QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 28 December, 2016
QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz
Clarifications:
Quiz, 27th December, 2016 (Click HERE), Q3: It’s a question requiring not too much analysis. That is, consider every other factor to be a constant – level of employment and so on. In such a situation, a decrease in tax to GDP ratio indicates slowing economic growth rate. Statement 2 is not correct, because the information provided is insufficient to determine if distribution of national income is affected in any way or not.
Quiz, 27th December, 2016 (Click HERE), Q4: Question can be re-worded (nothing wrong with the given question, but some appear confused) – “Which among each of the given situations can give rise to both, ‘cost-push’ as well as ‘demand-push’ form of inflation?” The answer will remain the same, that is, option ‘b’ – 2 only.
Quiz, 27th December, 2016 (Click HERE), Q5: Difference in temperatures of water at different depths in the ocean is the principle behind OTEC. There is no kinetic energy being exploited in this case. The question asks which from the given list act/s as a store of kinetic energy in the ocean.
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 8
1. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following are some of the features of the Aadhaar e-KYC service?
- It is compliant with the Information Technology Act, 2000 helping make the document legally equivalent to paper documents.
- The service is fully electronic.
- The KYC data can only be provided upon authorisation by the resident through Aadhaar authentication, thus protecting resident privacy.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct
Solution: d.
Salient features of the e-KYC service:
- Paperless
- Consent-based
- Eliminates document forgery
- Inclusive
- Secure and compliant with the IT Act
- Non-repudiable
- Low-cost
- Instantaneous
- Machine-readable
- Regulation-friendly.
Page 7, Features of Aadhaar e-KYC service;
Improvisation: Shoring up our digital identities;
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Solution: d.
Salient features of the e-KYC service:
- Paperless
- Consent-based
- Eliminates document forgery
- Inclusive
- Secure and compliant with the IT Act
- Non-repudiable
- Low-cost
- Instantaneous
- Machine-readable
- Regulation-friendly.
Page 7, Features of Aadhaar e-KYC service;
Improvisation: Shoring up our digital identities;
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Question 2 of 8
2. Question
1 pointsAn individual was recently acquitted of all charges of terrorism after 11 years of imprisonment. In this context, consider the following statements:
- There is no system in place to monitor and prosecute wrongdoing by police officers.
- There is no system in India to compensate individuals found to have been wrongfully imprisoned.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: c.
“Eleven years after Irshad Ali was accused of terrorism by the Delhi Police, and jailed, he has returned home, finally acquitted of all charges… Leaving aside the bizarre turns of this case, three elements are key:
- First, it has taken 11 years to resolve the issue of the two men’s guilt, longer than they would have likely served in prison for their alleged crimes. Judges, prosecutors and defence counsel must take ownership of the problem, and address the painfully slow speed of the system.
- Second, there is no system in place to monitor and prosecute wrongdoing by police officers.
- Third, and perhaps most important, there is no system in India to compensate individuals found to have been wrongful imprisoned.”
Incorrect
Solution: c.
“Eleven years after Irshad Ali was accused of terrorism by the Delhi Police, and jailed, he has returned home, finally acquitted of all charges… Leaving aside the bizarre turns of this case, three elements are key:
- First, it has taken 11 years to resolve the issue of the two men’s guilt, longer than they would have likely served in prison for their alleged crimes. Judges, prosecutors and defence counsel must take ownership of the problem, and address the painfully slow speed of the system.
- Second, there is no system in place to monitor and prosecute wrongdoing by police officers.
- Third, and perhaps most important, there is no system in India to compensate individuals found to have been wrongful imprisoned.”
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Question 3 of 8
3. Question
1 pointsSection 7 of the Aadhaar Act states that the government can ask an individual to furnish his Aadhaar number to establish his identity “as a condition for receipt of a subsidy, benefit or service for which the expenditure is incurred from, or the receipt therefrom forms part of, the
Correct
Solution: a.
The introduction to the Act – that is, where the object of the act is stated (no need to see it, but we are providing the source – click HERE) – itself makes this clear.
“The Law Ministry has turned down Finance Ministry’s proposal that a person investing in small savings schemes — these attract gross deposits of over Rs 2 lakh crore each year — be made to link the accounts to his or her Aadhaar number… The rationale put forth by Finance Ministry’s Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) was that individuals evade scrutiny by parking cash below Rs 50,000 into multiple small savings accounts because such deposits (below Rs 50,000) do not seek permanent account number (PAN) details.. The Law Ministry turned down DEA’s proposal on October 4 saying such schemes cannot be notified as “service within the meaning of Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act” since small savings are serviced under the Public Account Fund of India and not the Consolidated Fund to which the Aadhaar Act applies.”…”
IE: Law ministry rejects Finance move to link small savings to Aadhaar;
Incorrect
Solution: a.
The introduction to the Act – that is, where the object of the act is stated (no need to see it, but we are providing the source – click HERE) – itself makes this clear.
“The Law Ministry has turned down Finance Ministry’s proposal that a person investing in small savings schemes — these attract gross deposits of over Rs 2 lakh crore each year — be made to link the accounts to his or her Aadhaar number… The rationale put forth by Finance Ministry’s Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) was that individuals evade scrutiny by parking cash below Rs 50,000 into multiple small savings accounts because such deposits (below Rs 50,000) do not seek permanent account number (PAN) details.. The Law Ministry turned down DEA’s proposal on October 4 saying such schemes cannot be notified as “service within the meaning of Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act” since small savings are serviced under the Public Account Fund of India and not the Consolidated Fund to which the Aadhaar Act applies.”…”
IE: Law ministry rejects Finance move to link small savings to Aadhaar;
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Question 4 of 8
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
- The combination of fashion, technology and greed have contributed to a rise in the trade of cubs of this wild animal.
