QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 14 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.
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INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2017
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following statements is/are observations/recommendations made by the Dun & Bradstreet ‘Port Logistics: Issues & Challenges in India’ report?
- It introduces a ‘Port Performance Index’ as an attempt to benchmark performance of various ports
- It recommends the setting up of an ‘Indian Customs Electronic Commerce Gateway (ICEGATE)’ to provide e-filing services for quicker customs clearance
- It finds that processes and operations across Indian ports are not standardised or uniform
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: c.
ICEGATE (already an established portal) stands for the Indian Customs Electronic Commerce/Electronic Data interchange (EC/EDI) Gateway. ICEGATE is a portal that provides e-filing services to the trade and cargo carriers and other clients of Customs Department.
The report identifies five issues, namely port congestion, customs clearance (including scanning & ICEGATE), shipping line issues & charges, documentation & paperwork, and regulatory clearance as the most common problems across ports.
The three major findings of the report are – Processes and operations across the ports are not standardized or uniform; Costs and time for key processes are unpredictable and there is an unacceptable level of variation across ports as well as within port; Several government initiatives taken need to be followed through to completion.
http://pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1520359;
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Solution: c.
ICEGATE (already an established portal) stands for the Indian Customs Electronic Commerce/Electronic Data interchange (EC/EDI) Gateway. ICEGATE is a portal that provides e-filing services to the trade and cargo carriers and other clients of Customs Department.
The report identifies five issues, namely port congestion, customs clearance (including scanning & ICEGATE), shipping line issues & charges, documentation & paperwork, and regulatory clearance as the most common problems across ports.
The three major findings of the report are – Processes and operations across the ports are not standardized or uniform; Costs and time for key processes are unpredictable and there is an unacceptable level of variation across ports as well as within port; Several government initiatives taken need to be followed through to completion.
http://pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1520359;
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsThe Clean Air Campaign was jointly launched recently in Delhi by
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Solution: b.
8th February (http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=176376): The Clean Air Campaign is not just a symbolic exercise, but a serious effort to drastically bring down pollution levels in the national capital, the Environment Minister said that a strong message has to go down that pollution is a serious economic and health issue and is linked to our national image also.
The Centre and Government of Delhi will together launch the intense exercise to address all sources of pollution in Delhi from February 10-23, 2018. This follows from the determination of the Government to tackle the problem in its entirety. Seventy joint teams of officials of Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, CPCB, Delhi Government, DPCC, Municipal Corporations and NDMC have already been constituted, which will fan out to every administrative division of Delhi, monitor causes of pollution and initiate remedial measures, including penal actions against serious polluters on the spot.
In the news: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=176554;
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Solution: b.
8th February (http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=176376): The Clean Air Campaign is not just a symbolic exercise, but a serious effort to drastically bring down pollution levels in the national capital, the Environment Minister said that a strong message has to go down that pollution is a serious economic and health issue and is linked to our national image also.
The Centre and Government of Delhi will together launch the intense exercise to address all sources of pollution in Delhi from February 10-23, 2018. This follows from the determination of the Government to tackle the problem in its entirety. Seventy joint teams of officials of Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, CPCB, Delhi Government, DPCC, Municipal Corporations and NDMC have already been constituted, which will fan out to every administrative division of Delhi, monitor causes of pollution and initiate remedial measures, including penal actions against serious polluters on the spot.
In the news: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=176554;
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsAccording to the India State of Forest Report 2017 (ISFR), there has been an increase in
1.Total forest cover and tree cover compared to the previous assessment
2.Total mangrove cover compared to the previous assessment
- The extent of water bodies inside forest cover during the last decade (2005-2015)
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: d.
- There is an increase of 8, 021 sq km (about 80.20 million hectare) in the total forest and tree cover of the country, compared to the previous assessment in 2015. Much of the increase in the forest cover has been observed in Very Dense Forest (such forests absorb maximum carbon dioxide from the atmosphere). The increase in forest cover in VDF is followed by increase in open forest.
- As per the ISFR 2017, the total mangrove cover stands at 4,921 sq km and has shown an increase of 181 sq km. All the 12 mangrove states have shown a positive change in the mangrove cover, as compared to the last assessment.
