QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 25 October, 2016
QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz
25 October, 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 6
1. Question
1 pointsWhat are some of the associated issues with reference to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016?
- It may be violative of Article 14 of the Constitution.
- The bill provides for cancellation of Overseas Citizen of India registration for violation of any law, for instance, parking a vehicle in a no parking zone.
- Some provisions of this bill have been placed under the prohibited categories of the RTI Act, 2005.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: a.
Question framed from a mains perspective.
- Article 14 guarantees equality to all persons, citizens and foreigners. It only permits laws to differentiate between groups of people if the rationale for doing so serves a reasonable purpose. The Statement of Objects and Reasons of the Bill does not explain the rationale behind differentiating between illegal migrants on the basis of the religion they belong to.
- Under the 1955 Act, an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholder’s registration may be cancelled if he violates a law for which he is: (i) sentenced to imprisonment for two years or more, and (ii) within five years of his OCI registration. The Bill adds another ground for cancelling OCI registration, which is violation of any law of the country by an OCI. This means that even offences with: (i) lesser penalties, or (ii) which have been committed after five years of registration could be covered under the Bill. This makes the earlier provision redundant.
Primary Source: http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/Citizenship/Legislative%20Brief%20Citizenship%20Amendment%20Bill%202016.pdf
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Improvisation: http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/understanding-issues-of-illegal-migration-in-new-citizenship-bill-3101213/
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Solution: a.
Question framed from a mains perspective.
- Article 14 guarantees equality to all persons, citizens and foreigners. It only permits laws to differentiate between groups of people if the rationale for doing so serves a reasonable purpose. The Statement of Objects and Reasons of the Bill does not explain the rationale behind differentiating between illegal migrants on the basis of the religion they belong to.
- Under the 1955 Act, an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholder’s registration may be cancelled if he violates a law for which he is: (i) sentenced to imprisonment for two years or more, and (ii) within five years of his OCI registration. The Bill adds another ground for cancelling OCI registration, which is violation of any law of the country by an OCI. This means that even offences with: (i) lesser penalties, or (ii) which have been committed after five years of registration could be covered under the Bill. This makes the earlier provision redundant.
Primary Source: http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/Citizenship/Legislative%20Brief%20Citizenship%20Amendment%20Bill%202016.pdf
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Improvisation: http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/understanding-issues-of-illegal-migration-in-new-citizenship-bill-3101213/
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Question 2 of 6
2. Question
1 pointsSeveral groups in Assam have been protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016. What is the basis for their protest?
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Solution: a.
Once again, not a question for prelims. The Assam Accord of 1985 marked the end of a six-year-long anti-foreigners agitation.The protesting groups in Assam against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill argue that the Bill contradicts the terms of the Assam accord.
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Solution: a.
Once again, not a question for prelims. The Assam Accord of 1985 marked the end of a six-year-long anti-foreigners agitation.The protesting groups in Assam against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill argue that the Bill contradicts the terms of the Assam accord.
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Question 3 of 6
3. Question
1 pointsJunko Tabei was the first woman to scale the summit of Mount Everest. What other achievement is she known for?
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Solution: a.
“Tabei stood out among the women who resolved to break through the ice ceiling of mountaineering. Apart from Everest, she was the first woman to scale all Seven Summits – the tallest point in each continent…”
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Solution: a.
“Tabei stood out among the women who resolved to break through the ice ceiling of mountaineering. Apart from Everest, she was the first woman to scale all Seven Summits – the tallest point in each continent…”
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Question 4 of 6
4. Question
1 points‘To prohibit the consumption of intoxicating drinks and drugs which are injurious to health’ is a provision made by which article of the Constitution?
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Solution: c.
Chapter 8, Indian Polity 4th Edition by M Laxmikanth
Improvisation: http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/bihar-alcohol-liquor-prohibition-3101130/
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Solution: c.
Chapter 8, Indian Polity 4th Edition by M Laxmikanth
Improvisation: http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/bihar-alcohol-liquor-prohibition-3101130/
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Question 5 of 6
5. Question
1 pointsSports infrastructure was recently included in the harmonised master list of infrastructure sub-sectors. This master list consists of which of the following as ‘core sectors’?
- Water and Sanitation
- Communication
- Social and commercial infrastructure
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: d.
- The Ministry of Finance has included sports infrastructure in the harmonized master list of infrastructure sub-sectors. This list consists of five core sectors: (i) transport, (ii) energy, (iii) water and sanitation, (iv) communication, and (v) social and commercial infrastructure. Sports has been included as a subsector under social and commercial infrastructure. This inclusion pertains to provision of sports stadia and infrastructure for academies involved in training and research in sporting activities.
- This status makes the sports sector eligible for obtaining long term financial support from banks and other financial institutions at par with other infrastructure projects.
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Solution: d.
- The Ministry of Finance has included sports infrastructure in the harmonized master list of infrastructure sub-sectors. This list consists of five core sectors: (i) transport, (ii) energy, (iii) water and sanitation, (iv) communication, and (v) social and commercial infrastructure. Sports has been included as a subsector under social and commercial infrastructure. This inclusion pertains to provision of sports stadia and infrastructure for academies involved in training and research in sporting activities.
- This status makes the sports sector eligible for obtaining long term financial support from banks and other financial institutions at par with other infrastructure projects.
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Question 6 of 6
6. Question
1 pointsWith reference to the report on reviewing the impact of social service obligations by Indian Railways released by NITI Aayog, consider the following statements:
- Inefficiency in the railways’ cost structure too is a significant contributor to losses in its passenger service business.
- The higher cost of the freight segment – earnings from which cross subsidises low passenger fares – is eventually passed on to the common public.
Which of the statements given above is/are observations made by the report?
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Solution: c.
- Other reasons for losses: The report noted that while lower tariffs and concessions contribute substantially to losses in passenger business, they are not the only factors. Inefficiency in Railways’ cost structure also significantly contributes to the losses in passenger service business. For example, the report noted that while Railway fares for AC passenger services are higher than similar bus services, fares for second class services are lower than similar bus fares. Therefore, Railways can price tariff as per the prevalent market rates. However, it also noted that in a competitive market where the demand for transport is elastic, Railways can only increase fares up to a certain limit depending on competition. It recommended that tariff increase must not be the only mechanism to address such social costs.
- Freight Business: Railways ends up using profits from its freight business to provide for losses of the passenger segment, and also to manage its overall financial situation. The higher cost of freight segment is eventually passed on to the common public in the form of increased costs of electricity, cement, steel, etc. It recommended that the measures to address social costs of passenger service business should also consider ways to rationalize goods tariff distortions.
Page 6, PRS MPR – September 2016
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Solution: c.
- Other reasons for losses: The report noted that while lower tariffs and concessions contribute substantially to losses in passenger business, they are not the only factors. Inefficiency in Railways’ cost structure also significantly contributes to the losses in passenger service business. For example, the report noted that while Railway fares for AC passenger services are higher than similar bus services, fares for second class services are lower than similar bus fares. Therefore, Railways can price tariff as per the prevalent market rates. However, it also noted that in a competitive market where the demand for transport is elastic, Railways can only increase fares up to a certain limit depending on competition. It recommended that tariff increase must not be the only mechanism to address such social costs.
- Freight Business: Railways ends up using profits from its freight business to provide for losses of the passenger segment, and also to manage its overall financial situation. The higher cost of freight segment is eventually passed on to the common public in the form of increased costs of electricity, cement, steel, etc. It recommended that the measures to address social costs of passenger service business should also consider ways to rationalize goods tariff distortions.
Page 6, PRS MPR – September 2016
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