QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 18 September 2017
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz
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The following quiz will have 5-10 MCQs . The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu and PIB news articles.
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INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2017
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 points‘Rajesh Sharma &. Ors. Vs State of UP’ is a case in which the Supreme Court
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Solution: c.
• The apex court had in July 2014 directed that the police must satisfy itself of the necessity of an arrest and the magistrate to record its satisfaction before authorising detention. The SC, in the case titled Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar, had expressed serious concern over its abuse and hence laid down the conditions under which the accused could be arrested with checklist they extended to other cases with punishment less than seven years.
• Option ‘c’ refers to the recent case – Rajesh Sharma &. Ors. Vs State of UP – in which the court mandated that a ‘Family Welfare Committee’ shall be constituted in each district by the District Legal Services authority, which shall look into complaints under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/rajesh-sharma-v-state-of-up-case-taking-a-narrow-view-sc-ruling-on-misuse-of-the-dowry-law-raises-questions-4848312/;
From earlier: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/punishing-the-victims/article19430994.eceIncorrect
Solution: c.
• The apex court had in July 2014 directed that the police must satisfy itself of the necessity of an arrest and the magistrate to record its satisfaction before authorising detention. The SC, in the case titled Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar, had expressed serious concern over its abuse and hence laid down the conditions under which the accused could be arrested with checklist they extended to other cases with punishment less than seven years.
• Option ‘c’ refers to the recent case – Rajesh Sharma &. Ors. Vs State of UP – in which the court mandated that a ‘Family Welfare Committee’ shall be constituted in each district by the District Legal Services authority, which shall look into complaints under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/rajesh-sharma-v-state-of-up-case-taking-a-narrow-view-sc-ruling-on-misuse-of-the-dowry-law-raises-questions-4848312/;
From earlier: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/punishing-the-victims/article19430994.ece -
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsThe ‘Gaza Strip’ opens out to the
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Solution: a.
According to Britannica Encyclopedia, it is a territory occupying 363 square km along the Mediterranean Sea just northeast of the Sinai Peninsula. The Gaza Strip is unusual in being a densely settled area not recognized as a de jure part of any extant country.
• Palestinian Islamist Hamas group said on September 17 it has dissolved its administration that runs Gaza and agrees to hold general elections in order to end a long-running feud with President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement.
• The last Palestinian legislative election was held in 2006 when Hamas scored a surprise victory, which laid the ground for a political rupture. Hamas and Fatah fought a short civil war in Gaza in 2007 and since then Hamas has governed the small coastal enclave.
https://www.britannica.com/place/Gaza-Strip;
In the news: http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/hamas-dissolves-gaza-administration-in-palestinian-unity-bid/article19703176.ece;
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Solution: a.
According to Britannica Encyclopedia, it is a territory occupying 363 square km along the Mediterranean Sea just northeast of the Sinai Peninsula. The Gaza Strip is unusual in being a densely settled area not recognized as a de jure part of any extant country.
• Palestinian Islamist Hamas group said on September 17 it has dissolved its administration that runs Gaza and agrees to hold general elections in order to end a long-running feud with President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement.
• The last Palestinian legislative election was held in 2006 when Hamas scored a surprise victory, which laid the ground for a political rupture. Hamas and Fatah fought a short civil war in Gaza in 2007 and since then Hamas has governed the small coastal enclave.
https://www.britannica.com/place/Gaza-Strip;
In the news: http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/hamas-dissolves-gaza-administration-in-palestinian-unity-bid/article19703176.ece;
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about gravity dams:
1. A cross-section/slice through it will usually look roughly triangular, with an increasing width of the section towards the base
2. The recently inaugurated Sardar Sarovar Dam is a gravity dam
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Correct
Solution: c.
• A gravity dam is made from concrete or masonry, or sometimes both. It is called a gravity dam because gravity holds it down to the ground stopping the water in the reservoir pushing it over.