- There is an increase of 2,647 sq km in the extent of water bodies inside forest cover between 2005 to 2015.
- In comparison to the last assessment (of bamboo-bearing area) done in 2011, there has been an increase of 1.73 million ha in bamboo-bearing area.
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Solution: d.
- There is an increase of 8, 021 sq km (about 80.20 million hectare) in the total forest and tree cover of the country, compared to the previous assessment in 2015. Much of the increase in the forest cover has been observed in Very Dense Forest (such forests absorb maximum carbon dioxide from the atmosphere). The increase in forest cover in VDF is followed by increase in open forest.
- As per the ISFR 2017, the total mangrove cover stands at 4,921 sq km and has shown an increase of 181 sq km. All the 12 mangrove states have shown a positive change in the mangrove cover, as compared to the last assessment.
- There is an increase of 2,647 sq km in the extent of water bodies inside forest cover between 2005 to 2015.
- In comparison to the last assessment (of bamboo-bearing area) done in 2011, there has been an increase of 1.73 million ha in bamboo-bearing area.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsAs per the ISFR 2017,
1.States of South India have shown maximum increase in absolute forest cover
2.States of Northeast India have shown maximum reduction in absolute forest cover
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: b.
- Top 5 states where maximum forest cover has increased are Andhra Pradesh (2,141 sq kms), Karnataka (1,101 sq kms), Kerala (1,043 sq kms), Odisha (885 sq kms) and Telangana (565 sq kms).
- Top 5 states where forest cover has decreased are Mizoram (531 sq km), Nagaland (450 sq km), Arunachal Pradesh (190 sq km), Tripura (164 sq km) and Meghalaya (116 sq km).
- It is important to mention here that these states are in the North Eastern region of the country where the total forest cover is very high i.e. more than 70% in each state.
- The main reasons for the decrease are – shifting cultivation, other biotic pressures, rotational felling, diversion of forest lands for developmental activities, submergence of forest cover, agriculture expansion and natural disasters.
http://pibphoto.nic.in/documents/rlink/2018/feb/p201821201.pdf;
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Solution: b.
- Top 5 states where maximum forest cover has increased are Andhra Pradesh (2,141 sq kms), Karnataka (1,101 sq kms), Kerala (1,043 sq kms), Odisha (885 sq kms) and Telangana (565 sq kms).
- Top 5 states where forest cover has decreased are Mizoram (531 sq km), Nagaland (450 sq km), Arunachal Pradesh (190 sq km), Tripura (164 sq km) and Meghalaya (116 sq km).
- It is important to mention here that these states are in the North Eastern region of the country where the total forest cover is very high i.e. more than 70% in each state.
- The main reasons for the decrease are – shifting cultivation, other biotic pressures, rotational felling, diversion of forest lands for developmental activities, submergence of forest cover, agriculture expansion and natural disasters.
http://pibphoto.nic.in/documents/rlink/2018/feb/p201821201.pdf;
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsIndia is striving towards achieving its Nationally Determined Contribution goal of creating additional carbon sink of 2.5-3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030. As per the ISFR 2017, compared to the previous assessment, by how much has the carbon stock increased?
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Solution: a.
India is striving towards achieving its NDC goal of creating additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3.0 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.
- As per present assessment total carbon stock in forest is estimated to be 7,082 million tonnes.
- There is an increase of 38 million tonnes in the carbon stock of country as compared to the last assessment.
Additionally, in addition to national level estimates, the ISFR 2017 marks the first time that the state level estimates of carbon stock have been given under different carbon pools for major forest type groups. The information is useful for analysis and developing strategies for achieving the NDC target.
http://pibphoto.nic.in/documents/rlink/2018/feb/p201821201.pdf;
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Solution: a.
India is striving towards achieving its NDC goal of creating additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3.0 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.
- As per present assessment total carbon stock in forest is estimated to be 7,082 million tonnes.
- There is an increase of 38 million tonnes in the carbon stock of country as compared to the last assessment.
Additionally, in addition to national level estimates, the ISFR 2017 marks the first time that the state level estimates of carbon stock have been given under different carbon pools for major forest type groups. The information is useful for analysis and developing strategies for achieving the NDC target.
http://pibphoto.nic.in/documents/rlink/2018/feb/p201821201.pdf;
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