QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 02 July 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 about the Seemai Karuvelam tree:
- Wood from this tree can be used to make charcoal on a commercial scale.
- It tends to reduce the biodiversity in the area in which it grows.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: c.
Prosopis Juliflora is a thorny, invasive tree known as Seemai Karuvelam in Tamil. Both statements are correct.
Improvisation: TH; Q56, Set D, CS(P) 2018;
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Solution: c.
Prosopis Juliflora is a thorny, invasive tree known as Seemai Karuvelam in Tamil. Both statements are correct.
Improvisation: TH; Q56, Set D, CS(P) 2018;
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsThe latest Indian site to be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List is
Correct
Solution: d.
Having become a global trading hub in the late 19th century, Mumbai embarked on an ambitious urban planning project, constructing beautiful buildings for residential and commercial use.
The Victorian buildings are more classical constructions with balconies and verandas, while the Art Deco buildings are cinemas, flats and hospitals in an array of colours.
“These two ensembles bear testimony to the phases of modernization that Mumbai has undergone in the course of the 19th and 20th centuries,” Unesco says.
BBC;
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Solution: d.
Having become a global trading hub in the late 19th century, Mumbai embarked on an ambitious urban planning project, constructing beautiful buildings for residential and commercial use.
The Victorian buildings are more classical constructions with balconies and verandas, while the Art Deco buildings are cinemas, flats and hospitals in an array of colours.
“These two ensembles bear testimony to the phases of modernization that Mumbai has undergone in the course of the 19th and 20th centuries,” Unesco says.
BBC;
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsCIMON, recently in the news, is
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Solution: a.
A science fiction-inspired robot hardwired to assist astronauts, launched from Florida early on Friday to become the first personal, artificial intelligence-powered companion in space.
The Crew Interactive Mobile Companion, or CIMON, is an English-speaking droid, roughly the size of a basketball, that will help German astronaut Alexander Gerst conduct experiments on the International Space Station (ISS). “What were trying to do with CIMON is to increase the efficiency of the astronaut,” said Matthias Biniok, an engineer for chip maker IBM and one of the lead architects behind CIMON’s artificial intelligence.
CIMON will verbally communicate step-by-step instructions to Mr. Gerst during three planned science experiments on the space station’s European module. Currently, astronauts read these instructions from a laptop, which Mr. Biniok says is an arduous process that a responsive, hands-free companion like CIMON can replace.
TH;
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Solution: a.
A science fiction-inspired robot hardwired to assist astronauts, launched from Florida early on Friday to become the first personal, artificial intelligence-powered companion in space.
The Crew Interactive Mobile Companion, or CIMON, is an English-speaking droid, roughly the size of a basketball, that will help German astronaut Alexander Gerst conduct experiments on the International Space Station (ISS). “What were trying to do with CIMON is to increase the efficiency of the astronaut,” said Matthias Biniok, an engineer for chip maker IBM and one of the lead architects behind CIMON’s artificial intelligence.
CIMON will verbally communicate step-by-step instructions to Mr. Gerst during three planned science experiments on the space station’s European module. Currently, astronauts read these instructions from a laptop, which Mr. Biniok says is an arduous process that a responsive, hands-free companion like CIMON can replace.
TH;
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
1.There is no linkage between the speed with which the monsoon spreads out across the country and the quantum of rainfall.
2.This year marks the first time that the monsoon, following its onset, has covered the entire country before the month of July.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution: a.
The monsoon has covered the entire country, reaching Sriganganagar in western Rajasthan on 29th July — its last outpost — a fortnight ahead of schedule, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The normal date for monsoon onset in Sriganganagar is July 15.
However, the IMD said the monsoon’s journey across the country before time was not unusual. In 2015, the full coverage was reported by June 26 and in 2013, it was even earlier by June 16.
There’s no linkage relationship between the speed with which the monsoon spreads out across the country and the overall quantum of rainfall.
TH;
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Solution: a.
The monsoon has covered the entire country, reaching Sriganganagar in western Rajasthan on 29th July — its last outpost — a fortnight ahead of schedule, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The normal date for monsoon onset in Sriganganagar is July 15.
However, the IMD said the monsoon’s journey across the country before time was not unusual. In 2015, the full coverage was reported by June 26 and in 2013, it was even earlier by June 16.
There’s no linkage relationship between the speed with which the monsoon spreads out across the country and the overall quantum of rainfall.
TH;
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following pairs:
Places sometimes mentioned in the news – Indian State/Country
- Thoothukudi – Kerala
- Cox’s bazaar – West Bengal
- Sri Ganganagar – Rajasthan
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?