QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 21 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 pointsElectronic Voting Machines are manufactured by
- Bharat Electronics Ltd., Ministry of Defence
- Electronic Corporation of India Ltd., Department of Atomic Energy
- Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: b.
ECI FAQs (Q8): EVMs have been devised and designed by Election Commission in collaboration with two Public Sector undertakings viz., Bharat Electronics Ltd., Bangalore and Electronic Corporation of India Ltd., Hyderabad after a series of meetings, test-checking of the prototypes and extensive field trials. The EVMs are now manufactured by the above two undertakings.
Improvisation: PIB;
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Solution: b.
ECI FAQs (Q8): EVMs have been devised and designed by Election Commission in collaboration with two Public Sector undertakings viz., Bharat Electronics Ltd., Bangalore and Electronic Corporation of India Ltd., Hyderabad after a series of meetings, test-checking of the prototypes and extensive field trials. The EVMs are now manufactured by the above two undertakings.
Improvisation: PIB;
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 points“Immobilisation of High Level Waste into vitrified borosilicate glasses” is a process compulsorily employed in the management of
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Solution: a.
Radioactive wastes are generated during various operations of the nuclear fuel cycle. Mining, nuclear power generation, and various processes in industry, defence, medicine and scientific research produce byproducts that include radioactive wastes.
Radioactive waste can be in gas, liquid or solid form, and its level of radioactivity can vary. The waste can remain radioactive for a few hours or several months or even hundreds of thousands of years. Depending on the level and nature of radioactivity, radioactive wastes can be classified as exempt waste, Low & Intermediate level waste and High Level Waste
High level radioactive liquid waste (HLW) containing most (~99%) of the radioactivity in the entire fuel cycle is produced during reprocessing of spent fuel. The management of high level waste in the Indian context encompasses the following three stages:
- Immobilisation of high level liquid waste into vitrified borosilicate glasses
- Engineered interim storage of the vitrified waste for passive cooling & surveillance over a period of time, qualifying it for ultimate disposal.
- Ultimate storage/disposal of the vitrified waste in a deep geological repository.
BARC: Nuclear Waste Management;
Improvisation: PIB;
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Incorrect
Solution: a.
Radioactive wastes are generated during various operations of the nuclear fuel cycle. Mining, nuclear power generation, and various processes in industry, defence, medicine and scientific research produce byproducts that include radioactive wastes.
Radioactive waste can be in gas, liquid or solid form, and its level of radioactivity can vary. The waste can remain radioactive for a few hours or several months or even hundreds of thousands of years. Depending on the level and nature of radioactivity, radioactive wastes can be classified as exempt waste, Low & Intermediate level waste and High Level Waste
High level radioactive liquid waste (HLW) containing most (~99%) of the radioactivity in the entire fuel cycle is produced during reprocessing of spent fuel. The management of high level waste in the Indian context encompasses the following three stages:
- Immobilisation of high level liquid waste into vitrified borosilicate glasses
- Engineered interim storage of the vitrified waste for passive cooling & surveillance over a period of time, qualifying it for ultimate disposal.
- Ultimate storage/disposal of the vitrified waste in a deep geological repository.
BARC: Nuclear Waste Management;
Improvisation: PIB;
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsThe ‘Women Entrepreneurship Platform’, a first of its kind, unified access portal which brings together women from different parts of India to realize their entrepreneurial aspirations, is under the aegis of
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Solution: d.
The idea of the Platform was first mooted by Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog who announced the setting-up of a Women Entrepreneurship Platform in NITI Aayog at the conclusion of the 8th Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) held in Hyderabad in 2017 with an overarching theme of ‘Women first, prosperity for all’.
As an enabling platform, WEP is built on three pillars- Iccha Shakti, Gyaan Shakti & Karma Shakti where-
- Iccha Shakti represents motivating aspiring entrepreneurs to start their business;
- Gyaan Shakti represents providing knowledge and ecosystem support to women entrepreneurs to help them foster entrepreneurship; and
- Karma Shakti represents providing hands-on support to entrepreneurs in setting-up and scaling up businesses.
In addition to providing services such as free credit ratings, mentorship, funding support to women entrepreneurs, apprenticeship and corporate partnerships; WEP will encourage entrepreneurs to share their entrepreneurial journeys, stories & experiences to nurture mutual learning.
Improvisation: PIB;
Incorrect
Solution: d.
The idea of the Platform was first mooted by Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog who announced the setting-up of a Women Entrepreneurship Platform in NITI Aayog at the conclusion of the 8th Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) held in Hyderabad in 2017 with an overarching theme of ‘Women first, prosperity for all’.
As an enabling platform, WEP is built on three pillars- Iccha Shakti, Gyaan Shakti & Karma Shakti where-
- Iccha Shakti represents motivating aspiring entrepreneurs to start their business;
- Gyaan Shakti represents providing knowledge and ecosystem support to women entrepreneurs to help them foster entrepreneurship; and
- Karma Shakti represents providing hands-on support to entrepreneurs in setting-up and scaling up businesses.
In addition to providing services such as free credit ratings, mentorship, funding support to women entrepreneurs, apprenticeship and corporate partnerships; WEP will encourage entrepreneurs to share their entrepreneurial journeys, stories & experiences to nurture mutual learning.
Improvisation: PIB;
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsThe image of which one of the following UNESCO World Heritage Sites of India is not to be found on the reverse of any new banknote denominations?
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 points‘Pitch Black’, a biennial exercise to which India has sent fighter aircrafts for the first time, is hosted by
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Solution: c.
TH: An Indian Air Force contingent of Su-30MKI fighter jets on Thursday departed for the multi-national exercise, Pitch Black, in Australia, scheduled from July 24 to August 18. This is the first time India is sending fighter aircraft for the biennial exercises hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force.
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Solution: c.
TH: An Indian Air Force contingent of Su-30MKI fighter jets on Thursday departed for the multi-national exercise, Pitch Black, in Australia, scheduled from July 24 to August 18. This is the first time India is sending fighter aircraft for the biennial exercises hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force.
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