QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 13 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 pointsConsider the following statements:
The Aravalli range
- Is spread across more than two states.
- Gives rise to several rivers including Luni and Sabarmati.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: c.
- IE: Spread over an area of 692 km, the Aravallis cover the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi and Haryana.
- Britannica: The system is divided into two sections: the Sambhar-Sirohi ranges, taller and including Guru Peak on Mount Abu, the highest peak in the Aravalli Range (5,650 feet [1,722 metres]); and the Sambhar-Khetri ranges, consisting of three ridges that are discontinuous. The Aravalli Range is rich in natural resources (including minerals) and serves as a check to the growth of the western desert. It gives rise to several rivers, including the Banas, Luni, Sakhi, and Sabarmati.
Improvisation: TH;
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Solution: c.
- IE: Spread over an area of 692 km, the Aravallis cover the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi and Haryana.
- Britannica: The system is divided into two sections: the Sambhar-Sirohi ranges, taller and including Guru Peak on Mount Abu, the highest peak in the Aravalli Range (5,650 feet [1,722 metres]); and the Sambhar-Khetri ranges, consisting of three ridges that are discontinuous. The Aravalli Range is rich in natural resources (including minerals) and serves as a check to the growth of the western desert. It gives rise to several rivers, including the Banas, Luni, Sakhi, and Sabarmati.
Improvisation: TH;
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
1.Serious breaches of international humanitarian law committed against civilians or enemy combatants during an international or domestic armed conflict, for which the perpetrators may be held criminally liable on an individual basis.
- Crimes such as murder, extermination, rape, persecution and all other inhumane acts of a similar character – willfully causing great suffering, or serious injury to body or to mental or physical health – committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack.
- Acts – that represent serious violations of the right to life, and the physical or mental integrity of the members of a group – as committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such.
In the same order, the statements above respectively describe the terms
Correct
Solution: a.
The term “war crimes” refers to serious breaches of international humanitarian law committed against civilians or enemy combatants during an international or domestic armed conflict, for which the perpetrators may be held criminally liable on an individual basis.
The notion ‘Crimes against Humanity’ encompasses crimes such as murder, extermination, rape, persecution and all other inhumane acts of a similar character (wilfully causing great suffering, or serious injury to body or to mental or physical health), committed ‘as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack’.” (25)
The crime of genocide as defined in the Rome statute: “..any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such.” The definition is followed by a series of acts representing serious violations of the right to life, and the physical or mental integrity of the members of the group.
Definitions: UN OHCHR;
TH;
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Solution: a.
The term “war crimes” refers to serious breaches of international humanitarian law committed against civilians or enemy combatants during an international or domestic armed conflict, for which the perpetrators may be held criminally liable on an individual basis.
The notion ‘Crimes against Humanity’ encompasses crimes such as murder, extermination, rape, persecution and all other inhumane acts of a similar character (wilfully causing great suffering, or serious injury to body or to mental or physical health), committed ‘as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack’.” (25)
The crime of genocide as defined in the Rome statute: “..any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such.” The definition is followed by a series of acts representing serious violations of the right to life, and the physical or mental integrity of the members of the group.
Definitions: UN OHCHR;
TH;
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsThe ‘Rome Statute’, a term seen sometimes in the news, is related to
Correct
Solution: c.
Wikipedia: The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (often referred to as the International Criminal Court Statute or the Rome Statute) is the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). It was adopted at a diplomatic conference in Rome on 17 July 1998 and it entered into force on 1 July 2002.
In the news: TH;
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Incorrect
Solution: c.
Wikipedia: The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (often referred to as the International Criminal Court Statute or the Rome Statute) is the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). It was adopted at a diplomatic conference in Rome on 17 July 1998 and it entered into force on 1 July 2002.
In the news: TH;
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Foreign Portfolio Investment:
1.It is a part of a country’s capital account and shown on its balance of payments.
2.It is more liquid and risky than Foreign Direct Investment due to its volatile nature.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: a.
Investopedia: Foreign portfolio investment (FPI) consists of securities and other financial assets passively held by foreign investors. It does not provide the investor with direct ownership of financial assets and is relatively liquid depending on the volatility of the market.
FPI is part of a country’s capital account and shown on its balance of payments (BOP). The BOP measures the amount of money flowing from one country to other countries over one monetary year. It includes the country’s capital investments, monetary transfers, and the number of exports and imports of goods and services.
FPI lets an investor purchase stocks, bonds or other financial assets in a foreign country. Because the investor does not actively manage the investments or the companies that issue the investments, he does not have control over the securities or the business. However, since the investor’s goal is to create a quick return on his money, FPI is more liquid and less risky than FDI.
In contrast, FDI lets an investor purchase a direct business interest in a foreign country. For example, an investor living in New York purchases a warehouse in Berlin so a German company can expand its operations. The investor’s goal is to create a long-term income stream while helping the company increase its profits.
Improvisation: TH;
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Solution: a.
Investopedia: Foreign portfolio investment (FPI) consists of securities and other financial assets passively held by foreign investors. It does not provide the investor with direct ownership of financial assets and is relatively liquid depending on the volatility of the market.
FPI is part of a country’s capital account and shown on its balance of payments (BOP). The BOP measures the amount of money flowing from one country to other countries over one monetary year. It includes the country’s capital investments, monetary transfers, and the number of exports and imports of goods and services.
FPI lets an investor purchase stocks, bonds or other financial assets in a foreign country. Because the investor does not actively manage the investments or the companies that issue the investments, he does not have control over the securities or the business. However, since the investor’s goal is to create a quick return on his money, FPI is more liquid and less risky than FDI.
In contrast, FDI lets an investor purchase a direct business interest in a foreign country. For example, an investor living in New York purchases a warehouse in Berlin so a German company can expand its operations. The investor’s goal is to create a long-term income stream while helping the company increase its profits.
Improvisation: TH;
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsMILEX 18 exercise, BIMSTEC’s first joint military exercise, is meant to help constituent nations plan and conduct
Correct
Solution: b.
TH: The MILEX 18 exercise, scheduled from September 10 to 16 at the Aundh Military Station in Pune, is aimed at helping the BIMSTEC nations practise “planning and conduct of counter terrorist operations”, according to the Army.
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Incorrect
Solution: b.
TH: The MILEX 18 exercise, scheduled from September 10 to 16 at the Aundh Military Station in Pune, is aimed at helping the BIMSTEC nations practise “planning and conduct of counter terrorist operations”, according to the Army.
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