• The basic shape of a concrete gravity dam is triangular in section (Figure 1a), with the top crest often widened to provide a roadway (Figure 1b). The increasing width of the section towards the base is logical since the water pressure also increases linearly with depth as shown in Figure 1a.http://britishdams.org/about_dams/gravity.htm;
No need to refer to this document; we are only providing the source: http://nptel.ac.in/courses/105105110/pdf/m4l06.pdf;
Source and Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/no-other-project-in-the-world-has-faced-so-many-hurdles-modi/article19703191.ece;Incorrect
Solution: c.
• A gravity dam is made from concrete or masonry, or sometimes both. It is called a gravity dam because gravity holds it down to the ground stopping the water in the reservoir pushing it over.
• The basic shape of a concrete gravity dam is triangular in section (Figure 1a), with the top crest often widened to provide a roadway (Figure 1b). The increasing width of the section towards the base is logical since the water pressure also increases linearly with depth as shown in Figure 1a.http://britishdams.org/about_dams/gravity.htm;
No need to refer to this document; we are only providing the source: http://nptel.ac.in/courses/105105110/pdf/m4l06.pdf;
Source and Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/no-other-project-in-the-world-has-faced-so-many-hurdles-modi/article19703191.ece; -
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
2 pointsThe ‘two guides’ policy involving ‘shaping of the new world order’ and safeguarding ‘international security’ was recently announced by which one of the following countries?
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Solution: a.
China’s rise is reflected in a more assertive China. According to President Xi Jinping’s ‘two guides’ policy announced in February, China should guide ‘the shaping of the new world order’ and safeguarding ‘international security’. Much has changed during the last quarter century when Deng Xiaoping advised China ‘to observe calmly, secure its position, hide its capability, bide its time and not claim leadership’.
Today’s China is not just willing but eager to assume leadership and expects other countries to yield space. China has suggested ‘a new type of great power relations’ to the U.S. Its assertiveness in the East China Sea with Japan and in the South China Sea with its Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) neighbours sends a signal that while multipolarity may be desirable in a global order, in Asia, China is the predominant power and must be treated as such.http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/reading-the-tea-leaves/article19705842.ece;
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Solution: a.
China’s rise is reflected in a more assertive China. According to President Xi Jinping’s ‘two guides’ policy announced in February, China should guide ‘the shaping of the new world order’ and safeguarding ‘international security’. Much has changed during the last quarter century when Deng Xiaoping advised China ‘to observe calmly, secure its position, hide its capability, bide its time and not claim leadership’.
Today’s China is not just willing but eager to assume leadership and expects other countries to yield space. China has suggested ‘a new type of great power relations’ to the U.S. Its assertiveness in the East China Sea with Japan and in the South China Sea with its Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) neighbours sends a signal that while multipolarity may be desirable in a global order, in Asia, China is the predominant power and must be treated as such.http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/reading-the-tea-leaves/article19705842.ece;
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
2 pointsWhich of the following income sources is/are components of non-tax revenues of the central government?
1. Telecom spectrum auctions
2. Interest receipts on loans granted
3. Reserve Bank of India’s annual dividend payout
Select the correct answer using codes given below:Correct
Solution: d.
Non-tax revenue (receipts) of the central government mainly consists of interest receipts on account of loans by the central government, dividends (this will include RBI’s annual dividend payout) and profits on investments made by the government, fees (this will include spectrum charges) and other receipts for services rendered by the government. Cash grants-in-aid from foreign countries and international organisations are also included.Page 61-61, 12th Macroeconomics, NCERT
Source and Improvisation: http://vikaspedia.in/education/current-affairs/August_2017_National_Ca.pdf;
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Solution: d.
Non-tax revenue (receipts) of the central government mainly consists of interest receipts on account of loans by the central government, dividends (this will include RBI’s annual dividend payout) and profits on investments made by the government, fees (this will include spectrum charges) and other receipts for services rendered by the government. Cash grants-in-aid from foreign countries and international organisations are also included.Page 61-61, 12th Macroeconomics, NCERT
Source and Improvisation: http://vikaspedia.in/education/current-affairs/August_2017_National_Ca.pdf;
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