QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 31 OCTOBER 2017
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz -31 OCTOBER 2017
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz
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 2018. 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 2017
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1. Question
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In Ease of Doing Business Ranking, India has scored better in Distance to Frontier. Which of the following statements is/are correct about Distance to Frontier score? 1) It is an absolute measure of progress towards the best practice. India recorded the fifth highest change in DTF score and 2) India has found a place for the first time in the top ten economies improving the most in a given year.
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Solution: c Explanation: Self-explanatory.
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Solution: c Explanation: Self-explanatory.
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2. Question
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The Law Commission has recommended the Government to frame a standalone anti-torture law directly making the State responsible for any injury inflicted by its agents on citizens. In its efforts towards anti torture which of the following statements is/are correct? 1) India has signed the U.N. Convention against Torture. 2) The Prevention of Torture Bill is pending in parliament.
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Solution: a Explanation: India has signed the convention in 1997 but not ratified it yet. The law commission has proposed the bill to cabinet for its consideration.
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Solution: a Explanation: India has signed the convention in 1997 but not ratified it yet. The law commission has proposed the bill to cabinet for its consideration.
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3. Question
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One Rank One Pension (OROP) is in discussion recently. Apart from retired army personnel, whose pension is linked to OROP issue?
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Solution: b The Supreme Court has asked the government to respond to a petition by a former Madras High Court judge for implementation of the One Rank, One Pension (OROP) norm for retired High Court judges, saying there is a disparity in the pension paid to judges appointed from the Bar and those promoted from the subordinate judiciary to the High Courts.
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Solution: b The Supreme Court has asked the government to respond to a petition by a former Madras High Court judge for implementation of the One Rank, One Pension (OROP) norm for retired High Court judges, saying there is a disparity in the pension paid to judges appointed from the Bar and those promoted from the subordinate judiciary to the High Courts.
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The devolution of powers to the provinces of Sri Lanka was stated in India-Sri Lanka Accord which was implemented through 13th Constitutional Amendment. Now, Draft New Constitutional Proposals is in discussion which may undermine 13th Constitutional Amendment. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the amendment. 1) Creation of Provincial Councils in Sri Lanka. 2) This amendment also made Sinhala and Tamil as the official languages.
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Options: c Explanation: The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka (13A) is amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka which created Provincial Councils in Sri Lanka. This amendment also made Sinhala and Tamil as the official languages of the country and English as the link language.
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Options: c Explanation: The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka (13A) is amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka which created Provincial Councils in Sri Lanka. This amendment also made Sinhala and Tamil as the official languages of the country and English as the link language
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5. Question
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Burundi became the first country to quit The International Criminal Court (ICC). Which of the following statements is/are correct about ICC? 1) It is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal. 2) The ICC has the jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.
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Solution: c Explanation: The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal that sits in The Hague in the Netherlands. The ICC has the jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. The ICC is intended to complement existing national judicial systems and it may therefore only exercise its jurisdiction when certain conditions are met, such as when national courts are unwilling or unable to prosecute criminals or when the United Nations Security Council or individual states refer situations to the Court. The ICC began functioning on 1 July 2002, the date that the Rome Statute entered into force. The Rome Statute is a multilateral treaty which serves as the ICC’s foundational and governing document. States which become party to the Rome Statute, for example by ratifying it, become member states of the ICC. Currently, there are 123 states which are party to the Rome Statute and therefore members of the ICC.
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Solution: c Explanation: The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal that sits in The Hague in the Netherlands. The ICC has the jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. The ICC is intended to complement existing national judicial systems and it may therefore only exercise its jurisdiction when certain conditions are met, such as when national courts are unwilling or unable to prosecute criminals or when the United Nations Security Council or individual states refer situations to the Court. The ICC began functioning on 1 July 2002, the date that the Rome Statute entered into force. The Rome Statute is a multilateral treaty which serves as the ICC’s foundational and governing document. States which become party to the Rome Statute, for example by ratifying it, become member states of the ICC. Currently, there are 123 states which are party to the Rome Statute and therefore members of the ICC.
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