QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 30 DECEMBER 2017

Solution: c.

Assam, which faced influx from Bangladesh since the early 20th century, is the only State having an NRC, first prepared in 1951.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/assams-first-citizens-list-will-have-2-crore-names/article22327777.ece;

Solution: a.

The anti-foreigner movement in Assam from 1979 to 1985 mobilised all sections of Assamese people, drawing support across the state… eventually after six years of turmoil, the Rajiv Gandhi-led government entered into negotiations with the AASU leaders, leading to the signing of an accord in 1985. According to this agreement those foreigners who migrated into Assam during and after Bangladesh war and since, were to be identified and deported.

The Assam accord … did not solve the problem of immigration. The issue of the ‘outsiders’ continues to be a live issue in the politics of Assam and many other places in the North-East. This problem is particularly acute, for example, in Tripura as the original inhabitants have been reduced to being a minority in their own land. (Statement 2 can be eliminated if you know the map of north-east Indian region).

NCERT: Politics in India since Independence, Page 165-166;

Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/assams-first-citizens-list-will-have-2-crore-names/article22327777.ece;

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Solution: b.

The Brahmaputra, one of the largest rivers of the world, has its origin in the Chemayungdung glacier of the Kailash range near the Mansarovar lake. From here, it traverses eastward longitudinally for a distance of nearly 1,200 km  in a dry and flat region of southern Tibet, where it is known as the Tsangpo, which means ‘the purifier.’ The Rango Tsangpo is the major right bank tributary of this river in Tibet. It emerges as a turbulent and dynamic river after carving out a deep gorge in the Central Himalayas near Namcha Barwa (7,755 m). The river emerges from the foothills under the name of Siang or Dihang. It enters India west of Sadiya town in Arunachal Pradesh. Flowing southwest, it receives its main left bank tributaries, viz., Dibang or Sikang and Lohit; thereafter, it is known as the Brahmaputra.

India: Physical Environment Class 11 NCERT;

Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-yet-to-find-reason-for-darkening-siang/article22328834.ece;

Solution: a.

Offence and penalty:  The Bill makes declaration of talaq a cognizable and non-bailable offence.  (A cognizable offence is one for which a police officer may arrest an accused person without warrant.)  A husband declaring talaq can be imprisoned for up to three years along with a fine.

Allowance:  A Muslim woman against whom talaq has been declared, is entitled to seek subsistence allowance from her husband for herself and for her dependent children.  The amount of the allowance will be decided by a First Class Magistrate.

http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/Muslim%20Women%20(Protection%20of%20Rights%20on%20Marriage)/Bill%20Summary%20-%20Talaq%20bill.pdf;

Source/improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rs-likely-to-send-talaq-bill-to-select-panel/article22329025.ece;

Solution: d.

All countries (including Venezuela) except Zimbabwe (from the given options) lie completely in the northern hemisphere.

Improvisation: World Page, The Hindu;

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