QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 11 September 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 pointsWhich of the following pardoning powers of President is/are also available to Governors?
- He can suspend or commute a death sentence.
- He can grant pardon, reprieve, respite, suspension, remission or commutation in respect to punishment or sentence by a court-martial.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
1.As per Punchhi Commission recommendations, the governor should not have any discretionary powers.
- Apart from pardoning powers, the governor’s judicial powers include being consulted by the President while appointing the judges of the concerned state high court.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution: b.
Apart from pardoning powers, the governor’s judicial powers include:
- Statement 2 (refer question statement)
- He makes appointments, postings and promotions of the district judges in consultation with the state high court.
- He also appoints persons to the judicial service of the state (other than district judges) in consultation with the state high court and the State Public Service Commission.
As per Punchhi Commission report, “Article 163 does not give the Governor a general discretionary power to act against or without the advice of his Council of Ministers. In fact, the area for the exercise of discretion is limited and even in this limited area, his choice of action should not be arbitrary or fanciful. It must be a choice dictated by reason, activated by good faith and tempered by caution.”
Chapters: Centre-State relations, Governor from Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth;
Improvisation: TH (“Governor bound to accept cabinet decision under Art. 161”);
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Solution: b.
Apart from pardoning powers, the governor’s judicial powers include:
- Statement 2 (refer question statement)
- He makes appointments, postings and promotions of the district judges in consultation with the state high court.
- He also appoints persons to the judicial service of the state (other than district judges) in consultation with the state high court and the State Public Service Commission.
As per Punchhi Commission report, “Article 163 does not give the Governor a general discretionary power to act against or without the advice of his Council of Ministers. In fact, the area for the exercise of discretion is limited and even in this limited area, his choice of action should not be arbitrary or fanciful. It must be a choice dictated by reason, activated by good faith and tempered by caution.”
Chapters: Centre-State relations, Governor from Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth;
Improvisation: TH (“Governor bound to accept cabinet decision under Art. 161”);
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsIt has been listed as Critically Endangered by IUCN, and was recently spotted for the third time this century in the East Godavari River Estuarine Ecosystem region. It is identified by the black tips of dorsal, pectoral and Tai fins. It is the
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Solution: b.
Scientifically known as Carcharhinus hemiodon, the Pondicherry Shark belongs to the Carcharhinidae family with a growth of 3.3 feet.
IUCN;
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Solution: b.
Scientifically known as Carcharhinus hemiodon, the Pondicherry Shark belongs to the Carcharhinidae family with a growth of 3.3 feet.
IUCN;
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage:
1.It maintains the Register of Heritage Irrigation Structures.
2.It is affiliated to UNESCO.
3.India is a member.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: c.
About: The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), established in 1950 is a leading scientific, technical, international not-for-profit, non-governmental organization. ICID is a professional network of experts from across the world in the field of irrigation, drainage, and flood management. The main mission is to promote ‘Sustainable agriculture water management’ to achieve ‘Water secure world free of poverty and hunger through sustainable rural development’.
ICID initiated a few years ago, the Scheme for Recognition of Heritage Irrigation Structures (HIS) along the lines of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites.
In the news: Heritage tag for 2 irrigation facilities in Telangana;
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Solution: c.
About: The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), established in 1950 is a leading scientific, technical, international not-for-profit, non-governmental organization. ICID is a professional network of experts from across the world in the field of irrigation, drainage, and flood management. The main mission is to promote ‘Sustainable agriculture water management’ to achieve ‘Water secure world free of poverty and hunger through sustainable rural development’.
ICID initiated a few years ago, the Scheme for Recognition of Heritage Irrigation Structures (HIS) along the lines of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites.
In the news: Heritage tag for 2 irrigation facilities in Telangana;
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsThe Doctrine of Progressive Realisation of Rights and Non-Retrogression was introduced by the Supreme Court in a case related to
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Solution: a.
The five-judge Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of Dipak Misra has introduced the “Doctrine of Progressive Realisation of Rights” to guard against future attempts to reintroduce that part of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which had made the entire LGBTQ community “unconvicted felons” without the basic rights of a citizen for over a century.
The doctrine of progressive realisation of rights mandates that the laws of a country should be in consonance with its modern ethos, it should be “sensible” and “easy to apply”. Using this legal doctrine, as a natural corollary, Chief Justice Misra has held that once a right is recognised and given to the public, it cannot be taken back by the state at a later date. Once a step is taken forward, there is no going back.
TH;
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Solution: a.
The five-judge Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of Dipak Misra has introduced the “Doctrine of Progressive Realisation of Rights” to guard against future attempts to reintroduce that part of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which had made the entire LGBTQ community “unconvicted felons” without the basic rights of a citizen for over a century.
The doctrine of progressive realisation of rights mandates that the laws of a country should be in consonance with its modern ethos, it should be “sensible” and “easy to apply”. Using this legal doctrine, as a natural corollary, Chief Justice Misra has held that once a right is recognised and given to the public, it cannot be taken back by the state at a later date. Once a step is taken forward, there is no going back.
TH;
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