF.
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Question 3 of 6
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
- Sikkim is the only state in the country to have achieved the numbers mandated by the WHO for sterilisation of stray dogs.
- The WHO considers sustainable vaccination of ninety per cent of the at-risk dog population as a critical success factor in the elimination of dog-mediated human rabies.
Which of the statements above is/are correct?
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Solution: a.
The WHO considers sustainable vaccination of seventy per cent of the at-risk dog population as one among many critical success factors in the elimination of dog-mediated human rabies.
Annual mass anti-rabies vaccination program in Sikkim under the SARAH Programme (Sikkim Anti-Rabies and Animal Health Programme): “The mass dog vaccination campaign teams aim to visit every household throughout Sikkim over a four-week period. Even remote villages with no road access are visited by foot to vaccinate dogs and deworm puppies. We have achieved at least 70% vaccination coverage, and in East Sikkim have achieved 80% coverage. Vaccinated dogs in the border regions provide a buffer zone against rabies re-introduction from neighbouring rabies-endemic areas.”
“In Chennai, at least until two years ago, the stray dog population had been brought under control. The Jaipur and Ooty corporations have controlled rabies to a large extent. Seventy per cent of the stray dogs in Sikkim have been sterilised, which is the only state in the country to achieve the numbers mandated by the WHO.”
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Solution: a.
The WHO considers sustainable vaccination of seventy per cent of the at-risk dog population as one among many critical success factors in the elimination of dog-mediated human rabies.
Annual mass anti-rabies vaccination program in Sikkim under the SARAH Programme (Sikkim Anti-Rabies and Animal Health Programme): “The mass dog vaccination campaign teams aim to visit every household throughout Sikkim over a four-week period. Even remote villages with no road access are visited by foot to vaccinate dogs and deworm puppies. We have achieved at least 70% vaccination coverage, and in East Sikkim have achieved 80% coverage. Vaccinated dogs in the border regions provide a buffer zone against rabies re-introduction from neighbouring rabies-endemic areas.”
“In Chennai, at least until two years ago, the stray dog population had been brought under control. The Jaipur and Ooty corporations have controlled rabies to a large extent. Seventy per cent of the stray dogs in Sikkim have been sterilised, which is the only state in the country to achieve the numbers mandated by the WHO.”
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Question 4 of 6
4. Question
1 pointsThe “Kunde festival” is a traditional festival of the tribal people in Coorg. The speciality of this festival is
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Solution: a.
“Once a year, the usual peace of the Coorg hills is rent by expletives and abuse, the staccato beat of plastic drums, and rhythmic chants and yells. Then, from the muted shades of green and brown foliage emerge the neon-yellow-silver-red Jenu Kurumba men. They are dressed as women, in a playful take on Western sexuality. They are walking to a forest temple to invert normality — they will not worship but berate the gods.”
“Liberated by disguise and alcohol, the Kunde festival topples the norms — gods, passers-by and plantation owners are all cheerfully abused by the labour force, as today they stand upright rather than bent over the coffee bushes. Kunde Habba in the local dialect means the festival of abusing god. Screams and laughter are in the air but this crazy carnival serves a purpose — it’s a social pressure cooker that allows everyone to let off steam. The static hierarchy of the hills is blown open for a day, which makes the rest of the year more bearable for those near the bottom.”
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Solution: a.
“Once a year, the usual peace of the Coorg hills is rent by expletives and abuse, the staccato beat of plastic drums, and rhythmic chants and yells. Then, from the muted shades of green and brown foliage emerge the neon-yellow-silver-red Jenu Kurumba men. They are dressed as women, in a playful take on Western sexuality. They are walking to a forest temple to invert normality — they will not worship but berate the gods.”
“Liberated by disguise and alcohol, the Kunde festival topples the norms — gods, passers-by and plantation owners are all cheerfully abused by the labour force, as today they stand upright rather than bent over the coffee bushes. Kunde Habba in the local dialect means the festival of abusing god. Screams and laughter are in the air but this crazy carnival serves a purpose — it’s a social pressure cooker that allows everyone to let off steam. The static hierarchy of the hills is blown open for a day, which makes the rest of the year more bearable for those near the bottom.”
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Question 5 of 6
5. Question
1 pointsIndia has in recent times emerged as a major player in providing disaster assistance to countries in the Indian Ocean region, and, in line with that, storage of HADR ‘bricks’ on ships has now become a Standard Operating Procedure and all operational ships carry it at all times. What does “HADR” stand for?
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Solution: d.
“Navy frigate INS Trikand, which docked at a Madagascar port as part of a goodwill visit to East Africa and Southern Indian Ocean, has handed over relief material for those affected by the recent bush fires in that country. “In support of the government and the people of Madagascar, the Indian Navy swung into immediate action to provide succour to more than five thousand affected citizens,” the Navy said in a statement. INS Trikand donated essential food items and medicines to the affected, since the ship is always ready to provide Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief [HADR] during such eventualities.”
“India has in recent times emerged as a major player in providing disaster assistance to countries in the region, and, in line with that, storage of HADR ‘bricks’ on ships has now become a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and all operational ships carry it at all times.”
Incorrect
Solution: d.
“Navy frigate INS Trikand, which docked at a Madagascar port as part of a goodwill visit to East Africa and Southern Indian Ocean, has handed over relief material for those affected by the recent bush fires in that country. “In support of the government and the people of Madagascar, the Indian Navy swung into immediate action to provide succour to more than five thousand affected citizens,” the Navy said in a statement. INS Trikand donated essential food items and medicines to the affected, since the ship is always ready to provide Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief [HADR] during such eventualities.”
“India has in recent times emerged as a major player in providing disaster assistance to countries in the region, and, in line with that, storage of HADR ‘bricks’ on ships has now become a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and all operational ships carry it at all times.”
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Question 6 of 6
6. Question
1 points“Singapore issues”, a phrase seen in the news sometimes, refers to
Correct
Solution: d.
“Another co-convener, Dhanpat Ram Agarwal, an expert on Intellectual Property Rights, also flagged the “U-turn”. “The stand of the then NDA government [in 2001] was that the ‘Singapore Issues’ on investment…[on] transparency in government procurements and competition [Trade Facilitation having been accepted in the 9th Ministerial Conference at Bali] will be against our national interest,” he noted. ‘Singapore Issues’ refer to the ideas championed by WTO in 1996 Singapore conference, where business facilitation through transparency in government procurement, regulations and competition was pushed.”
Incorrect
Solution: d.
“Another co-convener, Dhanpat Ram Agarwal, an expert on Intellectual Property Rights, also flagged the “U-turn”. “The stand of the then NDA government [in 2001] was that the ‘Singapore Issues’ on investment…[on] transparency in government procurements and competition [Trade Facilitation having been accepted in the 9th Ministerial Conference at Bali] will be against our national interest,” he noted. ‘Singapore Issues’ refer to the ideas championed by WTO in 1996 Singapore conference, where business facilitation through transparency in government procurement, regulations and competition was pushed.”
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