QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 26 November, 2016
QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz
26 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 pointsThe Ministry of Culture recently released a Commemorative Ten-rupee coin as part of year-long celebrations of commemoration of the 500th anniversary of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s coming to Vrindavan. Which of the following statements about the saint is/are correct?
- He was a promoter of the Vaishnava school of Bhakti Yoga.
- Lal Ded, Nizamuddin Auliya, Ramananda and Chokhamela were his contemporaries.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution: a.
A clue has been provided in the question itself – “…commemoration of the 500th anniversary…”The religious teachers mentioned in statement 2 were all present roughly in the 14th century.
Page 167, Bhakti-Sufi Traditions, Themes in Indian History II, Class 12, NCERT;
Improvisation: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=154369
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Solution: a.
A clue has been provided in the question itself – “…commemoration of the 500th anniversary…”The religious teachers mentioned in statement 2 were all present roughly in the 14th century.
Page 167, Bhakti-Sufi Traditions, Themes in Indian History II, Class 12, NCERT;
Improvisation: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=154369
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Question 2 of 6
2. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following statements with reference to The Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014 is/are correct?
- It lists the various grounds on which discrimination against HIV positive persons and those living with them is prohibited.
- The ‘informed consent’ clause is applicable in case of screening by any licensed blood bank wherein the HIV test is anonymous.
- An ombudsman shall be appointed by the central government to inquire into complaints related to the violation of the act.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: a.
Same question (directive was different) was posted here in October. Statements 2 and 3 are incorrect.
- Informed consent and Disclosure of HIV status: Informed consent for an HIV test will not be required in case of screening by any licensed blood bank, a court order, medical research, and epidemiological purposes where the HIV test is anonymous and not meant to determine the HIV status of a person. Establishments keeping records of information of HIV positive persons shall adopt data protection measures.
- Role of the Ombudsman: An ombudsman shall be appointed by each state government to inquire into complaints related to the violation of the Act and the provision of health care services. The Ombudsman shall submit a report to the state government every six months stating the number and nature of complaints received, the actions taken and orders passed.
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Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/HIV-community-rejects-AIDS-Bill-in-current-form/article16704871.ece
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Solution: a.
Same question (directive was different) was posted here in October. Statements 2 and 3 are incorrect.
- Informed consent and Disclosure of HIV status: Informed consent for an HIV test will not be required in case of screening by any licensed blood bank, a court order, medical research, and epidemiological purposes where the HIV test is anonymous and not meant to determine the HIV status of a person. Establishments keeping records of information of HIV positive persons shall adopt data protection measures.
- Role of the Ombudsman: An ombudsman shall be appointed by each state government to inquire into complaints related to the violation of the Act and the provision of health care services. The Ombudsman shall submit a report to the state government every six months stating the number and nature of complaints received, the actions taken and orders passed.
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Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/HIV-community-rejects-AIDS-Bill-in-current-form/article16704871.ece
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Question 3 of 6
3. Question
1 points‘Team Indus’, recently seen in the news in the context of astronomy, refers to which of the following?
Correct
Solution: b.
- Statement ‘a’ is incorrect. It may become the first private entity from India to put a rover on the moon.
- The start-up is the only Indian aspirant and among the four from across the world that plan to send spacecraft to soft-land on the moon before December 2017, deploying a rover and sending lunar pictures.
- Last year, it won a $1 million milestone prize from Google Lunar X Prize for completing the viable concept of its moon lander.
- The company is poised to start building its 600-kg-plus moon lander. It plans to launch it on a hired PSLV rocket of the Indian Space Research Organisation.
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Solution: b.
- Statement ‘a’ is incorrect. It may become the first private entity from India to put a rover on the moon.
- The start-up is the only Indian aspirant and among the four from across the world that plan to send spacecraft to soft-land on the moon before December 2017, deploying a rover and sending lunar pictures.
- Last year, it won a $1 million milestone prize from Google Lunar X Prize for completing the viable concept of its moon lander.
