QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 17 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.
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INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2017
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 points‘Singularity’, ‘Event Horizon’ and ‘Information Paradox’, terms recently seen in the news, are related to
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Solution: c.
These are among Stephen Hawking’s most important discoveries:
- With the Oxford mathematician Roger Penrose, he showed that if there was a Big Bang, it must have started from an infinitely small point – a singularity.
- Black holes radiate energy known as Hawking radiation, while gradually losing mass. This is due to quantum effects near the edge of the black hole, a region called the event horizon.
- He predicted the existence of mini-black holes at the time of the Big Bang. These tiny black holes would have been incredibly hot, shedding mass until they vanished – potentially ending their lives in a powerful explosion.
- Hawking considered whether the particles and light entering a black hole were destroyed if the black hole evaporated. Hawking initially thought this “information” was lost from the Universe. But US physicist Leonard Susskind disagreed. These ideas became known as the information paradox. In 2004, Hawking conceded that the information must be conserved.
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Solution: c.
These are among Stephen Hawking’s most important discoveries:
- With the Oxford mathematician Roger Penrose, he showed that if there was a Big Bang, it must have started from an infinitely small point – a singularity.
- Black holes radiate energy known as Hawking radiation, while gradually losing mass. This is due to quantum effects near the edge of the black hole, a region called the event horizon.
- He predicted the existence of mini-black holes at the time of the Big Bang. These tiny black holes would have been incredibly hot, shedding mass until they vanished – potentially ending their lives in a powerful explosion.
- Hawking considered whether the particles and light entering a black hole were destroyed if the black hole evaporated. Hawking initially thought this “information” was lost from the Universe. But US physicist Leonard Susskind disagreed. These ideas became known as the information paradox. In 2004, Hawking conceded that the information must be conserved.
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1 pointsIndia was the world’s largest importer of major arms during 2013-17 and accounted for 12% of the global total. Which among the following countries accounted for the largest share of India’s imports of arms during the same period?
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Solution: b.
‘TIV’: Trend Indicator Value, a unit to represent weapon transfer, in millions.
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Solution: b.
‘TIV’: Trend Indicator Value, a unit to represent weapon transfer, in millions.
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Question 3 of 5
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1 pointsThe ‘World Happiness Report’ is brought out by the
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Solution: d.
- India’s ranks 133rd in the annual World Happiness report (2018), coming behind Pakistan and Nepal.
- Every South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nation barring Afghanistan is ahead of India – with Pakistan at 75, Bhutan at 97, Nepal at 101, Bangladesh at 115 and Sri Lanka at 116.
- India’s ranking dipped from 122 last year. We’ve been getting more and more depressed with each passing year – India fell four notches below its previous rank of 118.
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Solution: d.
- India’s ranks 133rd in the annual World Happiness report (2018), coming behind Pakistan and Nepal.
- Every South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nation barring Afghanistan is ahead of India – with Pakistan at 75, Bhutan at 97, Nepal at 101, Bangladesh at 115 and Sri Lanka at 116.
- India’s ranking dipped from 122 last year. We’ve been getting more and more depressed with each passing year – India fell four notches below its previous rank of 118.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsFrom among the following list, the southernmost hills are the
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Solution: b.
Bhuban Hills (not shown in image; refer to an atlas) borders Mizoram and Manipur; it extends into Assam.
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/assam-mizoram-to-hold-talks-on-march-20/article23231523.ece
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Solution: b.
Bhuban Hills (not shown in image; refer to an atlas) borders Mizoram and Manipur; it extends into Assam.
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/assam-mizoram-to-hold-talks-on-march-20/article23231523.ece
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1 pointsThe Annual Survey of India’s City-System, the fifth edition of which was recently released, is conducted by
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Solution: a.
Pune, Kolkata, Thiruvananthapuram and Bhubaneswar have the best quality of governance among Indian cities in 2017, a study has found. The fifth edition of the Annual Survey of India’s City-Systems (ASICS) by Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy spans 23 Indian cities.
ASICS groups questions into four categories:
- urban planning & design;
- urban capacities & resources;
- transparency, accountability & participation; and
- empowered & legitimate political representation.
Indian cities in general, noted the report, face the following problems:
- A weak urban planning framework,
- low levels of empowerment of mayors and councillors,
- Inadequate platforms for engagement with citizens ,
- Instability of finances and
- Lack of skilled staff and poor management
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/governance-rank-of-cities/article23239350.ece;
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Solution: a.
Pune, Kolkata, Thiruvananthapuram and Bhubaneswar have the best quality of governance among Indian cities in 2017, a study has found. The fifth edition of the Annual Survey of India’s City-Systems (ASICS) by Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy spans 23 Indian cities.
ASICS groups questions into four categories:
- urban planning & design;
- urban capacities & resources;
- transparency, accountability & participation; and
- empowered & legitimate political representation.
Indian cities in general, noted the report, face the following problems:
- A weak urban planning framework,
- low levels of empowerment of mayors and councillors,
- Inadequate platforms for engagement with citizens ,
- Instability of finances and
- Lack of skilled staff and poor management
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/governance-rank-of-cities/article23239350.ece;
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