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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 11 NOVEMBER 2017
- November 11, 2017
- Posted by: InsightsIAS
- Category: QUIZ 2017
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 11 NOVEMBER 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.
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You have reached 0 of 0 points, (0) Consider the following list: On which of the parameters listed above is India’s ranking lower than its overall ranking (108/144) on the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap index 2017? Ranking of higher educational institutions as compiled under the National Institutional Ranking Framework is based upon certain parameters. The least weightage is assigned to which one of the following parameters? To be classified as an ‘XPRIZE’, a competition must 1.Target a range of market failures 2.Have clear and simple rules Select the correct answer using the code given below: Solution: d. What is an XPRIZE? An XPRIZE is a highly leveraged, incentivized prize competition that pushes the limits of what’s possible to change the world for the better. It captures the world’s imagination and inspires others to reach for similar goals, spurring innovation and accelerating the rate of positive change. An XPRIZE must (apart from those listed in the options above) Some examples of XPRIZE include: Improvisation: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41935521 To read about the XPRIZE in detail, refer: https://www.xprize.org/about/what-is-an-xprize?language=en; Solution: d. What is an XPRIZE? An XPRIZE is a highly leveraged, incentivized prize competition that pushes the limits of what’s possible to change the world for the better. It captures the world’s imagination and inspires others to reach for similar goals, spurring innovation and accelerating the rate of positive change. An XPRIZE must (apart from those listed in the options above) Some examples of XPRIZE include: Improvisation: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41935521 To read about the XPRIZE in detail, refer: https://www.xprize.org/about/what-is-an-xprize?language=en; In which one of the following regions of India is it most likely that you will find a ‘nitrate time bomb’? Solution: a. Of the given list of states, the highest (and excessive) utilisation of fertilisers for a long period (since green revolution and continuing to this day) has been in the state of Punjab. Read the following extract to understand what a ‘nitrate time bomb’ is: A study by researchers at the British Geological Survey reveals that huge quantities of nitrate chemicals from farm fertilisers are polluting the rocks beneath our feet. Solution: a. Of the given list of states, the highest (and excessive) utilisation of fertilisers for a long period (since green revolution and continuing to this day) has been in the state of Punjab. Read the following extract to understand what a ‘nitrate time bomb’ is: A study by researchers at the British Geological Survey reveals that huge quantities of nitrate chemicals from farm fertilisers are polluting the rocks beneath our feet. Which one of the following statements about the pioneering feminist and activist Anasuya Sarabhai is INCORRECT? Solution: a. Google Doodle: http://www.google.com/doodles/anasuya-sarabhais-132nd-birthday; — Solution: a. Google Doodle: http://www.google.com/doodles/anasuya-sarabhais-132nd-birthday; — Around 20% of crop residue in India is burnt annually. Which of the following is/are some of the reasons for this, despite the practice being banned? 1.Shortage of agricultural labour 2.Short interval between crops 3.Mechanisation of farming Select the correct answer using the code given below: Solution: d. Justification for statement 3: Farm mechanisation has killed the practice of using paddy stalk and straw as fodder, and burning is the only way out. “The cuttings left by the machines are too sharp. Not only do they injure us, even animals find it difficult to graze on,” says a farmer. An excellent article to understand the issue of stubble burning (and a solution for the same) in north-west India: http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/delhi-air-pollution-smog-crop-stubble-burning-delhi-school-shut-odd-even-scheme-manish-sisodia-amarinder-singh-arvind-kejriwal-punjab-farmers-4930457/; Summary of a related report (wherefrom this question has been framed): http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/Report%20Summary/SCR%20Summary-%20Agriculture%20Research.pdf; For a additional reading: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/coverage/river-of-fire-57924; — Solution: d. Justification for statement 3: Farm mechanisation has killed the practice of using paddy stalk and straw as fodder, and burning is the only way out. “The cuttings left by the machines are too sharp. Not only do they injure us, even animals find it difficult to graze on,” says a farmer. An excellent article to understand the issue of stubble burning (and a solution for the same) in north-west India: http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/delhi-air-pollution-smog-crop-stubble-burning-delhi-school-shut-odd-even-scheme-manish-sisodia-amarinder-singh-arvind-kejriwal-punjab-farmers-4930457/; Summary of a related report (wherefrom this question has been framed): http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/Report%20Summary/SCR%20Summary-%20Agriculture%20Research.pdf; For a additional reading: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/coverage/river-of-fire-57924; —INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2017
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