QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 14 March 2018
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz
Clarification:
Q1, 12th March: South Korea was not party to TPP, neither is it to CPTPP (incorrect image provided by us). The countries thus that have signed on to CPTPP are: Japan, Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Peru, Mexico and Canada.
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INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2017
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following pairs:
Hill range – State
- Bodi Hills – Karnataka
- Javadi Hills – Madhya Pradesh
- Abor Hills – Arunachal Pradesh
- Gawilgarh Hills – Maharashtra
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
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Solution: c.
Both Bodi and Javadi Hills are in Tamil Nadu. Bodi hills is also where the Indian Neutrino Observatory was to be set up (green nod for the project was suspended last year).
Refer any atlas or the Survey of India Map;
Source/Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/five-trekkers-killed-as-fires-engulf-forests-in-tamil-nadu/article23042756.ece;
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- Solution: c.
Both Bodi and Javadi Hills are in Tamil Nadu. Bodi hills is also where the Indian Neutrino Observatory was to be set up (green nod for the project was suspended last year).
Refer any atlas or the Survey of India Map;
Source/Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/five-trekkers-killed-as-fires-engulf-forests-in-tamil-nadu/article23042756.ece;
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsThe Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012
1.Deals with sexual offences against persons only below sixteen years of age
- Provides for the protection of children from the offence of pornography
- Provides for the setting up of designated special courts for speedy trial of offences
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct
Solution: b.
- The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 deals with sexual offences against persons below 18 years of age, who are deemed as children.
- An offence under this act is considered graver if it is committed by a police officer, public servant, any member of the staff at a remand home, protection or observation home, jail, hospital or educational institution, or by a member of the armed or security forces.
- The Act is a comprehensive law to provide for the protection of children from the offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography.
- It safeguards the interests of the child at every stage of the judicial process by incorporating child-friendly mechanisms for reporting, recording of evidence, investigation and speedy trial of offences through appointment of Special Public Prosecutors and designated Special Courts.
- The Act provides for stringent punishments which have been graded as per the gravity of offence.
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=113750;
Source/Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/supreme-court-seeks-data-on-child-sex-abusers/article23165157.ece;
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Solution: b.
- The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 deals with sexual offences against persons below 18 years of age, who are deemed as children.
- An offence under this act is considered graver if it is committed by a police officer, public servant, any member of the staff at a remand home, protection or observation home, jail, hospital or educational institution, or by a member of the armed or security forces.
- The Act is a comprehensive law to provide for the protection of children from the offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography.
- It safeguards the interests of the child at every stage of the judicial process by incorporating child-friendly mechanisms for reporting, recording of evidence, investigation and speedy trial of offences through appointment of Special Public Prosecutors and designated Special Courts.
- The Act provides for stringent punishments which have been graded as per the gravity of offence.
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=113750;
Source/Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/supreme-court-seeks-data-on-child-sex-abusers/article23165157.ece;
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsThe National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution had recommended that
1.There should be a minimum number of days for sittings of the Parliament and State Legislatures
2.The minimum number of days for sittings of State Legislatures should vary according to the strength of the house
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: c.
State Legislatures with less than 70 members should meet for at least 50 days in a year
and other State Legislatures for at least 90 days. Similarly, the minimum number of days for sittings of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha should be fixed at 100 and 120 days respectively.
Chapter NCRWC, Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth;
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Solution: c.
State Legislatures with less than 70 members should meet for at least 50 days in a year
and other State Legislatures for at least 90 days. Similarly, the minimum number of days for sittings of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha should be fixed at 100 and 120 days respectively.
Chapter NCRWC, Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth;
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsThe ‘S-400’, associated with which is a potential defence deal under consideration by India, is a/an
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Solution: a.
About the S-400 system:
- Range: 400km;
- Speed: up to 4.8km per second;
- Max target height: 30km – can track up to 80 targets simultaneously;
- Types of target: aircraft, cruise missiles, medium-range missiles, drones, other airborne surveillance systems;
- Long-range surveillance radar tracks objects and relays information to command vehicle, which assesses potential targets.
- Target is identified and command vehicle orders missile launch.
- Launch data is sent to the best placed launch vehicle and it releases surface-to-air missiles.
- Engagement radar helps guide missiles towards target.
In the news: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/s-400-deal-may-be-finalised-by-march-31/article23162879.ece;
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Solution: a.
About the S-400 system:
- Range: 400km;
- Speed: up to 4.8km per second;
- Max target height: 30km – can track up to 80 targets simultaneously;
- Types of target: aircraft, cruise missiles, medium-range missiles, drones, other airborne surveillance systems;
- Long-range surveillance radar tracks objects and relays information to command vehicle, which assesses potential targets.
- Target is identified and command vehicle orders missile launch.
- Launch data is sent to the best placed launch vehicle and it releases surface-to-air missiles.
- Engagement radar helps guide missiles towards target.
In the news: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/s-400-deal-may-be-finalised-by-march-31/article23162879.ece;
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsThe ‘Aapravasi Ghat’, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and ‘Geet-Gawai’, inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, are both found in
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Solution: d.
In the district of Port Louis, lies a site where the modern indentured labour diaspora began. In 1834, the British Government selected the island of Mauritius to be the first site for what it called ‘the great experiment’ in the use of ‘free’ labour to replace slaves. Between 1834 and 1920, almost half a million indentured labourers arrived from India at Aapravasi Ghat to work in the sugar plantations of Mauritius, or to be transferred to Reunion Island, Australia, southern and eastern Africa or the Caribbean. The buildings of Aapravasi Ghat are among the earliest explicit manifestations of what was to become a global economic system and one of the greatest migrations in history.
Geet-Gawai is a pre-wedding ceremony that combines rituals, prayer, songs, music and dance. It is performed mainly by Bhojpuri-speaking communities in Mauritius who have Indian descent.
In the news: “.. India was proud to help Mauritius in its efforts to gain due recognition from UNESCO for the Aapravasi Ghat and Bhojpuri Geet Gawai..”
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Solution: d.
In the district of Port Louis, lies a site where the modern indentured labour diaspora began. In 1834, the British Government selected the island of Mauritius to be the first site for what it called ‘the great experiment’ in the use of ‘free’ labour to replace slaves. Between 1834 and 1920, almost half a million indentured labourers arrived from India at Aapravasi Ghat to work in the sugar plantations of Mauritius, or to be transferred to Reunion Island, Australia, southern and eastern Africa or the Caribbean. The buildings of Aapravasi Ghat are among the earliest explicit manifestations of what was to become a global economic system and one of the greatest migrations in history.
Geet-Gawai is a pre-wedding ceremony that combines rituals, prayer, songs, music and dance. It is performed mainly by Bhojpuri-speaking communities in Mauritius who have Indian descent.
In the news: “.. India was proud to help Mauritius in its efforts to gain due recognition from UNESCO for the Aapravasi Ghat and Bhojpuri Geet Gawai..”
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