QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 16 May 2017
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 16 May 2017
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Q4, Quiz, 14th May (Click HERE): As such, the position of legislative councils in India is weaker when compared to RS because our constitution has adopted the British model for defining the relationship between legislative councils and legislative assemblies (but not for defining the relationship between RS and LS). However, as provided in the question, the ‘Reason’ does not directly explain ‘Assertion’. The answer will change, viz. it will now be option ‘b’, not ‘a’.
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
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With reference to the history of parliamentary democracy in India, which one of the following statements is INCORRECT?
Correct
Solution: c.
Charter Act of 1833
It terminated the trading rights of the Company and rendered it merely an administrative agency of the Crown in India.
For the first time, the Governor General’s Government was known as the Government of India and his Council as the Indian Council.
First INC session
The Congress passed a resolution asking for constitutional reforms and for the admission of a considerable proportion of elected members to the Legislative Councils and the right to discuss the budget.
Delivering his Presidential Address at the first session in Kolkata, W.C. Banerjee described the Congress as the National Assembly of India.
It terminated the trading rights of the Company and rendered it merely an administrative agency of the Crown in India.
For the first time, the Governor General’s Government was known as the Government of India and his Council as the Indian Council.
First INC session
The Congress passed a resolution asking for constitutional reforms and for the admission of a considerable proportion of elected members to the Legislative Councils and the right to discuss the budget.
Delivering his Presidential Address at the first session in Kolkata, W.C. Banerjee described the Congress as the National Assembly of India.
Which one of the following statements with reference to the role and contributions of freedom fighters is INCORRECT?
Correct
Solution: b.
The first resolution under the rules was moved on 25 February 1910 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale recommending prohibition of indentured labour for Natal in South Africa.
Satyamurti, a lawyer and outstanding orator, entered the Madras Legislative Council in 1923 and his fame as a legislator spread all over the country. He excelled himself in the question hour and became a master of the art of interpellation. He was known as the ‘terror of the question hour’. His brilliant and effective speeches earned him the name “Trumpet Voice”. Shri Satyamurti was member of the Central Legislative Assembly from 1935 to 1939 where his success as a legislator led Gandhiji to remark that if there had been ten Satyamurtis in our legislatures, the British would have quit long ago.
Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru’s ties with the British made him valuable as a mediator and Sir Sapru mediated between Gandhi and the Viceroy Lord Irwin, helping to forge the Gandhi-Irwin Pact. Sir Sapru also mediated between Gandhi, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and the British over the issue of separate electorates which was settled by the Poona Pact. Sir Sapru was chosen as the representative of Indian Liberals at the Round Table Conferences of 1931-1933.
The first resolution under the rules was moved on 25 February 1910 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale recommending prohibition of indentured labour for Natal in South Africa.
Satyamurti, a lawyer and outstanding orator, entered the Madras Legislative Council in 1923 and his fame as a legislator spread all over the country. He excelled himself in the question hour and became a master of the art of interpellation. He was known as the ‘terror of the question hour’. His brilliant and effective speeches earned him the name “Trumpet Voice”. Shri Satyamurti was member of the Central Legislative Assembly from 1935 to 1939 where his success as a legislator led Gandhiji to remark that if there had been ten Satyamurtis in our legislatures, the British would have quit long ago.
Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru’s ties with the British made him valuable as a mediator and Sir Sapru mediated between Gandhi and the Viceroy Lord Irwin, helping to forge the Gandhi-Irwin Pact. Sir Sapru also mediated between Gandhi, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and the British over the issue of separate electorates which was settled by the Poona Pact. Sir Sapru was chosen as the representative of Indian Liberals at the Round Table Conferences of 1931-1933.
The Indian Independence Act of 1947 enacted by the British Parliament declared the Constituent Assembly (CA) to be a fully sovereign body
The CA became the Provisional Parliament of India before the commencement of the Constitution
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: c.
The Indian Independence Act of 1947 enacted by the British Parliament declared the Constituent Assembly to be a fully sovereign body and the Central Legislative Assembly and the Council of States ceased to exist from 14 August 1947.
Immediately before the commencement of the Constitution, the Constituent Assembly became the Provisional Parliament of India and functioned as such until the first General Elections based on adult franchise were held in 1952.
The Indian Independence Act of 1947 enacted by the British Parliament declared the Constituent Assembly to be a fully sovereign body and the Central Legislative Assembly and the Council of States ceased to exist from 14 August 1947.
Immediately before the commencement of the Constitution, the Constituent Assembly became the Provisional Parliament of India and functioned as such until the first General Elections based on adult franchise were held in 1952.
Which one of the following neighbour of India has NOT signed up for China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative?
Correct
Solution: b.
IE: “With the exception of Bhutan, which has no diplomatic ties with China, every other South Asian country has signed into OBOR.”
TH: Off the road: “Each of India’s neighbours, with the exception of Bhutan, has signed up for the B&RI, expecting to see billions of dollars in loans for projects including roads, rail, gas pipelines, oil pipelines, electricity and telecommunications connectivity.”
Incorrect
Solution: b.
IE: “With the exception of Bhutan, which has no diplomatic ties with China, every other South Asian country has signed into OBOR.”
TH: Off the road: “Each of India’s neighbours, with the exception of Bhutan, has signed up for the B&RI, expecting to see billions of dollars in loans for projects including roads, rail, gas pipelines, oil pipelines, electricity and telecommunications connectivity.”
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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) 2015-2030 outlines clear targets and priorities for action to prevent new and reduce existing disaster risks. This framework was adopted at the Third UN World Conference on DRR in Sendai, located in
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Solution: a.
Sendai is located in Japan. The Sendai Framework was preceded by the Hyogo Framework for Action (Hyogo, Japan).