QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 05 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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Question 1 of 6
1. Question
1 pointsNIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) India Rankings 2018 is based upon certain parameters. Which among the following is NOT one?
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Solution: d.
The 5 main parameters (weightage shown in bracket for each parameter is from the 2017 methodology document, from the NIRF website) are:
- Teaching, Learning and Resources (30%)
- Research and Professional Practice (30%)
- Graduation and Outcome (20%)
- Outreach and Inclusivity (10%)
- Perception (10%; unlike earlier, the ‘public perception’ sub-component has been done away with this year)
Improvisation: http://pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1527525; TH;
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Solution: d.
The 5 main parameters (weightage shown in bracket for each parameter is from the 2017 methodology document, from the NIRF website) are:
- Teaching, Learning and Resources (30%)
- Research and Professional Practice (30%)
- Graduation and Outcome (20%)
- Outreach and Inclusivity (10%)
- Perception (10%; unlike earlier, the ‘public perception’ sub-component has been done away with this year)
Improvisation: http://pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1527525; TH;
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Question 2 of 6
2. Question
1 pointsWhich among the following is NOT one of the new categories to have been added in the latest NIRF ranking?
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Solution: a.
Universities, Engineering, Colleges, Management and Pharmacy were categories under which rankings were computed and released last year. This year, three new categories have been added (see options in question).
http://pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1527525;
https://www.nirfindia.org/2018/Ranking2018.html;
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Solution: a.
Universities, Engineering, Colleges, Management and Pharmacy were categories under which rankings were computed and released last year. This year, three new categories have been added (see options in question).
http://pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1527525;
https://www.nirfindia.org/2018/Ranking2018.html;
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Question 3 of 6
3. Question
1 pointsIn the overall rankings of NIRF 2018, the top three institutions are
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Question 4 of 6
4. Question
1 pointsServices under the ‘S-band’ frequencies offered by satellites are related to
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Solution: d.
The frequency range for the S band is 2 to 4 GHz, which crosses the conventional boundary between UHF (Ultra High Frequency) and SHF(Super-High Frequency), which is at 3 GHz.
Satellite Frequency Bands: https://m.esa.int/Our_Activities/Telecommunications_Integrated_Applications/Satellite_frequency_bands;
Source/Improvisation: Th1; Th2 (GSAT-6A);
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Solution: d.
The frequency range for the S band is 2 to 4 GHz, which crosses the conventional boundary between UHF (Ultra High Frequency) and SHF(Super-High Frequency), which is at 3 GHz.
Satellite Frequency Bands: https://m.esa.int/Our_Activities/Telecommunications_Integrated_Applications/Satellite_frequency_bands;
Source/Improvisation: Th1; Th2 (GSAT-6A);
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Question 5 of 6
5. Question
1 pointsSaudi Arabia opened its airspace for the first time to a commercial flight to Israel last month. It also marked the airline’s maiden flight to Israel. Which country’s airline was it?
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Solution: d.
March 23rd: “Air India’s maiden flight to Israel has landed in Tel Aviv, reducing the travel time substantially after Saudi Arabia for the first time allowed a commercial flight to use its airspace, indicating a thaw in relations between the Arab kingdom and the Jewish state… Heralding a new beginning in the people-to-people contact and diplomatic ties between India and Israel, the state-run Air India introduced the direct thrice-a-week flight from New Delhi to Tel Aviv yesterday… Saudi Arabia permitted the airline to use its airspace, enabling it to take a shorter route, covering the distance in 7.25 hours, about 2.10 hours less as compared to the only other airline that flies between the two countries — Israel’s national carrier El Al.”
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/israelis-have-the-right-to-their-own-land/article23427625.ece;
THB;
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Solution: d.
March 23rd: “Air India’s maiden flight to Israel has landed in Tel Aviv, reducing the travel time substantially after Saudi Arabia for the first time allowed a commercial flight to use its airspace, indicating a thaw in relations between the Arab kingdom and the Jewish state… Heralding a new beginning in the people-to-people contact and diplomatic ties between India and Israel, the state-run Air India introduced the direct thrice-a-week flight from New Delhi to Tel Aviv yesterday… Saudi Arabia permitted the airline to use its airspace, enabling it to take a shorter route, covering the distance in 7.25 hours, about 2.10 hours less as compared to the only other airline that flies between the two countries — Israel’s national carrier El Al.”
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/israelis-have-the-right-to-their-own-land/article23427625.ece;
THB;
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Question 6 of 6
6. Question
1 pointsThe “reverse-charge mechanism” under the GST regime refers to a mechanism under which
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Solution: c.
What is Reverse Charge?
Normally, the supplier of goods or services pays the tax on supply. In the case of Reverse Charge, the receiver becomes liable to pay the tax, i.e., the chargeability gets reversed.
When is Reverse Charge Applicable?
- Supply from an Unregistered dealer to a Registered dealer
- Services through an e-commerce operator
- Supply of certain goods and services specified by CBEC
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/back-on-track/article23427693.ece;
https://cleartax.in/s/reverse-charge-gst;
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Solution: c.
What is Reverse Charge?
Normally, the supplier of goods or services pays the tax on supply. In the case of Reverse Charge, the receiver becomes liable to pay the tax, i.e., the chargeability gets reversed.
When is Reverse Charge Applicable?
- Supply from an Unregistered dealer to a Registered dealer
- Services through an e-commerce operator
- Supply of certain goods and services specified by CBEC
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/back-on-track/article23427693.ece;
https://cleartax.in/s/reverse-charge-gst;
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