QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 28 July 2017

Solution: b.

Keezhadi is to the southeast of Madurai. Historians suggest that the antiquity of Madurai – as a result of this find – could be pushed by well over a millennium. The excavation at Keezhadi has been carried out at two localities in the farm. Both the places have yielded different items and are presumed to represent a social hierarchy.

• The bigger of the two locations with more number of trenches is said to be a settlement of educated rich people, as many jewellery, fine game stones, semi-precious stones and a dozen Tamil Brahmi inscriptions have been found. Even the brick structures appear more refined. Beads of agate, Carnelian and quartz indicate that they had trade link with countries like Rome. The Tamil Brahmi letters found on pottery is all names of individuals such as, Thisan, Aadhan and Udhiran. They are typical Sangam Age Tamil names.
• The second locality has more of graffiti on pottery, bone tools and iron weapons.

Primary Source: TH: Keezhadi archaeological excavation;

Improvisation: TH: Carbon dating confirms TN site is from Sangam era;

Solution: a.

Committees of social workers, homemakers, retired persons and other upstanding citizens will form the vanguard against frivolous complaints of dowry harassment in their localities.

• Family Welfare Committees: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the setting up of ‘family welfare committees’ in all districts under the aegis of the National Legal Services Authority. The three-member family welfare committees will be set up by the district legal services authorities. Members can be appointed from para legal volunteers, social workers, retired persons, “wives of working officers” and other citizens.
• Their role: They will sift the genuine cases from the trivial ones. No suspect shall be arrested in a dowry case immediately after a complaint is registered.

TH: SC for panels to examine dowry cases;

Solution: b.

Some other such metonyms include the oval office (White House), India’s South Block (which houses the Ministry of External Affairs + the PMO + the MoD, and thus is used as a metonym for either of these), etc.

Improvisation: TH: A crisis of trust;

Solution: a

• Elephanta Island is located near Mumbai. So a fish using the shortest route to reach Abdul Kalam island from the Elephanta Island will have to traverse the Arabian Sea (and Lakshadweep Sea), Gulf of Mannar, Palk Bay and the Bay of Bengal.
• The rivers mentioned in the options have been lifted from Class 11 NCERT (India: Physical Environment).
  • River Kalinadi rises from Belgaum district and falls in the Karwar Bay
  • River Ponnai rises in Annamalai hills and is the longest river of Kerala
  • River Vaigai flows in Tamil Nadu

Improvisation and In the news: The Odisha government has named the Outer Wheeler Island under Chandabali tehsil in Bhadrak district as A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Island as a tribute to the former President.

Solution: d.

Members of ASEAN (Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Singapore), India, Australia, NZ, Japan, South Korea and China make up the 16 countries negotiating the RCEP.

Improvisation: TH: What’s at stake in Hyderabad;