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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,21 June 2018
- June 21, 2018
- Posted by: InsightsIAS
- Category: QUIZ 2018
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 21 June 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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You have reached 0 of 0 points, (0) Consider the following statements with reference to the Rajya Sabha: Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Solution: d. The Deputy Chairman is not subordinate to the Chairman and is directly responsible to the House. Under the Rules of the RS, the Chairman nominates from amongst the members a panel of vice-chairpersons. Improvisation: TH; Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth; — Solution: d. The Deputy Chairman is not subordinate to the Chairman and is directly responsible to the House. Under the Rules of the RS, the Chairman nominates from amongst the members a panel of vice-chairpersons. Improvisation: TH; Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth; — The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) was instituted under the aegis of Solution: b. GSP: Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), instituted in 1971 under the aegis of UNCTAD (UN Conference on Trade and Development), has contributed over the years to creating an enabling trading environment for developing countries. About: Under GSP schemes of preference-giving counties, selected products originating in developing countries are granted reduced or zero tariff rates over the MFN rates. The least developed countries (LDCs) receive special and preferential treatment for a wider coverage of products and deeper tariff cuts. Source/Improvisation: TH; — Solution: b. GSP: Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), instituted in 1971 under the aegis of UNCTAD (UN Conference on Trade and Development), has contributed over the years to creating an enabling trading environment for developing countries. About: Under GSP schemes of preference-giving counties, selected products originating in developing countries are granted reduced or zero tariff rates over the MFN rates. The least developed countries (LDCs) receive special and preferential treatment for a wider coverage of products and deeper tariff cuts. Source/Improvisation: TH; — As laid down by the Supreme Court, in which one of the following situations would the exercise of power under Article 356 be regarded as improper? Solution: a. It would be improper to exercise power under Article 356 in the following situation: Maladministration in the state or allegations of corruption against the ministry or stringent financial exigencies of the state. Improvisation: TH; — Solution: a. It would be improper to exercise power under Article 356 in the following situation: Maladministration in the state or allegations of corruption against the ministry or stringent financial exigencies of the state. Improvisation: TH; — Consider the following events 1.Dalai Lama flees Tibet and arrives in India 2.India’s then largest bank, ‘Imperial Bank of India’, was renamed ‘State Bank of India’. 3.Air India was nationalised and became the national carrier. Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events? Solution: b. Source: TH; CS(P) 2018; Improvisation: TH; — Solution: b. Source: TH; CS(P) 2018; Improvisation: TH; — Consider the following statements about the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, adopted in 2016: 1.It has given the UNHCR the mandate to develop a ‘Global Compact on Refugees’. 2.India is not a signatory to it. Which of the statements is/are correct? Solution: a. While it is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention and has no domestic asylum law, it has reiterated its commitment towards the protection of refugees at various international fora, including the UN General Assembly. One of the most significant affirmations of this commitment was demonstrated by India becoming a signatory to the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, which was adopted by 193 countries (all member states of the UN) in September 2016. In doing so, India has expressed its solidarity with those forced to flee and agreed that protecting refugees and supporting the countries that shelter them are shared international responsibilities that must be borne more equitably. The Declaration gave UNHCR the task of building upon the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF), contained in Annex I of the New York Declaration, to develop a ‘global compact on refugees (GCR)’. Key objectives of the GCR are to: TH; — Solution: a. While it is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention and has no domestic asylum law, it has reiterated its commitment towards the protection of refugees at various international fora, including the UN General Assembly. One of the most significant affirmations of this commitment was demonstrated by India becoming a signatory to the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, which was adopted by 193 countries (all member states of the UN) in September 2016. In doing so, India has expressed its solidarity with those forced to flee and agreed that protecting refugees and supporting the countries that shelter them are shared international responsibilities that must be borne more equitably. The Declaration gave UNHCR the task of building upon the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF), contained in Annex I of the New York Declaration, to develop a ‘global compact on refugees (GCR)’. Key objectives of the GCR are to: TH; —INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2017
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