QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 05 November, 2016
QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz
05 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 6
1. Question
1 points‘The Economic History of India’, published at the beginning of the 20th century, examines in minute detail the entire economic record of colonial rule since 1757. It was authored by
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Solution: b.
“The process (of misdeeds of the British in looting India and making it suffer an agonising and violent death) was comprehensively traced a century earlier by Romesh Dutt in his Economic History of India Under the Early British Rule.”
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Solution: b.
“The process (of misdeeds of the British in looting India and making it suffer an agonising and violent death) was comprehensively traced a century earlier by Romesh Dutt in his Economic History of India Under the Early British Rule.”
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Question 2 of 6
2. Question
1 pointsArrange the following list of battles in their order of occurrence in modern India:
- Battle of Buxar
- Battle of Plassey
- Battle of Srirangpatna or the 4th Anglo-Mysore War
- 3rd Anglo-Maratha War
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: d.
“The timeline of the progress of British control, and Indian resistance to it, tells its story – battle of Plassey 1757; Sannyasi Rebellion in north Bengal 1763; battle of Buxar 1764; battle of Srirangapatna 1799; the last battle with Marathas 1818-19; the first war of independence 1857.”
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=153299
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Solution: d.
“The timeline of the progress of British control, and Indian resistance to it, tells its story – battle of Plassey 1757; Sannyasi Rebellion in north Bengal 1763; battle of Buxar 1764; battle of Srirangapatna 1799; the last battle with Marathas 1818-19; the first war of independence 1857.”
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=153299
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Question 3 of 6
3. Question
1 points‘Petrotech’ is Asia’s largest oil and gas event, which takes place every other year. It is organised by
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Solution: a.
“Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate India’s flagship biennial international oil and gas conference and exhibition, PETROTECH-2016 on December 5. Petrotech is Asia’s largest oil and gas event. The theme for this event is “Hydrocarbons to fuel the future – Choices and Challenges”. This global event aims at bringing Energy Ministers, industry leaders, professionals, academicians and domain experts from the energy sector on a common platform. The Conference showcases the strengths & potential of Indian Hydrocarbon industry to the world besides providing a vibrant platform for exchange of ideas, sharing of experience, knowledge and technological development across various segments of hydrocarbon industry and opportunities for business collaborations.”
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Solution: a.
“Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate India’s flagship biennial international oil and gas conference and exhibition, PETROTECH-2016 on December 5. Petrotech is Asia’s largest oil and gas event. The theme for this event is “Hydrocarbons to fuel the future – Choices and Challenges”. This global event aims at bringing Energy Ministers, industry leaders, professionals, academicians and domain experts from the energy sector on a common platform. The Conference showcases the strengths & potential of Indian Hydrocarbon industry to the world besides providing a vibrant platform for exchange of ideas, sharing of experience, knowledge and technological development across various segments of hydrocarbon industry and opportunities for business collaborations.”
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Question 4 of 6
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following pairs:
Joint Military Exercise – India and Country
- Sampriti – Bangladesh
- SIMBEX – Singapore
- Yudh Abhyas – USA
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
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Question 5 of 6
5. Question
1 pointsWith reference to the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, which among the following statements is NOT correct?
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Solution: c.
The ‘Child’ is defined as a person in the 0 to 18 years age group.
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Improvisation: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=153279
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Solution: c.
The ‘Child’ is defined as a person in the 0 to 18 years age group.
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Improvisation: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=153279
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Question 6 of 6
6. Question
1 points. Consider the following statements with reference to the Programme and Advertising Code of the Cable Television Network Rules, 1994:
- As per its provisions, coverage of anti-terrorist operations by security forces will be restricted to periodic briefings by a designated officer.
- Inter-ministerial Committees set up to look into violation of its provisions can include Non-Government bodies.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
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Solution: c.
- An Inter-ministerial Committee (IMC) comprising joint secretaries Home, Defence, I&B, Health and Family Welfare, Consumer Affairs, Law and Justice, External Affairs, Women and Child Development and representative of the Advertising Standards Council of India (it is a self-regulatory voluntary organization of the advertising industry in India; It is a non-Government body) found the channel to have violated the provisions of the programme code, specifically, clause 6 (1) (p) of the code, in its coverage of the Pathankot terrorist attack on 4.01.2016.
- This clause says no programme shall telecast live coverage of anti-terrorist operation by security forces; the coverage will be restricted to periodic briefing by designated officer.
Primary Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ban-on-ndtv-for-one-day-first-instance-of-gag-after-2015-revision-of-code/article9306453.ece
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Solution: c.
- An Inter-ministerial Committee (IMC) comprising joint secretaries Home, Defence, I&B, Health and Family Welfare, Consumer Affairs, Law and Justice, External Affairs, Women and Child Development and representative of the Advertising Standards Council of India (it is a self-regulatory voluntary organization of the advertising industry in India; It is a non-Government body) found the channel to have violated the provisions of the programme code, specifically, clause 6 (1) (p) of the code, in its coverage of the Pathankot terrorist attack on 4.01.2016.
- This clause says no programme shall telecast live coverage of anti-terrorist operation by security forces; the coverage will be restricted to periodic briefing by designated officer.
Primary Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ban-on-ndtv-for-one-day-first-instance-of-gag-after-2015-revision-of-code/article9306453.ece
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