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.
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 with reference to the Rajya Sabha:
- The Deputy Chairman is directly responsible to the House and subordinate to the Chairman.
- As per the Constitution, the Chairman nominates from amongst the members a panel of vice-chairpersons.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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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;
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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;
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsThe Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) was instituted under the aegis of
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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;
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Incorrect
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;
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsAs 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?
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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;
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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;
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider 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.
- Goa became a part of independent India.
Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?
Correct
Solution: b.
- Statement 1: Dalai Lama flees Tibet and arrives in India (31-03-1957).
- Statement 2: Imperial bank was renamed as state bank of India in 1955.
- Statement 3: Air India was nationalised in 1953. Government of India passed the Air Corporations Act and purchased a majority stake in the carrier from Tata Sons.
- Statement 4: Goa became an independent India on 18 December 1961. Indian troops crossed the border into Goa and “liberated” it.
Source: TH; CS(P) 2018;
Improvisation: TH;
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Solution: b.
- Statement 1: Dalai Lama flees Tibet and arrives in India (31-03-1957).
- Statement 2: Imperial bank was renamed as state bank of India in 1955.
- Statement 3: Air India was nationalised in 1953. Government of India passed the Air Corporations Act and purchased a majority stake in the carrier from Tata Sons.
- Statement 4: Goa became an independent India on 18 December 1961. Indian troops crossed the border into Goa and “liberated” it.
Source: TH; CS(P) 2018;
Improvisation: TH;
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider 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?
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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:
- Ease the pressures on host countries;
- Enhance refugee self-reliance;
- Expand access to third-country solutions;
- Support conditions in countries of origin for return in safety and dignity.
TH;
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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:
- Ease the pressures on host countries;
- Enhance refugee self-reliance;
- Expand access to third-country solutions;
- Support conditions in countries of origin for return in safety and dignity.
TH;
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