QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 05 February 2018
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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Question 1 of 7
1. Question
1 pointsBhutan shares its borders with which among the following Indian states?
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Sikkim
- Assam
- West Bengal
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: d.
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/indias-growth-depends-on-northeastern-states/article22647763.ece;
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Solution: d.
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/indias-growth-depends-on-northeastern-states/article22647763.ece;
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Question 2 of 7
2. Question
1 points‘Transformation by Transportation’, recently in the news, is
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Solution: b.
At the international event Advantage Assam, Mr. Modi said “Connectivity is key to developing the region, the reason why the government has adopted the motto of ‘transformation by transportation’ to change the face of the northeast.”
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Solution: b.
At the international event Advantage Assam, Mr. Modi said “Connectivity is key to developing the region, the reason why the government has adopted the motto of ‘transformation by transportation’ to change the face of the northeast.”
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Question 3 of 7
3. Question
1 pointsIn which of the following ways did the British attempt to put down the rebellion of 1857?
1.The whole of North India was put under martial law
2.Ordinary processes of law and trial were suspended and even ordinary Britons were given the power to try and punish Indians suspected of rebellion
- Reinforcements were brought in from Britain
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: d.
In addition to the points mentioned above, “…the British used military power on a gigantic scale. But this was not the only instrument they used. In large parts of present-day Uttar Pradesh, where big landholders and peasants had offered united resistance, the British tried to break up the unity by promising to give back to the big landholders their estates. Rebel landholders were dispossessed and the loyal rewarded. Many landholders died fighting the British or they escaped into Nepal where they died of illness or starvation.”
Themes in Indian History Part-III, NCERT Class XII;
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/alam-beg-martyr-of-sepoy-mutiny-wants-to-return-home/article22651852.ece;
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Solution: d.
In addition to the points mentioned above, “…the British used military power on a gigantic scale. But this was not the only instrument they used. In large parts of present-day Uttar Pradesh, where big landholders and peasants had offered united resistance, the British tried to break up the unity by promising to give back to the big landholders their estates. Rebel landholders were dispossessed and the loyal rewarded. Many landholders died fighting the British or they escaped into Nepal where they died of illness or starvation.”
Themes in Indian History Part-III, NCERT Class XII;
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/alam-beg-martyr-of-sepoy-mutiny-wants-to-return-home/article22651852.ece;
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Question 4 of 7
4. Question
1 pointsThe Olive Branch operation was launched recently by
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Solution: a.
Turkey’s “Olive Branch” operation was launched on 20 January to drive the Kurdish YPG militia out of Afrin (Syria).
“…Mr. Kaya, who has Kurdish and Turkish roots, believes the ongoing situation in Afrin ‘will not just kill innocent people’ but also ‘destroy many friendships’. ‘In fact, it’s an abuse of the olive branch, which is a symbol of peace,’ he said, referring to the code name of the operation…”
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Solution: a.
Turkey’s “Olive Branch” operation was launched on 20 January to drive the Kurdish YPG militia out of Afrin (Syria).
“…Mr. Kaya, who has Kurdish and Turkish roots, believes the ongoing situation in Afrin ‘will not just kill innocent people’ but also ‘destroy many friendships’. ‘In fact, it’s an abuse of the olive branch, which is a symbol of peace,’ he said, referring to the code name of the operation…”
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Question 5 of 7
5. Question
1 pointsResearchers found more than 60,000 hidden Maya ruins in Guatemala in a major archaeological breakthrough recently. Which among the following technologies was used to make this discovery?
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Solution: b.
In what’s being hailed as a “major breakthrough” in Maya archaeology, researchers have identified the ruins of more than 60,000 houses, palaces, elevated highways, and other human-made features that have been hidden for centuries under the jungles of northern Guatemala.
Using a revolutionary technology known as LiDAR (short for “Light Detection And Ranging”), scholars digitally removed the tree canopy from aerial images of the now-unpopulated landscape, revealing the ruins of a sprawling pre-Columbian civilization that was far more complex and interconnected than most Maya specialists had supposed.