- Dozens are seized in the wild, packed into crafts and shipped off to Middle Eastern (West Asian) destinations.
- At the recent CITES conference in South Africa, governments agreed to put new measures in place to clamp down on the use of social media to advertise these animals for sale.
The statements given above refer to which one of the following animals?
Correct
Solution: a.
- The sleek, speedy cheetah is rapidly heading towards extinction according to a new study into declining numbers.The report estimates that there are just 7,100 of the world’s fastest mammals now left in the wild.
- At the recent CITES conference in South Africa, governments agreed to put new measures in place to tackle the issue of illegal trafficking of cubs by clamping down on the use of social media to advertise cheetahs for sale.
BBC: Cheetahs heading towards extinction as population crashes;
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Incorrect
Solution: a.
- The sleek, speedy cheetah is rapidly heading towards extinction according to a new study into declining numbers.The report estimates that there are just 7,100 of the world’s fastest mammals now left in the wild.
- At the recent CITES conference in South Africa, governments agreed to put new measures in place to tackle the issue of illegal trafficking of cubs by clamping down on the use of social media to advertise cheetahs for sale.
BBC: Cheetahs heading towards extinction as population crashes;
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Question 5 of 8
5. Question
1 pointsWith which country did India recently sign a Rs 5,000 crore deal to buy M777 United States lightweight Howitzer guns for the Army?
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Question 6 of 8
6. Question
1 pointsThe International Maritime Organisation ‘Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea’ is an annual award was established to provide international recognition for those who, at the risk of losing their own life, perform acts of exceptional bravery, displaying outstanding courage in attempting to save life at sea or in attempting to prevent or mitigate damage to the marine environment. Who became the first woman in the world to win the 2016 award?
Correct
Solution: b.
“Captain Radhika Menon, Master of the M/T Sampurna Swarajya, nominated by the Government of India, for her display of great determination and courage in rescuing seven fishermen from the sinking boat Durgamma. The fishermen had been given up for dead after being adrift for six days, in fierce rain, wind speed of 60 to 70 knots and 27-feet high waves.”
IMO: Indian Master receives 2016 IMO Award;
Vikaspedia: Current Affairs November;
Incorrect
Solution: b.
“Captain Radhika Menon, Master of the M/T Sampurna Swarajya, nominated by the Government of India, for her display of great determination and courage in rescuing seven fishermen from the sinking boat Durgamma. The fishermen had been given up for dead after being adrift for six days, in fierce rain, wind speed of 60 to 70 knots and 27-feet high waves.”
IMO: Indian Master receives 2016 IMO Award;
Vikaspedia: Current Affairs November;
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Question 7 of 8
7. Question
1 points‘Operation Enduring Freedom’ and ‘Operation Resolute Support’ are associated with which one of the following wars?
Correct
Solution: b.
“Even though ‘Operation Enduring Freedom’ ended on December 28, 2014 implying an end to formal combat operations by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) forces, the U.S. still maintains approximately 9,800 troops as part of the international troop presence numbering over 12,000 under ‘Operation Resolute Support’. Primary responsibility for fighting the insurgency was transferred to the Afghan National Security Forces (consisting of the military and the police) two years ago but U.S. presence is essential to provide critical domain awareness, intelligence and surveillance support, air power and special forces.”
Incorrect
Solution: b.
“Even though ‘Operation Enduring Freedom’ ended on December 28, 2014 implying an end to formal combat operations by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) forces, the U.S. still maintains approximately 9,800 troops as part of the international troop presence numbering over 12,000 under ‘Operation Resolute Support’. Primary responsibility for fighting the insurgency was transferred to the Afghan National Security Forces (consisting of the military and the police) two years ago but U.S. presence is essential to provide critical domain awareness, intelligence and surveillance support, air power and special forces.”
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Question 8 of 8
8. Question
1 pointsWhich one of the following is NOT a reform introduced in the rules governing grant of passports?
Correct
Solution: b.
- The application form now requires only the name of one parent, not both.
- The stipulation that marriage certifications and divorce decrees should be provided has been removed;
- the obsolete concept of getting documents attested by notaries or magistrates has also been jettisoned, and self-declarations on plain paper would now be accepted.
- A key reform is that a birth certificate is no more the main proof of date of birth, and other official documents, including Aadhaar number and PAN card, which contain the date, can be utilised.
- In the case of orphaned children, actual proof for date of birth has been dispensed with and a declaration from the head of a child care home or orphanage confirming the date is enough.
- In keeping with the times, adopted and surrogate children can be issued passports even in the absence of the relevant documents, based on a declaration on plain paper.
- Sadhus and sanyasins have been allowed to mention their gurus in lieu of the names of their parents.
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Incorrect
Solution: b.
- The application form now requires only the name of one parent, not both.
- The stipulation that marriage certifications and divorce decrees should be provided has been removed;
- the obsolete concept of getting documents attested by notaries or magistrates has also been jettisoned, and self-declarations on plain paper would now be accepted.
- A key reform is that a birth certificate is no more the main proof of date of birth, and other official documents, including Aadhaar number and PAN card, which contain the date, can be utilised.
- In the case of orphaned children, actual proof for date of birth has been dispensed with and a declaration from the head of a child care home or orphanage confirming the date is enough.
- In keeping with the times, adopted and surrogate children can be issued passports even in the absence of the relevant documents, based on a declaration on plain paper.
- Sadhus and sanyasins have been allowed to mention their gurus in lieu of the names of their parents.
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