QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 18 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.
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INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2017
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 points‘Damocles’ gauge, recently in the news, is used to assess/measure the
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Solution: d.
Seven countries, including Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Turkey, are at risk of exchange rate crises as investors re-assess their risks following the contagion in Argentina and Turkey, a new index by Nomura says.
According to the global financial services major, emerging markets are under pressure as investors re-assess the risks amid monetary policy normalisation in developed markets, trade protectionism and China’s economic slowdown.
A score above 100 suggests a country is vulnerable to an exchange rate crisis in the next 12 months, while a reading above 150 signals a crisis could erupt at any time. As per the index Sri Lanka has a score of 175, followed by South Africa (143), Argentina (140), Pakistan (136), Egypt (111), Turkey (104) and Ukraine (100). India’s Damocles score stood at 25.
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Solution: d.
Seven countries, including Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Turkey, are at risk of exchange rate crises as investors re-assess their risks following the contagion in Argentina and Turkey, a new index by Nomura says.
According to the global financial services major, emerging markets are under pressure as investors re-assess the risks amid monetary policy normalisation in developed markets, trade protectionism and China’s economic slowdown.
A score above 100 suggests a country is vulnerable to an exchange rate crisis in the next 12 months, while a reading above 150 signals a crisis could erupt at any time. As per the index Sri Lanka has a score of 175, followed by South Africa (143), Argentina (140), Pakistan (136), Egypt (111), Turkey (104) and Ukraine (100). India’s Damocles score stood at 25.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsIndia is a member of/has acceded to the
1.Rome Statute
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Whaling Commission
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: c.
Earlier this year (TH): India has got the go-ahead to join the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), after shareholders of the London-based multilateral lender agreed to the country becoming its 69th member, enabling Indian companies to undertake joint investments in regions in which the EBRD operates.
Recently in the news (TH): “The Trump administration on Monday threatened tough action against the International Criminal Court should it try to prosecute Americans for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan..” .. and India is not party to the Rome Statute (which established the ICC). Refer THIS article if you want to know why India has not ratified this treaty.
Recently in the news (TH): A proposal to create a whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic was defeated at a meeting in Brazil of the International Whaling Commission, amid a clash between countries that think whales can be hunted sustainably and others that want more conservation measures.
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Solution: c.
Earlier this year (TH): India has got the go-ahead to join the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), after shareholders of the London-based multilateral lender agreed to the country becoming its 69th member, enabling Indian companies to undertake joint investments in regions in which the EBRD operates.
Recently in the news (TH): “The Trump administration on Monday threatened tough action against the International Criminal Court should it try to prosecute Americans for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan..” .. and India is not party to the Rome Statute (which established the ICC). Refer THIS article if you want to know why India has not ratified this treaty.
Recently in the news (TH): A proposal to create a whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic was defeated at a meeting in Brazil of the International Whaling Commission, amid a clash between countries that think whales can be hunted sustainably and others that want more conservation measures.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS):
1.Rupees 5 crore is allotted to each Member of Parliament (MP) once during their term to be spent on projects of their choice in their constituency.
2.It is funded and administered through the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution: d.
The MPLADS allots ₹5 crore per year to each Member of Parliament (MP) to be spent on projects of their choice in their constituency. The scheme is funded and administered through the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). Projects are to be recommended to and implemented by the district-level administration.
In the news (TH): Noting that ₹12,000 crore of the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) funds remains unspent, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha Chairman to come out with a legal framework to ensure its transparency and hold parliamentarians and political parties accountable for their obligations under the scheme.
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Solution: d.
The MPLADS allots ₹5 crore per year to each Member of Parliament (MP) to be spent on projects of their choice in their constituency. The scheme is funded and administered through the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). Projects are to be recommended to and implemented by the district-level administration.
In the news (TH): Noting that ₹12,000 crore of the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) funds remains unspent, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha Chairman to come out with a legal framework to ensure its transparency and hold parliamentarians and political parties accountable for their obligations under the scheme.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsHe was the Indian born son of a Turkish immigrant. He began his career as a courtier and poet during the reign of Sultan Balban. He became a disciple of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya. His poetry was essentially Indian in sentiment though he followed persian models in technique. Thus he created a new style of Persian which came to be known as ‘Sabaq-i Hindi’ or the Indian style. He lived through the reigns of around six sultans of Delhi and was connected with their courts. He is
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsTwo satellites from the United Kingdom – NovaSAR and the S1-4 – were recently put into orbit by ISRO’s PSLV-C42. What specific purpose is the NovaSAR satellite intended to serve?
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Solution: b.
NovaSAR has the ability to take pictures of the surface of the Earth in every kind of weather, day or night. The spacecraft will assume a number of roles but its designers specifically want to see if it can help monitor suspicious shipping activity. NovaSAR was joined on its rocket by a high-resolution optical satellite – that is, an imager that sees in ordinary light. Known as S1-4, this spacecraft will discern objects on the ground as small as 87cm across.
It is important to be able to monitor large areas of the ocean – something we don’t do at the moment. We all saw with the Malaysian airline crash in the Indian Ocean the difficulty there was in monitoring that vast area. We can do that kind of thing with radar and NovaSAR is good for that.
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Solution: b.
NovaSAR has the ability to take pictures of the surface of the Earth in every kind of weather, day or night. The spacecraft will assume a number of roles but its designers specifically want to see if it can help monitor suspicious shipping activity. NovaSAR was joined on its rocket by a high-resolution optical satellite – that is, an imager that sees in ordinary light. Known as S1-4, this spacecraft will discern objects on the ground as small as 87cm across.
It is important to be able to monitor large areas of the ocean – something we don’t do at the moment. We all saw with the Malaysian airline crash in the Indian Ocean the difficulty there was in monitoring that vast area. We can do that kind of thing with radar and NovaSAR is good for that.
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