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Solution: b.
In what’s being hailed as a “major breakthrough” in Maya archaeology, researchers have identified the ruins of more than 60,000 houses, palaces, elevated highways, and other human-made features that have been hidden for centuries under the jungles of northern Guatemala.
Using a revolutionary technology known as LiDAR (short for “Light Detection And Ranging”), scholars digitally removed the tree canopy from aerial images of the now-unpopulated landscape, revealing the ruins of a sprawling pre-Columbian civilization that was far more complex and interconnected than most Maya specialists had supposed.
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Question 6 of 7
6. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
1.Radar, Lidar and Sonar are all remote sensing methods
2.Lidar’s pulses of radio waves can penetrate forest cover to record the shape of the ground below
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: a.
Remote sensors collect data by detecting the energy that is reflected from Earth. These sensors can be on satellites or mounted on aircraft (or on ships in the case of Sonar).
Lidar bounces a laser pulse (NOT radio wave) off a target and then measures the time (and distance) each pulse traveled. Those measurements reveal the relative heights of features on the ground struck by the laser pulses. These pulses can penetrate forest cover to record the shape of the ground below. That makes this technology especially valuable for mapping.
A LIDAR instrument principally consists of a laser, a scanner, and a specialized GPS receiver. Airplanes and helicopters are the most commonly used platforms for acquiring LIDAR data over broad areas. Two types of LIDAR are topographic and bathymetric. Topographic LIDAR typically uses a near-infrared laser to map the land, while bathymetric lidar uses water-penetrating green light to also measure seafloor and riverbed elevations.
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/remotesensing.html;
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/lidar.html;
https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/explainer-what-are-lidar-radar-and-sonar; Improvisation: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-42916261;
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Solution: a.
Remote sensors collect data by detecting the energy that is reflected from Earth. These sensors can be on satellites or mounted on aircraft (or on ships in the case of Sonar).
Lidar bounces a laser pulse (NOT radio wave) off a target and then measures the time (and distance) each pulse traveled. Those measurements reveal the relative heights of features on the ground struck by the laser pulses. These pulses can penetrate forest cover to record the shape of the ground below. That makes this technology especially valuable for mapping.
A LIDAR instrument principally consists of a laser, a scanner, and a specialized GPS receiver. Airplanes and helicopters are the most commonly used platforms for acquiring LIDAR data over broad areas. Two types of LIDAR are topographic and bathymetric. Topographic LIDAR typically uses a near-infrared laser to map the land, while bathymetric lidar uses water-penetrating green light to also measure seafloor and riverbed elevations.
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/remotesensing.html;
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/lidar.html;
https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/explainer-what-are-lidar-radar-and-sonar; Improvisation: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-42916261;
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Question 7 of 7
7. Question
1 pointsThis cave site has iconography related to Vaishnavism, Shaivism and Shaktism. Of all the caves at this site, the most famous one has the colossal and iconic Varaha sculpture which represents the story of the rescue of Bhudevi (Earth). This cave site is at
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Solution: c.
Udayagiri has 20 caves built during the Gupta period (300-550 CE).
This site has iconography related to Vaishnavism, Shaivism and Shaktism (Durga), as well as important inscriptions from the Gupta period. Of all the caves, cave number 5 is the most famous with its colossal and iconic Varaha sculpture which represents the story of the rescue of Bhudevi (Earth).
For a description of the Varaha sculpture, refer source: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/where-varaha-saves-the-earth/article22645921.ece;
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Solution: c.
Udayagiri has 20 caves built during the Gupta period (300-550 CE).
This site has iconography related to Vaishnavism, Shaivism and Shaktism (Durga), as well as important inscriptions from the Gupta period. Of all the caves, cave number 5 is the most famous with its colossal and iconic Varaha sculpture which represents the story of the rescue of Bhudevi (Earth).
For a description of the Varaha sculpture, refer source: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/where-varaha-saves-the-earth/article22645921.ece;
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