QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 03 November, 2016
QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz
03 November, 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
1 pointsWhich country in India’s neighbourhood is the latest to have adopted a new constitution?
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Solution: c.
“Nepal on Wednesday accorded a warm welcome to President Pranab Mukherjee but asserted that India should avoid interfering in the internal issues of the country. Soon upon the arrival of the Indian President, divisions in Nepali politics became evident on the issue of constitutional amendments for the Madhesi people of the plains, even as the visiting President praised the democratic struggle in Nepal and urged his hosts to draft a constitution that would address the “diverse social fabric.”… The new constitution adopted in September 2015 triggered an internal upheaval.”
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/avoid-interference-nepal-to-india/article9296619.ece
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Solution: c.
“Nepal on Wednesday accorded a warm welcome to President Pranab Mukherjee but asserted that India should avoid interfering in the internal issues of the country. Soon upon the arrival of the Indian President, divisions in Nepali politics became evident on the issue of constitutional amendments for the Madhesi people of the plains, even as the visiting President praised the democratic struggle in Nepal and urged his hosts to draft a constitution that would address the “diverse social fabric.”… The new constitution adopted in September 2015 triggered an internal upheaval.”
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/avoid-interference-nepal-to-india/article9296619.ece
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsThe ‘Survey of India’ is the national survey and mapping organisation of the country under the
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Solution: a.
“The government is developing a national data registry that will require all agencies— state, private and academic — that collect and store geospatial data to share it with the registry. The registry will also serve as a source of “authenticated” information — meaning officials at the Survey of India would vet it for accuracy and see whether it contains information that contravenes national security.”
- Survey of India, The National Survey and Mapping Organization of the country under the Department of Science & Technology, is the oldest scientific department of the Government of India. It was set up in 1767 and has evolved rich traditions over the years. In its assigned role as the nation’s Principal Mapping Agency.
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/centre-moots-registry-to-vet-geospatial-data/article9296731.ece
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Solution: a.
“The government is developing a national data registry that will require all agencies— state, private and academic — that collect and store geospatial data to share it with the registry. The registry will also serve as a source of “authenticated” information — meaning officials at the Survey of India would vet it for accuracy and see whether it contains information that contravenes national security.”
- Survey of India, The National Survey and Mapping Organization of the country under the Department of Science & Technology, is the oldest scientific department of the Government of India. It was set up in 1767 and has evolved rich traditions over the years. In its assigned role as the nation’s Principal Mapping Agency.
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/centre-moots-registry-to-vet-geospatial-data/article9296731.ece
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsWho, apart from Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton, are running for the United States of America’s Presidential elections in 2016?
- Gary Johnson
- Jill Stein
- Bernie Sanders
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct
Solution: a.
A general (knowledge) question, meant only to test whether you are aware that more than two candidates are permitted to run for the US presidency. If you have been following the news in general, you would have known that Bernie Sanders lost the democratic nomination to Hillary Clinton, leaving only options ‘a’ and ‘d’ to choose from.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2016
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Solution: a.
A general (knowledge) question, meant only to test whether you are aware that more than two candidates are permitted to run for the US presidency. If you have been following the news in general, you would have known that Bernie Sanders lost the democratic nomination to Hillary Clinton, leaving only options ‘a’ and ‘d’ to choose from.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2016
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 points‘Methaqualone’, recently seen in the news, is
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Solution: b.
- In one of the biggest seizure of Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances, the officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), apex counter-smuggling agency of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), have seized about 23.5 metric tonnes of Mandrax Tablets (Methaqualone), a banned psychotropic substance under Schedule I of NDPS Rules, 1985.
- Methaqualone is a depressant, overdose of which can lead to coma and death. It is used as a recreational drug in Africa and Asia. It is commonly known as Mandrax, M-pills, buttons, or smarties and is usually smoked mixed with cannabis.
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=153190
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Solution: b.
- In one of the biggest seizure of Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances, the officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), apex counter-smuggling agency of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), have seized about 23.5 metric tonnes of Mandrax Tablets (Methaqualone), a banned psychotropic substance under Schedule I of NDPS Rules, 1985.
- Methaqualone is a depressant, overdose of which can lead to coma and death. It is used as a recreational drug in Africa and Asia. It is commonly known as Mandrax, M-pills, buttons, or smarties and is usually smoked mixed with cannabis.
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=153190
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements in the context of location of sugar mills:
- Sugar mills are usually located near sugar growing areas.
- Sugar content in sugarcane is very low, thus transportation of sugarcane over long distances is considered to not be economical.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution: c.
“In a move that marks the reversal of a decision made on October 4, the Maharashtra State government has decided to start the sugar cane crushing season from November 5 instead of December 1 as proposed earlier. The decision was made taking into account apprehensions of weight loss due to late harvesting and of ‘poaching’ by millers of neighbouring Karnataka especially from the sugar cane-rich Kolhapur and Sangli belt of western Maharashtra.” … Sugar mills are located near sugar growing areas, because of two factors –
- Perishable: Once you cut the sugarcane, the sucrose content starts to decline. Hence raw material must be quickly transported.
- Weight Loss: Sugar accounts for only ~10% of the bulky sugarcane and therefore it is prohibitively expensive to transport sugarcane over long-distance in its original form.
Primary Source: http://mrunal.org/2013/07/location-factors-sugar-mills-north-south-india-cuba-called-sugar-bowl.html
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Solution: c.
“In a move that marks the reversal of a decision made on October 4, the Maharashtra State government has decided to start the sugar cane crushing season from November 5 instead of December 1 as proposed earlier. The decision was made taking into account apprehensions of weight loss due to late harvesting and of ‘poaching’ by millers of neighbouring Karnataka especially from the sugar cane-rich Kolhapur and Sangli belt of western Maharashtra.” … Sugar mills are located near sugar growing areas, because of two factors –
- Perishable: Once you cut the sugarcane, the sucrose content starts to decline. Hence raw material must be quickly transported.
- Weight Loss: Sugar accounts for only ~10% of the bulky sugarcane and therefore it is prohibitively expensive to transport sugarcane over long-distance in its original form.
Primary Source: http://mrunal.org/2013/07/location-factors-sugar-mills-north-south-india-cuba-called-sugar-bowl.html
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