QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 05 March 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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The following Quiz is based on the Hindu, PIB and other news sources. It is a current events based quiz. Solving these questions will help retain both concepts and facts relevant to UPSC IAS civil services exam.
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsThe ‘Turing Test’, sometimes in the news, is seen in the context of
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- Solution: d.
A Turing Test is a method of inquiry for determining whether or not a computer is capable of thinking like a human being. The test is named after Alan Turing, an English mathematician who pioneered machine learning during the 1940s and 1950s. The original test is also referred to as the Imitation Game.
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A Turing Test is a method of inquiry for determining whether or not a computer is capable of thinking like a human being. The test is named after Alan Turing, an English mathematician who pioneered machine learning during the 1940s and 1950s. The original test is also referred to as the Imitation Game.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsWhich among the following states do/does NOT share its/their border(s) with the state of Chhattisgarh?
1.West Bengal
- Maharashtra
- Andhra Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: b.
Chhattisgarh (Click HERE) has borders with Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mighty-blow-to-maoists-in-their-stronghold/article22910876.ece;
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Solution: b.
Chhattisgarh (Click HERE) has borders with Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mighty-blow-to-maoists-in-their-stronghold/article22910876.ece;
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Question 3 of 5
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1 pointsWhich state is nearest to Siliguri, which lends its name to the corridor also known as ‘Chicken’s Neck’?
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Solution: a.
Siliguri is located in West Bengal. Bihar is closer to Siliguri than is Sikkim.Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/govt-puts-delayed-road-projects-on-indo-china-border-on-track/article22920308.ece;
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Solution: a.
Siliguri is located in West Bengal. Bihar is closer to Siliguri than is Sikkim.Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/govt-puts-delayed-road-projects-on-indo-china-border-on-track/article22920308.ece;
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsUnlike decisions taken by other Cabinet Committees that are made public, those taken by this Committee remain unannounced. The Committee in question is?
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Solution: a.
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/govt-puts-delayed-road-projects-on-indo-china-border-on-track/article22920308.ece;
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Solution: a.
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/govt-puts-delayed-road-projects-on-indo-china-border-on-track/article22920308.ece;
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsThe Supreme executive authority of the Central Government is
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Solution: d.
The sentence has been copy-pasted from Laxmikanth’s Indian Polity (Role of Cabinet, Chapter Central Council of Ministers). The Cabinet is the
- Highest decision-making authority in our politico-administrative system
- Chief policy formulating body of the central government
- Supreme executive authority of the central government
- Advisory body to the president and its advice is binding on him
- Chief coordinator of central administration
- Chief crisis manager and thus deals with all emergency situations
In the news/Improvisation: Cabinet decisions;
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Solution: d.
The sentence has been copy-pasted from Laxmikanth’s Indian Polity (Role of Cabinet, Chapter Central Council of Ministers). The Cabinet is the
- Highest decision-making authority in our politico-administrative system
- Chief policy formulating body of the central government
- Supreme executive authority of the central government
- Advisory body to the president and its advice is binding on him
- Chief coordinator of central administration
- Chief crisis manager and thus deals with all emergency situations
In the news/Improvisation: Cabinet decisions;
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