QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 04 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.
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INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2017
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsWhich among the following water bodies can one traverse at a time to enter Israel from Egypt?
- Mediterranean Sea
- Gulf of Suez
- Gulf of Eilat
- Gulf of Sidra
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct
Solution: b.
Gulf of Aqaba is also known as Gulf of Eilat.
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/israel-cancels-plan-to-deport-migrants/article23416764.ece;
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Solution: b.
Gulf of Aqaba is also known as Gulf of Eilat.
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/israel-cancels-plan-to-deport-migrants/article23416764.ece;
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsThe ‘CLOUD Act’, recently signed by the US President, is related to
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Solution: a.
Two weeks ago, U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (CLOUD Act), which will enable the U.S. government to enter into agreements with like-minded states for cross-border data sharing. This will allow law enforcement agencies from these states to directly obtain electronic data, held by communication service providers headquartered in the U.S., to combat crime. New Delhi, on the back of this development, will soon push for an India-U.S. data sharing agreement to serve the interests of its law enforcement and, more importantly, to make headway in the global cyber norms conversation.
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/sharing-data-across-borders/article23417587.ece;
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Solution: a.
Two weeks ago, U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (CLOUD Act), which will enable the U.S. government to enter into agreements with like-minded states for cross-border data sharing. This will allow law enforcement agencies from these states to directly obtain electronic data, held by communication service providers headquartered in the U.S., to combat crime. New Delhi, on the back of this development, will soon push for an India-U.S. data sharing agreement to serve the interests of its law enforcement and, more importantly, to make headway in the global cyber norms conversation.
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/sharing-data-across-borders/article23417587.ece;
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following statements about Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay is/are true?
1.She persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to call upon women to march with him in the Indian Independence Movement
2.She set up one of the first national institutions to archive, protect, and promote Indian puppetry
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: c.
Chattopadhyay’s contributions to India were numerous. Though widely known for persuading Mahatma Gandhi to call upon women to march with him in the Indian Independence Movement in the early 20th century, she is also credited for reinvigorating the culture of Indian handicrafts, handlooms, and theatre, and for using cooperative grassroots movements to pave the way for a higher socioeconomic standard for Indian women around the country.
Chattopadhyay had a career of ‘firsts’ – from being the first woman to run for Legislative office to setting up some of the first national institutions to archive, protect, and promote Indian dance, drama, art, puppetry, music, and handicrafts. She was also one of the few women of her time to propose that women’s rights, religious freedoms, environmental justice, political independence, and civil rights are all interrelated movements.
https://www.google.com/doodles/kamaladevi-chattopadhyays-115th-birthday;
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Solution: c.
Chattopadhyay’s contributions to India were numerous. Though widely known for persuading Mahatma Gandhi to call upon women to march with him in the Indian Independence Movement in the early 20th century, she is also credited for reinvigorating the culture of Indian handicrafts, handlooms, and theatre, and for using cooperative grassroots movements to pave the way for a higher socioeconomic standard for Indian women around the country.
Chattopadhyay had a career of ‘firsts’ – from being the first woman to run for Legislative office to setting up some of the first national institutions to archive, protect, and promote Indian dance, drama, art, puppetry, music, and handicrafts. She was also one of the few women of her time to propose that women’s rights, religious freedoms, environmental justice, political independence, and civil rights are all interrelated movements.
https://www.google.com/doodles/kamaladevi-chattopadhyays-115th-birthday;
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
1.India can be classified as a “holding together” as opposed to a “coming together” federation
2.The Parliament can redraw the political map of India according to its will
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
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Solution: c.
On November 4, 1948, while moving the Draft Constitution in the Constituent Assembly, B.R. Ambedkar responded to the question as to why India is a “Union” and not a “Federation of States”: “The Drafting Committee wanted to make it clear that though India was to be a federation, the federation was not the result of an agreement by the States to join in a federation and that the federation not being the result of an agreement no State has the right to secede from it. The Federation is a Union because it is indestructible.” Hence, political scientist Alfred Stepan classified India as a “holding together” as opposed to a “coming together” federation. Unlike the federal form of government in the United States, which is described as an indestructible union composed of indestructible States, India is an indestructible union of destructible States.
The Constitution authorises the Parliament to form new states or alter the areas, boundaries or names of the existing states without their consent. In other words, the Parliament can redraw the political map of India according to its will. Hence, the territorial integrity or continued existence of any state is not guaranteed by the Constitution.
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/federalism-and-fairness/article23417843.ece;
Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth;
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Solution: c.
On November 4, 1948, while moving the Draft Constitution in the Constituent Assembly, B.R. Ambedkar responded to the question as to why India is a “Union” and not a “Federation of States”: “The Drafting Committee wanted to make it clear that though India was to be a federation, the federation was not the result of an agreement by the States to join in a federation and that the federation not being the result of an agreement no State has the right to secede from it. The Federation is a Union because it is indestructible.” Hence, political scientist Alfred Stepan classified India as a “holding together” as opposed to a “coming together” federation. Unlike the federal form of government in the United States, which is described as an indestructible union composed of indestructible States, India is an indestructible union of destructible States.
The Constitution authorises the Parliament to form new states or alter the areas, boundaries or names of the existing states without their consent. In other words, the Parliament can redraw the political map of India according to its will. Hence, the territorial integrity or continued existence of any state is not guaranteed by the Constitution.
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/federalism-and-fairness/article23417843.ece;
Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth;
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsThe Integrated Scheme on School Education will
1.Subsume Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan and Rashtriya Uchchattar Shiksha Abhiyan
2.Aim to support states in universalising access to school education from classes pre-nursery to twelfth grade across the country
3.Mainly emphasise on improving the quality of school education
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct
Solution: c.
- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of Department of School Education and Literacy to formulate a Integrated Scheme on School Education by subsuming Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE) from 1st April, 2018 to 31st March, 2020.
- The scheme comes in the backdrop of PM’s vision of Sabko Shiksha, Achhi Shiksha and aims to support the States in universalising access to school education from classes pre-nursery to XII across the country.
- The vision of the Scheme is to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education from nursery to senior secondary stage in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goal for Education. The main emphasis of the Integrated Scheme is on improving quality of school education by focussing on the two T’s – Teacher and Technology.
For details regarding the scheme (features, impact, benefits), click HERE;
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Solution: c.
- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of Department of School Education and Literacy to formulate a Integrated Scheme on School Education by subsuming Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE) from 1st April, 2018 to 31st March, 2020.
- The scheme comes in the backdrop of PM’s vision of Sabko Shiksha, Achhi Shiksha and aims to support the States in universalising access to school education from classes pre-nursery to XII across the country.
- The vision of the Scheme is to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education from nursery to senior secondary stage in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goal for Education. The main emphasis of the Integrated Scheme is on improving quality of school education by focussing on the two T’s – Teacher and Technology.
For details regarding the scheme (features, impact, benefits), click HERE;
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