QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 13 November 2018
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,13 November 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
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The Changi naval base, which the Indian Navy has access to for logistical support, belongs to
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Solution: b.
ET (June 2018): In a strategic move that is likely to irk China, India and Singapore signed a bilateral agreement that will allow Indian Navy ships logistical support, including refuelling, at Singapore’s Changi naval base located near the disputed South China Sea.
In the news (TH): The 25th edition of the India-Singapore bilateral naval exercise, SIMBEX, has begun at the tri-services command in Port Blair. The two countries have vastly expanded their military cooperation in recent years under India’s Act East policy. Late last year, the two countries signed a naval agreement which has a provision for mutual logistical support and gives India access to the Changi naval base.
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Solution: b.
ET (June 2018): In a strategic move that is likely to irk China, India and Singapore signed a bilateral agreement that will allow Indian Navy ships logistical support, including refuelling, at Singapore’s Changi naval base located near the disputed South China Sea.
In the news (TH): The 25th edition of the India-Singapore bilateral naval exercise, SIMBEX, has begun at the tri-services command in Port Blair. The two countries have vastly expanded their military cooperation in recent years under India’s Act East policy. Late last year, the two countries signed a naval agreement which has a provision for mutual logistical support and gives India access to the Changi naval base.
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2. Question
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The historical work Humayun-nama was authored by
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Solution: d.
“Kings and Chronicles”, Themes in Indian History Part-2: An interesting book giving us a glimpse into the domestic world of the Mughals is the Humayun Nama written by Gulbadan Begum. Gulbadan was the daughter of Babur, Humayun’s sister and Akbar’s aunt. Gulbadan could write fluently in Turkish and Persian. When Akbar commissioned Abu’l Fazl to write a history of his reign, he requested his aunt to record her memoirs of earlier times under Babur and Humayun, for Abu’l Fazl to draw upon.
“Kings and Chronicles”, Themes in Indian History Part-2: An interesting book giving us a glimpse into the domestic world of the Mughals is the Humayun Nama written by Gulbadan Begum. Gulbadan was the daughter of Babur, Humayun’s sister and Akbar’s aunt. Gulbadan could write fluently in Turkish and Persian. When Akbar commissioned Abu’l Fazl to write a history of his reign, he requested his aunt to record her memoirs of earlier times under Babur and Humayun, for Abu’l Fazl to draw upon.
1.The main aim of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration is to detect gravitational waves.
2.Gravitational waves are caused only due to the merger or collision of large structures in space such as black holes and neutron stars.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution: a.
Watch this YouTube Video to understand why statement 2 is incorrect.
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC) is a group of scientists focused on the direct detection of gravitational waves, using them to explore the fundamental physics of gravity, and developing the emerging field of gravitational wave science as a tool of astronomical discovery. Several institutions/universities from India are participants in the LSC.
Watch this YouTube Video to understand why statement 2 is incorrect.
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC) is a group of scientists focused on the direct detection of gravitational waves, using them to explore the fundamental physics of gravity, and developing the emerging field of gravitational wave science as a tool of astronomical discovery. Several institutions/universities from India are participants in the LSC.
1.India recently signed a defence deal with Russia to procure five S-400 missile systems.
2.The total number of S-400 systems that India intends to purchase will provide a “coverage bubble” that encompasses most of India-China and India-Pakistan land borders.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1.The GSLV MkII is a two-stage heavy lift launch vehicle developed by ISRO.
2.The GSLV MkIII has four solid strap-ons, a core liquid booster and a cryogenic upper stage.
3.The GSLV MkIII will launch GSAT-29, a communication satellite for high-quality internet services.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution: c.
GSLV MkIII is a three-stage heavy lift launch vehicle developed by ISRO. The vehicle has two solid strap-ons, a core liquid booster and a cryogenic upper stage. It is designed to carry 4 ton class of satellites into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) or about 10 tons to Low Earth Orbit (LEO), which is about twice the capability of GSLV Mk II.
GSLV MkII is a three stage vehicle with four liquid strap-ons. The second stage is a liquid fueled stage. The indigenously developed cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS), which is flight proven, forms the third stage of GSLV Mk II.
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Solution: c.
GSLV MkIII is a three-stage heavy lift launch vehicle developed by ISRO. The vehicle has two solid strap-ons, a core liquid booster and a cryogenic upper stage. It is designed to carry 4 ton class of satellites into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) or about 10 tons to Low Earth Orbit (LEO), which is about twice the capability of GSLV Mk II.
GSLV MkII is a three stage vehicle with four liquid strap-ons. The second stage is a liquid fueled stage. The indigenously developed cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS), which is flight proven, forms the third stage of GSLV Mk II.
