QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,20 October 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 pointsSustainable cooling is at the intersection of three international multilateral agreements. These include
- Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol
- Paris Climate Agreement
- Kyoto Protocol
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: a.
Draft India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP): It has been recognised that sustainable cooling is at the intersection of three international multilateral agreements viz. Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, Paris Agreement under United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of 2030.
The ICAP provides recommendations to address cooling requirements across sectors, and ways to provide access to sustainable cooling for all over a 20 year period (2017-18 to 2037-38).
Improvisation: PRS September MPR; PIB;
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Solution: a.
Draft India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP): It has been recognised that sustainable cooling is at the intersection of three international multilateral agreements viz. Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, Paris Agreement under United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of 2030.
The ICAP provides recommendations to address cooling requirements across sectors, and ways to provide access to sustainable cooling for all over a 20 year period (2017-18 to 2037-38).
Improvisation: PRS September MPR; PIB;
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsIn decriminalising homosexuality, the Supreme Court declared that Section 377 violated the
1.Right to equality
- Right to privacy
- Right to freedom of speech and expression
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: d.
The Court found the provision to be arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution
(right to equality) since it distinguished between heterosexual and homosexual adults, solely on the basis of their sexual orientation. The Court further stated that the provision violates the right to dignity, privacy and sexual autonomy guaranteed to homosexual persons under Article 21 of the Constitution (right to life). The Court also found the provision to violate Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution (freedom of speech and expression).
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Solution: d.
The Court found the provision to be arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution
(right to equality) since it distinguished between heterosexual and homosexual adults, solely on the basis of their sexual orientation. The Court further stated that the provision violates the right to dignity, privacy and sexual autonomy guaranteed to homosexual persons under Article 21 of the Constitution (right to life). The Court also found the provision to violate Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution (freedom of speech and expression).
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following sections of certain laws or of the Indian Penal Code has the Supreme Court struck down in recent past?
1.Some sections of the Aadhaar Act
2.Section 377 of the IPC
- Section 497 of the IPC
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: c.
“Reading down”: Where a court gives an over-inclusive statute (or a section of it) a sufficiently narrow interpretation to bring it into line with the demands of the constitution. “Striking down” on the other hand annuls it entirely.
PRS September MPR: The Court held the provision (Section 377) to be unconstitutional to the extent that it criminalises sexual acts between two consenting adults. The provision will continue to govern sexual acts against minors, animals, and in respect of non- consenting adults. Section 377 thus has been read down, not struck down.
PRS September MPR: The Court held the provision (Section 497 – adultery law) to be unconstitutional and struck it down entirely.
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Solution: c.
“Reading down”: Where a court gives an over-inclusive statute (or a section of it) a sufficiently narrow interpretation to bring it into line with the demands of the constitution. “Striking down” on the other hand annuls it entirely.
PRS September MPR: The Court held the provision (Section 377) to be unconstitutional to the extent that it criminalises sexual acts between two consenting adults. The provision will continue to govern sexual acts against minors, animals, and in respect of non- consenting adults. Section 377 thus has been read down, not struck down.
PRS September MPR: The Court held the provision (Section 497 – adultery law) to be unconstitutional and struck it down entirely.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsThe Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats’ has three components. Which one of the following is not one among these three?
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Solution: d.
Option ‘d’ is a separate, Central Sector Scheme.
MoEFCC: The Government of India provides financial and technical assistance to the State/UT Governments for activities aimed at wildlife conservation through the Centrally Sponsored Scheme viz. ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats’. The scheme has following three components:
- Support to Protected Areas (National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Conservation Reserves and Community Reserves)
- Protection of Wildlife Outside Protected Areas
- Recovery programmes for saving critically endangered species and habitats.
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Solution: d.
Option ‘d’ is a separate, Central Sector Scheme.
MoEFCC: The Government of India provides financial and technical assistance to the State/UT Governments for activities aimed at wildlife conservation through the Centrally Sponsored Scheme viz. ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats’. The scheme has following three components:
- Support to Protected Areas (National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Conservation Reserves and Community Reserves)
- Protection of Wildlife Outside Protected Areas
- Recovery programmes for saving critically endangered species and habitats.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsDharma Guardian 2018 will be the first ever joint military exercise involving the armies of India and
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Solution: b.
PIB: To promote Military cooperation, India and Japan are all set to hold the first ever joint military exercise ‘DHARMA GUARDIAN-2018’ involving the Indian Army and Japan Ground Self Defence Force. Exercise ‘DHARMA GUARDIAN-2018’ will be yet another step in deepening strategic ties including closer defence cooperation between the two countries. It will contribute immensely in developing mutual understanding and respect for each other’s militaries and also facilitate tracking the worldwide phenomenon of terrorism.
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Solution: b.
PIB: To promote Military cooperation, India and Japan are all set to hold the first ever joint military exercise ‘DHARMA GUARDIAN-2018’ involving the Indian Army and Japan Ground Self Defence Force. Exercise ‘DHARMA GUARDIAN-2018’ will be yet another step in deepening strategic ties including closer defence cooperation between the two countries. It will contribute immensely in developing mutual understanding and respect for each other’s militaries and also facilitate tracking the worldwide phenomenon of terrorism.
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