QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 27 August 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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INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2017
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsThe gates of Idukki dam in Kerala were recently opened after 26 years. This dam is on the river
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Solution: d.
The Idukki arch dam , 169 metres high, on the Periyar River, was completed in 1974. It connects two huge rocks—Kurathi (925 metres) high, and Kuravan, (839 metres) high. Together with the Cheruthoni dam (1976), on the Cheruthoni River, and the Kulamavu dam (1977), on the Muvattu Puzha River, the Idukki dam forms a large reservoir. The dam is used primarily for flood control and to generate hydroelectric power.
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Solution: d.
The Idukki arch dam , 169 metres high, on the Periyar River, was completed in 1974. It connects two huge rocks—Kurathi (925 metres) high, and Kuravan, (839 metres) high. Together with the Cheruthoni dam (1976), on the Cheruthoni River, and the Kulamavu dam (1977), on the Muvattu Puzha River, the Idukki dam forms a large reservoir. The dam is used primarily for flood control and to generate hydroelectric power.
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Question 2 of 5
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1 pointsCompensatory Afforestation Funds have been established only under the
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Solution: b.
The Compensatoryafforestation Fund Act, 2016 is an Act to provide for the establishment of funds under the public accounts of India and the public accounts of each State and crediting thereto the monies received from the user agencies towards compensatory afforestation, additional compensatory afforestation, penal compensatory afforestation, net present value and all other amounts recovered from such agencies under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.
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Solution: b.
The Compensatoryafforestation Fund Act, 2016 is an Act to provide for the establishment of funds under the public accounts of India and the public accounts of each State and crediting thereto the monies received from the user agencies towards compensatory afforestation, additional compensatory afforestation, penal compensatory afforestation, net present value and all other amounts recovered from such agencies under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.
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Question 3 of 5
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1 pointsThe Consolidated Fund of India is a fund to which
1.All revenues received by the Government of India are credited.
2.All remittances are credited.
- All loans raised by the Government by the issue of treasury bills are credited.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: b.
Consolidated Fund of India: It is a fund to which all receipts are credited and all payments are debited. In other words, (a) all revenues received by the Government of India; (b) all loans raised by the Government by the issue of treasury bills, loans or ways and means of advances; and (c) all money received by the government in repayment of loans forms the Consolidated Fund of India. All the legally authorised payments on behalf of the Government of India are made out of this fund. No money out of this fund can be appropriated (issued or drawn) except in accordance with a parliamentary law.
Improvisation: (Previous question), TH;
Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth;
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Solution: b.
Consolidated Fund of India: It is a fund to which all receipts are credited and all payments are debited. In other words, (a) all revenues received by the Government of India; (b) all loans raised by the Government by the issue of treasury bills, loans or ways and means of advances; and (c) all money received by the government in repayment of loans forms the Consolidated Fund of India. All the legally authorised payments on behalf of the Government of India are made out of this fund. No money out of this fund can be appropriated (issued or drawn) except in accordance with a parliamentary law.
Improvisation: (Previous question), TH;
Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth;
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsApart from harbouring the single largest population of the one-horned rhinoceroses, Kaziranga also harbours significant populations of other threatened species including
1.Tigers
2.Elephants
3.Wild water buffaloes
- Hoolock Gibbons
- Ganges River dolphins
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1 pointsThe Peto’s Paradox was first noticed about 70 years ago. This paradox refers to an inverse relationship that is related to
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Solution: a.
TH: If every cell has an equal chance of going cancerous, elephants which have many billions of cells in their bodies would be expected to have greater chances of getting cancer than us humans. But it turns out that elephants (with a typical body mass of around 4,800 kg) are found to have a cancer rate of 5–8%, compared to 11–25% in us humans. This is also true of whales (40,000 kg); they seldom get cancer. And the 600 kg manatees, also called sea ‘cows’ (because they are vegetarians, and live on water plants in tropical seas) too seldom get cancer. On the other hand, a mouse, which hardly weighs a few grams, is 3 times more likely to get cancer than us humans. Thus, there seems more an inverse correlation between body mass and cancer probability. This inverse relationship was first noticed by Dr. Richard Peto of Oxford University about 70 years ago, and has come to be known as Peto’s Paradox.
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Solution: a.
TH: If every cell has an equal chance of going cancerous, elephants which have many billions of cells in their bodies would be expected to have greater chances of getting cancer than us humans. But it turns out that elephants (with a typical body mass of around 4,800 kg) are found to have a cancer rate of 5–8%, compared to 11–25% in us humans. This is also true of whales (40,000 kg); they seldom get cancer. And the 600 kg manatees, also called sea ‘cows’ (because they are vegetarians, and live on water plants in tropical seas) too seldom get cancer. On the other hand, a mouse, which hardly weighs a few grams, is 3 times more likely to get cancer than us humans. Thus, there seems more an inverse correlation between body mass and cancer probability. This inverse relationship was first noticed by Dr. Richard Peto of Oxford University about 70 years ago, and has come to be known as Peto’s Paradox.
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