QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 04 November, 2016
QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz
04 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 pointsThe Goods and Services Tax will be levied at multiple rates ranging from
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Solution: a.
- The Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be levied at multiple rates ranging from 0 per cent to 28 per cent.
- Ultra luxuries, demerit and sin goods, will attract a cess for a period of five years on top of the 28 per cent GST.
- On nearly half of the consumer inflation basket, including food grains, the GST will be at 0 per cent, Council Chairman and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told a media conference after the meeting.
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/council-fixes-4level-gst-rate-structure/article9302611.ece
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Solution: a.
- The Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be levied at multiple rates ranging from 0 per cent to 28 per cent.
- Ultra luxuries, demerit and sin goods, will attract a cess for a period of five years on top of the 28 per cent GST.
- On nearly half of the consumer inflation basket, including food grains, the GST will be at 0 per cent, Council Chairman and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told a media conference after the meeting.
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/council-fixes-4level-gst-rate-structure/article9302611.ece
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following list:
- Domingo Paes
- Ibn Battuta
- Abdul Razzak Samarqandi
The foreign accounts of who from the above list of foreigners are important for gathering information regarding the Vijayanagar empire?
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Solution: c.
- “..one of the most important descriptions of the city of Vijayanagara in the fifteenth century comes from Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi, a diplomat who came visiting from ”
- “Travelling overland through Central Asia, Ibn Battuta reached Sind in He had heard about Muhammad bin Tughlaq, the Sultan of Delhi, and lured by his reputation as a generous patron of arts and letters, set off for Delhi, passing through Multan and Uch.”
- “The show began with a narration on the glorious Vijayanagar empire……the description of Vijayanagar empire’s glory by Domingo Paes, Niccolo Deconti, Abdur Razzak, its downfall and how the empire was looted and destroyed…”
Themes/Chapters 5 and 7, Themes in Indian History Part 2, Class 12, NCERT;
Article in Regional Edition: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/light-sound-show-focuses-on-vijayanagar-empire/article9302648.ece
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Solution: c.
- “..one of the most important descriptions of the city of Vijayanagara in the fifteenth century comes from Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi, a diplomat who came visiting from ”
- “Travelling overland through Central Asia, Ibn Battuta reached Sind in He had heard about Muhammad bin Tughlaq, the Sultan of Delhi, and lured by his reputation as a generous patron of arts and letters, set off for Delhi, passing through Multan and Uch.”
- “The show began with a narration on the glorious Vijayanagar empire……the description of Vijayanagar empire’s glory by Domingo Paes, Niccolo Deconti, Abdur Razzak, its downfall and how the empire was looted and destroyed…”
Themes/Chapters 5 and 7, Themes in Indian History Part 2, Class 12, NCERT;
Article in Regional Edition: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/light-sound-show-focuses-on-vijayanagar-empire/article9302648.ece
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Xuan Zang, a Chinese Buddhist pilgrim who visited the Indian subcontinent around 1400 years ago:
- Though he visited during the reign of King Harshavardhana, he did not visit his court.
- He studied at the Nalanda Buddhist monastery.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution: b.
“Xuan Zang, also spent a lot of time at Harsha’s court and left a detailed account of what he saw.”
Chapter 10, Page 105, 106, Our Pasts I, Class 6, NCERT;
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/xuan-zang-stayed-in-vijayawada-to-study-buddhist-scriptures/article9301363.ece?homepage=true
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Solution: b.
“Xuan Zang, also spent a lot of time at Harsha’s court and left a detailed account of what he saw.”
Chapter 10, Page 105, 106, Our Pasts I, Class 6, NCERT;
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/xuan-zang-stayed-in-vijayawada-to-study-buddhist-scriptures/article9301363.ece?homepage=true
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsAs per ‘One Rank One Pension’,
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Solution: c.
“The veterans are demanding OROP in its rightful form, which going by the accepted definition implies i) uniform pension to armed forces personnel ii) retiring with the same rank and iii) length of service iv) regardless of the date of retirement.”
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-getting-real-on-orop/article9301342.ece
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Solution: c.
“The veterans are demanding OROP in its rightful form, which going by the accepted definition implies i) uniform pension to armed forces personnel ii) retiring with the same rank and iii) length of service iv) regardless of the date of retirement.”
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-getting-real-on-orop/article9301342.ece
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Question 5 of 5
5. 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.
- 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; same question was posted here a few days ago.
- 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://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/joydeep-biswas-on-bjps-politics-in-assam-citizenship-on-a-divisive-agenda/article9301316.ece
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Solution: a.
Question framed from a mains perspective; same question was posted here a few days ago.
- 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://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/joydeep-biswas-on-bjps-politics-in-assam-citizenship-on-a-divisive-agenda/article9301316.ece
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