- The company is poised to start building its 600-kg-plus moon lander. It plans to launch it on a hired PSLV rocket of the Indian Space Research Organisation.
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Question 4 of 6
4. Question
1 pointsTo win the Google Lunar XPRIZE, a privately-funded-team must be the first to do which of the following?
- Successfully land and relaunch a spacecraft, on and from the moon’s surface.
- Travel five hundred metres.
- Capture High-Definition video and images.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct
Solution: b.
To win the Google Lunar XPRIZE, a privately-funded-team must be the first to:
- Successfully place a spacecraft on the moon’s surface.
- Travel 500m.
- Transmit (for which capturing is the first step!) HD video and images back to earth.
To win the prizes, teams must prove that 90 per cent of their mission costs were funded by private sources.
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Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Bullish-investors-back-Team-Indus-moon-shot/article16705021.ece
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Solution: b.
To win the Google Lunar XPRIZE, a privately-funded-team must be the first to:
- Successfully place a spacecraft on the moon’s surface.
- Travel 500m.
- Transmit (for which capturing is the first step!) HD video and images back to earth.
To win the prizes, teams must prove that 90 per cent of their mission costs were funded by private sources.
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Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Bullish-investors-back-Team-Indus-moon-shot/article16705021.ece
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Question 5 of 6
5. Question
1 pointsThe Lokpal Act, in its present form, provides for a five-member panel to select the anti-corruption ombudsman, comprising the
- Prime Minister
- Lok Sabha Speaker
- Rajya Sabha Chairman
- Chief Justice of India
- Leader of the Opposition in the lower House
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: c.
“The law now provides for a five-member panel to select the anti-corruption ombudsman, comprising the Prime Minister, the Lok Sabha Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition, the Chief Justice of India and an eminent jurist. The hitch is that there is no recognised LoP in the lower House.”
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/Appointing-a-Lokpal/article16701980.ece
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Solution: c.
“The law now provides for a five-member panel to select the anti-corruption ombudsman, comprising the Prime Minister, the Lok Sabha Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition, the Chief Justice of India and an eminent jurist. The hitch is that there is no recognised LoP in the lower House.”
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/Appointing-a-Lokpal/article16701980.ece
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Question 6 of 6
6. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements with regard to the official post of ‘Leader of the Opposition’ (LoP) in the Lower House:
- That the speaker can recognise as LoP only the leader of the principal opposition party that has 10 per cent of the total number of Lok Sabha seats is based on precedent, not law.
- The LoP in the Lok Sabha was accorded statutory recognition in 1977.
- India’s first LoP was also appointed as the Law Minister.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: b.
- The rule that the Speaker can recognise as LoP only the leader of the principal opposition party that has 10 per cent of the total number of Lok Sabha seats is based on precedent.
- The only legal provision defining the ‘Leader of the Opposition’ is a 1977 law concerning the office-holder’s salary. The definition says the LoP shall be the leader of the party in opposition with “the greatest numerical strength” and “recognised as such by the Speaker”.
- It was in 1969 that an official LoP was recognised for the first time. The LoP in both, Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, were accorded statutory recognition in 1977.
Topic: “Leaders in Parliament”, Ch-22 (Parliament), Indian Polity 4th Edition by M Laxmikanth;
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/Appointing-a-Lokpal/article16701980.ece
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Solution: b.
- The rule that the Speaker can recognise as LoP only the leader of the principal opposition party that has 10 per cent of the total number of Lok Sabha seats is based on precedent.
- The only legal provision defining the ‘Leader of the Opposition’ is a 1977 law concerning the office-holder’s salary. The definition says the LoP shall be the leader of the party in opposition with “the greatest numerical strength” and “recognised as such by the Speaker”.
- It was in 1969 that an official LoP was recognised for the first time. The LoP in both, Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, were accorded statutory recognition in 1977.
Topic: “Leaders in Parliament”, Ch-22 (Parliament), Indian Polity 4th Edition by M Laxmikanth;
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/Appointing-a-Lokpal/article16701980.ece
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