QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 03 April 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 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
- The head of any constitutional body can be removed only by the authority that appoints him/her
- An impeachment motion for the removal of a judge does not lapse on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution: b.
Statement 1, improvisation: “…after the Second Judges case, today the power to appoint judges of the higher judiciary vests in the apex court. Removal being directly connected to appointment, it is only logical that the first filter in the process vest with the judiciary…”
The chairman of a State Public Service Commission is appointed by the Governor but can be removed only by the President. Therefore, statement 1 is wrong.
Statement 2 is correct (refer last page of chapter Supreme Court in Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth).
Source/improvisation: TH;
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Solution: b.
Statement 1, improvisation: “…after the Second Judges case, today the power to appoint judges of the higher judiciary vests in the apex court. Removal being directly connected to appointment, it is only logical that the first filter in the process vest with the judiciary…”
The chairman of a State Public Service Commission is appointed by the Governor but can be removed only by the President. Therefore, statement 1 is wrong.
Statement 2 is correct (refer last page of chapter Supreme Court in Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth).
Source/improvisation: TH;
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsIt is important to guarantee the independence of the Supreme Court so that it can effectively discharge its role as
1.A federal court
- The highest court of appeal
- The guarantor of the fundamental rights of citizens
- The guardian of the Constitution
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 points‘Walong’, recently in the news, is nearest to
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Solution: d.
Walong is located on the banks of River Lohit. It is the eastern-most town of India, and is situated around 50km from the India-China-Myanmar tri-junction. It is nearest to Naypyidaw from the given list of capital cities.
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-steps-up-vigil-at-walong-tri-junction/article23408702.ece
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Solution: d.
Walong is located on the banks of River Lohit. It is the eastern-most town of India, and is situated around 50km from the India-China-Myanmar tri-junction. It is nearest to Naypyidaw from the given list of capital cities.
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-steps-up-vigil-at-walong-tri-junction/article23408702.ece
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsAs per the Presidential Order made by the President, the 15th Finance Commission may consider proposing measurable performance-based incentives for States in which of the following areas?
1.Efforts made by the States in moving towards replacement rate of population growth
2.Progress made in promoting ease of doing business
3.Control in incurring expenditure on populist measures
- Efforts made in expansion and deepening of tax net under GST
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: d.
Frequently appearing in the news – the issue associated with the 15th FC’s terms of reference which mandates it to use Census 2011 data as the basis to make its recommendations.
15th FC ToR: http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2017/180483.pdf;
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/finance-panel-gets-long-wish-list/article23409839.ece;
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Solution: d.
Frequently appearing in the news – the issue associated with the 15th FC’s terms of reference which mandates it to use Census 2011 data as the basis to make its recommendations.
15th FC ToR: http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2017/180483.pdf;
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/finance-panel-gets-long-wish-list/article23409839.ece;
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsIn what way does the Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) incentivise employers for generation of new employment?
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Solution: b.
PMRPY has been in operation since August, 2016.
- In this scheme, Government is paying the 8.33% contribution of Employers to the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) in respect of new employees (who have joined on or after 1st April 2016) having a new Universal Account Number (UAN), with salary up to Rs. 15,000/- per month.
- The scheme has a dual benefit i.e. on the one hand the employers are incentivized for increasing the employment base of workers in the establishments, and on the other hand a large number of workers will find jobs in such establishments.
- A direct benefit is that these workers will have access to social security benefits of the organized sector.
http://pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1526913;
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Solution: b.
PMRPY has been in operation since August, 2016.
- In this scheme, Government is paying the 8.33% contribution of Employers to the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) in respect of new employees (who have joined on or after 1st April 2016) having a new Universal Account Number (UAN), with salary up to Rs. 15,000/- per month.
- The scheme has a dual benefit i.e. on the one hand the employers are incentivized for increasing the employment base of workers in the establishments, and on the other hand a large number of workers will find jobs in such establishments.
- A direct benefit is that these workers will have access to social security benefits of the organized sector.
http://pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1526913;
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