QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,04 August 2018

Solution: c.

Sinai Peninsula is a triangular peninsula linking Africa with Asia. The peninsula’s arid expanse is called the Sinai Desert. Usually regarded as being geographically part of Asia, the Sinai Peninsula is the northeastern extremity of Egypt and adjoins Israel and the Gaza Strip on the east.

Britannica;

Improvisation:  BBC;

Solution: d.

Freedom of Assembly: Every  citizen  has  the  right  to  assemble  peaceably  and  without  arms.  It

includes the right to hold public meetings, demonstrations and take out processions. This freedom can be  exercised  only  on  public  land  and  the  assembly  must  be  peaceful  and  unarmed.  The  State  can  impose  reasonable  restrictions  on  the  exercise  of  right  of  assembly  on  two  grounds, namely, sovereignty and integrity of India and public order including the maintenance of traffic in the area concerned.

Under  Section  144  of  Criminal  Procedure  Code  (1973),  a  magistrate  can  restrain  an  assembly,

meeting  or  procession  if  there  is  a  risk  of  obstruction,  annoyance  or  danger  to  human  life,  health  or safety or a disturbance of the public tranquillity or a riot or any affray.

Under Section 141 of the Indian Penal Code, as assembly of five or more persons becomes unlawful if  the  object  is  (a)  to  resist  the  execution  of  any  law  or  legal  process;  (b)  to  forcibly  occupy  the property of some person; (c) to commit any mischief or criminal trespass; (d) to force some person to do an illegal act; and (e) to threaten the government or its officials on exercising lawful powers.

Improvisation: TH;

Solution: a.

From April 2018 (TH): The Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (CLOUD Act), will enable the U.S. government to enter into executive agreements with like-minded states for cross-border data sharing. This will allow law enforcement agencies only from these states to directly obtain electronic data, held by communication service providers headquartered in the U.S., to combat crime.

TH;

Solution: b.

Lantana (Lantana camara) is one of the world’s most invasive weeds. Aggressive extermination measures taken by the government over the last 200 years have largely failed. These measures include fire, mechanical, chemical, biological and combinations of these approaches. Lantana continues to spread and occupies 13 million hectares in India.

Conservation India;

Source/Improvisation: TH;

Q56, CS(P) 2018;

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Solution: d.

ECIL was setup under the Department of Atomic Energy on 11th April, 1967 with a view to generate a strong  indigenous capability in the field of professional grade electronics. The initial accent was on total self-reliance and ECIL was engaged in the Design, Development, Manufacture and Marketing of several products.

PIB;

ECIL Mass manufacturing facilities;

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Solution: a.

The world’s largest king penguin colony has shrunk nearly 90% since the 1980s, research suggests. Aerial and satellite images show breeding pair numbers have fallen 88% in the last three decades, an article in the journal Antarctic Science says. The colony lies on the France’s uninhabited Île aux Cochons between Africa and Antarctica in the Indian Ocean. Researchers say there is no clear reason for the decline.

BBC; th;

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